Send me to the countryside? Turn around and make you homeless!

As if sensing Tan Yuan's inner thoughts, Xiao Nianxiang meowed at Tan Yuan again, his tail wagging leisurely, and he kept rubbing his little head against Tan Yuan's palm.

Grandma Wang was even more amazed, because this little guy usually doesn't get close to anyone except her.

Tan Yuan was stroking Xiao Nianxiang and chatting with Grandma Wang.

Grandma Wang was a kind person, and seeing Tan Yuan like this, she felt even more distressed.

Although she had no children of her own, she was always particularly kind to these young children. When she heard Tan Yuan say that it was inconvenient to cook at the educated youth camp, she didn't say anything and directly told Tan Yuan and the others to go to her house to cook.

This was exactly what Tan Yuan wanted. Grandma Wang lived alone and it was not easy for her to cook for herself. A single stir-fried dish would take her several days to eat.

Tan Yuan, who had suffered from stomach cancer, attaches the most importance to food. Now she has the opportunity to cook and eat with Grandma Wang, she is very happy and climbs up the pole directly.

"Grandma Wang, how about this? We'll be responsible for cooking from now on, and you can eat with us. It won't be like we're using your kitchen for nothing."

This way everyone's life can be improved, killing two birds with one stone.

"Meow meow meow~"

There was another burst of cat's coquettish meows.

"Look, Grandma, Xiao Nianxiang has agreed!"

Tan Yuan smiled and stroked the cat's head: "Sister will make you some dried fish, okay?"

I don’t know if Xiao Nianxiang really understood, because it meowed again.

Grandma Wang was amused by the man and the cat. The man was alone at home, feeling lonely and deserted.

"Come if you want to. I won't eat your food for free. I have food to eat."

Moreover, the food rations were sufficient, and there was even two taels of meat to eat during festivals. So, it was not considered as taking advantage of the young educated youth.

"Okay, grandma, don't cook for a while, my companion will come back and do it."

It just so happens that there is fish for lunch today, so the promise of dried fish can be fulfilled immediately.

Li Xiu was picking up firewood in the mountains, and also found a lot of wild vegetables. He put them all in his backpack to have as a snack when he got home. He tried to save money when he could.

After picking up a full basket of things and just about to go down the mountain, I met Nian Lin, the team leader and others who were returning from the mountain.

Several people carried a basket on their backs. Except for one person who had sweet potatoes in his basket, the rest of them were carrying only meat.

It was the wild boar meat they hunted in the mountains, and half a deer leg.

Fortunately, the temperature on the mountain is low, so the meat has not spoiled yet.

As soon as Nian Lin saw Li Xiu's expression, she knew that she must have been wronged. She was not a soft-hearted person, so she asked about it in front of the team leader.

The captain is watching here, why don’t you speak up if you have any grievances?

Li Xiu was still thinking that she would handle it by herself, and the truth would be revealed when she asked in the evening. However, when she saw Nian Lin's confident and encouraging look, she unconsciously said what was hidden in her heart.

It is not uncommon for old educated youth to bully new educated youth. This kind of thing happens no matter where you are. In the past, the team leader would have ignored it, but now, she suddenly wants to intervene, mainly because Nianlin and the others are now the heroes of the team.

The group went down the mountain. It was just noon. They were going to send the things back to the educated youth site, and then go back to the brigade headquarters to discuss the road construction.

Before we even reached the brigade headquarters, we saw Tan Yuan and Grandma Wang chatting while basking in the sun, with a fat cat lying on their bodies.

"Grandma Wang, come out and bask in the sun too."

Team leader Lin Guoan narrowed his eyes slightly. Only now did he take a serious look at the injured female educated youth.

He can kill a wild boar, find a sweet potato field, and make Grandma Wang's Nianxiang so close to him. He looks so ordinary, and his temperament is even better than Nianlin.

But the gentle feeling she possessed was something Nian Lin could not possess...

"Captain, are you back?"

Since Tan Yuan couldn't see, her perception was particularly sharp. She gave the captain a kind smile.

"Have you brought all the meat back? Can you please leave it directly at Grandma Wang's house for us?"

If you put a fish in the educated youth camp, people with ulterior motives will say it was stolen. If you put so much pork in the educated youth camp, who knows what kind of trouble it might cause.

She wasn't reborn to argue with these people.

The team leader turned his inquiring gaze to Grandma Wang.

"You kid, just say whatever the educated young Tan says. From now on, the educated young Tan and the others will live with me, so that I, an old lady, can have more fun."

Grandma Wang looked at the team leader in front of her kindly. This child grew up under her care. He often came to see her since he was a child. So many years have passed, and he is still the same now that he is the team leader.

I know what he is worried about, but Grandma Wang doesn’t care about the things he is worried about at all.

When the team leader heard what Grandma Wang said, he pursed his lips and said nothing. After a long time, he took the lead in opening the door of Grandma Wang's house and stepped inside.

He would bring people back to repair the house every few years, so it looked pretty good, but as soon as you walked in you could feel that it was chilly and deserted.

The firewood was clearly delivered last month, but it has been almost a month and she hasn't used even a fraction of it. You can imagine how little time she spends cooking.

Thinking about it this way, maybe letting a few educated youth come over wouldn't be a bad idea. At least they could help look after the family. As for whether these educated youth have bad intentions...

He'll know if he comes over more often.

After figuring this out, the captain's last bit of worry was gone. He put all his things away and went to take a look at the educated youth site. Seeing that there was no one there, he took his men back to the team headquarters.

The fields must be cleaned up quickly so as not to delay the wheat planting. Also, the rice must be dried quickly. If it rains again, it will be disastrous. We also have to provide food for the public this year.

Also, the sweet potatoes on the mountain had to be dug up and brought back to the team as soon as possible. If some educated youth in their team accidentally discovered them, there was no guarantee that someone in other teams might have found them as well.

This staffing arrangement is another difficult task...

As soon as the captain and his men left, Tan Yuan asked Li Xiu for her opinion.

"Linlin and I will cook together with Grandma Wang from now on. What about you? Do you want to join us?"

If they were all eating together, there was no need to divide the pork; everyone could just eat it together. If Li Xiu didn't want to and wanted to eat with the other educated youths, that was fine too; they could just share the pork with her.

Without asking Nian Lin individually, Tan Yuan directly classified her into her own camp. Nian Lin did not ask either. Anyway, she had no feelings for the people in the educated youth camp. It didn't matter where she ate, as long as Tan Yuan made the decision.

She casually picked a piece of dogtail grass and teased the fat cat lying on Tan Yuan. It was obvious that she was very interested in Nian Xiang.