Not only her, but all the educated youth in the educated youth compound received similar treatment, especially the female educated youth.

In the past two years, with the discovery of ways to make money, even with snow disasters, life in the village has improved considerably.

After Liu Jianshe took office, his methods were not as indecisive as Liu Weimin's. Anyone who committed crimes, stole chickens or dogs would be kicked out of the money-making team as soon as they were discovered. So every household would give him a serious warning. Even if there was a hint of something, with the carrot of making money in front of them, the villagers would keep their thoughts firmly under control.

The kind of schemes they feared against educated youth were fortunately avoided.

However, the repeated lobbying was not without effect. During the period before and after the New Year, there were quite a few changes in the educated youth compound. Now, there are only seven male educated youth left: Ling Weidong, Qian Cheng, Yuan Ye, Da Niu, Er Niu, Chen Heping, and Lin Sanshan.

The remaining girls were Wang Hongmei, Tang Hongying, Su Hong, Liu Erhong, and Jiang Ping, who arrived last—six people in total.

Wenyan and Lin Nan's families used their connections to return to the city.

The rest of them found partners in the village, started families, and moved out.

The rooms in the former educated youth compound are now even more spacious. Male educated youth occupy three rooms, female educated youth occupy two rooms, and the rest of the rooms are empty.

In less than two months before and after the Lunar New Year, the educated youth settlement became visibly deserted.

During this period, they received several groups of people who came to arrange marriages, to the point that later, whenever they saw a smiling aunt or grandma in the village, they would reflexively tremble.

Not wanting anyone to come knocking on the door again, Jian Dan hurriedly left after work. By the time they realized what was happening, Jian Dan was already in the mountains, where greenery was beginning to emerge.

After eating and drinking her fill, she lay on the rock basking in the sun, but she was still a little upset.

Are you suggesting that you just find someone to live with to shut others up and stop them from talking or looking at you?

She was still uncomfortable.

She never had this intention from the moment she arrived in this era.

As she has grown up over the years, Mingzhu and the others occasionally chatter about her, and the villagers always ask her about it when they meet. A few days ago, when they saw Cheng Chao, he also came to ask, saying that it was Cheng Jin and Lin Zhengde's idea.

To be honest, she wouldn't say she had bad intentions; it was all out of concern. But right now, she really doesn't feel like anyone makes her want to act impulsively.

If she could settle for less, she wouldn't have been single all her life.

But,

"well!"

She sighed softly. Her previous thoughts were not wrong. Now she was single and had no family to worry about. She could eat and sleep as she pleased without having to care about anyone else's feelings.

Most importantly, she is wild and independent, doesn't want to be managed, and doesn't want to live a life of getting up early and working late to serve others, being criticized by her in-laws and husband if things don't go her way, and having to deal with complicated relationships with her sisters-in-law and relatives.

Moreover, she had a secret and didn't want to have to secretly find excuses to eat meat or have a special meal in the future.

Ugh! So annoying!

With nowhere to vent my frustration, I simply sat up. The spring hunting ban is to ensure the normal reproduction of wild animals, and I don't want to break that simple rule.

However, there is one exception in rural areas: wild boars.

Wild boars have a high reproductive rate, but they cause great damage to crops. Every spring, wild boars come down from the mountains to forage for food. These beasts, which have been starving all winter, are seen by the people as even more ferocious in the spring.

I was feeling irritable and needed to vent, so I simply and decisively rushed into the woods to take it out on them.

Two hours later, Jian Dan dragged a string of wild boars out of the forest, feeling refreshed.

Dragging a string of wild boars down the mountain, they gave several new neighbors at the village entrance quite a fright.

However, the villagers got excited and proudly told them about their simple feat, which frightened the families so much that they looked at each other in disbelief. The people who had been enthusiastically knocking on the door a few days ago turned pale with fear.

Why is this little girl so scary?

Jian Dan had no idea that the wild boar had this effect. Not only these few families, but also the matchmaker who had introduced her to the man, began to reconsider. They had thought she had calmed down.

Now it seems we need to think this through. With a personality like that, it's unlikely that one could control their own nephews and nieces.

Once the frustration in my heart was released, I quickly returned to my usual routine: going to work, playing with Huizhou after work, and then leisurely going home to cook.

After the meat was distributed, the villagers' love for simplicity grew even stronger. They dared not approach, but the children did.

So Jian Dan became the village's leader of the kids again, and you could run into him whenever you went out, especially when he was digging for wild vegetables and picking mushrooms, a string of kids would follow behind him.

Simple and helpless, they simply took out four-year-old Xiao Huizhou as well. The child was brave and sat in the basket, laughing as the children outside amused him.

"Sister Jian, can Xiaozhou also dig for wild vegetables?"

"Let's dig for wild vegetables!"

The children are there to play.

"Auntie, let's dig for wild vegetables."

"Okay, let's dig for wild vegetables,"

Mingzhu wasn't one to spoil children; once they got to their seats, she took the child out.

"Go dig! We'll be waiting for your wild vegetables to be added to our lunch!"

Jian Dan watched as the child shuffled into Hu Zi's group, instantly disappearing into the crowd of children. She turned back to Mingzhu and sneered.

"You really have a son."

Mingzhu waved her hand,

"Hey! Little guy, why are you spoiling him so much? You're the one who pampers him the most."

"cut!"

The newly sprouted wild vegetables are the most tender, and the hillsides are full of villagers who come for them. Although they have money, they are not yet at the point of being able to eat and wear. During this lean season, these are all good things.

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