Chapter 87 - 87

Chapter 87 The Confidence Given by My BrotherAfter Yun Huai and his two companions finished eating, they drove back to their unit.Everyone in the village knew that when Young Yun returned from visiting her family, her brother drove her back in a military vehicle. The spectacle was quite enviable. Everyone also knew that her brother had come all this way just to let everyone know that his sister was not to be trifled with.Believe it or not, that was exactly Yun Huai'sgoal.He wanted to give his sister that confidence.No matter how clever or capable his younger sister is, in his heart she is still a soft and sweetlittle girl who needs to be protected.Since Yun Ting came back, the village seems much more lively.She first brought homemade rice cakes toBrigade Leader's house to wish Aunt Meihuaand her family a Happy New Year, and sat there chatting for a long time before leaving.The reason I say she slipped away is becauseAunt Meihua and her family insisted on inviting her to stay for dinner! But she didn't want to; she preferred to eat alone at home.Eat whatever you want...The wind was biting cold outside. Yun Tingwrapped her cotton-padded coat tighter around herself and hummed a little tune as she walked toward the courtyard.I happened to run into Lu Jiayan and Zhou Yangwho had just returned.They all went back to Capital City for the Lunar New Year." Educated Youth Yun, where have you been wandering around?" Zhou Yang greeted him with a smile."You just got back?""Yes! Educated Youth Yun, come on, I brought you some delicious food." Zhou Yang said excitedly.He was able to eat so many delicious foods thanks to Educated Youth Yun's generosity. Although he stopped asking Yun Ting for food to avoid suspicion, he still brought back Peking duck this time as a way of repaying her."Oh? What's delicious?" Yun Ting asked curiously."Roast duck, you've heard of it, right? It's famousin Capital City.""Oh, I've heard of it."Although Zhou Yang said he was giving her a roast duck, she couldn't really accept it, so she gave him a box of rice cakes she had brought from her hometown as a return gift." Educated Youth Zhou, thank you! You let me enjoy Capital City's roast duck too, haha..."Although her rice cake wasn't as valuable as the roast duck, it was still a token of her affection.She had originally planned to have dinner with the roast duck, but then she saw the oddballs Lin Xue and He Junjun in the courtyard and immediately changed her mind.Lu Jiayan also brought Yang Qingqing a roast duck. Yang Qingqing didn't want it at first, butLu Jiayan said it was just a small gift from a regular friend for the New Year, so she accepted it.No one noticed the bitterness on Lu Jiayan's lips.Lin Xue naturally heard the commotion outside, and a surge of anger welled up inside her. These people always ignored her and looked down on her like that; it really infuriated her.Seeing her like that, He Junjun said sarcastically, "Jealous, aren't you? Who told you to be so stupid? You didn't try to build a good relationship with them before, and you even offended them. Now you've got nothing, haven't you? You can't even seize such a good opportunity. You're really useless.""Pah... He Junjun, you're useless. You're a grown man, and you've become worse than these peasants. What right do you have to talk to me? You're like a rat in the gutter... disgusting.""Shut up... Say it again, and I'll kill you...""I said, you're the useless one... um... what are you doing..."He Junjun slapped her across the face, then lunged at her and ripped open her clothes…"You say I'm disgusting, but why don't you say I'm disgusting when you're enjoying yourself? Your body just tells the truth, doesn't it?"Lin Xue stopped struggling, tears streaming down her face…She didn't know how her life had turned out this way.After venting his frustrations, He Junjun fell into a deep sleep, completely ignoring the disheveledLin Xue.Lin Xue felt extremely resentful... She stared intently at the man lying there fast asleep, wishing she could kill him.Yun Ting had eaten roast duck in her later life, but after so long, she missed it quite a bit; she had always loved roast duck.Thanks to Zhou Yang, she finally got to eat again tonight.It's still quite cold outside. After dinner and washing up, there's hardly anyone around.As usual, Yun Ting went into the space to busy herself with planting and harvesting.When she gets tired, she drinks spiritual spring water. Now her Wood Element Ability has been restored to the level of later generations, and she can accelerate the ripening of plants even faster.After finishing the next harvest, she doesn't plan to continue working today.I went to the other side to take a look at the livestock they were raising.The four little pigs were also very energetic. Although they had only been alive for a few days, they looked like they had grown quite a bit.After taking another look around at the fruit trees in the space, he went to wash up and rest.After the Lantern Festival, work resumed. These past few days, Yun Ting planned to take a walk in the mountains during the day.The next day, Yun Ting got up very early.After eating a quick bite, I shouldered my basket and headed out.In three days, the production team will officially start work.Many people take this opportunity to rest, but she just can't stay still!"Little Educated Youth Yun, where are you going so early in the morning?" As I passed by Aunt Wang's house, she was sweeping the snow in front of the door. Seeing that Yun was carrying a basket on her back, I couldn't help but ask her."Auntie, I'll go for a walk around the back mountain to see if there are any dry branches to gather for starting a fire," Yun Ting replied with a smile, half-truth and half-lie. Gathering firewood was just a pretext; what she really wanted to find were some good things that could be stored in her spatial storage.If you walk up from the foot of the mountain, you'll find yourself in a continuous stretch of forest.The snow was ankle-deep, crunching underfoot. Sunlight filtered through the bare branches, casting dappled patterns on the snow.She took a deep breath; the crisp air, carrying the scent of pine needles, invigorated her."The air is so fresh..."She quietly released a wisp of Wood Element Ability, casting a net-like probe around. Instantly, the faint signs of life deep in the frozen earth beneath her feet, the buds lurking on the branches, and even the few frozen wild fruits hidden under the snowdrifts became clear in her perception.Supernatural Ability spread along the roots of an old pine tree. She could "see" the resin accumulated in the core of the tree and "smell" several clumps of Acanthopanax senticosus covered by snow under the bushes not far away. This stuff can be eaten as a vegetable in the spring and can be dried and soaked in water. She had collected quite a lot of it in her space before, but when she encountered it, she would never think she had too much and still put it into her space.Yun Ting kept walking, deliberately choosing shady slopes. There, the snow was thick and few people ventured, but surprises were often hidden.Sure enough, in a grove of oak trees, she found several clusters of wood ear mushrooms sticking out, frozen on dead wood, their dark color resembling ears. With a thought, the mushrooms silently entered her spatial dimension.As she ventured deeper, Supernatural Abilitysuddenly sent a strong signal through her. Pushing aside the waist-high hazelnut bushes, she discovered several ginseng plants lying in the snow! Although they were only three or four years old, they were treasures in this era of scarce medical resources.Besides, she can be activated by Supernatural Ability, and growing to be several decades or even a hundred years old is no problem.The ginseng she found last time rolled down the slope, and they didn't collect it afterwards. She plans to go back to that place later to check. If she finds any that aren't collected, she'll keep thinking about it. Don't call her greedy; no one would complain about having too much, right?