"Cough cough... Jiang Zhiqing! What are you doing?!"
The captain couldn't help but roar out in anger.
Despite his hoarse voice, his shout was so loud that two roof tiles fell off the entire educated youth settlement.
Jiang Wenwan stuck out her tongue and made a face at Zhou Yunting.
He quickly turned around and went out, then ran to the yard with a serious expression, standing in front of the brigade leader and glancing at the people around him.
Standing ramrod straight, he reported to the brigade leader with the same serious expression:
"Reporting to the brigade leader, I'm checking to see if Zhou Zhiqing has any other injuries on his legs. I suspect he's deliberately trying to extort money from me."
However, after a careful examination of his entire leg, I discovered that he was indeed not trying to scam me.
The captain's face darkened; he was so angry he was practically fuming.
"You broke someone's leg, and you still suspect them of trying to extort you? You're really something!"
Now that it's confirmed they didn't try to extort you, what's your attitude?
Jiang Wenwan remained calm and composed as she gave her report.
"I've decided to take the afternoon off to go up the mountain and hunt some pheasants, no, I think I'll go hunt some rabbits instead."
She couldn't maintain a serious expression for more than three seconds before she grinned and said:
"The rabbits are hopping around so happily, their legs must be strong. I'll catch a few rabbits to help strengthen their legs."
As he spoke, he called out to the main room.
"Zhou Zhiqing, how about this?"
"Um!"
She wasn't satisfied with just a simple "hmm," and insisted on emphasizing it.
"Don't just 'hmm,' say it with your mouth: yes or no!"
"OK!"
This sentence revealed a hint of annoyance, but Jiang Wenwan cheerfully replied to the captain:
"Look, he said it's fine, haha, it's not a big deal."
What brings you here today, sir?
The captain snorted in annoyance.
"This is Secretary Kang from our commune. He came to inspect after hearing my report."
The captain was heartbroken.
He didn't check the almanac before going out today; he should have come when Jiang Zhiqing behaved well.
Uh, when did Jiang Zhiqing behave well?
Thinking about it while hunting brought the captain a little comfort.
Actually, the higher-ups were curious about how a girl could shoot so accurately, so they sent Secretary Kang down to investigate.
Don't let his position as a Party Secretary fool you; he was a veteran of the war.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Wenwan quickly grinned at Secretary Kang, revealing her bright white teeth, but inwardly she was sweating bullets.
Did you really consult the Chinese almanac before coming here?
She felt she should do everything she could to salvage her image.
"Hello, Secretary Kang!"
Secretary Kang, being a senior secretary, smiled amiably and said:
"Hello, Jiang Zhiqing! I heard from your brigade leader that you are a great shot. Last time it was very dangerous, but we were able to make it through you."
"You're going up the mountain to hunt rabbits this afternoon, count me in. I want to see how good your marksmanship is, and whether it's really as good as your captain said!"
Hearing this, Jiang Wenwan was delighted.
"Yes! I promise I won't let the captain down!"
Oh, I just made some rabbit meat and spicy cabbage. Would you do me the honor of having some with me?
"No, I just came to see you, this female educated youth."
Secretary Kang smiled very kindly.
The captain smiled kindly and said:
"You guys are busy, we'll go up the mountain this afternoon."
Then he took Secretary Kang with him and left.
He shouldn't have come here.
Jiang Wenwan saw off the educated youth, and the people in the settlement were filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred.
"Jiang Zhiqing, do you need someone to help carry your things up the mountain this afternoon? I can help!"
"I don't need you."
This wasn't the first or second time that Madepi had been rejected so bluntly; he was already used to it.
"If you don't use me, who will you use?"
Wu Weiguo stood at the door, glanced at Jiang Wenwan, and subtly gave her a wink.
“I’ll use Sun Zhiqing. Look how much more refined he is, with his glasses.”
After hearing what she said, Ma Debi glanced at Sun Sun Liangsheng and rolled his eyes.
"Many scoundrels are among the refined!"
"Look at him, he's not as capable as me at work. You want to send him?"
Sun Liangsheng was unwilling to be belittled.
“How dare you speak like that, Ma Zhiqing? You’re generalizing and condemning everyone based on a single example.”
I'm proud to be a good student, so how come in your mouth I've become a "refined scoundrel"? You're saying this...
"Get lost, don't take this so seriously, or I'll beat you up!"
"How could you be so barbaric?"
Ma Debi stood at ease, his leg trembling, his head tilted to the side, with an expression that said, "I'll do whatever I want, you can bite me if you want," which was incredibly infuriating.
Sun Liang Sheng's face turned red with anger. Du Zhi Yuan, who was standing next to him, patted him on the shoulder and said:
"That's just how he is; he can't say anything nice. If you argue with him, you'll lower your own standards."
He can say anything when he gets angry, so why bother arguing with him?
Sun Liangsheng paused for a moment, realizing it was an attempt to persuade him, and he accepted the offer.
Ma Debi rolled his eyes, stopped shaking, and went to get his lunchbox.
"Don't think I don't know what you're talking about. Are you saying I have a bad temper and am arrogant?"
Jiang Wenwan and Zhu Xiaomin sat on small stools by the door, eating their meals and listening to them talk. Spending time with them has even allowed them to learn a dialect.
Zhu Xiaomin watched as she started eating by herself.
"Hey, aren't you going to deliver food to Zhou, the educated youth?"
"Oh right! Oh, I forgot."
Seeing her hurry to serve the rice, Zhu Xiaomin was overjoyed.
"Give Zhou, the educated youth, some meat."
Jiang Wenwan served rice, placed the braised chicken leg from last night at the bottom of the bowl, covered it with rice, and topped it with stir-fried cabbage and meat.
Add a small radish.
Stir-fried cabbage with pork and some broth makes a perfect porridge for soaking rice, preventing it from getting too dry and making it more palatable.
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