Wu Sicheng left without even seeing the girl he liked, because An Moxue was still sleeping.
God knows how awkward it is to be with someone else. Isn't it better for her to live alone?
She goes to work during the day, but only half-heartedly – completing her tasks precisely within the centimeter mark, without letting anyone notice she's slacking off.
When you get home at night, you can eat whatever you want, and you can also take a nice bath in your online space.
For the new educated youth, the arduous autumn harvest seemed endless; how could it never be finished!
The rice harvest was finally over, and the brigade's loudspeaker announced that everyone would have a few days off to rest, as the corn harvest would begin in a few days.
Taking advantage of this break, An Moxue stayed at home in a daze, sleeping for a day and a night. She felt that she had finally regained all the energy she had lost and was fully rejuvenated.
Time to get back to my morning boxing practice. I had to get up too early to harvest the rice, which caused me to stop practicing. But this morning I did a proper round of boxing, and afterwards I felt completely refreshed.
After breakfast, An Moxue took her machete and rope and headed towards the mountains to chop firewood.
The weather is getting colder day by day, and more people are going into the mountains to cut firewood. These past few days have been a rare time when people don't have to work, so every household is preparing to cut firewood. There are many people going up the mountain in groups of three or five. An Moxue chose a less crowded spot and went in.
Cutting firewood on the mountain is not allowed for cutting down living trees; only dead trees or branches can be cut. If you want your kang (heated brick bed) to stay hot for a longer period of time in winter, it's best to choose large logs, as they burn for a longer time and thus provide more lasting heat.
When An Moxue first went to the countryside, she didn't know anything and would pick up any dry branches she came across. Now that time has passed, she has gradually learned some things.
When she went up the mountain to collect firewood, she tried to choose thick branches or large logs. The villagers of Anle Village rarely went deep into the mountains and mostly stayed on the outskirts, so there was a lot of firewood in the deep mountains, but there were also more dangers.
An Moxue was extremely annoyed. She had been there for so long and dug so many traps, but she had only managed to catch something by the lake. She had dug several traps near the back of her house, but hadn't caught a single wild animal yet.
After chopping firewood all morning, An Moxue was a little hungry. She found a fallen tree nearby, sat on it, and took out some steamed buns from her spatial storage to eat.
But it sounded like something was dripping, like water or some kind of machine. An Moxue wasn't sure, so she listened more carefully and suspected it was more like a machine.
Why would there be machine noise in the woods? She walked two trees ahead of the source of the sound, listened there, then walked two more trees, listened again, and walked two more trees.
This continued, the sound growing clearer until she finally spotted a man behind a very tall tree. The sound was coming from the machine in front of him. It sounded like a legendary radio station, but she wasn't sure and dared not move. She could only cautiously observe from there, not daring to move forward even an inch, for fear the man would discover her.
After waiting for a while and no longer hearing the ticking sound, An Moxue quickly turned her back, not daring to look anymore.
Behind the tree, there were sounds like digging, then after a while, it sounded like burying soil, and after a while, it sounded like scattering leaves. An Muxue felt like she heard footsteps leaving, the sound gradually fading away as she stepped on the branches until she couldn't hear it anymore, but An Muxue still didn't move.
She waited for a while, then took out her binoculars and carefully observed the surroundings. She didn't find anyone else. She walked into the big tree and found freshly dug soil with new leaves on it. It was hard to spot unless you looked closely. Could it be that the legendary radio station was buried underneath?
She felt she had discovered something amazing and knew she couldn't stay in the mountains any longer; she had to go back immediately.
An Moxue took off running down the mountain. Once she reached the bottom, she didn't make a sound and went straight to Old Horse Head. By the time she found him, she was already panting heavily.
Old Ma teased her, "What are you doing, girl? Huffing and puffing, didn't you go up the mountain to chop firewood? Why are you back at this hour? Have you chopped enough?"
An Moxue calmed down, looked around cautiously, and said, "Uncle Ma, come here, I need to talk to you about something."
"What's so mysterious about this?"
"Come quick, it's urgent!"
"What's wrong?" he asked.
"I think I've found a radio station in the mountains."
"What happened?"
"I went to the mountain to chop firewood today. I saw that there were too many people going up the mountain, so I went deeper into the mountains. I thought there would be fewer people in the deep mountains, so there would be plenty of firewood, and it would be easier to chop. Then, as I walked, I lost track of how far I had gone or where I was. At noon, I was tired and hungry, so I sat down to rest and eat something when I heard a sound. I felt something was wrong, so I followed the sound and found a man sitting behind a big tree. There was a machine in front of him making a ticking sound. After a while, he put the machine away, buried it in the ground, and left. As soon as he left, I came back to find you."
"Yes, girl, you did the right thing. Quick, let's hitch up the mule cart and head to the county." Then the two of them went to find the village chief, got a letter of introduction, and sped off towards the county in the mule cart.
What usually takes more than two hours by mule cart was reduced to an hour and a half by Uncle Ma, and they arrived at the county public security bureau in just one and a half hours.
After arriving at the police station, An Moxue recounted in detail what she had encountered in the mountains, and then explained that she was afraid the place wouldn't be able to find the mark she had made near the tree.
When the police officers asked her which mountain it was, she couldn't say, but she could lead the way. The police didn't dare delay and immediately sent two officers, along with An Moxue and Old Ma, back to Anle Village and into the mountains.
By the time An Moxue came out of the mountains, it was already completely dark. The little wolf cubs at home were howling from hunger.
The next day, An Moxue took the two little ones into the mountains, avoiding people. They chose a different place today, skipping yesterday's spot. The mountains here weren't as densely wooded as the ones they'd visited yesterday, but they were easier to hike. The only downside was the abundance of graves along the way.
Once the two little ones entered the mountains, they were like children in an amusement park, running around happily and disappearing in no time.
An Moxue initially thought that the graves had been moved and the tombs were being dug up when she saw the marks. However, as she went further in, she found scattered bones and coffin boards, all signs of recent excavation. Moreover, all the graves that had been dug up had tombstones.
She realized something was wrong and stopped chopping wood. She expanded her search area and, sure enough, something was amiss. She whistled, and the two little ones came running back in no time. An Moxue carried a bundle of firewood down the mountain in a serious manner, took the two little ones home, and then went to find Uncle Ma.
When the old man saw An Moxue coming to find him at this time, he frowned, sensing something was wrong. Sure enough, before he even got close, he heard her say, "Uncle Ma, do you think I'm not suited to go up the mountain these days? I've discovered something else, but I don't know if this will help?"
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