Wenxi walked along the rugged mountain path through the forest, stopping and starting along the way, like a locust swarm passing through, picking everything in sight and gathering a lot of mountain produce and fruits. When they reached a secluded spot, they simply stored everything away in the warehouse.

Just as everyone was finishing work at noon, Wenxi came back down the mountain. As soon as she returned, she saw the postman, Yan's mother, and Yan Lili standing outside the courtyard gate.

Wen Xi walked over quickly, signed for both her letter and Jiang Yue's letter, and then opened the courtyard gate to invite Yan's mother and Yan Lili in.

Wenxi poured tea for Yan's mother and Yan Lili, and also put some food on a plate, inviting them to drink tea and eat in the main room. Wenxi then used the excuse of putting down the basket to quickly go to the kitchen.

She was about to finish work, so she had to hurry up and bring out a few dishes, otherwise it would be hard to explain.

However, with Yan's mother and Yan Lili here today, some things are not suitable to be served, so Wenxi served boiled fish fillets, stir-fried green beans with cured pork, stir-fried shredded potatoes with vinegar, and stir-fried cabbage.

Hearing the work bell ring, Wenxi washed the rice and started cooking sweet potato rice. Then she also made a mushroom soup, since she had just come down from the mountain and brought back quite a few fresh mushrooms.

When Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue returned, they saw Yan's mother and Yan Lili there. The two were already used to it. After all, there wasn't much to do for Yan Lili in the city, and she was prone to running into bad people when she went out to play. So it was understandable that Yan Lili wanted to come to the countryside to play.

After the meal, Wenxi gave Jiang Yue's letter to Jiang Yue, and then took Yan Lili and Aunt Yan out to wander around the Fengshou Brigade to see if they could meet any children they could play with.

Since it was the weekend, the primary school in Fengshou Brigade was naturally closed for the weekend.

Jiang Yue was very surprised when she received the letter. She didn't think anyone would write to her. Even her family hadn't written to her for almost a year. The reason they wrote to her recently was because her younger brother was also going to the countryside.

Jiang Yue returned to her room and was quite surprised to see the name and address on the envelope. She didn't recognize the person at all and didn't know who they were or why they were writing to her.

After hesitating for a while, Jiang Yue opened the letter. There was only one piece of paper inside. She took it out and read the contents before she realized that the letter was written by the driver who drove Qin Mi.

The driver said he liked her and asked her if she would like to be his girlfriend.

Jiang Yue didn't hesitate for long. She took out some writing paper and started writing a reply, directly rejecting the man. At this time, drivers were very popular. She didn't believe that no one had introduced him to a potential partner. It was strange that someone with such good qualities didn't have a partner or get married.

What if the driver is from out of town and has a wife and children back in his hometown?

He's looking for a partner here just to have someone with him, but what if he leaves and then just goes back to his wife and kids?

Or perhaps there's something wrong with him or his family that makes it difficult for him to find a partner in the city, so he's looking for an easy woman to fool in the countryside?

Jiang Yue was just an ordinary girl, and she had no way of understanding these things. She could only believe what others said and didn't even realize she was being deceived, so she directly refused.

It's more reliable to find a partner among people you know well.

Jiang Yue wrote her reply, put it in an envelope, wrote the sender's and recipient's addresses on the envelope, affixed a stamp, and asked Wen Xi to give it to the postman tomorrow.

Although it was already autumn, the temperature at noon was still quite high and hot. Wenxi and her two friends felt unbearably hot after walking outside for a while.

Wenxi led Aunt Yan and Yan Lili to the big jujube tree at the entrance of the village. The jujube tree was very big, and it was cool under the tree. Moreover, there were many elderly people and children here, so Aunt Yan and Yan Lili could find new friends here.

The village elders sat under the trees mending and patching shoe soles, gossiping about the village: whose husband had run off with a widow in the grove, whose couple was having marital problems, and so on...

They chatted about all sorts of gossip, having a great time.

Wenxi didn't want to hear these gossips, and they weren't suitable for an unmarried young woman like her. So she searched for fallen jujubes in the grass under the jujube tree.

Don't be fooled by the strange shape of the Japanese raisin tree; it's actually edible. It's just that when they went to the countryside last year, it was almost Chinese New Year and there were no more Japanese raisin trees left. But now the trees are full of them!

There's only one jujube tree in the village. We don't allow people to pick them on their own. We arrange for men who can climb trees to go up and pick them, and then distribute them to everyone. This way it's fairer. Otherwise, some people would be greedy and pick them all, and then what would the others eat?

Wenxi searched in the grass for a while and found a few bunches of jujube trees. She picked one, wiped it clean with her hands, and then put it in her mouth to chew. Unexpectedly, it tasted pretty good.

They will also be able to receive jujubes this year.

Yan Lili ran over and looked at Wen Xi curiously, "Sister Xiaoxi, can I eat this?"

Wenxi nodded. "This is Japanese raisin tree fruit, a kind of wild fruit and also a medicinal herb. It's edible. You can try it." Wenxi gave the rest to Yan Lili.

People pick wild fruits and eat them directly without washing them. At this time of year, no pesticides are used, so there are no pesticide residues and it's fine to eat them.

In the evening, Wenxi was going home to cook dinner. Aunt Yan and Yan Lili went back with her. Yan Lili held Wenxi's hand and skipped back home.

"Lili, did you have fun today?" Wenxi asked.

Yan Lili was chasing and playing with the village children under the tree, watching ants, having a great time. The strands of hair on her forehead were wet and stuck to her forehead.

In the city, we don't dare to go out and have so much fun. Although human traffickers have been severely cracked down on, it doesn't mean that there are no human traffickers left. Moreover, human traffickers are mobile criminals, and who knows if there are human traffickers from other places who have come here?

"Happy." Yan Lili nodded excitedly.

Back home, Wenxi planned to cook dinner early so that Aunt Yan and Yan Lili could have breakfast before going back, but Aunt Yan refused, saying that going back early would allow the old man who drove the oxcart to return to the village sooner.

They couldn't always wait for Yan Zheng to pick them up, after all, Yan Zheng was also very busy with work, and there had been people who were dissatisfied and wanted to... If he came to pick them up during work hours, it was hard to guarantee that no one would make a fuss about it.

So they all took oxcarts from the countryside to come here, and when they went back, they would have the village's oxcarts take them. A few cents was not a problem for them.

Wenxi knew that time was of the essence, so she didn't try to stop her. She packed two jin each of kiwi slices, candied winter melon, and dried persimmons for Yan Lili, filled a bag with the fresh mushrooms she had picked that day, and gave Jiang Yue's letter to Aunt Yan so she could mail it for her.