Stunning Check-in: A Carefree Life Begins in the Countryside

In the mountains and forests,

Xia An arrived at the "base"—the dugout—but found no trace of Li Yuxue.

He frowned slightly. "This woman, she actually went hunting? What's she trying to prove?"

Xia An searched the area around the dugout but found no message left by Li Yuxue, indicating that she had never been there.

He shook his head helplessly, turned and left; he still had things to do today.

He walked quickly into the depths for a short while, changing his appearance from Xiang Sui Xin Yin to Xia Jiang's.

The ability to conceal one's intentions, strictly speaking, is a magical artifact that can influence others and even mechanical devices.

His image, even his clothes, had changed in the eyes of others.

But in reality, nothing has changed in Xia An.

This prop has a touch of fantasy, but it's not too outrageous.

Perhaps it's by affecting the light, thus impacting the vision of others and even mechanical equipment.

He didn't know the specifics either.

Xia An changed into a new look, turned and headed east, and soon saw the people below the mountain.

He hesitated for a moment, then removed the scope and slung the rifle over his shoulder.

Immediately, he shouldered the basket he had bought at the commune earlier, filled with the herbs he had collected a few days earlier.

Not much, just a full basket.

As they neared the edge of the forest, they used a long wooden stick to carry the six wolf carcasses they had previously killed.

The six wolf carcasses, weighing about five or six hundred pounds, were not an easy task for him.

He strode quickly out of the forest, his goal clear: to run into Xie Weiguo and the others.

I need to get acquainted with them here first, so that registering with Yang Yanqiu later won't attract attention.

But he still has one problem that he hasn't been able to solve.

People from outside Anping Village cannot build houses there!

As a sent-down youth, Yang Yanqiu was different from the other sent-down youth—his household registration was in Anping Village.

But she also has a significant problem: he's unsure whether she can build a house based on her marriage registration.

Perhaps the best solution to this problem is to get Li Yuxue to transfer her household registration as soon as possible.

After she built the house, she rented it to Xia Jiang as Yang Yanqiu's residence.

This matter requires further action.

The current goal is to first establish Xia Jiang's image and let the people of Anping Village know about him.

There is such a person.

……

far away.

Soon, the people of Anping Village noticed what was happening here, their eyes filled with surprise.

"What's the situation with that person?"

"Six wolves carried on a single stick—which village's hunter is this?"

"A wolf weighs about 100 pounds; that's ridiculously strong!"

"Anyway, they're not from any of the nearby villages, otherwise we would know them."

"..."

The crowd was buzzing with discussion.

Upon seeing this, Luo Zhongqian and Xie Weiguo exchanged glances and went over.

quickly,

Xia An met them and casually threw the wolf carcass on the ground.

He took out a half-packet of Daqianmen cigarettes, offered them to the group, and asked with a smile:

"Uncle, my name is Xia Jiang. May I ask which village this is?"

"You don't recognize him?" Xie Weiguo looked at him suspiciously, his gaze scrutinizing him.

Which village are you from?

Xia An (Jiang) took out a match, lit it, inhaled the smoke and sent it directly into his spiritual spring space, then pretended to exhale it.

He doesn't smoke, but after watching others smoke for a long time, he can imitate it a little.

Immediately, his eyes darted away slightly, and he took out his hunting license and handed it over.

"Uncle, I'm a hunter from Xiajiatun in Songlin Commune. I came out with my elders to exchange supplies at the commune."

"But we encountered a pack of wolves along the way and got separated."

"This is my first time leaving Xiajiatun, and I've never been to the commune before, so I got lost."

"Xiajiatun?" Kong Boyue asked suspiciously. Was there such a place in Songlin Commune?

Xie Weiguo took the hunting license and glanced at it, and couldn't help but be slightly surprised.

"It's not fake."

Upon hearing this, Luo Zhongqian and the others couldn't help but raise their eyebrows slightly.

They've never even heard of Xiajiatun.

Xie Weiguo looked suspicious. "We've never heard of Xiajiatun before?"

Xia An (Jiang) blinked, scratched his head, and said somewhat confusedly:

"Never heard of it?"

"Our Xiajiatun village has a small population and is located deep in the mountains. Only a treacherous path, accessible only to hunters, leads to the outside world."

"The commune people went there more than 10 years ago, and then they stopped paying attention to us."

"Only two or three hunters from our village come out each year to trade for supplies. Is that why?"

Upon hearing this, Xie Weiguo and the others nodded suspiciously.

Perhaps it really is possible.

Seeing that the others remained silent, Xia An deliberately avoided their gaze and asked, "Uncle, which village is this? Is it close to Songlin Commune?"

"This is Anping Village."

Xie Weiguo shook his head. Although he was still somewhat suspicious, he didn't think much of it.

"It's more than ten miles from here to the commune. Go to our village; there's a road on the south side of the village."

"Follow that road, turn southeast twice, and you'll reach the commune."

"More than ten miles!" Xia An frowned slightly, glancing down at the wolf carcass on the ground.

His gaze swept across the crowd in the fields, quickly settling on Yang Yanqiu.

A flicker of feigned surprise crossed his eyes, which he quickly concealed, but Kong Boyue and the others caught it.

This kid seems really abnormal!

But Xia An smiled and asked, "Uncle, are you cadres from Anping Village?"

"These wolf carcasses are quite heavy, and it's not practical to take them to the commune. Could you exchange them for some coarse grains, salt, and vegetables?"

Xie Weiguo glanced at the wolf carcass on the ground, then looked at the medicinal herbs behind him.

"We can give you two wolf carcasses in exchange, but you'll need to sell us the medicinal herbs first?"

"This~"

Xia An feigned hesitation, "Although I understand medicine and recognize these herbs, I don't know how much the commune is willing to pay."

"You know medicine?" Law Chung-him asked suspiciously.

Xia An scratched his head and smiled.

"I learned from my elders, so I know a little about sprains, bruises, colds, fevers, and so on."

Luo Zhongqian suddenly realized, "No wonder you have so many fresh medicinal herbs in your basket."

Xie Weiguo said, "Someone in our village has kept track of the prices of medicine sold by the commune. Since yours are fresh medicinal herbs, how about we sell them at 30% of the original price?"

Xia An frowned slightly, looking at Xie Weiguo suspiciously. Was he being taken advantage of because Xie Weiguo didn't know anything about this?

He hesitated for a moment, glanced at Yang Yanqiu in the distance, and then gritted his teeth and said:

"The man asked everyone else to step back so I could talk to him privately?"

Xie Weiguo gave him a deep look, then told everyone to go back to work.

Only Kong Boyue and his two companions, along with Xia An (Jiang) and two others, remained at the scene.

Xie Weiguo looked at Xia An (Jiang), "We're from Anpingtun Team Headquarters. What would you like to talk about?"

Xia An hesitated for a moment, then gritted her teeth and said apologetically:

"Uncles, I can give you two wolves, but could you please not tell anyone about this conversation?"

Xie Weiguo and the other two frowned, still somewhat puzzled by his meaning.

Xia An's face flushed slightly. "I told a little white lie just now. I actually came to Anping Village three nights ago," she said.

"After that, I went to the commune once more, and I've been in the mountains for the past two days."

Upon hearing this, Xie Weiguo and the other two frowned and looked at Xia An warily.

"What exactly do you want?"

Xia An quickly waved his hand, "I meant no harm, I just wanted to make contact with that Comrade Yang."

"Comrade Yang?"

Xie Weiguo followed his gaze and looked at Yang Yanqiu.

"You two know each other?"

Xia An nodded slightly, then shook her head, her face feigning a slight blush.

"To be honest, my three uncles, I really did get separated from my elders in the mountains."

"That night, I went out of the mountains and met her by the river. She gave me food."

Upon hearing this, Xie Weiguo and the other two showed a hint of realization in their eyes.

So that's why the kid's eyes were darting around and his expression was so strange earlier!

You're saying it so quickly, do you not want to keep lying?

At this moment, Xia An gritted his teeth, and then his voice slowly rang out.