After the frail beauty went to the countryside, she went crazy with scientific research.

Chapter 18, Episode 0018: Going to work and eating some melon seeds.

"The people over at the cowshed still have two steamed buns, why are you eating so meagerly today?"

A villager heard the crying and came over to check. He was shocked when he saw the educated youth's lunch and screamed.

Immediately, the villagers who had heard the commotion gathered around, and their expressions turned grim when they saw the educated youth's lunch.

If this gets out, what will become of their entire team's reputation?

They might accuse them of secretly withholding the rations of the educated youth.

God knows how badly they were betrayed by the educated youth!

The Red Star Brigade is not actually a single village, but rather a collection of four nearby villages collectively known as the Red Star Brigade.

Although they were officially united as one brigade, the villagers still habitually separated the villages, so they tacitly agreed to divide the village into brigade one, brigade two, and then further divided into smaller teams.

For some reason, the educated youth all lowered their heads and remained silent. Surrounded by so many people, the new educated youth dared not continue crying, and the scene suddenly became somewhat tense.

At this moment, a villager with a slightly paler face asked while chewing on a steamed bun, "Did you not go to exchange the grain after you lost it half a month ago? That won't do. How can you not eat your fill during the autumn harvest? You can't afford to exhaust yourself; that could affect your whole life. Why don't you go to the village later and ask if anyone can spare some grain to lend you, and you can pay them back after the grain is distributed?"

Whenever this matter is mentioned, everyone feels like they've swallowed a mouthful of excrement; several older educated youth even covered their mouths and ran to the side to dry heave.

Ren Yan somehow ended up huddled with a group of older women, and they seemed to like her a lot. One would take a chopstick of pickled cabbage, another would take a chopstick of cabbage, and their oversized lunchboxes were overflowing with food.

This tiger girl can be fierce when she needs to be, and she can also be shrewd when she needs to be. On her first day of work, she didn't prepare a lavish lunch. She brought sweet potato rice with more sweet potatoes than rice, along with pickled vegetables and a boiled egg.

Seeing that her meal was better than that of the other older women, she didn't take out the boiled eggs she had in her pocket.

This tiger girl is never picky about food and eats with great relish.

They were sitting not far from where the educated youth were, so they could see everything that was happening there clearly.

"Aunt Lu, what was that person talking about about half a month ago?"

Ah, Da Da takes a bite of rice.

Aunt Lu had finished eating and was sitting down to rest. She had been feeling a bit listless, but she immediately perked up when the topic came up.

"There was an educated youth named Su Xiaohong at the educated youth settlement. She was said to have come from Shanghai. When she first arrived, she was dressed very fashionably. She wore a wide hat with pink trim and a particularly beautiful white dress. She was also quite pretty. As soon as she arrived, she captivated several boys in the village so much that their parents didn't recognize her."

"If that were all she did, it wouldn't be a big deal. We can only blame the boys in our village for not knowing their place. But she shouldn't have accepted gifts from everyone."

"That's how it is in our village. If a young woman or man accepts gifts from another young man, it means he's agreed to date her. So what's going on with her accepting gifts from seven or eight young men?"

Aunt Sun chimed in, “Yes, yes, this whole thing started half a month ago. It started when Erniu said at home that Su Zhiqing was his girlfriend, and then Sanniu got into a fight with Erniu, saying that Su Zhiqing was his girlfriend. Erniu, as the older brother, actually took a fancy to his younger brother’s girlfriend. He’s a shameless beast.”

"They beat us really hard; they overturned the tables and smashed a big hole in the pots and pans."

"The two brothers hadn't finished fighting when Erniu's cousin, Li Dong, came over. After hearing that the brothers were fighting over Su Zhiqing, he joined in, saying that Su Zhiqing was his girlfriend. Then the two families of relatives started fighting."

"Isn't this a mess? They're just causing trouble for their whole family."

A young woman squeezed in and chimed in, "It's not over yet. After the three of them finished fighting, they went to the village committee to settle things. Several young men from the crowd came out and all said they were Su Zhiqing's boyfriends." Grandma Sun pushed the young woman aside and stepped forward herself. "The brigade leader called Su Zhiqing over to see which one was her boyfriend. Then Su Zhiqing said that none of them were her boyfriends; she just treated them all like brothers."

As she spoke, Aunt Sun clicked her tongue in disdain.

Don't underestimate these old women from the village. They know everything, they're sharp-eyed, and they're very perceptive. How could they not see what that young girl was thinking?

Moreover, these educated youth have been sent to the countryside for so many years, they've seen all kinds of things, and they're all well-informed people.

They just keep those silly kids to work for them and give them food rations. As for dating or even marriage, they don't even look down on these country folk.

Aunt Lu's face was not very good: "You know, we're not unreasonable people. Our ancestors left us rules, and we can't slander people without evidence."

Since she said she wasn't interested in him, the brigade leader ordered us to search her room. The boys hadn't just brought her food and drinks; they'd also brought hair clips, combs, and fabric.

The young wife took a sip of water and continued, "Who would dare to accept these things if they weren't your boyfriend? Su Zhiqing even shamelessly claimed that she was forced to accept them, and Li Zhiqing immediately rushed up to scratch her. But somehow, in the midst of the fight, Su Zhiqing and Erniu both fell into the cesspool."

Ren Yan looked puzzled as she shoveled the last bite of rice into her mouth.

Aunt Lu remembered that she had just arrived and knew nothing about what was happening at the educated youth settlement, so she spoiled the story by saying, "Educated youth Li and Erniu have been dating for more than half a year and originally planned to get married after the autumn harvest."

However, now that what happened half a month ago has occurred, the marriage may not be possible.

Ren Yan got up and went to the river next to her to wash her lunchbox. When she came back, everyone was already lying on the ground in twos and threes to rest.

This area, with its rows of tall trees forming a perfect natural sunshade and its proximity to the river making it relatively cool, has become a regular resting place for the local production team during the autumn harvest.

Ren Yan also found a place to lie down and rest.

She adapted well to everything. She even worked as a railway worker for half a year to pay off her debts, so the hardships of the autumn harvest were nothing to her.

Half an hour later, the work whistle blew again, and everyone, still exhausted, picked up their sickles and continued their work.

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Lin Yuexi remained unconscious for two whole days, only waking up around 8 p.m. on the second day.

At this time, the other family members had already gone to rest after a long day, and only Liu Huai, the idle man, stayed by their side.

Liu Huaixian stepped forward and conducted a thorough examination, then breathed a sigh of relief and sat down again. "The Chen family's medical skills are indeed extraordinary. I heard they have an ancestral acupuncture technique that is very powerful. I wonder if they used it this time. Your condition is better now than it was in Beijing. You can be considered to have turned misfortune into blessing."

It seems to be called Chen's Thirteen Needles. There are rumors that the technique was lost in Mr. Chen's generation, while there are also rumors that Chen Wenkun inherited the technique from a generation later.

Lin Yuexi didn't know what happened after she fell into a coma, but judging from Uncle Liu's words, they must have secretly asked people from the cowshed to treat her.

Looking around at the house where I might live for several years, I saw that it was quite large, about 30 square meters, with snow-white walls. The room had a heated kang bed instead of a regular bed, but it was still soft and covered with thick bedding. The room was fully furnished with kang cabinets, kang tables, wardrobes, dressing tables, and so on.

They're all brand new.

It's clear that Third Brother put a lot of thought into this.

(End of this chapter)