Qin Xue's face darkened completely. "What do you mean?!"
Xie Yuan scoffed, "What do you mean? Why did those thugs help you do those things back then? Nobody would believe there wasn't something fishy going on."
Qin Xue's hands, hanging by her sides, clenched slightly. "Xie Yuan, are you even human? I only went to them because of you, and you still doubt me?"
It's true that I was groped twice by those people because I needed their help, but they didn't do anything really outrageous.
Zhou Yue's ears perked up, she felt that what the two were talking about was related to her, but what they said was ambiguous, and no matter how she thought about it, she couldn't figure it out.
"Qin Xue, how dare you bring that up? If you hadn't hired a few good-for-nothings, things wouldn't have gotten so much worse."
"I'll tell you this one last time: I have no money, but you can take my life. Do whatever you want."
The two parted on bad terms. Zhou Yue and the others returned to the courtyard with a belly full of questions after walking far away, and happened to run into Gu An'an who was returning from the mountain.
"An'an, I just heard some juicy gossip!"
Seeing Zhou Yue's eager questioning expression, Gu An'an calmly continued with her work, seemingly wanting to see who could outlast whom.
After a two-minute standoff, Zhou Yue couldn't hold back any longer.
"I'll tell you, I'll tell you, okay? The day Zhou Yue and Xie Yuan went up the mountain, Xie Yuan used Zhou Yue to shield himself from wild boars, which caused Zhou Yue to fall down the mountain."
Gu An'an continued doing her work without reacting.
Why aren't you surprised?
"What's so surprising? I was there at the time and saw it all clearly."
Now it was Zhou Yue's turn to be surprised. "Then why have you never said that before?"
Has anyone asked me this?
Zhou Yue shook her head.
"Then why should I meddle? Even if I don't say anything, doesn't she have her own ways to make Xie Yuan obediently admit defeat and hand over the money?"
There was one more thing Gu An'an didn't say: if word got out that she was there, Qin Xue wouldn't be grateful; instead, she would accuse Gu An'an of failing to save her.
She gained nothing and only caused trouble; she must have been stupid to do such a thing.
Zhou Yue gave Gu An'an a thumbs up. To be honest, she could never match Gu An'an's patience in her entire life.
If she knew about such a big event, she could chat with a passing dog even if no one was around.
but......
"There's something else you definitely don't know."
Seeing that Gu An'an was still uncooperative, Zhou Yue gave up and said, "Zhou Yue has already given herself to Xie Yuan."
Gu An'an raised an eyebrow, but wasn't too surprised, after all, they were the official couple.
So you're angry about this?
Upon hearing this, Zhou Yue felt insulted. "How could that be! I hope they can stay together, otherwise I'll have to ruin things for them too. No, absolutely not."
"I heard from Xie Yuan that Qin Xue hired thugs to do things for them, and I have a feeling that this has something to do with me, but I can't remember when it happened."
Gu An'an felt that having this suspicion was necessary, but since she couldn't figure it out, there was no need to make things difficult for herself.
"Alright, since it hasn't harmed you yet, it just means their plan failed. Just be more vigilant in the future, and you'll find out when the time is right. Hurry up and get these things done."
Gu An'an was like that; a few words from her could calm Zhou Yue's uneasy heart.
"The water is ready."
The two of them worked together to blanch the vegetables they had brought back in a pot of water. Once the vegetables were blanched until they were soft, they were immediately taken out and set aside. This process was repeated five times before the blanching process was complete.
But that's not the most tiring part. The most tiring part is cleaning the spinach, which involves removing all the fuzz and top leaves from the spinach, leaving only the bare stems. The stems then need to be dried in the sun, and after kneading and turning them over, the final product can be obtained.
Although the process is complicated, the villagers are not afraid of putting in the effort, and almost every household is busy with these things.
"Let's eat first, then we'll get it done."
The two prepared a few quick dishes, ate, and then started petting the cat for two hours straight.
"Luckily we don't rely on this to make a living, otherwise we would be useless here."
Zhang Zhaodi next door wasn't so lucky. Although she had just won a great victory in her duel with Zhou Yue, her life would be difficult once other people's interests were involved.
“Zhang Zhaodi, can you please stop bringing these things back like the other villagers? The firewood, water, and pots belong to our collective. How can you keep them all to yourself?”
Although Li Yumei is a former educated youth, she still can't adapt to rural life. It's already good enough that she can go to work every day, so how could she possibly be willing to go up the mountain to pick wild vegetables?
Since she's too lazy to earn this money, she certainly doesn't want others to earn it either.
Although the others remained silent, they were enjoying the spectacle.
"Sister Li, I... I'm out of money. I can only try to exchange it for some. I'll buy the firewood and water myself, and I'll use this pot again when no one else is using it."
There was absolutely nothing wrong with what she said, but Li Yumei still wouldn't let it go.
"We're trying to sleep, and you're still busy here, which is disturbing our sleep."
"Besides, everyone wants to make money, but the truckload of goods in the village has been taken away, and the money hasn't been paid yet. Who knows if we'll get it? Only a fool like you would join in the fun every day."
Having not been beaten for several days, Li Yumei had become a little bolder and did not suppress her voice. Gu An'an and Zhou Yue, who were separated by a wall, heard everything she said clearly.
"An'an, don't get angry with that idiot. I believe in you."
Gu An'an was naturally not angry. "Instead of getting angry myself, I'd rather go crazy and cause trouble for others. Don't worry, if I'm really unhappy, I'll just beat her up."
Gu An'an didn't keep her voice down either, and Li Yumei heard everything clearly. She immediately turned red in the face like a chicken with its neck being choked, but dared not do anything sneaky anymore, and only dared to bully the weak and fear the strong.
"I don't care, Zhang Zhaodi, if you dare to disturb my sleep, I'll teach you a lesson."
The commotion in the front yard did nothing to stop the two of them from working hard in the backyard.
"Do you believe that idiot or Gu Zhiqing?"
Chen Jianguo asked while picking at the vegetables.
“You’ve already called her an idiot, why should I believe her? Although I haven’t had much contact with Gu Zhiqing, she’s not the kind of person who’s unreliable. She wouldn’t take on a job she’s not qualified for. Besides, it will take some time for the goods to be transported to Haishi. I think the payment should arrive in the next few days.”
"Those people looked down on these wild vegetables. If they knew they could make money from them, they would probably regret it later."
"Whether she regrets it or not is another matter, but Li Yumei, who keeps muttering that this is unreliable, is definitely not going to have a good time. As for those people... sigh."
Speaking of this, Chen Jianguo still felt a little sad. He used to be caught up in those things and couldn't see things clearly. Now that he has stepped out of it, he knows what it means to be a bully at home.
"Forget it, you're not going to be a victim of the educated youth compound anymore anyway, so why bother with them? Let's just stock up on stuff and make more money..."
Zhao Hu didn't finish his sentence, but the slight upturn of his lips revealed his romantic feelings.
"You want to marry Zhou Zhiqing?"
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