The village chief frowned and looked towards the source of the sound. "Ergou, what happened?"
On such a fine day, if anyone dares to cause him trouble, he'll make sure they know exactly how many eyes Lord Ma has.
"Qin, Qin, the educated youth, has injured his leg, and Xie, the educated youth, also seems to be injured."
Zhou Yue and the others looked at each other in disbelief. They had completely forgotten about Xie Yuan and had no idea that Qin Xue had also foolishly come up the mountain with them and even caused them to fall.
The thought that Xie Yuan not only failed to thank Gu An'an and Xiao Yuheng for saving his life, but also spoke with malice, made Zhou Yue and Zhao Hu, and even Chen Jianguo, very unhappy.
As the head of the educated youth compound, Chen Jianguo, no matter how much he disliked the two, still had to step forward.
"Sigh, I'll go back and take a look."
Zhao Hu patted him on the shoulder, extremely glad that he had always been the type to mind his own business. Otherwise, if he had to live the life of Chen Jianguo, having to clean up other people's messes all the time, he would really go crazy.
"Okay, go ahead without worry, we'll take care of things here."
Not only did Zhao Hu and Zhou Yue remain unmoved, but Gu An'an and Xiao Yuheng also did not move.
Honestly, Gu An'an felt that she was already being lenient by not kicking someone when they were down, let alone asking her to care about that scumbag couple.
"Gu Zhiqing, are you alright?"
Knowing that Gu An'an had returned with Xiao Yuheng, Zhao Cuicui began to worry. Since she had finally seen her, she was naturally eager to check on her.
"No, thankfully Comrade Xiao is here."
When Gu An'an mentioned Xiao Yuheng, Zhang Cuicui kept observing her expression. Seeing that Gu An'an spoke of her cousin as naturally as if she were talking about the weather, Zhang Cuicui sighed inwardly. It seemed that the task of bringing Gu An'an over to be her cousin's wife was going to be a long and arduous one.
Thinking this to herself, she began to spare no effort in trying to improve Xiao Yuheng's image.
“My cousin is really amazing. He joined the army at seventeen and got to where he is today step by step on his own. I don’t know how many dangerous missions he has been on.”
"But he's not exactly a worry-free guy either. He's so capable and handsome, he should be looking for someone to marry right now, but he's like a block of wood. He won't meet anyone no matter who introduces him to someone. It's so frustrating that my aunt even suspects he might like men."
Hearing this, Gu An'an couldn't help but laugh out loud. Her gaze lingered on Xiao Yuheng, who was not far away. In this village, that man was indeed different. Even though he was doing the work of scraping pig bristles, his body was still upright and his eyes were focused, unlike the other men in the village.
"I never expected this to happen."
Seeing that Gu An'an seemed somewhat interested, Zhang Cuicui was secretly delighted. "That's right. A couple of years ago, my aunt even tried to fake illness to trick him into coming back for a blind date, but my uncle stopped her. My cousin's job is special, and he can't afford to make any mistakes."
Gu An'an nodded. She had seen many stories about soldiers online before and could understand their hardships. "Indeed, it's not easy being a soldier, and it's not easy being a military family either. Mutual understanding is the best approach."
Zhang Cuicui's impression of Gu An'an improved even more. Her cousin's conditions were excellent in the surrounding area, and many people wanted to marry their daughters to him. Some even tried to arrange marriages with her and her mother-in-law.
But some people say that they can tell at a glance that she's just looking for a better life.
Of course, this is not a bad thing. Who doesn't want to live a good life? But they should think more carefully about what they have to pay to live such a good life. Their childish or timid nature is really not suitable for their cousin.
Gu Zhiqing's words just now struck a chord with her; isn't living together all about mutual understanding?
She really wanted to ask more, but she was afraid that her good intentions might ruin their relationship, so she kept quiet.
Forget it, his wife is his own, he should work hard for her himself.
After figuring things out, Zhang Cuicui started talking to Gu An'an about other topics, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious.
Xiao Yuheng used a scraper to clean the hair off the two wild boars, and it took more than twenty minutes to completely clean them.
Straightening up, he subconsciously searched for Gu An'an in the crowd, but couldn't find her, and couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
Seeing this, Wang Dashan understood everything. His eyes were exactly the same as when he was with his wife. Every time he sent his wife home, he would feel lost for a long time.
"Gu Zhiqing went back to put her things away."
Feeling a little embarrassed that his cousin had seen through his thoughts, Xiao Yuheng reached out and touched his nose, saying, "I didn't..."
Wang Dashan patted him on the shoulder and said earnestly, "Don't be shy, I've been there, I understand."
Before Xiao Yuheng could say anything more, Wang Dashan began to whisper his tips for pursuing a wife: "When you meet a girl you like, you have to go for it. How will she know if you don't show it? If you don't try, someone else will. It will be too late to regret it later."
Hearing these words twice in one day left Xiao Yuheng feeling helpless, but also more determined in his mind.
If his initial reaction to Gu An'an was curiosity, after fighting side-by-side with her today, he realized that he genuinely liked a girl like Gu An'an.
He didn't want to miss out.
"What are you staring at? Did you hear what I just said?"
Wang Dashan had a premonition that if his cousin couldn't catch up with Gu Zhiqing, it would be delayed for many more years, and if that happened, his grandmother would be worried to death.
"I heard you."
The rope was tied to the wild boar's feet, and one end of the iron hook was attached to the ladder, while the other end was attached to the rope used to tie the boar. With the combined effort of several people, the ladder was erected and leaned against the wall.
The experienced chef started by cutting the wild boar from its rump, quickly splitting it in two. He then removed the boar's internal organs and fat before placing the half-boar on a large wooden board to prepare for cutting the meat.
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