Fang Zhiyuan didn't get to see Luo Jingyan last night and was even bitten by her cat. Today, he didn't dare to go to Luo Jingyan's place again, so he had to sneak a peek outside the girls' dormitory.
To her surprise, the female educated youths didn't take off their clothes when they went to sleep today; they just crawled into bed without taking them off.
They would occasionally check the loose brick, and once they saw it being lifted, they would immediately take action to catch the peeping tom.
Fang Zhiyuan reacted quickly and ran to the toilet.
The female educated youths didn't see anyone trying to spy on them. Shen Ruyi called out to Tong Jianxin outside the boys' dormitory: "Are there any male educated youths who just went out and came back?"
"Only Fang Zhiqing went out just now and hasn't come back yet. Everyone else has been staying inside."
Shen Ruyi told Tong Jianxin what had just happened, and Tong Jianxin was very shocked.
When Fang Zhiyuan returned, Shen Ruyi exposed his attempt to spy on the female educated youth.
Fang Zhiyuan vehemently denied it: "I just went to the toilet, I didn't spy on you."
Shen Ruyi said, "Were you peeping? Let us see the soles of your shoes."
Before the female educated youth went to sleep, Shen Ruyi, following the method Luo Jingyan had told her, secretly sprinkled a mixture of wheat bran and wood ash on the loose part of the brick, and then sprinkled a thin layer of water on it. As long as you stepped on it, the soles of your shoes would stick to the wheat bran and wood ash.
Fang Zhiyuan immediately sensed something was wrong. Tong Jianxin said, "Fang Zhiqing, let us see the soles of your shoes."
Fang Zhiyuan had nowhere to turn, and in the end, Sun Guoqing and Tong Jianxin forcibly ripped open the soles of his shoes. Sure enough, his soles were covered with a mixture of wood ash and wheat bran, while the soles of the other male educated youth's shoes were clean.
Shen Ruyi said, "Let's report it to the police and hand him over to them."
With nowhere to retreat, Fang Zhiyuan knelt down before them and begged for their forgiveness.
Not only did Shen Ruyi refuse to forgive him, but the other female educated youths also refused to forgive him.
The next day, Shen Ruyi and Tong Jianxin went to the county town to report to the police. After the police came and confirmed the facts, they took Fang Zhiyuan away.
Among the female educated youth, besides Luo Jingyan, the most composed after such an incident were Du Yinan and Song Yinglan.
Du Yinan had already been used by Fang Zhiyuan, so she wouldn't care if he looked at her a few more times. As for Song Yinglan, she was already a used woman, so she wouldn't care if others looked at her.
Shen Ruyi and Tong Jianxin were dating. She apologized to Tong Jianxin, saying, "I don't know how many times he's looked at me. If you don't like me, let's break up."
Tong Jianxin held her in his arms for the first time.
“You are the victim in this matter, and I should be comforting you, not hurting you further. I don’t despise you, and I won’t now, nor will I ever.”
Shen Ruyi hugged him tightly; he certainly hadn't disappointed her.
Every Sunday, Lu Jiu'er would come to Luo Changtian to learn cultural knowledge, while Luo Jingyan would stay by their side knitting. In the afternoon, Lu Jiu'er would practice at home by herself and would not come to Luo Changtian.
Usually, Luo Jingyan would take her younger brother to the mountains for some time, wandering around and gathering firewood to carry back.
In her previous life, Luo Jingyan loved mountains. Living on the plains, she could only appreciate mountains and understand them firsthand through travel.
The scenic area is a mountain that has been carefully modified by people, and it lacks a lot of the original flavor. Sometimes it doesn't feel like you are in nature, but rather like you are in a man-made building.
Luo Changtian carried a slingshot with him and shot a few sparrows. Luo Jingyan saw some pine cones hanging on some pine trees and wanted to pick some to take home and roast.
Luo Changtian had never eaten pine nuts, nor had he ever heard that pine nuts were edible.
"Sis, is this really edible?"
"I only heard from others that it's edible. Whether it's edible or not, I'll know once I take it home, cook it, and try it. But I think it should be delicious." She peeled open a pine nut, pinched it hard with her fingernail, and squeezed out oil. "Look how much oil is inside, how could it not taste good?"
Luo Changtian nodded. "Who doesn't know about fried dough sticks?"
"Sister, I'm going to pick some pine cones."
He climbed up the tree like a monkey, picked the pine cones, and threw them to Luo Jingyan on the ground so she could tidy them up. He saw the pine cones as if they were a delicious feast.
Standing high in the tree, Luo Changtian could see far, and while picking pine cones, he inadvertently spotted Xue Yanchen in the distance.
He immediately told Luo Jingyan excitedly, "Sis, I saw someone I know! Guess who it is?"
Luo Jingyan bent down to pick up pine cones: "If you want to say something, just say it. If you don't want to say something, then don't say it. I don't want to guess."
“It’s Brother Xue, I see Brother Xue, he’s over there.” He pointed it out to Luo Jingyan.
"Oh?" Luo Jingyan stood up and looked in the direction Luo Changtian pointed, and sure enough, she spotted Xue Yanchen's figure.
At this moment, the man walked with his head down, as if he was looking for something on the ground.
"Brother Xue." Luo Changtian called out to Xue Yanchen. Xue Yanchen perked up and immediately looked up, following the voice, and saw Luo Jingyan and her brother.
Hoping they wouldn't doubt his actions, he then walked towards the siblings.
Luo Jingyan said, "Brother Xue, you've come to the mountains again. I saw you looking down at the ground earlier. Are you looking for something? Let's help you look for it together."
"I lost a few coins here last time. It wasn't much money. I had nothing else to do in the dorm, so I came here to try my luck and see if I could find them. The mountain is so big, I guess I won't find them. I'll just treat this as an outing and some exercise."
"Oh." With Black Tiger as her treasure-hunting machine, Luo Jingyan watched as Black Tiger, like an obedient puppy, accompanied them up the mountain.
Luo Jingyan communicated with Black Tiger using her consciousness: [Black Tiger, even a small mosquito is still meat. Could you go and help Brother Xue find where he lost his money, okay?]
No problem, Master. I'll go right now.
Upon receiving its owner's command, the little black cat took off running and disappeared into the distance.
"You are picking pine cones."
"My sister said the seeds inside are delicious."
Luo Jingyan said, "I heard from others that pine nuts are very fragrant and delicious after being roasted, so I picked some and will try roasting them at home."
"Let me help you pick them."
He's tall and has long legs, so he can pick a lot of pine cones just by standing. If he can't pick them while standing, he climbs the tree to pick them.
A dozen minutes later, Black Tiger ran back. "Master, I've searched many places, but I haven't found any money."
It's okay, if we can't find it, we won't look for it anymore.
Xue Yanchen discovered that Luo Jingyan's cat was very obedient, even more loyal to people than a dog.
"Jingyan, your cat is very intelligent, it seems different from other cats."
Luo Jingyan's heart skipped a beat. Everyone else treated Black Tiger as just an ordinary cat, but Xue Yanchen noticed its uniqueness.
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