Remember to check back later. There are plenty of hazelnuts, walnuts, chestnuts, and other nuts left after the harvest. Every household has picked a lot. The families I mentioned that have many children and picked a lot all promised to save the best for you.
Chen Shuning's eyes lit up when she heard this. She was very grateful for Gu Xinyi's thoughtfulness. She knew that without space, every household relied on picking mountain produce in the fall for their winter snacks.
Even if she has her own space, the thing still needs to have a source, otherwise she can't just conjure things out of thin air.
Therefore, Chen Shuning is truly grateful to Gu Xinyi, and at the same time feels very lucky to have such a good friend as Gu Xinyi.
Chen Shuning dropped the half-picked spinach in her hand, tightly grasped Gu Xinyi's hand, and said gratefully, "Xinyi, you are so kind. I really don't know how to thank you."
Gu Xinyi shook off Chen Shuning's hand with a look of disgust and said, "Go away, look at the mud on my hands. I've already washed up, but I'll have to wash them again when I get back. We can talk about it tomorrow. You should hurry up and cook. You still have a patient to take care of. I'll go back now."
Seeing the mud stains on Gu Xinyi's fair hands, Chen Shuning smiled sheepishly, but didn't linger.
After all, the journey back was really tiring. She was fine, but He Chaoyang, who was injured, needed to eat and rest as soon as possible.
Although He Chaoyang was physically strong, he couldn't withstand such injuries. Both near-fatal injuries left him somewhat weak.
Even with the nourishment of the spiritual spring water, they were still depleted of their vital energy. With the spinach soup made by Chen Shuning and the sugar cakes given by Gu Xinyi, the two ate a simple bite and went to bed early.
To Chen Shuning's surprise, the first person to knock on her door the next day was not one of her close friends, but Zhou Jihong, who later became an educated youth.
Chen Shuning was somewhat surprised to see Zhou Jihong standing at the door.
In just a few months, Zhou Jihong's originally fair and tender face has become much darker and rougher.
The main reason is that he and He Chaoyang only arrived last night, and not many people know that they are back. It is possible that the few people who share a room with Feng Baoguo in the front yard know, since Feng Baoguo opened the door for them last night.
As for the backyard, only Gu Xinyi knew about it. This was because she needed to go to Gu Xinyi's place to retrieve her room key. She didn't know how Zhou Jihong knew she was back, and why she came to knock on the door so early in the morning.
So Chen Shuning didn't speak when she opened the door, but Zhou Jihong spoke first with a smile: "Sister Shuning, I heard some noise in your room last night, so I knew you must have come back early. But I thought you must have had a hard journey, so I didn't want to bother you."
Knowing you just got back and have nothing, I got up early and made some multigrain pancakes. I'm bringing you a few over; Sister Shuning, you should try my cooking."
Chen Shuning glanced at the plate in Zhou Jihong's hand with some surprise. If she remembered correctly, Zhou Jihong lived in the large room built in the back of the front yard. She and the other educated youth should have eaten together.
In that case, it would be quite interesting if Zhou Jihong brought her food.
As if sensing Chen Shuning's question, Zhou Jihong placed the plate on the stove and explained with a smile, "It's like this, Sister Shuning. A while ago, Sister Lingling's family found jobs for her and Brother Wang. After the autumn harvest, they returned to Beijing, so Sister Lingling's two rooms became empty."
Now, Chunni, Laidi, and I live there. I've been cooking for myself for a while now, so Shuning, don't worry, these pancakes are my own food.
As the two were talking, He Chaoyang came out. The weather was starting to get cold, and the coal they were burning at home was all leftover from last year. He had to go to the brigade headquarters to make a phone call and ask Qianjin to help buy some more coal.
He Chaoyang's appearance timely interrupted Zhou Jihong's words, and Chen Shuning, realizing what was happening, quickly picked up the plate that Zhou Jihong had placed on the stove.
He smiled and declined, saying, "Zhou Zhiqing, thank you for your kindness, I appreciate it, but the rations for the new educated youth this year are not much, so you should keep them for yourselves."
Zhou Jihong snatched the plate away and shoved it into Chen Shuning's arms without saying a word, saying, "Sister Shuning, why are you being so polite with me? We were both sent-down youths together, so we should help each other. If you don't accept it, you're looking down on your younger sister!"
Chen Shuning looked at the plate in her arms with some helplessness. She wanted to say something, but Zhou Jihong interrupted her: "Sister Shuning, don't refuse. I know you're worried that we new educated youth won't have enough food."
But don't worry, my family sent me a lot of food, I still have some left over, this little bit is nothing to me.
Chen Shuning thought Zhou Jihong was cunning and didn't want to have much contact with her, but when he turned around he saw He Chaoyang, and he couldn't care less about arguing with Zhou Jihong about those few grain cakes.
After thanking him with a smile, she hurried over to He Chaoyang's side, took his arm, and gently complained, "Your injuries haven't healed yet. Why aren't you resting in bed? What are you doing out here?"
Looking at his wife's anxious face, He Chaoyang felt a warmth in his heart, and the wound he had accidentally torn while getting dressed didn't hurt so much anymore.
He let his wife support his arm and said with a smile, "This little injury is almost healed. Lying down any longer would have ruined me. I just came out for a walk. I promise I won't aggravate the wound, don't worry."
Chen Shuning glared at him and said, "It takes a hundred days to recover from a broken bone, let alone the one you were shot by. You got out of bed after only a few days. You don't know how to take care of your body. If you develop a chronic illness, you'll suffer in the future."
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