Chapter 45 - 45

Chapter 45 Hibernation DaysLife went on peacefully, day after day.Yun Ting continues to leisurely enjoy her hibernation.While others found it incredibly boring, she was fine. She would either chat with people and gossip, or hide in her spatial dimension to eat fruit and do some work. After this period of hibernation, her spatial dimension's stockpile had accumulated quite a bit more.No one came looking for her that day. Yang Qingqing went to town again in the snow. Yun Ting thought to himself, "This girl is too fussy. Doesn't this make her seem lazy?"I shook my head; the courtyard was very quiet today."Sigh... why do I suddenly feel a little lonely?"Yun Ting muttered to herself.She got up fully armed, bundled up like a little penguin, stuffed a lot of sunflower seeds and peanuts into her pockets, and packed some chestnuts she had roasted herself in an oil paper bag, deciding to go to Aunt Meihua's house.Hehe... If no gossip comes knocking, she'll just gossip on her own!" Aunt Meihua, Caiyun, are you home?" Yun Tingcalled out from the front door."I'm here! Come in quickly."As soon as Yun Ting entered, she saw Aunt Meihua and Cai's mother, Yun, sitting on the kang (a heated brick bed) knitting. Cai was the one doing the knitting, while Aunt Meihua was teaching her."Little Educated Youth Yun, please sit down.""Knitting a sweater?""Sigh... Don't even mention it. Look at my daughter, she just can't learn anything I teach her, it's driving me crazy.""Mom, why are you criticizing me again? I'm doing quite well in my studies, aren't I? Why don't you let Sister Yun take a look?"Yun Ting glanced at it; the sweater was crookedly knitted, with some stitches missing. She gave an embarrassed laugh and said, "Heh~ It's just the beginning! It's already pretty good.""By the way, where are Captain Uncle and Xiao Zhuzi? Why are you the only ones at home?""Your team leader has taken some people to the village to check the snow accumulation on the houses. Xiao Zhu has gone to his parents' house."" Sister Yun, did you roast these chestnuts? They're delicious!" Caiyun ate a chestnut and her eyes lit up."How could it not taste good if you put sugar in it? All you ever think about is eating," Aunt Meihua said, looking at her daughter with a hint of annoyance."Little Educated Youth Yun, you can keep it for yourself. It's sweet, so precious."" Auntie, don't be so polite with me. Haven't I eaten enough of your food?""Haha...that's different. The things you brought are all precious items, while Auntie's are all worthless.""Alright, Auntie, let's not stand on ceremony. By the way, has anything interesting happened in the village lately?" Yun Ting took out some sunflower seeds from her pocket, put them on the table, and asked while cracking them open."Yes, I was just about to tell you! Yesterday, Li Big Mouth's youngest son went to Widow Wang's place, and then his sister-in-law dragged him home. Isn't that strange? This isn't her husband, so her being so anxious and upset must mean something's wrong." Aunt Meihualowered her voice.Yun Ting's eyes darted around. Hey... she knows this! But she can't say.Although she enjoys gossiping, she doesn't want to become a gossip publisher."How did this news get out?""It's quite a big fuss! In this cold weather, who would know if no one went out? But somehow the two of them started arguing and it escalated into a fight!""If Li Big Mouth is so concerned about his image, wouldn't he be furious?" Caiyun interjected."Hey...you bet he's too angry to get out of bed today.""Is that serious? If it can't even handle the slightest thing, what if something even bigger happens?""That widow Wang is shameless. She's ruined the village's reputation. Why can't she just find a man to settle down with? Instead, she keeps flirting with other women. You all need to stay away from her."The two little girls nodded." Young Yun, do you have a boyfriend?" Aunt Meihua hesitated for a moment before asking.Yun Ting's inner alarm bells rang, " Auntie, I'm still young! There's no rush.""Heh~ She's still young, but if there's a suitable one, you can settle down with her first!"" Auntie, are you trying to set me up with someone? Well, I'll be honest, I'm not planning on dating right now. Besides, I'll only date someone I like and who shares my interests. Otherwise, no matter how old I get, I won't get married just for the sake of settling down."Aunt Meihua gave up after hearing what she said." Sister Yun, I agree with your point of view. What's the point of marrying someone you don't like and living your life with them?""You silly girl, you can't do anything right, how could any male comrade like you?" Aunt Meihuasaid with a laugh."Mom, am I really your biological daughter?""No, I found it on the edge of a field years ago...""Then I don't want you to pick me up, just put me back on the ridge!""Haha... Auntie, Caiyun, you two are really funny."Yun Ting chatted with them until almost noon before getting up to go home, declining the mother and daughter's offer to stay for lunch.These days, when people in the village are staying indoors during the winter, some families don't even eat lunch; they only eat two meals a day.Back in the courtyard, they ran into Wang Lijuan, who was helping Lin Xue move things." Educated Youth Yun …" Wang Lijuan greeted her, and Yun Ting smiled and nodded without saying anything.She knew without asking that Lin Xue had moved out.This is going to be fun! Educated Youth Point is going to be even more lively. They probably don't know yet! Educated Youth will be back in the spring after the New Year.He went back to his room, locked the door, and entered the space as usual."Hmm... why does this space feel a little different?"She looked closely, "Wow... there are two more patches of black soil..."Yun Ting planted cotton on these two plots of black soil and activated it with Wood Element Ability. Now, as time goes by, she usesSupernatural Ability more frequently, and it has upgraded quite a bit. She will be able to harvest a batch of cotton in no time.She plans to go to town tomorrow to send some cotton home. Her mother, Yun, sent her two cotton-padded coats a while ago, and the cotton coupons at home must have been collected from various places.Looking at the lush green spinach in the black soil, she felt a surge of desire. "I'll eat you tonight, hehe..."These lovely green vegetables would sell like hotcakes on the black market right now. After all, everyone's been eating radishes and cabbages lately, aren't they getting tired of them?In the following days, another batch of fruits and vegetables ripened. I finally made it out tomorrow, wouldn't it be a wasted trip if I didn't bring in some money for my little treasury?"Knock knock..." Just as she was busy in the space, the knocking sounded, and she hurriedly slipped out of the space.Who is it?Yun Ting opened the door and saw Yang Qingqing standing at her doorway, holding a piece of meat in her hand."Here… I just happened to find some beef. I know you like it, so I got you some…" Yang Qingqinghanded her the beef."Wow...did the sun rise in the west today?""What do you mean? Don't bring it here.""Hey, no, no, I just spoke too fast, don't mind me, hehe..." Yun Ting said with a chuckle, protecting the beef in her hands."Are you going again tomorrow?" Yun Tingasked her."I'm not going. What? You're going?""Yeah! I need to send a letter home. If you're not going, can I borrow your bicycle?""Okay! Here's the key. I'm going to sleep in tomorrow, so don't bother me." Yang Qingqinghanded her the key and turned to go back to her room."Hey, thanks! I'll make some braised beef later, let's eat together!" Yun Ting said in a good mood.After saying that, he glanced furtively at Zhou Yang's door. Seeing no movement, he finally breathed a sigh of relief…"Hehe..." Yang Qingqing couldn't help but chuckle as she looked at her.