And so, He Tiantian began studying, one lesson at a time, and finished the first semester of her first year of high school in just one week. Those key points, and the easier-to-understand content, were firmly imprinted in He Tiantian's mind.
At first, she didn't realize it, but after finishing the book, He Tiantian discovered that she had such a good memory!
He Tiantian admitted that she was a smart student in her past life, but she didn't have such a good memory, let alone such a profound understanding. She attributed her enhanced memory to the Snake King and her profound understanding to her experiences in her past life and her awakening in this life.
They forgot the Snake King's contributions and only thought that the Snake King had improved her health!
Regardless, she has made progress compared to her previous life.
This proves that she is one step closer to her goal and to success.
Just as He Tiantian was engrossed in her studies, Qi Xiaoyan came over to chat with her.
"Sister Tian, why haven't you been going to the livestock team these days?" Qi Xiaoyan asked curiously. He Tiantian used to go every day. Not only did she help the elderly with their work, but she also frequently went up the mountain.
He Tiantian smiled and said, "There's nothing much going on at the livestock team. Grandpa Qi and the others are fine. I won't go. It's cold, and I don't want to go anywhere. You didn't go either, did you?"
"Yes, I'm studying at home. My parents said that many people go there every day from the livestock team, and they told me not to bother Teacher Wang," Qi Xiaoyan said dejectedly. "I wonder when these people will calm down and stop hunting."
"Hehe, it's good to be able to hunt, you can get a lot of money at the end of the year!" He Tiantian said, she had heard about what happened in the village and was happy for the village.
Qi Xiaoyan smiled and said, "My dad is very happy now, but recently many people from other villages have come to steal our game. Yesterday, the villagers and those people got into a fight, and I heard that some people were injured."
"Sigh, it's all because we're poor," He Tiantian said. "So what are we going to do now?"
"What else can we do? We can only see who is the most diligent! Whoever finds the prey first gets it." Qi Xiaoyan muttered. "There are people guarding the crossroads. Those people don't even go through the village. They go directly into the back mountain from other places. We can't catch them. Sometimes we catch them stealing prey from our village's traps, and they don't even admit their mistake."
"Then we can only wait until the heavy snow closes the mountain," He Tiantian said with a sigh. As long as it doesn't snow, there will be no movement on the back mountain.
“Yes, my dad said the same thing,” Qi Xiaoyan said. “Although there are fewer prey than before, we can still catch quite a few every day, so the villagers won’t stop hunting. Hopefully, they won’t catch too many, or there won’t be any left next year.”
He Tiantian smiled. Apart from Qijia Village, which was badly attacked, there were plenty of game in the mountains and forests elsewhere! Qi Xiaoyan was being a bit overly worried about not being able to get proper lighting.
He Tiantian had also had this concern before, but after Snake King explained it, she stopped worrying about it.
"Oh my, you're reading a book?" Qi Xiaoyan asked. "Oh my, it's a first-year high school book. Where did you get this?"
He Tiantian answered softly, "Of course I brought it from home. My parents said that I only graduated from junior high school. If I don't study hard now, I'll be semi-illiterate when I grow up and won't amount to much."
Upon hearing this, Qi Xiaoyan said enviously, "For your parents to say such things, it's clear that your family is a true scholarly family."
"We don't come from a scholarly family, but I always feel that it's good to learn something. I can't just live my whole life in a daze," He Tiantian said. "You heard from Secretary Qi that you used to have excellent grades. Why don't we study together?"
Qi Xiaoyan was overjoyed and excitedly asked, "I...can I really do it?"
“Of course!” He Tiantian said. “Think about it, we all graduated from junior high school and know the importance of education. Now that schools are closed and there’s nowhere to study, many people have already put down their books. But think about it, this country still needs talent, not just blind people who can only do manual labor!”
He Tiantian encouraged Qi Xiaoyan to join in the study! Studying with someone is more fun than studying alone, as you can discuss things together.
Qi Xiaoyan nodded in agreement, saying, "My dad was able to become the village party secretary because he could read. Qi Shuli has been the accountant for so many years for the same reason. Among the young people, only my two older brothers, Qi Jianguo and Qi Fangfang, myself, and a few others can read; the rest are illiterate. It's alright in our own village, but they can't even recognize house numbers in the county town, let alone do anything else."
“Yes, look at the cadres in the commune, how many of them are illiterate? And look at those doctors, how can they write medical records if they can’t read?” He Tiantian said. “So you see, knowledge is never outdated. I don’t know how long this situation will last, but I firmly believe in the old saying, it’s never wrong to learn something.”
“Sister Tian, you’re right,” Qi Xiaoyan said. “Lend me the books you’ve read so I can study hard at home. If I don’t understand something, I’ll ask you.”
He Tiantian was surprised and said, "I thought you would come here to study with me?"
Qi Xiaoyan smiled wryly and shook her head, saying, "No, I'd rather study at home by myself. I've figured it out; the reason Qi Fangfang is clinging to us is because she's uncomfortable seeing us together. If we study together, she'll find out in less than three days and definitely come here. Once she comes, we won't be able to study either."
“You’re right,” He Tiantian nodded. “I hate Qi Jianguo, and as his sister, she’s also on my list of dislikes. Besides, if Qi Fangfang finds out about this, who knows if the siblings will report us?”
Qi Xiaoyan wholeheartedly agreed, saying, "I don't want to study with her either. She's incredibly jealous. If her test scores are better than mine, she's overjoyed and laughs and jokes around in front of me. But if her scores aren't higher than mine, she ignores me and looks unhappy—it's so annoying! People like that are clueless. If your grades drop, you can keep trying! Why are you always jealous of others?"
"Hehe, there are many oddballs in the world, you can't expect everyone to be reasonable!" He Tiantian said, "It's good to study separately, it's more discreet and less conspicuous. But you have to hide these books well, no one can see them."
"Don't worry, I'm very good at hiding things. Sometimes I hide them so well that even I can't find them," Qi Xiaoyan chuckled, displaying a unique sense of humor.
"Haha!" He Tiantian laughed heartily. "Oh my, Xiao Yan'er, how can you be so funny? How come I never noticed before!"
As He Tiantian spent more time with Qi Xiaoyan, she grew increasingly fond of this cute and innocent girl. Having such a good friend in a completely unfamiliar place was a great honor! (To be continued.)
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