When Meng Zhenzhen heard that the group was planning to kick her out, she immediately chuckled and said, "It's no big deal. Even if you kick me out, the brigade leader won't agree! I'll just get rid of my fever now, won't that solve the problem?"
As she spoke, she got off the kang (a heated brick bed), put on her shoes, and went to start a fire.
Yu Lili snorted coldly and didn't say anything more.
Meng Zhenzhen went outside and poked the stove a few times, cursing the others in her heart, especially Yu Lili.
She was shivering from the cold outside. After putting out the firewood and tightening her clothes, she turned and went back inside.
She cursed under her breath: It's so cold today! If it weren't for that bitch Yun Ningyan, she wouldn't be suffering at the educated youth settlement now, and she wouldn't have been swindled out of all the money she was paid.
She is now penniless, with only the few dozen yuan that Director Liu gave her back then.
After returning to her room, she glared at Yu Lili and the others secretly before lying down on the kang (a heated brick bed) to sleep.
The next day, Yu Lili sneezed one after another, and she was the most severely affected. Because their quilts were not thick, no matter who heated the kang (a traditional heated bed), it would be very warm. However, Meng Zhenzhen caught a cold on the first day she heated the kang.
She glared fiercely at Meng Zhenzhen: "Meng Zhenzhen, you're the one who gave me this cold. It's my turn to cook today, so you go cook! Otherwise, I'll go to the brigade leader and have you kicked out of the educated youth settlement!"
After a few exchanges, Meng Zhenzhen also got a little annoyed. She put her hands on her hips and said fiercely, "Yu Lili, how dare you! Why don't you just tell me to eat for you? Why should I cook for you? Everyone else is fine, but you're the only one who's useless, and you're blaming me?"
Yu Lili wanted to pounce on her and hit her, but she had no strength at all.
Meng Zhenzhen knew that she was too weak from a cold to hit her, which is why she dared to be so bold.
Zhang Hongmei: "You bear the biggest responsibility for Meng Zhenzhen's situation. Not to mention giving her money for medical treatment, you should at least cook her some meals! We won't hold it against you, otherwise you really won't be able to stay in this educated youth settlement."
Meng Zhenzhen didn't want things to get so tense with them; if she were really kicked out, she would have nowhere to go.
The Huo family's backyard.
Yun Ningyan was tossed and turned for a long time last night, and she overslept again.
Huo Junshan had already eaten breakfast and was sitting at the table reading and writing, while she was still fast asleep.
He knew Yun Ningyan was exhausted last night, so he didn't wake her and let her get enough sleep.
When she woke up, the room was quiet except for the rustling of Huo Junshan turning pages and the scratching of his pen.
She opened her eyes and quietly looked at Huo Junshan in front of the table for a while.
When she opened her mouth, her voice was hoarse, which startled even herself.
"Huo Junshan, why does my voice sound like this?"
Her voice was like that of a male duck, indistinguishable between male and female, rough and hoarse.
She quickly covered her mouth, looking at Huo Junshan in horror.
Huo Junshan leaned down and kissed the back of her hand that was covering her mouth: "I'll go get you a glass of water."
He poured her a cup of spiritual spring water and carefully fed it to her.
After drinking a cup of spiritual spring water, Yun Ningyan felt much better about her throat.
"What time is it now?"
Huo Junshan helped her up and asked with a smile, "Are you still going to sleep?"
Yun Ningyan shook her head: "I'm not going to sleep, I'm hungry."
She was woken up by hunger.
She put on her clothes, and Huo Junshan bent down to put on her shoes.
Yun Ningyan quickly withdrew her foot: "Huo Junshan, I can do it myself."
Huo Junshan grabbed her feet and put shoes on her.
The food Huo Junshan cooked remained warm in the pot, with flickering embers still visible.
Yun Ningyan ate a bowl of porridge, an egg, half a plate of shredded potatoes, and a small piece of steamed bun.
Feeling like she had finally come back to life after eating her fill, she rubbed her stomach and said, "Huo Junshan, I ate too much!"
"Don't sit there for a while, walk around the room."
Yun Ningyan walked around the room a few times and drank two cups of spiritual spring water, feeling much better.
The two began their daily study routine.
Yun Ningyan started reviewing directly from the first year of high school. Although she had attended university in her previous life and learned similar material in high school, she still felt she should start reviewing from the beginning to avoid any discrepancies.
Fortunately, there was Huo Junshan as a teacher. Huo Junshan explained the parts she didn't understand very well, and Yun Ningyan studied diligently.
It was still snowing heavily, and the streets were noisy with the sounds of children laughing and playing.
Yun Ningyan finished one big problem and then got so frustrated that she didn't want to do any more.
Huo Junshan looked up at her, his tone gentle: "What's wrong? Don't you know how to do it?"
He picked up the book, glanced at it, and said mysteriously, "Yanyan, do you want to go out and play?"
She shook her head: "It's too cold, I don't want to."
Huo Junshan got up and left. Two minutes later, he came out with a wooden board that looked like a large shovel. It was long on both sides and had a baffle on the other side.
She couldn't figure out what this thing was for.
Huo Junshan smiled and said, "Come on, I'll take you out to play for a while."
Yun Ningyan was very curious: "What exactly is this for?"
Huo Junjie went inside and put thick cotton shoes on Yun Ningyan, telling her to put them on: "Put these shoes on, it'll be cold outside."
Yun Ningyan had no choice but to obediently change her shoes. Huo Junshan whistled, and Dahei came out of the house.
The two people and the dog locked the gate and went out.
He put the wooden plank on the ground, with two holes punched in the front. He deftly threaded the rope through the holes and hung it on Big Black's body.
Yun Ningyan exclaimed in surprise, "These are skis?"
Huo Junshan nodded.
Yun Ningyan sat down, and her feet fit perfectly on the board, with none sticking out.
Huo Junshan whistled, and Dahei pulled him away and ran.
It had been cooped up at home for a long time, and when it came out, it was very excited and barked a few times.
Huo Junshan asked Yun Ningyan, "Where do you want to go?"
I haven't seen Lin Mengmeng for several days, so I'm going to show off to her, haha.
"Go to the educated youth settlement!"
Huo Junshan led the way, while Dahei pulled Yun Ningyan along at a trot.
The snow was slippery, and Dahei pulled the person away without much effort.
There were many people playing on the road, mostly adults accompanying children. The children were skiing, and the adults were pulling them along.
Only Yun Ningyan, an adult, sat down like a child, while Da Hei pulled her along.
Xiao Huzi and Huo Jianguo were also playing on the road, and Xiao Huzi was very envious.
Upon seeing Yun Ningyan, he shouted, "Third Aunt, yours is more fun than mine, can I play with it?"
Although she had a grudge against Wang Cuihong, she had raised the two children quite well, and they hadn't gone astray.
She smiled and waved to Little Tiger: "Come here, I'll hold you."
Little Tiger immediately stumbled over, and Yun Ningyan let him sit on her lap, holding him in her arms—it was just right.
Seeing his child happy, Huo Jianguo nodded to Yun Ningyan.
Then he looked at Huo Junshan: "Third brother, is this the idea you came up with? I'll make one too, so Little Tiger can play with it."
Huo Junshan: "There's still some timber at home. You can come and get it if you need it."
Little Tiger and Yun Ningyan sat together, squealing excitedly, "Aww... This is so much fun!"
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