As if seeing that thin, frail figure slowly disappear into the night, she suddenly felt a sense of loneliness, just as Lu Cijian had left with a similar feeling of loneliness.
One person appears, one person leaves, one person goes to accomplish the unknown.
She's just like she used to be—alone, distrustful of others, and never giving her heart away.
Seeing the person in front of him looking lost in thought, Lu Cijian chuckled softly, "Please thank your aunt for me, and thank you too."
Thank you that someone still remembered him in the cold winter. He thought no one would care where he went or whether he was cold.
Jiang Yimian was brought back to her senses by the pleasant voice. She quickly waved her hand and said with some regret, "It's a pity that winter is almost over, so you won't be able to wear this short coat."
Unexpectedly, Lu Cijian's smile deepened, "We still have many winters ahead of us."
Jiang Yimian was taken aback, then smiled and said, "That's true, it's not just this winter."
*
Jiang Yimian left the konjac making to Zhao Dashu and the others, and with the help of the Zhang couple, she didn't need to worry about it. So she simply didn't go down the mountain for several days and just stayed on the mountain making soap.
With Wang Fengqin and a few others helping to render pork fat, roast and crush seashells, she only needed to mix some colors and occasionally make some pretty soaps.
Although Huichuntang did not agree to her request, she did not intend to give up making beautiful soaps. She just planned to talk to Huichuntang about other ways to sell them next time.
She couldn't believe that ordinary soaps could sell for such high prices, especially since these were much prettier.
After making several more soaps in the new square boxes Chen Tiezhu had made, Jiang Yimian stretched and prepared to go...
Let's take a look around the village.
Although she had entrusted the task of making konjac to Zhao Dashu and the other two, she couldn't be completely indifferent; she should at least go and take a look.
After not going down the mountain for a few days, I could see from afar that the brick and tile houses at the foot of the mountain had been built, and even the bricks and tiles that had been piled up at the entrance had been cleared away.
Jiang Yimian glanced at the brand-new house, finding it particularly eye-catching among the thatched huts and mud-brick houses.
Li Yishi looked at the houses in front of him with satisfaction and said, "Brother Lu, what do you think? These five houses are not bad, are they? The money you gave me before was enough to build a big courtyard. If I hadn't reminded you, our village would have had another small estate."
"Thank goodness I changed it for you without permission. The original large house with over ten rooms has been reduced to five smaller rooms. See how much better it is? You're only one person, why would you need such a big house? These five rooms are enough for you."
As he spoke, he marveled at his own foresight, completely oblivious to Lu Cijian's gradually darkening expression.
If he hadn't been tied up with other things, he wouldn't have entrusted the construction of the house to the village chief. Now, what was once a large house that could accommodate more than a dozen people has been reduced to a small courtyard. He doesn't even know what to say.
But this village chief would occasionally claim to have had foresight and try to take credit for it, which made him feel like his brow was twitching.
Seeing that Li Yishi was about to continue, Lu Cijian said, "Thank you," and went straight into the house.
Li Yishi, however, failed to detect the suppressed anger in the other party's voice, and simply said with a smile, "It's nothing, we're all from the same village. If Brother Lu needs any help in the future, just call me."
Young Master Lu was very generous, giving him several taels of silver for the house construction project. Naturally, he had to do a good job and not let the other party down.
Seeing the door close in front of him, Li Yishi prepared to leave with a light step.
Another day of perfectly addressing the needs of the villagers.
Jiang Yimian ran into Li Yishi as soon as she came down the mountain. She simply smiled and greeted him, "Village Chief."
Li Yishi smiled and responded, appearing to be in a good mood.
Jiang Yimian didn't pay much attention. She glanced at the newly built house a few times and was about to leave when the door, which had been tightly closed, suddenly opened.
Lu Cijian's eyes were serious, and he seemed to be in a bad mood.
Jiang Yimian glanced at the other person's tightly pursed thin lips and casually said, "The house is well built; the village chief put a lot of effort into it."
According to Xiao Zhangshi, the village chief specially hired the best bricklayers from the surrounding area, and the bricks, stones and timber used were all top-quality, with no corners cut.
Lu Cijian glanced at her with some surprise. His thin lips, which had been tightly pressed together, curved slightly. His voice was cool, but carried a hint of barely perceptible expectation. "Would you like to come in and take a look?"
Jiang Yimian thought for a moment and then nodded, "Okay."
The two entered the main room one after the other.
Perhaps because it was newly built, there wasn't much furniture in the house. There was only a large table in the center of the main room, with a few chairs around it.
But it must be said that the house is indeed well built.
It has excellent natural light, faces south, and the two rooms in the front yard can be bathed in warm sunlight, making it the most comfortable and warm place to live in during the winter.
When summer comes, you can also stay in the two rooms in the backyard, which are shaded and cool.
Seeing that Jiang Yimian's satisfaction seemed genuine, Lu Cijian hesitated before asking, "Do you want to move in?"
Although he really wanted to live with the Jiang family, he knew that it would inevitably cause misunderstandings. Gossip in the village is the most hurtful thing, and he didn't want the Jiang family to fall into that situation, so he quickly continued to explain, "I'm talking about Ono and Ooki."
Jiang Yimian nodded knowingly, and casually said, "There are no plans to move down for the time being."
Whether that will happen in the future is uncertain.
Lu Cijian didn't say anything more.
Just then, a woman's voice rang out from outside, sweet and tinged with shyness, "Brother Lu, are you there?"
Lu Cijian frowned.
Jiang Yimian smiled instead, her tone teasing, "Aren't you going out to take a look?"
Lu Cijian frowned even more, but the shouting from outside continued incessantly.
He had no choice but to leave the house, his gaze sweeping coldly over the person in front of him, and he said in a deep voice, "What is it?"
Li Chunhua remained rooted to the spot, only breathing a sigh of relief when she saw that the large wolfhound was no longer in the yard. A few days ago, she heard from the villagers that some bricklayers were afraid of the large wolfhound and dared not come, so Lu Cijian had sent the wolfhound away.
She didn't believe it at first, but now it seems to be true.
She immediately brushed her long hair that was hanging over her shoulder, put on a gentle appearance, and said with a smile, "Brother Lu, this is rice cake that I made myself. I brought it here especially for you to try."
Lu Cijian frowned and said calmly, "If Miss Li has nothing else to say, she should go back."
After saying that, he turned to walk into the house.
In a moment of panic, Li Chunhua quickly stepped forward and reached out to grab the other person, but Lu Cijian immediately withdrew his hand, not letting her touch even a corner of his clothes.
The other party's repeated actions only made Lu Cijian somewhat displeased. His deep voice was no longer indifferent as before, but instead had a hint of coldness, "Please, Miss Li, have some self-respect."
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