After several days of swaying and rattling, the train finally arrived at its destination—Chunshi Railway Station. Shen Mu Ning and the others collected their luggage, got off the train, and went to the platform.
The group looked around, put their luggage on the ground, stretched, and stomped their feet. After several days on the train, their bodies had remained in one position, making their limbs and backs stiff. They wanted to move around to improve blood circulation and relieve their discomfort.
"We should still have to take a bus to Leshan Commune, right? The people from the brigade should be there to pick us up." As soon as Shen Mu Ning got off the train, she looked at the sign held by the people who were there to pick up the educated youth. The sign did not include Xinshan Brigade of Leshan Commune.
Because Leshan Commune belongs to Hongguang County, the large group that is picking people up at the train station is probably located near the center of Chuncheng District, while they will need to take a bus to Leshan Commune on their own.
The other three nodded in agreement; they had also seen that no one was coming to pick them up.
Just then, a group of men and women walked over. Shen Mu Ning and her group looked at them with suspicion, wondering what they were doing there.
"Comrades, hello. We are also educated youth sent to the countryside in Leshan Commune. We just heard you say you were going to Leshan Commune, so we came to ask if we could go together." One of the older men stepped forward and explained to them.
Shen Mu Ning and the others also realized that there were several brigades in Leshan Commune, and it was impossible that only the four of them were going there. They hadn't met them before, so they guessed that they were in different carriages.
Shen Mu Ning and the others agreed to travel with them. After all, the road was there, and they were all going to the same place. Traveling together would help avoid any unpleasant incidents.
Everyone knew they needed to take a bus to the commune; they just wanted to find someone to ask where the bus station was. Fortunately, the people in charge of arranging the pick-up of the educated youth in Chun City were very thoughtful. They had two people waiting at the train station where the educated youth were to be picked up, holding a sign that read "Bus Station." Whenever any educated youth needed to take a bus to the commune below, they would be gathered together and taken there. In this way, Shen Mu Ning and the others no longer needed to ask for directions.
After arriving at the bus station, Shen Mu Ningren boarded the bus to Leshan Commune as instructed by the staff. However, since the train was scheduled to arrive at Chunshi Railway Station at 8:00 AM, all the buses at the bus station had just departed from the commune and were already on their way to the county town. For the time being, only these educated youths were waiting for their bus back to the commune.
Because there were still empty seats in the car, the car wouldn't be leaving for the time being, so Shen Mu Ning and the others could only wait in the car.
The group of people waiting in the car went to eat in batches, but when Shen Mu Ning, Lin Si Qi, and He Xiao Lan went to eat, something unpleasant happened.
Originally, He Xiaolan thought that Lin Siqi, spoiled and pampered in the Lin family, would definitely suffer in the countryside. Moreover, given her bad temper, she might offend everyone around her, and no one would like her. However, if He Xiaolan took good care of Lin Siqi while she suffered and was isolated, Lin Siqi would surely trust and rely on her, and then she could succeed in whatever she wanted.
But ever since Lin Siqi met Shen Mu Ning, she has had fewer opportunities to interact with Lin Siqi alone, and she has also been unable to speak ill of the Lin family while Lin Siqi was around.
He Xiaolan noticed that Lin Siqi and Shen Muning were getting close and that Lin Siqi was treating her coldly, ignoring her for the past two days. Therefore, she needed to find a way to make Lin Siqi resent Shen Muning. Once a rift formed between them, they were unlikely to become good friends, and she could then achieve her original plan.
He Xiaolan acted on her idea immediately. It just so happened that Lin Siqi was wearing a dress that she had just bought before going to the countryside. She really liked it back then. If Shen Mu Ning got the dress dirty, Lin Siqi would definitely get angry and stop associating with her.
So, while the three of them were eating at the state-run restaurant, He Xiaolan pretended to accidentally push Shen Mu Ning. At the time, all three of them were carrying food that they had just taken from the window. He Xiaolan's purpose was to make Shen Mu Ning lose her balance and then spill the food on Lin Siqi, getting her clothes dirty.
However, she did not expect Shen Mu Ning to react so quickly, dodging the moment she realized He Xiao Lan was about to push her. Caught off guard, He Xiao Lan stumbled from the force of her own push, spilling most of the dumplings in her hand.
The commotion drew the attention of everyone in the state-run restaurant. He Xiaolan felt the mocking stares of those around her and was filled with anger and embarrassment. Unable to do anything to them, she could only vent her anger on Shen Mu Ning. After all, Shen Mu Ning had evaded her scheme, making her the laughingstock.
"Sister Shen, why did you trip me?" He Xiaolan looked innocent and on the verge of tears, which immediately aroused the pity of those around her. They felt that she was very pitiful, so everyone looked at Shen Muning with suspicion.
Lin Siqi was different. Although she was walking in front and didn't know exactly what had happened, she had gotten to know a bit about Shen Mu Ning's temperament over the past few days.
She's the kind of person who doesn't bother others unless provoked. Her interactions with others are always superficial, remaining merely platonic, without taking anything to heart. Even though the two of them have become a little more familiar these past few days, it's really just a gentleman's acquaintance, as light as water; they haven't become true friends.
To Shen Muling, He Xiaolan was just a stranger she was going to the countryside with; she had no reason to do anything to put He Xiaolan in an awkward position.
On the contrary, He Xiaolan is a typical egoist. She will try anything that benefits her. Maybe this time she wanted to scheme against Shen Mu Ning, but Shen Mu Ning avoided her, or maybe she just stumbled and spilled the food and felt embarrassed, so she wanted Shen Mu Ning to take the blame.
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