Early in the morning, Song Yan went for a run. He worked up a good sweat and felt great. He also picked up a rabbit on his way back. As he passed the former educated youth settlement, he saw a woman in the distance...something about her...couldn't be her!

Wei Ping and Wei An had already gotten up, and the two little ones were washing their faces and brushing their teeth.

"A rabbit! Auntie caught a rabbit! Now we can have rabbit to eat!" Wei An ran over happily.

"You're all so lucky. Look how capable your aunt is! She catches rabbits for you to eat. Who else gets to eat meat like this?" Aunt Wei happily accepted the rabbit.

Wei Ping also ran over to look at the rabbits. They had been really craving them these past few days.

"Go on, hurry up and get to your work." Aunt Wei loved her two children, but she didn't spoil them. The two of them were the ones who fed the chickens and ducks in the house.

"Understood!" Wei Ping replied.

Wei An filled a small basin with water and added it to the duck's feeding trough...

Aunt Wei is about to start cleaning the rabbits.

Song Yan helped Xiaoxiao start the fire.

The whole family was busy, each doing their own thing.

Song Yan: "I just came back from the educated youth settlement. I saw a woman I didn't recognize, she must be a new educated youth. What's her surname?"

Xiaoxiao was working when she said, "Two educated youths have arrived, a man and a woman. The woman's name is Fang Jinghua. The man's name is Lu Shengguo."

The male educated youth was alright, but the female educated youth was incredibly spoiled.

I cried almost every day while working.

Song Yan wondered if Deputy Division Commander Fang had lost his mind. Why did he bring Fang Jinghua here?

If they hadn't done this on purpose, Song Yan's name would be written backwards...

After finishing his meal, Song Yan took a sickle and rope and went to cut grass.

Originally, Song Yan and Captain Wu had said that after she left, the grass-cutting work would be temporarily done by someone else, and whoever did it would get the work points.

After Song Yan left, the four Cheng brothers took over the task of mowing the lawn; whoever had time helped. In other words, they didn't miss out on any work points while Song Yan was away.

Now that Song Yan is back, he should do his job well.

The villagers have all started working, and there are quite a few people working in the fields.

"...Is that the person you're talking about, Song, the educated youth?" The speaker was Lu Guosheng, a newly arrived educated youth.

As soon as Lu Guosheng said that, several people around looked at the figure in the distance. Bai Shuang, who was frolicking behind her, was following behind her.

“It’s Song Zhiqing who’s back,” Gao Weijie said.

Lu Guosheng: "I heard that she adopted a military dog."

I can't even earn enough for my own food, yet Song, the educated youth, can afford to keep two dogs. It's truly incomparable."

Fang Jinghua listened with mixed feelings. She used to think that there was nothing she couldn't do in the countryside; if others could do it, she could too. But when she actually started doing farm work, she realized it was inhuman; it was practically life-threatening. She got a blister on her hand on the first day. Li Yuanzhao helped her prick it open when she got back.

For several days afterward, blisters appeared, nearly killing Fang Jinghua with pain. Li Yuanzhao said it would be fine once calluses formed.

Looking at the calluses on Li Yuanzhao's hands, Fang Jinghua felt like crying. Did her own slender, delicate hands have to be worn down like that?

After arriving at the brigade, Fang Jinghua became very curious and inquired about Song Yan indirectly.

Fang Jinghua never expected that although Song Yan lived in the countryside, he was living a pretty good life.

Not only do they receive a monthly allowance from their husbands, but Wei Aiguo also receives a bonus after making meritorious contributions. Song Yan also made meritorious contributions and was praised by her superiors.

Moreover, Song Yan was quite good at earning money. She not only earned work points from the organization group, but she also earned work points from cutting grass for the cattle. She also caught rabbits and hunted pheasants, all of which she could exchange for grain.

Fang Jinghua knew that she was lucky to earn three or four work points for the little work she did. She could only think of how much she could earn compared to how much she earned.

Another point is that Song Yan has a lot of prestige in the brigade.

Fang Jinghua buried herself in her work. As she worked, she couldn't help but shed tears again. She had to work every day, without a moment's rest.

Fang Jinghua knew her identity was now utterly ordinary. In the quiet of the night, she regretted her actions. Why had she ever provoked others? Now her family was in such a state, and she was jobless and forced to go to the countryside.

Fang Jinghua felt increasingly sad and wronged the more she thought about it. Tears streamed down her face uncontrollably.

Gao Weijie couldn't stand it anymore. "We didn't hit you, we didn't yell at you. We eat the same food as us, we do the same work, so why are you crying every day?"

Fang Jinghua: "I'm willing. I didn't ask you to see me cry. My hands hurt, is that okay? I'm hungry, is that okay? I just want to cry, is that okay?" Fang Jinghua cried while working.

Gao Weijie swallowed back the words he was about to say. What was the point of talking to this crybaby? At least she was more capable and shrewd than Dong Mingming.

Lu Guosheng worked silently without saying a word. He was used to a leisurely life; here in the fields, even without working, half a day in the scorching sun would be unbearable. If he were a woman, he might cry too, to release his pent-up emotions…

Song Yan disappeared from sight, found a suitable spot, and took Bai Shuang into the space. Since the morning's exercise was too little, she started jogging again.

After running, Song Yan performed a set of boxing moves.

Song Yan started preparing gifts to send out again.

The medicine prepared for Deputy Commander Wang's knee was for external use. Song Yan guessed that he had taken medicine before, but the effect was not good.

The main ingredient in his medicine was ginger juice. The ginger grown in the space had a particularly pungent aroma. After grinding the fresh ginger into a paste, several herbs to dispel wind, cold, and dampness were added and simmered slowly over a low flame in a ceramic pot. Once the ginger juice became thick, the herbs were removed. The ginger juice was then poured into an intravenous glass bottle.

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