"No, no, it won't work. Hibernation is just around the corner, and the chances of getting her out of the house will be even slimmer then. So we can't wait any longer; we have to finish this quickly!"
Huang Ying rolled her eyes.
Does she not know the importance of a swift and decisive battle? But the key issue is that there isn't even a plan yet. Does she think Zhu Qinghao can just lie down and cooperate with them by talking?
"Stop with the nonsense, just tell me what to do!"
Old He was pacing anxiously, while Huang Ying sat beside him and silently helped him come up with an idea.
It can't really be called helping each other. Old He said something quite right: the two of them have a relationship of mutual help and mutual benefit.
After an unknown amount of time, the two finally reached an agreement.
After finally reaching a conclusion that satisfied both parties, the two walked out of the woods one after the other and went home.
Perhaps both of them were certain that no one else knew about their door, and after returning to their respective homes, they both looked cheerful.
Zhou Chunli knew that Huang Ying had gone out this afternoon. She originally thought that Huang Ying had secretly gone to collect mountain produce without her knowledge, but she did not expect that Huang Ying would come back with an empty basket.
"Huang Ying, what's wrong with you today? Why are you so happy?"
Suddenly being called out like that, Huang Ying realized that her emotions were being displayed so openly, which meant that everyone could see through her.
"No, no, I'm just happy that I can finally rest. After all, we haven't had a break since the autumn harvest."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Chunli agreed and didn't think much of it.
"That's true, but it looks like they're grinding corn kernels over at the threshing ground. Shall we go grind some too?"
Huang Ying paused, then shook her head.
"Forget it, I won't go this year. You can go if you want."
I feel exhausted this year. Anyway, I've met the minimum work points, and I can't afford to waste more time there. There are so many people over there; I won't get many more work points.
Zhou Chunli had originally planned to go, but after hearing Huang Ying's words, she felt they made sense and changed her mind.
However, what she didn't know was that Huang Ying didn't really look down on those few work points; she just wanted to avoid hanging around Zhu Qinghao for a while.
To avoid the possibility that if anything happens to Zhu Qinghao, she will become the prime suspect.
Huang Ying's idea was incredibly stupid. Among the entire team, they were the ones who clashed the most with Zhu Qinghao. Did she really think that by avoiding Zhu Qinghao for a few days, she could create an alibi?
However, Huang Ying has not yet figured out this problem, and is instead happy that Zhou Chunli is not going either.
If everyone else at the educated youth settlement went but she wasn't, it would seem like she was out of place. But if someone else went with her, it would seem much more normal.
"Okay, then let's not go. We need to find some time to go up the mountain to stock up on firewood. Maybe we can also pick up some mountain produce along the way."
Zhou Chunli, without any suspicion, nodded repeatedly.
"You're right, we need to stock up on more firewood this year. Some people in the team say this winter will be colder than usual!"
"Oh, by the way, shouldn't we urge those two newcomers to prepare more firewood? Otherwise, if they don't have enough, won't they be using our firewood for free?"
Zhou Chunli's words served as a wake-up call for Huang Ying, reminding her that Shi Qiang and Zhu Pandi were no pushovers.
Both of them are the kind of people who can't get enough of taking advantage of others, and they're also lazy and love to eat, so this kind of thing is entirely possible.
"Yes, you're right! Let's go find them now!"
Huang Ying was also an impatient person. As she spoke, she took Zhou Chunli's hand and walked towards Shi Qiang.
Two of the male educated youths had just left, so Shi Qiang has been living alone ever since, while Zhu Pandi has mostly stayed with him there.
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