"Old man~"

Aunt Hongmei frowned. "Although we can tell that this girl comes from a well-off family, isn't it a bit too much for her to accept such an expensive gift?"

"Do you think she didn't know these things were valuable?"

The village chief remained unhurried, saying, "She must have her reasons for sending these things."

Liu Hansheng's mind worked quickly. "Dad, do you mean this educated youth Lin has something to ask of you? Does she want your help?"

"Um!"

The village chief nodded slightly. "Your mother mentioned to her a few days ago that the village needs a substitute teacher."

"Old man, you mean to say..."

Aunt Hongmei suddenly realized, "This girl is really clever! If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have almost forgotten about it."

"So, this educated youth, Lin, wants a substitute teaching position?"

Liu Hansheng pondered for a moment, "I think she's quite young. Would it be appropriate for her to substitute teach? She probably didn't finish high school!"

"She only graduated from junior high school."

The village chief looked unconvinced, "Teaching first-grade students in a primary school is enough. Besides, I'll be the one to appoint the substitute teachers."

Besides, this girl is very clever, unlike some of the clueless educated youth. It wouldn't hurt for us to take extra care of her.

"It's good that you know what's going on, Dad."

Liu Hansheng admired his father's wisdom and methods as the village chief, saying, "Although these things are valuable, giving her a substitute teaching position is a reasonable thing to do."

"Mom, you can keep it. Just make sure to look after her often; there shouldn't be any problems."

"good."

The village chief lowered his head and took another drag of his cigarette, exhaling smoke rings as he said, "Just treat it as an ordinary gift. There's no need to tell outsiders, so as to avoid causing trouble for this girl."

“We’re not stupid, how can we tell anyone about this?”

Aunt Hongmei carefully put away all these good things.

But he said, "This girl just planted vegetables in her private plot, so she probably won't have much to eat. I'll bring her some eggplants, green beans, and pumpkins tomorrow to go with her rice."

The village chief nodded in agreement: "That's acceptable."

the next day.

Lin Jingyu had just gotten up.

She received a basket of vegetables, two pieces of cured meat, and a pot of yellow wine (postpartum wine) from the village chief's family.

To be honest, Lin Jingyu was really pleasantly surprised.

She certainly doesn't lack these things, and she really enjoys these kinds of social interactions.

If the village chief's family really does take in but not give out like a mythical creature, then I can only keep my distance from them in the future.

After putting things away properly.

She locked the gate and headed straight to the village entrance to catch an oxcart to the town.

Then, familiar with the route, I took the bus to Chunnan County.

I went to the post office as soon as I got off the bus.

She sent letters to her family and her older brother in the military.

Fortunately, her handwriting was somewhat similar to the original owner's, so there wasn't much difference unless you compared them carefully, and she wasn't worried that her family would find anything out.

After leaving the post office, Lin Jingyu walked towards Lu Qingyang's house.

In a secluded corner, they put out the 20 jin of rice, 20 jin of flour, four bags of milk powder, two cans of malted milk powder, and about three jin of fresh meat that they had prepared beforehand.

She put them all into her basket.

The forty-odd pounds of items weren't heavy, and she carried them to the Lu family home with ease.

"Brother Lu, Sister-in-law Lu~"

Lin Jingyu stood at their door and called out in a soft voice, "Are you home? I'm here!"

Soon, footsteps could be heard coming from inside the house.

Lu Qingyang appeared quickly.

Upon seeing her, Lu Qingyang smiled with delight, "Little sister is here."

Lin Jingyu responded with a smile, "Brother Lu, I've come to see my sister-in-law and nephew."

"Come in quickly."

Lu Qingyang greeted her and reached out to take the basket from her back, saying, "Give me the things, thank you for your trouble."

“It’s not hard.”

Lin Jingyu shook her head. "This weight is nothing to me."

"I know you're good."

Lu Qingyang couldn't help but smile when he thought of her extraordinary skills.

As she walked, she called out into the house, "Yalin, come out quickly, your little sister is here."

“Here it comes, here it comes!”

An Yalin responded loudly.

She quickly came out carrying the child, and greeted Lin Jingyu with a smile, "Little sister, you're here, please have a seat."

"It's alright, sister-in-law, I'm not tired."

Lin Jingyu's gaze fell on the child in her arms. "Has the little one been behaving well lately? He looks much better than last time."

"With the things you left behind last time, the children can at least fill their stomachs."

An Yalin's eyes were full of smiles, and her tone revealed concern, "Little sister, how have you been lately? You look quite pale. Is working in the countryside very hard?"

"My assigned work is relatively easy: cutting grass to feed the cows and pigs, or cleaning the cowshed and pigpen."

Lin Jingyu openly shared her work experience: "Sometimes I go up the mountain to chop firewood and cook cattle and pig feed. It's normal for my skin to be a little dark when working in the countryside."

"Thank you for your hard work."

An Yalin felt a little sorry for you and sighed softly, "You are still young and growing. Chopping firewood on the mountain is hard work. I'm really afraid you'll wear yourself out."

I think it's best if your brother Lu brings you something later.

Take this with you when you get back to your village and ask the village head to give you some easier work, like weeding the fields or herding cattle by the river. Something light like that would suit you best.

"No, no need."

Lin Jingyu quickly refused, "I don't need to change jobs. The work I'm assigned now is the easiest. I only go up the mountain to chop firewood occasionally. It's really not heavy work."

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