This also lets her know that she's not someone to be trifled with, and that she'll have to think twice before acting in the future. After all, she doesn't want to be dealing with He Xiaolan all the time; dealing with a scheming, scheming person like that is really mentally taxing!
After saying that, she ignored He Xiaolan's ugly expression and sat down in her seat. Only Lin Siqi hadn't completely broken ties with He Xiaolan yet, so she had no choice but to bring He Xiaolan along. She knew that although Shen Mu Ning hadn't paid much attention to He Xiaolan, she wouldn't mind if He Xiaolan sat close to her.
Lin Siqi keeps He Xiaolan by her side to see if He Xiaolan knows who is trying to harm their family, and to see if she can use He Xiaolan to catch a big fish.
In her previous life, shortly after her parents' misfortune, she was tricked by He Xiaolan and lost her virginity to Wang Cheng, a good-for-nothing in the village. It took her many years to escape from that small mountain village.
After that, although she built a successful business, she was never able to uncover the truth behind her family's downfall. Since He Xiaolan was here, why didn't she dig deeper into the people behind her?
In addition, once she arrives in the countryside, she should write a letter back home as soon as possible to remind her father and the others to be careful, as they might notice something amiss.
The three of them finished their meal in an awkward atmosphere. Afterwards, they accompanied Lin Siqi to the supply and marketing cooperative, where she bought a straw hat, gloves, a sickle, and other farm tools, as well as two sets of long-sleeved clothes and a headscarf.
In truth, Lin Siqi was also quite helpless. When she was reborn, she had already arrived at the train station. All she brought with her to the countryside were two thin cotton quilts, a few pretty dresses, skincare products, and candy. The only two cotton short-sleeved shirts that suited her status as a sent-down youth were things her mother insisted on giving her.
As for the other items, her parents would mail them to her after she wrote back home. The moment she saw her luggage on the train, she really wanted to slap herself for bringing so much useless stuff.
Having experienced working in the countryside, Lin Siqi knew that now was the time to harvest corn and turn over sweet potato vines. Leaving aside how hot it was under the sun, the corn leaves alone were enough to make anyone suffer. Their sickle-shaped leaves could scratch the skin, leaving one sore and itchy after a shower at night. She figured she'd better prepare early!
As for Shen Mu Ning, although she lived a miserable life before the apocalypse in her previous life, she had never actually worked in the fields. She did know that summer was the time to harvest corn, but after struggling through the apocalypse for several years, who would remember that much?
However, at Lin Siqi's suggestion, she also bought farm tools and a headscarf. After all, the original female protagonist had lived in the countryside, so her advice was somewhat useful. As for long-sleeved clothes, she had already made several sets before, so she didn't need to buy any more.
Around noon, the bus was finally packed with people, and it began its swaying journey back to Leshan Commune. Luckily, the educated youth all had seats; otherwise, the various unpleasant smells and constant bumping of the bus would probably have made them vomit all over the place.
The bus arrived at Leshan Commune amidst the arduous journey of the educated youth. Almost the instant the bus came to a stop, the youth jumped up and rushed off. They were all suffering from severe motion sickness from the entire trip, their heads spinning, and they just wanted some fresh air to clear their minds and also to calm their churning stomachs caused by motion sickness.
People from various brigades under Leshan Commune were already waiting at the bus station. They stood in front of their respective brigade's oxcarts or tractors, holding up their brigade's sign so that the educated youth could see them at a glance.
As soon as Shen Mu Ning and her three companions got off the bus, they saw the sign for Xinshan Brigade. They quickly went over to greet the uncle who was driving the bus: "Uncle, we are all people from Qingshan Brigade who came to the countryside."
The person who came to pick them up was Gu Chengyi, the cousin of the brigade leader Gu Chengde. He briefly introduced himself to the group and then quickly told them to put their luggage away before slowly walking out of the city.
As he walked, he kept complaining to himself: "The commune only sent a few more people who can't lift a finger because their brigade is relatively wealthy. The three girls clearly don't have much strength, and the other boy is tall and strong, but his clothes are all quite expensive, so he doesn't look like someone who can do a good job."
If we take these people back, I'm afraid his cousin will scold us again.
Alas, life is not easy, Chengyi sighed.
After several people walked out of the oxcart together, Gu Chengyi told them to form groups of two and take turns riding in the oxcart. When the people walking got tired, they would switch with the people on the oxcart.
This is because oxcarts were still quite expensive, and they usually walked to the commune to handle matters. Only on the first of each month, when their brigade leader came to the commune for a meeting, could they use tractors, and members who wanted to go to the commune could ride in tractors.
But recently the tractor broke down and was sent for repairs. It hasn't been repaired and returned yet, so the only means of transportation is the oxcart. If it weren't for the fact that the educated youth had a lot of luggage when they went to the countryside, he wouldn't have wanted to drive the brigade's ox to pick them up.
Shen Mu Ning, Lin Si Qi, and Zhang Jia Yang didn't react much, but He Xiao Lan looked very dissatisfied. There was an oxcart available, but they weren't allowed to ride in it. Was she deliberately torturing them?
But she didn't say it so thoughtlessly. So she asked, "Uncle Gu, how far is it from the commune back to the brigade?"
"At your current walking speed, it will probably take about two hours!" Gu Chengyi answered He Xiaolan's question, as it was necessary to let them know in advance how long the walk would take.
"Two hours!" He Xiaolan exclaimed in surprise. "Such a long way, couldn't you let us take an oxcart back? Look, there's not much stuff on this oxcart yet!"
Gu Chengyi was displeased upon hearing this. Did she think he was more valuable than an ox? So he explained, "Oxen are very precious to us rural people. We only brought an oxcart to pick you up because we thought you were carrying luggage and it would be inconvenient for you to walk. We don't usually use oxen except for spring plowing. If you don't want to ride, then don't ride and walk back by yourselves."
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