Time Travel: My Comfortable Life After Going to the Countryside

Early that morning, Liu Xiangyang fed the rabbits with the leftover steamed buns from the night before, and then waited at the gate for Xue Bingbing and the others to go to work.

When they passed by the educated youth settlement, they met Xie Zhiyong. After exchanging greetings, they prepared to go to the village office to meet up.

"Comrade Liu Xiangyang, I have something to ask you. Can we talk privately?"

"Then you guys go to the assembly first, I'll talk to Team Leader Xie."

"Team Leader Xie, you can speak now."

Xie Zhiyong: "Liu Xiangyang, I heard you have a recruitment quota, is that right? Can you give it to me? I won't let you suffer any losses."

"Where did you hear that I have quotas? That's not true."

Xie Zhiyong: "Liu Xiangyang, don't lie to me. I overheard what Village Chief Zhang was saying to his brother. Because you caught a spy, you'll get a job offer, and you can go wherever you want."

Liu Xiangyang looked Xie Zhiyong up and down: "Team Leader Xie, even if I had it, why should I give it to you? Can't I use it myself?"

"Didn't you promise Village Chief Zhang to keep the quota in Dongsheng Village? I can buy it," Xie Zhiyong said anxiously.

"Team Leader Xie, you're probably too eager to go back and your mind is confused. You misheard. There's no such thing. I'm going to work, or I'll be late." Liu Xiangyang left Xie Zhiyong and ran off.

Although Liu Xiangyang managed to fool Xie Zhiyong, the news still leaked out, causing all the educated youth to come to Liu Xiangyang today to ask about it, which annoyed him to no end.

In the end, it was Wang Lixin who stepped in and scolded everyone away, thus rescuing Liu Xiangyang from the predicament.

Liu Xiangyang originally thought Xie Zhiyong was quite clever, but now it seems that Xie Zhiyong is just an idiot who thinks that letting the educated youth know about it will force him to make concessions and will only increase his competitors. At worst, he can just sell to Village Chief Zhang and be done with it.

After finding out who the most skilled hunter in the village was, Liu Xiangyang went directly to Old Wang's house.

Old Wang sat in his yard, smoking his pipe and rubbing his big feet. Seeing Liu Xiangyang, he crumpled the black mud he'd rubbed off into a ball and said, "Hey, isn't this the great anti-espionage hero? Any instructions?"

Liu Xiangyang blushed with embarrassment. How could he possibly dare to be called a hero in front of Old Wang, a printing hero?

Liu Xiangyang bowed deeply and clasped his hands in greeting, saying, "Oh, Uncle Wang, please don't say that. You're going to embarrass me to death. What kind of hero am I? You are the real hero of the Republic."

After saying that, he took out the Lotus brand cigarettes that Lu Dajun had given him, opened them, took out one and handed it to Old Wang. He then grabbed the hand that had just been picking at his smelly feet and slapped the whole pack of cigarettes into Old Wang's hand.

"My dear Uncle Wang, this is a small token of my respect for you. Please don't insult me."

"Uncle Wang, I bought a hunting rifle yesterday and went into the mountains, hoping to make some money to improve my meals."

"But after a whole night of hard work, we finally caught a roe deer, but before we could even get close, they got away."

"Everyone says you're the best hunter in this area, so I wanted to come and ask you for some advice."

"By the way, did you chase after the silly roe deer after it ran away? Or did you just stand there like an idiot?"

"Uncle Wang, this is my first time hunting. I saw the roe deer run away and even fired a shot. The roe deer must have run far away. I thought I couldn't catch it, so I didn't chase it."

Old Wang weighed the Lotus cigarette in his hand. "Good cigarette, huh? It's 4 cents a pack, I can't afford it. I'll stick to my old pipe. You can go back now."

After saying that, he threw the cigarette to Liu Xiangyang, who was dumbfounded. He had never offended Old Wang, and he had always paid for riding in Old Wang's carriage.

Why was he kicked out after asking just one question? Liu Xiangyang wanted to say something, but seeing that Old Wang had turned his head away and ignored him, Liu Xiangyang could only go back and think of a solution.

On his way home, Liu Xiangyang kept thinking about what he had done to offend Old Wang, but he couldn't figure it out no matter how hard he tried.

When Liu Xiangyang returned home, Le Qi had already prepared the meal. Seeing Liu Xiangyang's worried look, she said, "Liu Xiangyang, what happened? Eat first. I made stir-fried green peppers with pork slices. Think about it after you eat."

"Okay, eating is the most important thing in the world, let's eat."

After dinner, Xue Bingbing noticed that Liu Xiangyang still had a furrowed brow, so she asked, "Liu Xiangyang, what happened? Tell us and we'll try to help you."

Liu Xiangyang then told Old Wang about how he wanted to learn hunting skills from him, but Old Wang ignored him.

The three of them surrounded Liu Xiangyang, offering suggestions all at once. Finally, Leqi said, "I remember once I heard an old lady say that Old Wang had served in the army and been to the battlefield. Would it be better to give him some alcohol and cigarettes?"

"Liu Xiangyang, don't you know some kind of military boxing? Since it has 'military' in it, does Old Wang know it too? Would it be better if you talked to him about that?"

Liu Xiangyang was suddenly enlightened by Le Qi's suggestion, and happily grabbed Le Qi's hand, saying, "You are really my treasure... a genius! This method will definitely work. Let's go find him tomorrow."

After returning home, Liu Xiangyang first cleaned up the rabbit hutch, added hay for the couple, and then took off his shirt to practice some military boxing.

It seems I'll have to pick up this boxing style again and get up an hour earlier every day to practice.

Liu Xiangyang was originally fair-skinned and had a pretty boyish face, but after more than a month, his facial features became more and more resolute.

Liu Xiangyang's two pectoral muscles showed a clear outline during the movement, and his eight-pack abs rose and fell slightly with his breathing.

After a set of punches, beads of sweat slid down the lines of his muscles, and the air was filled with the smell of hormones.

Liu Xiangyang wiped away his sweat, went to the kitchen to boil water for them, carried a bucket of water to the bathroom to take a shower, and was just about to get dressed when Xue Bingbing and the others arrived.

Liu Xiangyang said, "Don't come in yet, you're not dressed."

"Who hasn't seen you shirtless? What are you afraid of?" Le Yao said before walking inside.

Then Le Yao covered her eyes and retreated.

Leqi: "What's wrong with Yaoyao?"

Le Yao: "He...he wasn't wearing any clothes."

Leqi "..."

Xue Bingbing covered her mouth and chuckled when she saw Le Yao's expression, knowing that Liu Xiangyang was probably naked and that Le Yao had seen him.

After they left, Liu Xiangyang quickly put on his clothes and pants from the kang (a heated brick bed).

……

Xue Bingbing: "Goodnight, Qiqi and Yaoyao, see you tomorrow."

Goodnight, Bingbing.

……

The gate to Liu Xiangyang's courtyard was carefully pushed open without making a sound. Liu Xiangyang had oiled the door hinges a few days ago.

A rustling sound came from the room...

After several rounds of lovemaking.

Why didn't you come yesterday?

"Leqi stayed in my room very late last night and kept talking about you."

Xue Bingbing lay on top of Liu Xiangyang, tilting her head to listen to his strong heartbeat: "Liu Xiangyang, Le Qi may have discovered something."

"Why don't you take them both down, like twin lotus blossoms?"

"I'll win you over first, you little vixen."

Liu Xiangyang pinned Xue Bingbing down, and the moaning sounds started again.

Xue Bingbing came, and left with a wealth of good things to show for it.