Chapter 27 Revenge
Lin Qi still did not return to the educated youth camp at noon today. After handing in the pig feed, she returned to the mountain. She first went to the cave to add firewood to smoke the meat. When she left the cave, she was too lazy to move stones, so she directly sealed the cave entrance with vines to block the smoke and prevent it from escaping.
On the way to find the rabbit's nest, Lin Qi found a small piece of wild yam. Yams can only be harvested around November. Now it is August, more than two months away from November.
But this did not pose a problem for Lin Qi. She used her supernatural powers to ripen the yams and control them, allowing them to break out of the soil one by one. She only had to bend down to pick them up.
Lin Qi picked up a full basket of yam. She first sent the basket back to the cave, and then walked towards the rabbit nest empty-handed.
As soon as he got off work, Xu Hexiao ran away again.
"He is indeed a bad element and his attitude towards work is bad." Luo Fu looked at Xu Hexiao's back and spat.
"Speaking of work, Luo Fu, you're in your twenties and are not as good as others in their teens. You went to the toilet eight times today, and each time took no less than fifteen minutes. You should have gotten ten work points today, but you were lazy and slacked off, so I only gave you eight work points. Do you have any objection?" said accountant Luo Jianshe.
Luo Fu was not convinced, "I was deducted work points just for going to the toilet. Is this unfair?"
"You went to the toilet eight times, each time for fifteen minutes, a total of one hundred and twenty minutes, which is two hours. You were absent from work for two hours, so I deducted two work points from you. Is that excessive?" The accountant said with a stern face, turning around to face everyone, "Why don't you ask everyone if they have any objections to this punishment?"
"No. It's reasonable to deduct two work points for two hours." said the team member after a while.
"I still think that two work points are too little. Your attitude is not good and you should be severely punished!"
"That's right, this kind of thing should be severely punished. Otherwise, if everyone follows suit, will we still need to open up this wasteland?"
"Since this is your first offense, I'll deduct two work points. If you do it again, I'll double the deduction."
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Xu Hexiao didn't know that because of him, Luo Fu was deducted two work points and was also criticized. At this time, he walked briskly, just wanting to get to the cave as soon as possible.
Is Lin Qi still in the cave?
Did she prepare dinner?
Has the cave run out of flour?
He should buy some food from Brother Tan. He can't always rely on Lin Qi's food.
Xu Hexiao decided to contact Brother Tan tomorrow and buy some food from him.
I also need to buy some seasonings, Lin Qi likes to cook.
In the cave, Lin Qi was stewing meat, rabbit meat and wild boar meat together, with a lot of ginger and wild onions, filling a large earthenware jar.
Xu Hexiao smelled the rich aroma of meat before he entered the cave. The corners of his mouth curled up and his expression softened unconsciously.
He seemed to be more looking forward to returning to this cave than to the straw hut next to the cowshed.
"What did you cook today? It smells so good?" Xu Hexiao asked.
Lin Qi pointed, "That one."
Only then did Xu Hexiao notice the gray object beside the fire. He exclaimed in surprise, "Rabbit!"
"Three." He cooked one and a half and left one and a half to take back to the educated youth site.
Lin Qi carried the backpack, which contained not only the rabbit but also wild vegetables. The wild vegetables covered the rabbit completely.
"I'll go back first. You don't have to keep watch tonight." After keeping watch for two consecutive nights, not getting enough sleep, and having to do heavy work during the day, one would be exhausted.
"Are we going back now?" Xu Hexiao felt a little regretful as he had just arrived.
"Today, I cooked dinner." Lin Qi explained.
When Lin Qi returned to the educated youth point, it was already dark.
"Where have you been? Don't you know you have to cook dinner? You come back so late and we are starving! Did you do this on purpose?" Ma Guizhi questioned Lin Qi.
Lin Qi ignored her and said to Jian Yitong, "Come here and kill the rabbit."
I brought back one and a half, half of which were processed and the other one was not processed.
"You really brought the rabbit back!" Jane Tongyi said excitedly.
"Rabbit, what rabbit?" Ming Kangjian and others also came over.
Lin Qi was too lazy to explain. She handed the rabbit to them and started to steam rice, wash wild vegetables, ginger and garlic...
"The rabbit was caught by Qiqi with a condom." Jian Tong explained.
"Setting a trap to catch a rabbit? She has this skill!" Mo Mingyang was shocked.
Jian Yitong shook his head, "I don't know her, I can't ask her."
Although the dinner was late, everyone at the educated youth site was very satisfied.
On the other side, Xu Hexiao returned to the straw hut in the dark.
In the straw shed, Old Man Xu was still sitting at the table with two sets of bowls and chopsticks on it. Seeing Xu Hexiao coming in, Old Man Xu looked behind him and found no one there. He said with some disappointment, "Lin Qi didn't come?"
"She went back to the Youth League. It's her turn to cook dinner tonight." Xu Hexiao said, putting the clay pot in his arms on the table. "Although she didn't come, she prepared something for us."
The earthen jar was opened, and a fragrant aroma came out. Old Man Xu swallowed his saliva and asked, "What is this?"
"Wild boar meat and rabbit meat." Xu Hexiao said, "She hunted three wild rabbits today."
Xu Hexiao looked proud, as if he was the one who hunted the hare.
"She can hunt wild boars and rabbits. This Lin Qi is a hidden talent." Old man Xu said meaningfully.
Xu Hexiao nodded, "She is indeed amazing."
It’s not that he didn’t notice that Lin Qi was unusual, he just ignored it.
Who doesn't have their own secrets?
He would be satisfied to maintain the status quo with Lin Qi.
"You are blessed to have her as your friend." Old man Xu smiled. Not only did his son benefit from her, but he also benefited from her and could eat meat every day.
Old man Xu's eyes became moist as he looked at his grandson, who was only sixteen years old but almost as old as a ten-year-old child in the village.
If his grandson hadn't done heavy work every day and didn't have enough to eat, how could he be like this now!
"Grandpa, eat quickly. After eating, I have to burn the bones. No one can find out." Xu Hexiao pretended not to see the tears in the corners of his grandfather's eyes and urged.
"You should be more careful. Be careful when you go into the mountains. Don't get followed by anyone and get caught by someone." Their situation is difficult enough now. If they are caught again, I'm afraid the Anliang Brigade will not be able to accommodate them.
"Don't worry, Grandpa. I know."
Old man Xu's worries were not unfounded. The news of the educated youth eating rabbit meat spread the next day, and Lin Qi was followed that afternoon.
The one following her was Luo Laizi, who had a criminal record.
At first, Lin Qi didn't know there was someone behind her until a vine she left behind was touched, then she became alert.
She continued to walk into the mountains, as if she knew nothing about what was happening behind her. She climbed over a mountain, picked some wild fruits, pulled some wild vegetables, and continued to walk into the mountains. She set up several traps in several places. After setting up the traps, the sun was about to set, so Lin Qi began to turn back.
The people behind her followed her the whole way, until she got out of the mountain and returned to the village, and then they left in disappointment.
At the dinner table, Lin Qi, who always had a blank expression on her face, said with a stern face, "Who is it? Tell others, it's rabbit meat."
As soon as these words were spoken, the table suddenly became quiet.
"What's wrong? What happened?" Jian Tongyi didn't say who it was, but asked Lin Qi first.
"Being followed." Lin Qi's eyes swept over the people present. "Just like fish and shrimp, there will be no more from now on."
"So who proposed it?" Mo Mingyang got angry when he heard that he would have no meat to eat.
"It's not me." Gan Tian shook her head.
"With the lessons learned from the past, who would dare to speak out?" Zhao Yi was also very depressed.
Ma Guizhi shrank her neck and buried her face in the bowl guiltily.
"Idiot!" Mo Mingyang cursed. Although he didn't mention anyone by name, he was looking at Ma Guizhi when he said this.
Ma Guizhi was so angry that she said, "I just said what's wrong. The animals in the mountains belong to the brigade. She went poaching, so why can't I say anything?"
"The prey in the mountains belongs to everyone, but the team won't say anything if someone is capable of hunting one or two small animals. Besides, didn't you eat the rabbit meat yesterday?" Jian Tongyi frowned, with disgust flashing in his eyes.
Ma Guizhi felt that she was right. "The mountain is so big, there are so many places to set up the trap. Even if people find out, she can just move to another place. What impact will it have?"
As soon as Ma Guizhi said this, everyone looked at Lin Qi, as if silently asking: How about changing places?
Lin Qi shook her head. "The person who followed me was Luo Laizi."
"It's that Luo Laizi again. I haven't settled the score with him for last time, and now he's at it again." Jian Tong's tone was vicious.
"Don't go to the mountains these days. Let's go together on our days off," Ming Kangjian said.
Xu Hexiao didn't see Lin Qi in the cave, so he went down the mountain directly to the educated youth point. He heaved a sigh of relief only after hearing Lin Qi's voice and confirming that she was safe.
But after listening to the conversations at the educated youth center, his worries became even greater.
Luo Laizi is following Lin Qi. The person who robbed Lin Qiyu last time was also Luo Laizi. What is Luo Laizi going to do? Rob Lin Qi again?
Thinking of Lin Qi's miserable condition last time, Xu Hexiao's fists clenched so hard that they made a creaking sound. He had to avenge Lin Qi.
Lin Qi did not give up on going into the mountains. As soon as she entered the mountains, Luo Laizi, who had been guarding the foot of the mountain, caught up with her.
This time, she went to a steeper mountain, which was full of rocks and vines.
Luo Laizi was tripped by a vine, and after sliding over sharp rocks and rolling for more than ten meters, he did not suspect that he was being ambushed. He thought that he was not steady and stepped on rocks.
The shrill screams resounded throughout the entire forest, but Lin Qi's ears seemed to be deaf. She didn't react at all and continued to go deeper into the mountains.
On this day, Xu Hexiao went to the cave after work. Without Lin Qi, he should take better care of the pork. But as soon as he arrived at the entrance of the cave, he smelled the familiar fragrance again.
"Why are you here? Didn't you say that Luo Laizi was following you?" Xu Hexiao asked.
Lin Qi raised her eyes and looked at him, "You know?"
Having let the cat out of the bag, Xu Hexiao could only admit, "Yesterday, I went to the educated youth site and heard your conversation."
Lin Qi nodded and stopped talking.
"Luo Laizi is here, so please don't come over recently. I will take good care of the pork." Xu Hexiao said.
Lin Qi didn't comment. She stood up and said, "I'm going back."
Xu Hexiao looked at the cakes on the slab, "The number of cakes is wrong, didn't you eat any?"
"Eat it. The extra is for you." Men and women are different. After eating with the educated youths at the educated youth site, she realized that she could be full with three pancakes, but Xu Hexiao could not.
Luo Laizi was injured, very seriously, and was carried back from the foot of the mountain.
When they heard the news, everyone at the educated youth site breathed a sigh of relief, but Lin Qi, on the other hand, had a blank expression on her face.
"How did he fall?" Mo Mingyang asked curiously.
"I stepped on rocks and was tripped by vines. I rolled down the hillside and got scratched more than a dozen times." Ming Kangjian didn't expect that Luo Laizi would hurt himself before they started to fight. "This is probably retribution."
"Retribution?" Jian Yitong savored the word while secretly looking at Lin Qi.
Is it really retribution?
What a coincidence?
Luo Laizi was injured and needed to stay in bed to rest, so he was unable to follow Lin Qi. Lin Qi started to go out early and come back late again, but later on, she never brought any prey back to the educated youth site again.
She produced yams several more times, and after filling every corner of the cave with yams, she peeled them, sliced them, and dried them in the sun.
Yams are nutritious and can be used as a staple food. She plans to dry the yams and mail them to her parents and older brother along with wild boar meat.
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