The poor girl from the 1970s was forced to kiss by the damp educated youth.

Li Zhou sat on the ground pressing his wound, while Chen Zhi went to pick wild raspberries.

"The bleeding has really stopped," Li Zhou'an said with delight.

Chen Zhi wasn't surprised at all. "I told you it would work. But I advise you to keep pressing for a while, and only release it when the bleeding has completely stopped."

Li Zhou'an nodded repeatedly, "Okay, I'll listen to you. Chen Zhi, is your leg completely healed?"

"I'm all better now." Actually, she had been better for over a month, but she had been lazy and pretended that she wasn't fully recovered. Now, more than three months had passed, and she couldn't keep up the act any longer, so she finally went out.

Li Zhou'an: "An injured leg is definitely different. Be more careful in the future."

Chen Zhi didn't feel any difference; her legs were still very strong, and she could climb two mountains without getting tired. But she still replied, "I know."

Chen Zhi had picked almost all the wild raspberries in this area. As she ate, she walked over to Li Zhou'an, grabbed a handful of raspberries, and gave them to him, saying, "You eat some too."

Li Zhou'an accepted it, saying, "Thank you."

"You're welcome." Chen Zhi wasn't in a hurry to go down the mountain. In front of Li Zhou'an, she stuffed handfuls of hawthorn berries into her mouth, her little mouth turning red from eating so much.

Compared to her, Li Zhou'an ate delicately, one piece at a time, finishing one before moving on to the next. His gaze fell on Chen Zhi's face, a face smaller than the palm of his hand, with a pair of lively eyes taking up a third of its area, a straight and upturned nose, and lips like flower petals, stained bright red and juicy with raspberry juice, making her look rather appetizing.

The last time they met, Chen Zhi had an ugly hairstyle and dark skin. She wasn't ugly, but she wasn't beautiful either. Now, several months later, Li Zhou'an found that this little village girl was actually quite pretty.

If it is cared for a little longer, it should become even more beautiful and charming.

Chen Zhi pretended not to notice Li Zhou'an's scrutinizing gaze. After finishing her mountain berries, she stood up and said, "I'm going down the mountain now."

Li Zhou'an wanted to suggest going together, but the words stuck in his throat.

Chen Zhi waved and headed down the mountain without looking back. "Goodbye."

"Chen Zhi—"

Xi Lang hadn't seen Chen Zhi for two months.

Chen Zhi paused, turned her head, and saw Xi Lang still dressed in the same familiar outfit, a straw hat, dark blue long sleeves and trousers, only revealing a sharp chin. He seemed to have grown taller, giving off an inexplicable sense of oppression.

"Aren't you going to work today?"

Li Zhou'an and Xi Lang, do they not need to cultivate the land?

"I went a few days ago, I'm resting today." Xi Lang walked towards Chen Zhi, his gaze falling on Chen Zhi's legs. "Are you all better?"

Chen Zhi nodded, "Alright."

Not only did it heal, but the scar on my leg also faded more and more, to the point that you couldn't even find it unless you looked very closely.

Xi Lang withdrew his gaze. "Going down the mountain?"

Chen Zhi: "Yes, let's go back for lunch."

Xi Lang: "Then let's do it together."

The two walked one after the other, Chen Zhi in front and Xi Lang behind. Chen Zhi wondered if it was just her imagination, but the surrounding temperature seemed to drop after Xi Lang approached. Just a minute ago she felt warm, but now she was shivering with cold.

It’s weird.

The two did not speak to each other on the way, and only parted ways when they reached the village.

Grandma waited for Chen Zhi to cook with the wild vegetables. She called Chen Zhi to pick and wash the vegetables, and then called Chen Zhi into the kitchen, saying, "From today onwards, you will learn to cook with me and your eldest cousin's wife."

Chen Zhi raised an eyebrow. Was she teaching her to cook because she was going to find her a husband?

But Chen Ye hasn't gotten married yet, so it's not her turn yet.

"You're seventeen this year, and eighteen next year. It's about time you got married," Grandma said.

Chen Zhi remained calm. "My sister isn't married yet, and my brother isn't married, so it's not my turn yet, is it?"

"Your sister will be married in the next couple of years. As for your brother, boys can wait a couple more years." Grandma paused for a moment, then continued, "It wasn't easy raising you two sisters. When you get married, a portion of the dowry will be set aside for your brother's wedding."

They only said to keep a portion, not all of them. If they kept them all, people would talk behind their backs.

Chen Zhi was not surprised at all by her grandmother's arrangement; her two older cousins ​​had done the same when they got married.

She was willing to pay a dowry of only a few dozen yuan, as long as she could leave this house.

That day, Chen Zhi was going to dig for bamboo shoots. Because the place was quite far away, her grandmother gave her two roasted potatoes to keep for lunch, so she wouldn't have to come back at noon.

Chen Zhi nodded in agreement and, taking advantage of her grandmother's inattention, stole a box of matches from the house.

There are mushrooms on the mountain; if she finds any, she can roast them and eat them.

Two potatoes weren't even enough to fill a gap between her teeth.

There were quite a few people going up the mountain at this time. Chen Zhi chose to walk in a secluded spot and indeed found mushrooms, though not many.

Just as Chen Zhi bent down to pick mushrooms, a man and a woman came in her direction. The man put his arm around the woman's waist, and the two hid behind a clump of grass. The man couldn't wait to bite the woman's lips, and his rough hands skillfully took off the woman's clothes.

"Oh dear, you're in such a hurry," the woman exclaimed.

"I haven't seen you for half a month, I've missed you terribly, how could I not be anxious?" The man's breathing was heavy.

"But there are so many people coming and going here, it's not safe. If people find out, do I even want to live?"

"Don't worry, everyone's in the fields, no one's coming here."

Chen Zhi, standing two or three meters away: "......."

Did she run into a lover?

Judging from the voices, they seemed to be acquaintances. One was Widow Yu from the village, and the other was her distant cousin named Chen Yao.

This widow Yu had a bad reputation in the village. She had been widowed for only two years after marrying into the family, and had no children. She could have returned to her parents' home to remarry, but she didn't. Not only did she have an ambiguous relationship with her uncle and brother-in-law, but she also seduced many men in the village. Living off men, she lived a good life, becoming plump and beautiful beyond compare.

The women in the village didn't like her, but unfortunately, they never found any evidence of her having illicit relationships.

Chen Zhi never expected to be so lucky as to run into the scene.

If these two people discover her, will she be killed to silence her?

Chen Zhi shuddered and cautiously backed away.

"Zhizhi——"

"Don't!"

Chen Zhi quickly turned around and covered the mouth of the person behind her.

She moved quickly, and the two men in the middle of their business didn't notice anything amiss, remaining immersed in their "pleasure" and becoming increasingly unrestrained—

Chen Zhi only knew that the two were engaging in sexual activity, but she didn't know much more. The person whose mouth she had covered, however, was now blushing, his body burning, and a certain part of him was awakening.

Chen Zhi looked down at Chen Peng, her eyes filled with confusion. Why was Chen Peng's body temperature rising?

"I'll let you go, just don't make a sound," Chen Zhi whispered.

Chen Peng blinked, and the next second, something soft and wet brushed across Chen Zhi's palm, startling her so much that she pulled her hand back.

How disgusting!

Chen Zhi rubbed her hands vigorously on her pants. She glared angrily at Chen Peng, but found that Chen Peng's eyes looked strange, as if he wanted to devour her.

Danger!

Alarm bells rang in Chen Zhi's mind, and she took off running.

Chen Zhi panicked and ran blindly, with Chen Peng chasing after her.

"Chen Zhi!"

Someone ahead called out "Chen Zhi," it was Li Zhou'an.

Chen Zhi breathed a sigh of relief and suddenly slowed her pace, but her heart was still beating rapidly.

"Zhizhi, why are you running?" Chen Peng caught up at this moment, his eyes fixed on Chen Zhi, a wicked smile on his face.

The look in her eyes was too blatant, and Chen Zhi felt disgusted. She instinctively walked towards Li Zhou'an and said, "What a coincidence."

Li Zhou'an nodded. "It's quite a coincidence. We're going to the mountains to look for bamboo shoots. What about you?"

"I'm also going to find bamboo shoots. Can I come with you?"

Upon hearing Chen Zhi's words, Li Zhou'an looked troubled. He turned to look at the people around him, and several educated youths shook their heads at him.

"Sister Zhizhi, why bother going up there and making yourself unpopular? Isn't it better to stay with your brother?" Chen Peng said, reaching out to grab Chen Zhi's hand, but Chen Zhi dodged him.

Everyone present could tell that Chen Zhi didn't want to be with Chen Peng.

Li Zhou'an pursed his lips, made a decision, and said to the person beside him, "I'm with Chen Zhi. Let's part ways here."

Yang Wenyu was stunned. "Aren't you afraid of being influenced by her?"

Li Zhou'an: "That's just a rumor. I believe in science more."

Chen Zhi felt as if something had gently bumped into her heart. She looked up at Li Zhou'an, and at that moment, Li Zhou'an's image in her heart seemed to grow taller.

Li Zhou'an and Chen Zhi chose another route. Chen Peng did not follow, nor did the other educated youth.

"Aren't you afraid of being affected by my bad luck?" Chen Zhi asked.

An unnatural look crossed Li Zhou'an's face. "I was a little scared before. I was injured that day, and you helped me. I went back and reflected deeply on my mistakes and realized that I was narrow-minded and my thinking was wrong. As an educated young person, I actually believed in feudal superstitions, which was really wrong of me. Comrade Chen Zhi, I want to apologize to you for the mistakes I made before."

"Comrade Chen Zhi, I'm sorry!"

Li Zhouan bowed solemnly to Chen Zhi.

Chen Zhi was startled and repeatedly said no.

Her panicked appearance amused Li Zhou'an, who laughed and said, "Chen Zhi, you're so cute."

Chen Zhi: "......."

Chen Zhi felt like she was about to catch fire.

Something's really wrong!

She strode ahead, not daring to look back at Li Zhou'an.

Looking at her bright red ears, Li Zhou'an smiled and thought, "What an adorable little girl."

After crossing two hills, Chen Zhi and Li Zhou'an finally saw the bamboo forest. The bamboo forest stretched as far as the eye could see, and the wind rustled the bamboo leaves.

"Zhou An—"

Zhao Yiqing ran over with a look of surprise and delight, "Finally, I see a living person! That's great!"

"Why are you all alone?" Li Zhou'an asked.

"I was with Zhu Yuan at first, but then we got separated. I searched for her for a long time but couldn't find her. It's so quiet here, I can't see a single person. It's terrifying." Zhao Yiqing couldn't help but feel lingering fear.

Li Zhou'an: "Then you can come with us."

Zhao Yiqing naturally agreed. After walking a few steps, she leaned close to Li Zhou'an's ear and whispered, "Why are you with her?"

Li Zhou'an: "We met on the road."

Zhao Yiqing: "Won't she bring us bad luck?"

Li Zhou'an: "Comrade Zhao Yiqing, we must believe in science and not promote feudal superstition."

Zhao Yiqing pursed her lips, "But being with her really brings bad luck. I heard that people who went out with her before either got stung by wasps or bitten by snakes, or even worse—"

"Let's split up here," Chen Zhi interrupted Zhao Yiqing, pointing in another direction. "I'll go over there."

Before Li Zhou'an could react, Chen Zhi turned and left.