After a day of autumn harvest, the results were gratifying. Since it was a production brigade with tractors, many young and strong men had earned their full work points.

Captain Xie was very satisfied with Yun Shu's work that day. When Yun Shu locked the door of the broadcasting room and prepared to return to the educated youth settlement that evening, she happened to run into Captain Xie, who had come back to pick up his things. He praised her profusely.

"Many people have told me that Xie Zhiqing has a nice voice, the songs she plays are inspiring, and her explanations of documents are easy to understand and listen to. Everyone says that this year's announcer selection was spot on!"

"Thank you, educated youth, for your excellent work!"

"No, no, it's all thanks to everyone taking care of me."

Upon being suddenly praised, Yun Shu blushed with embarrassment and waved her hands repeatedly, saying that the villagers and the brigade leader were really too kind.

After all, Yun Shu knew herself well; she had actually been slacking off today, eating sunflower seeds and snacks, and playing around for quite a while. Of course, she wouldn't be foolish enough to say that out loud.

"Fortunately, the weather has been pretty good these past few days. Let's hurry up and harvest the grain. Once it's all stored away, we can finally take a good rest!"

Captain Xie was very interested in chatting, which showed that he genuinely had no prejudice against educated youth. Especially since Yun Shu and the others were all younger than his three children, and his eldest grandson was even six years old, only ten years younger than Yun Shu.

Therefore, Yun Shu was like a little baby who had just learned to walk and left home to him. In addition, Yun Shu was sweet-talking, knew how to get things done, and was good-looking, so Captain Xie could not help but give her some special care and attention.

Hearing Captain Xie change the subject, Yun Shu nodded in agreement. In her opinion, Qingshan Brigade was probably the place that all time-traveling female and male protagonists in period dramas dreamed of most.

At least in the story, there are no natural disasters that significantly impact the harvest, so people won't go hungry. The only floods and mudslides occur after the busy farming season, and the losses are minimal.

"Yes, definitely. Our team members are all hardworking and diligent. This year's harvest will definitely be better than last year's."

"I will also study the weather forecast from above carefully these next two days, and I will pass it on immediately if there are any problems."

"Alright, then it's up to you, Little Xie. Hurry back, I saw that Lin Qingqing already traded a lot of vegetables with Sister Zhou next to your courtyard. If you're late, you'll miss out on the good food!"

Yun Shu nodded obediently, waved goodbye to the captain, and then ran away.

Yun Shu only stopped, slightly out of sight, after running until the team leader was out of sight. There was no way around it; this social butterfly among her peers easily became socially awkward in front of kind and open-minded elders.

They weren't the kind of relatives who pressured her to get married or have kids. When facing elders who genuinely cared for her, Yun Shu was always easily shy and reserved.

However... she was indeed very interested in the elaborate meal Jingjing had prepared that evening!

……

Carrying a small satchel and picking a few wildflowers by the roadside, Yun Shu hurried back to the educated youth settlement. Lin Jing Shu hadn't even finished cooking yet.

Jiang Xiucheng and the others were drawing water from the well. Besides using it to wash vegetables and cook for Jingshu, they also used it to wash themselves. After all, they had been working all day, and their clothes were soaked through. The white salt stains had made their clothes stiff and sticky, which was very uncomfortable.

Seeing this, Yun Shu hurriedly went back into her room to put down her things and ran out to wash her hands and help. Together with Chen Ming, who rinsed himself from head to toe with a bucket of water and then hastily dried himself and put on his clothes, they moved the large iron pot and steamer to the coal stove in their room.

Jing Shu was cooking. The main dish was steamed cake made of wheat flour mixed with cornmeal, topped with a few red dates. It looked very tempting.

After steaming the rice cakes and adjusting the heat under Chef Lin's guidance as he wielded the spatula, Yun Shu went to wash cucumbers, scallions, and radishes.

Upon seeing Yun Shu, Chen Ming couldn't help but follow her around, busying himself with trying to please her. Seeing this, he hurriedly complained that the water was too cold and wouldn't let Yun Shu touch it. He tried to help in a flurry, but ended up making things worse and was eventually pushed aside by Yun Shu.

"What's going on? This is weird..."

Yun Shu felt puzzled by Chen Ming's excessive attentiveness. Chen Ming, who had never dared to express his feelings, scratched his head and stood aside silently.

Jiang Xiucheng and Pei Wenyuan, who had quickly finished wiping, brought out the table and set up the chairs. Seeing Chen Ming's foolish appearance, they couldn't help but exchange a glance and sigh for their brother.

Ultimately, Xiao Xie is still young, only sixteen years old. Not only has she just graduated from high school, but she also seems to be spoiled by her family, inexperienced in the ways of the world, and pure-hearted. Simply put, the concept of love in her mind may not have fully developed yet.

She may not have been unaware of Chen Ming's attentiveness and thoughtfulness before, especially after spending the last few days together, she also learned that Xiao Xie has an older brother who is not much older than her.

Even when he went to join the army, he didn't forget to buy his sister a well-fitting military overcoat, afraid that she would get cold in the Northeast. Such a considerate and caring brother could directly block most of the suitors who wanted to win his sister's heart by being overly attentive.

To put it bluntly, people have plenty of things like being 'good to you' and 'taking care of you,' and they're used to it.

Jiang Xiucheng still cared a lot about his childhood friend, and Pei Wenyuan got along quite well with this husky. They also wanted Chen Ming, who was clearly in love, to finally get what he wanted. However... it was immoral of them to let a young girl who hadn't yet experienced love accept Chen Ming's affections and reciprocate his feelings before she even understood what love was.

So it seems the only option left is to turn a blind eye and not get involved.

Seeing Chen Ming being directed by Yun Shu to run over and exchange soybean paste with his neighbor, Aunt Zhou, Jiang Xiucheng recalled Chen Ming's reaction when some young girls in the capital tried to curry favor with him and get close to him because they were attracted by his family background.

Jiang Xiucheng shook his head, and could only say... fate is indeed predetermined.

After letting go of his childhood friend who had run off, Jiang Xiucheng rolled up his sleeves and took two steps forward... to help Lin Jingshu start the fire.

Pei Wenyuan looked at these two and was immediately filled with black lines and a look of disappointment.

……

Just as Captain Xie had said, dinner thoroughly satisfied Yun Shu's taste buds and stomach. The hazel mushrooms they had traded with the team members were stewed with chicken, and a large handful of translucent potato starch noodles were added. The potatoes were simply shredded, stir-fried, drizzled with chili oil, vinegar, and sugar soy sauce, and sprinkled with some crushed peanuts. It was so delicious that Yun Shu almost bit her tongue.

With fresh and tender side dishes and rich, mellow homemade soybean paste on the side, Yun Shu, who doesn't have a big appetite, ate two large steamed cakes in one go, and then collapsed in front of the table with her round little belly, unable to move.

The three male educated youths were exhausted after a long day and had huge appetites. The five of them finished both dishes clean. Only Comrade Lin Jingshu's appetite decreased slightly after cooking, and she was not so hungry. She left a piece of steamed cake, intending to put it by her pillow at night so that she could have it as a midnight snack when she was woken up by its aroma.

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