Wang Xiaorui rushed home without lingering in the living room or paying any attention to her parents.
She was determined to leave this place; she couldn't stay here and let others ruin her.
Once inside his room, he gathered and packed all his clothes.
He pulled a small cloth bag from under the wardrobe. It contained 235 yuan he'd found in Da Shan's dormitory when he went to the city to pick up clothes last time. There was also 180 yuan he'd saved over the years, and the remaining 80 yuan was what his mother usually gave him.
That adds up to four hundred and ninety-five, which isn't a small amount. He took out a needle and thread and sewed a pocket inside the clothes, leaving twenty-five in change and sewing the rest inside.
After packing everything up, he sat down in a daze, wondering where he could go. He definitely couldn't go to the city. He wanted to go to a big city to see what it was like. Although he had never been to school, he wasn't completely illiterate.
I must make something of myself and not let others always look down on me. I must show them that I can succeed too.
Wang Xiaorui wasn't naive; she knew she couldn't go out now. Her parents would definitely not agree, so she decided to wait until they were asleep before leaving.
After Wang Hongxi and her father left, people started queuing to register in the cafeteria.
Fang Zhi was checking graduation certificates on one side, while the other two registered separately.
Eight of the applicants were junior high school graduates, and fifteen were primary school graduates; almost all of them were young people in their twenties.
"Alright, everyone go home and pack your luggage. Your accommodations can be arranged now. Bring everything you need. This month is for training. If you can seize this opportunity, no matter if you graduated from junior high school or elementary school, as long as you can learn to repair cars, you can still earn a high salary."
When everyone heard this, they realized it was different from what they had initially been told. They had all thought that even without a degree, they could do manual labor, but they never expected such a good thing to happen.
Fang Zhi turned to look at Da Shan's father and said, "Village Chief, if there are any people in the village who are particularly skillful, it doesn't matter if they are older. They can go for a month of training first, and then they can decide for themselves whether to stay or leave."
Car mechanics will be in high demand in the future; it will be a good job.
"Haha, that's great. Comrades, please sit down and have some water. I'll make an announcement right away. I'm sure there will be people willing to go. At first, some people were quite disappointed because of the age issue."
Hu Aifen stood to the side watching, thinking to herself that there were still more sensible people than not. Seeing the three young men sitting there waiting, she hurried home to get brown sugar and a bag of snacks that Hongmei had brought. She had forgotten to ask them if they had eaten.
The seven children were rummaging around on the mountain, but they didn't find anything. However, they did discover the footprints of a large animal.
"Master, do you think there are any other water sources on the mountain? They need water no matter what, right?"
A did not answer their questions. He had already looked around the pool and it seemed there must be other water sources up in the mountains, otherwise it would be impossible to find so few animal footprints by the pool.
Seeing that his master didn't answer, Zhang Weiyu discussed it with the others.
Zhang Zhenye had also thought of this, and he had been observing carefully.
"Do you think there might be a water source where the weeds are lush?" Zhang Ruifeng asked the three brothers.
"Let's go and see for ourselves. I always feel there are places on the mountain we haven't explored yet," Xiao Si replied nonchalantly.
“That must be it. There are so many places in this mountain range that we’ve never been to before, only by following one route.” Zhang Weiyu agreed.
“But we don’t have much time left. My older brother, older sister, and younger uncle will be leaving in a few days.” Zhang Zhenye thought of the most crucial issue.
The four of them fell silent. Yes, there was a time limit.
Annie quickly chimed in, "Don't be discouraged. We already have so many wild animals. Actually, my favorite food is roast chicken. The aunt at Ningning's house makes especially delicious roast chicken. Let's try using wild chicken too."
"Yes, yes, it's better if we can eat it. If we can't, there's always next year." Wang Zining was quite optimistic. In his heart, there was nothing that could make him worry.
Daniel patted Xiao Si on the shoulder. There's really no need to be so fixated on this.
But the four brothers just didn't want to give up.
"Boss, are you saying there aren't any other wild animals on this mountain? We've only seen tigers, wolves, wild boars, pheasants, and rabbits. We haven't seen any deer, roe deer, foxes, or anything like that?"
“That’s just the tip of the iceberg; there’s still a lot we haven’t discovered.” Zhang Zhenye glanced at his watch, a digital watch given to him by Wyatt, which all four brothers particularly liked.
“Let’s go back. It’s already 2:30 in the afternoon. Let’s go down from here and take another route up the mountain tomorrow,” Zhang Zhenye said, and the other three brothers naturally had no objections.
Although they had gained a lot, they were still unhappy.
A didn't say anything, just followed behind them without trying to comfort them. They were having a smooth life, but it couldn't always be like this. They needed to understand that things in this world can't always satisfy them.
The road down the mountain was also difficult to walk. Except for Annie, everyone else had some injuries, but they were all scratches and not serious wounds.
However, they did find something to be happy about: they discovered sour jujubes and hawthorns. Although the hawthorns were inedible because they were frozen, the sour jujubes were fine; they had all been dried.
The gloomy atmosphere finally lifted a bit. "Sis, this is an unexpected bonus," Zhang Weiyu exclaimed.
Zhang Ruifeng looked around the hawthorn tree and asked, "Why do you think there are no wild animal footprints near these food items?"
"Wild boars don't like sour food," Wang Zining said with a smile.
"Hehe, Uncle is right, wild boars just don't like sour food." Zhang Weiyu immediately flattered Wang Zining. This guy hasn't dragged us down yet, that's impressive. We should probably appease him a bit.
"After you four go back, you need to set aside an hour each day to learn about herbs."
Zhang Weiyu reacted the fastest. "Master, it's better to see the actual herbs when you learn about them, don't you think?"
The other three also realized what was going on. "That's right, Master, let's save up an hour each day, and then in the fall, you can take us up the mountain to identify them. That way, our memory will be much stronger." Gu Yaozu also reacted very quickly and immediately made the suggestion.
A laughed from behind, "Okay, your application is approved."
The four men were satisfied. They had learned the herbal formula before, but they still didn't recognize the actual herbs.
Great, now I have a good excuse to go out and get some fresh air this year.
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