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Chapter 34 I Want to Go to the Countryside

An Min didn't know how Zheng Tianyou was doing, but while she was organizing things in her space that day, something came to mind.

During this time, she has been thinking about what kind of job she can find.

Although Director Yang, the head of the Women's Federation, acknowledged that An Min was an activist, most people in the family compound did not like her.

For example, someone like Zhang Guifen, who disapproves of everything An Min does.

It was as if every breath she took of the air from the Northwest was a defilement of this land.

Under these circumstances, Anmin felt that finding a job was as difficult as climbing to the sky.

However, there were also those who showed goodwill towards Anmin, such as Dongxiang Village, which is not far from the family compound.

Anmin visited Dongxiang Village before she went out.

Dongxiang Village is very close to the family compound, separated only by a sandy slope.

That village was very poor, with little arable land, and most people relied on sheep herding.

The village head's family lost a sheep, and Anmin happened to help them find it.

Then they treated Anmin to hot soup, without any attempt to conceal her identity.

Anmin preferred interacting with the people of Dongxiang Village to the disdain she faced in the family compound or military camp.

The villagers there didn't think that much; they were only thinking about how to fill their stomachs.

However, Dongxiang Village relies on the heavens for its livelihood, but the heavens are so stingy that they won't give it a single extra drop of rain.

The riverbed was completely dry, and the irrigation canal, only half-built, rotted away like a dead snake.

The last time I went there, the cracks in the field were so deep they could swallow her ankles.

The Northwest already has very little arable land, so this was a devastating disaster for them.

If crops cannot be grown, there will be no food, and people will starve to death.

Anmin never dared to imagine that such a thing could happen now.

A thought began to grow wildly in her mind, becoming clearer and clearer.

The seeds in her space can take root tenaciously in barren corners and grow without needing much water.

If she could bring these seeds, wouldn't that be a good thing for Dongxiang Village?
Is the parched land of Dongxiang Village, parched to the point of despair, their only possible refuge, a place where they can be accepted and needed?

Moreover, Anmin has always wanted to experience a different life since her rebirth.

Dongxiang Village isn't far away, so she doesn't need to leave.

An Min's eyes lit up, and she had an idea. She planned to tell Liang Yi when he returned.

Just then, the door hinges creaked slightly, breaking the silence in the room.

It seems Liang Yi has returned.

He casually took off his military cap and hung it on a nail behind the door. As he unbuttoned his top button, he looked at An Min, but then stopped in his tracks.

Anmin stood with her back to him by the table, humming an off-key tune, her shoulders swaying slightly to the light rhythm.

The dim light outlined her slender back, revealing a joy and ease he had never seen in her before.

This is so abnormal.

Since arriving in the Northwest, Anmin has never been so happy.

Liang Yi's brows furrowed unconsciously, and doubt arose in his heart.

"Did something good happen?"

He spoke in a low voice and walked towards Anmin.

Anmin's humming stopped abruptly, and her shoulders tensed instantly.

She slowly turned around, her cheeks slightly flushed under the light, but her eyes shone with an astonishing brightness, as if two stars had fallen into them.

Liang Yi watched as she took a deep breath, as if making a decision: "Liang Yi, I've made up my mind."

"Ok?"

This was a rather strange statement, leaving Liang Yi completely baffled.

He walked to the table, picked up the enamel mug, took a big gulp of water, and his gaze fell on An Min's face.

"I'm going to Dongxiang Village..."

An Min met his gaze and said, slowly and deliberately, "Farming."

"Pfft...cough cough cough..." Before she could finish speaking, Liang Yi choked on the water, and the enamel mug slammed onto the table with a clatter, splashing water droplets onto the surface.

He looked up, his eyes filled with undisguised astonishment.

"You said you're going to go to Dongcun Village to farm?"

Liang Yi had considered what An Min might say, but he hadn't expected this one.

Farming?

These two characters don't seem to fit Anmin at all.

Before coming to the Northwest, she was, after all, a highly educated and knowledgeable person, right?
Even if there has been turmoil, this shouldn't have happened.

Farming means facing the soil with your back to the sky; is that kind of hardship something she can endure?

"I've arranged all the work for you in the Education and Culture Department. You can start working in a few days."

"You've probably heard about the situation in Dongxiang Village; their land is uncultivable."

Liang Yi felt somewhat helpless. He was afraid that An Min was just acting on a whim, but he also felt that An Min wouldn't have said that without careful consideration.

An Min looked at Liang Yi's face and the water droplets splashed on the table, and pursed her lips.

She knew Liang Yi meant well, but the fire in her heart burned brighter and brighter, impossible to suppress.

Liang Yi's arrangements were good, but An Min could imagine how uncomfortable she would feel.

Besides, the things in her space can help people, so why not do it?

I don't want to work in the Education and Culture Department.

An Min gripped the hem of her clothes tightly and said slowly, "You said the land in Dongxiang Village can't be cultivated, but I have a way."

Liang Yi didn't say much, but instead asked her, "What method? You can't just wave your hand and turn dry land into fertile fields, can you?"

This land in Dongxiang Village has been a major problem for a long time. In earlier years, many experts came and said that it couldn't be planted there.

The final conclusion was that raising sheep is better than farming.

As a result, the land in Dongxiang Village was abandoned year after year.

It wasn't that Liang Yi didn't believe An Min, but rather that he felt that if An Min confidently claimed she could farm, only to find it all in vain, everyone would feel bad.

Liang Yi rubbed his temples: "Don't be stubborn. The wind there blows sand all over your mouth, and the water is all murky. You..."

“Liang Yi, I’m free in Dongxiang Village and don’t want to drag you down with me. Since things have come to this, why not let me try…”

Before Anmin could finish speaking, there was a knock on the door.

Liang Yi got up to open the door, where his bodyguard, Xiao Wang, was standing.

Xiao Wang lowered his voice when he saw that An Min was still inside.

"Commander Liang, people in the provincial capital say that Zheng Tianyou has fled."

Upon hearing this, Liang Yi's eyes sharpened.

How could Zheng Tianyou still run away?

He came out, and Xiao Wang quickly followed, explaining, "On the way to the provincial capital, he said his heart hurt, so I took him to the hospital."

"He jumped from the second floor of the hospital, limping on one leg, and ran faster than a rabbit! That kid is really something."

Xiao Wang scratched his head, somewhat speechless.

They were afraid Zheng Tianyou would run away, so they never let him have a full meal.

Who would have thought that the person would run away on the way to the provincial capital?

“He can’t have gone very far. Let’s get a few people to go and check on him.”

Liang Yi gave an instruction and turned to leave when he saw Xiao Wang hesitate, clearly wanting to say something more.

"Anything else?"

"The villagers from Dongxiang Village came to us for help, saying that many of their sheep had died and asking if our camp could give them some food."

This is the third time this has happened. Although they want to help people, they are not a relief station.

In Dongxiang Village, sheep are raised, but if there's nothing to eat, they will still starve to death.

Although the starving sheep could provide a full meal for the family, no one was willing to eat them.

They rely on selling these sheep all year round to make money.

(End of this chapter)