The Tempting Educated Youth Married to a Rough Man-Chapter 75: Peril by the Stream

Next, Wen Ran truly experienced the power of collective effort.

In two hours, the firewood shed was built, and the Zhang Family even got all the firewood ready for winter.

The neatly chopped wood was stacked high in the shed, even spilling over to Hetao’s nest.

Hetao: "?"

He got angry, trotting out with his short little legs, baring his teeth and shouting at everyone, "Awoo~ Awoo~"

Hardly any menace, but quite good at being cute.

Wen Ran felt embarrassed, "Auntie, you’re really going out of your way for us."

"What trouble are you talking about?" Aunt Zhang said earnestly, "We’ve hardly done anything. You’re a lifesaver for our family!"

"Right," the scholarly looking man chimed in again, his face serious, "Wen Zhiqing, you probably don’t even realize what you’ve done."

Wen Ran: "?"

What is he talking about?

He pushed up the glasses on his prominent nose, "Those eight people are fugitive criminals, robbing and raiding all the way from the Northwest.

They previously specialized in hijacking cargo trucks, and had a brutal reputation. Anyone they targeted rarely survived.

After one arrest, some were caught, others scattered, and now only these eight remain at large."

Aunt Zhang was truly grateful. If it hadn’t been for her moment of kindness to invite Wen Ran to ride with them on the ox cart...

The consequences could have been...

Wen Ran understood and frowned, "So, this time they..."

The man snorted, "Didn’t even get a chance to work. One iron peanut could send them skyward."

That’s great. People like that are a waste of oxygen even when alive.

So, can she get a commendation for this?

Stuck on the wall, it would look quite good.

The Zhang Family busily tidied up Wen Ran’s little courtyard, making it spotless, and even made improvements in some inconvenient areas.

Wen Ran felt a bit sheepish about it all and thought she should at least invite them to stay for a meal, but they left so quickly.

Aunt Zhang, Zhang Jian, and Treasure Bead stayed behind briefly, "No need to see us out. In the future, we’ll treat each other like family. You don’t have anyone to rely on here."

Thinking it over, Aunt Zhang frowned slightly, suggesting, "How about I try to pull some strings and get you transferred to our brigade?

Then we could look out for each other."

"No need, really," Wen Ran genuinely couldn’t handle it, "I’m quite fine here, the brigade leader is nice, and I have friends too."

"Are you sure?"

"No need."

Aunt Zhang still felt it was a pity, smacking her lips, "Alright then, but if anything comes up, make sure to find us. Just mention Zhang Jian’s name and you’ll be fine."

"Okay."

After sending off the Zhang Family, Wen Ran let out a long sigh, closed the door, and slipped into the space, where she took a hot shower and snacked a bit.

Thinking back on the past few days, it really had been more thrilling each day.

Wen Ran smacked her lips, sincerely hoping for more peaceful days ahead. She, at her age, couldn’t handle such excitement!

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The rain pattered down, and everyone stayed indoors to rest hard for three days, then each returned to their tasks.

After all, if you want to enjoy a cozy, well-fed winter beside a stove, occasionally roasting peanuts and walnuts, you have to work hard now.

After cutting pigweed, Wen Ran had nothing to do, so she asked Bao Wenxuan and Xiao Chenxing to go fishing and shrimping by the river.

Xiao Chenxing had already gotten quite familiar with Wen Ran, calling her Sister Xiao Wen with ease, and while Bao Wenxuan was initially reserved, she soon laughed the loudest.

Laughing so loud, it seemed like it would scare the birds right off the trees.

"Hey~" Wen Ran reminded, "Laugh a little quieter."

"Why?" Bao Wenxuan raised an eyebrow, "Can’t I even be happy?"

Wen Ran calmly replied, "Your mouth is open so wide I can see your throat. There are little bugs in the trees, and bird poop from above, do you think..."

Bao Wenxuan: "!!!"

She looked horrified and quickly clamped her mouth shut.

Whether bugs or bird poop, both were snacks she found hard to stomach.

"Hey, by the way," Bao Wenxuan got more serious, whispering about the Knowledge Youth Courtyard to Wen Ran, "Do you know what happened next there?"

Before Bao Wenxuan could say more, Xiao Chenxing’s voice rang out sharply, "Tian Jinbao, don’t bully others!"

Wen Ran and Bao Wenxuan turned their heads, only to find Xiao Chenxing already standing tall over the group of children.

"What’s going on?"

Tian Jinbao, seven or eight years old this year, was at that age where he could drive a cat mad and upset dogs, pampered at home and turned into a little chubby dumpling.