Wealthy Beauty in the 60s
Chapter 67 - 66 Self-defense

Chapter 67: Chapter 66 Self-defense

He Hongjun could now only pin his hopes on his two sons, hoping that they would make a name for themselves in the military and alleviate the bit of dissatisfaction in his heart.

Moreover, a person’s success depended not only on their capabilities but also on opportunities and the support of influential people and friends. Some good brothers were indeed worth befriending deeply. He Hongjun was pleased to see his sons getting along well with the Gao brothers, who were not only not outsiders but also capable. He Hongjun had watched the Gao brothers grow up and had high hopes for Gao Jiazhi and Gao Jiaxing.

Although He Hongjun had mobility issues and seldom went out, it didn’t mean he was clueless about external affairs. If the Gao brothers stayed on the right path, they would also be influential figures in the future.

Li Shengmei did not argue with He Hongjun, secretly refusing to admit that Gao Jiazhi and Gao Jiaxing could be better than her own sons. Just wait and see—when her sons achieve something and come back gloriously, then we’ll see what state Gao Jiazhi and Gao Jiaxing are in, surely disheveled, and see how they could compare to her sons.

"Learn some self-defense," He Hongjun said and then issued a threat, "Given the difficult times our production team is facing, we must be united. You better stay alert. If you stir up trouble again, provoking internal conflicts, I’ll send you back to your parents’ home."

After the meeting ended, Xia Xiao and everyone returned to their dormitory, all worried about the thief. Although Xia Xiao was worried, having her space meant she could protect herself. Now, she just worried about Yang Xuehua and others—people close to her. Xia Xiao didn’t want anything to happen to any of them, hoping that everyone in the production team would be fine.

From that day on, Xia Xiao began learning self-defense with a group of young women and Gao Jiazhi. Although Gao Jiazhi wasn’t as tall as Gao Jiaxing, his physical fitness was excellent, and his movements were neat and handsome.

Not to mention some of the girls in the production team, even the educated young women at Youth Point admired Gao Jiazhi. Xia Xiao felt like she was back in her school days undergoing military training, with Gao Jiazhi now playing the role of instructor for everyone.

Feng Ying said, "Gao Jiazhi actually looks quite good, but standing next to Gao Jiaxing, he doesn’t stand out much. It’s the same for He Xuegang; next to He Xuebing, his shine is also dimmed. It feels like younger siblings are generally better-looking than their older siblings; my sister is certainly prettier than me."

Xia Xiao couldn’t help but nod; her younger brother Xia Yong in her previous life had been very good-looking, hence he never lacked girlfriends. She remembered that the original host’s sisters were also quite pretty, though the details were somewhat blurry to Xia Xiao.

"My brother is better-looking than me too," said Yang Xuehua.

Sun Yuhua said, "I am prettier than my sister, which is actually true."

Dong Meihua said, "I, too, look a bit better than my brothers and sisters."

Wang Aihua disagreed, "I’m the eldest at home, and I am the best-looking."

Everyone laughed upon hearing this. These things were uncertain, but generally, younger siblings did tend to look better than their older siblings.

"I wonder when the He brothers will come back?" Feng Ying added.

Dong Meihua smiled and said, "Feng Ying, you must have taken a fancy to He Xuegang, right?"

Feng Ying responded to Dong Meihua, "Aren’t you eyeing He Xuebing?"

"Then you both should make an effort, and maybe you can become sisters-in-law," Wang Aihua laughed.

Sun Yuhua scoffed and did not join in the talk, still resistant to the idea of marrying someone from the production team.

Xia Xiao and Yang Xuehua didn’t speak, while Wang Aihua added, "I think the Gao brothers are also not bad. Gao Jiaxing paired with Xia Xiao, and if Xuehua ended up with Gao Jiazhi, both of you could make a pair of good sisters-in-law."

"You’re matching people up randomly," Yang Xuehua couldn’t help but roll her eyes indecorously at Wang Aihua.

Xia Xiao followed with a laugh, "Exactly, it’s just random matchmaking."

Although Gao Jiaxing was nice, perhaps because she was too familiar with him, Xia Xiao didn’t have any particular feelings toward him.

"It might be better to find a male educated youth," Sun Yuhua blurted out, "Aihua, have you taken a fancy to anyone?"

"Not at all," Wang Aihua struck a dedicated pose, "My dear, I plan to devote myself entirely to the production team, support national construction, and contribute to the production team." This stance made everyone burst into laughter.

Everyone just laughed it off, not taking Wang Aihua’s words seriouslyizz

During the bath that evening, Xia Xiao took the opportunity to enter her space. The land in her space had been mostly cleared, and the sweet potatoes were growing exceptionally well.

Xia Xiao had thought about growing rice in the space, but there wasn’t much water; she would need to bring water in from the outside, and getting the seeds was another issue.

Xia Xiao had never farmed rice in her previous life, except knowing what a green bean leaf looked like from the vegetable market; she had no idea what bitter melon or eggplant leaves looked like.

Initially, she thought about asking the team leader for a field to cultivate, with the understanding that the yield would belong to the production team. She wanted to experiment using water from her space’s spring. However, as the output from the space’s spring water was limited, she could not use it extensively, settling for experimenting in a small patch.

But the problem was, if her harvest turned out better than others, how would she explain it?

Xia Xiao had not studied agriculture; nor had she ever farmed before, and everyone in the production team knew the extent of her agricultural knowledge.

Xia Xiao shook her head; she decided it was best to be honest, to act within her means, and to keep her space well-hidden.

As for the space, now without an energy stone, resources like space’s spring water and soil were very limited. With such a vast world, Xia Xiao didn’t know what an energy stone looked like, nor could Shitou describe it, so how could she find one?

The energy stone was so hard to find, and now Xia Xiao didn’t think much about it anymore. She looked at the space’s spring water, considering whether to add a bit of it to the irrigation water, hoping it would improve the crop growth.

Thinking this over, the next day Xia Xiao actually did it. When irrigating the fields, she added a little bit of spring water here and there. She was cautious not to add too much, also experimenting incrementally with a drop here, two drops there, three and then four drops, increasing little by little. She planned to compare the results at harvest time.

After work, everyone went to the production team for dinner and then learned some self-defense.

In the production team, some young men were already chopping bamboo and wooden sticks to make weapons, as well as traps and other secret weapons.

Xia Xiao could see the young men sparring every day, the young women also eagerly learning, and many women joining in as well. The entire production team was unusually united. Now, with the common enemy at the gates, everyone stood together.

Everyone was uncertain if the thieves would actually attack their production team, but it was better to prevent rather than be caught unprepared. If not, when the thieves did come, they wouldn’t catch them off guard.

Moreover, not only the Guangming Production Team but the whole county was preparing for the potential threat of thieves. Guoqiang went to the county again for a meeting and brought back more disturbing news.