Lu Jingnian knelt down to meet her gaze, and said to Jiang Yue with a serious expression, "Not only will Jiang Zheng protect you, but I will protect you too."

ah?

Lu Jingnian's sudden remark left Jiang Yue momentarily confused, but she quickly realized that Lu Jingnian must have overheard her saying to Pei Hengzhi outside the door, "My brother and the others will protect me," and assumed she hadn't included him in the conversation.

Jiang Yue was both amused and exasperated. "Of course I knew you would protect me."

"But you didn't tell Pei Hengzhi."

The man's face was very calm, even a little cold, but Jiang Yue could see grievance on his face, a deep sense of grievance.

She stood up, and if her hands weren't dirty, she would have definitely cupped Lu Jingnian's face and given him a big kiss right now. How could he be so cute?

"Lu Jingnian, are you jealous?" Jiang Yue asked with a smile.

Jealous?

Lu Jingnian lowered his head, pondered for a moment, and then nodded seriously to Jiang Yue, "Yes."

So that uncomfortable feeling I had just experienced was jealousy.

"They even have the nerve to be so jealous."

Jiang Yue couldn't resist in the end, and quickly kissed him on the cheek on tiptoe. "I was wrong. Next time I will definitely tell others that you will protect me from now on, okay?"

Lu Jingnian nodded in satisfaction, "From now on, I will cherish you more than anyone else."

As a husband, you must know how to cherish your wife.

I believe you.

Jiang Yue nodded. How could her Lu Jingnian be so cute and kind?

Lu Jingnian finished processing the chicken as Jiang Yue requested. Jiang Yue could handle the remaining vegetables herself. Seeing that there was nothing for him to do in the kitchen, he took the farm tools he had brought back yesterday and went to the field.

When he went downstairs, he ran into Jiang Zheng and his group.

Upon seeing Lu Jingnian, Political Commissar Yu displayed an exaggerated look of shock. "Unbelievable, Lao Lu! You actually came with us to work. We thought you were just ordering us around. You're watching!"

As everyone knows, whenever Lu Jingnian treats someone to a meal, it's never a free meal.

"I'm afraid you won't be able to finish the job."

Lu Jingnian tossed the farm tools in his hand to Political Commissar Yu, saying, "Everyone knows I'm not just eating for free, what are you still expecting?"

Political Commissar Yu: "..." He's just being a jerk, there's no need for him to say that.

These people were used to Lu Jingnian's personality. Although he was a bit stingy, he was really capable when it came to something. They had all followed Lu Jingnian on missions and didn't know how many lives they owed him.

What's a little work for him?

"Commissar Yu, you've said something unnecessary. Old Lu invited us here today, and although he wants us to work in the fields, that little bit of land is practically nothing. Isn't that just like inviting us to dinner for nothing?"

Company Commander Liu, standing nearby, chuckled and teased.

Listening to these people talking, Jiang Zheng, who was walking in front, curled his lips into a wicked smile. Lu Jingnian would never be so kind; he would never let himself do a losing deal.

Sure enough, when they arrived at the field, Lu Jingnian left three people to work while the other four followed him up the mountain.

The four people who were with Lu Jingnian thought that Lu Jingnian had asked them to go up the mountain to hunt some game, and they were all very excited.

Among them was Political Commissar Yu, who strongly requested to come along.

"Let me tell you, I'm very skilled too. I can hunt a wild rabbit without any tools."

As Political Commissar Yu was playing his flute, he saw Lu Jingnian stop by the mountain spring.

"Let's dig from here," Lu Jingnian said to the group.

Political Commissar Yu didn't react immediately, "Dig?"

What are we digging for?

He looked at Lu Jingnian and asked.

"The irrigation canal."

Lu Jingnian explained, "My Yueyue is not strong enough, and it's too tiring for her to carry water from the vegetable garden to here. So I asked you to come here so that you could help me dig a ditch that can bring the spring water to the vegetable garden."

The terrain here is high, and it's not far to the foot of the mountain, so the irrigation ditch doesn't need to be dug very deep. The few of them can finish digging it quickly.

"You actually want us to dig a canal from here down the mountain?"

Political Commissar Yu's finger was trembling as he pointed at Lu Jingnian. "Lu Jingnian, don't go too far."

Lu Jingnian simply doesn't treat them like human beings.

Lu Jingnian didn't think he was being unreasonable at all. "Last time when you guys went to help the villagers dig a canal, it only took you two hours to dig such a long canal."

"The ditch I need doesn't need to be very deep, just enough to let the water flow from here to the vegetable garden. It shouldn't take more than two hours."

Political Commissar Yu: "..." So he had planned this all along, right?

Lu Jingnian hadn't paid attention to this matter before because he didn't have a vegetable garden. But now that he has one, he couldn't bear to let Jiang Yue travel so far to fetch water. Yesterday, when he brought Jiang Yue to work in the vegetable garden, he thought about asking Political Commissar Yu and a few others to come and dig an irrigation ditch.

Jiang Zheng smiled and said, "Let's dig a canal here and build a reservoir over the vegetable garden. It will be much more convenient for the families to water the vegetable garden in the future. This is a good thing, let's get started."

He also felt sorry for his sister who had to travel so far to fetch water. He and Lu Jingnian could help Jiang Yue at home, but what if he and Lu Jingnian went on a mission? Jiang Yue would definitely have a hard time by herself.

This canal must be dug.

Jiang Yue had no idea that Lu Jingnian had prepared such a big surprise for her. She was cooking at home when Grandma Yuanyuan upstairs brought her a lot of dried mushrooms.

“I picked these in the mountains during the summer. They’re just common mushrooms, not worth much. You can have them.”

"Auntie, you're too kind."

Jiang Yue quickly accepted the mushrooms. They were neighbors, and it wouldn't be right for her to refuse when someone brought her something. So she accepted the mushrooms and planned to cook something and deliver it to them later.

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