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Facing the gaze Lin Fan cast upon them, Wang Kai Xuan and Hu Ba Yi’s faces immediately showed a tinge of embarrassment.
Before they could speak, Yan Zi couldn't help but speak first: "They two went into the mountains to catch..."
“Woo, woo, woo...”
Before Yan Zi finished speaking, Wang Kai Xuan immediately reached out and stopped her.
It was embarrassing! The purpose of their trip to the mountains was really embarrassing!
Lin Fan went into the mountains to hunt, wanting to change things up for himself and Zhang Yan during the New Year.
But Wang Kai Xuan and the others went into the mountains to catch weasels or stoats, to exchange for candy.
One weasel or a stoat could be exchanged for a few pounds of fruit candy!
If Lin Fan knew they went to the mountains for a few pounds of fruit candy, he would probably laugh them to death.
Thinking about this, Wang Kai Xuan immediately smiled and said: “It’s nothing, it’s nothing...”
“We went to the mountains with the same goal as Lao Lin. It's almost the New Year, we thought we'd go into the mountains and see if we could find something to improve our lives...”
Looking at Wang Kai Xuan, who was both stopping Yan Zi from speaking and explaining himself to him, Lin Fan couldn’t help but smile.
He could tell that Wang Kai Xuan was clearly trying to hide something.
But Lin Fan wasn't the kind of person to pry and demand a specific answer.
“Need me to help...”
“I see you haven't gotten anything, take these wild rabbits back...”
His gaze swept over Hu Ba Yi and the others, seeing that they were all empty-handed.
Without saying anything more, Lin Fan directly threw the wild rabbits into Wang Kai Xuan’s arms and said.
Looking at the rabbits, each weighing at least four or five pounds, Wang Kai Xuan didn’t hesitate to accept them.
He put them in his arms and said: “Then I won’t be polite with you, Lao Lin...”
“What are you being polite about between us...”
“Alright, it’s getting late. You three ladies rest first, Lao Hu and I will take turns keeping watch...”
After deciding this, Lin Fan turned his gaze to Hu Ba Yi and the others, asking: “Lao Hu, Lao Wang, I assume you two don't have any objections...”
Facing Lin Fan's gaze, the two men immediately rolled their eyes in annoyance.
The decision was already made, why bother asking for their opinions?
What could they say? Could they ask the three ladies to keep watch while they slept?
Time passed quietly.
With Lin Fan and the others keeping watch, Zhang Yan and the other three ladies gradually fell into a peaceful sleep.
Even Wang Kai Xuan looked drowsy, ready to fall asleep at any moment.
Looking at Lin Fan and Hu Ba Yi sitting by the fire, adding firewood every now and then and chatting occasionally, Lin Fan’s gaze fell upon Hu Ba Yi and he said:
“In the blink of an eye, it’s been some time since we came to the countryside, Lao Hu. How are you feeling...?”
Seeing Lin Fan's gaze, Hu Ba Yi didn't hide anything, directly recounting his experience.
At first, he looked down on everything, thinking that he had come from the capital and was somehow better than everyone else.
But in a short time, he was humbled by reality, forced to accept the hardships of life, his rough edges gradually being worn down by life.
Although he still had a fire in his heart, compared to when he first came to the countryside, Hu Ba Yi and Wang Kai Xuan had both changed significantly.
After telling Lin Fan his situation, Hu Ba Yi’s gaze towards Lin Fan showed a hint of envy.
“Compared to me and Wang Fatzi, Lao Lin, you’ve adapted to life here very well...”
“You’ve already captured the heart of a beauty like Zhang Yan, and your life is not bad at all...”
Lin Fan's life wasn't just good, it was pretty good! He had meat to eat every day!
His life, even in a rural village like Koushan Tun, would be considered luxurious, even in the capital.
Hearing Hu Ba Yi’s words, Lin Fan couldn't help but smile and said:
“Compared to most of the educated youth who come here, they have no choice, only to go to the countryside...”
“I’m different, I volunteered to come to the countryside, I was mentally prepared...”
Lin Fan paused for a moment before changing the topic, sighing:
“I thought that the countryside where I would be sent to would be places like the Beidahe area, directly going to open up farmland...”
“Maybe it’s fate, but I never thought I would be sent to a place like Koushan Tun...”
“Here, for at least a third of the year, the land is covered in snow. After subtracting other miscellaneous situations...”
“The real time we educated youth are needed to work the fields is actually only a third of the year.”
He took a breath, glanced at Hu Ba Yi, and continued:
“The time we arrived was just before the busy farming season, so it was a little easier...”
“But once the New Year and spring arrive, that’s when the real work starts...”
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