Su Hao stepped forward and patted Qi Jun on the shoulder, "Brother, you're still the best!"

There was no other reason; everyone else looked exhausted, except for Qi Jun, who was full of energy and stood up straight.

Qi Jun patted Su Hao on the shoulder and joked with a smile, "Brother, you need to train more!"

Su Hao almost lost his balance when he was slapped like that, and he grimaced and groaned while holding his waist!

Yu Shuang learned her lesson this afternoon and didn't wear that flamboyant dress again.

Perhaps he was too tired, because when he saw Wen Li, he didn't even have time to mock her.

The group went to their respective mission sites. Qi Jun told Chen Yan to sit and rest under a tree, saying he would do her work. Although Chen Yan was spoiled, she wasn't one to give up easily. Besides, Wen Li was in the field, and she felt she could manage on her own, so she directly refused Qi Jun's offer.

"Alright, if you can't hold on any longer, go rest under the tree. I'll take care of the rest!"

"Yes! I know!"

Two-thirds of the pears had already been harvested by morning, and there weren't many left by afternoon.

She added a few drops of spiritual spring water to the water, and her backache and leg pain subsided. She worked incredibly fast, and in no time, she had cleared all the weeds from the field.

She checked it over and, finding no problems, went to the scorekeeper. After checking it and confirming there were no issues, the scorekeeper gave her four work points.

"Wen, it's still early. Would you like to take two more work points?"

Wen Li waved her hands frightenedly, "No, no, no, I still need to go to the back mountain to collect firewood, four work points are enough!"

The scorekeeper, still looking regretful, said, "Alright, you can go home now!"

Wen Li said goodbye to Aunt Liu and the others, then picked up her basket and went next door. "Chen Yan, I've finished my work. I'm going to collect firewood on the back mountain. Don't look for me later!"

Chen Yan rubbed her aching back and nodded weakly, "Okay, be careful going up the mountain alone!"

After agreeing with Chen Yan, Wen Li went directly to the back mountain, where several elderly women were gathering firewood together.

The mountain is covered with trees, so the sun can't shine through, and the temperature on the mountain drops several degrees instantly.

She distanced herself from the older women and headed back towards the deep mountains, where there were fewer people and more firewood. It would take her half a day to gather a single bundle here, but she could gather quite a lot in a short time in the deep mountains.

She didn't dare to venture deep into the mountains, so she picked them up on the outskirts.

In no time, her basket was full. Taking advantage of the fact that no one was around, she threw all the firewood into her spatial storage and then continued to pick up more.

Just as she was diligently gathering firewood, she suddenly heard rustling sounds coming from the bushes. Wen Li immediately stopped what she was doing and listened quietly to the sounds coming from the bushes.

"Giggle~"

The rooster crowed, and Wen Li's eyes lit up. She picked up a few stones from the ground, located the pheasant, and threw the stones directly at it.

"Giggle~"

The first throw missed, but instead startled the pheasant. Wen Li quickly threw another stone, which hit the pheasant's wing, sending it tumbling into the grass.

Wen Li quickly picked up the pheasant from the ground. The pheasant flapped its wings, trying to escape. She grabbed a handful of wild grass, tied the pheasant up, and threw it into her spatial storage.

Thinking of where the pheasant had just been, she parted the grass and sure enough, she saw a chicken coop with more than a dozen wild eggs inside.

Wen Li smiled. The trip to the mountain today was worthwhile. After storing the wild eggs in her spatial storage, she circled around again. Along the way, she saw two wild rabbits, but they were too fast. Despite throwing stones, Wen Li couldn't catch a single one.

Seeing that it was still early, Wen Li gathered a lot more firewood and stored it in her spatial storage before heading down the mountain.

She couldn't leave her space empty like this. She had originally planned to buy some more seeds at the commune next time, but seeing her space empty like this, Wen Li felt it was a waste, so she changed direction and went to Aunt Zhang's house.

Aunt Zhang had just gotten home to prepare dinner when Wen Li arrived.

"Little Pear, are you going to pick vegetables?"

"Auntie, I'd like to grow some vegetables myself. Do you have any seeds? I'd like to trade with you!"

"Vegetable seeds? Yes, yes, yes! I saved them all myself. Whatever you want, I have it all here!"

"Then I'll have a little of everything!"

"Okay, but autumn is coming soon, and some vegetable varieties aren't suitable for planting now. Are you sure you want them all?"

"Yes, I'll try and see if I can grow it!"

Aunt Zhang thought that Wen Li was a city dweller who didn't understand, which was why she wanted everything. Knowing that Wen Li didn't know how to grow vegetables, Aunt Zhang thought that there would be a learning process, so she didn't discourage her confidence.

"Okay, I'll go get it for you!"

Aunt Zhang came out of the house a short while after she went inside. She was carrying a package.

"Hey! These are seeds for cabbage, bok choy, cauliflower, and radish. If you want to plant them, you can plant these this season. These are seeds for cucumbers, tomatoes, green beans, peppers, and bok choy. You can save them for spring, but be sure to store them properly and don't put them in a damp place!"

Wen Li smiled and accepted the seeds. After thanking Aunt Zhang, she returned to the educated youth compound.

Today, Li Hong and Su Hao were cooking in the front yard. Wen Li knocked on the door and went in.

"Wen, is something the educated youth needs?"

Li Hong's attitude was much colder than at the beginning, but Wen Li didn't care about her attitude.

"Li, I remember we educated youth also had our own plots of land, right? I want to grow some vegetables myself, so..."

Li Hong pointed towards the back door, "Your private plot is that open space outside the back door, two fen each. You can choose a plot to plant!"

Wen Li thought of the overgrown patch of land by the back door; it seemed she would have to clear the land if she wanted to grow her own vegetables!

"Okay, I understand, thank you, Li Zhiqing!"

Back in the backyard, Chen Yan and Qi Jun had already finished work. Uncle Zhou was building a stove in Qi Jun's room, using the same method as Wen Li.

Wen Li went over to take a look, and after a while, the stove was almost finished.

Upon hearing Wen Li's voice, Chen Yan, supporting her back, climbed out of bed.

"Little Pear, you're back!"

"Are you alright?"

"My back hurts so much!" Chen Yan frowned, her face masking pain.

Wen Li shook her head with amusement, thankful that she had the spiritual spring water, otherwise she probably wouldn't have been able to persevere.

"Then you should go back and rest! Don't come out again!"

"Okay! I'll rest for a bit and then come back to help you!"

"Okay, it's still early, I'll go tidy up the weeds in the back first!"

Wen Li neatly stacked the firewood under the eaves, then took a sickle and went to the back door.

Looking at the lush weeds, Wen Li took a deep breath, bent down, and began to clear them away.

Qi Jun saw her weeding and asked her out of curiosity.

"Wen, what are you doing?"

"I want to grow some vegetables to eat, so I'll clear away the weeds first!"

Qi Jun then remembered that he still had his own plot of land. "Then I want the land next to yours!"

"Sure! You can plant it once you've cleared it out!"

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