Although there's a lot to do in the kitchen, at least I don't have to be exposed to the scorching sun like I am now.
"Comrade Wen, is there still watermelon to eat today?" Someone asked, thinking of how delicious watermelon was.
"I only planted five watermelon vines, and they didn't produce many, but we can still eat them again this afternoon. Everyone, work hard! The brigade won't treat you unfairly."
Wenxi certainly wouldn't be foolish enough to bring out all the watermelons for everyone to eat. The reason for letting everyone eat watermelons in the first two days was mainly to pave the way for next year.
Today's dishes are the same as yesterday's: stir-fried green peppers with pumpkin vines and stir-fried celery. The difference is that today we're eating frog legs. Wenxi made stir-fried frog legs with green peppers, which is a bit milder in flavor.
The soup was made with sweet potato tips. She chopped the sweet potato tips very finely, like feeding chicks, so that they floated in the soup and everyone could reach them.
While Wenxi was cooking, Uncle Zheng, the carpenter, brought over two more fish baskets that he had woven. Wenxi attached bamboo to the baskets and put them into the water.
Tang Xiaoyun opened her eyes and found herself in an unfamiliar room. She sat up in fright, but when she saw Tian Xiaoke sitting next to her, she felt relieved.
She didn't want to be dragged home by someone else to be their wife; she would only marry Xia Minglei in this lifetime.
"Sister Xiaoke, where is this? How did I get here?" Tang Xiaoyun asked in confusion.
Tian Xiaoke was originally very worried about Tang Xiaoyun because she really regarded Tang Xiaoyun as her fiancé's sister. However, just now, while Tang Xiaoyun was unconscious, she kept shouting that she wanted to marry Xia Minglei and said that she could never let Xia Minglei marry another woman in this life, only her.
Tian Xiaoke laughed self-deprecatingly. She regarded Tang Xiaoyun as a sister, but Tang Xiaoyun actually wanted to steal her fiancé and wouldn't allow her fiancé to marry her.
She's just the neighbor's kid, we have no connection whatsoever, so why does she have the right to interfere in Xia Minglei's affairs?
Tang Xiaoyun was in a daze and didn't notice that Tian Xiaoke's expression was a little off.
"Xiaoyun, you have heatstroke. Captain Qian asked Wang Caiyun and me to bring you to the clinic. How are you now? If you're alright, let's go to the canteen for lunch! I'm hungry." Tian Xiaoke composed herself, deciding not to alert Tang Xiaoyun. She wanted to see what Tang Xiaoyun was up to.
"Sister Xiaoke, thank you so much. I'm sorry to have troubled you." Tang Xiaoyun got off the hospital bed, still feeling a little dizzy.
When the doctor saw that she had gotten up, he told her about the cost. Tang Xiaoyun took out money from her pocket to pay the bill, and then went to the cafeteria with Tian Xiaoke.
When they arrived at the cafeteria, most people had already eaten and left, leaving only a few people inside. Tian Xiaoke and Tang Xiaoyun got their rice first, and then came to get their side dishes.
Tang Xiaoyun said, "I have heatstroke, please get me some light dishes."
Wen Xi glanced at the dishes today. They were all very bland, so she gave them all to Tang Xiaoyun. Although she knew that Tang Xiaoyun was the villain and that Lin Yiwan's affairs might be her doing, there was no evidence at the moment, so Wen Xi couldn't do anything and could only treat Tang Xiaoyun as an ordinary person.
In the afternoon, a loud gong rang out, and everyone got up and rushed to the fields to continue working.
However, as they were working, another commotion broke out among the crowd. It turned out that Li Wei had accidentally cut his leg while harvesting rice, and everyone had to hurriedly take him to the clinic.
The aunties all curled their lips, saying that the educated youth were too delicate. They could even cut themselves while harvesting rice. What kind of work could they do?
As they talked, they exchanged glances and burst into laughter, their thoughts anything but pure.
When Qian Chunxing heard that Li Wei had cut his leg, she rushed to the clinic without even asking for leave. Of course, she was related to Captain Qian, so she wasn't afraid of him scolding her.
Upon arriving at the clinic, Qian Chunxing saw the doctor treating Li Wei's wound. Seeing Li Wei wincing in pain, Qian Chunxing felt a pang of heartache and tears welled up in her eyes. "Doctor, please be gentle."
The doctor glanced helplessly at Qian Chunxing and continued what he was doing.
In the evening, when everyone came to eat, Tian Shengnan asked quietly when it was her turn, "Xiaoxi, Li Wei cut his leg while cutting rice. Do you want to go and see him?"
Without even thinking, Wen Xi shook her head and refused, "No, Li Wei has a girlfriend. What if she misunderstands our relationship if I visit him? I don't want anything else to happen."
Tian Shengnan sighed, "I live in the educated youth compound, it wouldn't be right not to go and see him. I'll just bring a little something with me and go see him, so his girlfriend won't misunderstand."
When dealing with someone who has a partner, you have to be careful with your words and actions, otherwise even a glance can lead to misunderstandings.
After finishing work that evening, Tian Shengnan took the two eggs she had exchanged to visit Li Wei, but she also called out Song Lan and Zhou Bai, who lived in the boys' dormitory, to accompany her.
Because she was afraid that something bad would happen.
Unexpectedly, when they arrived at the boys' dormitory, they found out that Qian Chunxing was actually there. They heard that she had arrived before everyone finished work and had been staying there ever since, refusing to go back.
She arrived before she finished work, but no one knows exactly what time she arrived, or how long she had been there. No one knows what they did during their time alone together.
"Comrade Qian Chunxing, these are the eggs I traded with the villagers a couple of days ago. Now that Comrade Li Wei is injured, please give these two eggs to Li Wei to help him recover!" Tian Shengnan handed the eggs to Qian Chunxing.
Qian Chunxing happily accepted the eggs. After all, eggs were a rare source of nutrition in this era. Moreover, after Zhao Mingzhu broke off the engagement and took away a lot of money and things, their family's standard of living had plummeted. Therefore, these two eggs were naturally a precious gift to her.
"Li Wei, I'll head back now. Get some rest. I'll boil some eggs for you tomorrow morning." Qian Chunxing's face radiated maternal warmth.
Li Wei's face was filled with filial piety, which was truly unsettling to look at.
After giving the eggs to Qian Chunxing, Tian Shengnan turned around and went back to her dormitory, so she didn't know what happened after that.
That night, when most of the villagers were asleep, someone knocked on Lin Jing's gate. Afraid of waking his family, Lin Jing hurriedly went out to open the door. It was a village child who had come to deliver a note to him.
After the child left, Lin Jing opened the note, glanced at it, and then closed the gate and left.
He was determined to find out who had harmed him, causing him to lose Xiaowan completely, making him disliked by Xiaowan's family, and ultimately securing a fate worse than death.
Lin Yihui, who had been keeping watch outside Lin Jing's house, saw everything. He raised his hand and made a gesture, after which everyone scattered and followed Lin Jing from all directions.
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