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Another stranger went to Qijia Village.

"It's on the way," said Old Liu. "It'll be another hour before we get there. Come on up. Young men, what are you going to Qijia Village for?"

"We are new educated youth!" the young man said with a smile. He could tell something from the expressions of He Tiantian and Qi Xiaoyan.

"Educated youth?" Qi Xiaoyan asked in surprise. "Why didn't anyone notify Qijia Village? We haven't heard of any educated youth coming to our village."

The man said softly, "Originally, the leaders of Taoyuan County sent someone to pick us up, but we thought it was too much trouble, so we came by ourselves. We just didn't expect it to be this far. Judging from your tone, you must be from Qijia Village, right?"

“Yes, we are all from Qijia Village,” Qi Xiaoyan said, without any doubt.

The man was very talkative, chatting with Old Man Liu and Qi Xiaoyan, while a woman next to him kept her head down and didn't say a word.

He Tiantian also wanted to chat, but Huo Yingjie was already riding his bicycle ahead of her.

Huo Yingjie sneered, "Do you think you can get away with this?"

Haha, educated youth!

Alas, after this great tomb was looted, the spiritual energy it emitted not only attracted tomb raiders, but also some so-called cultivators who were drawn in by the smoke.

Even when spiritual energy is scarce, there are still humans who cultivate!

It must be said, this is truly rare!

But such people are extremely rare!

Mysterious outsiders, disguised as educated youth and practitioners, have gathered in Qijia Village; they must have some purpose.

After Huo Yingjie returned, he planned to have a late-night talk about the back mountain.

He had no idea what had happened during the many years he had been gone.

For example, he never expected that someone would build a tomb on top of his cultivation cave.

Just thinking about it makes me feel unlucky!

His cave dwelling is protected by a barrier he set up, so no one else could possibly know about it.

What attracts these people must be something similar to the previous large tomb, or something beneficial to cultivation.

When they arrived at her doorstep, Qi Xiaoyan gave Old Man Liu a dollar and grabbed a handful of wedding candies, saying, "Grandpa Liu, these are my wedding candies."

"Alright, since it's wedding candy, I won't stand on ceremony." Old Liu took it and put it in his pocket.

When the man saw that he was supposed to pay, he quickly pulled out two yuan from his pocket and said, "Grandpa, this is for the fare!"

Old Liu was all about this meal, so he didn't stand on ceremony. He only took one yuan and said, "You don't need this much. You came from the middle of the road, so one yuan is enough."

"Thank you very much." The man took back the money and thanked him repeatedly.

Just as Old Liu left, and the man was about to get closer to Qi Xiaoyan and He Tiantian, he saw a large group of children running towards them.

Qi Xiaoyan was taken aback and said, "Tian Tian, ​​hurry up and find the things and move them inside for me, otherwise none of the ten catties of sugar we bought today will be left behind."

He Tiantian had witnessed how capable these children were, so she quickly helped carry the things.

Seeing this, the man also helped carry it home.

The children at the door wouldn't leave, so Qi Xiaoyan had to take out a bag of candy, give each of them a piece, and quickly send them away.

Having too many kids can be a real headache!

Qijia Village received a relatively large amount of grain, so they had plenty to eat. The children were all chubby and fair-skinned, and each one was more mischievous than the last.

"Thank you. What are your names?" Qi Xiaoyan asked. "My dad is the village party secretary. Since you are educated youth, it would be best if you registered at the village party branch so that we can arrange a place for you to stay."

"Ah, you're the village secretary's daughter, my apologies for not recognizing you." The man was extremely polite. "I'm Hua Shan, and this is my classmate, Cui Ying. We're from Shandong Province!"

"Oh, that's quite far," Qi Xiaoyan said. "Tian Tian, ​​I still need to pack my things. You take them to the village committee; my dad is over there."

“Okay,” He Tiantian said, “Come with me.”

He Tiantian, unsuspecting, led them there.

When Secretary Qi heard that they were educated youth, he was also puzzled. It had been several years since any educated youth had been assigned here, so why were there two more now?

"Show me your proof." Even though Secretary Qi had doubts, he still followed the procedure.

Huashan, Cui Ying took the things out and placed them on the table.

Secretary Qi carefully reviewed the documents, checked them, and nodded, saying, "Alright, since you were assigned here by the county, I'll arrange accommodations for you."

Secretary Qi led them to the educated youth settlement, while He Tiantian went home with Huo Yingjie.

"Brother Yingjie, why haven't you said anything the whole way?" He Tiantian asked, as Huo Yingjie is usually quite talkative!

"I'm thinking about something," Huo Yingjie said seriously. "And I don't want to talk in front of other people."

"What are you thinking about?" He Tiantian asked. "Can you tell me?"

"Of course!" Huo Yingjie said. "I'm wondering when would be the best time for us to get married!"

"Liar!" He Tiantian said, "Don't think I didn't notice your eyes, I've been watching them the whole time!"

Every time Huo Yingjie talks about marriage, his eyes sparkle, but not now; instead, they are serious.

"Hehe, you could figure that out! Impressive, impressive, I admire you." Huo Yingjie cupped his hands in greeting. "But can you guess what I'm thinking?"

The two of them resumed their usual lovey-dovey, rambling chatter.

"Are you thinking about work?" He Tiantian asked cautiously. She knew some inside information from Huo Zhekun, including how Huo Yingjie almost had his credit stolen. She also knew that this injury was part of a conspiracy that couldn't be discussed.

"Uh, that was definitely an unpleasant experience," Huo Yingjie said. "It was very frustrating, but I got through it eventually."

"But you almost became a little fool," He Tiantian said with heartache. "Those who hurt you must be punished!"

Huo Yingjie squeezed He Tiantian's small hand and said, "She has already been punished, but we are far away from Yanjing and did not know it."

"Yes, we absolutely cannot let those people get away with this," He Tiantian said. "If we can't get justice for ourselves, then what's the point of all this hard work?"

"Okay!" Huo Yingjie pinched He Tiantian's nose. "We're home. We bought some good stuff. We'll cook something delicious today."

“Yes.” He Tiantian nodded repeatedly. “I was lucky today and bought three catties of pork. I’ve decided to make them all into braised pork.”

"Okay, as long as you like it," Huo Yingjie said, feeling a little frustrated that he had to ask someone for help just to buy some meat.

It's such a waste not to use all those skills.

We'll go hunting tomorrow and bring back a wild boar. Then we'll have braised pork, sweet and sour pork ribs, and other dishes to nourish He Tiantian properly.

Back home, I told my mother about what I had seen and heard in the county town, and then I started to stew braised pork. The aroma of the meat was irresistible!

After preparing the meat, He Tiantian asked Huo Yingjie to send some to Old Man Qi.

It's getting dark, so it's not good to ask Old Man Qi to make a special trip.

He Jingyu saw that there was good food and wanted to drink.