Who knows, this might be their first pot of gold.
After packing up, the mother and son headed to the back of the mountain. Under Wuyou's guidance, Zhao Hongjun set up many traps, picked a lot of wild vegetables and mushrooms, and even caught two fish, making it a great harvest.
The mother and son were completely unaffected by what had happened before, and happily began their work of making a living. Meanwhile, another drama was unfolding at the educated youth compound.
The other educated youth who had finished work returned to the educated youth compound looking exhausted. They had no interest in Huang Siwen and just sat in the courtyard, chatting occasionally while waiting for their meal.
This year, only two female educated youths, Huang Siwen and Yu Xiaohong, came to the countryside. They were young and beautiful and received care from the others. In previous years, there were three men and one woman. Li Gang was the first educated youth to arrive; he was calm, experienced, and the elder brother to everyone. The other two were Li Wen and Wang Guoan, and the other female educated youth was named Chen Guihua.
The educated youth compound operates on a shift system. Everyone's food rations are kept in one place, and one person is responsible for cooking each day. Today, it just so happens that Huang Siwen is in charge.
"What's going on today? Why hasn't anything happened all day?" Chen Guihua was still irritated. As a woman, she was naturally immune to other women, and she especially disliked Huang Siwen for using her pretty looks to seduce men everywhere.
Most importantly, after what happened today, the villagers are looking at them, the educated youth, with very strange eyes. After a few years here, they've gradually come to understand how difficult it is for educated youth to return to the city, and they've started considering finding a man in the village to marry, which is better than enduring these years.
But once this matter escalated, she wouldn't be able to find a good husband anytime soon, so naturally she was unhappy.
"I'll go take a look." Li Gang stood up to go check. They had been working hard all morning and wanted to eat and rest early, since they still had to work in the afternoon. Besides, they were particularly uncomfortable with the strange looks they were getting.
"The food is here, come and eat!" Yu Xiaohong came out carrying the food, her cheeks covered in sweat. Seeing her like this, no one else dared to say anything more.
"Why is it you? Isn't it Huang Siwen today?" Chen Guihua asked as soon as she opened her mouth.
Yu Xiaohong hesitated for a moment, then forced a smile. "Siwen fell into the water and wasn't feeling well, so I did it for her. It's not a big deal."
“Only you are so kind. If it were me, I wouldn’t tolerate her spoiled princess attitude. The grain in our yard was all earned by everyone together. We can’t let her eat for free.” Chen Guihua shouted, her voice carrying clearly into the inner room.
The others all looked on with approval. It was true that they were taking care of Huang Siwen, but ultimately, their own lives were more important. The life of an educated youth was already difficult enough.
Huang Siwen naturally heard it too, and his face showed an angry expression. He rushed out and started a fight. Other educated youths who came to stop the fight were also scolded by Huang Siwen, which was quite unpleasant.
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