Yunyi had one foot on the pedal, ready to set off, when she paused again. "Big Sister, what’s wrong?" The older woman was now walking with a limp. It seemed that when she fell, her leg had been trapped under her bicycle and bruised by something hard in the ditch. She hadn’t paid much attention to it at the time. Yunyi looked at her leg. "Is your leg okay?" The older woman waved her hand dismissively. "Just a bump, it’s nothing serious." Coming closer to Yunyi, the woman glanced around. "Girl, are you from the village down there?" Yunyi didn’t quite understand what the woman meant, so she didn’t mention she was an educated youth. She simply nodded. "Yes." The older woman grabbed Yunyi’s handlebars. "My name is Cui Tanghua. Thank you for your help today. I don’t like being indebted to anyone, so let me share a little tip with you." This content belongs to NoveI~Fire.net Yunyi wanted to refuse, but Cui Tanghua didn’t give her the chance and continued, "My husband works at the machinery factory in the county town. They’re hiring temporary workers soon, and there’s a recruitment exam in three days. However, applicants must have a high school diploma. If you know anyone suitable in your family, they could try out." After speaking, she released Yunyi’s handlebars. "Alright, I won’t keep you any longer. You should get going." Yunyi hadn’t expected the woman to be so sincere. "Thank you, Big Sister," she said. With that, she waved goodbye to Cui Tanghua and cycled towards the village. If her memory served her correctly, the Branch Secretary’s youngest son had a high school diploma. She might have considered the factory job if she weren’t going to the Hua’an Farm Reclamation. But now, it wasn’t on her mind, especially since traveling to the county town from the mountains was inconvenient.She preferred her freedom. She cycled to a spot not far from the village entrance, dismounted, found a secluded place to return her bicycle to her space, and then took a shortcut, bypassing the village’s main gathering area, to get home. She didn’t rush to the Branch Secretary’s house, as there might not be anyone home at this hour. After storing her things, she took her basket and headed for the back mountain. Her hands were itching to carve; now that she had the tools, she wanted to find some wood she could use right away. Once in the deeper part of the woods, she used her Qinggong and quickly reached the cave she had previously found for smoking meat. She quickly hung up all the meat to be smoked, lit the pine branches she had prepared earlier, and sprinkled a circle of Beast Repellent Powder around the area. She had also wanted to hang the cured meat, but the spot for sun-drying it was no longer in direct sunlight. She decided it could wait until she went up the mountain for her morning practice. After adding enough firewood for the current smoking, she left to find suitable wood for carving. She had seen ginkgo trees deep in the mountains before and planned to check them out. But before she reached them, she came across some peach trees. She collected three of them into her space. Peach wood was good for making ornaments with auspicious meanings, and she could also plant the trees for their fruit—killing two birds with one stone. Feeling hungry, she entered her space to eat her fill, then exited and continued deeper into the mountains. When she found the ginkgo trees, she checked her space and realized she only had room to take one, as they were very large. She chose a particularly lush tree and stored it in her space. She planned to use her Inner Strength later to break off a branch and let it air-dry naturally. Once dry, it would be convenient for any carvings she might want to make.She would also need to visit Carpenter Yin’s place to see if he had any dried wood suitable for carving. On her way back, she discovered many lion’s mane mushrooms. She picked nine that were as big as fists, leaving the smaller ones untouched. She made a mental note of the location, planning to return in a few days to gather more. Returning to the cave where the meat was smoking, she checked that everything was in order. She rearranged the meat on the racks, ensuring it was well-layered for even smoking, and added enough firewood to last until morning. Then, she blocked the cave entrance and left.