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Two days passed in the blink of an eye. Every day, Zhan Lingfeng felt fulfilled as he gradually transformed the knowledge from his textbooks into his own understanding.
Now, his mother no longer needed to catch Soft-shelled Turtles; the stable was filled with those caught by everyone else.
"What should we do now?"
As soon as she returned home, Huang Xiaocui asked with a worried expression.
"What's wrong?"
"Look at the situation now. We’ve almost caught all the Soft-shelled Turtles around the Qingshui River. Our family has over a hundred Soft-shelled Turtles!"
"That many?" Zhan Lingfeng was also taken aback.
"I heard that since our family is collecting Soft-shelled Turtles, people from the neighboring village have been bringing them over."
"It seems there really are quite a few Soft-shelled Turtles in the Qingshui River!"
"Not many left. It's hard to catch them along the shore now."
Zhan Lingfeng understood; since everyone was catching them, it was naturally more difficult. This business could only be done a few times; it wouldn't last long.
"What are you worried about?"
"How can I not worry? With so many Soft-shelled Turtles in our house, how are we going to transport them out of the village and send them to the City? Have you thought about that?"
For Huang Xiaocui, who had never left the village, this task seemed incredibly daunting.
"The day after tomorrow is the weekend. Once I get to the Countryside tomorrow, I'll find a vehicle to take them directly to the City. Also, I’ll ask everyone to help transport the Soft-shelled Turtles to the Countryside. For anyone who helps, I'll give them some money; just decide how much you think is appropriate."
Huang Xiaocui did not expect that what she thought was difficult would be so easy in her son's hands.
"Do you want me to go with you to City?"
"If you want to go, that's fine."
"Well, I feel more at ease if I go with you."
The two agreed on this matter.
The next day during class, Zhan Lingfeng took a day off and came to the village entrance. There were some private vehicles there, which were used for transporting people and delivering cash. They made a trip to the county town every day, taking some people there.
"Xu, aren't you in class?"
As soon as he arrived, a voice called out.
Upon seeing him, Zhan Lingfeng smiled and said loudly, "Yongming, I was just looking for you."
Hu Yongming was the older brother of Hu Yonghua, a classmate, and he drove one of the vehicles.
"Oh, what do you need me for?"
"Well, my mom has been helping someone deliver goods to City recently. It's some Soft-shelled Turtles. Can you help deliver them? Don't worry; I'll give you five hundred for one trip. How does that sound?"
You should know that they might not even make five hundred in a few days here, so this price wasn't considered a loss.
"Okay, what time?"
"Let's do it tomorrow. When you reach the intersection by Xiangxi, our people will deliver the items."
"This is a hundred from E, it can't go to waste."
After receiving the money, Hu Yongming smiled and said, "Don't worry, I haven't been to City in a while, so it's perfect."
When Zhan Lingfeng returned to the classroom, he noticed that his classmates were looking at him differently.
"You did great, scoring seventy-one!" his desk mate Huang Yongping whispered.
"The results are out?"
"Of course! They were going to praise you in the last class, but you took a leave instead, ha ha."
Zhan Lingfeng also noticed that Li Xiuli was looking at him with a complicated expression.
Ever since that day he touched her foot, this little beauty had been looking at him differently!
Zhan Lingfeng couldn't help but chuckle inwardly.
The last class of the morning was Mathematics Class. As soon as the math teacher Yang Songmin started the lesson, he kept glancing at Zhan Lingfeng, then said, "Zhan Lingfeng, you scored seventy-one this time. It seems you've made significant progress. Some say you cheated; do you have anything to say about that?"
Zhan Lingfeng replied, "It's just a test; it's not a big deal. What others say doesn't really matter." This was actually what he wanted to express.
"Please answer the two short answer questions from the test again completely."
All the classmates turned their attention to Zhan Lingfeng.
Zhan Lingfeng also understood in his heart that Yang Songmin did not believe he could achieve such a score; this was merely a way to confirm it.
If Zhan Lingfeng had truly cheated, he certainly wouldn't have been able to answer those questions.
However, after a day of studying, Zhan Lingfeng's progress was astonishing, and such content was naturally not difficult for him. He quickly recited the answers.
Yang Songmin did not expect Zhan Lingfeng to actually be able to answer, hesitated for a moment, and then nodded slightly: "It seems this is your true score."
Zhan Lingfeng did not care about such matters at all and naturally sat down to read his book.
After school, everyone gathered together again.
"Zhan Lingfeng, I heard you cheated on this exam?"
As soon as Su Zhiwu saw Zhan Lingfeng, he asked this question.
Looking at him, Zhan Lingfeng knew very well what he was thinking; he wanted to use the claim of cheating to dismiss the bet he made with Zhan Lingfeng.
At this moment, Li Xiuli spoke up: "Su Zhiwu, Teacher Yang has confirmed in class that Zhan Lingfeng's score is genuine. Don't spread rumors."
Unexpectedly, it was Li Xiuli who defended Zhan Lingfeng, which made Su Zhiwu unhappy. He shouted loudly: "Anyway, everyone thinks Zhan Lingfeng couldn't possibly achieve that score. If he didn't cheat, how could he get that grade? It was so difficult this time; I only scored sixty-five."
"Just because you didn't do well doesn't mean others can't."
Seeing Li Xiuli actually speaking up for him, Zhan Lingfeng smiled and said: "Since Su Zhiwu is unwilling to admit it, then forget it; it's not a big deal." Such childish antics did not concern Zhan Lingfeng at all. What he was focused on now was making money and getting into a good middle school in the county. The former was to improve his family's conditions, and the latter was to fulfill his parents' dreams. As for these bets, aside from testing a person's character, they meant nothing to him.
"You see, even Zhan Lingfeng doesn't have the confidence to believe it's a real score."
Su Zhiwu, however, became pleased with himself.
"Su Zhiwu, from now on, let's not walk to and from school together. You don't have to wait for me anymore."
Zhan Lingfeng no longer wanted to be seen with someone like him.
Zhan Lingfeng knew that he still had a long time to stay on this planet and did not want someone like Su Zhiwu among his friends. This thought reminded him once again of those who had betrayed him on the Wind Heaven Continent.
"You, hum, do you think we want to walk with you!"
Su Zhiwu also turned hostile.
Zhan Lingfeng did not respond and simply turned to leave.
"Wait for me, I’ll go with you."
Li Xiuli stubbornly followed him.
"Sister Xiu Li, I’ll go with you too," Jiang Li also insisted as he came over.
Yang Cheng hesitated for a moment but also followed along, leaving Su Zhiwu standing there in a daze. In his mind, everyone’s choice should be him, not Zhan Lingfeng.
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