Chapter 48: Spilled on His Bronze Skin

Song Bai Yuan circled the kitchen and found a lot of work to be done.

The water in the big vat was almost gone, he had to go fetch some.

Song Bai Yuan picked up two wooden buckets and went out.

The well in the village wasn’t far from Song’s house.

Song Bai Yuan made three trips back and forth, filling the vat with water.

There wasn’t much firewood left piled in the corner.

Song Bai Yuan said goodbye to his little sister Song Xue, picked up his iron axe and went out.

He was going to chop some firewood in the back mountain, and see if he could get some wild game.

On the way, the villagers he met greeted him.

“Xiao Yuan is back, I heard you’ve become a big shot in the army, congratulations!”

“What big shot, we don’t use that term anymore, he’s a battalion commander, in charge of hundreds of people!”

“Oh, that’s amazing, you must have a lot of allowance, He Chunhua is going to enjoy the good life, I’m so envious, why is my son so useless!”

“Xiao Yuan, I have a great niece who’s not married yet, should I tell your mother…”

“No need, auntie.” Song Bai Yuan quickly interrupted her, “I have something to do, I’ll go first.”

If he stayed any longer, he would be introduced to another girl.

Every time he came back, he dreaded this the most, he couldn’t escape it.

Half an hour later, Song Bai Yuan reached the entrance of the back mountain.

There was a forest at the entrance.

Song Bai Yuan walked through it, facing a large tree, he swung his iron axe and chopped away.

……

On the other side, at the Intellectual Youth Courtyard.

Everyone had been busy with the double-cropping harvest recently.

The team leader specially gave all the members two days off.

At breakfast, Hu Hao, the person in charge of the Intellectual Youth Courtyard, said to everyone:

“I know you’ve all been working hard, how about this, let’s have a big cleaning today, have a hearty meal, and rest well tomorrow.”

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Everyone had been busy working in the fields recently, and the rooms hadn’t been cleaned much, they were messy everywhere, it was time to clean up.

Hu Hao: “Okay, we old intellectuals will clean the Intellectual Youth Courtyard, you new ones go to the mountain forest over there and find some wild vegetables, wild game, and pick up some firewood.”

As soon as He Ai Ling heard this, she immediately said: “I’ll stay at the Intellectual Youth Courtyard, I’m not needed there.”

She didn’t want to be with those troublemakers, it would be troublesome if she got into trouble.

Zhang San and Li Si also quickly agreed, they could go fetch water, the kitchen vat was empty.

Tie Lan Yan didn’t say anything.

Fine, fine, what’s there to be afraid of.

The key is that she could eat melon.

With so many people together, there would definitely be something interesting to watch.

Tie Lan Yan: I said I wanted to stay away from these main characters, but now I’m getting close again, cough, I’m slapping myself in the face.

There’s no way, life in the countryside is boring and monotonous, it’s really boring without some spice.

……

Soon, everyone left the Intellectual Youth Courtyard and headed towards the back mountain.

Along the way, the seven people formed three groups.

The female lead Yu Qingqiu walked alone at the front.

Since she came back, her temper had been on the verge of exploding, she would argue with anyone she saw.

Therefore, many people in the Intellectual Youth Courtyard didn’t get along with her.

Her revenge plan wasn’t going very smoothly either.

Every time she wanted to seduce the scumbag, she couldn’t help but think of the things he did to her in her previous life, and she couldn’t continue.

This hot and cold attitude almost drove Chen Huaijin crazy, and pushed him even closer to Bai Yan.

Yu Qingqiu was very annoyed, she didn’t know how to correct it.

She wanted to find an ally.

But perhaps because of her rebirth, she felt superior.

When she treated Tie Lan Yan, she always had a condescending attitude.

Tie Lan Yan didn’t bother with her, she simply didn’t respond.

So Yu Qingqiu was very depressed these two days, she walked alone.

Behind her, Wen Lang followed slowly.

His gaze fell on Yu Qingqiu’s back, a flash of worry in his eyes.

……

In the middle.

Han Ke’er saw Yu Qingqiu walking alone, she covered her mouth and laughed:

“It’s hilarious, look at Yu Qingqiu, she doesn’t even have a friend, and she’s walking so fast in a huff!”

Bai Yanran’s voice was soft: “Ke’er, don’t be so loud, if she hears you, she’ll start arguing again.”

Han Ke’er: “Hmph, I’m not afraid of her, she’s just a paper tiger!”

Chen Huaijin: “It’s okay, I’ll talk to Comrade Yu Qingqiu later, she’s really out of line.”

Bai Yanran looked at Chen Huaijin gratefully: “Comrade Chen Huaijin, you’re really too kind.”

Han Ke’er also giggled: “Comrade Chen, you’re so amazing!”

Being praised by the two, Chen Huaijin was very proud:

“What’s the big deal, if you have any difficulties in the future, just ask!”

Anyway, Yu Qingqiu liked him very much, she wouldn’t dare disobey him.

……

At the back, of course, were Tie Lan Yan and Wang Juanjuan.

Originally, Tie Lan Yan thought that if she quietly ate melon, no one would notice her.

But now… there’s a shadow.

Tie Lan Yan glanced at Wang Juanjuan, “What are you following me for?”

Wang Juanjuan nervously touched his nose:

“I’m not following you, we’re all going to the back mountain, it’s on the way.”

Tie Lan Yan: …That makes sense, she couldn’t argue back.

Wang Juanjuan looked at her and said hesitantly: “Is your face okay?”

There was a heavy rain last night, and there was moss all over the entrance of the Intellectual Youth Courtyard.

When Tie Lan Yan got up early to go to the toilet, she slipped and fell, scraping her face.

She found a method in a TCM book, grinding the three-seven herb she had dug in the forest into a paste and applying it to both cheeks.

The herb smelled a little bad, but it felt cool and refreshing on her face, it wasn’t bad.

But to outsiders, Tie Lan Yan had black paste on both cheeks, which looked a little scary.

Tie Lan Yan: “It’s fine.”

After a pause of a few seconds, she said again:

“You can follow me, just be quiet, I don’t like too much noise.”

Wang Juanjuan nodded confidently: “Okay, I promise to shut up.”

Twenty minutes later.

“Wow, wow, wow, Comrade Tie Lan Yan, look!

There’s a tough guy chopping wood over there, those muscles are amazing, I feel like he could punch me to death!”

Wang Juanjuan screamed and jumped up and down, excited like a monkey.

He almost deafened Tie Lan Yan’s ears.

Tie Lan Yan slapped him on the head.

“Shut up, you’re so noisy!”

Wang Juanjuan covered his cheek, looking pitiful, the curls on his head bobbed:

“But that guy is really handsome…”

Tie Lan Yan followed his gaze.

In the forest ahead.

A shirtless young man was chopping wood.

The man was facing away from them, his face couldn’t be seen.

But from his broad and strong back, one could imagine that he must be a muscular man.

“Bang!”

Every time the man swung his axe, the muscles on his arms tensed instantly, full of power.

The sunlight shone through the gaps in the leaves, falling on his bronze skin, shining with a healthy glow.

The hot sweat rolled down the muscle lines, making people infinitely imaginative…