Zhuang Ling already knew about Shi Yue's return, and she no longer expected Er Lai Zi to bring her anything important.

She felt that this matter needed to be considered more carefully.

Zhuang Ling just wants to get rid of this scoundrel!

Zhuang Ling had no choice but to pretend that she still needed Er Laizi to do things, and even bargained with him for a while.

Finally, they agreed that she would give the man ten yuan for medical treatment first, and then give him twenty yuan after he brought his medicine, and that would settle the matter.

Zhuang Ling didn't have any hope for Er Laizi; she just thought of it as getting rid of trouble for ten yuan.

If Er Laizi can actually bring something, that would be great. But if he can't bring anything and still dares to extort money, Zhuang Ling isn't afraid.

Given her status and position, it might be difficult for her to kill someone.

But getting a local thug into jail or sending him to a labor camp where he can never return is incredibly easy!

Zhuang Ling went back and got eight yuan before she could finally send the plaster away.

Back in the house, she lost all interest in going grocery shopping; all she felt was a throbbing headache.

Zhuang Ling felt that ever since she arrived in this wretched place, the Red Flag Commune, nothing had gone right!

All she wants now is to finish what she needs to do and leave this place as soon as possible.

At this moment, she even began to doubt whether her husband's decision was correct.

Or perhaps we shouldn't have let our daughter come here in the first place.

At this moment, she also began to feel dissatisfied with her husband.

Zhuang Ling didn't sleep well all night, but Shi Yue slept soundly until dawn.

I'm so tired after being away for a few days.

After finally getting home, even though there were still many things to do, Shiyue first took a good, long nap.

By the time she got up, it was almost eight o'clock, and the sky was already bright.

Shiyue came out of the bedroom and found that there was no one else in the house except her.

She went to the kitchen and saw the note Yu Chuxia had left for her.

It turned out that although the houses for the male educated youth had been built, the team did not intend to let them rest.

It seems to be a requirement from the commune, fearing that the educated youth might not adapt well to their new place and might cause trouble, so now the brigade is required to organize daily study sessions for the educated youth.

Every morning, Yu Chuxia and her classmates would go to the brigade headquarters to listen to the newspaper being read aloud, and they wouldn't be back until noon.

Yu Chuxia also told Shiyue that Shen Feiyi had already left in the morning and went straight back to the army.

When he came to say goodbye, Shiyue hadn't gotten up yet, and he didn't ask anyone to wake her.

He only left an address, telling Shiyue to write to him if she needed anything.

Next to the note was the envelope with the address written on it.

It seems that Shen Feiyi had made preparations in advance; he not only wrote the address on the envelope, but even affixed the stamp for Shiyue.

Shiyue put the note away and put the envelope into her pocket.

With them gone in early summer, she no longer had any reservations and was unwilling to eat coarse grains anymore.

She took out the third big gift package she had received when the group purchase started from the small room: frozen beef patties.

She had seen the beef patty a while ago, but there were always people around, so she never had a chance to take it out.

Shiyue rekindled the fire, wiped the iron pot dry, and arranged the beef patties one by one at the bottom of the pot.

Once the bottom of the pot was hot, she pulled out a few pieces of firewood, keeping the fire burning small, and then slowly turned the pancakes in the pot with a spatula to ensure they were heated evenly.

Soon, the flatbread thawed, and the rich aroma of beef slowly filled the air.

Soon the entire kitchen was filled with the aroma of meat.

Fortunately, Shiyue's house was far enough away from the other houses in the team that she didn't have to worry about the smell spreading.

The beef patties are already cooked; they just need to be thoroughly heated.

A dozen minutes later, Shiyue put away the other eight beef patties, leaving only two, and ate them with hot water.

Two meat patties and a big bowl of hot water made Shiyue feel satisfied and warm after eating, which was extremely comforting.

After the meal, Shiyue packed her things and prepared to go up the mountain.

With a bunch of things brought back from the provincial capital, Shiyue doesn't really need anything anymore, so there's no need to rush to exchange them in the group buying group.

She went up the mountain this time hoping to find some wild vegetables.

Mushrooms, wood ear fungus—dig up whatever you can find.

If you really can't find any, you can dig up a wild yam.

She saw in the group last night before going to bed that there were people selling wild boar meat, especially good quality pork belly for 59 yuan for 4 jin.

She couldn't resist and ordered two portions at once.

Eight pounds of fat suddenly appeared in the room!

Eight pounds of meat! You have to understand that the monthly pork supply for city dwellers is only about one pound.

This amount is just a regulation; whether you can actually buy it is another matter.

Shiyue thought that since she had just returned from the provincial capital, she could make the meat appear legitimate. She could say that it was a gift from Uncle Shen's family.

Anyway, everything she brought back was in bags and boxes. Not to mention others, even He Lixuan didn't see what was inside.

Shiyue went to pick wild vegetables in order to eat meat.

She wanted to cook a meat dish tonight and invite Yu Chuxia and the others to have dinner together.

I wanted to thank them for helping me repair the wall, and also for helping me catch thieves and watch over the house.

While thinking about it, Shiyue quickly carried the bamboo basket into the mountain.

The first place Shiyue went to was the place where she used to pick wild mushrooms.

Unfortunately, today was a bad day.

The dead tree was completely clean, with hardly any blossoms at all.

I don't know if the weather has been unsuitable for growth lately, or if someone discovered this place and beat me to it.

Shiyue was not disappointed and continued to move forward.

She remembered that there used to be a gentle slope not far from the bamboo forest, and at the bottom of the slope she had seen a patch of kudzu vines.

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