Bao Zhiguo left without staying long, but the things were left behind.

In his words, he and Jiang Yan are relatives now, and relatives should take care of each other. Jiang Yan came to the countryside empty-handed, and Bao Zhiguo was afraid that she had nothing to use, so he quickly asked Li Caiying to pack up some of the good things at home and send them over.

Jiang Yan originally refused, but Bao Zhiguo said that if she didn't accept these things, he would prepare a big fat pig according to the rules and let Xiaobao come to recognize him as his godmother.

She doesn't want to be a mother, but she can't do it.

Bao Zhiguo is a man who always keeps his word. Jiang Yan dare not take the risk and has no choice but to accept the Bao family's kindness.

Jiang Yan took the bag to the west room and opened it to see that it was quite complete, with sheets, towels, a buckwheat husk pillow, and a pair of pillowcases.

There was a piece of floral cloth wrapped in the towel blanket, the color was elegant and pretty. At the bottom of the bundle, there were two small pockets, and you could tell without even looking that they contained food.

Jiang Yan opened it and saw that one bag was filled with flour, which looked to be about five pounds, and the other bag was filled with rice, which was not new grain but should have been harvested last year, and also weighed several pounds.

"Oh, this gift is quite a big one. These are all new and you can tell they have never been used."

"I heard that the captain's second son is going to look for a wife. Could this be reserved for him to marry?"

Although Jiang Yan doesn't like to add burden to others, she saved Xiaobao, a life. Isn't it worth it?

If she accepts it, the Bao family will feel at ease. If she doesn't accept it, Bao Zhiguo will be upset!

When he said seriously that public and private affairs should be separated, he was afraid that she would repay him with kindness, right? That's why he was so final and used words to point at her.

"Oh, just keep it. You saved my life!" Dong Shuang was afraid that Jiang Yan might not be able to figure it out, so he sent these things back.

"Even if you send it back, the captain won't want it." Chang Li has been in the Victory Brigade for several years and knows Bao Zhiguo well. He must be sincere.

"You are right. Since I have no problem accepting it, I will accept it." Jiang Yan smiled and pointed at the wooden box in the corner and asked, "I see you all have this box. Did you hire someone to make it for you?"

"Oh, yes. There is a carpenter in the village, and the wood is taken from the mountain. It is not a good wood, but it is enough to decorate clothes and so on. The labor cost is not expensive."

Jiang Yan nodded and said, "I plan to find a carpenter to make one tomorrow." The box is a bit small, and I don't know how much it will cost to make a cabinet.

"I want to make one too." Dong Shuang has a lot of things, and one box may not be able to hold them all.

"I have no use for this, I'll keep it for you when the time comes."

Chang Li was going back to the city, and it was inconvenient to carry the box with her.

"We'll talk about it later!"

As the sky gradually darkened, the small village in the northeast fell silent and the educated youth all went to sleep. They had to go to work the next morning, so they had to go to bed early and get up early so that they would have the energy to work.

In a strange place, lying on the hard earthen kang, listening to the croaking of frogs and the chirping of insects, Jiang Yan actually slept exceptionally soundly.

The next day, Chang Li got up at daybreak.

As soon as she moved, Jiang Yan woke up and got up, getting dressed.

"What are you doing up? Go back to sleep. When the holiday is over, you will have to get up early to go to work."

"It's okay, I slept well." She fell asleep before nine o'clock last night. It's past five o'clock now, which is enough sleep time.

"Are you going to get up and cook?"

"Yeah. I'm not in good health, so I don't work in the fields very often. I can only do the logistics work."

The people at the educated youth site took good care of her.

"I'll help you. We can do it together faster."

"good!"

Jiang Yan had no intention of prying into Chang Li's privacy, so she just focused on her work.

"The food rations are not enough, so we usually eat porridge in the morning. Barley porridge takes a lot of fire and cannot be cooked in a short time, so we have to get up early to make it."

The barley porridge from Northeast China is still very fragrant, but I can’t resist eating it every day, every meal!

Some people have been left with serious psychological trauma because of the monotonous food rations they received when they went to the countryside and have been eating the same thing all year round for several years. As the old saying goes, if you are hurt by what you eat, you will want to vomit when you see that thing and cannot swallow it at all.

After cooking the porridge, it should be served with dry food, but there was none at all.

The only side dish was a plate of pickled vegetables, green onions, and cucumbers grown in the garden.

It would be strange if you could feel full by eating this stuff. Your stomach will be empty after going to the toilet. Besides, it has no nutrition at all. No wonder the educated youth became so skinny after working in the countryside for several years. They look like they have aged ten years.

When the meal was almost ready, the educated youth also got up, washed up quickly and had their meal.

Dong Shuang also got up. Her and Jiang Yan's rations had not yet arrived, so they could only shamelessly eat the food of the old educated youth for the time being.

"You can go to the village to borrow some food first. But at this time, I guess you can only borrow coarse grains." Chang Li said, "If you want to go to town, you have to hurry up. The ox cart can't wait."

Liu Xiaoshu quickly shoveled the porridge into his mouth, then picked up a cucumber and stuffed it into his mouth, taking a few bites and swallowing it whole.

"Sister Chang, don't go to work today. Have a good rest."

"Yeah, don't get too tired." Nothing can happen before returning to the city. There is a lack of medical care and medicine in the countryside, and heart disease cannot be cured at all.

"I know. Don't worry."

Ding ding ding~

The bell for work rang. Jiang Yan had only seen the practice of striking iron objects as bells on TV, but she didn't expect to experience it in person this time.

"It's too late. Let's go. Sister Chang, don't go collect firewood. There's work waiting for us when we come back."

“I remember.”

As soon as Liu Xiaoshu left, Xiao Yan couldn't help but start to make trouble.

"What kind of meal is this? It's too disgusting. There's not even a bit of oil or water. Captain, I don't mean anything else, but... if you keep eating like this, your body won't be able to handle it."

Although Chang Li is not in good health, she is not a coward. When Jiang Yan rescued her yesterday, the other two people hid quickly, as if her disease was contagious, and moved to the east room.

She had a bad first impression of Xiao Yan, not to mention that she was a fussy person who always pretended to be weak, as if someone had bullied her.

"You didn't bring any rations with you. Are you so picky about eating other people's food? If you think our food is not good, you can cook for yourself. No one will care if you eat delicious food every day."

Xiao Yan glanced at Jiang Yan and lowered her head. "I didn't say anything."

"What else do you want to say? Wash your own dishes."

After Jiang Yan and Dong Shuang packed their lunch boxes, they said hello to Chang Li and walked towards the village entrance. They had to go to the town to buy supplies, otherwise there would be no place to go if they went too late.

Although Qi Guiyue doesn't have much money, she will be living here for several years in the future and she has to familiarize herself with the environment.

She and Xiao Yan discussed it and decided to go to the village entrance to take a bus to the town.

When they were at the mountain gate, Xiao Yan went to the male educated youth and called out to Song Jiaren. Knowing that he was going too, Xiao Yan was overjoyed and said, "It's just right for us to go together."