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

Yun Shu was quite familiar with the roads in the village, so following her would get us much closer.

quickly,

The two then arrived at the construction site.

At this moment, Luo Shutong and the other craftsmen were packing up to go home.

They were all surprised to see Xia An carrying a full basket of firewood, and even two bundles of it.

"Xia, you're quite strong!"

Luo Shutong laughed,

I thought he was from the city and wouldn't be very strong, but I didn't expect him to be stronger than many people in the village.

This was carried out of the mountains; it takes real strength to do that.

Moreover, judging from Xia An's condition, he was only slightly sweating and a little out of breath.

That's some impressive stamina!

Xia An put down the firewood and smiled. "I practiced martial arts when I was studying medicine, so I'm not bad at it."

"You've done a great job," Aunt Guihua said with a smile, her eyes full of admiration.

"In Anping Village, those with your strength are the ones who get full work points every day."

"Even if you're not at the clinic, you have enough strength to support your family."

The crowd nodded slightly, their eyes narrowing as if they had realized something.

Xia An smiled and didn't refute.

Seeing that everyone had finished getting ready, he said somewhat embarrassedly:

"Third Uncle, I'm late today, look, I didn't bring any cigarettes..."

Uncle Luo shook his head and chuckled, "Xia, why are you being so polite?"

"We smoked eight packs of cigarettes that day, something we've never done before."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

"alright,"

Luo Shutong then laughed and said, "Xia Zhiqing, let's go back first. We still need to go to the grain drying ground after dinner."

"Okay, take care!"

Xia An nodded and smiled, then poured the firewood next to the makeshift stove.

"Oh, right."

"Yunshu, what did Uncle Luo mean when he said he was going to the threshing ground? Is something wrong?"

Luo Yunshu nodded. "Uncle Xie is back. He said we should all go to the grain drying yard later."

Xia Anxin understood; it was most likely about Zhang Qiang.

After something like this happens, the team headquarters will definitely call a meeting.

This meeting will most likely be a critique of Zhang Qiang's behavior, and will also serve as a warning to the team members and educated youth.

"It must be Zhang Qiang's matter. I'll go check on him after we finish eating."

As he spoke, he untied the rope binding the firewood, and the firewood scattered, from which a wild rabbit rolled out.

Luo Yunshu was somewhat surprised, "Brother Xia An, you even caught some prey?"

Xia An nodded and smiled, "I was lucky, I hit it on a whim."

As he spoke, he handed her the rabbit and went to untie another bundle of firewood.

Luo Yunshu glanced at the portable medicine basket full of medicine at his waist and exclaimed in surprise:

"Brother Xia An, you're really amazing! You can do woodcutting, herb gathering, and hunting all at the same time!"

"Standard procedure!"

Xia An chuckled and took a pheasant from another bundle of firewood.

Seeing this, Luo Yunshu exclaimed in surprise, "There's still one! Xia An is amazing!"

She gave a thumbs up, her eyes sparkling with admiration.

"Go back."

Xia An tossed his machete, hunting rifle, and other tools into his basket, then picked up the pheasant and laughed.

His luck today was all with the roe deer and wild boar; he caught nothing else.

These two were shot on the first day we went into the mountains, and we're only taking them out now.

The two men carried their prey back, and on the way they happened to encounter the returning educated youth.

Seeing Xia An carrying a basket on his back, a medicine basket hanging at his waist, and prey in his hands,

Qin Yu and the others looked surprised, their Adam's apples bobbing slightly, and they were getting a little hungry.

Wu Tao stepped forward and asked with a smile, "Did Xia, the educated youth, manage to hunt some prey this time in the mountains?"

Xia An patted the medicinal herbs at his waist, smiled and said, "I went into the mountains to gather firewood and herbs, and luckily I managed to hunt two."

Qin Yu hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward and smiled:

"Xia, we haven't had meat in a long time. Could you spare one for us?"

"this……"

Xia An hesitated and said, "This is not appropriate. It's fine for me to eat the game I hunt in the mountains, but if I transfer it, it might be difficult for Secretary Xie and the others to say anything."

Wu Tao shook his head and chuckled, "Xia, you're overthinking it. Secretary Xie said he was giving you full authority to handle it, but he didn't say you couldn't transfer it."

Xia An shook his head and said with a forced bitter smile, "You don't know, when they talked to me, I said I would only hunt enough for my own consumption and wouldn't hunt for profit."

"If I transfer it to you now, I will be the one who breaks my promise."

"And to put it bluntly, if someone tries to sabotage me, then I'll be considered a speculator."

Xia An shook her head, which was taken as a refusal.

Upon hearing this, the educated youth felt somewhat helpless, but they didn't say much.

At this time,

An Lan suddenly chuckled and said, "Xia Zhiqing, I heard you can fish by the river. You might not be good at hunting, but how about fishing?"

Xia An glanced at her, hesitated for a moment, and then said:

"I do have a few left. You can take one, but it can't be transferred or sold."

An Lan's face lit up with joy. "Thank you so much, Young Master Xia. May I not..."

"You're welcome!"

Before An Lan could finish speaking, Xia An shook her head, directly interrupting her.

One is enough; you're trying to push your luck. What are you thinking?

Even if you are a stunning beauty, so what? You're still not mine yet.

"Everyone, we'll head back now. This educated youth can come with me to get it."

"good!"

Everyone nodded.

An Lan hurriedly ran into the house and quickly ran out to follow.

Watching them leave,

Song Xiao shook her head and said, "This Xia educated youth is really something. She got Secretary Xie's promise, but she didn't even think about making some money from it?"

Upon hearing this, the people present couldn't help but give her a strange look.

Wu Tao shook his head and chuckled, "You're still too young. That's not the truth he's talking about."

"Isn't it real?"

Song Xiao was puzzled and somewhat confused.

Qin Weidong seemed to understand something, shook his head, and explained to her:

"The team provided him with a hunting rifle; he could easily hunt some for himself."

"But if he's hunting for profit, that could very well be considered speculation, and he might not even have a hunting license."

"Therefore, even if he is tempted by our request, he will not seek trouble."

Upon hearing this, Song Xiao suddenly realized what was happening and smiled sheepishly.

She thought Xia An was being honest, but it turns out that the other person had already thought of all this.

But what they didn't know was that Xia An's thoughts were not like that.

Xie Weiguo and others were very thoughtful. When they decided to provide him with a gun, they applied for a hunting license for him, which has now been issued.

In his view, selling a few small game animals to educated youth could not be considered speculation.

He had his own reasons for not selling:

That is, he didn't want these educated youths to live too comfortably because of his actions.

Without comparison, there is no awareness.

If Ye Qingxuan and others see that the educated youth are doing well, and think that they can live a good life without following him, they might distance themselves from him.

Wouldn't that be a loss?

Even if the possibility is very small, he is unwilling to do it.

In short, it could be someone else who made life good for the educated youth, but it couldn't be him.

How could these educated youth possibly have thought of this?

In their mindset, the most they could think of was that Xia An didn't want to engage in speculation and cause trouble for himself.

Now that Xia An has made an excuse by agreeing to Xie Weiguo and the others, it is highly likely that he will not bring it up again.

Here

An Lan caught up with Xia An, and her face unconsciously flushed slightly as she thought about what happened that night.