Transmigrated as Cannon Fodder — I Rise to Female Lead Through Hard Work-Chapter 196: The Educated Youth

The next day, when Yi Roujing woke up, it was already bright outside, and there was no sign of Ding Ancheng beside her. She endured the soreness and got up to get dressed. As she stepped out of the room, she saw Ding Anmin humming and hanging clothes in the courtyard, with Xia Xingchen crouching beside her, handing her clothes from a basin.

"Sister-in-law, you’re up," Ding Anmin teased, seeing Yi Roujing looking like she had been well taken care of, and winked, "The relationship with big brother is getting better and better, huh?"

"It’s nothing, you’ll soon experience such marital affection yourself."

Yi Roujing squinted her eyes and smiled innocently, but her words made Ding Anmin’s face flush immediately.

"Sister-in-law, what nonsense are you talking about?" Ding Anmin instantly thought of the scene from yesterday when Huang Xiaobao kissed her, her ears turning red.

"Oh, it seems there’s been some new progress between you two." Yi Roujing walked closer and gave Ding Anmin a nudge. "If there’s anything you don’t understand, just ask your sister-in-law. I won’t hold anything back."

"Ah, how can you be so thick-skinned?" Ding Anmin, embarrassed to face anyone, turned her back to Yi Roujing.

"If I wasn’t thick-skinned, how could I have nabbed your big brother, the sweet bun?" Yi Roujing laughed heartily, seeing Ding Anmin wish she could shrink away, and strode proudly towards the kitchen.

"Pfft——" Xia Xingchen, who watched the whole thing, found it amusing. "Why provoke Sister-in-law? When it comes to banter, when have you ever won against her?"

"Don’t laugh at me. When you marry Brother Gu, see how I tease you then." Ding Anmin knew Xia Xingchen was thin-skinned and, as expected, the squatting beauty’s face became covered with a blush.

Xia Xingchen couldn’t argue with Ding Anmin, so she got up and chased after her to hit her, making the courtyard lively and cheerful.

"Knock knock knock——Is Yi Roujing here?"

Urgent knocking and shouting came from outside the house. Xia Xingchen recognized the voice and went to open the door immediately, "Dongxue, what’s wrong?"

Outside, Tong Dongxue’s face was full of panic, "Guo, Guo, Guo Qianwen fainted and won’t wake up no matter how we call her. The captain said it might, might be severe heatstroke."

Yi Roujing hurriedly came out from the kitchen, "Lead the way, let’s go."

Tong Dongxue saw Yi Roujing not putting on any airs and was momentarily stunned, then quickly led the way.

When the group arrived at the cornfield, a lot of people were gathered around. Yi Roujing frowned and shouted loudly, "Please, everyone, step aside. Those with heatstroke can’t be in the sun and shouldn’t have people crowding around them."

Upon hearing her, the crowd dispersed, and Yi Roujing quickly spotted a woman lying on the ground, wearing a short-sleeved shirt, long pants, and a straw hat on her head.

"Please help move her to the shade under that tree over there." Yi Roujing pointed to a large tree not far off. The people of this era were very straightforward, with many willing to lend a hand.

"Everyone, go back to what you were doing." Yi Roujing had already observed that Guo Qianwen’s condition wasn’t serious; after a touch, she was a bit puzzled as the body temperature wasn’t high but rather a bit low, indicating it wasn’t heatstroke.

Despite the hot weather, Yi Roujing helped remove the straw hat from Guo Qianwen and unbuttoned two buttons of her shirt collar.

Tong Dongxue waited anxiously on the side, "She, she didn’t say anything, right?"

Yi Roujing had already reached over to check Guo Qianwen’s pulse, which caused her eyebrows to wrinkle slightly.

"What’s wrong, is she seriously ill, should we send her to the hospital?" Tong Dongxue asked anxiously.

"It’s okay, she’ll wake up in a little while." Yi Roujing reassured, "By the way, how old is Guo Qianwen?"

Tong Dongxue found Yi Roujing’s question strange but replied honestly, "Twenty."

"Oh." Yi Roujing commented with some curiosity, "At this age, she should be dating or getting married, right?"

"We’re planning to return to the city. How can she return if she gets married here?" Tong Dongxue said seriously, with a slightly dim expression, "But last time, Guo Qianwen offended the captain, and we’re not sure if she’ll have a chance to return."

"The captain is not a biased person. As long as Guo Qianwen is good enough, she’ll definitely have her turn." Yi Roujing had a good impression of Ding Xiaoding.

"But we heard that the additional spot for returning to the city in the second half of the year is for Wang Pengcheng." Tong Dongxue complained, "Anyway, I tell you, and you don’t know who this person is."

Yi Roujing truly didn’t know, and asked confusedly, "An additional spot for returning to the city in the second half of the year? Why?"

Tong Dongxue looked a bit embarrassed, with a hint of annoyance in her eyes, "Because of you, maybe."

With those words, Tong Dongxue got up and left to pick corn cobs.

Yi Roujing chuckled in exasperation, what was she on about, she was genuinely asking, and she gets such a perfunctory response, doesn’t she want her help?

Guo Qianwen woke up not long after, her face pale but her spirits okay. After drinking some water, she was fine. Seeing Yi Roujing sitting next to her, Guo Qianwen was momentarily stunned, with unconscious envy in her eyes.

Yi Roujing’s skin was fair, and although her forehead was dotted with sweat, it didn’t detract from her appearance. It seemed her skin had become better since coming here. On the other hand, Guo Qianwen thought about her current appearance, with rough skin and a yellowish hue, and although they were the same age as Yi Roujing, she looked several years older, leaving her feeling a bit sour.

"You..." Guo Qianwen wasn’t familiar with Yi Roujing and didn’t know what to say for a moment.

"You fainted suddenly. Tong Zhiqing was worried about you and called me over. I’m a nurse now, and I know some medical knowledge, so I came to check on you." Yi Roujing explained.

Upon hearing this, Guo Qianwen’s eyes flashed with gratitude, "Thank you, I, I’m fine, it’s probably from the exhaustion of the recent double harvest."

Yi Roujing sighed at these words, realizing Guo Qianwen didn’t understand her current physical condition. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

Yi Roujing suddenly leaned close to Guo Qianwen’s ear and spoke in a voice only the two of them could hear, "How long have you not had your period?"

Guo Qianwen was stunned, followed by an instant of pale dread, her whole body trembling.

"It’s still early, about a month or so, but since you’re not married, you need to address this quickly, or it’ll be bad for you." Yi Roujing continued in a low voice, "I won’t tell anyone about your situation, don’t worry about that."

Having said that, Yi Roujing didn’t consider Guo Qianwen’s emotions, but before leaving, she loudly reminded, "I’m heading off. Take care of yourself, don’t wear yourself out because of the double harvest."

The people working around clearly heard this. They weren’t concerned, as it was normal for several people to faint or suffer heatstroke during the double harvest.

Guo Qianwen watched Yi Roujing’s departing figure, shocked and panicked, and afterward, her pace in the double harvest work was noticeably slower. But no one suspected anything, just thinking it was because she hadn’t fully recovered, and they took good care of her.