The Ambitions to Conquer the Official Career
Chapter 78 - 78 78 Picnic

78: Chapter 78: Picnic 78: Chapter 78: Picnic After seeing off the three women, Ji Yang shook his head continually.

All three women were the type who were eager to take action, and after hearing him speak at length about Qingyuan Village’s development potential, none of them could sit still any longer.

They said they wanted to handle the relevant procedures and planned to invest in Qingyuan Village as soon as possible.

This was a situation that could even make them abandon doing “that” kind of thing with him!

However, even if they had such thoughts, Ji Yang did not dare to do “that” kind of thing in the village.

The area where the village government was located only had one street—the kind that went from one end to the other—and it was very easy for people to see anything that happened there.

Checking the time, he realized it was about right and headed towards the dormitory where he lived.

Now that the office was being renovated, everyone didn’t spend much time there.

After thinking for a moment, Ji Yang decided to go to the village to check out the situation there.

As he was walking, he heard Huang Yu’s voice.

“Ji Yang.”

“Sister Huang, what’s up?”

“The village I’ve taken responsibility for is right next to Wushu Village.

I’m thinking of going there to check it out.

Do you want to come along?”

Only then did Ji Yang remember that the village Huang Yu was helping, called Shitou Village, was indeed on the way; there was no need to cross a gorge.

“Alright, let’s go together, I also want to see the situation in Shitou Village.”

A smile appeared on Huang Yu’s face as she said, “I was thinking of finding someone to accompany me there, and since you’re going, that saves a lot of trouble.

Let’s go together.”

“I’ll grab some things.”

“Sure, I’ll just let Secretary Yan know.”

Ji Yang quickly arrived, carrying a large bag on his back.

Huang Yu was also shouldering a large bag at this time.

Seeing Huang Yu like this, Ji Yang laughed and said, “Sister Huang can really endure hardships!”

“Did you think I was incapable of anything?

I too have been to the villages.”

The two of them chatted and continued on their way.

“To be honest, going to the villages can be quite unfriendly for female cadres.”

“You bet, I always have to find several people to accompany me each time, I really can’t dare go alone.”

The weather was scorching hot, as the two of them walked down the narrow path, everything around them seemed so vast and open.

“Things are a bit better now.

Back in the day, female cadres visiting villages truly feared for their lives, with wild animals and bad people appearing from time to time.”

Suddenly, Ji Yang threw a machete from his hand.

Then, Huang Yu exclaimed in surprise, “A wild chicken!”

When Ji Yang went over to look, indeed a wild chicken had been killed by his machete.

“You’re too amazing!”

Ji Yang smiled and said, “You have to look around at all times on this road; if you’re not careful, you could get bitten by a snake.

You should be more careful in the future too.”

“I have no choice, we all have to take responsibility for a village, and I can’t be the exception, can I?”

Ji Yang had no other option.

Today was special because Huang Yu had asked him to go with her on this trip.

If it were another time, she would probably have arranged to go with some village cadres.

They packed the wild chicken into the backpack and continued to walk forward.

The sun today was blazing on their bodies, heating them up completely.

“There’s a stream up ahead; let’s rest there for a bit,” Huang Yu said, clearly struggling with the heat.

“Okay.”

Soon, the two of them reached the stream.

The moment they arrived, they immediately felt the scorching heat all over their bodies dissipate a great deal.

Huang Yu said cheerfully, “Every time I come here I like to soak my feet a bit; it’s very comfortable.” As he spoke, he’d already taken off his shoes and entered the water.

Ji Yang looked around; the area was serene, and it seemed that no one had come to this place yet.

“That’s a good idea, I’ll clean up the wild chicken.

How about we have a cookout here?”

“Sure,” Huang Yu replied, in a good mood.

Ji Yang was well-prepared and took a pot out of his pack.

“You’re really fully equipped!”

Seeing the various seasonings and other items in the bag, Huang Yu was quite surprised.

“Going down to the villages often, you have to prepare some things.

Sometimes you need to cook your own food; it’s not always good to eat with the villagers.

After all, they only have so much grain, and money doesn’t help much in the mountains.”

Huang Yu nodded and said, “You make a good point.”

Ji Yang added, “Many of the wild things here are edible.

I’ll go find some wild ingredients.”

“Okay, I’ll take a bath over there, and you better not peek,” she teased.

Ji Yang just smiled.

He had long noticed the little schemes of Huang Yu, and he was well aware why she had arranged to go with him alone today.

Among the group members, Ji Yang thought that Huang Yu had her own ideas.

She must have noticed the clannish activities of some people, and she wanted to forge a close relationship with him.

As for that, Ji Yang was not averse.

If he could have an ally like Huang Yu, many things would be easier to handle in the next step.

It was not only about Huang Yu.

The reason Ji Yang was so intent on rescuing Qian Wan was also based on similar thoughts.

Even if they were not allies in the next step, the gratitude for saving someone’s life would still bind them with a degree of closeness, and mutual support in some matters would become possible.

The relationship between Huang Yu and Qiu Ling was also good.

Thus, there would be at least four people in the group who could advance and retreat together, which was no small force.

Ji Yang was familiar with many things on the mountain; these past two years were not spent in vain as he learned a lot from many of the old villagers on what could be eaten and what could not.

He quickly found wild onions, wild ginger, and even a Sichuan pepper tree, from which he harvested some peppercorns.

After that, Ji Yang found some wild vegetables.

While picking vegetables, he also came across a snake, which he killed with a machete.

Seeing the harvest of the day, Ji Yang’s heart was truly pleased.

With these things and the seasonings he brought, it would be a very sumptuous dinner.

Seeing there were several channels in the stream, and Huang Yu was bathing in another channel, Ji Yang began to prepare the wild chicken and the snake.

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