Aside from weaving her rattan at the educated youth settlement, Tang Baozhu rarely left. Even when others asked her to pick wild vegetables, she didn't want to go. She thought that there were so many vegetables in her space, and even if she couldn't take them out fresh in winter, she could make them into dried vegetables, so she didn't want to pick wild vegetables.
Wild vegetables aren't very tasty to begin with, so why force yourself when you have the means?
The little boy I met on the first day I went out came every day, and each time he would drop off his things and run away.
Even though I hadn't returned the hair clip, I ended up with small items like face cream and hair ties.
Tang Baozhu did go to find Jin Meng to ask if it was him who sent the gift, but unfortunately she never saw him in the village.
Later, thinking that he had feelings for her and would definitely come back to fawn over her, she decided to return the things to him then.
She wove baskets for four days at the educated youth settlement, and now the baskets she wove are already very beautiful. She also used some dyeable plants to dye the baskets, making them look especially pretty.
Xu Man and Zheng He saw the baskets she wove and dyed them in such beautiful colors, and they liked them very much, so they asked her for two.
If there hadn't been a shortage of rattan later, others might have wanted some too, but in the end, because there was no rattan left, they could only leave disappointed.
Tang Baozhu decided that from now on, she would just weave in a small space and use it for herself, instead of showing it off outside.
The wild vegetables we picked on the first day of rest had already been dried, and even the fish we had picked had been marinated for four days before being hung outside to dry. Others had also bought a lot of fish, and a large pile of them were drying in the yard. Later, worried that they might get mixed up, everyone marked the fish they were drying.
Thinking about finally going to work tomorrow makes me feel like the tough days are about to begin again. But I won't be working for long. When I go to the countryside, it will be almost August in July. The autumn harvest will probably start in late September or early October, so I won't have to work for too long then.
Tang Baozhu wished time would pass quickly so she could stay on the kang (heated brick bed) during the winter and learn something useful.
Fortunately, she doesn't have to stay in the countryside for too long; five years is enough. After five years, she can leave and go to Beijing to live a good life.
Early in the morning, Tang Baozhu, fully equipped, went to work with her colleagues at the educated youth settlement. Since they were all experienced, they had prepared everything they needed to and brought everything they needed to, including their water bottles.
Today's task was to continue weeding, probably because the weeds had grown back after a week, though not in the same spot as last time.
Later, Tang Baozhu learned that they would change the location to pull weeds every week so that everyone wouldn't get so tired, and they would wait until the weeds grew taller before pulling them.
Tang Baozhu had brought the little things Jin Meng had given her, thinking she would return them to him when he came over, but she didn't see him all morning.
I suddenly realized that I hadn't seen him for a while. The things were delivered by the children. I wanted to return them, but I still couldn't find him. Could it be that he hasn't been in the village for the past few days?
Thinking about the things he gave me, which were definitely not things you could buy in a small place like this, I knew he must be going to do his big business.
I wonder if the brigade leader knows that his son is involved in speculation and profiteering. But the villagers seem to be living quite well. Could it be that the whole village is involved in speculation and profiteering?
Thinking too much is irrelevant to me; I should just focus on my work.
When Tang Baozhu saw Jin Meng again, it was already mid-September. By then, she had already adapted and was working every day. With her great strength, she wasn't so tired when she was working.
That day was a day of rest. We heard that after three or four days of rest, we would prepare for the autumn harvest. The other members of the educated youth group went to the commune, saying that they wanted to treat themselves and eat more oily food before facing the autumn harvest.
Tang Baozhu didn't go, because she had everything in her space, but she was tired of staying at the educated youth settlement, so she decided to go for a stroll on the mountain.
Then on the mountain, I encountered Jin Meng carrying a wild boar down the mountain. My first thought upon seeing him was, "As expected of a tall and mighty man, he was holding a wild boar's leg and pulling it along as if it were very easy for him."
"Tang Zhiqing, you're up the mountain too? I didn't expect to run into you so lucky. I have a few pheasants and rabbits in this bag, which will be good for improving your meals."
The moment Jin Meng saw Tang Baozhu, he immediately put down the wild boar, then took out three pheasants and two rabbits from the burlap sack in his other hand and stuffed them into Baozhu's basket.
Tang Baozhu quickly stopped him, "Comrade Jin, I don't want your pheasants and rabbits, you can take them back and eat them yourself."
He quickly tried to run into the forest, but Jin Meng stopped him, pulling on his basket. "Tang Zhiqing, it's best not to go any further. It's very dangerous in the deep mountains. Besides, if we're seen arguing here, it'll be hard to explain. Don't be shy, just take it!"
Tang Baozhu didn't even have a chance to refuse as he kept stuffing the pheasants and rabbits into the basket. Just as she was about to take the basket off and dump the pheasants and rabbits on the ground, Jin Meng grabbed a wild boar and ran away quickly, shouting as he ran.
"Tang Zhiqing, I'm not lying to you. There really are a lot of large prey inside. You absolutely must not go any further. I'll be going now."
Seeing that he was carrying several hundred pounds of things and running so fast, Tang Baozhu knew that he must have been using a lot of strength, possibly even more than she had after taking a strength-enhancing pill.
Looking at the prey in her basket and watching Jin Meng's figure gradually disappear, she felt a headache coming on. She felt like she had collected more and more things and couldn't possibly repay them all.
I was initially worried that he was a very tall man, probably over 1.9 meters, and wondered if he would have a particularly explosive temper. But looking at him just now, he seemed like a shy, big man.
I had no choice but to resign myself to putting the pheasants and rabbits on the ground into my spatial storage, since they were all dead. So I asked the robot to collect them. I couldn't let the hides go to waste; without leather shoes, it would be hard to survive the winter.
Although I've never been to such a cold place, just thinking about it makes me realize how uncomfortable it must be.
Tang Baozhu only realized she needed to prepare furs for winter after vomiting the skin earlier. Fortunately, she had not only rabbit furs, but also bear and tiger furs in her warehouse, and even a pure white fox fur.
There are unused leathers and finished cloaks. It seems I'll have to ask the old educated youth when I get back whether we need to prepare for winter.
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