Wenxi took out the dumplings, counted out forty-five and put them in the pot. After they were cooked, each person was given fifteen dumplings and an egg, which was enough to fill them up.

Wenxi put the dumplings into a bowl, placed it on the dining table, and then called Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue, telling them to eat the dumplings first before washing up.

The two entered the kitchen and, seeing the steaming dumplings in the bowl, widened their eyes in surprise. "Xiaoxi..."

"Don't say anything, just eat quickly, or it will get soggy and won't taste good." Wen Xi ignored them and pulled out a stool, sat down, and started eating first.

The dumplings were filled with pork and cabbage. Since there was both cabbage and pork at home, Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue didn't suspect anything and just assumed that she had gotten up two hours early.

At 7:30, the sound of a gong rang out, reminding everyone to arrive at the village office within half an hour to wait for task assignments. Wenxi and the others tidied up and prepared to leave.

Seeing Wenxi holding the new straw hat she bought from the carpenter, Shen Jiaojiao asked suspiciously, "Xiaoxi, why are you wearing a straw hat in the middle of winter?"

"Although it's not hot in winter, the sunlight is glaring. Wearing a straw hat can protect your eyes," Wenxi explained.

Even in winter, the effects of being exposed to the scorching sun are similar. As for why she knew this, Wenxi didn't know; she just felt it was a kind of intuition.

Seeing this, Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue also picked up straw hats, and then the three of them went out together.

"Xiaoxi." As soon as she stepped out, she heard Chang Qingqing calling her. So Wenxi stopped and turned around, only to see that Chang Qingqing's family of four had come over.

Work points are needed to get food, so most people are quite enthusiastic about going to work.

They greeted each other and walked together toward the village office. As they passed their neighbor's house on the other side, the family opened their door and came out. So the two groups walked toward the village office together.

Wen Xi could feel that she was being scrutinized from time to time, but she didn't know what the other person meant.

Chang Qingqing said, "Actually, there's not much work to do at the end of the year. We can just hoe the wheat and rapeseed, apply fertilizer, and that's enough to prepare for the New Year."

Wenxi nodded thoughtfully. She had spent two years here in her previous life, so she naturally knew these things. Rice could not be grown here in winter; only wheat and rapeseed could be grown, so it was a little easier, but it was still impossible to hibernate for several months like in Northeast China.

When everyone arrived at the village office, many villagers were already standing there.

Wenxi and her two friends quickly ran to the area where the older educated youth were and stood there. They greeted the people they were on good terms with, but didn't even give a glance to the people they had conflicts with.

Moreover, Nie Xiulan, Xu Huaying, Liang Zhaodi, and Chu Wan'er all carried a strange, indelible odor, and everyone kept their distance from them as if they were something filthy.

Nie Xiulan looked at Wen Xi, her eyes practically spitting fire with anger. If Wen Xi had obediently given her the watch, wouldn't all this trouble have been avoided?

Then Nie Xiulan looked at Qian Liang, that good-for-nothing, and winked at him, telling him who Wen Xi was. When Qian Liang saw the beautiful Wen Xi, he liked her more and more. Then he nodded to Nie Xiulan to indicate that he knew.

He was determined to marry Wenxi no matter what, and besides, Nie Xiulan was there to help him. He refused to believe that even with the two of them working together, he couldn't win the girl's heart.

After Captain Qian arrived, he began assigning tasks to everyone: the men went to the tool room to get tools to clear the ditches, and the women went to pull weeds.

Aunt Meihua came over and led them to the field to weed. Wenxi and the other two were assigned to the rapeseed field. When they arrived at the edge of the large rapeseed field, Aunt Meihua said, "Xiaoxi, the three of you are responsible for weeding this field. That thing that looks like a cabbage is rapeseed. All the other weeds need to be pulled out. Be careful not to trample the rapeseed."

Wen Xi nodded. "Aunt Meihua, I understand."

The rapeseed plant is quite large, unlike grass, and is very easy to distinguish.

After that, the three of them went down to their assigned plots. Wenxi put on work gloves, squatted down, and started pulling weeds directly. Apart from the rapeseed, she just pulled out the rest of the green plants.

However, shepherd's purse grows most easily in rapeseed fields, so Wenxi separated the shepherd's purse and set it aside to take home and eat, because shepherd's purse has a slightly sweet taste and is considered delicious among wild vegetables.

Although Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue were also nearby, they were quite far apart and it was inconvenient for them to talk, so they didn't exchange any words.

Otherwise, everyone would overhear what they were saying.

Although pulling weeds wasn't tiring, squatting on the ground for so long made her legs very sore. When Wenxi stood up to stretch her legs, a man suddenly approached her.

As soon as the man came over, he squatted down in front of Wen Xi and said while pulling weeds, "Wen Xi, let me help you pull weeds!"

Wenxi only noticed the person in front of her when she heard the voice. Upon closer inspection, she realized that it was none other than Qian Liang, the notorious hooligan in the village.

He was the same scoundrel Qian Liang who had worked Jiang Yue to death in her past life. In the final moments of Jiang Yue's life, she was so exhausted that she collapsed on the ground and couldn't get up. He thought she was just being lazy and kicked her to try and get her to get up and work, but he didn't know that she had already been worked to death.

This article has no logic whatsoever, so Wenxi doesn't know who in the educated youth settlement helped scheme against Jiang Yue.

Qian Liang was lazy and cunning, neither working nor earning work points. His older brother and sister-in-law didn't want him to freeload at home, so he was separated from his family and left to fend for himself.

After marrying Jiang Yue, the Qian family didn't want to waste such a capable person, nor did they want Jiang Yue to have an easy life. So they coaxed Qian Liang to take Jiang Yue back to the Qian family's old house. Then, all the affairs of the Qian family were pushed onto Jiang Yue's shoulders. Jiang Yue had to get up and work from the time the rooster crowed until everyone was asleep at night before she could rest.

Wen Xi never expected that in this life, Qian Liang would not scheme against Jiang Yue, but instead come to scheme against her. She didn't know who was behind him, but he was probably one of the four, since he didn't have any conflicts with the others.

"Comrade, are you really going to help me pull weeds?" Wen Xi blinked, looking at Qian Liang in disbelief.

There's a saying that goes, "You can't catch a wolf without risking your cub." If Wen Xi wants to find out who framed Jiang Yue in her past life and is framing her in this life, she has to deal with Qian Liang.

Qian Liang looked at Wen Xi with a smile, but behind his eyes was a strong determination to win her over. With Nie Xiulan's help, he was sure he could win the beauty's heart.