It's still too hot outside, and even a single strand of hair touching her face is uncomfortable, so Wenxi simply put all her hair up in a bun, but not the old-fashioned kind of bun; instead, it's a playful and cute bun.
After that, Wenxi went out. She first went to Lin Yiwan's house and asked her to come over for dinner the next night. Then she went to Donghua's house and saw that the door was unlocked, so she knocked on it.
Donghua ran out to open the door and was overjoyed to see Wenxi. "Sister Xiaoxi, what brings you here? I was just about to go mushroom picking!"
It just rained heavily today, so the mushrooms must have exploded.
Donghua has already earned quite a bit of money by picking mushrooms and exchanging them with Wenxi. She can support herself without any problem now. She will be enrolling in school at the end of the month, so she wants to pick more mushrooms and earn more money while she can.
Wenxi handed Donghua a White Rabbit milk candy and whispered, "Donghua, I need to talk to Gu Huai'an, the brother who bought your father's house. Could you go and call him for me?"
"Thank you, Sister Xiaoxi. I'll go get someone for you." Donghua happily took the candy and ran towards the door.
After a while, Donghua brought over the tall Gu Huai'an. Gu Huai'an was stunned when he saw Wenxi sitting under the eaves. She really looked like a fairy, beautiful and charming.
She is still so young, yet she already possesses such stunning beauty. It's unimaginable what she will look like when she grows up.
Gu Huai'an's heart pounded wildly as he walked step by step toward Wen Xi, too nervous to know what to say.
"Comrade Wen... did you want to see me?" Gu Huai'an asked nervously.
"Comrade Gu Huai'an, please bring Comrade Li Jianguo and Comrade Lu Mingxiu to our home for dinner tomorrow night," Wen Xi said.
Gu Huai'an was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed, nodding repeatedly, "Comrade Wen, don't worry, we will definitely be there on time."
Wenxi nodded, told Donghua to be careful when picking mushrooms, and then left Donghua's house. She went to the educated youth settlement again, but she didn't go in. Instead, she called for Tian Shengnan from outside.
When Tian Shengnan came out and saw Wen Xi, she was overjoyed. "Xiao Xi, what brings you here?"
Tian Shengnan knew how reluctant Wen Xi was to come to the educated youth settlement, so she was naturally surprised to see Wen Xi take the initiative to come.
"Are you busy now?" Wenxi asked.
Tian Shengnan shook her head, "I'm not busy, there's nothing to do."
Wen Xi reached out and took Tian Shengnan's arm. "Since you're not busy, come with me to see the primary school! I heard it's already built, and the teacher selection exam will be held in a few days. I also have something to tell you!"
Tian Shengnan turned her head to look at Wen Xi, "What is it?"
"Don't rush!" Wen Xi said with a smile.
The two walked slowly toward the school, which was built on a piece of wasteland in Fengshou Brigade. Although it was a mud-walled and wooden structure, the school was very large, surrounded by a large courtyard, and had a feel of a traditional Chinese courtyard house.
"The school is really well built!" Wenxi exclaimed after visiting the school.
"What? Regretting not signing up to be a teacher?" Tian Shengnan teased.
Wen Xi shook her head. "I'm not interested in being a teacher."
If she really wanted to be a teacher, she wouldn't have given up the opportunity to apply. She graduated from high school, which is considered highly educated in this era. If she had taken the exam, she might have actually passed, since she has never stopped learning.
"Shengnan, invite Song Lan and Zhou Bai to my house for dinner tomorrow night. I have something to tell you," Wenxi said. "Don't bring any food or anything, just the three of you."
"Is there some good news to tell you?" Tian Shengnan asked curiously.
Wen Xi nodded, "I guess so!"
The two walked around the school for a while, then turned back. Tian Shengnan said, "It just rained, and the mushrooms are so fresh right now. Why don't we go up the mountain to pick mushrooms? Otherwise, it's pretty boring just resting here."
“Okay, then go back and get your basket. I’ll wait for you at home.” Picking mushrooms is quite fun and can also improve one’s mood, so Wenxi naturally agreed.
After that, the two went their separate ways. One went back to the educated youth settlement, and the other went home. When Tian Shengnan appeared outside her house, Wenxi picked up her basket and hampers, locked the door, and went up the mountain with Tian Shengnan to pick mushrooms.
August and September are also mushroom picking season. With abundant mountains and forests and ample rainfall, all kinds of mushrooms grow wildly.
Moreover, the varieties are abundant, including matsutake mushrooms, meat mushrooms, hazel mushrooms, straw mushrooms, giant oyster mushrooms, and copper green mushrooms.
The hazel mushrooms grow in large patches, and people collect them by the bucketful. There are also copper green mushrooms; once discovered, they grow in large patches, and there are so many that you can quickly fill a full basket.
In addition, there are many wild fruits that ripen in August, such as akebia quinata, wild kiwifruit, wild grapes, wild chestnuts, and some other edible but unidentified wild fruits...
If you're diligent, you can always find food on the mountain.
Wenxi and Tian Shengnan picked mushrooms together, but Wenxi did not take Tian Shengnan to the third and fourth mountains because the waterfall was there. She took Tian Shengnan to a place that everyone usually went to, where there were enough mushrooms to pick, so there was no need to go so far.
The next day, when it was time for a family dinner, Wenxi sent Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue out to pick mushrooms. She told them to each pick a basket and a hamburger of mushrooms. After they left, Wenxi lit a fire and made smoke billow from the chimney, making them think that she had already started cooking dinner!
Afterwards, Wenxi wiped the drying bed, which was usually used to dry mushrooms, cleaned it with a rag, took out a watermelon, put it in a basin and soaked it in well water, and also put a bowl of ice cubes in it.
Wenxi knew how long it would take to pick a basket of mushrooms, so she kept calculating the time. When she felt that Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue would be back soon, she brought out the mushrooms she had prepared in advance and placed them on the dining table in the kitchen.
When Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue returned, they were both surprised to find that Wen Xi had already prepared dinner. "Xiao Xi, why didn't you wait for us to come back so we could cook together?"
"I'll cook it in two pots at once, it'll be quick, you guys don't need to do anything. Hurry up and take a shower and change your clothes, everyone will probably be here soon." Wenxi urged them, not wanting to hear their questions.
After that, the two of them took turns taking a bath.
It was as if everyone had made a pact to come over after dark. When they arrived and saw the other people, they were quite surprised and didn't understand why Wenxi had gathered everyone together.
Gu Huai'an, Lu Mingxiu, and Li Jianguo had never seen so many delicious dishes before. Even back home, they never had so many dishes on New Year's Eve!
So all three of them felt quite embarrassed. Luckily, they brought gifts; it would have been really awkward if they had come empty-handed.
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