After the frail beauty went to the countryside, she went crazy with scientific research.

Chapter 66, Episode 0068 is back.

"If you really marry Xu Zhichuan in the future, it's very unlikely that you'll live with his mother."

This was told to her by her third brother: Xu Zhichuan would be cared for and seen off by his grandfather when he returned to the city. Xu's grandfather had always been dissatisfied with Xu's mother, so the two of them could not live together.

That being said, Lin Yuexi was not optimistic about their future.

It has nothing to do with social status or mother-in-law/daughter-in-law relationship. It's just that Xu Zhichuan is too sentimental, so when dealing with relatives, his behavior and methods are very weak and easily manipulated.

Look at his attitude towards Liu Bingyan. He clearly hates her, but because of his mother, he keeps giving in, and he's doing so in a way that seriously harms himself.

Looking at Ren Yan's personality, she'll throw a punch at the slightest provocation, and her punches are really hard.

Moreover, Ren Yan has never been someone who compromises easily.

Lin Yuexi was 100% certain that Xu's mother and Ren Yan would not get along, and if they had a conflict, Xu's mother would definitely be the one to suffer.

The question then becomes, who will Xu Zhichuan side with when he's caught in the middle?
A few days ago, Xu Zhichuan sent some mountain produce back home. Despite his reluctance, Lin Yuexi felt that she could already foresee the scene of him and Ren Yan breaking up.

Whether it was Lin Yuexi's words that comforted her, or whether their relationship wasn't deep enough yet, Ren Yan let out a "whoop" and then, as if nothing had happened, took an apple from a plate on the kang table and started eating it.

The topic shifted along with the aroma of apples: "There are almost twice as many people this year. I wonder what they'll catch. I heard last year's harvest wasn't great, and a few people even got injured."

Every year, the Red Star Brigade organizes four or five winter hunts before the heavy snow completely closes off the mountains, all to ensure that the brigade's supplies are more substantial.

It's hard to make money in rural areas!

The first thing to rely on is farming. It depends on the harvest. If there is a good harvest, you can get more after paying the grain. But the overall yield per mu is what it is now. Where can you get more?

Those families with many able-bodied members can be guaranteed not to go hungry next year, while those with few members may not even be able to guarantee enough to eat, and there may be relatives or in-laws coming to borrow grain.

In short, relying solely on farming, one can hardly earn any money in a year. Each household can only earn a few dozen or a hundred yuan by counting work points. As for the production brigade, this money has nothing to do with the brigade. It's even worse when you encounter fair and soft-hearted people like Li Dayou. There are often situations where you have to pay out of your own pocket and then pay it back next year.

Take last year for example, the Hongxing Brigade owed the commune thirty-six yuan [the commune secretary's private pocket], and it is said that the commune secretary is now annoyed by Li Dayou.

Secondly, there's the revenue from the purchasing stations.

For mountain products like chestnuts and mushrooms, the prices offered by the purchasing shops were too low, so the various production brigades didn't organize any collective activities. They went to great lengths to mobilize the entire village, only to earn a few dozen yuan, with the villagers receiving just a few cents or dimes. It was really not very meaningful. You can go by yourselves.

The brigade organized winter hunting after the weather started to get cold and before the heavy snow closed the mountains. The price of meat at the purchasing store was not low, and not only the purchasing store bought meat, but also the county slaughterhouse, where the price was a few cents higher per pound.

Therefore, winter hunting is very important to the brigade. Whether everyone can have a better day tomorrow depends on the harvest in the next few days.

Lin Yuexi glanced towards the back mountain and said, "The preparations this time are quite thorough, so there shouldn't be any problems."

Even Dr. Gao and his assistant, Xiao Lin, were taken away.

Ren Yan leaned closer to Lin Yuexi mysteriously, "I heard that the brigade leader is planning to have a big one this year."

"Ok?"

“In previous years, the four villages would organize their own winter hunting trips. Either there were too few people or too few hunting rifles, so no one dared to go deep into the mountains.”

This year, the brigade leader organized the four villages together, planning to head towards the wild boar's den.

Lin Yuexi frowned. "Has the captain gone mad?"

There are more than one wild boar den in the mountains, but when people talk about wild boar dens, they are generally referring to that one place.

It's located within the mountains, but not too deep. However, not far from the wild boar's den is a huge lake where many wild beasts go to drink, making it undoubtedly a dangerous place.

Ren Yan felt as if she had forgotten to mention something important. After thinking for a few seconds, she suddenly remembered and cleared her throat, saying apologetically, "The brigade leader reported to the commune and asked the army to come and help. The game we hunted will be split 50/50. The brigade leader is worried that if the villagers find out too early, they will cause trouble. Only the people who went up the mountain know about this."

Those who stayed behind in the village were not informed, and those who went up the mountain were strictly forbidden from going home and talking about it, otherwise their work points would be deducted.

Ren Yan only found out about this when she went to deliver dry rations to Xu Zhichuan and the others in the morning, and happened to run into the brigade leader holding a meeting with those who went up the mountain.

“The soldiers don’t go through our village. They park their vehicles at the commune, then go up the mountain from the commune and come over to meet up with the brigade leader and the others.”

I understand. When they left, they didn't go into the village. As long as those who went up the mountain didn't mention it, the villagers had no idea about the profit sharing.

The two chatted for a while longer before going to bed.

one day,
Two days,

Three days,

Four days,

Five days

On the sixth day, the people who went on the winter hunt still hadn't returned.

Many people in the village couldn't sit still any longer. Everyone they met had a worried or anxious look on their face. No one could sit peacefully at the gossip gathering place at the village entrance anymore, and people were always pacing around the foot of the mountain behind the village.

Lin Yuexi was also a little restless. Today, instead of going to the village entrance for her walk, she walked around the foot of the back mountain as usual.

I went around several times, but each time I returned disappointed.

Just as Lin Yuexi and the other two finished lunch around noon, they heard a trembling roar coming from outside.

"They're back! They're back! Everyone, look! They're back!"

Ren Yan leaped in and flew out.

Liu Huai went back to his room, grabbed a first-aid kit, and went out. "It must be chaotic outside right now, Xi Bao, don't go and join the fun. I'll go see if I can help."

Lin Yuexi was also anxious to know if Leng Xingran and the others were safe, but she also knew that her current physical condition was still a hindrance.

So, suppressing his eagerness, he nodded and said, "Don't worry, I won't go out."

Sigh, when will this broken body ever get better?

She is now taking pills made from the prescription given by Elder Chen, and occasionally she can sneak into her space to use instruments for treatment. Although her condition is somewhat miraculous with this two-pronged approach, Lin Yuexi herself still feels that it is a bit too slow.

The main reason was that she didn't dare to gamble. When using the instruments in her space, she never dared to put too much repair fluid in.

Her mind is already a special entity, and it is currently being protected and monitored; if her body is also special, well...

Only when her mental strength grows stronger can she begin to move towards freedom.

About half an hour later, Ren Yan ran back with a big white grin.

"Xi Bao, what a great harvest! We caught over thirty wild boars, one tiger, and we even hunted down over thirty wolves. There are so many that we have to make makeshift carts to haul them all back."

"The captain said that we'll slaughter a pig today and make a pork stew."

As she spoke, she rushed into the kitchen, her voice still tinged with excitement: "Xi Bao, let's take two potatoes to break them up, and a few more potatoes, see if that's enough?"