Compared to Wang Dahua's restless night, Jiang Qiao slept very well. The layout of Qiao Jie's house was different from Wang Dahua's. The old man had three rooms, and these three rooms were real rooms, each with its own door.

Jiang Qiao and the old man each have their own bedroom, and the other room is where the old man goes to see a doctor, so they don't disturb each other.

Grandpa Qiao built a separate kitchen next to the wall, and the whole house was heated by a stove in the kitchen that powered a clay boiler.

Jiang Qiao prefers this kind of room; it gives her privacy, and no one knows what she wants to do.

So early in the morning, she got up and went outside for a walk to breathe in some fresh air. The biting wind blew on her face, but she didn't feel cold. She guessed it was because she was in a good mood. Everything looked pleasing to her.

She couldn't help but smile when she saw acquaintances on the street greeting each other and saying similar things; she liked this kind of atmosphere.

Although she is not quite used to her current life yet, she believes things will gradually get better.

Suddenly, a figure walked past her. From the side, it gave her a very familiar feeling, but it was clearly not someone she knew in this life.

A thought suddenly occurred to her, and she remembered who this person was. No wonder she didn't recognize him. So many years have passed, and the young man from back then has grown old. She just didn't know who he was now.

Without even thinking, she instinctively followed behind the other person.

Seeing the other person enter a courtyard, Jiang Qiao stood at the street corner for a while, then found herself laughing at herself.

Why is she meddling in this? She doesn't even know what the other person's situation is. What if it's really as she thinks? With her current small body, she can't possibly fight against them.

Once she understood, she immediately turned and left. She had changed bodies and lives; the past had nothing to do with the present, and there was no point in thinking about it anymore.

Jiang Qiao leisurely went to the store to see what new things were available, but seeing the long queues extending into the street, she hesitated. There were too many people. It was probably because of the upcoming New Year that although the supply was more than usual, there were also more people buying things. If she went now, she didn't know when it would be her turn.

She had originally planned to prepare some things for Ning Hao to take with him, since he had helped her a lot, but seeing the snaking queue, she sighed and decided to forget it and use the things in her spatial storage instead.

She bought a few meat buns at the street exit and brought them back for her and Grandpa Qiao's breakfast.

The old man had already gotten up and was about to cook. Although Jiang Qiao was injured and it didn't affect him much, the old man didn't plan to have the child cook for him right now.

"Grandpa Qiao, stop making it. I bought some steamed buns. Let's have some steamed buns to tide us over. We'll make something else for lunch."

The old man stopped being coy and said, "Alright, I'm going to the countryside to see a doctor today. You stay home and don't wander around. Your main task now is to recover from your injury. Don't do any heavy work. There will be plenty of time for you to do it later."

Jiang Qiao's eyes lit up, and her face immediately lit up with a smile. "Grandpa Qiao, can I go with you to take a look? I heard there are markets in the countryside. It seems like we haven't bought any New Year's goods yet. I'll go see if there's anything suitable."

Qiao Jie hesitated for a moment, then looked at the child's ingratiating expression and couldn't help but laugh.

"That won't do. That place is a bit far. How about I go and buy some later and bring it back? We'll cook a nice meal tonight and invite Ning Hao and the others over for dinner. Without this kid, you wouldn't be part of my family."

Jiang Qiao sighed helplessly, "Alright, if you have anything good to eat, you should buy more. Everyone else is preparing for the New Year, but we haven't bought anything yet."

After finishing his steamed buns, the old man patted Jiang Qiao's head and said, "Girl, don't do heavy work. If there's anything, wait for Grandpa to come back before you do it."

After seeing the old man off, Jiang Qiao tidied up the house a bit and went to check on the kitchen. Even though the old man lived alone, the kitchen had everything he needed, which showed that he was quite good at managing his life.

Back inside, she began preparing a gift for Ning Hao. She didn't know what the living conditions were like for soldiers now, but back then they were considered quite good. As special trainees, their food must have been good, otherwise, how could they have the physical training?

However, considering the current situation, ordinary people are struggling to make ends meet, let alone the disciplined military. Presumably, their living conditions are not much better.

Jiang Qiao decided to prepare more food for Ning Hao, as there were plenty of such things in her spatial storage.

She mainly prepared meat-based dishes, because she wanted to eat meat back then, and Ning Hao, being a man, must also be able to eat meat.

As for the ones that came with packaging, she managed to get them all; she didn't want to expose her secret because of this favor.

As for the guinea fowl in the space, have her take it out, pluck its feathers with boiling water first, and then tell the old man that someone stole and sold it, and that she bought it.

Looking at the vegetables she had planted before, she was surprised to see that they had all borne fruit. She wondered why they were growing so fast. Could it be that time inside the space was different from time outside?

However, she remembered something: she used well water from the space to irrigate the land. Could this be related to that?

Jiang Qiao couldn't figure it out for the time being, but since it was hers, she could study it slowly later.

She picked a tender cucumber first, and without even washing it, she took a bite. Then she looked at the other edible vegetables and was a little worried. There weren't any vegetables this fresh to sell outside right now, so she really didn't have a good excuse to take them out to eat.

However, she could eat by herself at noon. She took out a bunch of bok choy, cut some ham and stir-fried it together. She ate it with white steamed buns she took out from her space, and sighed as she ate.

"This life is wonderful, it would be great to live like this every day."

Just after finishing her meal, someone called her from outside. Jiang Qiao peeked out and her face immediately darkened. It was Li Meilan.

"Jiang Qiao, are you there?"

Jiang Qiao pushed open the door and stood in the doorway, looking at Li Meilan. "Auntie, what's the matter?"

Li Meilan originally wanted to go inside, but seeing Jiang Qiao blocking the doorway, she decided not to let her in.

He then stood at the door and said to Jiang Qiao, "It's nothing, I just came to see you. I heard you were beaten up pretty badly. Why did you come back? Why didn't you stay in the hospital?"

Jiang Qiao gave a bitter smile. "Who's going to pay for the hospital stay? It's me, isn't it? I'm so poor right now that I have to borrow money from others. How can I dare to continue staying in the hospital?"

Li Meilan must have heard about her situation, and Jiang Qiao was only telling her half-truths.

Li Meilan widened her eyes dramatically. "Your grandma and the others aren't paying for your taxi? They took the taxi, why should you pay for it yourself? Do you want me to talk to them for you?"

Jiang Qiao waved her hand and said, "Forget it, we made everything clear yesterday. Why are you still looking for my grandma? Don't make things difficult for the old lady. Jiang He and the others may be heartless, but we can't be ungrateful, can we?"

Auntie, thank you for yesterday—