The people who helped were divided into two tables at Chen's house. The women ate at the table while the men were in the main room.

Jiang Baige was not hungry, so she ate a few bites of food and then went to the main room to tell them what they needed to do next.

In the main hall are Chen Defu, Li Bao, and the men from Sun Zhaodi's family. Today, the supervisor Chen Si also came to help.

Jiang Baige entered the house and greeted them before telling them the purpose of her visit.

"Uncle, I need your help with something this afternoon. I bought a bed, as well as cabinets, tables, and benches. Brother Jianguo dismantled them all and they need to be reassembled."

Li Bao said, "Jiang Zhiqing, don't worry, I'll assemble the bed in a moment."

Chen Defu also smiled and said, "Your eldest brother Li used to be a carpenter. You can rest assured and leave the carpentry work to him!"

After hearing this, Jiang Baige nodded.

"Well, then you guys take your time eating, I won't disturb you."

In the countryside, when there are guests, women will not disturb the men while they are talking.

Jiang Baige just said a few words and then hurried out.

In the afternoon, seven or eight people came to help, and they cleaned Grandma Meng's house thoroughly in one afternoon.

After the house was decorated, it looked very different from before. All the messy things in Grandma Meng's house were moved out, and only a few practical and simple pieces of furniture were left in the house. It was clean and tidy, and looked very bright.

Then all that was left were the discarded furniture from outside. After getting Grandma Meng's consent, all the ones that were barely usable were kept, and the rest were all dismantled and used as firewood.

Two days later, when the ground was completely dry, Jiang Baige and Grandma Meng moved back home.

There have been changes in the house, and many unnecessary things are gone. Grandma Meng is not used to it for a while, and when she walks to the places where furniture used to be, she subconsciously touches them.

Jiang Baige was afraid that she would not be used to it, so she patiently helped Grandma Meng get familiar with every room and where the items were placed, and also let her get familiar with it.

The house has changed completely, and for Grandma Meng, who has been accustomed to the same furniture arrangement for decades, it was indeed difficult to adapt for a while.

When Jiang Baige was not around, Grandma Meng searched the house again and again.

A few days later, the commune sent a notice that the educated youth who had gone to the countryside were officially on vacation and could go home. The educated youth from the compound made appointments to go home together in groups of three or four.

The Wu Juan sisters came to ask Jiang Baige to go home with them. Although they got off halfway, they had several people to accompany them along the way and could take care of each other.

Jiang Baige also wanted to go home, but she was afraid that someone would find out that she was not their original daughter. She was very conflicted and did not leave with them.

Wu Juan also took this opportunity to take Chen Wang back to her parents' home. If her household registration was transferred here, it would be difficult for her to go back to her parents' home in the future.

The educated youth were eager to go home, and they all made plans to go home on the second day of the holiday.

Jiang Baige didn't book a ticket because she hadn't made up her mind yet.

Under the eaves at the door, Grandma Meng held Siyan in her arms, stroked his fur, and made him drowsy.

Jiang Baige was harvesting the potatoes planted by Grandma Meng in the field. When the house was demolished a few days ago, the furniture was piled here and the seedlings were crushed, so she simply dug up the potatoes.

These potatoes have been planted for three or four months. Because Grandma Meng took good care of them, the potatoes she dug out were much larger than those in her space.

While digging, I heard and chatted with Grandma Meng, "Grandma Meng, you used too much fertilizer. These potatoes are bigger than my fist."

Grandma Meng was also very happy when she heard the little girl say that the potatoes were big.

She applied so much fertilizer that she would be sad if there were no potatoes.

She said, "Pick out the smaller ones later, and I'll make you some potato rice tonight."

"Hungry."

Jiang Baige answered while working.

She was preoccupied today and had no interest in what Grandma Meng said about making delicious food.

Grandma Meng felt that the girl was worried and asked in a low voice.

"Girl, all the educated youth have gone home, why aren't you leaving yet?"

Jiang Baige stopped moving. She didn't know why she hadn't left yet. Was she scared? Jiang's parents and brother were all very kind. She shouldn't be afraid.

After thinking for a while, he said, "Grandma Meng, why don't you come back with me? What will we do in winter if I leave you alone?"

She thought that if she brought Grandma Meng along, there would be one more person and the family wouldn't notice anything.

Grandma Meng paused after touching Siyan's hand, then shook her head.

"You're going home, what am I going to do there? This trip will cost a lot of money, you should go back early!"

"After a busy year, it's time to go home and have a good rest and spend the New Year with my family."

Jiang Baige put down the hoe, patted the mud off his hands, and walked up to Grandma Meng.

Jiang Baige said, "Come with me. I'll take you to the hospital to check your eyes. If there's still hope, you'll be able to see the light again in the future."

Given the current medical conditions, Jiang Baige didn't have much hope that she could cure Grandma Meng's eyes, but she had money, and as long as it was treatable, she wanted to give it a try.

When Grandma Meng heard this, she paused and smiled bitterly.

"It's been so many years, I've accepted my fate."

Seeing her dejected expression, Jiang Baige took her hand and shook it.

"Grandma Meng, come with me, okay? Let's give it a try. If it doesn't work, we've tried our best."

Jiang Baige felt that Grandma Meng was willing, but she was afraid of spending money, so she wanted to give up.

Without waiting for Grandma Meng to nod, Jiang Baige made the decision for her.

"It's settled. I'll ask my uncle to get a letter of introduction. Once we get it, we'll pack up and leave tomorrow."

Jiang Baige never talks empty words. Once she makes a decision, she must do it. Otherwise, she will think about it day and night for a long time, and her heart will feel blocked.

Grandma Meng still wanted to stick to her own ideas, but the temptation of seeing the light again was too great for her.

She also wanted to see this world again, and would be content even if she went to hell in the future.

Jiang Baige stopped digging potatoes and hurried to the next door to get a letter of introduction for Grandma Meng.

Also, she is going home and must say hello to her future in-laws.

Seeing his master running out the door, Siyan kicked his four broken legs, jumped to the ground, and quickly followed.

Before Jiang Baige reached the Chen family's door, Siyan rushed in first.

Chen Defu was weaving a basket with rattan in the yard when he saw Siyan rush in. He laughed and said, "This little bastard, he can't wait to run outside every day."

Chen Jiaojiao was also learning to weave a basket. Siyan came in and rolled around in the basket in front of her, acting coquettishly.

Chen Jiaojiao laughed and rubbed Siyan's belly.

"My sister must have left him untied, so he escaped again."

Jiang Baige walked in and saw the father and daughter in the yard. She asked, "Uncle, Jiaojiao, what are you doing here?"

Chen Jiaojiao gave up half of the bench she was sitting on, "Sister, come and sit here."