"He likes hunting because of hunting, and so do I."

In the afternoon, Xue Yanchen left the Shengli Brigade's educated youth settlement and went up the mountain alone under the pretext of hunting, with the aim of meeting Lai Chunming and having a closer "communication" with him.

At first, he was afraid that Lai Chunming was lying and wouldn't go up the mountain. Fortunately, he wandered around the mountain for a while and then saw Lai Chunming.

He stood in a relatively secluded spot, observing the other person discreetly.

They discovered that the other person's behavior was very similar to his usual behavior when searching for things in the mountains.

He walked to an abandoned pit, pretending to study it, and then pretended to accidentally see Lai Chunyang, calling out to him, "Little brother, you've come. I'm here, come on over."

"Oh." Lai Chunyang had no choice but to walk over and squat down in front of him: "Brother, I didn't expect to run into you again. You want to hunt wild animals too?"

"During the Spring Festival, the brigade slaughtered a pig and we got some meat. It's been so many days, and I haven't had any meat at all. I'm really craving it. As soon as the snow melted on the mountain, I came here to hide. I'm going to repair this pit again and see if I can catch some wild animals. I don't expect to catch any big prey like wild boars, but a rabbit or a pheasant would be nice. At least that would be enough for a treat, don't you think?"

"Yes, we're all craving it." Lai Chunyang spoke to Xue Yanchen in a gentle tone, appearing refined and polite.

As Xue Yanchen was talking to Lai Chunyang, he glanced at Lai Chunyang's shoes again. The shoes looked similar to ordinary liberation shoes, and an ordinary person would think they were liberation shoes at first glance. However, he had worn special shoes and could tell at a glance that the soles of these shoes were thicker than those of ordinary liberation shoes.

He met Lai Chunyang's gaze again and said, "Young man, I have a suggestion. Since we both want to hunt, going it alone is too inefficient. Why don't we team up? Not only will we be able to catch prey more effectively, but if we encounter a large prey like a wild boar, we can look out for each other and avoid putting ourselves in danger by facing a ferocious boar alone. You grew up here, so you should know about the accidents that happen when hunting wild boars. Anyway, since I came here, I've heard people say that some people have gone hunting alone in the mountains, encountered wild boars, and been killed by them."

"Yes, of course there are such cases."

Lai Chunyang didn't really want to catch prey, so he subconsciously wanted to refuse Xue Yanchen.

He thought for a moment and found a reason: "Brother, it's not that I don't want to hunt with you, but I'm worried that I'm not as strong as you and I'll be a burden to you. If we encounter small prey, I might benefit from your help. If we really encounter a wild boar, I'm afraid I'll become a hindrance to you. You can escape by yourself, but if I'm with you, and the wild boar wants to eat me, wouldn't you have to stay and save me?"

He noticed that Xue Yanchen's physique was much stronger than that of the average educated youth, so he smiled and said, "Brother, I see that you are different from the other educated youth. People from the city are usually delicate and tender, but you look very strong, as if you have been exercising for a long time. What did you do before?"

“I used to work in a quarry. The work there was tough and dirty, and I was exhausted. But I gritted my teeth and kept going to earn more money. Over the years, I got really strong. The key is that doing such heavy work every day, it’s impossible not to get strong. Later, there were two major accidents at the quarry. A landslide killed several people. My family was afraid that something would happen to me if I continued, so they insisted that I stop. I couldn’t find work in the city, so they told me that even going to the countryside would be better than working there. So I came to the countryside, at least I can be safe there.”

He thought to himself that if Lai Chunyang was sent by the enemy, then Lai Chunyang or his superiors would definitely be secretly investigating the information of the educated youth.

No matter whether he tells the truth or lies, he will be suspected. If he admits it directly, given the other party's sensitivity towards soldiers, it would be tantamount to exposing himself right now. He should lie first to stall for time.

"So that's how it is. No wonder you look so strong. You're even more robust than the farmers here who work in the fields all the time. Your skin is also very dark. You must have been working in the quarry for a long time and got tanned."

“You’re right. Working in a quarry is much more tiring than working in the fields. You also have to endure the wind and sun every day. When I was working in the quarry, whenever I had free time, I would go hunting in the mountains with my coworkers. You could say that my favorite thing to do after get off work was to go hunting. Let’s team up. I want someone to keep me company, just like I used to do when I was working in the quarry.”

Lai Chunyang was worried that if he kept refusing, the other party might become suspicious.

Therefore, he began to have some difficulty: how should he refuse Xue Yanchen?

He didn't want to be with Xue Yanchen. First, it would waste his time looking for things. Second, he was afraid that if he had too much contact with Xue Yanchen, Xue Yanchen would discover his secret.

Regardless of Xue Yanchen's true identity, it is crucial for him to keep his identity a secret. He cannot reveal it to anyone here, otherwise, he simply cannot bear the consequences of the operation failing.

Seeing his hesitation, Xue Yanchen became even more suspicious that he was hiding some secret.

“Young man, is it difficult for me to hunt with you? Don’t worry about being a burden to me, I don’t mind.”

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