"You're overthinking it. Okay, let's not talk about him anymore. Let's hurry up and pick the persimmons!"

The two quickly picked all the persimmons from the tree, filling three whole bags.

"Shengnan, let's take these persimmons back with us!"

Chen Shengnan hesitated. She lived in the educated youth settlement and had no secrets. If she took it back, someone would definitely make a fuss about picking it.

Nobody's a fool; the reason no one comes to pick the fruit from these few fruit trees on the mountain is because...

It's because a few years ago, a tiger in the mountain killed someone, so they dare not go in this direction.

She was also in this situation because her two older sisters were getting married, and her parents couldn't even afford the dowry.

She was driven to desperation, which is why she risked her life to come up this mountain. Once she got up there, she accidentally saw them mining.

She astutely noticed the problem and sent the letter directly to the military camp where her neighbor's brother was stationed.

She was worried that if her report failed, she would get herself implicated, so she came up with this plan.

The envelope was addressed to the battalion commander, but she didn't include her neighbor's brother's name, fearing it might bring him trouble.

Therefore, knowing that there were miners on the mountain, she figured there wouldn't be any large animals nearby, which emboldened her and led Su Li to pick fruit.

"Su Li, why don't we leave these persimmons where they were before? We'll bring them to your house little by little over the next few days. I'll come to your house to eat persimmon cakes whenever I want."

Su Li understood that these days, if you have something good, you have to eat it secretly, otherwise you'll easily arouse jealousy.

"good"

After putting the items into her spatial storage, Su Li pulled Chen Shengnan down the mountain.

As Chen Shengnan walked, she said, "Aren't you going to wear this scarf anymore?"

Su Li wrapped the scarf around her neck; "I still need to wear it."

Chen Shengnan couldn't understand her. She had an angelic face, yet she always dressed in black and kept her face tightly covered, as if afraid others would see her true appearance.

If it weren't for the fact that there were only the two of them on the mountain, she probably wouldn't have seen that the person she used to work with every day was actually so beautiful.

But she respected her and didn't ask, because it's safer to tell the truth in the village if you're a little ugly.

Although the brigade leader is a good person, the village party secretary and some villagers still need to be wary of.

After the two went down the mountain, they returned to Su Li's place, where Gou Sheng and Lu Huai were already having sex in the courtyard.

When she returned, I greeted her with a smile and then went back to my work.

Zhou Yuting and Zhao Meilan had already started cooking in the kitchen. There were two stoves in the kitchen; Su Li used one, and now Zhou Yuting was using the other.

If two people are cooking at the same time, the kitchen will feel very crowded.

That's why she wanted to rebuild the kitchen; she didn't want someone watching her every time she did anything.

"Su Li, are they helping you build a house?"

"I'm building a separate kitchen here so that life will be more convenient in the future."

“I’ll go help them; I can do these kinds of jobs too.”

As she was saying this, she was about to go over and help them build the wall when Su Li grabbed her hand.

"No need, you help me start the fire, I'll cook something nice for you at noon."

"Okay, I'll go light the fire now."

Chen Shengnan went into the kitchen, where Zhao Meilan was also cooking.

"Shengnan? You're here to cook for Comrade Su too? That's great, we can cook together from now on."

Chen Shengnan glanced at her but didn't reply; she never paid attention to people she didn't like.

Zhao Meilan got angry when she saw her like this; she was just someone who shamelessly came to cook for others and curry favor with them.

What makes her think she's superior to others?

"Chen Shengnan, what's with your high and mighty attitude? Aren't you also trying to curry favor with Su Li? What makes you think you're superior to me?"

Su Li heard this as soon as she came in with the groceries. She said coldly, "Zhao Meilan, don't use your own methods on others. Sheng Nan isn't you, she doesn't have as many dirty thoughts as you. Also, I already said to gather your own firewood. Don't forget to make up for what you used today tomorrow, or don't blame me for being impolite."

Zhao Meilan felt very aggrieved, but when she was with Su Li, she always felt that Su Li could see right through her, and her intuition told her that she couldn't mess with Su Li.

Otherwise, the consequences would be unbearable for her.

Su Li took out the meat she had bought from Lu Shan last time.

Tonight she plans to make pork stew with vermicelli, and add some side dishes.

I made a huge pot of it and also steamed a pot of rice.

Zhou Yuting only came out of her room when Zhao Meilan called her after she had finished cooking.

In contrast, Chen Shengnan only had to tend the fire; Su Li did everything else.

Su Li was right. She really was different from Chen Shengnan; they were just friends.

She was destined to be a maid, but this treatment wouldn't last long.

When Su Li finished cooking, Zhou Yuting and the others were already eating at the stone table.

Su Li brought a large basin to hold the dishes, while Chen Shengnan carried the dining table and chairs from the room into the main room.

The aroma of braised pork with vermicelli filled Zhou Yuting's nostrils. Looking at the two plates of vegetables in front of her, she couldn't help but complain about Zhao Meilan, who gave her so much money for groceries every day, yet she ate so little.

Then I see what other people are eating, and I get really angry.

“Meilan, I’ve given you a lot of money. Next time we need to have a balanced diet of meat and vegetables. It’s not good to just eat vegetables.”

"Tingting, it's not that I don't want to buy it, it's just that we live far from town. And if we go too late, we won't be able to buy any. We can only eat meat occasionally, we can't eat it every day!"

Zhao Meilan was genuinely annoyed by this young lady. If it weren't for her money, who would bother with her?

She's already been sent to the countryside, yet she still acts like a pampered young lady. Who is she trying to fool?

“But look at other people, they eat meat every day. I’m giving you so much money, not to eat these vegetables. I don’t care, tomorrow’s meals must include meat. If I keep eating vegetables, I feel like my mouth has no taste.”

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