"What's wrong? Do you know how tough it is to go to the countryside now?"

Liu Pandi, always eager for gossip, stepped forward; his love of gossip was obvious to everyone.

"Get out of my way, it's none of your business."

They're all here to make a fool of her; it's really too much.

"Who cares about you? I'm just looking for some fun."

"We've all been through this before, so we're used to it. What are we afraid of now? We should be afraid of you, though, because that smell is really strong."

After Liu Pandi finished speaking, she fanned her nose with her hand.

"Who do you think you are, daring to laugh at me?"

Qin Qiaoqiao didn't even think much of Ruan Qiushui, let alone Liu Pandi.

How dare this lowly person, dressed in rags, mock her?

"Smack!"

"Smack!"

Qin Qiaoqiao slapped Liu Pandi, and Liu Pandi slapped her back.

"You dare to fight back?"

Qin Qiaoqiao went up and grabbed Liu Pandi's hair, pinching her flesh.

She hit and cursed at the same time, like a shrew.

"What do I have to be afraid of? Didn't you strike first? Do you expect me to turn the other cheek after you've been slapped? You're so spoiled."

Liu Pandi went to the countryside before Qin Qiaoqiao, and she was used to doing chores at home.

Even though she knew she couldn't beat Ruan Qiushui, she could easily defeat a weakling like Qin Qiaoqiao.

Qin Qiaoqiao was only pinched once before Liu Pandi pushed her to the ground, straddled her stomach, and started slapping her face.

"I told you to hit me."

Liu Pandi slapped Qin Qiaoqiao's face until it was swollen, and not satisfied with that, he also pulled out a large clump of Qin Qiaoqiao's hair.

"Hey, hey, hey, stop it! Stop fighting!"

He Yongjun didn't want to step in and break up the fight, afraid of being accused of taking advantage, so he stood aside, sweating profusely.

These two women are such a handful. How will he manage the work of the educated youth center smoothly in the future?

"Enough! If you keep making a scene, believe me, I'll slap each of you."

Chen Fenglan couldn't stand it anymore, so she grabbed Liu Pandi and pulled her aside, separating the two.

Qin Qiaoqiao covered her face and stood up, looking at Duan Zhiyu with a wronged expression.

Liu Pandi shrugged indifferently; after all, she hadn't suffered a major loss.

Duan Zhiyu seemed to have just woken up, and pulled Qin Qiaoqiao away from the educated youth settlement.

Seeing that the situation had calmed down, He Yongjun quickly led his brothers from the north and south to fetch water. They had used up the little water left in the vat while cooking this morning, and there would be no water left to cook later.

Chen Fenglan picked a basket of rapeseed from the vegetable garden, scooped several spoonfuls of brown rice from the grain bag, and added the chicken she had saved from last night. That was enough.

Ruan Qiushui had severe back pain, so she went back to her room, applied a plaster, and soaked in the hot spring for a while before feeling much better.

She didn't come out until Chen Fenglan finished cooking.

There was still a lot of leftover chicken soup and rabbit meat from yesterday, but Ruan Qiushui was too lazy to cook, so she just steamed some rice.

"Ruan Zhiqing, you have so much meat, you can't finish it in one meal."

Liu Pandi cooked after Chen Fenglan, and kept swallowing as she looked at the meat in Ruan Qiushui's pot next door.

"What's it to you? Have you raised the money yet, or are you just shameless and not afraid of getting hurt?"

Ruan Qiushui had to admit that Liu Pandi was truly strong-willed.

They had a huge fight right in front of the brigade leader, and they were still in debt, yet they were able to act as if nothing had happened and continue to take advantage of him.

One word: Absolutely amazing!

"Ruan Zhiqing, do you need to chop your firewood?"

Yu Guanghua approached with an axe and glanced at Ruan Qiushui's pile of firewood.

"Thank you, but no need."

Gu Changfeng had chopped enough firewood to last for several days.

However, Ruan Qiushui was quite surprised, as it was the first time she had heard Yu Guanghua speak in a sentence with more than one word.

This person hasn't been at the educated youth center much these past few days, and when he did come back, he was like an invisible person.

"oh."

Yu Guanghua was rejected, so he turned around and started chopping another pile of firewood.

After finishing her meal, Ruan Qiushui quickly returned to her bedroom.

Having learned from her experience that morning, Ruan Qiushui specially took out a military water bottle, mixed some sugar water with it, and saved it for drinking while at work.

Thinking that Gu Changfeng didn't have a kettle, he added more sugar water.

"Ding ding ding".

The preparation bell rang.

Ruan Qiushui quickly got up and followed Chen Fenglan toward the field.

"for you."

Gu Changfeng carried a small basket and held it out in front of Ruan Qiushui.

During his break, he made a special trip to the town's black market to buy some cherries for Ruan Qiushui.

"You already have cherries this early? Where did you buy them?"

Ruan Qiushui was pleasantly surprised by Gu Changfeng's thoughtfulness.

“A friend gave it to me, so I brought it back for you. Try it and see if you like it. If you like it, I'll go get you some more.”

If you like someone, you should treat them well.

If the young educated youth was willing, he would find a way to bring down even the stars in the sky.

"It's delicious, sweet and sour."

Ruan Qiushui took one and put it in her mouth, the sweetness reaching her heart.

"I'm glad you like it."

Seeing that the young educated youth liked it, Gu Changfeng felt particularly satisfied.

"Oh no! Oh no! Zhao Daya has fainted!"

Wu Guihua was sowing seeds when she saw Zhao Daya next door sway twice and then fall down.

"Where is Wang Dashu? Come and take a look."

Upon hearing this, Gu Xianjin immediately went to find Zhao Daya's man.

"Don't panic, don't panic, everyone disperse, Ruan Zhiqing will definitely have a way."

Wu Guihua quickly looked at Ruan Qiushui, hoping she could help.

Ruan Qiushui quickly walked over to check on Zhao Daya's condition.

"Ruan girl, how are you? Are you having an epileptic seizure like me?"

Wu Guihua watched as Ruan Qiushui took her pulse, but she didn't see Ruan Qiushui take out any silver needles.

Could it be that he can't be saved?

"It's nothing, it's just that Aunt Zhao is malnourished and anemic, so she fainted."

Ruan Qiushui opened her military water bottle and used the lid to fill Zhao Daya's bottle with about half a bottle of sugar water.

Being pale and emaciated is the norm in this era.

But Zhao Daya was much thinner than most people, and it was unknown whether she had been mistreated at home.

"Why."

Upon hearing this, Wu Guihua sighed repeatedly.

If anyone's to blame, it's the Wang family—they're all scoundrels.

He married a perfectly good daughter-in-law but didn't cherish her, insisting on mistreating her. No wonder none of his grandchildren have sons; it's karma!

"She's awake, she's awake."

Wu Guihua breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Zhao Daya open her eyes.

"Da Ya, you still have two girls, so you must take care of yourself."

Wu Guihua was also powerless to help.

These days, everyone has a hard time.

All she could do was secretly give her a sweet potato or potato; that was all she could offer.

"I'm fine."

Zhao Daya forced herself to stand up; the land wasn't even finished being plowed yet.

My mother-in-law said that if we don't get ten centimeters today, she and the children won't have anything to eat.

"Alright, alright, go and rest for a bit. My Xianfeng will come and help you once he's finished with his work."

That wicked Wang family!

She only earns six work points for sowing seeds, yet they make Zhao Daya do ten work points of plowing. They're practically treating her like an ox.

"Auntie, here, this will make you feel better."

Ruan Qiushui thought for a moment, then took two boiled eggs from her spatial storage and put them into Zhao Daya's pocket.