Chapter 69 - 69

Chapter 69 A Huge MisunderstandingThey were happily eating their meal, completely unaware that Little Pillar, Little Tiger, and Little Iron Pillar had been served bamboo shoots and stir-fried pork after bringing the fish home."Grandma, I really didn't go into the river, this was given to me by Sister Yun..." Little Zhu shouted as he dodged the bamboo sticks.On the other side, the two friends experienced the same thing."Mother… I didn't go into the river, really I didn't.Sister Yun gave it to me.""Ouch, that hurts so much! I really didn't go into the river. If you don't believe me, go ask Sister Yun at the Educated Youth Institute."So, just as Yun Ting was leaning back, having eaten her fill, the voices of Xiao Zhu and the others came from the courtyard gate." Sister Yun, come out quickly, help!"Upon hearing the cries for help, Yun Ting, despite her full stomach, rushed outside without even putting on her shoes."What's wrong?""Little Educated Youth Yun, this boy brought the fish home, saying it was from you. Is that true?"Aunt Meihua asked with a smile.The other two women, Little Tiger and Little Iron Pillar's mothers, laughed and echoed each other."Yes! I went to pick mugwort leaves and happened to see some fish, so I caught some with my basket. I was lucky and managed to catch them. I asked them to go back and get me a bucket, and we each took some. Is there a problem?"Yun Ting wondered to herself, "Could something have gone wrong?""See, I told you it was from Sister Yun, but you wouldn't believe me, hmph..."All three adults were embarrassed; it was indeed a huge misunderstanding."Oh, sorry, young educated youth Yun, we thought they went to the river to catch fish on their own, that's why we scolded them.""Haha..." Yun Ting laughed unkindly when he saw the three little ones' resentful little eyes looking exactly the same.The little farce just passed.Yun Ting confidently carried her homemade mosquito repellent sachet, only to find that the mosquitoes bit her even more fiercely. This madeYun Ting question her life choices, and she could only conclude that the mosquitoes in Heilongjiang Province were just too formidable.Aunt Meihua laughed heartily and advised her to use a folk remedy—applying some lard to her body (mosquitoes don't bite greasy places). Yun Ting obediently did as she was told, despite her disgust. The scene was quite vivid, and surprisingly, it actually worked.She had painstakingly made mosquito repellent sachets, intending to show them off, but she couldn't give them away and ended up leaving them in a corner, as if they were mocking her.Life in the village passed by happily day by day.Summer has passed just like that.With the arrival of autumn, the weather changes first. When you stand outside in the morning, the wind carries a crisp coolness, no longer the sticky heat of summer, and it even feels a bit prickly on your face.In a little while, it will be the annual, exhausting double harvest season for autumn.That day, it suddenly started to drizzle, and gradually, it rained harder and harder.People say that every autumn rain brings a chill, and after three days of continuous rain, the weather really did turn cold all at once, and many people couldn't stand it and fell ill.Yang Qingqing was the first to get a fever. She was pale and looked like a sickly beauty, but it wasn't actually that serious. She had medicine in her space, and she recovered after taking it and resting for two days.Lu Jiayan originally thought his chance had come and he should take good care of her, but Yang Qingqing didn't give him any room to maneuver. Her illness wasn't serious, and she cooked all her own meals, which made Lu Jiayan a little sad and feel powerless.When Yun Ting came to visit Yang Qingqing, she specially grabbed a handful of red dates for her."Tsk tsk... You're so weak. Here, you can soak these red dates in water to drink when you have time, or chew them as a snack.""I'm almost fully recovered. It's nothing serious. Don't make it sound like I'm terminally ill.""Alright, I'm superfluous then, I'm leaving..." Yun Ting waved his hand and left gracefully.Yang Qingqing watched her figure disappear through the door, feeling both amused and exasperated.Yun Ting's joy turned to sorrow. She never expected that she, who had mocked Yang Qingqing for being weak just a few days ago,would become sick after Yang Qingqingrecovered.She drank several bowls of spiritual spring water. Although drinking spiritual spring watercan make people feel comfortable and energetic and improve their health, it is not a panacea. Once the fever started, it really didn't go down so quickly.To avoid becoming the only time traveler in history whose brain was damaged by a high fever, she shamelessly knocked on Yang Qingqing's door to ask her to change her medicine.In response, Yang Qingqing retorted with the same comment she had made that day when she mocked her for being physically weak.What can we do? We can only bear it! Anyway, she's thick-skinned, so this is nothing to her."I got this medicine from the black market, it's very expensive!"Yun Ting thought to herself, "Go ahead and make things up, let's see if I believe you or not.""Oh? How do you always manage to get so many good things on the black market? Do you have some connections?" Yun Ting asked knowingly."Yes, you can tell me what you want, and I'll try to get it for you.""Then I really thank you..."After all, her constitution wasn't bad. She took the medicine, slept all afternoon, and drank a bowl of spiritual spring water. Then she was able to jump around again.Aunt Meihua, seeing that Yun Ting rarely took a day off, learned that she was sick, so after finishing work, she brought her some cooked pumpkin and millet porridge to visit her.Although her eldest son wasn't fortunate enough to marry such a lovely young woman asYun Ting, it didn't hinder her friendship with Yun Ting despite their age difference!Yun Ting was quite moved by this. They were originally strangers, and in this day and age, although people are simple and honest, it is truly rare for them to go to such lengths.Yun Ting ate the steaming millet porridge spoonful by spoonful, feeling warm inside.Coincidentally, Duan Xingye arrived that very evening.Actually, he mainly wanted to visit Yun Ting and deliver some things to the Shen Family, so it wasn't convenient for him to come openly during the day; he could only come quietly at night.There was a window at the back of Yun Ting's room. Duan Xingye gently knocked on the window, and Yun Ting thought it was a thief again. Fortunately, Duan Xingye was worried that she would be scared, so he called out to her quietly in time."Xiaoyun, it's me."Yun Ting opened the window, her eyes wide, and said fiercely, "Why are you out here knocking on a young lady's window in the middle of the night instead of sleeping at home? What do you mean by that?"Duan Xingye raised an eyebrow and smiled, "I came to deliver something to the Shen family and also to see you."He wasn't telling the truth; his main reason was actually to see her.It's really difficult to have a name that isn't properly established or legitimate."What's so interesting about me? Go back now."Yun Ting waved his hand dismissively, signaling him to leave.Duan Xingye sighed and put down the net bag of pears. "The weather is dry, eat more fruit. I'm leaving."Without giving Yun Ting a chance to refuse, he turned and left.Yun Ting frowned as she looked at the net full of pears, and sighed, "Sigh... I'm accumulating more and more favors..."Duan Xingye always brings her all sorts of daily necessities, never giving her a chance to refuse, always making excuses. She can sense his feelings for her, but she has no intention of dating, at least not now. The problem is, he hasn't expressed his feelings to her. You can't just tell someone not to like you, can you? Wouldn't people call you a narcissist?Duan Xingye had just arrived outside Cowshedcarrying a package when Shen Anliang insidenoticed him, "Who's there?"