She said: Thank you Aunt Hua and Uncle Li, I will protect myself and will not bring shame to my mother. I will shine in the village.
Seeing that she was in a better mood, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Although they felt sorry for her, they were also afraid of provoking her. They were scared just thinking about the military personnel...
After returning to the educated youth camp, the three of them separated. Anran rested for a while, put on gloves, took her machete, basket, and rope, and left the house for the mountains. She had to stock up on firewood. She was already afraid of the cold, and winters in this era were even colder. If she didn't stock up, she would freeze to death.
Along the way, she picked a lot of wild vegetables and wood ear mushrooms, thinking of drying them and mailing them back later. She also prepared five bundles of firewood, all thick branches. She had grown tired of burning thin branches yesterday; it was too much work to burn them bit by bit. She saved them for kindling and could burn the remaining thick branches and just throw them into the stove without worrying about them.
Passing by the cowshed, An Ran heard coughing coming from inside. She wanted to go in and take a look, but then she thought better of it. In this era, one cannot associate with people living in the cowshed, otherwise one will get into trouble.
Just as I was about to leave, I heard a man's voice behind me, asking: Who are you and why are you here?
An Ran was shocked and annoyed, wondering why her vigilance had dropped. She turned around and looked at the man behind her. He was over 1.75 meters tall, over 20 years old, of medium build, with a handsome face and sharp and defensive eyes.
An Ran said: I am an educated youth who just went to the countryside. I asked An Ran to go up the mountain to chop firewood, so I passed by here. I didn’t come here on purpose.
Cao Kun said: Stay away from here in the future. This is not the place for you. Leave quickly.
An Ran nodded, said nothing, and walked away with the basket. Cao Kun looked at the small figure, and something flashed through his mind. He wanted to catch it but failed, so he shook his head and walked to the other side.
An Ran over here was thinking about the man just now. She felt that the other party was no ordinary person. The aura of the other party was obviously that of a martial artist. She thought that Liushu Village was really a place where hidden dragons and crouching tigers were everywhere. But why did the other party's face look a little familiar... ?
She chopped another bundle of firewood, and when she saw she had six, she packed up and prepared to go home. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw a rabbit nest not far away. She quietly moved closer, looking around to see if anyone was around. She quickly pulled out a piece of clothing and shoved it down. While no one was around, she tossed the clothing and rabbits into the space. She wondered if she should take another look, and then she looked around again. Not to mention, she'd harvested four more pheasants and ten pheasant eggs. She tossed the pheasants into the space and the eggs into the basket. A hawthorn berry caught her eye, and she crouched over to examine it. What was it? A mushroom or something else? Was it edible?
I decided to pick some and go back and ask the old educated youth if they were edible. If not, I'd throw them away. I decided to throw the extra ones into the space and take one back. If it turns out to be inedible, this one will be easier to handle and less likely to be exploited. If it's edible, I'll dry it and mail it back. If the old educated youth saw so much, it would probably attract envy, jealousy, and unnecessary trouble.
After packing up, I saw that it was still early and didn't want to go back, so I walked inside again. I heard a man's voice behind me again. He said: It's better for a girl not to go into the deep mountains.
An Ran was so angry that she cursed herself in her heart, damn it, where did my vigilance go?
An Ran looked back at Cao Kun and asked: Are you following me?
Cao Kun asked back: Why should I follow you?
An Ran said: You didn’t follow me, where did you come from?
Cao Kun said with a smile: I came from that side and saw you were going forward, so I reminded you. If you don’t listen, just pretend I didn’t say anything.
After saying that, he turned around and left without lingering. Anran watched him leave, then looked back at the woods behind him. She decided to listen to the advice, eat her meal, pick up her things, and carry the firewood back.
Cao Kun walked out from behind a tree and looked at the skinny little man who was carrying five or six bundles of firewood and a basket. He walked steadily. It seemed that he was not an ordinary person. His lower body was very stable and he must be a martial artist. I wonder if he was heading for the cowshed... ?
If An Ran knew what he was thinking, she would beat him up immediately, and then say loudly, "I'm just curious, do you understand? Why am I running to the cowshed? Why am I going there to feed the cows?"
When I returned to the educated youth site and put the firewood away, I found two extra bundles of firewood. Where did they come from?
At this time, Cao Mo and Tang Lin came out, and seeing An Ran staring at the firewood in a daze, they walked over and said: This is the firewood that Tang Lin and I chopped. Since we are working together, let's go chop firewood today.
An Ran nodded, indicating that she understood. She looked at Cao Mo and said nothing. She finally understood where the familiar feeling came from. Cao Mo and that man looked very similar, like brothers. She was shocked. Could they really be brothers?
Seeing her staring at him, Cao Mo felt strange and asked, "Comrade An, is there something on my face?" He touched his face again and found nothing.
An Ran shook her head and said: It’s nothing, I just thought of something else and got distracted for a moment. At this time, the old educated youth also got off work.
Chen Manman and Fu Xiaoxiao came to the kitchen to prepare cooking, and Anran handed her food to them.
Cao Mo pointed to three bags of grain beside him and said: You go to the town today, Tang Lin and I will collect the grain, and we will collect yours as well. These three bags are yours, you take care of them.
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