"Sister Xiang Hong, let's go dig for bamboo shoots tomorrow!"

In the evening, Lin Qing found the dormitory for educated youth too noisy, so she and Lu Xianghong went to cool off in the courtyard.

Is it the bamboo grove at the foot of the mountain?

Are there bamboo shoots yet?

Lu Xianghong's eyes lit up, and she suddenly asked in a low voice. The bamboo grove at the foot of the mountain was always coveted because it was conspicuous; usually, as soon as there were bamboo shoots, they would be dug up. Although bamboo shoots weren't very tasty, they were still vegetables. Sometimes, when you're starving, who cares about the taste if you can eat them? In her previous life, she had only dug them up once or twice.

"That's the area. Gu Nanxun and I went there today. There were quite a lot of them, but we went late and it got dark before we could dig up many."

Lin Qing became excited again when talking about digging bamboo shoots. However, she would not forget Lu Xianghong when there was good news. After all, she was just enjoying the fresh bamboo shoots, but Xianghong could earn more income.

"Then let's go earlier tomorrow."

Upon hearing about the bamboo shoots, Lu Xianghong couldn't wait to go! But looking up at the sky, she reluctantly gave up; it was at the foot of the mountain, and going there at night was too dangerous.

"Can I invite Xu Fengjiao along?"

After hesitating for a moment, Lu Xianghong finally asked. She had been with Feng Jiao all this time, and it wouldn't be right to leave her behind now.

"Xu Fengjiao..."

"Okay, let's invite them all!"

Lin Qing knew Xu Fengjiao, a pretty young girl from Shanghai, not very tall, with a sweet, coquettish voice, but not annoying. She just didn't expect that Lu Xianghong would be with her.

"good……"

Hearing Lin Qing agree, Lu Xianghong breathed a sigh of relief. She had been really afraid that Lin Qing would disagree.

"Then you can go directly to Gu Nanxun's place after work tomorrow. After you finish digging, we'll have dinner there. I'll treat you to a bamboo shoot feast."

"Okay, it's settled then."

"By the way, Qingqing, I'm going to build a house too. Fengjiao and I will build one together. She's afraid to live alone, and I don't have enough money. I've been getting along quite well with her lately, so I've decided to build one with her."

Lu Xianghong was overjoyed, her eyes shining. With her own house, she could finally save money. She was going to stay here for 10 years! She wanted to save up enough money during those 10 years to go to university. After 10 years, with the reform and opening up, there would be many more opportunities.

"That's wonderful, Sister Xiang Hong. It's so much better to have your own house. There are too many people at the educated youth settlement, it's so inconvenient."

"So where do you plan to build it?"

"Qingqing, we'd like to build it next to you, is that alright?"

"Of course... you can. But don't you think it's unsafe to build it there?"

Lin Qing was taken aback and said, "The place I chose is almost at the foot of the mountain. Lu Xianghong had advised me not to build a house there before. Why am I building there now?"

“I wanted to be a little further away from the educated youth settlement. This place is just right; it’s neither too far nor too close. And if there really is danger, the distance between here and the educated youth settlement won’t make much difference. Most importantly, Qingqing, you’re here! We can look after each other.”

"That's right, if there's any real danger, what's the difference between this place and the educated youth settlement!"

Lin Qing realized she had underestimated Lu Xianghong; she was quite clever. Indeed, during this time, aside from her own affairs, Lu Xianghong had kept herself completely out of the loop, avoiding any involvement in the gossip and disputes of the educated youth settlement.

the next day.

"You've arrived...who are they?"

Lin Qing looked at Wang Haoran and Chen Bin, who had suddenly appeared, and asked them curiously.

“Qingqing, they overheard me talking to Fengjiao, and they want to follow us…”

Lu Xianghong said embarrassedly that it was all her fault for not being careful with her words. Luckily, it was only Wang Haoran and Chen Bin who heard it; it would have been terrible if others had heard it.

“Lin Zhiqing, we’ve never seen bamboo shoots dug before. We’re just curious. Don’t worry, we won’t ask for much. Just let us have one or two to try.”

Upon hearing Lu Xianghong's words, Wang Haoran quickly patted his chest to assure her, fearing that Lin Qing would not allow them to go.

"It's alright, go ahead if you want! Those bamboo shoots aren't mine, and besides, we can't possibly dig them all up!"

Lin Qing didn't have a bad impression of Wang Haoran and Chen Bin. She only knew that Wang Haoran was a bit eccentric but not a bad person, while Chen Bin was always taciturn and didn't have much contact with the other people in the educated youth settlement.

And this is good too. Originally, she was embarrassed to let Nanxun go with her group of women, but now that there are male educated youths, Nanxun can go as well.

"Great idea! Let's come up with a catchy name for our bamboo shoot digging team!"

"Seeing that things have come to a conclusion," Xu Fengjiao exclaimed.

"I'll go first, I'll go first! How about we call it the 'Bamboo Shoot Treasure Hunt Team'? Sounds good, right?"

Upon hearing the suggestion, Wang Haoran was the first to agree and even picked out a name himself.

"Then why not call it the 'Bamboo Shoot Digging Team'?" Lin Qing suddenly became interested as well.

"No, no, that's too ordinary. How about 'Super Bamboo Shoot Overlord Team'? That would be much more imposing!" Xu Fengjiao said excitedly.

"How about we call it the 'Bamboo Shoot Digging Team'?"

Seeing everyone's enthusiasm for naming their children, Lu Xianghong couldn't help but say something.

"Okay, let's call it the 'Bamboo Shoot Digging Team'! It's simple and easy to remember."

Lin Qing said after hearing the name Lu Xianghong had chosen.

"Okay, let's call it the 'Bamboo Shoot Digging Team' then."

Xu Fengjiao echoed.

"Alright, our 'bamboo shoot digging team' is officially established."

"Well then, let's go, 'bamboo shoot digging team'! It'll get dark soon if we don't leave now."

Gu Nanxun, who had been gazing tenderly at Lin Qing, suddenly spoke.

"Okay, Brother Nanxun."

"Let me formally introduce myself to everyone. This is Gu Nanxun, my boyfriend."

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