Li Shaozhong hadn't expected Ye Shuning's mindset to change so quickly. She'd previously wanted Yan Jingwen to take her to a big city, but now she was actively seeking to settle down in the countryside. Perhaps it was because without Yan Jingwen's support, she knew there was no hope for her to move to the city.

Li Shaozhong glanced at Ye Shuning and said, "It shouldn't be a problem to find a village to settle down in. I'll ask for you later."

Ye Shuning was very happy to hear this. If she could find a place to settle down, she could leave Yan Jingwen and no longer have to listen to other people's comments or look at other people's expressions.

However, she couldn't rely entirely on Li Shaozhong. She also planned to look for the comrade-in-arms of the original owner's father. Maybe she could solve the problem of settling down by herself.

After arriving at the oil field station, Ye Shuning thanked Li Shaozhong and returned to her residence.

After returning home, Ye Shuning began sorting out the money and receipts she had earned. The total was 232 yuan, along with some receipts. This was quite a haul. But it was also dangerous. If she ran into someone with a bad heart, she would be in danger.

With this money, she doesn't want to take any more risks recently.

In the evening, Ye Shuning made herself some corn porridge, steamed a few steamed buns, and fried some shredded potatoes.

She should be more careful when she is in other people's places. When she has her own home in the future, she can live her own life.

Ye Shuning had just finished her meal when Yan Jingwen arrived. As soon as he entered the room, he asked, "I heard from Shaozhong that you went to the county town today?"

Ye Shuning nodded and said, "I went to the county town to look for a job. But I didn't find anything today."

Yan Jingwen said, "There are so many people competing for one job these days. It's not that easy to find a job. I heard from Shaozhong that you want to find a village to settle down in?"

Ye Shuning nodded and said, "I come from a peasant background. If I can't find a job, I can go to the fields with everyone else to work and earn work points. At least I can support myself. I wonder if the village here can accept me."

Yan Jingwen looked at the very thin Ye Shuning, imagining her working in the fields, and wondered if she could handle it.

Yan Jingwen said, "Shao Zhong asked for your household registration, and there's no problem settling in the village. If you really want to settle in the village, ask Shao Zhong to help you find a better one."

When Ye Shuning heard this, she decided not to look for a job and settled down in the countryside. After a few years, she would take the college entrance examination and leave.

"Then I'll trouble you. My father has a comrade here, and it would be great if we could go to their village.

I feel more at ease in the countryside. My residence here doesn't meet the regulations, so I'd better move out as soon as possible."

Yan Jingwen thought that if Ye Shuning could settle down in the village of her father's comrade, perhaps he could take care of her. He asked about the situation of Ye Shuning's father's comrade and then went to find Li Shaozhong, thinking about whether he could go and look for him as soon as possible.

Li Shaozhong saw Yan Jingwen coming to him and asked, "Has Ye Shuning really decided to settle down in the village?"

Yan Jingwen nodded and said, "She probably knows how difficult it is to find a job. She doesn't want to owe us a favor, so she decided to settle down in the village. She said one of her father's comrades-in-arms lives here."

Yan Jingwen told Ye Shuning the information she provided.

Li Shaozhong was moved when he heard what Yan Jingwen said. The name of Ye Shuning's father's comrade-in-arms was the same as someone he knew. Could they be the same person? If so, it would be easier for Ye Shuning to settle down.

Thinking of this, he said, "There's a village a few dozen miles away from our oil field, not far from the town. The village leader is an old subordinate of my father's. It should be no problem to talk to him."

Besides, our classmate Li Wenzhi's younger brother is working as an educated youth in the countryside there. We can ask him to help look after Ye Shuning, at least to prevent her from being bullied."

After hearing this, Yan Jingwen wanted to go and see what was going on there. "So, let's go and take a look today?"

Seeing that it was not too late, Li Shaozhong drove with Yan Jingwen to the Fengyang Village he mentioned. The two of them went directly to the captain's house.

Captain Pan Dongshan had known Li Shaozhong for a long time and was very happy to see him. He shook his hand and asked, "Shaozhong, why are you here?"

Li Shaozhong said, "Uncle Pan, I'm here to ask for your help."

Pan Dongshan said, "Just tell me what it is. I will definitely help if I can."

Li Shaozhong first asked, "Uncle Pan, did you have a comrade-in-arms named Ye Xingguo?"

Pan Dongshan's eyes lit up when he heard this and he said, "How do you know? I do have a comrade named Ye Xingguo. We were in the same squad and both served under your father. We were close friends, and Ye Xingguo once saved my life."

As soon as Li Shaozhong heard this, he knew he had found the right person. Since Ye Xingguo was also an old subordinate of his father, he should really take better care of Ye Shuning.

He then told about Ye Shuning's situation after Ye Xingguo's death.

Pan Dongshan and Ye Xingguo were friends for life and death, and they had always been in contact, but they had only lost contact in the last one or two years. He didn't expect that his old comrade had died, and his only daughter was in such a difficult situation that she was almost sold by her uncle.

He was both sad and angry. He wiped his tears and said, "It's really abhorrent. They actually treated the orphans of martyrs like this. Besides, Ye Shuning is their relative. How could they treat a little girl like this?"

Li Shaozhong sighed and said, "This is a problem of human nature. I can only say that Ye Shuning's uncle's family is too vicious and they don't treat Ye Shuning as a relative at all.

To escape the schemes of her uncle's family, Ye Shuning came here with us. I wonder if your village can accept her and give her a place to stay. After all, our oil field is a state-owned unit and has just been developed, so we can't give her a place to settle down."

After hearing what Li Shaozhong said, Pan Dongshan patted his chest and said, "That's no problem. Just because she's Ye Xingguo's daughter, I can't ignore her. We'll register her in our village. She can work with everyone else, and then she can get some food."

When she comes, she can stay at my house or at the educated youth settlement where there are vacant houses."

Pan Dongshan's family has many people and housing is tight, so he was worried that Ye Shuning would not be able to adapt to living there.

Li Shaozhong was very happy when he heard that not only could he solve his settlement problem, but he could also find a place to live. "That's great, thank you so much, Uncle Pan. I'll bring Ye Shuning over to see it tomorrow."

Li Shaozhong felt that Ye Shuning might not be willing to live in the Pan family, so he asked Pan Dongshan to take him and Yan Jingwen to the educated youth site to take a look. Although the house was not very good, it was suitable for living.

Yan Jingwen also met his classmate's younger brother Li Wenbin.

Li Wenbin is a handsome and enthusiastic young man who has been working in the countryside for several years. He was very happy to see Li Shaozhong and the others.

Li Wenbin's eldest brother and Li Shaozhong were high school classmates, so Li Wenbin also knew Li Shaozhong and his group. He admired Li Shaozhong very much, so he agreed to Li Shaozhong's request 100%.

Yan Jingwen felt more relieved when he saw that there would be someone familiar to take care of Ye Shuning in the future.