As noon approached, Tang Lingling finished work early to prepare to cook dinner.

But on the way to the educated youth settlement, they encountered the man from the village who was said to have killed jackals and wild beasts.

Just as she was about to walk around him, Yan Xiao handed her two fish and a chicken.

Tang Lingling was flattered and overwhelmed.

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When she returned to the educated youth settlement, she was startled to see Wen Qinghe in the kitchen seemingly preparing to cook as soon as she entered the courtyard.

He quickly put down his things, went to the kitchen, pulled her out, and only felt relieved when he saw that the stove hadn't been turned on yet.

Then they pushed her back into the room.

"Qinghe, you don't need to stay here anymore, you should rest well... I'll take care of the meals from now on~"

"But we agreed to be in pairs, didn't we?"

Can you cook?

Wen Qinghe shook her head.

Can you cook?

Wen Qinghe shook her head again.

"As for starting a fire, you certainly don't know how, right? We'll reschedule from now on. I'll call you when it's done! Go and rest!"

Wen Qinghe looked bewildered: "But if I don't do anything, people will have opinions."

Tang Lingling thought of what that person had said, "No, didn't you hand over your rations? Don't worry, besides, this was the brigade leader's order. You can rest easy."

After saying that, he excitedly carried two fish and a chicken into the kitchen.

Wen Qinghe didn't understand. By noon, everyone had come home from work.

Smelling the aroma of meat from the kitchen, they were surprised yet incredibly tempted, so they all rushed into the kitchen.

When the food was served, everyone's eyes lit up at the sight of the sumptuous dishes, since they hadn't had any meat for a long time since they came to the countryside.

What Tang Lingling said to them in the kitchen just now made them look at Wen Qinghe as if she were their benefactor.

Wen Qinghe was puzzled by that eager look in his eyes.

At the dinner table, everyone enjoyed the fragrant chicken and the delicious fish soup.

In addition to praising today's chef, Tang Lingling, for her skillful hands.

Almost everyone showed her concern and care.

"Comrade Wen, I heard you fainted this morning. Are you feeling better now?"

“Wen, you won’t need to do anything at the educated youth settlement. Just stay here and rest.”

"That's right, that's right!"

"If you ask me, it would be fine if Wen, the educated youth, just stayed at the educated youth compound and looked after our house."

“Wen, you’re not in good health, so you can leave the work at the youth center to us from now on. I, Lao Yao, can do anything!”

This sudden act of kindness left her at a loss.

After all, everyone was avoiding her like the plague yesterday. How could the captain's words be so effective?

Even Liu Meihua, who had suddenly become cold towards her before, spoke to her in a gentle and soft voice:

"Xiao He, I was wrong before, and I apologize. From now on, I'll take over the cooking for your group."

That way I can eat more meat.

Tang Lingling told them that as long as Wen Qinghe didn't have to do any work, they would have meat to eat every day.

She'd had enough of this food the last couple of days—it was either wild vegetable porridge, cornmeal porridge, or those mushy cornbreads that were hard to chew…

Now, as long as she can eat meat, I'll do anything she wants, no matter where the meat comes from.

Seeing that everyone's attitude towards her had changed, Wen Qinghe assumed that the captain had said something to them, and felt even more grateful to the captain for coming.

Besides, her health was indeed a problem; otherwise, she would have died before fulfilling the original owner's wish...

Thinking of this, she didn't refuse everyone's kindness after the meal and went back to her room to rest.

………

These past few days, with more free time, she bought some old newspapers from the villagers.

Tang Lingling volunteered to help her mix the paste and stick it on the wall, and she also helped order a floral curtain for the small window.

With improved privacy, this tidy little house, full of vintage charm, has been given a fresh new look.

Wen Qinghe slept too much during the day, and these past few nights she couldn't sleep, so she started researching her space. She discovered that her space seemed to be in a static, preserved state.

However, this seems to be limited to the space itself, since the outside airflow is at a normal rate.

She put a cup of hot water into her space at night, and when she checked it the next morning, she found that the water was still as hot as it had been the night before.

This discovery surprised her. Since there was no refrigerator at the time, if there was space to preserve food, she could store some things that were not easy to store in the future.

Thanks to her research over the past few days, she discovered that her space seems to particularly enjoy moonlight.

As the moonlight was absorbed at night, the white space seemed to gradually dissipate, as if the fog was receding.

That night, she vaguely felt that white was not its whole picture.

The following evening, she went to the space to observe as usual and found that the fog had dissipated somewhat, and in some places she even saw what appeared to be small green leaves.

…

On the third night, lines of varying thickness began to appear faintly.

…

On the fourth day, she was astonished to find a tree had appeared. This meant that life existed in this space…

She cheered excitedly; finally, it wasn't just a blank white space anymore.

She had a premonition that as the moonlight was absorbed, this place was definitely more than just this, and would surely hold more surprises for her…

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