Li Yanle clung to Jian Dan's arm and rubbed against him vigorously.
"Oh my god, you're so kind! We'll all come and help you. How could we let you suffer like this?"
Simply stare at her speechlessly.
"You're really something, sacrificing your image for a stutter."
"What's the use of appearance? Nothing beats the taste of food. You all know what I look like."
Okay, that makes a lot of sense.
It was getting late, so after a quick tidy-up, I followed Li Yan to the educated youth compound.
Are you going up the mountain again tomorrow?
"You're going?"
Li Yan shook her head.
"No, that's not it. It's just what we're thinking. The autumn harvest is coming soon, so we'll take a good rest these few days. If we want to go up the mountain, we'll have more time after the harvest. There's not much on the mountain right now, and the mountain products aren't ready yet. There aren't many fruits either. If it rains, that would be good. We can go pick some mushrooms after the rain."
This is something I'm not good at, especially when it comes to simplicity.
In her past life, she knew some non-poisonous mushrooms from her mountain runs, but she didn't know if it was due to species differences or something else, but the mushrooms here just didn't seem to fit her at all. She could only identify them a few times, and every time she picked a poisonous one. After a few times, Jian Dan gave up completely and had to admit that she had forgotten this skill.
Actually, there are many good things in the mountains. Not to mention the game, there are countless medicinal herbs that can be used.
However, most of them are located deep in the mountains, which is not only dangerous, but also because I am not very proficient in them. I am only familiar with those that can be used for first aid in the wild and those that are particularly valuable, such as ginseng and lingzhi. I am not familiar with the others.
Many medicinal herbs grow in particularly unusual places, or are guarded by wild animals nearby.
She herself felt that she was only half-baked. She was okay herself, and if she encountered danger, she could hide. So it was even less likely that she would take others on adventures.
Besides, Jian Dan was really tired after fighting the wild boar today, so she went along with what she was saying.
"It's too hot now, and it's stuffy on the mountain. Gathering firewood is fine, but if you want to find good stuff, you have to wait until autumn. When the mountain produce and wild fruits are in season, that's when you can really have a harvest."
Li Yan nodded.
"That's true. Last year we were new here and not familiar with the place. This year we must be well prepared and not fall behind. How we get through the winter depends on the autumn chill."
Although it's similar, there's something just not quite right with what I'm saying.
"Anyway, when we go up the mountain recently, we should pay more attention to what's in each area and head straight there when we get up. We don't usually take the same route as the villagers, so as long as we're quick, we shouldn't come back empty-handed."
Hearing this, Li Yan became quite eager to try.
"I remember seeing a small apple tree before, and another one that looked like a plum tree?"
"You mean that tree you saw last time? It should be a plum tree, but I heard that many plums have worms inside when they are ripe. We'll have to keep an eye on them when we eat them, otherwise we'll just be getting protein all over the place."
As they talked, they soon arrived at the educated youth compound, but as soon as they entered, they were startled.
Leather bags, luggage, and basins were scattered everywhere in the courtyard, with messy footprints on the bags. The two groups of educated youth were clearly separated, but their clothes were disheveled, their hair was like a bird's nest, and their faces were full of resentment. They looked ready to fight again at any time.
On one side were Wang Hongmei, Tang Cui, and a few others. Tang Cui seemed to be trying to persuade them, while Wang Hongmei was ruffling her hair. Su Hong stood by with a cold expression, while Li Jianye's eyes darted around as he sized up the people opposite him, seemingly plotting something.
Across from them were several unfamiliar faces. Judging from their smart clothes, it was easy to guess that they were newly arrived educated youth. One of the female educated youths had her chin held high and her hands on her hips, while the other two were pulling her along. Their eyes were full of disdain as they looked across at the other side.
Under the eaves, Chen Jianguo and Lin Dongfang stood expressionless, while Lin Zhaodi and Tan Yajun also looked angry and frowned.
Right in the middle, Wang Jiancheng, the current person in charge, had a handful of hair pulled out of his head, his collar was wrinkled, and he was still trying to persuade the other party to stop the fight.
"Hey, you guys, we've all come to the countryside to build up rural areas, what are you doing? Can't you talk things out properly? You're all educated intellectuals with good manners, what kind of behavior is this?"
Wang Hongmei can speak fluently without hesitation.
"How can you blame us? We cleaned the room for them, and they're still complaining. Do they think they're some kind of capitalist's daughter?"
The other side immediately jumped up in anger.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Who's the young lady? We're here to support rural development, so isn't it our duty to provide us with decent accommodations? You said you tidied up, but look at that room! Even a mouse would cry if it went in. What have you tidied up? How are we supposed to stay?"
Do you think your room is fine? It just means we don't mind.
Besides, you've been in the countryside for so long and you know the villagers well. Wouldn't it be easy for you to get everything ready yourselves? Why make things difficult for us over this little bit of junk?
"What a piece of junk?" Wang Hongmei exploded again. Tang Cui wanted to let go, but under Wang Jiancheng's gaze, she had to grit her teeth and hold on tightly.
"Whose piece of junk are you calling trash? Let me tell you, we worked so hard to buy all of that ourselves, it's all our hard work, why should we give it to you?"
"In the end, it's still because they're unwilling to help us. Don't make it sound so high-sounding."
I refuse to believe there's no place to reason with them. We came here to build up the countryside in response to the national call, and helping each other is only natural. Why are you treating us like this?
The two of them watched the commotion for a while, then looked back at the villagers watching outside and couldn't help but complain.
"Oh dear, I didn't expect this. On the very first day, before we even got inside, the internal conflicts have already escalated. How can we unite the villagers and contribute to the construction of the new countryside and the country's development?"
Is this a project to develop the countryside? Or is it to exacerbate internal conflicts among the people?
Li Yan nodded seriously and replied loudly.
"Now that you mention it, it really does raise suspicions. Why don't we go to the commune's educated youth office and ask, 'Is this our revolutionary comrade? Is this how we treat revolutionary comrades?'"
The two were speaking loudly, and their voices could be heard inside. Wang Hongmei and the others had heard about Jian Dan killing the wild boar. Although they didn't quite believe it, they didn't usually interact with each other and didn't want to cause trouble.
But the newcomer didn't know any better. Already angry, upon hearing this, his heart skipped a beat, and his anger flared even more. Moreover, Jian Dan was small, with a fair complexion, which only fueled jealousy. Before anyone else could react, a female educated youth, her long fingernails curled, rushed over, shouting...
"Shut up, you slut! What do you know that you're spouting nonsense? I'll scratch your mouth so you can stop talking nonsense!"
The sharp nails went straight for the simple little face.
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