Chapter 35 Entering the Mountains
Since he reached the fourth level of Bajiquan, work has become very easy for Zhou Ziwen.
The whole day was like nothing happened.
After work, Zhou Ziwen walked at a leisurely pace to meet up with the Chen sisters.
"Will it be very lively at the Youth League Institute today?" Chen Qiaoyi asked with some schadenfreude on the way home.
She did not forget how the old educated youth in the Youth House treated them when they first came to the countryside.
"You, speak softly, don't let others hear you." Chen Shiying glared at her sister.
Everyone was leaving work at the same time, and there were still quite a few people on the road! If those old educated youth heard this, there would be trouble again.
"We are not the same kind of people as those educated youth. Their affairs have nothing to do with us," Zhou Ziwen said.
To him, the people in the Youth League Institute were just strangers. Although they were all educated youth, they had little in common. Even if they met outside, they would just nod to each other.
"Yeah, aren't you going to the mountains with Ziwen to chop firewood? Why don't you leave quickly?" Chen Shiying didn't want to discuss this topic either.
She didn't have a good impression of the educated youth at the Youth Academy, especially the older ones.
In other words, they did not live with the educated youth. I heard that those educated youth did a lot of things during this period.
After returning home, Zhou Ziwen and Chen Qiaoyi packed up their things and went out, while Chen Shiying stayed at home to cook.
By the way, there are also sweet potato leaves, I will go get them later.
In order to chop wood, Zhou Ziwen and Chen Qiaoyi made full preparations.
Each of them carried a large backpack and wore a straw hat on his head. Zhou Ziwen held an axe in his hand and Chen Qiaoyi held a sickle in her hand.
Although there would be no danger where they were going, they had axes and sickles, both for self-defense and for work.
He also planned to see if he could find any dead trees in the mountains and cut them down to use as firewood!
"Zhou Zhiqing, where are you and your partner going?"
"Aunt Ma, let's go to the mountains to collect some firewood."
"You can collect firewood, but remember not to go too deep into the mountains. It's very dangerous!"
"Well, we'll just collect firewood on the outskirts and not go into the mountains."
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Along the way, Zhou Ziwen met some villagers. When he heard that they were going to collect firewood, he told them not to go deep into the mountains.
Zhou Ziwen also smiled and nodded in agreement.
However, some people also made fun of his relationship with Chen Qiaoyi.
Zhou Ziwen just laughed off such harmless jokes.
He did not hide the fact that he and Chen Qiaoyi were dating from others, he just did not publicize it.
However, there are not many entertainment activities in the village. As the first educated youth to build a house, Zhou Ziwen is still quite popular.
Although it wasn't publicized much, everyone knew what they needed to know.
After all, there are so many aunties and grandmas in the village. Not to mention that he and Chen Qiaoyi are dating, even if they are not, there will still be gossip about them!
It is said that many people were disappointed when they learned that Zhou Ziwen had a girlfriend.
After all, it is a recognized fact that Zhou Ziwen's family is rich, he is generous, and he is handsome.
He is strong at work and has a good personality. Those who are unmarried in their families all want to introduce him to a partner!
As a result, before they took any action, Zhou Ziwen already had a partner. How could they not be disappointed?
Of course, Zhou Ziwen only heard this news occasionally, and he didn't know whether it was true or not.
But he didn't care too much. Although there were some pretty girls in the village, they were definitely not as pretty as the Chen sisters.
He is already very satisfied to find a girl he likes.
Being alone with Chen Qiaoyi today was a rare opportunity for him.
It’s not that I want to do something, I just want to use this opportunity alone to enhance our relationship.
After all, with Chen Shiying as a light bulb at home, he couldn't even say slightly inappropriate love words. Although he was already dating Chen Qiaoyi, their relationship had not made any further progress.
Although Zhou Ziwen is not an impatient person, he is also a man. Now that he has a partner, he naturally wants to do something more intimate.
Otherwise, wouldn't this object be the same as not having it?
The forest was not far from the village, and they reached their destination in about ten minutes.
When he arrived at the place, he found that there were quite a lot of people here.
There are some aunts and grandmas, as well as some half-grown children.
Some of them came to collect firewood, some came to dig wild vegetables, and some children came to find wild fruits to eat.
The mountains and forests are a place rich in material resources. Wild vegetables, medicinal herbs, game, firewood, etc. can all be found here.
Of course, although the resources are abundant, the dangers cannot be ignored.
There are not only wolves in this mountain, but I heard there are also tigers.
Anyway, Zhou Ziwen doesn’t dare to go deep into the mountains and forests now.
"Wow, there's so much firewood here!"
As soon as she arrived, Chen Qiaoyi exclaimed.
In fact, there is a lot of firewood in the mountains, mostly dead branches and leaves, and some pine needles.
Pine needles and leaves are the best fire starters, and the fire they produce is very fierce.
But there is one disadvantage, which is that it is not fire-resistant.
I estimate that if I collect a basket of them, I can burn them all in one day.
Just like these aunties and grandmas, they come basically every other day.
If I don't work harder, there won't be enough firewood at home.
"Yiyi, you pick up the trash here first. I'll go look for any dead trees." Zhou Ziwen said to the girl next to him.
"Okay, Brother Ziwen, leave your backpack here too. I'll take care of collecting firewood." Chen Qiaoyi said enthusiastically.
Today they collected sweet potato leaves, which was much easier than weeding. At the end of the day, they didn't feel tired at all.
After leaving the backpack behind, Zhou Ziwen twisted the axe and observed the surrounding environment.
But he was soon disappointed, there were no dead trees here.
Come to think of it, this place is on the edge of the forest. Even if there are dead trees, they have long been cut down by the villagers. How could it be his turn?
With an axe in his hand, Zhou Ziwen was not too worried about his safety. What's more, this was the outskirts and the chance of dangerous wild animals appearing was not high.
After all, every year the village organizes a guard team to go into the mountains to hunt, and the wild beasts outside have long been killed.
As the saying goes, "A skilled man is brave." He has mastered the fourth-level Bajiquan and has very good reaction ability. Even if he encounters a wild beast, he can climb up a tree to avoid danger.
Zhou Ziwen looked around and listened carefully as he walked up the mountain cautiously.
This time, he planned to scout the spot first, not necessarily to find a dead tree.
If you can’t find it, it doesn’t matter. At most, you can spend some money and buy it from the villagers.
Winter is just a few months away, and before that, he needs to prepare enough firewood.
Firewood such as twigs and leaves is definitely not suitable. Both leaves and twigs are not resistant to burning. They can be used for cooking, but cannot be used to survive the winter.
While Zhou Ziwen was still looking for the dead tree, a quarrel broke out again at the Youth League Institute.
(End of this chapter)
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