Chapter 35 Entering the Mountain
Since Baji Quan was upgraded to the fourth level, work has been very easy for Zhou Ziwen.
After the whole day, I acted like a normal person.
After work, Zhou Ziwen joined the Chen sisters with a relaxed pace.
"Is it going to be lively at the Educated Youth Home today?" Chen Qiaoyi asked with some gloating on the way home.
She has not forgotten how the old educated youths in the Educated Youth Academy treated them when they first came to the countryside.
"You, speak softly, don't be heard by others." Chen Shiying glared at her sister.
Everyone is getting off work together, and there are many people on the road! If those old educated youths heard about it, trouble would arise again.
"We are not from the same group as those educated youths, and their affairs have nothing to do with us." Zhou Ziwen said.
To him, the people in the Educated Youth Institute were just strangers. Although they were both educated youths, they had little in common. Even if they met outside, they would just nod.
"Yeah, aren't you and Ziwen going to the mountains to chop firewood? Why don't you leave quickly?" Chen Shiying didn't want to discuss this topic either.
She didn't have a good impression of the educated youths at the Educated Youth Academy, especially the old educated youths.
That is to say, they did not live with the educated youths. I heard that during this period, those educated youths did a lot of things.
Back home, Zhou Ziwen and Chen Qiaoyi packed their things and went out, while Chen Shiying stayed at home to cook.
By the way, there are also sweet potato leaves, I’ll get them later.
In order to chop firewood, Zhou Ziwen and Chen Qiaoyi made full preparations.
Each of them carried a large backpack and a straw hat on their head. Zhou Ziwen held an ax in his hand, and Chen Qiaoyi held a sickle in his hand.
Although there is no danger in the place they go, there are axes and sickles, both for self-defense and for work.
He was also planning to see if he could find dead trees in the mountains and chop them back to be burned!
“Zhou Zhiqing, where are you and your partner going?”
"Aunt Ma, let's go to the mountains to collect some firewood."
"It's okay to collect firewood, but remember not to go deep into the mountains. It's dangerous in the mountains!"
"Well, we'll just collect firewood on the outside. , don’t go into the mountains.”
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Along the way, Zhou Ziwen met some villagers and heard that they were going to collect firewood, so he told them not to go deep into the mountains.
Zhou Ziwen also smiled and nodded in agreement.
However, some people also made fun of his relationship with Chen Qiaoyi.
Zhou Ziwen always laughed at such harmless jokes.
The fact that he and Chen Qiaoyi were dating did not hide it from others, they just did not publicize it widely.
However, there are not many recreational activities in the village. As the first educated youth to build a house, Zhou Ziwen is still quite popular.
Although there is not much publicity, everyone knows everything that needs to be known.
After all, there are so many aunts and uncles in the village. Let alone him and Chen Qiaoyi, even if they are not having sex, there is still gossip about them!
It is said that when they knew that Zhou Ziwen had a partner, many people were still very disappointed.
After all, Zhou Ziwen's family is rich, generous, and handsome. This is a recognized thing.
He is strong at work and has a good personality. If there is anyone in the family who is not married, they all want to introduce him to a partner!
As a result, Zhou Ziwen already had a partner before they took action. How could they not be disappointed?
Of course, Zhou Ziwen only heard about these news occasionally, and he didn’t know whether it was true or false.
But he didn't care too much. Although there were more beautiful girls in the village, they were definitely not as good as the Chen sisters.
He was very satisfied to find a girl he liked. Being alone with Chen Qiaoyi today was a rare opportunity for him.
It's not that I want to do something, I just want to use this alone opportunity to enhance the relationship between the two of them.
After all, Chen Shiying is a light bulb at home, and it is difficult to say even slightly out-of-the-ordinary love words. Although she is already in love with Chen Qiaoyi, their relationship has not made any further progress.
Although Zhou Ziwen is not an anxious person, he is also a man. When he has a partner, he naturally wants to do something more intimate.
Otherwise, wouldn’t this object be the same as nothing?
The mountain forest is not far from the village. They arrived at their destination in about ten minutes.
When he got there, he realized that there were quite a lot of people here.
There are some aunties and half-grown children.
Some of them came to collect firewood, some came to dig wild vegetables, and some children came to eat wild fruits.
The mountain forest is a place rich in material. Wild vegetables, medicinal materials, game, firewood, etc. can all be found here.
Of course, although resources are abundant, the dangers cannot be ignored.
In this mountain, there are not only wolves, but I heard there are also tigers.
Anyway, Zhou Ziwen does not dare to go deep into the mountains and forests now.
“Wow, there is so much firewood here!”
As soon as they arrived, Chen Qiaoyi exclaimed.
In fact, there is a lot of firewood in the mountains, most of which are dead branches and leaves, and some pine hairs.
Pine hairs and leaves are the best kindling materials, and the fire produced is very fierce.
But there is one disadvantage, that is, it is not resistant to burning.
I estimate that if I collect a basket and take it back, I will burn it all in one day.
Just like these aunties, they basically come every other day.
If you don’t work harder, you won’t even have enough firewood to burn at home.
"Yiyi, you can pick it up here first. I'll go look for any dead trees." Zhou Ziwen said to the girl next to him.
"Okay, Brother Ziwen, leave your backpack behind. Leave the firewood collection to me." Chen Qiaoyi said enthusiastically.
Today they collected sweet potato leaves, which was much easier than weeding. At the end of the day, they didn’t feel tired at all.
After leaving the backpack behind, Zhou Ziwen twisted the ax and observed the surrounding environment.
But he soon became disappointed. There were no dead trees here.
Thinking about it, this place is on the edge of the mountain forest. Even if there are dead trees, they have been chopped back by the villagers long ago. How could it be his turn!
With an ax in his hand, Zhou Ziwen is not too worried about his own safety. What's more, this is the outskirts, and the chance of dangerous beasts appearing is not high.
After all, every year, the village organizes a convoy to go hunting in the mountains, and all the wild beasts outside have been killed long ago.
The so-called skilled man is bold. He has the fourth level of Baji Quan and his reflexes are very good. Even if he encounters a wild beast, he can climb a tree to avoid danger.
Zhou Ziwen looked around and listened in all directions, and walked up the mountain cautiously.
This time, he planned to visit a spot first, and he didn't necessarily have to find a dead tree.
If you can’t find it, it doesn’t matter. You can just spend some money and buy it from the villagers.
Winter will be here in a few months, and before that, he needs to prepare enough firewood.
Firewood such as branches and leaves will definitely not work. Leaves and branches are not resistant to burning. It is fine for cooking, but cannot be used for winter.
While Zhou Ziwen was still looking for the dead tree, the quarrel started again at the Educated Youth Academy.
(End of this chapter)