After lunch, the educated youth settlement entered a brief period of tranquility. After a busy morning, everyone needed to take a nap to replenish their energy.

Jiang Xile was an exception; she was not sleepy at all and quietly left the educated youth settlement.

As previously agreed with Ye Haochen, the two would help each other and take care of each other's relatives. Recently, Jiang Xile has been busy with work and hasn't been to the cowshed for several days.

The sun was blazing, and the villagers naturally needed to rest after work, so there wasn't a single person on the road.

As Jiang Xile approached, she heard voices coming from inside the cowshed, and then she knocked on the door.

"Knock knock knock!"

"Shan Hai, go open the door. I bet it's Jiang Yatou coming over."

When Zhao Shanhai opened the door, he saw Jiang Xile standing outside.

"Hey, Uncle He was right! Little Jiang, come in quickly!"

"Uncle Zhao, it's been a long time. How have you been these days?"

"Still the same as always, nothing's changed. You've gotten even more beautiful in just a few days!"

"Haha, I'll take that as a compliment from Uncle Zhao!"

"What are you two talking about? Why is Jiang laughing like that!"

"Uncle Yuan, Uncle Zhao just complimented me on my looks!"

"Hehe, you don't need to praise me, Uncle Zhao. It's a fact that our Jiang girl is beautiful!"

"Haha, Uncle Yuan, you really know how to talk! It was worth the trip I made today, look what delicious food I brought you!"

"Oh my, Jiang girl has a surprise for you today!"

"That's right!"

Jiang Xile took out a lunchbox from her bag. Inside the lunchbox was braised pork that she had packed from a state-run restaurant earlier.

"Ta-da! Braised pork from a state-run restaurant! How about that? Pretty surprise, right?"

"Ah, what a pleasant surprise!"

Li Wanjun leaned closer and sniffed.

"It smells amazing! It would be even better with a bottle of wine!"

"We've got braised pork, so how can we go without wine!"

Jiang Xile pulled out another bottle of Erguotou from his pocket. He had bought it when he passed by the supply and marketing cooperative earlier. It is a very popular type of liquor in Northeast China.

"Wow, this is a really good thing!"

When the liquor reached Li Wanjun's hands, it became incredibly coveted; he held it in his hands, examining it closely.

"The wine is here, but you can't drink it now. You have to go to work this afternoon. If anyone finds out, you'll be in big trouble!"

"Why!"

Li Wanjun sighed. Having wine but not being able to drink it was more painful than not having wine at all.

"I know I can't drink it now, I just want to look at it and smell it!"

Jiang Xile shook her head helplessly, then walked towards He Zhizhang.

After a period of rest, He Zhizhang's foot injury has long since healed, and he can now move around normally.

"Grandpa He, how have you been these past few days? Have you been feeling unwell?"

"It's alright, girl, you don't need to come all the time. The situation in our brigade is much better than before."

We old folks are doing just fine, you don't need to worry about us! Taking care of yourself is the most important thing!

Jiang Xile knew that He Zhizhang said that because he was afraid that others would see her and it would affect her.

"Grandpa He, I know. I don't come here often, but don't worry. I'm always very careful when I go out."

Seeing that you are all doing well, I have nothing to worry about. Besides, I didn't come here to see you.

I've already finished all the homework Uncle Zhao gave me last time. I've come to Uncle Zhao this time to check my work!

Upon hearing this, Zhao Shanhai quickly came over.

"Finished? So fast?"

"I don't have much to do after work in the evening, so I just use it to pass the time!"

Zhao Shanhai took the notebook from Jiang Xile and carefully examined it, looking at every single word.

After a long while, Zhao Shanhai closed his notebook, looked at Jiang Xile with a gratified expression, and said:

"Jiang girl is very bright. You did a great job on this question. I'll write some more for you to take later, but don't rush. Take your time!"

"Okay, I understand. Thank you for your trouble, Uncle Zhao!"

"Why are you being so polite with Uncle Zhao!"

Zhao Shanhai took a pen and paper and went to the side, where he began to write down the questions seriously. Yuan Delong, on the other side, also came over with a notebook.

"Little Jiang, this is the notebook Haochen sent over last time. I've already read it and made some revisions and annotations for him."

"Could you please go to his trouble and deliver this to him? He still has questions to work on next time."

"Okay, I understand. I'll go to the Qianjin Brigade after work tonight. But Uncle Yuan, don't be so polite with me next time, it's too formal!"

"Hehe, alright, Uncle Yuan was wrong. Little Jiang isn't an outsider, I shouldn't have done that!"

"That's more like it!"

Jiang Xile sat in the cowshed for a while, and after Zhao Shanhai finished writing the questions, he returned to the educated youth settlement.

Since her frank discussion with Ye Haochen, Jiang Xile naturally learned about Ye Haochen and Yuan Delong's study of physics.

Unfortunately, she wasn't very interested in that area herself, but she did have some talent for finance, so she started learning from Zhao Shanhai.

Because of their studies, Jiang Xile and Ye Haochen gradually developed more contact with each other.

Touching the notebook in her hand, she realized that the last time she saw Ye Haochen was a week ago. He came in a hurry, stayed for only a few minutes, and left without saying a word.

Jiang Xile is on duty today and has to cook dinner after work this afternoon, so she has to postpone her plans a little.

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