[Group Pet + Entertainment Industry + Childhood Sweethearts] Five-and-a-half-year-old country girl Jiang Xiaoxiao was abandoned by her parents and abused by her aunt and uncle. To get a few radishe...
Chapter 85: Rescue Jiang Xiaowei! Jiang Qingmei's 'repayment'
Third Aunt is experienced and can help them get over it.
Only the fourth aunt and the second aunt were left on the shore. The eldest aunt went along because she was interested.
Jiang Xiaoxiao was worried that her two aunts were worried about her, so she waved and said, "Aunt, I'm a good swimmer. I'll go to the bottom of the river and catch some crabs hiding under the rocks~"
"Steam crabs for dinner!"
Second aunt was worried, "Be careful. If it doesn't work, wait for third aunt to help." After all, for adults, the river water was only up to the waist and there was no pressure at all.
But for Jiang Xiaoxiao, it was almost touching her head.
If they went into the water, even if it was clear, they would still not be able to see the bottom at the bottom. They were worried about what might happen. Fourth Aunt also thought so, "Yes, little kid, you'd better hurry up and come up. Although Huaihua Village is warm in autumn, it is autumn after all. The water is cold, so you won't catch a cold."
Jiang Xiaoxiao waved her hand, "Don't worry, Auntie, I'll check in every once in a while to let you know I'm safe!"
After saying that, he dived in and couldn't wait to catch crabs!
The fat crabs are more delicious if you catch them yourself.
Second Aunt was helpless and called the people guarding her, "You must always be vigilant. If anything happens, go into the water to save people." The two bodyguards nodded in agreement!
Jiang Xiaoxiao caught one big crab after another.
Very plump and delicious.
Fourth Aunt couldn't help but be surprised, "Wow! The little baby is so amazing!"
Jiang Xiaoxiao picked up the crab with her bare hands and dropped it into the bucket with deftness. She smiled and said, "Thank you for the compliment, Fourth Auntie. These are my skills. I've been catching these crabs since I was little. If I'm hungry and they don't give me food, I'll find a way to catch some and secretly eat at the village chief's house."
"It's a pity that many times when I fished it out, they would kick it away or snatch it away. I haven't fished it out for a long time... Today I feel so good~" Jiang Xiaoxiao said this experience with a smile.
The two aunts felt very distressed when they heard this.
Fourth Aunt's eyes were red. "Poor little darling, don't worry, no one will bully you in the future. Come over and get some whenever you want!"
"Yeah!" Jiang Xiaoxiao went down again.
Jiang Xiaowei was always ready, planning to grab Jiang Xiaoxiao and push her hard under the water! She would squeeze her until she was out of breath and then leave immediately! But the resistance in the water was too strong, and Jiang Xiaoxiao was as sensitive as a fish.
Furthermore, the water became turbid due to catching crabs, fish and shrimps.
It's extremely difficult to catch.
Jiang Xiaowei opened her eyes, trying to find a cloudy shadow and grab it.
She didn't catch the shadow, but was kicked by something, causing her to breathe subconsciously. The river water choked her and went back into her lungs. Her pupils widened and she struggled upwards fiercely!
Another kick made her lose her direction!
Jiang Xiaoxiao jumped ashore, wrung out her clothes, and sat in the sun to dry them.
Looking at the river with slightly suspicious eyes.
I seemed to have kicked something when I came ashore just now.
Is it a big crab?
It feels like soft...
Could it be that the little ghost is here to take my life? !
Jiang Xiaoxiao's face turned pale. She was worried that her two aunts would be scared, so she didn't dare to say anything. As long as they didn't go into the water, there would be no problem! She sat on the gravel road waiting for her brothers to come back.
Thanks to my third aunt following me, I still have the ability to tell whether some wild grasses are edible or not.
Several people returned with a full load.
Just as they were about to leave, a figure floated on the water. Jiang Xiaoxiao had sharp eyes and saw it clearly, "Ah! What is that!"
Third Aunt looked carefully and saw that it was a person!
The bodyguard immediately jumped into the water to rescue the man and brought him ashore.
Third Aunt used first aid measures to save the girl, but she had been holding her breath for too long and was almost dead. Jiang Xiaoxiao recognized her and said with a complicated expression, "Jiang Xiaowei?"
Was this person almost taken away by the little ghost?
Jiang Xiaoxiao's brows were furrowed. They sent Jiang Xiaowei home and left without saying anything. Jiang Qingmei grabbed them and refused to let them go, saying that she had saved their lives and could never repay them, so she had to let her take care of them.
Jiang Xiaoxiao felt uncomfortable and said in a baby voice, "Don't be so polite. We will definitely save it if we see it. We have many people to serve you. You don't need your aunt's help."
Jiang Qingmei cursed inwardly.
Insisting on keeping them here for lunch, Jiang Qingmei took the opportunity to say that the incident had disturbed the neighbors, "Just sit down and have a meal, as a way of repaying me, okay?"
"I only have this one daughter. One day she fell into the water and you saved her. We country folk don't know so many etiquettes and have no way to repay you. Can't you just give her a meal?" Jiang Qingmei said in a gentle voice.
They are refusing, which makes them seem unreasonable.
Auntie doesn't mind eating farm meals, but she doesn't want to eat at Jiang Qingmei's house.
She naturally disliked Jiang Qingmei.
However, no matter how hard the other party tried to persuade him, he couldn't lose face. Seeing this, he could only say, "There are many people in our family. I'm afraid if we eat, many people will come..."
The original intention was to let Jiang Qingmei back down, but Jiang Qingmei said, "It's okay, I will definitely prepare well."
"Thank you so much for saving my life." After saying that, he even knelt down, crying so hard that it was hard to refuse him again. Seeing this, the aunt took charge and chose to come for lunch later.
Seeing this, Jiang Qingmei went back happily.
He took the money and went to the pig farm at the end of the village. He bought a fat pig and slaughtered it on the spot! Who else could afford a pig? He made others envious.
Most people just buy a small piece of pork and eat it during festivals.
The pig farmer was considered a wealthy family. When he heard that they wanted to buy a pig, especially for a distinguished guest, he waved his hand and automatically bargained for the price. Jiang Qingmei was delighted.
Jiang Qingmei's actions gained her a lot of favor.
The other villagers envied her for being able to establish contact with the distinguished guest. The four words "life-saving grace" would definitely have many connections in the future. Anything that came out from the other party's fingers was much better than theirs.
As soon as Jiang Qingmei returned home, she saw Jiang Xiaoxiao and a group of little ones waiting in the yard. They were holding fish, shrimp, meat, and vegetables they had picked. Jiang Xiaoxiao said, "Auntie, my eldest aunt said that we can't just let your family spend the money. These are the fish and shrimp we caught."
"There are also crabs for you. I'll also give you 5,000 yuan as a reward for your hard work. I hope you won't refuse it, otherwise we won't come to eat."
They also don't want to owe anyone a favor.
Although it was a life-saving grace, Jiang Qingmei's actions made her worry that she would do something else in the future.
This is how the aunt draws a clear line.
Jiang Qingmei was overjoyed when she saw the five thousand red notes, but she had no brains to be bribed for a mere five thousand. She left the fish, shrimp, crabs, and wild vegetables behind, but confiscated the five thousand yuan. "You can't say that."
"If it weren't for you, Jiang Xiaowei would have died. This life is worth my money!" He pushed the five thousand yuan back. "We may be from the countryside and have little experience, but we know how to repay kindness. If we take this money, wouldn't that be repaying kindness with ingratitude?"
Hearing this, Jiang Xiaoxiao no longer insisted and took her brother and sister back home to wait for a bath.
When other villagers saw this, they said she was stupid.
Not even five thousand!
Jiang Qingmei rolled her eyes at them and thought to herself how stupid they were!