"Thank you, uncle. I will make sure to arrange it when the time comes." Jiang Ning said confidently.
"Okay, you go ahead and do your work. I'll take care of the guests first. If you have any difficulties, remember to ask me for help."
"I just have a small matter to trouble you, uncle. Could you please help me find out if there is any educated youth named Chen Yan around here?"
"Chen Yan? I've never heard of this name. Why are you looking for him? Is there something wrong?"
"No, I'm looking for his family. My second brother and I went to the mountains to look for mushrooms that day and found him on the side of the road. But now he doesn't remember where he lives or who he is. He only remembers his name." As he said that, he pushed Chen Yan in front of the village chief.
Jiang Ning recounted his experience on the mountain that day to the village chief in detail.
The village chief looked at Chen Yan, whose appearance was also very outstanding. If he had seen him before, then with his memory, he would definitely not forget him.
"Chen Yan? I've never heard of this name. When I'm done, I'll ask around for you to see if there's anyone who knows him. Is he living in your house now?"
Jiang Ning nodded in affirmation.
"Okay, then I'll trouble the village chief."
"Is it a trouble or not? I watched your mother grow up. As people get older, they always like to talk about the past. You see, I'm going off topic again. Well, I have to go and get busy. I'll ask for you. There happen to be a few educated youths here." After saying that, the village chief went back to entertaining the guests.
The banquet lasted for about two hours before it ended.
The village chief also asked around for a week and found that no one around him knew Chen Yan or had heard of this name. He even asked all the educated youth present, and everyone said that they did not know this person or had heard of this name.
After the party was over, the village chief prepared a basket for Jiang Ning. It contained a piece of pork belly weighing about one pound, a bag of wedding cakes, and a large bag of leftover dishes from the banquet. All the dishes were mixed together, commonly known as shabu-shabu. There was also a red envelope in the basket.
The two were then kept at the village chief's house for lunch before returning to the Jiang family.
After returning home, all the laborers in the family went to work. Even the two little kids were busy picking up leftover rice in the harvested rice fields. Sometimes they could pick up several taels of rice in a day!
Jiang Ning thought that since he was free anyway, he might as well redeem the rewards that the system had not yet redeemed. On the one hand, this would improve his family's life, and on the other hand, he could sell the leftover rewards at the market for some money.
Oh, I almost forgot that I also completed the wedding banquet at the village chief’s house, which made a small change to the world. I should get a small reward for it.
"System, system, are you here? I successfully completed the village chief's wedding banquet. I should have received a corresponding reward."
"Yes, yes. Since you successfully completed this side quest, the system has decided to reward you with an infinitely large refrigerator. You can put as many things as you want in it, and it can hold any food without spoiling. It has both fresh-keeping and freezing functions, and can even make ice. It's much more convenient than your previous refrigerator, and it doesn't even require electricity."
Jiang Ning was puzzled when he heard this: "Then where should I put this refrigerator? My room is not big enough, right?"
"Don't worry, this won't appear in your room. Instead, it's in your mind. It's attached to the land that the system rewarded you with, which can grow anything you plant. And this is much better than a real-life refrigerator. You'll know when you experience it yourself."
"Okay, no problem. How do I claim the wild boar and rabbit that were my previous rewards?"
"You can directly exchange it for the supplies you want, such as seasonings. What do you need? If you don't exchange it, you still need to go to Old Man Mountain. That way, the things you bring back will be more legitimate."
Jiang Ning thought about it and it made sense. Otherwise, it would be hard to explain the sudden appearance of rabbit meat and wild boar meat.
"In that case, I'll take the wild boar first and leave the rabbit alone for a while."
"Okay, no problem. Let's put the wild boar next to the stream where you found Chen Yan."
After communicating with the system, Jiang Ning glanced at Chen Yan, who was sitting on a small bench, thinking. He was probably still trying to figure out who he was. She thought, why not bring him up the mountain too? Seeing the familiar scenery might help him remember. There was also a laborer who could help her carry the wild boar back.
Even though he's a big shot, big shots still need to eat, right? So a little exercise shouldn't be a problem, right?
Oh, never mind, I’ll just carry it back first.
"Chen Yan, since no one around here knows you, why don't we go to the mountain where we found you and take a look? Maybe you'll see a familiar scene and remember it."
"OK."
So the two of them each carried a backpack with two axe inside and set off. Of course, the backpack was prepared for carrying wild boar meat, and as for the axe, it was of course prepared for dividing the meat, but Jiang Ning couldn't say this directly to the boss.
Otherwise, she would be treated like a monster or thought to have mental problems. However, she didn't want to be treated as a monster or a psychopath, so she had to find an excuse. Since she had already gone up the mountain, she certainly couldn't come back empty-handed, so she might as well carry some firewood back to burn.
Old Man Mountain, next to the stream.
"Look, this is where we found you. You were lying here. My second brother and I thought there was a wild boar!" Jiang Ning pointed to the grass not far away.
Chen Yan walked over and saw that there was nothing there except the grass that he had crushed. However, he did not feel familiar here. So who was he and why did he appear here?
Jiang Ning knew from looking at his expression that he hadn't remembered it. Forget it. The main purpose of going up the mountain today was to catch wild boars. If he couldn't remember it now, then he wouldn't remember it. Anyway, he would remember it one day.
"System, system, where is the wild boar?"
"It's in the bushes not far from Chen Yan. It's almost dead. It's not dangerous."
"Okay, no problem."
Jiang Ning approached Chen Yan and comforted him, saying that the more anxious he was, the harder it would be to remember. It would be better to relax a little, and maybe he would remember it later.
So the two of them started collecting firewood.
Before he had taken a few steps, he heard Jiang Ning say, "Chen Yan, did you hear that sound like a pig squealing? It seems to be right in front of us."
Chen Yan stopped and listened carefully, then nodded to Jiang Ning and pointed to the place where the sound came from.
He lowered his voice and said, "From the sound of it, it seems that he is injured. Stand here and don't move. I will go over and take a look."
He put down his backpack, bent his waist, held the hatchet in his hand and walked towards the source of the sound.
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