1970s: A hot-tempered wife who accompanied a soldier to the military compound and made a fortune.

Chapter 453 If you can't figure it out, then don't think about it anymore.

When I arrived at Chuxue's front door, I saw her sitting under the gatehouse: "Chuxue, is it cool here?"

Chu Xue saw him coming over: "Cunyi, is there something you need?"

Liu Cunyi coughed lightly, feeling guilty: "I didn't know you were back today, so I came to see if you had time to go to the woods to the south to collect cicada shells?"

Chu Xue looked up at him: "Picking up cicada shells?"

Liu Cunyi nodded: "Yes, we've picked them up before. You didn't start looking down on the little money you can get for cicada shells after you got a job in the city, did you?"

Indeed, every summer, the village children would often go out late at night to find cicada shells. After removing the mud and impurities, they would dry them and collect a certain amount before sending them to the commune or county purchasing station. One hundred cicada shells could be exchanged for fifty cents, which was a considerable income for the village children.

Chu Xue was a little suspicious. Ever since she started high school, they hadn't asked her to go collect cicada shells anymore: "Why did they suddenly decide to ask me to go with them?"

Liu Cunyi's heart skipped a beat, and his heart raced. He turned to look at the village and said, "I was just thinking of getting on your good side. Who knows, you might be able to give us a hand sometime."

Hearing him say that, Chu Xue lowered her guard: "After hearing you say that, I have no choice but to go."

He stood up and said, "Wait here, I'll go get the basket."

Upon hearing her say that, Liu Cunyi said, "Well, you can just take the basket and go straight to the grove to the south. I'll go back and get my tools too. Let's meet there."

Seeing that he was empty-handed, Chu Xue nodded and said, "Okay, I'll be there in a bit."

As Chuxue was about to go inside, Liu Cunyi thought of something and asked, "Where's your sister?" Chuxue replied as she walked into the yard, "She ate dinner and went to the village to visit her classmates."

Hearing her reply, Liu Cunyi was relieved. After all, Liu Shuqin had said she didn't want anyone to laugh at her: "Then you can just go directly there later."

After saying that, he ran away in a panic.

Chu Xue stopped in her tracks. She could clearly sense his tension and couldn't help but wonder: What's going on?
But their two families are usually close, so they have a good relationship. I can't figure out why he's acting strangely.
However, she wasn't one to dwell on things. If she couldn't figure it out, she simply stopped thinking about it. She was prepared to face whatever came her way and wasn't afraid of anything now.

She walked quite fast, reaching the grove south of the village in seven or eight minutes, only to find that there was no one there.

He couldn't help but frown.

Suddenly, she heard someone talking in the woods: "She has a job in the city. If things go well, marry her and let her support your whole family. Just thinking about that makes life so comfortable."

Upon hearing this voice, Chu Xue immediately recalled the conversation she had overheard that afternoon: Ah, so this is where they were waiting for her. I wonder why Liu Cunyi would help them.
But none of that matters. Since they want to play, I might as well play along with them.

She deliberately made some noise, and at the same time released her mental energy to scan the surroundings. Only then did she discover that Ding Surong was hiding behind the melon shed not far away, and Liu Shuqin was hiding on the opposite riverbank. This was interesting.

Liu Jiandong, Ding Surong, Liu Shuqin, and Liu Cunyi—these four people?

Just then, a voice came from inside again: "She should be here soon. After I leave, you should act accordingly."

After Liu Jiandong finished speaking, he did not leave the woods directly, but instead took a detour, went around to the other side, and then went from the watermelon field in the distance to the back of the melon shed to meet Ding Surong.