"Why are you such a coward!"
The guard's mother felt that she had all the courage in the world, but had given birth to a son who was like barbecued pork.
"Mom, that's Xiao Yuheng. If he finds out I'm trying to steal his wife, do you believe I'd knock my head out of the latrine and have my brain washed?"
Guard's Mom: "...He's a soldier, he wouldn't dare."
Wang Weibing's lips trembled a few times, but in the end he didn't say anything. Xiao Yuheng had been good at fighting since he was a child. Regardless of whether he dared to fight now, he certainly didn't.
After this ordeal, the guard's mother was finally heartbroken. However, every time they met, she would glare at the village chief's wife several times, which made the village chief's wife so angry that she scolded her for taking the wrong medicine.
"Such dark circles under your eyes, did you go thieving last night?"
Gu An'an instinctively wanted to cover her eyes; it would be strange if she could sleep well after being stared at by Xiao Yuheng all night.
But of course she couldn't say that. "You're the one talking to me? Look at your own dark circles. Did we steal together?"
Speaking of last night, Zhou Yue got excited, "I really messed up. I chose a room next to theirs, and I was sleeping soundly in the middle of the night when there was a commotion next door that woke me up."
After the initial sorrow, there was a hint of excitement. "Zhao Hu was carrying water when he passed by here, and I asked him. Qin Xue is back, but Xie Yuan is still in the hospital. In fact, Xie Yuan paid for Qin Xue's medical treatment."
"I'm lucky I had a sharp eye and realized early on that they were truly in love and didn't interfere. Otherwise, they wouldn't even know how they died."
True love?
Gu An'an almost burst out laughing. If Xie Yuan's decisive way of pushing a woman to shield her from danger was true love, then the word "true love" was truly worthless.
The most likely explanation is that she was threatened, but that has nothing to do with her; she can just watch and have some fun.
After a quick breakfast, Gu An'an took the steamer basket and headed towards the village chief's house, only to run into Xiao Yuheng, who was walking in her direction, halfway there.
"Deputy Regiment Commander Xiao."
Although Xiao Yuheng was already used to this form of address, he always felt a sense of distance when Gu An'an called him that.
“You can call me by my name, Xiao Yuheng.”
Xiao Yuheng naturally took the steamer basket, turned around and walked side by side with Gu An'an, waiting for her response.
"Xiao Yuheng, that's a good name."
The compliment was only on the name, yet it made Xiao Yuheng's lips involuntarily curl upwards.
“My grandfather named it. He was a very wise old man. I’ll let you meet him sometime.”
Gu An'an: ...This sounds so strange.
"Yes, is that so?"
"Yes, I think if you two meet, Grandpa will definitely like you."
These words were even clearer, and Gu An'an was momentarily at a loss for words.
The two chatted idly for a while, and after picking up the hoe, Gu An'an said goodbye and went to work in the field.
Xiao Yuheng wanted to help Gu An'an with her work, but Gu An'an refused him as soon as he opened his mouth.
Unable to work alongside him, Xiao Yuheng consulted with his uncle for a while before carrying a hoe and going to the field. By the time he arrived, Gu An'an had already worked quite a distance.
To be honest, he hadn't seen Gu An'an's competence firsthand when he first heard about it.
Even now, he only felt a dull ache in his heart.
Why are girls living in big cities so capable? It's because they've endured so much hardship.
Gu An'an, engrossed in her work, had no idea what he was thinking, nor did she know that Xiao Yuheng had taken over the ridge next to her.
Although she is capable of working, she doesn't really like working. She is always thinking about how to get rid of her current manual labor and live a better life.
As she thought about it, she remembered the yellow chrysanthemum that she had brought back yesterday and then thrown into a corner.
Later generations were able to export daylily buds abroad, and even became a popular food during the rise of short videos, which shows that it still has a market.
Not only daylilies, but also later-season vegetables, monkey legs, and even various mushrooms can all be sold for money.
It can be said that guarding these continuous mountain ranges is like guarding the key to unlocking wealth.
Now, what she lacks is how to transport and sell these things intact.
Once this job is done, she won't have to work in the fields anymore.
In this day and age, private buying and selling is not allowed. If you want to do business, you can only rely on the collective. She can just become a person in charge or manager.
She mentally reviewed everything, but her hands never stopped working. Seeing that she treated her like a machine, Xiao Yuheng was afraid that she would get tired or hurt, so he quickly handed her a water bottle.
"Gu Zhiqing, have a sip of water before you continue."
Gu An'an was so engrossed in her thoughts that she didn't expect Xiao Yuheng's voice to suddenly ring in her ears, startling her so much that she almost dropped the hoe in her hand.
Did I scare you?
Gu An'an said somewhat embarrassedly, "I didn't expect to see you here."
Xiao Yuheng: ...So all that time he spent running side-by-side for so long was for nothing?
"Cough, it's my fault, I'll be more careful next time."
Looking at the military green water bottle in his hand, Gu An'an waved her hand, about to say that she had brought her own water, when she suddenly remembered that she had only remembered to take the steamer basket in the morning and had completely forgotten about the water bottle.
"This kettle was sent back by me a while ago. No one has used it, so you can drink from it without worry."
The water bottle was forcibly shoved into her hands. Gu An'an looked at Xiao Yuheng and then at the water bottle, finally giving in to her dry mouth and drinking it down in one gulp.
She felt a little embarrassed after finishing her drink, as she seemed not to have seen Xiao Yuheng take a second cup.
"I'm not thirsty."
Okay, if I'm not thirsty, then I'm not thirsty.
Back to digging, the two started chatting. "If there were an opportunity to increase the villagers' income, do you think the village chief would agree?"
"Increase revenue?"
Xiao Yuheng didn't understand why Gu An'an suddenly asked this question, but he still gave an affirmative answer immediately, "I will definitely agree. My uncle is a man who doesn't care about anything else but wanting to lead the villagers to a better life. As long as it doesn't break the law, he will definitely support it."
I certainly won't break the law or violate regulations, but it's not an easy thing to do.
Seeing Gu An'an deep in thought, Xiao Yuheng asked curiously, "You can tell me what you want to do. Maybe I can give you some ideas."
Gu An'an thought about it and agreed. Xiao Yuheng was a deputy regimental commander, so he must have more experience than the villagers. Not to mention, he was the village chief's nephew. With him helping to make the connection, the matter would definitely be easier to accomplish.
“I heard there are many wild vegetables and mushrooms on the mountain. I think we can process these things roughly and sell them.”
"Sold?"
In recent years, influenced by objective realities, buying and selling has become an unspeakable word in people's minds. Even when it comes to transactions, people prefer to use the word "exchange" instead.
Xiao Yuheng didn't expect Gu An'an to be so bold as to bring this up.
However, he didn't think there was anything wrong with it. People need all kinds of supplies to live, and if individuals can't buy and sell them, then they can do so in the name of the collective. Everything is reasonable and legal.
"Yes, there is a shortage of supplies in the city. Sometimes it's not that people don't have money or coupons, but that they don't have the goods. In order to buy them, people are willing to queue up overnight."
"Xiaowang Village is surrounded by mountains and has many good things that city dwellers can't even imagine. If we could transport these things out, wouldn't that be killing two birds with one stone?"
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