Happiness System

"Oh, I hope my old lady will send me some goodies after eating this paste!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at Qin Xi differently.

Cheng Bing raised his thumbs up, "When it comes to intelligence, you are the smartest one, Qin Xi!"

"I am over-flattered!"

The next day, Jin Zhe and Jing Yan took the village tractor directly to Tao County. Qin Xi and others bought backpacks and started climbing the mountain.

The five people who went up the mountain were all wearing insect repellent bags contributed by Qin Xi, and they were hitting the haystacks with sticks in their hands.

Whenever they encountered low-value medicinal plants along the way, Qin Xi would briefly explain their effects, and if they were worth a little money, he would pick them and ask them to remember them.

Today they brought dry food up the mountain, and they did not plan to go back at noon. Qin Xi planned to walk further into the mountain, but she also advised everyone: "If you go further in, it will be a deep mountain. You don't know how to distinguish the tracks of large beasts, and your eyesight, hearing, and alertness are not enough. Without someone to lead you, you must not cross this line."

The dizzy people felt a chill in their hearts and immediately stood at attention like soldiers waiting for training.

Today went smoothly. They were only concerned with identifying herbs and climbing mountains along the way. Their minds were full of currency symbols. When Qin Xi said that, they immediately remembered the captain's lecture.

This mountain is not as simple as they thought!

Next, Qin Xi led them into the jungle while explaining jungle survival skills, interspersed with knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine.

Several people were doing three things at once, which was more tiring than working, and they had no time to think about how Qin Xi could understand all this.

They harvested a lot that day. In addition to medicinal herbs, Qin Xi also shot two rabbits and three pheasants. The others harvested more than a dozen pheasant eggs and some wild fruits.

This time, Qin Xi did not plan to teach them how to prepare medicinal materials, and directly took people to the infirmary.

Doctor Liu also knew the situation of their Youth League Home, and some people were afraid that the medicinal materials would be spoiled, so they directly sent fresh herbs. Although the price was lower, it was safer.

Doctor Liu collected the medicinal materials from all five of them.

Zhou Pandidi was the most hardworking and also the most understanding. She sold her herbs for 16.30 yuan, Li Jianshe bought those for 13.60 yuan, Cheng Bing bought those for 12.40 yuan, and Zhao Xiaofen got the least. Doctor Liu gave her a total of 11 yuan.

As for Qin Xi, in addition to the ones she specially selected and asked Dr. Liu to prepare for her, she actually exchanged them for eighteen yuan and twenty cents.

She didn't find any particularly precious medicinal herbs today that didn't require any special preparation methods, so she just gave Dr. Liu a pheasant as a reward.

After leaving the infirmary, Qin Xi asked them to go back and cook first, but they refused. It was already dark, and no matter how capable Qin Xi was, she was still a lesbian, and it was not safe for her to be alone!

Qin Xi had no choice but to take them to the captain's house. She wanted to ask Aunt Ma to help her smoke the prey.

Auntie Ma agreed to Qin Xi's request immediately. When Qin Xi offered to give her a pheasant as a reward, she refused to accept it: "Why give it to them? A bunch of men can never get enough of anything! Take it back and eat it yourself. Auntie will give you some mushrooms. It will be delicious if you stew it!"

"We have a big fish today! That good family eats meat every day!" Qin Xi dropped the things and ran away.

When they were almost at the Youth League Home, several people had not yet recovered from the high income they had earned today.

Zhao Xiaofen was the one who earned the least but was also the most excited. She pulled Qin Xi and said, "It's only a dozen yuan a day, and with two days off a month, it's more than 20 yuan. Working for two days is equivalent to my mother's monthly salary!

If we take a few more days off, wouldn't it be dozens or even hundreds of dollars a month?

Oh my god! I feel like I’m dreaming!”

Qin Xi sneered and hit her: "You are indeed dreaming! There are people in the village who know about medicinal herbs. Guess why they don't go to collect herbs? There are also several hunters in the village. Not only do they know about medicinal herbs, they also know how to defend themselves from prey. Guess why they still go to the fields? Guess there are so many good medicinal herbs in the mountains. Why don't the villagers go in together to collect herbs and mountain products when they rest?"

Yes, it’s such a good business, why don’t the villagers do it?

Zhao Xiaofen thought about it carefully, but couldn't figure out why the native villagers were even more timid than them.

Seeing that she couldn't figure it out, Zhou Pandde couldn't bear it anymore and explained the pros and cons to her.

After hearing this, Zhao Xiaofen's face turned pale with fright and she fainted.

Jin Zhe and Jing Yan returned to the village and saw that Qin Xi and the others had not returned yet. Seeing that the fish seemed to be in low spirits, they killed the fish and washed the vegetables.

The fish were killed in such a mess that they didn't dare to proceed to filleting the fish.

The rice and flour were locked in the female educated youth's room. They didn't know how to cook, so they could only sit in the yard and wait for people. As it was getting dark, they were afraid that something had happened to them on the mountain, and they were anxious to go out to find the team leader.

As soon as they went out and saw Qin Xi's obviously big figure slowly walking back, they breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately!

"Why did you come back so late?" Seeing that Qin Xi was so tired that she could hardly walk, Jin Zhe took over her backpack.

"I'm not used to the life here yet. I didn't have a watch so I misjudged the time. Then I went to the infirmary and was delayed. I'm so hungry. Jin Zhe, wash me some wild fruits to fill my stomach!" Qin Xi entered the yard and finally moved to the bench. He sat down and didn't want to move anymore.

"Why are you eating sour wild fruits? We still have some biscuits. I'll give them to you." Jin Zhe then asked Li Jianshe, "The fish has been killed, but it hasn't been processed yet. Do you still have the energy to cook? How about I go to the village and ask an aunt to help cook a meal?"

Li Jianshe waved his hand, "I'm fine, wait for me to rest for a while, and give us a bowl of water first!"

Jinzhe went to get them some water, and Jingyan went to the dormitory to get some biscuits.

Qin Xi still didn't want to move after eating. Zhou Pan'er and Zhao Xiaofen didn't want to move either, but if they didn't move, they would have no food to eat. They could only cheer themselves up and go into the house to get some noodles, and instruct Jin Zhe and Jing Yan to knead and roll the noodles.

Their small kitchen had no electrical wiring, and even with Qin Xi's oil lamp it was still too dim, so Jin Zhe went to get a flashlight.

Li Jianshe pulled himself together and marinated the fish fillets, then stood by and directed Jing Yan to cook the fish. Less than two minutes later, he replaced Jing Yan with lingering fear.

Jingyan is good at everything except cooking. As soon as he picks up the spatula, his hands become disobedient.

Li Jianshe, who was almost hit by the spatula, would rather tire himself to death than let Jing Yan touch the spatula again!

After eating, the five people who went up the mountain finally survived.

Several people talked about the interesting things that happened today. Those who went to the city did not ask those who went to the mountains how much they earned today, and those who went to the mountains did not ask those who went to the city how much they spent today. There is still some sense of propriety.

Before going to bed, Qin Xi took Zhou Pandi and Zhao Xiaofen to massage and relax their bodies. The female educated youth in the same dormitory rolled their eyes when they saw their actions.

But, who cares!

Shitou Village was really indulgent towards the educated youth. It was taken for granted that Qin Xi was spoiled. Every day she was either given three or five centimeters of paper. She was not even as good as a half-grown child.

But she was really happy. After collecting grass for the pigs every day, she would either go for a walk in the mountains or go to the river to fish.

There were people in the village who followed her example and went fishing, but unfortunately, they sat in the same position for half a day and didn’t catch a single decent fish, and they also lost half a day’s work points.

Some people, seeing that Qin Xi was so generous and always gave some fish to Erzhuang, Goudan and Ludan, had bad ideas and asked their grandchildren to wait for Qin Xi. Whenever she went fishing, a group of children would squat beside her.

Qin Xi was of course not stupid. He would either make a feint and pretend to go into the mountains and then find a secluded place to fish, or he would just catch two fish and then go home.

In this way, those who couldn't get any advantage could only give up and scold Qin Xi for being stingy.

Half a month passed, and it was not known whether it was due to the large amount of exercise or the effect of the detoxification medicine, but although Qin Xi still ran outside every day, she became whiter and the acne on her face disappeared, leaving only a few faint marks.

The most important thing is that she actually lost 20 pounds!

She went from being a fat girl weighing 180 pounds to a fat girl weighing 160 pounds. Although she was still dark, she no longer had the greasy and dirty look as before, and her face began to gradually develop contours.

All medicines are toxic, so after Dr. Liu took her pulse, she stopped taking the medicine and left the rest to her immune system and time.

Zhou Pandi and his friends spent every day with Qin Xi, and apart from noticing that the acne on her face had been cured, they didn't notice any other changes.

The captain had never seen Qin Xi since the time she went to deliver the prey. He was at work when Qin Xi went to deliver the fish, and he was off work when Qin Xi went to the infirmary to deliver the medicinal materials.

When he suddenly saw Qin Xi in the daytime, he almost didn't recognize her.

"Xiao Qin, the educated youth? You've become thinner!" The team leader said, standing at the door of the office with his hands behind his back. "I now believe that you've gained weight because you're not in good health."

His office was right next to the infirmary, so he naturally knew that Qin Xi had gone to Dr. Liu to get medicine.

Qin Xi laughed and said, "My pants are a little looser now, and I'm not out of breath as much when I walk. I guess I've really lost some weight!"

During this period of time, she really didn't dare to look in the mirror. She couldn't bear to look at herself because she was so ugly!

The captain nodded and asked, "I heard your house is finished. When will you move in?"

"It was completed a few days ago, and the furniture is ready, but the weather has been bad these few days. We decided to move the day after tomorrow when we have a day off. Then uncle and aunt can come over for a warm-house dinner!"

Before, the earthen kang needed to be aired out, and the toilet and livestock shed at the back were still a little short of work. Qin Xi learned that she could apply lime, so she added ten yuan to have her house painted with lime.

As two of the three wealthy men, Jin Zhe and Jing Yan would naturally not be left behind.

Repair something here, add something there. It’s normal for a project that originally took ten days to take another three to five days!

Because the rich group was so picky, even the yard built next door was completed faster than theirs!

But it was also because the weather was bad in the past few days and not suitable for moving that they continued to work on the house.

Although feudal superstition is not allowed nowadays, people still have the habit of asking a fortuneteller for the date for such important events. It is a default rule.