Lu Chaoli was delighted: "Comrade Xiao Jiang, why did you come out?"

"I just finished dinner and the room is a bit stuffy, so I came out for a walk. What about you? Are you here to do anything for the educated youth?"

"You have blisters on your feet. I don't know if you brought any medicine with you. I brought you a bottle of medicine."

Lu Chaoli explained, then turned and walked towards Jiang Li.

"This is medicine for wounds. Apply it before you go to bed. It may be a little painful. Comrade Jiang, bear with it for now. The medicine will heal quickly."

Lu Chaoli reached through the fence and handed the medicine to Jiang Li.

"Thank you so much, Comrade Xiao Lu. I'll treat you to a meal later!"

Jiang Li looked at Lu Chaoli with gratitude, but did not tell him that she had already applied medicine and would be healed overnight.

Accepting the medicine was equivalent to owing Lu Chaoli another favor. Favors owed had to be repaid, and now there was another reason to contact Lu Chaoli.

Lu Chaoli ran here holding the medicine in his hand. The medicine bottle was warm and still had his body temperature.

The fence gate in the village was not very high, just reaching the chest of Lu Chaoli, who was 1.9 meters tall. Lu Chaoli lowered his eyes and looked at Jiang Li, the fence in front of him did not block his sight at all.

After lunch, Jiang Li boiled water and washed her hair. She wiped her sticky body and changed into a light and breathable dress. The blush on her face caused by the sun had faded, and her delicate and flawless skin revealed a faint pink color.

It is even more beautiful than a flower bud that is about to bloom.

After taking the medicine, Jiang Li subconsciously put it to her nose and smelled it. The pungent smell choked her and made her cough violently.

Lu Chaoli quickly reached out and stroked her back: "Comrade Xiao Jiang, are you okay?"

Jiang Li covered her nose and shook her head to indicate that she was fine. The violent coughing choked her and a layer of mist filled her eyes.

"Ahem, I'm fine, Comrade Xiao Lu, don't worry."

Jiang Li coughed twice more and finally suppressed the choking feeling in her chest.

She looked up at Lu Chaoli, her tears wet her eyelashes, and her already clear and bright almond-shaped eyes were now sparkling with ripples.

"Comrade Xiao Jiang, are you okay? This medicine is a bit pungent. Don't get too close when you apply it later, or you might choke on it again."

Lu Chaoli gave an instruction, and after seeing the tears flashing on Jiang Li's eyelashes, he subconsciously reached out his hand. At this moment, the door of Jiang Li's room was opened, and Xu Yuanyuan's voice came from inside the room.

"Xiao Jiang, Xiao Jiang, what's wrong with you?"

Lu Chaoli was startled and turned around without thinking and ran towards the woods in front.

Xu Yuanyuan ran out of the house in her slippers, leaving a trail of wet shoe prints behind her.

Seeing Lu Chaoli disappear from her sight in the blink of an eye, Jiang Li didn't react for a moment, until Xu Yuanyuan came to her side, she came back to her senses.

Xu Yuanyuan was wiping herself when she heard Jiang Li coughing violently outside the yard. In a hurry, she put on some clothes and ran out.

Zhou Guoqing and others came out of the house after hearing Xu Yuanyuan's voice: "What's wrong? What happened?"

"It's okay, I just choked a little."

Jiang Li turned around and looked at the few people, but did not mention Lu Chaoli coming to deliver the medicine.

"Why did you suddenly choke? Let's go back to the house and drink some water to calm down."

As Xu Yuanyuan spoke, she smoothed Jiang Li's back and took her arm as they walked into the house.

Looking at Zhou Guoqing and the other two standing aside, Jiang Li said, "Captain, you guys go back first. I'm fine."

"Okay then, remember to call us if you need anything!"

Zhou Guoqing was the last one to return to the room. After he returned, Liu Jiayi put down the curtains in her hand and sat back on the bed angrily.

"She ran to the front door late at night without sleeping. I think she was meeting a man in private. She looks like a foxy girl!"

Li Zhixiu, who was packing clothes for tomorrow, turned her head and glanced at Liu Jiayi: "Jiayi, don't say that. It will be bad for Comrade Xiao Jiang's reputation if it gets out. Maybe she just went to the yard to digest her food."

Liu Jiayi was annoyed: "Why are you also speaking in her favor?"

Li Zhixiu said awkwardly, "I'm not on her side. It's better to say less of such unfounded words. We are all comrades in the Youth Institute. If we make a scene, won't we be laughed at?"

Liu Jiayi said nothing more.

He snorted coldly and turned over to lie on the bed.

Li Zhixiu shook her head helplessly, knowing that the reason Liu Jiayi targeted Jiang Li was because of Zhou Guoqing's attitude. She had said everything she needed to say, and it depended on Liu Jiayi herself as to how much she could listen to.

The next day, the sky was clear and the air was fresh.

Today the village chief is going to assign tasks to the educated youth, and it is also the first day that Jiang Li and others will earn work points.

It was the first time Jiang Li slept on such a hard bed. She was not used to it and opened her eyes at dawn.

Xu Yuanyuan didn't recognize her bed. She had already slept there for two nights and was still sleeping soundly.

The air was a little chilly in the early morning. Jiang Li glanced at the burly Xu Yuanyuan sleeping next to her and smiled helplessly. She got up and put a blanket on her, then went out to the yard to wash up.

Lin Jieye also got up early. When he saw Jiang Li, he rubbed his eyes and walked towards her with a teacup.

"Good morning, Comrade Xiao Jiang."

"morning."

Jiang Li turned her head to look at Lin Jieye and greeted him good morning. After hearing Jiang Li's voice, Zhou Guoqing, who was sleeping on the bed, suddenly sat up, which scared Xi Qingshan who was sleeping next to him.

"Captain, what are you doing? You scared me!"

"Sleep!"

As Zhou Guoqing spoke, he walked to the window and peeked into the yard. Sure enough, he saw Jiang Li washing herself in front of the waterway.

Zhou Guoqing, who had wanted to sleep a little longer because it was not yet time, suddenly felt less sleepy. He quickly put on his clothes, bent down to the mirror on the windowsill to straighten his messy hair, then took his teacup and walked out of the room.

"Good morning, Comrade Xiao Jiang."

Zhou Guoqing walked towards Jiang Li with enthusiasm and pushed Lin Jieye, who was sitting next to Jiang Li, aside.

"Morning, Captain."

Jiang Li didn't look away and responded casually.

"Comrade Xiao Jiang, why did you get up so early today? Your foot injury hasn't healed yet, so you won't have to go out later. I'll tell the village chief in person when I see him!"

Zhou Guoqing turned his head to look at Jiang Li and showed his courtesy to her.

"Thank you for your concern, Captain. But my foot injury has almost healed. I can go to work in the fields with everyone else."

"Comrade Xiao Jiang, you don't have to force yourself. I'll help you with the work later, and the work points I earn will be yours. How about that?"

Zhou Guoqing said this and moved closer to Jiang Li. Jiang Li frowned slightly and distanced herself from him.