With nothing much to do after dinner, Wenxi sat in the living room reading a self-study book for the college entrance exam – a series on math, physics, and chemistry. Shen Jiaojiao asked, puzzled, "Xiaoxi, we can't take the college entrance exam now, so why are you reading every day?"
The college entrance examination will be reinstated in two years, but Wenxi couldn't tell them directly. "The primary schools in the team need to take exams to recruit teachers, and it's even more so for jobs in the city. I'm studying to prepare for finding a job in the future. I don't want to stay in the countryside forever. I don't feel any sense of belonging here. I still want to go back to the city. You should also study hard with me so that we can all go back to the city on our own in the future."
Once summer is completely over and there's nothing to catch at night, and Zhao Yuanyuan and Zhao Huihui stop making money, she'll start teaching them junior high school courses. She'll have Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue go with them, just to review the material. That way, it'll be easier to catch them up on high school material later.
Wen Xi looked at them and raised an eyebrow. "Don't you want to come with me? Do you want to leave me?"
Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue immediately shook their heads and waved their hands, "We will definitely try our best to walk with you."
"Then study hard!" Wen Xi said, pointing to the junior high school textbook next to her.
So Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue each took a first-year junior high school textbook and started reviewing. After all, they had learned it before, and now Wen Xi was there with them. If they didn't understand something, they could ask Wen Xi on the spot and figure it out directly. This would make it much easier to learn the rest of the time.
A strong wind picked up in the latter half of the night, and heavy rain poured down from the sky, the raindrops hitting the roof with a pattering sound.
Wenxi woke up groggily and quickly closed the window to prevent rain from getting in and wetting the furniture. At this time of year, the furniture was either made of wood or bamboo, and it would get moldy if it got wet.
Therefore, when the weather is sunny, people will move their furniture outside to air it out in the sun for a while, so that it is less likely to grow mold or get infested with insects.
Wenxi was woken up by the heavy rain and couldn't fall back asleep, so she slipped into the system kitchen and started processing snails. She would only start processing crayfish to sell after all the snails she had collected over the past few months had been sold.
Wenxi was busy in the system kitchen when a loud knocking sound came from outside, startling her. She quickly turned off the stove that was working in the kitchen, then grabbed an umbrella and went out to open the door. She saw Captain Qian standing outside the courtyard gate with three female educated youths.
"Captain Qian, it's so late, what brings you here?" Wen Xi asked, puzzled.
"Wenxi, the roof of the house at the educated youth settlement is broken and leaking badly. No one can stay here tonight. Could you arrange for an educated youth to stay here for a while? I'll arrange for someone to repair the roof as soon as the rain stops," Captain Qian said somewhat embarrassedly.
After all, Wenxi bought the house directly because she didn't want to live with anyone else.
Wenxi knew that in order to live well in the team, she couldn't be so heartless, so she had no choice but to agree, "Then let's go with Comrade Tian Shengnan! I'm a little familiar with Comrade Tian Shengnan, and I know each other's temperaments, so it's not easy for us to have conflicts."
"Then Comrade Tian can stay here!" Captain Qian said, and then led Tian Xiaoke and Wang Caiyun to other people's homes.
Tian Xiaoke and Xia Minglei are engaged, and letting Tian Xiaoke live here would mean that they would cross paths with Xia Minglei again, so Wen Xi is not considering Tian Xiaoke.
As for the other Wang Caiyun, Wenxi knew nothing about her, and Wang Caiyun's eyes were darting around, full of calculation. Wenxi was afraid that once she moved in, she wouldn't want to leave, so she didn't consider her either.
Jin Changfeng's house key is in Wen Xi's hands, but Jin Changfeng told Captain Qian before he left that no one is allowed to live in his house, so Captain Qian doesn't dare to make a move on Jin Changfeng's house.
After Tian Shengnan came in, she looked at Wen Xi with great embarrassment, "Xiao Xi, thank you for taking me in. I will provide food and lodging."
"Don't say so much now, hurry up and wash your hair and take a shower. It's already the beginning of autumn, and it's easy to get sick." Wen Xi went back to her room, put a lot of good things into the system warehouse, making her room an ordinary room. Then she gave Tian Shengnan a new towel and told her to go to the bathroom to tidy up.
Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue were woken up by the noise. With messy hair, they came out of the room yawning. "Why is it so noisy? What happened?"
“The houses at the educated youth settlement leaked badly when it rained, so we couldn’t sleep. Captain Qian asked the female educated youth to stay with us temporarily, and I chose Tian Shengnan,” Wen Xi explained.
Shen Jiaojiao nodded, "Yes, choosing Tian Shengnan is better. We don't know the others well. What if we let a wolf into the house?"
Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue were very clear about their own situation. If others discovered any clues, none of the three of them would have a good ending.
Even if it's Tian Shengnan, they all have to be more careful in the future. After all, you can only know a person's face but not their heart. They only see the surface, and no one really knows what kind of person the other person is.
Even Wenxi, despite being best friends and living together, they still can't see through Wenxi's true character!
Jiang Yue said thankfully, "Luckily, it's just a leak. If the roof or the house had collapsed, something terrible would have happened tonight, and then..."
Wen Xi nodded in agreement. If many people had been injured, Captain Qian would definitely have been held accountable. So now Captain Qian must be feeling quite fortunate, fortunate that the house was only leaking and not collapsing.
After Tian Shengnan finished getting ready, Wen Xi made her a cup of brown sugar ginger tea. Even in the hot summer, some people catch a cold, let alone after getting caught in the rain.
"Thank you." Tian Shengnan accepted the teacup from Wen Xi, feeling extremely grateful.
It's great to come to the countryside and make some friends!
Afterwards, Wenxi took Tian Shengnan back to the room to rest. The two slept in the same bed. It was the first time Wenxi had slept in the same bed with someone else, so she felt a little uncomfortable and didn't fall asleep until very late.
On Gu Huai'an's side, Jiang Mo, Cheng Yu, and Gu Xiangbei were taken in, while Xia Minglei and Wu Guoqiang were assigned to other people's homes by Captain Qian.
The next morning, it was still raining, but the rain had lessened considerably. It seemed like they didn't have to go to work. Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue were both very excited, as they could finally have a good rest at home for the day.
Wenxi cooked pumpkin porridge this morning because the sweet potatoes weren't ripe yet and wouldn't be ready to be dug up until September. Everyone was out of sweet potatoes, so it would be strange if she could even produce them!
Moreover, both young and mature pumpkins are edible. Young pumpkins can be stir-fried, while mature pumpkins can be steamed or made into pumpkin pancakes.
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