Chapter 66: Why did another one faint?
When it was lunchtime, Ning Xuan was woken up by the clock signaling the end of the workday. Although she was still quite sleepy, she felt much better after taking a nap.
Ning Xuan quickly washed up before the others returned.
Once the puppet returned to the courtyard, Ning Xuan immediately summoned it back to her room, then deactivated her invisibility and put the puppet away, thus completing the exchange without anyone noticing.
Then Ning Xuan left the room and ate with everyone.
After finishing her meal, Ning Xuan had some time to rest, but she couldn't fall asleep easily, so she took a Qi-boosting pill and then roughly sorted out the large amount of things she had received that day.
Tonight, Ning Xuan will continue searching the mountain. One reason is that she doesn't know if Liang Zhicheng and his group will also have multiple hiding places, perhaps even other places where they have hidden valuables.
Another thing is the rumored Yun family fortune. She wants to see if it's true. Whether she takes it or not is another matter, but it absolutely cannot fall into the hands of Liang Zhicheng's people.
After a whole night of fussing, Ning Xuan hadn't had time to eat, or rather, she hadn't been in the mood to eat, so she was extremely hungry and ended up eating an extra bowl of rice than usual.
Given that she usually has a large appetite, this surprised Xu Jiajia and the others.
"Ningxuan, has your appetite increased again? There's still some left in the pot, do you want more? Should we add more when we cook next time?" Xu Jiajia was worried that Ningxuan wouldn't have enough to eat.
Ning Xuan waved her hand, "That's enough, that's enough. I've just been working harder these past two days, so my appetite has increased a bit. If your appetites haven't increased, then just cook this much food."
They always paid extra attention when cooking, leaving a little bit of rice each time. Ning Xuan, Lu Xun, and Zhou Zhipeng would then divide the leftover rice among themselves.
Although Ning Xuan said it wasn't necessary, Xu Jiajia still decided to cook more rice and more vegetables in the future.
Recently, they've had more to do. Not only Ning Xuan, but Lu Xun and Zhou Zhipeng's appetites have also increased significantly. Xu Jiajia's appetite has also increased a little, but it's not very noticeable.
The work was too tiring, and the group didn't feel like chatting. After finishing their meal, they quickly rested for a while, as they had to continue working in the afternoon.
Ning Xuan, now a real person, was much more efficient than the puppets when she got to work. She quickly completed her tasks for the day and then continued to help Xu Jiajia.
These tasks were actually quite easy for Ning Xuan, who was now stronger and in better physical condition. She was even more efficient than Lu Xun and Zhou Zhipeng, the two men.
Today, everyone finished planting the designated areas.
However, Ning Xuan didn't plan to continue doing so much every day; she needed to come up with a solution, which required the cooperation of all of them.
He Wei and Gou Sheng will continue to sabotage them, preventing them from keeping an eye on them.
The effects of the medicine given to Gousheng should have worn off by now, so Ningxuan doesn't plan to make the trip herself again. She'll give Gousheng some more medicine and add some other things to make sure he doesn't have the energy to come to the brigade again.
Before leaving last time, Ning Xuan gave He Wei a Nightmare Talisman, so He Wei must have had a tough time these past few days.
Ning Xuan guessed correctly. These past two days, He Wei has been having nightmares as soon as he falls asleep, and they're very realistic. He wants to wake up but can't. Now he goes to work every day with dark circles under his eyes and has completely forgotten about dealing with Ning Xuan.
As usual, Ning Xuan went to search the mountain that she hadn't searched the day before, but she wasn't as lucky as she was yesterday. She didn't find anything by 4:30.
Ning Xuan guessed that Gou Sheng might come back today, so she didn't plan to let the puppet do any work. As soon as it was 4:30, she ran back and completed the exchange with the puppet before it was time to get up.
Ning Xuan guessed correctly. Although Gou Sheng was covered in wounds and was in pain, it wasn't as unbearable as the itching. He immediately took his wounds to the Red Star Brigade to continue supervising Ning Xuan and the others as they worked.
Seeing that there wasn't a single patch of good skin left on Gou Sheng's exposed skin, Ning Xuan decided not to use the itching medicine this time. She only used the diarrhea medicine and a Nightmare Talisman.
The diarrhea medicine worked immediately. Gou Sheng felt that familiar gushing sensation and didn't dare to delay for a moment. He clenched his anus and started running wildly.
But this time he wasn't so lucky; he soiled himself before he could reach the hidden bushes.
The scene was witnessed by the team members working nearby, and they couldn't help but burst into laughter. But as the indescribable smell wafted over, their laughter stopped.
Gou Sheng's face was deathly pale. He was caught between a rock and a hard place—whether to cover his crotch or not. He was both embarrassed and uncomfortable.
It was Zhou Jianguo who stepped forward to remind Gousheng to wash himself by the stream.
It was early spring, and the stream had just thawed and was still very cold, but Gousheng was too dirty to be taken back and washed with hot water.
Gou Sheng had no choice but to wash himself with the cold stream water. As a result, he had to urinate as he washed. Fortunately, he was the only one by the stream at that time.
As for the pile that had been left by the roadside, Zhou Jianguo had a basket of soil filled and covered it up, and he specifically reminded everyone not to step on it.
Fortunately, they were still some distance from Ning Xuan's mission location, so Ning Xuan and her group were not harmed.
After all that trouble, Gousheng, wearing the old clothes that Zhou Jianguo had kindly found for him, was sent to the county hospital again because he was exhausted from diarrhea and had started to have a fever.
After this series of actions, Ning Xuan estimated that the other party wouldn't be able to recover for at least a week.
During dinner that evening, Ning Xuan and the others discussed how to resolve the issue of mandatory work points.
“My thought is that we cannot subjectively refuse this arrangement, otherwise it would be backward thinking and a problem with our attitude. However, if we cannot do these things objectively, then there is still room for negotiation,” Ning Xuan said, explaining her thoughts.
"What do you want to do?" Lu Xun asked.
"Pretend to be sick. We've been working too hard these past two days, and our bodies can't take it. Jiajia and I have both fallen ill. You two can hold on for a couple more days, otherwise it would be too fake if you all fainted at the same time." This is the method Ning Xuan has been thinking of these past two days.
Everyone agreed that it was worth a try and had no objections.
After working for about two hours, Ning Xuan saw that it was almost time, so she gave Xu Jiajia the water she had prepared. Xu Jiajia was completely unprepared and soon felt weak all over, looking like she was about to faint.
Ning Xuan was already mentally prepared. While shouting, "Jiajia, what's wrong with you?" she steadily caught Xu Jiajia.
The captain and the scorekeeper came over when they heard the commotion.
"What happened? Oh dear, she looks so pale. She fainted. Quick, take her to the clinic!" Zhou Zhipeng immediately picked up Xu Jiajia and ran towards the clinic.
Fearing something might happen, Zhou Jianguo quickly followed, but before he had taken two steps, another exclamation came from behind him.
Looking back, how come another one has fainted?
That's right, Ning Xuan and Lu Xun exchanged a glance, reminding him to catch her, as she didn't want to fall to the ground.
Seeing Lu Xun blink to indicate that he was relieved, Ning Xuan drank the water with peace of mind. Just a few seconds later, she also "fainted".
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