"Old Li, what are you shouting for? You scared me!"

"Bang!"

A large stack of firewood was thrown onto the open ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

"Pfft, pfft... Old Li, you're up to no good, can't you keep them a little further away!"

"Why put it further away? It's more convenient to burn it here!"

Li Wanjun waved his hand, then his eyes lit up as he looked at the small iron kettle in He Zhizhang's hand.

"Old He, what good stuff have you gotten? Let me see it!"

Although he spoke in a question, his actions showed no doubt whatsoever. In the blink of an eye, the wine pot in He Zhizhang's hand was in Li Wanjun's hands.

"You stinky old Li, give it back to me! That was specially brought to me by that girl, you're not allowed to touch it!"

Li Wanjun ignored what He Zhizhang was saying and took a bite out of his mouth.

"Sizzle! Ah! Good wine, strong enough!"

He Zhizhang rolled his eyes and ignored Li Wanjun. Li Wanjun didn't care and turned to stand next to Jiang Xile.

"Little girl, do you have any more wine? Can you get some for me, Old Li? Don't worry, I won't let you work for free."

"This...I..."

Just as Jiang Xile was hesitating, He Zhizhang spoke up:

"Old Li, don't make things difficult for her, she's just a young girl. You know what the situation is like outside right now!"

"Hey! I just got hooked on alcohol too. Besides, the girl hasn't even refused yet, why are you in such a hurry to jump in!"

"I know how shameless you are. This girl came to see me out of kindness, I can't let you take advantage of me!"

"cut!"

Li Wanjun snorted coldly, then went to the side to tidy up the firewood.

"Don't mind him, he's just a kid, he'll be fine in a bit."

Jiang Xile nodded, then shook her head.

"If I manage to get my hands on some alcohol next time, I'll bring it over to you. I don't drink it anyway, so there's no point in keeping it!"

"real!"

Li Wanjun darted over again. His movements and speed were nothing like those of a man in his sixties; he was practically flying.

"Grandpa Li's speed is truly as swift as a rabbit!"

"Pfft... Haha... Old Li, look at you! You don't act like an elder at all!"

"What are you laughing at? I'm trapped here, and if I don't move, I'll be suffocated!"

"You!"

He Zhizhang smiled helplessly.

Then he said to Jiang Xile:

"Last time you left in a hurry, and I didn't have time to introduce you. This is Li Wanjun. According to his age, you can call him Grandpa Li."

Back in the day, your Grandpa Li could traverse grasslands and climb snow-capped mountains; he was incredibly skilled. It's just that he didn't know how to control his temper.

And that's how he ended up here. He's lucky he's so carefree, otherwise he'd probably be incredibly frustrated!

"Why talk about those things? It's all in the past. Now, Old Li isn't even as good as an ordinary person!"

"Grandpa Li, you can't say that. One day, light will shine on the whole world again. I believe you will wait for that day."

Everything that is happening now is perhaps a test in your lives.

As the saying goes, "A fine sword is forged through tempering, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from bitter cold." Everything will pass, and we will all be reborn!

"Well said, well said! I believe what the girl said is right. The cloudy days will eventually pass, and the sun will rise again sooner or later."

He Zhizhang's eyes were filled with determination, as well as longing and anticipation for the future.

"What are you talking about? It's so lively!"

Unlike Li Wanjun's rough and loud voice, this person's voice was slightly low. Jiang Xile looked in the direction of the voice.

Two middle-aged men wearing gray jackets walked over carrying a worn-out bamboo basket.

"Delong, Shanhai, you two are back! How was your haul?"

"There's been plenty of rain this year, so the wild vegetables on the mountain are growing well. I was lucky enough to pick some mushrooms and wood ear fungus too!"

"That's great! Thanks to you two, we'll have food to eat tomorrow!"

"What are you saying! This must be the young educated youth who brought you back yesterday!"

He Zhizhang smiled and nodded, then waved to Jiang Xile and said:

"Come here, girl, let me introduce you. This is Yuan Delong, a physics PhD who studied abroad back in the day. This is Zhao Shanhai, who studied finance!"

"Uncle He, your introduction is quite biased. How come Brother Yuan is described as a PhD who studied abroad, but I'm just described as someone who studied finance!"

"Hey, you little rascal! You're starting to act like you're in the right now!"

He Zhizhang laughed and scolded:

"Could it be that I misspoke, and you're not a finance major?!"

Zhao Shanhai was speechless; he couldn't refute that statement, since he was, after all, a finance major!

Yuan Delong put down the bamboo basket on his back, looked at Jiang Xile gently, and said:

"You left in such a hurry yesterday that we didn't even have a chance to get to know you. This morning, Uncle He kept praising you!"

I initially thought Uncle He was exaggerating, but after meeting you today, I realize you are indeed a very talented girl. No wonder Uncle He likes you so much!

"You flatter me. I'm just an ordinary educated youth."

"Don't be so polite with me. If you don't mind, just call me Uncle Yuan."

"Uncle Yuan!"

Zhao Shanhai also joined them from behind.

"Little Jiang, and me too, call him Uncle Zhao and he'll buy you candy!"

"Uncle Zhao!"

"Hey! Here, girl, take this!"

Suddenly, a ten-yuan note was stuffed into Jiang Xile's hand.

I was completely stunned. Wasn't it said that the people in the cowshed were living a hard and miserable life? How come they just handed out a large ten-yuan note right away?

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