"Look at their skills! Yesterday they hunted a pheasant, today they brought back a snake. They have meat to eat every meal. I'm so envious."

The others looked at the large snake tied up behind Sheng Xiping with great envy.

"No need to be greedy. We can finish this forest section today, and tomorrow we should be busy in the back field and won't be going up the mountain anymore."

I'll talk to Uncle Hu later and we can leave work a little earlier tomorrow afternoon.

"You can all come to my house for dinner then, is that alright?"

If we go hunting in the mountains together, no matter how much effort others put in, everyone gets a share; there's always some to go around.

But Sheng Xiping didn't come to hunt either of these two times.

Yesterday we met on the road, today we're in the mountains digging for gastrodia elata and picking mushrooms. That's how it is, everyone relies on their own abilities.

Encountering the snake was an accident, and no one else was of much help.

If Sheng Xiping wants to share some with everyone, that's his kindness; if he doesn't want to, that's perfectly reasonable.

However, these are all friends who grew up together, so it's not good to be so petty.

Sheng Xiping thought it best to invite everyone to his home for a meal.

He happened to have picked up a tree chicken mushroom today, and this evening he'll go catch some fish, along with this big snake.

I'll cook something to eat tomorrow, so we can all get together and have a good time.

"Oh, that's great! It's settled then. We'll go to Xiping's house for dinner tomorrow."

Wang Jianshe winked at Gao Haining, then glanced at Zhou Qinglan.

Gao Haining immediately understood what was going on, so she reached out and nudged Tang Fengying next to her.

"Then let's go to Xiping's house for dinner together tomorrow, and bring my cousin along."

Tang Fengying isn't stupid; how could she not understand?

Everyone deliberately created this opportunity for Zhou Qinglan to go to the Sheng family.

That works too. Among the young people of the same age at Qianchuan Forest Farm, Sheng Xiping is one of the best, and the Sheng family's character and conduct are impeccable.

Zhou Qinglan came to the ditch alone, not knowing when she would be able to return to the city.

Even with the Tang family looking after her, there are so many worries in daily life, who can take care of everything? It's never as good as having a partner to take care of her so thoroughly.

If they date for a year or two and settle down, they'll have a husband's family here, which will give them a sense of security.

"Yes, yes, then we'll go to Brother Sheng's house for a big meal tomorrow, so let's prepare a lot of good dishes."

Tang Fengying was very familiar with Sheng Xiping, so she didn't stand on ceremony and said half-jokingly.

"Okay, it's settled then." Sheng Xiping laughed heartily, and that was it.

"What have you all gotten? Are you planning to keep going in, or go back and rest?"

“We’ve already dug up some gastrodia elata, and it’s getting late, so let’s head back.”

Fengying, do you still insist on going to pick jujubes?

Actually, there are meadows along the edge of our forest farm too; why don't we go there sometime?

Wang Jianshe, with his sharp eyes, noticed some bloodstains on Zhou Qinglan's body, which he guessed were from when Sheng Xiping killed the snake.

If a young woman like her were to encounter such a huge creature while hiking in the mountains, she would be terrified. She should just get out of there as soon as possible.

Otherwise, if they encounter other ferocious beasts, even if Sheng Xiping is very capable, he didn't bring a gun after all.

If anything really happens, Sheng Xiping, the leader of the educated youth team, will be held responsible.

When Tang Fengying and the other girls saw the giant snake, they were already terrified. How could they dare to stay in the mountains?

Upon hearing what Wang Jianshe said, he quickly nodded.

They wandered around in the old forest; there wasn't just one way in and out, so as long as they were heading in the right direction, they were fine.

Along the way, we dug up any gastrodia elata we encountered and picked up any mushrooms we came across.

Sheng Xiping also picked two handfuls of wild wood ear mushrooms from a rotten, fallen tree.

It was around three o'clock in the afternoon when everyone came out of the woods.

At the work site, some people sat chatting on the edge of the field, while others simply leaned against a big tree and slept.

Sheng Xiping noticed that Sun Yunpeng and the others hadn't gone to shovel the saplings, and knew that these people were slacking off again.

"Sun Yunpeng, Du Jiabin, have you finished clearing those saplings? Why are they just lying here leaning?"

Sheng Xiping didn't want to deal with these people, so he didn't say anything.

Upon seeing this, Wang Jianshe and the others couldn't help but ask a question.

"What are we supposed to do? The team leader has already led everyone away, why should we still suffer and go dig up saplings?"

Sun Yunpeng leaned against a large poplar tree, a blade of grass dangling from his mouth, and said casually.

"We went into the forest because we hadn't rested in the morning; we finished our work very early before we rested."

What about you? You didn't get much done this morning, and you even slacked off this afternoon. What makes you think you can compare to us?

Gao Haining and the others were displeased when they heard this. These lazybones only know how to cheat and shirk work all day long. Why should they be compared with them?

"I don't care about any of that, all I know is that life is everyone's responsibility."

Why can you men and women go into the woods together, but we have to work?

Sun Yunpeng rolled his eyes at Wang Jianshe and the others, and said something rude.

"What nonsense are you talking about? We went into the mountains to dig for gastrodia elata and pick mushrooms."

Sun Yunpeng, stop spewing nonsense, or we'll tear your mouth off.

The girls got angry when they heard this, pointed at Sun Yunpeng, rolled up their sleeves, and were about to rush up and tear him apart.

Gao Haining and the others couldn't let their partners make a move, so they each reached out to stop their beloved.

They rolled up their sleeves and stepped forward, ready to have a serious talk with Sun Yunpeng and his group.

Why bother with them? Take it or leave it.

This isn't a group effort to collect work points; it's an individual effort.

If he can't finish the work and it fails inspection, he can have it redone by himself. What does it have to do with us?

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