Wenxi added a bowl of freshly picked chick feed and a bowl of water to the chick's bowl, and then went to the canteen to cook.
Time flies, and the most important spring planting season is over. All kinds of crops have been planted, and rice seedlings have filled the paddy fields.
During lunch, Captain Qian told everyone to be diligent this afternoon and finish the remaining work, then he would give everyone two days off. After the holiday, the construction of the primary school would begin.
Everyone cheered happily.
During this period, Wenxi tried her best to make sure everyone could have a meat dish with some oil every day, such as egg drop soup, bone broth, spicy dried small fish, rice paddy fish stew with tofu, and pig offal. She made these meat dishes in rotation every day. Although spring planting was not easy, most people's faces became fuller.
After everyone left after the meal, Lin Yiwan came up to Wen Xi and invited, "Xiao Xi, the holiday is coming soon, do you have time to go out and have some fun?"
Wen Xi thought for a moment and then nodded. She and He Chen'an hadn't made an appointment yet, so she would go to town with Lin Yiwan tomorrow and then go on a date with He Chen'an the day after tomorrow.
“But there will definitely be a lot of people going to town tomorrow, and the cattle have just finished spring planting, so the team will give them a break. So we’ll have to walk there ourselves,” Lin Yiwan said.
Wen Xi smiled faintly and said nonchalantly, "It's alright, I'm used to walking this road."
Thinking of the bone broth she often drank and the offal she often ate, Lin Yiwan nodded knowingly. Wen Xi always got up early to queue up to buy these things. There wasn't even an oxcart available that early, so she had gotten used to walking.
In the evening, the doors of the communal canteen were locked, which meant that spring planting was truly over and everyone would have to eat at home from now on. The communal canteen would only reopen in May or June when the wheat was harvested.
During this time, Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue earned fifty or sixty yuan by picking bamboo shoots. The two were extremely excited and squeezed out some time to pick bamboo shoots every day. They actually earned more than the workers in the city.
Of course, they also knew that all of this was because of Wenxi. If it weren't for Wenxi, even if they knew that bamboo shoots could be exchanged for money, they wouldn't know where to exchange them and they wouldn't be able to earn any money at all. So, the two of them gave Wenxi ten yuan as a reward without prior agreement. However, Wenxi didn't take that much and only took five yuan from each of them as a token.
Wenxi never hides anything good from Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue; she truly treats them as her family, so giving them five yuan is not excessive.
Because they were going to town, many people in the entire production team got up very early the next morning.
Wen Xi naturally got up early, tidied herself up, made breakfast, and waited for Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue to get ready before the three of them sat down to eat breakfast together.
Wenxi cooked pumpkin porridge and made some pancakes. She added two eggs to the dough, so the pancakes had an eggy aroma and tasted soft and delicious.
After eating and drinking their fill, everyone worked together to tidy up the house, water the vegetables in the yard, and feed the chicks. The chicks had been raised for about half a month and had grown quite a bit. They looked fluffy and very cute, chasing and playing happily in the chicken coop.
When Lin Yiwan arrived, she saw that Lin Jing, Lin Lan, and Lin Qing had all come together. Wen Xi nodded to them. The villain Lin Jing had grown up with Lin Yiwan since childhood and always followed her like a tail. Lin Lan, as the older brother, prioritized his younger brother and followed him wherever he went, so it was understandable that they always acted together.
I just can't understand why Lin Qing always follows them. Does he also have a crush on Lin Yiwan?
Wenxi locked the door, and the two groups set off together. When they reached the middle of the village, they met Tian Shengnan, Song Lan, and Zhou Bai. So the group of ten people headed towards the town together.
It's already April, and the temperature is rising. The morning breeze is very cool and comfortable. There are no oxcarts to ride today, so no one is standing under the big tree at the village entrance waiting for them. Everyone is carrying baskets and carrying hampers, walking towards the town like ants carrying food.
No one was in a hurry, so they walked at a normal pace. The scenery along the way was beautiful, with fields of golden rapeseed flowers and white cabbage flowers swaying in the wind and emitting a sweet fragrance. Bees were buzzing busily among the flowers.
Flowers of various colors bloom in the grass on both sides of the road. The shepherd's purse is old, full of flowers and seeds. There are also small blue flowers, called Veronica, which are blooming everywhere and are particularly beautiful.
Today, the whole village turned out, so we encountered many people along the way. Everyone greeted Wenxi warmly when they saw her. After all, Wenxi is a great hero now, having made an appearance before leaders in the city and province. Indeed, some people have designs on Wenxi, but they give up when they think about the high dowry the Wen family is asking for.
As for using petty tricks to force Wenxi to be with their son, they wouldn't dare do that. As long as it wasn't Wenxi's own choice, she would definitely report it. After all, she knows people and wouldn't be left helpless like others who had to swallow their pride and accept it.
If they investigate, they'll find out everything, and it could implicate the whole family.
On the way, Wenxi encountered the group of educated youth. She ignored those who had conflicts with her or who had tried to provoke her, but she nodded and greeted the few who had no conflicts or who were not very noticeable.
Everyone was forced to leave their homes and were isolated and helpless. In her previous life, those people carefully protected themselves and did not stand up for her. They remained bystanders, neither participating nor commenting. Wenxi did not blame them. After all, when you are powerless, you cannot help anyone and cannot care about so many things.
If it were her, she probably wouldn't stand up to help anyone.
The town faces southwest, and the sun is behind them, so no matter how bright the morning sun is, it doesn't obstruct their view.
After walking for more than an hour, everyone finally arrived in the town.
Wenxi said, "Jiaojiao, Xiaoyue, let's split up. You go and buy what you need. We'll have lunch at the state-run restaurant. But you have to be careful. Stay away from anyone who gets close to you, whether they are men, women, the elderly, or children. Human traffickers don't have 'human trafficker' written on their faces. They can lure you to a place where no one can see you, knock you unconscious, and take you away. Then you'll be left with no one to call for help."
Because Lin Yiwan and the others had already split up, Wen Xi dared to give such instructions to Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue. If Lin Yiwan heard her somewhat forward-thinking words, she might suspect that she and Lin Yiwan came from the same place.
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