Qiu Chengye, who had claimed there was poison in the shit, nearly had the shit beaten out of him before he finally behaved.
After lunch, they took a brief nap in the rooms they had just cleaned up.
That afternoon, they officially headed out to forage for food.
"Let's split into two groups, then. One can check out the ranch, and the other can pick some fruit in the hills out back. Once we're back, we can all go to the little shop and see if they sell rice or flour."
Xie Mi had barely finished speaking when Xu Shuangrong let out a soft hiss.
With one hand braced against the wall and the other pressed to her stomach, she said, her face slightly pale, "My stomach hurts a little. I probably can't go..."
Xie Mi paused, then nodded. "Then stay home and rest. Ask the Production Team for some medicine in a bit."
Xu Shuangrong curved her pale lips into a faint smile, then struggled back to her room, supporting herself against the wall.
Xie Mi watched her retreating figure thoughtfully.
The original novel had never mentioned Xu Shuangrong having stomach problems.
In the end, the ranch group consisted of Xie Mi, Shen Yeqing, Qiu Chengye, and Liu Woxing, while Lai Bingxuan, Xiao Jingxi, and Yu Jinche went to pick fruit in the hills out back.
The reason for this grouping was simple.
Their previous experience cleaning a pigpen had left Lai Bingxuan and the others deeply traumatized by the word "ranch."
Seeing this, Liu Woxing volunteered to go to the ranch, and Qiu Chengye insisted on sticking to her like a stubborn plaster.
As for Xie Mi and Shen Yeqing, that went without saying. As the main force in catching poultry, it would have been downright rude