Song Hongjuan had changed into a peach-colored top by this time, and her braid had been redone. The two hair ties on it were clearly different from the ones Su Xiaoruan had seen before.
Su Xiaoruan immediately understood the situation.
This Song Hongjuan had indeed set her sights on Eldest Brother; she was planning to have a private time alone with him.
Tsk tsk, it was a good thing Grandmother had sent her and Sister Yingzi over, otherwise, Eldest Brother might really have had trouble explaining himself.
Song Hongjuan also hadn't expected Su Xiangdong to bring two girls with him.
In order to make Su Xiangdong pay attention to her, she had deliberately sent the two female Educated Youth members around her away.
All that effort was wasted!
Song Hongjuan was furious to the point of liver pain, but she couldn't do anything about it, so she could only smile sweetly and come over to thank him first.
"Sorry to trouble you, Xiang Dong Ge. Look, this area is quite large, and we might not finish it today. Can you come back tomorrow to finish it?"
Su Xiangdong was smarter this time. "Don't you have male Educated Youth members at your Educated Youth Dormitory? You can have them do it."
They were all working people; who could come over every day to do free work for you!
Su Xiaoruan's eyebrows twitched slightly. She and Zhao Yingzi looked at each other, trying hard not to laugh, which was clearly difficult for them to endure.
"Brother, the bamboo has been delivered. Let them handle it themselves. The land behind our house is waiting for you to weed it."
Generally, in front of and behind one's own yard, there would be a small patch of vegetable land. It wasn't considered private land because it was only that small, just enough to supply the family with vegetables.
Su Xiangdong had originally planned to help them put up this fence.
Now, hearing Younger Sister say that, he felt that just delivering the Things was enough. The Educated Youth Dormitory wasn't without men; why should he be treated like a coolie?
"Mm."
Su Xiangdong placed the Things on the open ground. "Song Zhi Qing, the Things are all here. If you don't have enough, you can go into the Mountains yourselves to chop some bamboo. I have things to do, so I'll be leaving now."
Song Hongjuan was stunned.
What was going on?
"Xiang Dong Ge!"
"Stop right there!"
Su Xiangdong turned his head. "We aren't close. Please call me Comrade Su, or use my full name, Su Xiangdong."
Song Hongjuan was so angry her eyes turned red.
She considered herself not bad-looking, and being a girl from the city, she was fairer than the village girls by a shade. Why was this Su Xiangdong so dense!
Su Xiangdong didn't care what she was thinking. All the way back, he was pondering whether he had been used by this Song Hongjuan today.
Why should he come over to Work!
They weren't related by blood, nor were they familiar; using him as free labor was too much bullying!
If Song Hongjuan knew what he was thinking, she would probably faint from anger.
Su Xiaoruan and Zhao Yingzi couldn't hold it in until they were far away, bursting into loud laughter!
Su Xiangdong, who was ahead, turned around upon hearing the sound, looking at them blankly, completely failing to understand what was funny.
"Eldest Brother, you should stay away from girls in the future. Whether they are from the village or female Educated Youth members, don't give them another Opportunity to Scheme against you."
Su Xiangdong still didn't quite understand.
Zhao Yingzi beside him blushed, lowered her head slightly, and quickly pinched Su Xiangdong's arm.
Su Xiangdong cried out, "What are you doing?"
Zhao Yingzi's face turned even redder.
Su Xiaoruan was laughing so hard her waist couldn't straighten up.
What Su Xiaoruan didn't know was that shortly after they left, Yu Xiaolian went to the Educated Youth Dormitory and happened to see Song Hongjuan venting her anger.
After returning, Su Xiaoruan vividly recounted the events at the Educated Youth Dormitory to her Family.
Zhao Hongmei first couldn't stop laughing, but then her expression changed slightly.
"I think that Song Zhi Qing has bad intentions. Xiangdong, you must not have private contact with her in the future."
"Understood, Mother."
Grandma Su saw that everyone had figured out Song Hongjuan's intentions, so she said no more.
Su Xiaoruan wanted to try her good Luck again, so she wanted to Go into the Mountains.
Grandma Su was worried, so she grabbed her tools and went with her.
In those days, every Family lived hard lives, so going up the Mountains to look for food was a common occurrence.
After the Grandmother and granddaughter went up the Mountains, they continuously used sickles to clear obstacles along the way, walking further and further into the secluded areas.
Grandma Su felt uneasy. "Ruan Bao, we seem to have gone too far in. We can't go any further ahead; we need to turn back."
"Grandma, this isn't the deep mountains yet."
"I know, but this place clearly has lush vegetation, and there are no signs of people here. Moreover, I see paw prints over there. We shouldn't take too many risks."
Su Xiaoruan knew Grandmother was worried about their safety, so after thinking about it, she prepared to turn back.
But just as Ruan Bao turned around, a Rabbit with blood on its hind leg staggered toward them.
Su Xiaoruan immediately disregarded everything else and pounced forward.
She was indeed accurate, directly catching the bleeding Rabbit in her arms.
Grandma Su used a grass rope to tie up the Rabbit, then looked at the wound on its hind leg. "It was bitten by a fierce beast. No, let's leave quickly!"
Grandma Su was truly scared.
Looking at those teeth marks, it was definitely a powerful fierce beast.
However, their Luck didn't seem to be that good either. After walking a few steps, they heard the grunting sound of a Wild Boar.
Could it be that this Rabbit was bitten by that Wild Boar?
Before the two could figure it out, the Wild Boar sped up and rushed straight toward them!
Grandma Su held the sickle tightly, her expression grave, and with her other hand, she shoved Su Xiaoruan behind her. "Go down the Mountain quickly!"
"No! It's too dangerous."
"I told you to go!"
As Grandma Su dodged, she had already exchanged blows with the Wild Boar.
Su Xiaoruan was extremely anxious. If she had known they would encounter danger, she never would have been greedy.
Wouldn't it have been nice to stay home and eat fruit?
Why did she have to take this risk?
Just as she was thinking this, the Wild Boar charged toward Grandma Su again.
Seeing that things were bad, Su Xiaoruan picked up a small stone and threw it, startling the Wild Boar so much that it changed direction and rushed straight toward Su Xiaoruan.
Grandma Su was so frightened her voice changed: "Ruan Bao!"
At the critical moment, Su Xiaoruan's Brain suddenly thought of the Supermarket Space, and she silently recited 'Supermarket'.
Just as the Wild Boar's tusk was about to hit Su Xiaoruan's thigh, the Wild Boar suddenly vanished.
Grandma Su's mouth was still open, clearly not understanding what had happened.
Su Xiaoruan, however, was so frightened she sat frozen on the spot, feeling dizzy and nauseous for a moment.
Grandma Su quickly came over to support her. "Ruan Bao, how are you?"
Su Xiaoruan mumbled vaguely, "Grandma, I'm dizzy."
"Let's go, Grandma will support you, and we'll go down the Mountain."
But after only a few steps, Su Xiaoruan, lacking strength and seeing things blurrily, twisted her ankle.
"Are you alright? Grandma Su, let me carry her down the Mountain."
Su Xiaoruan looked up hazily, seeming to see Huo Yunting?
She shook her head; that feeling of her head swelling returned.
Her vision went black, and she knew nothing more.