With nothing else to do, Wenxi took a bamboo pole and started circling her own courtyard wall. Shen Jiaojiao, seeing this, was puzzled and asked, "Xiaoxi, what are you doing?"
Wenxi whispered, "When we weren't home, Zuoqiu Yi walked around our house, so I wanted to see if she had buried something there to frame us."
Upon hearing this, Shen Jiaojiao was also shocked. "What exactly does this Zuoqiu Yi want? Do we know her?"
Wen Xi shrugged. "I don't know either, but since she can't get into the house, she can only do some tricks outside. We just need to be careful."
After that, the two of them circled the courtyard wall, poking here and digging there with bamboo poles, but they didn't find anything that shouldn't be there, and they didn't know what Zuo Qiuyi was trying to do.
Jiang Yue arrived in town and, following the route map drawn by Wen Xi, found Yan Zheng's house. She knocked on the door, and it opened quickly. Seeing Yan's mother, Jiang Yue knew she hadn't come to the wrong place.
"Jiang Yue, what brings you here? You're back?" Mother Yan asked in surprise. She occasionally took Yan Lili to the countryside to visit Wen Xi, so she naturally knew about Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue.
Both of these girls are very nice.
"Aunt Yan, we're back. It's just that Xiaoxi has something to do today and can't come, so I came by myself," Jiang Yue said with a smile.
"Thank you for your hard work. Come in and have a cup of tea, thank you." Mother Yan invited Jiang Yue in, then closed the courtyard gate.
Upon arriving home, Jiang Yue put down the basket and carrying basket on her back and said to Aunt Yan, "Aunt Yan, these are things that Xiaoxi asked me to bring to you."
"Jiang Yue, come and have some tea." Mother Yan handed the tea to Jiang Yue, smiling kindly. "We're so happy you've come to visit. Why did you bring so many things? Don't bring anything next time!"
"Aunt Yan, I will talk to Xiaoxi, but I can't guarantee whether Xiaoxi will listen to me." After all, she was just helping to deliver some things, which were all prepared by Wenxi.
At this moment, Yan Lili ran in from outside, her little face flushed. Her mother called out, "Lili, come here quickly, Sister Jiang Yue is here, quickly call her sister."
"Lili, hello!" Jiang Yue also grabbed a handful of milk candies and handed them to Yan Lili.
"Thank you, Sister Jiang Yue." Yan Lili took the milk candy. She often visited Wen Xi's house and was familiar with the two older sisters in Wen Xi's family.
"Jiang Yue, please sit down first. I'll take Lili to the kitchen to wash her hands and face. She looks like a little cat playing outside," said Mother Yan.
Jiang Yue smiled and said, "They're just kids, it's fun."
While washing Yan Lili's face, Yan's mother said, "You stay home and talk to Sister Jiang Yue for a while, I'll go buy groceries, okay?"
"Okay, Grandma, I'm not a little kid anymore," Yan Lili pouted and said unhappily, as if she were being lectured like a three-year-old.
"Not young? If you weren't young, how come you almost got kidnapped by the kidnappers? If it weren't for your sister Xiaoxi, you'd probably be starving and being beaten somewhere right now!" Mother Yan angrily tapped Yan Lili's forehead.
If a boy is abducted, he is sent to a family that needs children. As for a girl, she is usually bought and taken back as a child bride. If she is born into a good family, she may be treated better. But how many of the people who do such things are good families?
Once you marry into such a family, you're destined to be their workhorse for life.
"I understand, Grandma." Hearing her grandmother mention the embarrassing incident from before, Yan Lili felt very ashamed. Now she has learned to be clever. Whether it is someone she knows or someone she doesn't know, she will run away as soon as they get close to her.
If a child tries to pull her, she will bite their hand to make them let go. Although her family often receives complaints from other parents, they say she does the right thing. Even if it's a child, some children are just born bad and will do anything. Anyway, she won't bite anyone at school.
Afterwards, Yan's mother told Yan Lili to keep Jiang Yue company and not to be naughty, then she picked up her basket and went out. She first went to the state-run restaurant to pack two meat dishes, and then went to find Yan Zheng and asked him to go home with her.
As the mother and son walked home, Yan's mother tentatively asked, "Yan Zheng, what do you think of Wenxi's friend, Jiang Yue?"
"Not very familiar with it," Yan Zheng said.
Yan's mother reached out and patted his arm. "Wenxi already has a boyfriend, so this is the only way. I think Jiang Yue is quite nice. Good girls are hard to find. Why don't you consider Jiang Yue?"
"Mom, can you please stop rushing things into things? Just because a girl is good doesn't mean she's right for me." Yan Zheng frowned helplessly. He wasn't that old, so why was he in such a hurry?
"How do you know it won't suit you if you don't even try? Anyway, it's all about living life. Finding a good girl will save you a lot of trouble, won't it?" Mother Yan said angrily. "You missed out on Wenxi before, and now you want to miss out on Jiang Yue? Can't you focus on your own life?"
He missed Wenxi because he didn't pay attention. The Fengshou Brigade wasn't far away, so he went to find Wenxi after get off work. Over time, he naturally won her over.
As a result, he failed to seize the opportunity and let it slip away.
"I quite like Jiang Yue. She's sensible and beautiful. You should try your best." Mother Yan slapped Yan Zheng's arm hard again.
Although some girls liked Yan Zheng, their feelings were anything but innocent. Qin Yali kept saying she liked Yan Zheng, but she was also having ambiguous relationships with other people behind his back. She didn't want a woman like that to be her daughter-in-law.
If a troublemaker comes into the family, you can forget about having a peaceful life from now on.
Hearing the sound, Jiang Yue turned around and saw that Yan Zheng had returned. She walked over and said, "Brother Yan, why are you back? Weren't you working?"
"Something's up," Yan Zheng said.
"Jiang Yue, it's almost lunchtime now, so don't go back. Have lunch at home today. I've bought all the groceries, so I'll just stir-fry a couple of vegetables." Mother Yan was afraid that Jiang Yue might suddenly leave, so she quickly urged her to stay.
Because Wenxi doesn't like to stay for meals.
"Well... thank you, Aunt Yan," Jiang Yue said shyly.
Mother Yan gave Yan Zheng a push, "Yan Zheng, you talk to Jiang Yue for a bit, I'm going to cook, I'll just stir-fry two vegetables and it'll be ready soon."
Mother Yan came to the kitchen and quickly washed the rice and put it in the pot. The family ate a combination of coarse and refined grains because the food supply consisted of both.
Mother Yan originally wanted to cook sweet potato rice, but after hesitating for a moment, she didn't put the sweet potatoes in and instead cooked the rice and sweet potatoes separately.
(End of this chapter)
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