That night, Tian Cai continued to read medical books until very late. The nights when she didn't have to see patients were always very quiet, and she also enjoyed her time alone. Without a mobile phone and the internet, she could concentrate on studying.

It was not until the moon reached its zenith that Tian Cai felt sleepy. He put the medical book aside and slid into bed to sleep.

Unlike the warmth and tranquility of Tian Cai's life, the Youth League Institute faced its first wave of conflict since arriving in Kaoshan Village that evening.

They were all brought up in pampered homes, so it's inevitable that they are self-centered. It's inevitable that there will be bumps and conflicts when they experience collective life for the first time, and every quarrel is because of various trivial matters.

Before, Yan Xudong gathered everyone together for a meeting because he considered that the male educated youth could not cook. He gave the task of cooking to the female educated youth, while the heavy work such as fetching water and chopping firewood was done by the male educated youth.

Everyone keeps their own food bags and just hands over the portion they want to eat before cooking. However, since all the rice is mixed together, it is inevitable that there will be problems with some people eating more and some eating less.

Some people feel that they have been taken advantage of and can tolerate it once or twice, but after more than two months, the long-accumulated conflicts break out.

At dinner time that day, Niu Feifei looked at the half-empty bowl of rice in her bowl and couldn't help but throw down her chopsticks. She said to Li Lili, who was cooking today, "Mr. Li, I don't care if you chase men and pay them back, but can you please not use my food to pay them back?"

Li Sheng had just stuffed a mouthful of rice into her mouth when she almost choked when she heard these words. At first, she thought that the "Li" Niu Feifei was talking about was herself. She was about to ask when she had thrown herself at her, but when she looked up, she saw Li Lili's blushing face.

"What are you talking about?" Li Lili frantically explained as everyone looked at her. "You only gave me half a bowl of food. What's so special about that?"

"You're lying!" Niu Feifei slammed the table in anger. "I scooped out half a bowl of grain for you, but after adding water and steaming it, how can it still be half a bowl? Where did the water go?"

Because Niu Feifei just said that Li Lili was pursuing a man, but did not clearly point out the man's name, everyone now glanced calmly at the jobs of several male educated youths. They all seemed to have quite a few, and no one knew which one she was talking about.

Li Sheng saw the other female educated youth looking at her and quickly raised her hand to explain, "No one is giving me this money. The food in my bowl is all my own. I have a big appetite and I exchanged it with the villagers for more. I give a bowl of food for every meal. Don't blame me for it."

When Li Lili heard him emphasize the word "throwing herself at someone else's expense", her face instantly twisted and she cursed this idiot in her heart, saying that she would never throw herself at someone else's expense.

She had been following the actions of Qiu Xiaohuan and Yan Xudong out of the corner of her eye. When she saw Qiu Xiaohuan's gaze fall on Yan Xudong's bowl, her heart skipped a beat and her face turned pale.

Yan Xudong came back late today after helping with the captain's accounts. He didn't notice whether the rice in his bowl was more than what he handed in. Moreover, he was thinking about something and hadn't started eating yet.

"Stop throwing dirty water at me. My family is a working-class family after all, and we don't need your food," Li Lili tried to argue. "Besides, no one else thinks it's too little, only you. How do I know if you're targeting me?"

"Do you dare to cook half a bowl of rice in front of me and see how much it will turn out? I didn't say anything once or twice, and you're still going on and on?" Niu Feifei was so angry that she jumped up and down. This was not the first time. Whenever it was Li Lili's turn to cook, there would definitely be less rice in her bowl. This was the nth time.

Li Lili didn't say anything. She didn't dare to cook again in front of everyone. Didn't she know how much rice could be cooked from half a bowl?

Niu Feifei also knew that the previous account, which she had kept quiet about then, could not be settled now. She was not afraid of offending anyone and directly said at the dinner table, "I won't eat with you guys. I want to split up and eat on my own."

Although it was a bit troublesome to cook every meal by herself, both the male and female educated youth had pots. At worst, she could wait for them to finish cooking and then cook for herself. Anyway, there was no farm work to do in winter, so it was a bit troublesome. As long as she could eat her fill, it was fine.

Liu Yanqing and Liu Yanlin looked at each other and said, "We want to share some of the food and eat it separately."

No one else spoke, and finally Yan Xudong spoke first, "That's fine. It's more convenient to cook by yourself. We bought all the things in the kitchen together, so we can use them at different times."

Qiu Xiaohuan looked at Yan Xudong with her eyes full of anticipation. She also wanted to share the food and eat with Yan Xudong, but seeing how he acted, she would not agree. She had weighed it when the meal was served just now. Although the amount of rice Li Lili served him did not look like much on the surface, it must be very dense inside.

Thinking of Li Lili's purpose in taking such good care of Yan Xudong, Qiu Xiaohuan's face turned ugly. She looked at her unkindly and decided to ask her about it in the evening. If she dared to covet the man she liked, she would turn against her.

The courtyard of the female educated youth also had two rooms, with five people sharing two rooms. Qiu Xiaohuan and Li Lili lived alone in the smaller room, while the other three lived in the larger room: He Yuzhen, Liu Yanqing and Niu Feifei.

I don’t know what Qiu Xiaohuan and Li Lili talked about at night. Anyway, the three people living on the other side heard a clear slapping sound not long after they returned to the room, followed by Li Lili’s crying. No one slept, and in the darkness, each pair of eyes flashed with gossip.

I never heard Qiu Xiaohuan tell me what her family did. After being together for such a long time, I only guessed from occasional conversations that there must be an official in her family, and he must be very powerful. Li Lili's father was their subordinate, so that's why she kept praising them.

It wasn't until midnight when the noise died down that everyone fell asleep.

Tian Cai's biological clock is very regular. Unless he is seeing patients in the middle of the night, he always wakes up at daybreak.

Faint light shone into the room through the thick window paper. Tian Cai opened his eyes and felt a little uncomfortable, as if he hadn't had a bath for too long and his skin felt like it couldn't breathe.

She remembered that she had taken a shower the day before yesterday. Could it be that she sweated after falling asleep last night?

Tian Cai lowered her head and smelled her clothes. Although there was no smell of sweat, it didn't smell good either. Thinking that it was still early and no one would come to see a doctor at this time, she got up and boiled water for a bath.

After adding hot water to the wooden basin, Tian Cai closed the door and started washing directly next to the stove. The water had just been boiled in the kitchen, so this area was the warmest place.

Because she was having her period and didn't dare to take a bath, Tian Cai stood in the bathtub and poured warm water over her body. After a while, she rubbed her arms gently, and tiny rolls of mud appeared. If she hadn't clearly remembered that she had just rubbed her arms the day before, she would have been fooled by the layer of mud on her body.

I didn’t even go up the mountain these two days, I just went to Qingshan Village twice. Where did all this dust come from?