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

"Since you are so willing, then 10 catties of grain per person will be enough."

"I can handle the rest."

Xia An smiled and said, his tone carrying an unquestionable air.

Ye Qingxuan and the other three frowned slightly, but after glancing at Xia An, they all nodded.

Xia An smiled and said, "Since things are settled, you can get back to work."

He said in a low voice:

"Just do what you can, don't worry too much about work points, we won't starve."

The group looked at him in confusion, not understanding what he meant.

Ye Qingxuan, however, seemed to have some guess, frowning slightly as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.

"Xia An, we don't have many food stamps left, and we don't know when we'll be able to go back."

Shen Nianchu frowned and said, "We need to be careful when buying grain; we should save money where we can."

Ye Qingxuan whispered, "Have you found a way to access the black market? Those places are dangerous, don't go."

Upon hearing this, the other three all stiffened and shook their heads repeatedly.

"What are you thinking?"

Xia An shook his head and smiled, saying, "I saved someone today, so I've gained some connections in the commune. Getting some tickets shouldn't be a problem."

"Furthermore, medical skills can provide convenience within the team, but they can also occasionally earn money in the commune."

"With just the few of us cooking together, you think we'd let you starve to death?"

Upon hearing this, the faces of the group turned slightly red.

A hint of hesitation flashed in Ye Qingxuan's eyes, but she said seriously, "I believe you, but as I said before, try to avoid the black market."

"I know," Xia An said with a smile. "You guys go ahead with your work. I'll go take a walk around the neighborhood to gather some herbs and get the clinic set up as soon as possible."

"Since you've accepted this task, you have to do something; you can't just sit idly by, right?"

"Okay, be careful."

Ye Qingxuan nodded.

Xia An nodded and was about to leave when she looked up at the sun overhead.

"By the way, where are your water bottles? Let me pour you some water."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Mengmeng and the others' eyes lit up as they recalled what had happened before.

"Is it that kind of magical water?"

Jiang Mengmeng asked in a low voice.

Xia An shook her head. "It's not magical. It uses some special medicinal herbs, but they are very rare. Please don't spread this around."

The group nodded quickly, "The water bottle is under the shade of the tree, we can go and rest there for a while."

Arriving under the shade of the tree,

Xia An poured some water from his water bottle into each of the four people's water bottles.

One-tenth of his water bottle contained water from the spiritual spring, while the rest was water from the pond outside the spiritual spring well.

Even so, the results were quite good.

Even though the four-person water bottles still had more than half full of water, the dilution was even more severe.

However, the effects of relieving fatigue, clearing heat, and minor healing remain.

The four of them took the water bottle and drank a sip. Their eyes brightened slightly, and they smiled a little.

One sip of this water relieved most of my fatigue and heat.

It's amazing!

If there hadn't been a lot of people watching, all four of them would have exclaimed in surprise.

Jiang Mengmeng gave Xia An a thumbs up and said with a bright smile:

"Thanks, Xia An. Now I should be able to hold out until tonight."

"Thank you, Brother Xia."

Shen Nian'an also smiled and said,

Xia An smiled and said, "You're welcome. You guys go ahead with your work. I'll go get busy too."

Goodbye, Brother Xia.

After watching Xia An leave, the four exchanged a glance and hid the water bottle under the weeds.

Then, the four of them got up and went to get busy.

not far away,

Zhang Qiang looked displeased and, glancing at the group of older educated youth beside him, retorted:

"They were all sent-down youth, but he didn't have to do manual labor. How can you stand by and watch that?"

Upon hearing this, the older educated youth didn't even glance at him and continued working.

Wu Tao sneered, "If you're jealous, just say so. If you can't stand it, that's your business. Why are you trying to sow discord between us?"

Qin Yu smiled and said, "Don't you understand? He didn't get the better of Xia Zhiqing, so he's trying to instigate us."

"Tch," An Lan said dismissively, "Who does he think is a fool? Surely no one actually listens to his instigation?"

"Don't forget, Xia, the educated youth, isn't like some people who have such strong opinions about us who have class background issues."

Upon hearing this, the others' expressions changed slightly, and their gazes towards Zhang Qiang became even colder.

Qin Weidong and Song Xiao's expressions changed slightly, and they quietly moved a little further away.

On the night he arrived, Zhang Qiang learned by chance that Wu Tao had a family background issue during their conversation, and left without saying a word.

He even showed disdain and recklessly said:

"I would never associate with someone whose background is questionable, lest I tarnish my reputation."

The result is,

The nine former educated youths in the courtyard all looked at him coldly and told him to get lost.

He bluntly told them not to use the boiler they bought, fearing it would dirty his stomach.

Not only that,

That evening, Zhang Qiang was also beaten up with a sack over his head, but he dared not speak out against it.

The next day I bought a cast iron pot and other utensils, and I've been cooking for myself for the past two days.

Now, in the educated youth settlement, Zhang Qiang is an isolated figure.

If they hadn't received Xia An's guidance and had actually followed suit, they would probably have been isolated along with him.

Now that they hear this topic again, they really want to stay as far away from it as possible.

Zhang Qiang's face stiffened slightly, and he lowered his head, not daring to speak again, secretly filled with resentment.

Wu Tao glanced at him coldly, then looked at the others and chuckled:

"I met Xia, the educated youth, that day. She was indeed very approachable and a very nice person."

Qin Yu nodded. "Indeed, at least when they heard we had problems, they didn't distance themselves from us."

The others seemed to be deep in thought.

A smile appeared in An Lan's eyes; the man she liked was naturally different.

But looking at Ye Qingxuan and her three companions not far away, a hint of envy and jealousy appeared in her eyes.

Let's cook together!

What gives them the right?

As if noticing her gaze, Ye Qingxuan turned her head and smiled in greeting.

An Lan's lips curled slightly, forcing a smile in response, but she didn't look at him any longer.

She lowered her head and pondered for a moment, her gaze intentionally or unintentionally drifting towards Ye Wan'er beside her.

Ye Wan'er slightly raised her eyes. "Sister Anlan, why are you looking at me like that?"

"fine,"

An Lan shook her head and smiled, then lowered her head and remained silent.

Ye Wan'er blinked, glanced at An Lan, and didn't think much of it.

An Lan glanced at her, seemingly lost in thought.

Originally, among these educated youths, only the Shen sisters, Jiang Mengmeng, and Ye Wan'er posed a threat to her.

But this morning, Ye Qingxuan suddenly appeared.

Moreover, Ye Qingxuan and the other three are exceptionally fortunate, and it's likely they all have feelings for Xia An.

Their so-called "cooking together" was probably a pretext for something else, which made her feel extremely threatened.

After confirming it overnight,

An Lan was quite certain that she had fallen in love with Xia An at first sight, so she needed to think of a way to deal with it.

However, she lacks competitiveness.

Even if you want to win Xia An's favor, you need to find an opportunity to get closer and have more opportunities to interact, right?

Should we let Wan'er move out with me so we can find more opportunities to interact?

Or perhaps, we should resort to some underhanded tactics?

An Lan seemed to be deep in thought, but she didn't stop weeding in the field.