Before Wen Xi's rebirth, she only knew that the world she lived in was a novel.
But she wasn't the female lead; she was just a passerby with few scenes. Her elder sister, while their ...
"Jiaojiao, Xiaoyue, I'm planning to go to Captain Qian's house this afternoon. Do you want to come with me?" Wenxi asked.
Wenxi would visit Captain Qian's house from time to time to make her presence known, which would also make it easier to bring up the matter of cutting pig feed after the New Year. After all, the new educated youth could apply to cut pig feed, so why couldn't she?
Because this book mainly focuses on the story of Xia Minglei and Lin Yiwan, it doesn't delve much into the educated youth settlement. Often, the author only brings up the people at the settlement briefly because he's stuck on the story. As a result, the three groups of educated youth who arrived later weren't described in detail, and some of them didn't even have names.
Therefore, Wenxi was unsure whether any of the educated youth who arrived later were extraordinary individuals or had unusual stories. Some applied to live outside, while others applied to cut pig feed. They might be the same kind of transmigrators as the female protagonist, or they might be the same kind of reborn individuals like her.
They can all apply for easy farm work, so why can't she?
So if you have the opportunity to enjoy it, why not seize it yourself instead of leaving it to others?
After finishing her tea, Wenxi went back to her room to get a bag of peach oolong tea. She removed the outer packaging, leaving only the inner foil wrapping, which had no words on it, so no one would suspect anything.
There are a hundred small tea bags in a big bag of peach oolong tea, enough to make a hundred cups of tea. Wenxi signed off on five different flavors of tea, with two big bags for each flavor. Now, she's giving Captain Qian a bag of peach oolong tea, and she still has one bag for herself. It's enough for the three of them.
After the three of them finished getting ready, they locked the door and headed to Captain Qian's house together.
When Wenxi arrived at Captain Qian's house, she knocked on the door, and Aunt Meihua opened it.
When Aunt Mei opened the door and saw Wenxi and the other two girls, she couldn't stop smiling. The three girls were really good; they were sensible, hardworking, and had few problems, unlike the others who were always causing trouble, which had made her husband's hair turn quite white.
"Xiaoxi, what brings you here? Is there anything I can help you with?" Aunt Meihua greeted the three of them as they walked in.
"Aunt Meihua, we have many questions and we've come to ask you for advice. We don't know if we've bothered you." Wenxi was there to make her presence known, but she was also afraid of disturbing the other party.
"We're not busy now, how could we be bothering you?" Aunt Mei waved her hand dismissively. "If you need anything, you can come to us anytime."
Aunt Meihua led the three girls into the house, asked them to sit down, and then went to the kitchen. Wenxi knew that she was probably going to pour them tea, so she quickly followed her in. Then she took out a large bag of peach oolong tea from her pocket, tore open the foil bag, and took out a small triangular tea bag.
"Aunt Meihua, this is the peach oolong tea we drink back home. It has peaches, apples, and tea leaves in it. It's very delicious. I brought you a packet so you and Uncle Qian can have a good taste of our local tea." Wenxi stuffed the small tea bag into Aunt Meihua's hand.
Aunt Mei looked curiously at the small bag in her hand. Inside the tiny gauze bag were some small granular things. "Xiaoxi, how do I open this?"
"No need to open it, just put it in a cup and pour in boiling water, Auntie, you can try it," Wenxi reminded her.
"Okay, I'll give it a try." Aunt Meihua nodded, put the small tea bag into the bowl, and then poured in a bowl of boiling water. After a while, the boiled water turned into a light yellow color and gave off a faint peach fragrance.
Aunt Meihua said with a smile, "It does smell really good, and it should taste delicious too. Xiaoxi, just give me a few packets to try, and you can take the rest back with you! You all have it tough, so don't be so polite."
Wenxi said, "Auntie, we still have a bag. There are a hundred packets in the bag, enough for the three of us to drink for a long time. Besides, this stuff doesn't taste good if it's left out for too long."
"Okay, then I'll accept this tea. Remember to come and find us if you need anything in the future."
Aunt Meihua wanted to make tea for Wenxi and the other two, but Wenxi quickly stopped her, saying, "Auntie, there's no need to make tea for us. We've already drunk water from home, and our stomachs are full of water. We can't drink any more."
Upon hearing this, Aunt Meihua stopped making tea for them and didn't pour any for them. Afterwards, everyone sat down around the table, and Aunt Meihua brought out nuts that she had found in the mountains to treat them. Then everyone chatted casually.
After chatting for about half an hour, Wenxi learned everything she wanted to know, and even things she didn't want to know. For example, Captain Qian and Aunt Meihua had two sons and a daughter. The eldest son worked in the city, married a city woman, and introduced his sister to a city worker so that she could move to the city and become a city dweller.
Now only the second son is left in the family. This son has no talent. He worked as a temporary worker in the city for a while, but he just couldn't learn it, so he came back.
The Qian family is respected in the team because Captain Qian is very capable. He only has three children, but he managed to send two of them to the city. This is like a carp leaping over the dragon gate!
After chatting, Wenxi, Shen Jiaojiao, and Jiang Yue went home.
Meanwhile, at Mo Qiaolin's house, Mo Qiaolin looked at the little gifts the girls had given her to curry favor with her—red ribbons, fruit candies… She really wanted to throw them all to the ground. A few years ago, these little things might have touched her, but now she was all grown up.
Especially since her best friend Jin Changqing married a military officer and is living a life that Jin Changqing can't even dream of, she looks down on these things even more.
These people are really overestimating themselves. They think they can arrange blind dates with Jin Changfeng with such a small gift. Jin Changfeng doesn't even like her, his old friend of many years, so how could he possibly like these overestimating village girls?
If she could get in touch with Jin Changqing, she would definitely ask Jin Changqing to introduce her to a military officer husband. Unfortunately, they lost contact after Jin Changqing joined the army. Perhaps Jin Changqing had long forgotten her, her childhood friend.
And this Jin Changfeng is really despicable. She and Jin Changqing grew up together since childhood, and the two are no different from sisters. Moreover, she is no worse than Jin Changqing. Why does she only introduce her own comrades to Jin Changqing, but not to her?
She thought that Jin Changfeng was keeping her for himself by not introducing her to anyone, but after knowing her for so many years, he didn't have the slightest bit of affection for her.
Mo Qiaolin grew angrier the more she thought about it, and her hatred for the small favors on the table intensified.
Want to go on a blind date with Jin Changfeng?
Dream on!
Jin Changfeng wouldn't even see her, his old friend, so how could he possibly see them?