Chapter 40 As long as Su Xiangwan is dead

The people at the educated youth settlement were already used to the fighting and commotion of Liu Heping's family.

Not long after they arrived in the countryside, they got to know each other's character and started eating separately. If it weren't for the circumstances, they wouldn't even want to live together at the educated youth settlement.

Come to think of it, the family-oriented people are smart; they separated themselves as soon as they arrived in the countryside, so they don't have to put up with these terrible people here.

Xu Yirou, Xie Manman, and Yang Junqing sat in a corner, munching on cornbread.

Their meals weren't much better than the other two families'.

In particular, Xie Manman's health was poor, and she was often sick and unable to work, so the food she earned was not enough to feed herself.

They all relied on Xu Yirou and Yang Junqing's food rations for supplement.

Xu Yirou tried to remind her of this point several times, but she managed to fool her by playing the victim and acting pitiful.

After all, they were cousins, and when she went to the countryside, her mother repeatedly told her to take good care of Xie Manman, so she naturally couldn't suggest eating separately.

As for Yang Junqing, he has always had special feelings for Xu Yirou. Unfortunately, Xu Yirou said that she only felt friendship towards him. He was unwilling to give up, so as long as Xu Yirou did not get married, he would not give up.

Naturally, it's impossible to suggest having another meal.

Looking at the cornbread in her hand that couldn't fill her stomach at all, Xu Yirou thought about the Ganoderma lucidum she had found a couple of days ago and hesitated again, wondering if she should go and pick it.

That Ganoderma lucidum is so big; if we harvested it and sold it, we could definitely get a lot of grain in return.

However, everything on the back mountain is collective property. What if the villagers of Bakushu Village find out that she was picking Ganoderma lucidum to sell...

But if we don't go, and things continue like this, I'm afraid we'll really run out of food by winter.

"Yi Rou, what's wrong? You seem downcast?" Yang Junqing asked with concern as he looked at Xu Yi Rou holding the steamed bun in a daze.

Xu Yirou suddenly came to her senses and quickly shook her head: "It's nothing, I'm just a little tired."

Yang Junqing looked at her pale face with heartache, then glanced at Xie Manman who was engrossed in eating, and couldn't help but say, "Manman, you should take fewer days off in the future, otherwise, if this continues, we really won't have enough food."

Xie Manman's face stiffened, and then she felt wronged: "I didn't mean to. I've been in poor health since I was a child. I didn't want to do this either."

Is he not in good health? He eats more than a grown man when he's eating, but when he's working, he's not in good health?

Does Xie Manman really think that everyone is as innocent and kind as Yi Rou, and that she can't see that Yi Rou is just pretending?

Yang Junqing was dissatisfied, but seeing Xu Yirou's troubled expression, he could only say helplessly, "Alright, I didn't say anything to you, but if we continue like this, I'm afraid we really won't have enough food for winter."

Xie Manman was taken aback. Was there not enough food?

This didn't happen in my past life!

However, it seems that there was a period of time when their food rations were almost gone, but then, Xu Yirou somehow managed to get more food rations.

Oh, right!

She remembered that around this time in her past life, Xu Yirou picked a large Ganoderma lucidum from the back mountain, sold it on the black market, and brought back a lot of grain, which she hid under her bed, taking out a little bit each time she cooked.

She only found out about this later.

That Ganoderma lucidum sold for over three hundred yuan!

In this day and age, that's a huge sum of money.

If she remembered correctly, Xu Yirou was going to pick that Ganoderma lucidum in the next few days.

She couldn't let the huge sum of money that was about to be hers slip through her fingers.

Tomorrow, she will get there first and pick that Ganoderma lucidum.

Having made up her mind, Xie Manman pretended to be sick again the next day, saying that she had to go to town to see a doctor and would not be able to go to work.

Looking at Xie Manman, whose complexion was even rosier than Xu Yirou's, Yang Junqing was furious: "Xie Manman, have you ever thought that you can't even earn enough to eat if you keep skipping work? Or are you just taking advantage of Yirou's soft heart and the fact that she won't abandon you, so you pretend to be sick and slack off?"

Xie Manman was taken aback by his shout, then sneered: "Yang Junqing, if you're not happy, you can go eat it separately! Don't try to sow discord between me and Yi Rou."

Yang Junqing was so angry at her words that the veins on his forehead throbbed. If it weren't for Xu Yirou's sake, he wouldn't have put up with it until now.

But Xu Yirou is so innocent and kind. If he didn't protect her, she would probably have been devoured by those single men in Bakushu Village long ago.

"Alright, we're all good friends, let's not make things unpleasant."

Xu Yirou reassured him, saying, "Junqing, don't worry. If Manman doesn't have enough food, just take some from me!"

“Yi Rou, that’s not what I meant…” Yang Junqing shook his head helplessly, and then said, “Never mind, Xie Manman, I hope this is the last time you take leave this month.”

With that, he snorted coldly and turned to leave.

“Manman, since you’re not feeling well, you should go to town to see a doctor as soon as possible! Get well first.” Xu Yirou knew perfectly well that Xie Manman was likely lying, but in this Eight Trees Village, Xie Manman was her only family.

But their little trio couldn't break up.

If Xie Manman were separated from the village, she, a girl, would have no way to protect herself in this Eight Trees Village.

If Yang Junqing is separated from them, the two girls will also be targeted by the men of Bakushu Village.

Hopefully, Xie Manman will know when to stop!

Xie Manman watched Xu Yirou's hurried departure with disdain in her eyes.

Unlike that fool, who knew there was a Ganoderma lucidum worth hundreds of yuan but didn't pick it, instead going to the fields to earn work points.

After picking this Ganoderma lucidum and selling it on the black market, would she still need to worry about not having enough food?

Xie Manman, who originally planned to go up the mountain to pick the Ganoderma lucidum herself, glanced at the tightly closed gate when she passed by the Gu family's courtyard.

Thinking of Su Xiangwan in the story, she doesn't need to work. She is pampered by the entire Gu family. Not only does she not need to work, but the Gu siblings will even finish work early and go home to cook.

Su Xiangwan only needs to stay comfortably at home and rest during her pregnancy.

All of this should have belonged to her.

Xie Manman narrowed her eyes: As long as Su Xiangwan dies, all of this will belong to her!

An idea popped into her head. She took one last look at the closed door, then turned and headed into the village.

Half an hour later, she reappeared outside the Gu family's courtyard and knocked on the gate: "Su Zhiqing, it's me, Xie Manman. I need to talk to you. Open the door quickly!"