Reborn in a virtual world, before the house was taken away

Chapter 117 Encounter with Lü Yulan and her companion again

It turned out that the man who spoke was Lai Heping.

It seems Lai Heping has rather unusual tastes. After what happened to Lü Yulan, he doesn't seem to mind continuing to be with her. It's just unclear how far their relationship has progressed.

"I think it's because Jiang Yun has done too many despicable things."

If Lü Yulan were to make a ranking of the people she dislikes, Feng Qingqing would be number one, and Jiang Yun would definitely be number two.

She repeatedly reflected on what had happened with the hooligan. Although Feng Qingqing was indeed hateful, she had provoked him first. She hadn't initially intended to go this far, but Jiang Yun's repeated provocations led her to this point, and in the end, she lost more than she gained.

Of course, she wouldn't take the blame herself; everything was someone else's fault, Jiang Yun's fault.

So when she discovered that Jiang Yun was in trouble, she was overjoyed. But she didn't dare show it in the educated youth compound. These days, Jiang Yun was the type to bite anyone she could get her hands on, and she couldn't be easily provoked.

She glanced at Lai Heping, who was usually rather quiet, and continued:

"I think Jiang Yun has become quite frightening since her face was injured. Her face is like that, and she doesn't seem as crazy as she was at the beginning. Do you think she might be plotting something bad?"

It's often said that there are many smart people and very few fools in the educated youth compound, and sure enough, Lü Yulan noticed something was wrong.

"I think Ye Dahua is going to be in trouble. She hurt Jiang Yun so badly, I wonder how she'll get her revenge."

Lu Yulan asked herself honestly, if she were Jiang Yun and someone else treated her like this, could she swallow her anger? She trembled all over, but still couldn't.

Suddenly, Lü Yulan changed the subject, bringing up Hu Fangming. She said somewhat indignantly:

"That bitch Hu Fangming goes to Feng Qingqing's place several times a day. I don't think there are any secrets about her in the educated youth compound."

Speaking of Feng Qingqing, Lü Yulan was truly seething with hatred.

Seeing Lü Yulan's demeanor, Lai Heping knew she might be planning something, hence his inquiry:

"What do you want?"

Lai Heping actually wanted Lü Yulan to calm down. Feng Qingqing had also stayed in the educated youth compound, so he knew her to some extent. He knew that she was the kind of person who wouldn't take the initiative unless you provoked her.

Although he was also upset about Lü Yulan's huge loss, he was somewhat rational and knew that the main problem was Lü Yulan's fault. Why did she have to provoke Feng Qingqing? Especially after he learned that Jiang Yun had instigated the incident, he had no more goodwill towards the Jiang siblings.

But he also knew that Lü Yulan had been under a lot of psychological pressure since the incident. Although the people in the educated youth compound didn't say anything, their subtle stares still made Lü Yulan extremely uncomfortable. He also hoped that she could find someone to vent her anger and release her frustration.

His mind raced, and he quickly identified Hu Fangming, who was close to Feng Qingqing.

Seeing his words, Lü Yulan knew he probably agreed to her previous suggestion, and quickly said:

"Feng Qingqing..."

Before she could finish speaking, she saw Lai Heping's calm, expressionless face staring straight at her. Lu Yulan hesitated, then reluctantly began to speak:

"Then let's go with Hu Fangming. That brat is always gloating. So what if she's on good terms with Feng Qingqing? I'll make sure she can't laugh anymore."

At the same time, he thought to himself, "Let Feng Qingqing know that it's because of you that we're dealing with Hu Fangming. Any mishaps Hu Fangming might be due to Feng Qingqing. Let her friend suffer because of her, and see how upset she is."

When Lai Heping saw that Lü Yulan had chosen Hu Fangming as the person, he nodded silently and didn't say anything more.

Feng Qingqing was shocked. She hadn't expected that the two of them would conspire together on this matter. In particular, Lü Yulan clearly harbored resentment towards her and wanted to do something, but Lai Heping did not agree. So, they changed their target to Hu Fangming, the only female educated youth with whom she had a good relationship.

She coldly stared in the direction the two were talking, while secretly thinking to herself that she absolutely had to protect Hu Fangming, after all, she couldn't let Hu Fangming get into any trouble because of her.

The two chatted about other things, and it was clear that Lai Heping liked Lü Yulan quite a bit. He let Lü Yulan arrange most things, only occasionally offering some advice or reminders.

From their brief conversation, Feng Qingqing could tell that Lai Heping was the one in charge, but as long as Lü Yulan didn't exceed the limits Lai Heping set, he mostly let Lü Yulan do as she pleased.

It's clear that Lai Heping is no ordinary person; he's intelligent, but he's been keeping a low profile and people have overlooked him.

Feng Qingqing was a little confused at this moment. Why did Lai Heping treat Lü Yulan so differently? Judging from their way of getting along, they were probably not even dating.

Thinking that they were husband and wife in their previous life, she was even more puzzled, but now was not the time to think about it.

After the two left, Feng Qingqing did not get up immediately. Instead, she stood there for a moment to think before slowly getting up and continuing to pick herbs.

While picking herbs, Feng Qingqing pondered the actions the two had just taken. From their conversation, she knew that they intended to deal with Hu Fangming next.

After pondering for a long time, she finally decided that it was better to take the initiative than to passively defend herself. She didn't want to take Lü Yulan offline too soon. But the fact that Lü Yulan had started involving the people around her was unforgivable.

Because she had something on her mind, Feng Qingqing did not stay on the mountain for long. She only picked the medicinal herbs she needed recently before hurrying down the mountain.

Feng Qingqing returned to the clinic without incident, and it was about four o'clock.

After arriving home, she first put down the basket on her back, then sorted out the herbs inside, processing those that needed to be processed and drying those that needed to be dried. By the time all the herbs were sorted out, it was already getting late.

Just then, Hu Fangming pushed open the courtyard door and walked in. Judging from her beaming face, something good must have happened. Sure enough, before Feng Qingqing could even speak, Hu Fangming loudly proclaimed:

"Qingqing, do you know? Starting tomorrow, all the farm work for this year will be finished. Until March next year, it will be the wintering season. This is great. Finally, we can rest well and not have to work in the fields."

She was so happy she almost jumped for joy. For them, who had come from the city to the countryside as educated youth, farm work was simply too heavy to bear.

"anything else."

She then said excitedly:

"I heard from the brigade cadres that they will organize the young and middle-aged laborers of the brigade to dig lotus roots in the pond in the next day or the day after."

Feng Qingqing knew from the mention of digging lotus roots that this was an annual activity of the Lanshan Brigade, which not only increased the brigade's leisure activities and enriched the dishes at the members' homes, but also generated income for the brigade headquarters.

Lanshan Brigade is located near the mountains, but downstream of the brigade is a large artificial pond. According to the older generation, the pond was initially very small, but it played a significant role during several droughts, so the nearby villagers spontaneously dug and expanded the pond during the off-season.

After a long period of accumulation, the pond has become quite large. It not only contains lotus roots but also raises many fish. It is expected that the brigade will organize a fishing trip at the end of the year.