Aunt Hu twisted her waist halfway through, and she and Aunt Hua were still working until sunset. Aunt Hu was extremely envious of Luo Jingyan and her brother.
“This young educated youth is capable, beautiful, and shrewd. She’s a good match for my mistress.”
After returning to the educated youth settlement, apart from Du Yinan's occasional quiet mutterings, no one caused any trouble, and the settlement finally returned to peace.
That evening, Lin Shanshan noticed that Luo Jingyan would wear a different set of clothes to bed every day after taking a shower, which made her feel uneasy again.
On the third day, since the wheat had been harvested, they began harvesting soybeans.
The dried soybean pods were prickly, so Luo Jingyan and Luo Changtian both put on double-layered yarn gloves.
Today it was the siblings' turn to cook. They worked for a while in the morning and then hurriedly returned to the educated youth settlement to prepare meals for more than a dozen people.
Luo Jingyan first added water to the large pot, and Luo Changtian went to prepare firewood and light the fire.
Luo Changtian started a fire, while Luo Jingyan went to the vegetable garden behind the dormitory and picked two large cabbages and a large scallion.
She chopped up the cabbage and green onions. "Xiao Tian, if you want to learn to cook, I'll give you a chance to practice today. You'll be cooking these dishes later."
“Sure,” Luo Changtian readily agreed.
While Luo Jingyan was tending the fire, she suddenly felt the urge to use the restroom.
She walked into the courtyard and found people at the gate: Song Yinglan and a man.
The man had dark skin and was dressed roughly; he was clearly a rough man from the village.
At this moment, the man was handing a package to Song Yinglan. He looked sincere, but Song Yinglan looked cautious.
Following the principle of "why not eat melons if they're free," Luo Jingyan quietly approached and hid behind a corner of the room, wanting to hear what they were saying.
Song Yinglan said urgently, "Brother Baoguo, you should leave quickly, don't let others see us together."
"Ouran High School Host Club, it's me, it's me."
"Hey, stop with the 'I-I-I', Brother Baoguo. It's fate that we met. Thank you for always helping me; I'm very grateful."
"Ouran High School Host Club, actually it's me."
He looked shy, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated. Song Yinglan pushed him, saying, "Brother Baoguo, you should leave quickly. If others see this, they'll gossip about me, which will be bad for me."
"Alright then, Ouran, just tell me what you need."
"Okay, Brother Baoguo. Brother Baoguo, you're such a good person."
The man left with reluctance and unwillingness, and Song Yinglan looked at the things in her hands, a satisfied smile on her face.
Luo Jingyan could roughly tell that this man was an honest, simple farmer who probably liked Song Yinglan but was too shy to say it, so he silently devoted himself to her.
Song Yinglan took advantage of this and extorted money from the rural men.
Unfortunately, that man was too honest and could be manipulated by Song Yinglan.
Before Song Yinglan came in, Luo Jingyan got up and went to the restroom. She didn't know if Luo Jingyan had seen her with Zhang Baoguo earlier.
Forget it, even if she sees it, she'll just say they're relatives.
Luo Jingyan came out of the toilet, washed her hands, and returned to the kitchen. Luo Changtian had already prepared the meal. When the educated youth returned for dinner, they ate the food prepared by Luo Xiaochu, the younger brother of the Imperial Chef Luo. Although it wasn't as bad as the first time Du Yinan and Lin Shanshan made it, it wasn't very delicious either; it could only be described as below average.
Lunch and dinner were still cooked by Luo Changtian. The educated youth thought that Luo Jingyan cooked them and mentally labeled Luo Jingyan as having poor cooking skills. Luo Changtian did not reveal that he cooked.
Two days later, the soybeans in the field were also harvested, and the harvested wheat and soybeans were successively transported to the winnowing field for threshing.
Tong Jianxin and Chen Zhiyu were transferred to the winnowing field to carry out threshing work.
When Du Yinan went to the fields, she passed by the winnowing field and saw Tong Jianxin winnowing wheat with a wooden shovel. His posture was so cool, just like the image of her ideal prince charming.
She made up her mind that she must pursue Tong Jianxin.
Holding a water bottle, she walked up to Tong Jianxin and said, "Tong, you've worked so hard and must be very thirsty. Here's some water for you."
Tong Jianxin quickly refused: "Du Zhiqing, I appreciate your kindness, but men and women shouldn't touch each other. How can I drink water from your water bottle?"
“Tong Zhiqing, it’s okay, I don’t care about that.”
Tong Jianxin and Er Kang said, "Du Zhiqing, no need, I don't really need to drink."
Chen Zhiyu handed him a water bottle: "Drink from here."
Tong Jianxin took the drink and drank a few sips: "Thank you, Lao Chen."
Du Yinan secretly resented Chen Zhiyu for ruining her plans, and cursed him in her heart: "Old bachelor, I hope you never find a wife in your life."
After five days of intense autumn harvest work, both commune members and educated youth were exhausted, but they still had to continue the harvest.
Educated Youth Settlement
The newly arrived educated youth were also exhausted. Tong Jianxin would give them pep talks every day, saying that after these few days, their suffering would be over and they could enjoy the benefits of winter.
Indeed, these are the most tiring days for farmers. During the off-season, there's nothing to do even if they want to.
Luo Jingyan didn't seem to mind. Apart from eating at the educated youth settlement, she and Luo Changtian drank water from their spatial storage when they were in the fields. Perhaps it was because of that water, but Luo Changtian didn't complain about being tired much.
Perhaps the water in her space is the same as the spiritual spring water in the novel; let's call it spiritual spring water for now.
The educated youth who had just finished work at noon were resting on the stone platform in the courtyard when a woman with a large pregnant belly walked in from outside. She looked to be about six or seven months pregnant.
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