Ancestors, I told you to seduce the villains, not to turn evil.

The next day, around 5 a.m., Xu Manman got up and went to Li Meng's house first.

Li Meng was going to the county to deliver a letter of complaint, and she got up as well.

She was in a good mood, humming a tune.

The thought that the jade pendant would soon be hers filled her with intense excitement.

When Xu Manman saw Li Meng, she called out through the earthen wall, "Mengmeng."

Li Meng frowned, displeased that Xu Manman had come so early in the morning. In addition, since Xu Manman was no longer of any use to her, she became even more impatient.

"What are you here for?"

Xu Manman rolled her eyes inwardly; this person's change of expression was faster than turning the pages of a book.

Yesterday, Li Meng was still holding her hand and affectionately calling her Manman!

However, she didn't care about Li Meng's attitude. Instead, she stepped forward and whispered, "I forgot to write a few things in the letter of complaint I gave you yesterday. Give it to me and I'll add a few more sentences for you."

Li Meng was somewhat displeased: "That's enough, don't worry! I will definitely send out the whistleblower letter."

Upon hearing this, Xu Manman nodded innocently, "If you've said enough, then that's enough."

"I just want to write down where I put the jade pendant."

"Fei Huainan treasures that jade pendant very much; he hides it so well that ordinary people can't find it."

Li Meng paused, thought about it, and felt that Xu Manman's words made sense.

Fei Huainan's house has been searched countless times by Fei's eldest uncle, but he has found nothing.

It is clear that the jade pendant was hidden quite well.

What if my second brother can't be found?

It would be good to have Xu Manman write it down.

Li Meng immediately became much more enthusiastic.

"Okay, wait here, I'll go get it now. Write the location down."

Li Meng went back to her room and quickly took out the whistleblower letter, a thick stack of it.

The original author really wrote a lot!

Xu Manman took the complaint letter back, opened it, looked at the contents, and confirmed that not a single page was missing.

Then, taking the letter, he turned and ran away.

Li Meng: ……

Before she could react, Xu Manman had already run far away, and her face looked terrible.

“Fool, I have ink here, you don’t need to take it back to write.”

She wasn't in a hurry. Xu Manman usually listened to her the most. If she told Xu Manman to go east, Xu Manman would never go west.

Li Meng never imagined that Xu Manman would betray her; she even thought that Xu Manman had gone back to add content to the whistleblower letter.

She slowly entered the kitchen.

After she finishes eating, she can go to Xu Manman to get the complaint letter.

After leaving the Li family's house, Xu Manman tore the letter of complaint into pieces, then rushed home and found Fei Huainan cooking.

They threw the fragments directly into the fire.

She breathed a sigh of relief. Without the whistleblower letter, Fei Huainan wouldn't need to turn evil, right?

Before she could even catch her breath, she heard Fei Huainan's sinister voice: "Xu Manman, where's my jade pendant?"

Xu Manman: ……

"What if your jade pendant is bound to a contract by a completely innocent person?"

Fei Huainan frowned. He didn't understand what Xu Manman was talking about, but Xu Manman had lied too many times, so this time she must be making things up again.

That jade pendant was a family heirloom of the Fei family, and it was very important; he had to get it back.

"Xu Manman, your lies are getting more and more outrageous. Quickly give me the jade pendant."

Xu Manman dared not continue, fearing that Fei Huainan would report her for engaging in superstition, as superstition and supernatural phenomena were being investigated quite strictly at this time.

Fei Huainan stared at Xu Manman with a gloomy expression.

Xu Manman reluctantly made breakfast.

The kitchen is very simple.

The most valuable items were the two large iron pots used for cooking.

In addition, there were two bowls, two pairs of chopsticks, some salt, and about two ounces of oil in the oil jar.

As for food, there were wilted sweet potatoes and five or six potatoes, along with some wild vegetables.

It's summer now, and every household has plenty of vegetables, except for Fei Huainan's family, whose vegetable garden hasn't even been turned over.

Because Fei Huainan was away serving in the military for many years, his family's vegetable garden was completely neglected.

The original owner had only been married for a few days, and since she wasn't diligent, she hadn't even thought about farming.

The only green thing in our house now is wild vegetables.

Besides that, there wasn't even a table.

We usually eat our meals sitting on two stones by the door.

Xu Manman, a food blogger, looked at these ingredients and didn't know where to start.

In the end, I just washed two potatoes and two sweet potatoes, put them in a pot and started cooking.

The simplest way is the best, and this is the simplest way to do it. It tastes good too.

Despite the simple ingredients, Xu Manman was still incredibly tempted, staring longingly at the large pot.

Fei Huainan glanced at Xu Manman with a gloomy face and silently tended the fire.

After dinner.

Xu Manman thought for a moment and then spoke to Fei Huainan.

"Today, Aunt Lin and I went up the mountain to see what wild vegetables we could find and pick some to bring back."

Fei Huainan remained indifferent, ignoring Xu Manman completely.

Xu Manman didn't care. She had already given all the instructions she needed to give. She picked up her basket and tools and went out.

Originally, everyone was supposed to work in the fields to earn work points, but Fei Huainan had a leg injury and needed to be taken care of.

The person who brought Fei Huainan back had also spoken to the village chief, and Xu Manman was given special permission to wait until Fei Huainan's leg was better before returning to work.

Thinking of this, Xu Manman sighed again. She couldn't do farm work, but if she didn't work, she wouldn't get work points.

Unless she has money to buy food.

Rather than farming, she should find a way to make money!

Lost in thought, Xu Manman arrived at Aunt Lin's house.

Before she even went inside, Li Meng walked over from a short distance away.

"Manman."

Xu Manman pretended not to hear and quickly went into Aunt Lin's house.

Li Meng gritted her teeth; she was certain that Xu Manman had heard her speak.

What does this idiot mean? He actually gave her a hard time.

Li Meng regretted it. She should have known better than to give the whistleblower letter to Xu Manman. As for the jade pendant, she could have found it by digging three feet into the ground.

But it's too late to say anything now; she was careless.

With Aunt Lin present, Li Meng felt awkward about speaking up.

Aunt Lin and Fei Huainan have always had a good relationship. If she knew that Xu Manman had written a letter of complaint, this matter would not have been resolved.

She had no choice but to endure it.

Next time, when no one is around, I'll ask Xu Manman for the report letter.

However, this means it will be a few days later before I can receive the jade pendant.

Li Meng returned home with a grim expression.

When Li's mother saw Li Meng return, she asked a question that seemed strange.

"Weren't you going to the county to find your second brother?"

Li Meng said coldly, "I'm not going."

After saying that, he slammed the door and went inside.

Li's mother was completely baffled, wondering who had offended her precious daughter again. However, she couldn't worry about that now; she quickly finished her meal and had to get to work.

Aunt Lin's eldest son just had a baby boy, and Aunt Lin had to stay home to take care of him during her postpartum period, so she took a few days off.

It wasn't a busy season, so there wasn't much work to do in the fields. If someone needed to take leave from home, the village chief would grant it readily.

This is also related to geographical location.

Xinghua Village is located in Pingchuan County, which is adjacent to the ancient western region.

The area experiences four distinct seasons: a dry and windy spring; a hot, short summer with concentrated rainfall; a sunny and mild autumn; and a cold and long winter.

The Bashang area has abundant light resources and a large temperature difference between day and night.

Rain and heat occur simultaneously, and the growing season is characterized by a cool climate with few hot and humid days.

In general, winters here are long and the climate is cold, so cold that water freezes instantly when splashed. In November, most people stay at home to hibernate and don't go out.

It won't be until March of the following year that the weather warms up and people can go out again.

The grain here is only grown once.

Sowing takes place in March or April, and harvesting takes place in August or September.

After the autumn harvest, we start preparing pickled cabbage and roasted cured meat, and in November we officially begin to hibernate.

This is quite comfortable for someone like Xu Manman who doesn't like farm work.

But for those who rely on grain for their livelihood, one harvest is naturally less than two harvests, so grain is extremely scarce here.

Because of its unique geographical location, surrounded by mountains, it is suitable for raising sheep, cattle, and pigs.

Cattle and sheep were raised by the production team, while pigs could be taken home and raised by the team. One pig was handed over, and the team could keep one for themselves.

You can raise more, but most families can't afford it; the feed for two pigs is quite a lot!

Chickens and ducks were fed on a per-person basis, with five slots per person, while geese were raised collectively by the production team.

In their village, there are more than fifty geese. During the Spring Festival, a portion of them are handed over to the government, and each household can also get some goose meat.

Compared to the 1960s, the policies were much more relaxed in the 1970s.

However, there are still many places where raising livestock is not allowed.