After finishing work in the afternoon, Jiang He rode his bicycle to pick up his bride. A big red flower was tied to the bicycle, which looked very festive.

Wen Li also joined in the fun for a while. To be honest, the village chief's family was very polite, following all the proper procedures.

When Jiang He arrived, his face beamed with joy. Yu Shuang, on the other hand, didn't seem happy at all, and her smile appeared forced. However, at least the process was completed without any major mishaps.

However, the sight of Jiang Yue'er and Jiang Chen gazing at each other from afar in the crowd provided plenty of fodder for conversation.

Guo Caixia's good mood was ruined, and she looked at Jiang Yue'er with eyes that seemed to want to kill her.

Wen Li exclaimed, "Wow! Anyone else in this situation would be condemned. It's just that the female lead is different. Not only do people not think anything is wrong, but they also feel sorry for her."

After seeing Yu Shuang off, Yin Jiao couldn't wait to move into Yu Shuang's room, and the backyard was full again.

As darkness fell, Guo Caixia was once again kicked out of the room by Jiang Chen. Wen Li felt that Guo Caixia looked like she was about to break. The more smug she was in front of Yu Shuang this morning, the more pathetic she was tonight.

Over the next few days, some trivial matters occurred in the village. As the temperature gradually dropped, there was not much farm work to be done in the village, and the villagers went to the back mountain to pick chestnuts and pine nuts to prepare food for the winter.

Wenli made a lot of spicy cabbage and then went to Aunt Zhang's house to learn how to make kimchi.

"I heard that Yu, the educated youth, and Liu Guixiang had another argument, almost coming to blows last night. The village chief told her to go get her marriage certificate, but she refused. I don't know what she's thinking!"

It's obvious that Yu Shuang doesn't like Jiang He, and her marriage to him wasn't entirely willing. Everyone knows this, but no one expected that it was just a temporary measure!

As long as the two don't get a marriage certificate, they can find an excuse to go back to the city to visit relatives after a while. At that time, they can find a way to get a job and their household registration can be transferred back smoothly. Then, this marriage will only exist in name only.

No wonder Yu Shuang's family didn't react much and didn't have any objection to the village chief's twenty yuan dowry. It turns out they were waiting for this!

But these are other people's business; she can just observe from the sidelines.

"Aunt Liu doesn't like the educated youth, so she probably isn't happy with her daughter-in-law being one of them!"

"Hey~ you know what, they were really dissatisfied. Yu Zhiqing is lazy and greedy, and can't do anything. What mother-in-law would like a daughter-in-law like that?"

Wen Li smiled but didn't say anything. This kind of thinking is common nowadays and is deeply ingrained. In their minds, women should do laundry, cook, and take care of the whole family. This kind of thinking can't be changed overnight. She didn't agree with it, but she wouldn't say anything!

"However, Jiang He doted on the educated youth, which infuriated Liu Guixiang so much that she lost all sense of shame and cursed them at home every day!"

Everyone in the village knows that Aunt Liu values ​​her reputation and believes in keeping family scandals private, so it's clear that Yu Shuang really angered her.

However, Yu Shuang does have a knack for being infuriating; even Wen Li dislikes her sharp tongue.

"Every family has its own problems!"

"That's true, but Xiao Li, you're not young anymore. Have you ever thought about finding a young man in the village?"

Wen Li's lips twitched. Why was she being pressured to get married?

"Aunt Zhang, my family won't let me get married here, mainly because it's too far from home!"

Aunt Zhang's face was full of regret. "Don't mind me, I don't like to gossip, but everyone sees how hardworking and beautiful you are, and many people have asked me to find out what you think. I got impatient with their pestering, so I thought I'd ask you what you think!"

Wen Li smiled and waved her hand, "It's okay, I'm still young, there's no rush to get married!"

Wen Li finished making the kimchi and quickly left Aunt Zhang's house with the kimchi jar. There wasn't much work to do these days, and when everyone had nothing to do, they liked to play matchmaker. So many people came to ask her about it that she was really tired of being asked.

She was walking too fast and almost bumped into someone on the other side without noticing.

"Why are you running? Is a dog chasing you?" Lu Zechuan took the jar from her arms and looked back teasingly.

Wen Li patted her chest. "No, it's worse than being bitten by a dog!"

"What could have frightened the usually calm and collected Wen Zhiqing like this?"

"Aunt Zhang wants to introduce me to someone, isn't that scary?"

Lu Zechuan's heart skipped a beat. "You don't want to get married?"

Wen Li quickly shook her head, "No, I don't want to be too far away from my family!"

Lu Zechuan thought about the distance between Beijing and Shanghai, and it seemed a bit far. However, he was now all alone, so he didn't mind being transferred to Shanghai.

Lu Zechuan, realizing what he was thinking, turned red at the tips of his ears.

Wen Li didn't notice anything amiss with Lu Zechuan and continued talking incessantly about being arranged a marriage by the village aunties.

The two returned to the educated youth compound together. Recently, everyone had been busy going up the mountain to collect mountain products and firewood. Apart from Yin Jiao, no one else was at the educated youth compound.

Lu Zechuan helped Wen Li put the kimchi jar into her room, cautiously glanced around to make sure no one was nearby, and then whispered, "Comrade Wen, the organization needs your help!"

Wen Li pursed her lips, knowing that Lu Zechuan had no good intentions. This man had been elusive lately, and his sudden appearance must mean he wanted to see her.

"What's wrong?"

"Don't worry, it's not difficult. It's just that it's not appropriate for a grown man like me to go into the female educated youth's dormitory, so I can only trouble you!"

"What do you want me to do?"

"I found out that Li Lingling has a secret letter. I've searched everywhere I can, except the female educated youth dormitory, which I can't get into. I don't know where Li Lingling's bed or belongings are. I can only ask you for help!"

"There are always people coming and going in the female educated youth dormitory area. Are you sure she would leave her things there?"

Lu Zechuan nodded, "The most dangerous place is the safest place!"

"Are you going to take out the secret letter?"

"No, just write down what's inside; we can't alert them yet!"

"Okay, I'll go look for it now!"

Lu Zechuan grabbed her wrist. "No need to rush. Tomorrow the village will organize a trip for the whole village to collect wild produce in the back mountains. You can go then!"

"good!"

Wen Li didn't ask why the village had organized a trip to the back mountain in advance. Usually, such things would be announced a few days in advance, but this time it was so sudden. The thing in Li Lingling's hands must be something special.

In the afternoon, the brigade leader gave everyone a last-minute notice to prepare for going into the deep mountains to collect wild produce early the next morning, as the neighboring brigade was also going up the mountain the next day.

Those who had initially had some doubts instantly lost them and began to curse the neighboring brigade for their lack of sportsmanship, even though it would take almost half a month to collect the mountain goods.

The more mountain produce they collected, the less there was left. It was a rare treat for the villagers to earn some income, so even though they grumbled and complained, they hurried home to prepare.

Although it's called going deep into the mountains, it's actually on the outskirts. The whole village goes together, so safety is guaranteed.

That evening, Wen Li deliberately took Chen Yan to the female educated youth dormitory, pretending to ask Li Hong for advice on precautions for collecting mountain goods.

Li Hong and Liu Xiu spent a long time in the countryside, so they carefully gave them a lot of instructions.

Wen Li secretly memorized the location of Li Lingling's bed and cabinet, and chatted with them in their room for a while before returning to the backyard.

The next day, everyone went to the grain drying yard early in the morning. In addition to carrying baskets on their backs, they also brought a lot of burlap sacks, and everyone carried tools in their hands.

A large group of people were gathered there, making it look quite lively.

The captain gave everyone a few instructions and arranged for the able-bodied men to patrol before ordering them to go up the mountain. Only some elderly people and children were left at home in the village; everyone else who was able to move went up the mountain with them.

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