The Tempting Educated Youth Married to a Rough Man-Chapter 44: Autumn Harvest / High Fever

With a special nickname, Xiao Chenye was so excited as if he was pumped with adrenaline; he grabbed a brick and started working feverishly. If it weren’t for the fact that Wen Ran was still there, just the two of them, he might have taken off his shirt and worked bare-chested.

Breakfast was simple, vegetable and egg noodles.

The eggs were traded from the villagers, the vegetables were brought by Xiao Chenye, and the noodles were taken from the space.

And yet, Wen Ran didn’t forget to sneakily open two cans of luncheon meat for the dogs.

While Xiao Chenye was busy with work, she fed the two dogs like a thief.

Only then did she call Xiao Chenye over to eat.

The doghouse project wasn’t big, but considering the issue of future growth, the doghouse was made almost in the same proportion as the one at Xiao Chenye’s home.

An hour and a half later, it was completed.

"I’m heading home, I need to go to the county today. Is there anything you want? I can bring it back for you."

"There’s nothing I need."

"Alright," Xiao Chenye tidied up his things, "then I’ll be on my way."

"Okay!"

After seeing Xiao Chenye off, Wen Ran tidied up the house briefly and was also about to go collect some pigweed.

Before leaving, she didn’t forget to add water and food to the dog’s bowl.

Having personally witnessed wild boars in the mountains, this time Wen Ran was much more cautious in collecting pigweed.

She was on high alert, listening carefully and watching all directions.

As it happened, she didn’t encounter wild boars, but she did find a nest of wild eggs.

Wen Ran: "..."

To be honest, it left a bit of a mental shadow.

After handing over the pigweed, Wen Ran returned home.

Just as she got home, it started raining, catching her completely off guard.

If this rain was the usual, she could have made a small cup of tea, brewed some tea, listened to the rain, relaxed a bit, read a little book, and taken a nap.

But!

This was the autumn harvest!

The drying ground was covered with grain.

"Oh no!"

She immediately ran towards the drying ground. To be honest, except for a few oddballs, Wen Ran found living in the Silly Deer Team quite comfortable, especially with the team leader, who was indeed a nice old man.

On the drying ground, women and children, although flustered by the rain, were organizing the grain in an orderly manner, albeit lacking in strength.

They could bag the grain, but lifting the bags required two people and still strained them.

Wen Ran saw a cart, "You fill the bags, I’ll handle the transport!"

"Ah?" Someone in the crowd recognized Wen Ran and was immediately delighted, "Xiao Wen is strong, quick, everyone, keep at it."

Wen Ran easily hoisted the grain, continuously loading it onto the cart. There was so much grain that even the cattle struggled to move.

The cows could barely move a couple of steps.

She quickly unhitched the cow and patted its back, "Go take shelter from the rain."

The cow is a precious asset of the team, if it caught a cold in the rain, the leader would have nowhere to cry.

After two cartloads, the men in the fields finally arrived. Seeing Wen Ran dragging the cattle cart, they were all stunned.

They prided themselves on being strong men but seeing a young girl like Wen Ran so capable, their little competitive spirit was instantly triggered.

Some bagged, others carried on shoulders, and some even worked in pairs.

In one go, the grain was harvested in less than ten minutes. When the team leader came running over in tears, he found the grain had already been gathered.

Team leader: "!"

He wiped his wet hair, confused.

The people chuckled at his behavior, "Come on, come take shelter from the rain."

The rain got heavier, and the team leader, not wanting to be caught in it, stood under the granary, curiously asking, "How did everything happen so fast today?"

The group sang the praises of Wen Ran, making her a bit embarrassed.

"Oh, it’s nothing, I just did what I should."

"Good girl!" The team leader gave Wen Ran a thumbs up, "I knew I was right about you."

Wen Ran’s clothes were already soaked. Seeing this, she flopped down, "Uncle, I won’t just wait around here, I’ll go home, take a shower, and change clothes."

"Leaving just like that?"

In the time it took to say these words, the rain got heavier, and the team leader worried, "Shouldn’t you wait a bit?"

"It’s fine, I’m already drenched."

Watching her dive into the rain, the team leader didn’t even get a hold of her hem.

However, without realizing it, his impression of Wen Ran slowly changed.

Hmm~

This girl may be lazy, but she clearly has a good heart.

At home, Wen Ran locked the door, entered the house, and with a quick movement, went into the space.

She took a comfortable hot bath, ate a little, and as her tiredness faded, she left the space and lay down on the kang to sleep.

She seemed to be dreaming, hearing the noisy voices of people around her, talking, moving, but...

Wen Ran couldn’t give any reaction.

Soon, she felt a lightness, realizing she was being held in a warm embrace.

After that, she knew nothing more.

When she woke up the next day, her eyelids felt heavy, her throat felt like it was being cut with knives, and she felt completely powerless.

"Hey!" Mrs. Xiao said joyfully, "She’s awake, she’s awake, hurry and call someone!"

Xiao Chenye was dozing off nearby; upon hearing this, he sprang up and, after a couple of steps, either tripped his left foot over his right or vice versa.

Immediately, he crashed down hard.

"Damn!"

He scrambled up awkwardly, "I’ll go right away."

Wen Ran had a headache, but this sight lifted her spirits.

"Hahaha, cough cough cough~"

She laughed so hard she choked, coughing loudly, and when she finally calmed down again, she was lying on the bed, exhausted.

After coughing so violently, blood rushed back, making her head buzz.

The doctor came over to take her temperature, "Yes, much better, past the critical stage, and you can be discharged and observed at home in the afternoon.

It’s 37.5°C now, take more nutritious food when you go back, you’re too skinny."

Mrs. Xiao was a bit worried, "Ah? Can’t she stay another day? What if something happens when she goes back?"

"She’ll be fine," the doctor calmly reassured, "young people have good bodies and recover quickly."

After the doctor left, Wen Ran regained some strength and asked curiously, "Auntie, what happened to me?"

Mrs. Xiao sighed helplessly, "You know, yesterday Red Army took Xiao Huang to nurse the pups, must have met with a closed door at your place, so he came back to ask Old Five for help.

In the end, Old Five also couldn’t get you to open the door, so he had no choice but to climb in from the wall. Whoa, didn’t know until he saw, you nearly burned yourself up.

As a result, we had to rush you to the hospital overnight."

Wen Ran: "..."

Um.

Logically, that shouldn’t have happened.

"Auntie, sorry to trouble you."

"No trouble at all," Mrs. Xiao looked at Wen Ran with eyes full of concern, "You’re living alone, you need to take good care of yourself.

I’ve heard, it’s probably because you sweated from carrying the grain yesterday, then got caught in the rain on your way home, the cold and heat let the evil wind enter your body."

Mrs. Xiao reached out to feel Wen Ran’s forehead, still a bit warm.

Before she could say something, Xiao Chengguang knocked on the door with a serious look, "Chenye, come outside with me."