Chapter 36: Educated Youths Going to the Countryside
The little fox's injury seemed to be quite serious.
When Lu Xing went to see it the next day, it hardly moved and just lay there, as if it had accepted its fate. It also seemed like it had hardly touched the food that was given to it.
"System, what's wrong with the fox? Could it be that he was frightened by what happened yesterday and is no longer able to move?"
She tentatively reached out to see the wound on the fox's foot.
The fox, who had been lying motionless, suddenly opened its eyes and barked at her threateningly.
[Host, the little fox seems quite energetic and won't die for a while.]
"Then why doesn't it eat the meat in the bowl?"
In order to help the little fox recover better, the meat was given by the village chief, fresh pork.
Is it possible that it's a vegetarian? Have you forgotten what it was doing when it was caught yesterday?
"Fox? A vegetarian? Can a fox survive as a vegetarian?"
Although Lu Xing was somewhat skeptical about the system's statement, he still took some vegetables and put them in front of the fox's mouth.
The fox sniffed the vegetables warily, moved its ears, and scratched the vegetables with its claws. When it found nothing strange, it started eating immediately.
"Wow, there really are foxes that don't eat meat."
"Grandma, you're up so early." Liu Fangfang, her hair loose, came to see the little fox even before washing. "How is the fox recovering?"
"Huh? Why is the fox chewing on vegetables? Doesn't it eat meat?"
"I'd also like to ask, Fangfang, have you ever encountered a fox in your family that only eats vegetables and doesn't eat meat?"
Liu Fangfang thought carefully about all the prey her father had caught. "No, prey that doesn't eat meat is the kind that doesn't want to live. My dad would sell them immediately. Wouldn't this little fox be the same?"
"It could be that he's sick."
The little fox moved its ears and continued to chew the vegetables attentively. It looked very energetic and didn't look like it wanted to die or was sick at all.
"No...right?" Lu Xing wasn't quite sure. "How about we observe it a little longer?"
There is no need to rush to solve the problem of vegetarianism, but the wound on the fox's leg still needs to be treated with medicine.
The wound is left open and can easily get infected.
There was no veterinarian in Xiaoshi Village, and Lu Xing and the others didn't know what hemostatic medicine to use on the rabbit. They could only apply crushed mugwort on the wound based on their experience in stopping bleeding for humans.
Liu Fangfang is worthy of being the one who has helped her father deal with prey since she was a child.
The little fox kept breathing on her, and she quickly finished bandaging the wound before it could react.
The little fox looked at his tied legs, then looked at Liu Fangfang. Not finding anything wrong, he gave up and continued to eat his food.
After taking care of the little fox and having breakfast, Liu Fangfang wanted to stroll around Xiaoshi Village and take a look at what the school in the village was like.
Lu Xing was very surprised by her suggestion. "School? Our village doesn't have the money to build a school. Children who want to go to school have to walk a long way to other villages to attend school."
"Aren't you planning to go to the primary school in the county? Why do you suddenly want to visit the village primary school?"
Liu Fangfang: "Yesterday when I went to the county, I didn't see the principal, nor did I see how the students were going to school. I wanted to come and see how classes were conducted in the village primary school."
"There are no schools in the villages near ours. If you want to find one, you'll probably have to ask around."
"Oh right." Lu Xing suddenly thought of something. "The village chief's wife seems to work at the primary school in the county town. You can go to her house and ask her, but she's not in the village most of the time."
"The village chief's wife? What's her name? She's amazing."
"That's right." Liu Hehua, who met them halfway, couldn't help but come forward when she heard someone praising her daughter-in-law. "Lu Xing? Is this the young woman staying at your house? She has pretty good taste."
"Hello, Grandma. My name is Liu Fangfang, and I'm a friend of Sister Wang Fang."
Liu Hehua has always been very fond of young people who speak well and have good personalities, and her way of expressing her affection is to introduce them to potential partners. "Oh, Lian Hua's daughter-in-law has a friend as handsome as you. How old are you, girl? Do you have a partner? Do you want grandma to introduce you to one?"
"Not yet, grandma. I plan to finish my studies first." Liu Fangfang smiled happily, with a dimple on her face.
"She's just like your daughter-in-law, a college student who hasn't graduated yet." Lu Xing said from the side.
Liu Fangfang was a little surprised. It was even harder to get into college in the past than it is now. "Grandma, is your daughter-in-law also a college student? Did she get in from the village too? That's amazing."
"That's right, but she was the only one of the educated youth who stayed in our village."
Speaking of the educated youth, Liu Hehua couldn't help but look around. When she didn't see Lu Yue, she breathed a sigh of relief.
"Grandma, what are you looking at?"
Liu Fangfang looked around following her gaze, but the road was empty and there was not a single person in sight.
Liu Hehua and Lu Xing looked at each other, unsure whether they should tell her this story. "It depends on the person. The issue of educated youth cannot be mentioned casually in our village. During the time when educated youth went to the countryside, our village was also assigned several educated youth."
"Because life on the farm was so hard, the educated youth all settled down in the village. Then one day when they were able to return to the city, they all ran away again."
"Have they all run away?" Liu Fangfang asked this question cautiously.
Liu Hehua knew what she meant by this question and immediately explained, "Except for my daughter-in-law, the rest of the educated youth have all run away."
"During that time, many families cried every night. They couldn't bear to hear the word 'educated youth'. When they heard it, they wanted to curse."
"It's much better now. Most people have remarried and have moved on. Only one family has not gotten over it and is still thinking about settling the score with that unfaithful educated youth."
The scumbag educated youth who abandoned his wife and children was Lu Xin's father. After he ran away, Lu Yue had been wanting to find that guy to settle the score.
But later on, she ruined her health by working so hard to support Lu Xin and could no longer take long-distance buses.
"Grandma, what's the name of that unfaithful educated youth? How can we let such a scum go?" Liu Fangfang clenched her fists. If that scumbag appeared in front of her, she would punch him twice without hesitation.
"It's been so many years, it should be hard to find."
Lu Xin and his mother have been looking for him for so many years, but there is no news at all. This shows how heartless that man was.
"Stop talking about it, it's bad luck to talk about scumbag men." Liu Hehua said with a sigh, "Let's change the subject."
"Okay, okay, grandma, how about you tell me more about your daughter-in-law? She's so amazing. Has she stayed in the county to teach?"
When talking about her daughter-in-law, Liu Hehua is always very proud. "Of course, my daughter Bailu is amazing. Not only is she a college graduate, but she was also the fastest learner when she went to the countryside to farm. My son must have accumulated virtue for several lifetimes to marry her."
"Wow, Sister Bailu is so amazing, then why did she go to the county town to teach?"
"That story started a long time ago."
One of them was praising the other very much, and the other was talking more and more excitedly. Lu Xing couldn't get a word in at all, but it was quite interesting to watch the two of them chatting.
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