While Cao Guofu and the others were discussing whether they could have a strength contest with Shen Muning in the fields, Shen Muning was already almost back at the educated youth settlement.

As Shen Mu Ning walked down the street, she felt as if someone had been watching her.

She used her mental power to scan her surroundings and saw only people going home for dinner after work.

Everyone was chatting as they walked, and judging from the behavior of the group, there wasn't a single person they didn't know.

It is said that Cao Jin did indeed stay at the brigade today and did not go out.

He directly found another good-for-nothing, Wang Cheng, in the brigade and hired him to observe Shen Mu Ning.

The reason he didn't go himself was that he rarely lived in the brigade before, something the older educated youth all knew.

If he suddenly appears frequently around the educated youth during this period, it will definitely arouse their vigilance.

If he confirms that Shen Mu Ning is someone he can marry, it will be detrimental to his future pursuit of her.

Moreover, he knew that Wang Cheng was also a capable person, and that he was good at using the surrounding circumstances to hide himself.

So although Shen Mu Ning noticed that someone was observing her, the time was too short and Wang Cheng was chatting in the crowd, so Shen Mu Ning didn't notice at all.

Shen Mu Ning looked around but found nothing. However, she knew that it wasn't her imagination; someone was indeed watching her.

Although she couldn't figure out who the person was right away, she knew he would definitely reappear as long as he hadn't achieved his goal.

She also needed to gather information on some people with bad reputations in the brigade, and pay special attention to those people; she was determined not to be unable to find them.

Shen Mu Ning temporarily put that matter out of her mind; she would have to wait until evening to find out more information.

As long as the educated youth weren't too exhausted during the day, they would sit in rows in the courtyard at night to rest and chat. If you guided the conversation at that time, you could get some information from the educated youth.

The educated youth had stayed in the brigade for at least two years, so they must have some information.

Besides, she still has her cheat codes, so she can go into her space at night to browse novels.

It's only fun when you encounter things that aren't written in the novel; otherwise, what's the point of living every day if you already know everything?

Ever since Shen Mu Ning sensed that someone might be watching her at noon, she didn't relax at all during the afternoon until she finished work.

But she didn't find any trace of it, just like what happened at noon was just her imagination.

However, Shen Mu Ning quite admired this unknown person, after all, he was very patient with his prey.

This piqued Shen Mu Ning's interest; she wanted to see just who her opponent was.

However, she can't stay tense with such a patient opponent; she needs to adjust her mindset to better catch him.

So Shen Mu Ning relaxed her emotions and returned to her previous relaxed state.

It wasn't that Wang Cheng was patient with her, but rather that he knew Shen Mu Ning usually worked diligently, and he felt there was no need to waste time watching her work.

As for Cao Jin, he only needed to wait a few days and then tell him what he knew about Shen Mu Ning's wealth and family situation, so he stopped keeping an eye on her.

After eating dinner, Shen Mu Ning went to the mountains to collect firewood, just like she had done in the previous few days.

After returning and tidying up, I moved some stools and sat down with the other educated youth, chatting and enjoying the breeze.

"Zhuang Xue, what do we eat in winter here?" Shen Mu Ning often saw short videos that said people in Northeast China store hundreds of kilograms of cabbage and radishes in cellars during winter.

I wonder if these are the only two kinds of vegetables available in Lingbei during winter.

"It's just cabbage and radishes. Next month, when the eggplants, green beans, and cucumbers aren't producing much, we'll pull them up."

"After that, we can plant cabbage, radish, lettuce, and spinach in the vegetable garden."

Zhuang Xue earnestly explained to Shen Mu Ning that she was also telling the other newly arrived educated youth.

They were sent-down youths from all over the country, and their living environments were different, so it's normal that they didn't know the common knowledge about Lingbei.

When she first arrived here, there were many things she didn't understand, and she learned a lot from the stories told by the older educated youth.

Now, she is happy to tell Shen Mu Ning and the others everything she knows.

Dingxiang added, "Besides cabbage, we must harvest all the vegetables before the first frost, otherwise they will easily get frostbite."

"Moreover, only cabbage and radish can be stored in the cellar for a long time. Other vegetables will wilt and become unpalatable if left for too long."

Shen Mu Ning was a little dazed. Why were there so few things to eat in winter?

No, hibernation lasts at least four or five months; just cabbage and radishes won't do.

She's going to start making all sorts of dried vegetables and pickled vegetables now, to eat during the winter.

However, there's no need to worry too much about this. Anyway, she can grow vegetables in her space all year round, it's just that she can't openly take them out to eat.

"Then we can make pickles from the leftover green beans and cowpeas, make sauce from the chili peppers, and dry the vegetables from the field into dried vegetables."

Although Shen Mu Ning did not eat with the other educated youth at the settlement, she always assumed that the vegetables grown on their private plots belonged to everyone whenever new educated youth arrived.

So every day, Shen Mu Ning picked vegetables to eat, and naturally knew that the vegetables ordered by the educated youth were far more than they could finish.

"Huh? Can eggplants and loofahs be dried?" Zhu Yang asked in confusion.

Hearing what Shen Mu Ning said, the male educated youth also joined in; they were so tired of eating radishes and cabbages all winter that they were sick of it.

"Yes, that's fine. Just cut it into large slices or strips and dry it directly." Shen Mu Ning didn't mention that you could also coat it with flour before drying.

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