It was time to finish work, so the team leader announced the end of work and everyone went home to make lunch.
Yun Huaying returned home, poured out the boiling water in the thermos, added cold water, quickly washed her hair and took a shower, and then came over to help the two of them make lunch.
Jiang Yuan was very efficient at doing housework. She had already scraped and washed the pig's feet clean while she was taking a shower. However, she had never eaten pig's feet before and didn't know how to cook them. She waited for Jiang Yuan to come over and teach her before she started chopping them with a big kitchen knife.
Lin Shan soaked a handful of dried vegetables sent by her family, stewed them in a pot with pig's feet, added a few pieces of firewood to the wood stove and stewed them over high heat.
"Lin Shan, Jiang Yuan, come here."
Yun Huaying took out the money she earned from selling game that morning and settled the bill with them: "We had fifteen game in total. The pheasants were three yuan each, and the rabbits were three and a half yuan. Five of ours were taken away by middlemen, who sold them in bulk at a discount of fifty cents each. The total was forty-one yuan. This pig's foot was ninety cents, so I'll count it as one yuan. We'll split it sixty-two between the three of us, so I'll get twenty-four yuan, and you'll each get eight yuan."
Jiang Yuan accepted the eight dollars she gave her and smiled: "Yun Huaying, you got all these goods. We are taking advantage of you with these eight dollars."
"Okay, no need to be so calculating. After dinner, let's go to the mountains. I'll tell you the location of the traps, and then I'll make a few more. From now on, you'll be responsible for collecting them on time."
"Okay." The two agreed.
Lin Shan also put the money away and asked her, "Huaying, did you sell it on the black market in Hegang? Is it easy to sell?"
"It's easy to sell. I met a consignee today and have already negotiated with him. In the future, we can directly supply him with goods for resale. This way, we don't have to waste a lot of time and take risks."
"Huaying, you are so amazing." Lin Shan admired her.
Yun Huaying pulled the corner of her mouth and took out two pairs of shoes from her backpack. These were for the two of them. "You said you liked these shoes before, so I brought you a pair. They're three yuan. You can give me the money when we divide the money next time."
Last time she bought a pair of sneakers, they both liked them very much. This time, she didn't bother to be polite with her and said straightforwardly: "Okay, I'll deduct it from the next payment."
Lin Shan was about to say something when she heard several unfamiliar footsteps outside. Yun Huaying immediately winked at them, then went back to the room with her backpack.
The people who came were Tian Ye and Li Ying, a couple. Each of them was holding a child and carrying a large pile of things in their hands. It was obvious that they came to express their gratitude.
"Brother Tian Ye, sister-in-law Li Ying."
Lin Shan and Jiang Yuan had become familiar with the villagers during this period. When they saw them, they greeted them with smiles and even went over to tease the two children: "Douzi, Miaomiao."
"Lin Zhiqing, has Yun Zhiqing finished taking a shower?" Li Ying asked her.
"I'm done."
Yun Huaying came out of the house and smiled at them. Seeing them carrying all kinds of things, she said, "Brother Tianye, sister-in-law, I appreciate your gratitude. Take all these back for the two children to eat."
"Yun Zhiqing, this is a small gift from us. If you don't accept it, we will be too embarrassed to see anyone." Li Ying stuffed the thing into her hand.
Tian Ye also said, "Yun Zhiqing, your life-saving grace is greater than heaven. Please accept this gift."
"All right."
Yun Huaying had no choice but to accept the gift. Seeing Douzi looking at her unhappily, she reached out and pulled his hand, "Douzi, don't go to the river to play in the water next time. You're a child and you can't swim. It's very dangerous if you fall into the river."
Douzi hadn't recovered yet, but just when his parents were coming to thank him, he hugged his mother's neck tightly and wanted to follow them. Now when he saw Yun Huaying, he knew that it was she who saved him, so he pursed his lips and reached out to her for a hug.
Seeing that he wanted to be held by himself, Yun Huaying handed the things in her hand to Lin Shan, reached out and held him in her arms, and comforted him in a gentle voice: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, it's okay. Don't go to the river to play alone in the future. When you grow up, ask your father to teach you how to swim."
Little Doubao was frightened. He hugged her neck and cried, sobbing very suppressedly, as if he could only feel safe by hugging her.
Seeing her son clinging to her so much, Li Ying quickly wiped his tears and said, "Okay, stop crying. Look, you've soiled Yun Zhiqing's newly changed clothes again."
"It's fine."
Yun Huaying didn't care about this and quickly invited them into the house to sit down: "Brother Tianye, sister-in-law, bring Miaomiao in and sit down."
Jiang Yuan brought them stools, and Lin Shan hurried back to her room to get some melon seeds and candy to treat them. Yun Huaying took a few oranges from the cupboard and gave one to each person present, saying with a slight smile, "I just bought them in the county this morning. They taste sweet and sour and delicious."
"Yun Zhiqing, we're sorry to have cost you money for coming here."
Li Ying previously thought that she had a cold personality and was not as sociable as Lin Shan and Jiang Yuan, and would be difficult to get along with. However, after getting to know her, she found that she was quite easy to get along with and was very kind and polite to others.
"It's just an ordinary fruit." Yun Huaying said politely.
Seeing Douzi sitting on her lap staring at the orange with a look of wanting to eat it very much, she immediately peeled the orange and broke off the orange segments for him to eat.
With the delicious fruit to divert his attention and mood, Douzi's spirits obviously improved. He broke off the orange segments and ate them with relish, and began to twist his body on her lively.
Seeing Yun Huaying's patience with the child and her careful help in peeling the orange peels for him, Li Ying took the initiative to chat with her: "Yun Zhiqing, the team leader has assigned you a separate task recently. You haven't worked with us yet, and we haven't chatted and gotten to know each other. We can team up together when there's a chance."
"Okay." Yun Huaying had no objection.
"Yun Zhiqing, I heard from Lin Zhiqing that you know some medical skills, and some of your elders are doctors. Why would your family be willing to let you go to the countryside?"
Li Ying was a little curious about her. In fact, she was not the only one curious. Everyone in the team was very curious because Yun Huaying was not only beautiful, but also had a temperament that was different from other educated youth. Her elegant and intellectual temperament emanated from her bones and soul. This innate charm and temperament could not be imitated by other educated youth no matter what.
Many people in the team speculated and talked behind her back. They all thought that Yun Huaying came from a wealthy family, and they asked Lin Shan about it openly and secretly. However, she was very smart and always laughed it off and avoided answering questions about Yun Huaying.
"At least 90% of the educated youth who went to the countryside did not do so voluntarily," Yun Huaying answered her.
She was telling the truth. Few people came to the countryside voluntarily. Most of them had their own reasons and were helpless. If she had not been secretly plotted against by Li Hongxia, she would not have signed up to go to the countryside.
Li Ying understood something from her words. It seemed that she did not sign up voluntarily. However, this was understandable. Everyone in the countryside wanted to move to the city, obtain urban household registration, and live a good life like city dwellers. How could those of them who were born in the city leave their hometown and come to the countryside to do farm work and suffer unless they had no other choice?
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