The Brilliant Life of a Post-Apocalyptic Female Boss Reborn at 70

Early the next morning, before the drums and gongs for starting work had even sounded, the village chief led several villagers to the educated youth settlement with their tools.

"Xin Zhiqing, get up!"

Xin Yi was thinking about how her little nest was going to be built this morning. Half asleep, she heard the village chief's voice and sat up abruptly.

Liu Mengting rubbed her eyes and asked, "Sister Yiyi, why are you up? It's not time to get up yet!"

Not wanting to disturb her sleep, Xin Yi lowered her voice and said, "The village chief needs to see me about something. You should get some more sleep!"

Liu Mengting turned over groggily and went back to sleep.

Xin Yi got dressed and came outside the courtyard. "Uncle Zhang, you're here. These uncles must be here to help me with the house. Thank you so much. Why don't you go and mark the land first? I'll come over after I've washed up!"

"Hey, no rush, take your time, eat something before you come over!"

After saying that, the village chief led the group away.

Xin Yi quickly washed up, grabbed a bag of peach shortbread, and left the educated youth settlement.

The village chief helped Xin Yi choose a location on an open space to the left of the educated youth settlement. By the time Xin Yi arrived, everyone had already started working.

Xin Yi beckoned the village chief over and handed him the bag. "Uncle Zhang, let everyone have something to eat later. I've boiled some water; I'll bring it over after it cools down a bit!"

Zhang Laifu took the bag and saw that it was a big bag of peach shortbread. This was too extravagant! He quickly stuffed it into Xin Yi's hands, saying, "We've all eaten breakfast and aren't hungry yet. You should keep these for yourself to have a snack when you're busy!"

"No need, I still have plenty. I'll go get some water first!"

Xin Yi ran away after she finished speaking.

When the gongs and drums signaling the start of work sounded, the other educated youth at the settlement got up one after another. Hearing the sound, they all ran over to see what was happening.

"Village chief, are you building houses? Could it be that the third batch of educated youth is about to arrive?"

Zhang Laifu explained, "This is to help Xin, the educated youth, build a house! The third batch of educated youth should be arriving soon. Xin is very thoughtful. When the new educated youth arrive, there won't be enough rooms at the educated youth settlement, so she's paying for the house herself!"

Only then did everyone realize that Xin Yi was moving out. Seeing everyone's blank expressions, Li Bailian couldn't help but tease, "Such a big thing as building a house, and Xin Yi didn't even mention it. Liu Yi, Fang Yi, you two have such a good relationship with Xin Yi, and she didn't tell you either?"

"Sister Yiyi told us, but she just didn't want to tell you. Humph, mind your own business!"

As she spoke, Liu Mengting pulled Fang Yi toward finding Xin Yi. Just then, Xin Yi had filled the public thermos with hot water and saw the two of them approaching.

"Sister Yiyi, you're moving out? And building your own house without even telling us? Are we still good friends?"

Seeing the interrogation look on their faces, Xin Yi had no choice but to explain, "It's still far from settled, isn't it? I was afraid that if everyone found out, it would cause some trouble. I never intended to hide it from you two. I already agreed to have meals together, didn't I? From now on, the three of us can eat good food in my house, and no one else will know."

The mention of delicious food made Liu Mengting forget her complaints. "Now that you mention it, I think it makes a lot of sense. If they ask to try some, it's hard for us to refuse. Now that you have your own house, you can close the door and nobody bothers anyone else!"

"It might take four or five days from when this house is finished to when you can move in. You can eat with the others for the next few days, and then you can separate after I move in, okay?"

"Okay, but you can't eat too well these next few days, or I'll be envious!"

"What are you thinking about besides eating? We're starting to work in the fields tomorrow. Take advantage of the time today to relax. Do you want to wash up first or come with me to watch the foundation being laid?"

Liu Mengting had never seen a foundation being laid before and was very interested, but Fang Yi still dragged her away to wash up.

"Sister Yiyi, we'll be there in a bit!"

As soon as Xin Yi appeared carrying the water bottle, Li Bailian started acting strangely, "A single woman going to all this trouble to move out, is there some unspeakable secret behind it!"

Xin Yi's temper flared up instantly. "What? Did I use your money? Or did I dig up your ancestral graves? You're so nosy, interfering with everything, even people's bodily functions?"

“Cousin, look at her, what she said was so awful! It's like she's the only one with money. Let's build a house and move out, okay?”

The thought of sleeping in a room by himself tempted Tang He, but considering the expenses of building the house, and the fact that the house would belong to the village after returning to the city, he quickly dismissed the idea.

“Bai Lian, we will eventually return to the city. Building a house is not suitable. Besides, instead of spending money to build a house, it is better to buy a bicycle. It will be more convenient to get around. The key is that when we return to the city, we can take the bicycle with us, but we can't take the house. Do you want to live here for the rest of your life?”

Upon hearing that she would live here for the rest of her life, Li Bailian quickly shook her head and said, "I don't want to be a peasant. I want to go back to the city as soon as possible. Let's buy a bicycle!"

Tang He secretly breathed a sigh of relief after successfully dissuading Li Bailian from building a house.

Xin Yi didn't care about the conversation between the two siblings. She poured a cup of hot water and handed it to Zhang Laifu, saying, "Uncle Zhang, have some hot water first. It's chilly in the morning, thank you for your hard work!"

Zhang Laifu took the water cup with a soothing expression and drank it all in one gulp while it was still warm.

"You silly girl, how much sugar did you put in? It's way too sweet! Plain water would have been fine, what a waste!"

Xin Yi took the empty cups, filled them up, and handed them to the villagers who were working.

"Uncle Zhang, have some hot sugar water. It'll warm you up and replenish your energy. Everyone's here to help me, so it's no waste!"

"Alright, you always find a good excuse whenever I say something, you little devil. It's almost time to go to work, I'll go check on the fields first!"

"Okay, Uncle Zhang, take care!"

Xin Yi's sweet, coquettish voice almost sent Zhang Laifu away.

Seeing everyone working in an orderly manner, Xin Yi put down the thermos, said goodbye, and left.

Inside the room, Liu Mengting and Fang Yi were discussing what to do during their last day of rest.

Xin Yi suggested, "Why don't we go for a walk in the nearby mountains and see if we can hunt some wild rabbits or pheasants to have as an extra meal?"

Upon hearing this, the two immediately became interested.

"But we don't have any tools, how can we hunt?"

Xin Yi remained silent, rummaging through her luggage for a few nails. "Ta-da! Use these!"

Liu Mengting picked up an iron nail and examined it closely. "Isn't this just an ordinary iron nail? Are you sure it can be used for hunting?"

As she spoke, she handed the nail to Fang Yi, who looked at it with a puzzled expression. "Are you sure?"

"Haha, I have a brilliant plan. You just need to follow me!"

Without hesitation, the three women, quite bold, headed straight for the mountains without saying a word to anyone.