“How could that kind of woman have this jade? This jade is mine.” Zhu Lin frowned, as if even saying that the jade belonged to Wu Lianlian was tainted. This jade pendant had always been hidden in the mustard seed space and was once a rare treasure in the cultivation world.
"This jade has a nourishing effect; wearing it will strengthen your body and improve your complexion," Zhu Lin said softly, placing the jade around Xingxing's neck.
The red string was neither too long nor too short, and it fit her perfectly, as if it had been custom-made for her.
This jade was given to her in her previous life, but something happened later, and many of her belongings were put into the Mustard Seed Space by Zhu Lin.
Xingxing noticed the envious looks from Fu Gemen and Ruru, and discreetly hid the jade pendant inside her clothes to block everyone's view. She had to be careful with such a precious item; there was nothing at home, but if outsiders found out, they would definitely try to snatch it.
After resting in the county town for two days, Zhou Laoda and his group returned to the town.
Li Congzhi managed the tavern in town very well, which pleased Zhou Laoda and Zhao Guihua. They thought the boy was indeed capable. After staying in town for a day, Yu Ri returned to Yegou Village.
It was harvest time, and everyone else had harvested their rice, but Zhou Laoda's rice was still unharvested. The village chief planned to wait until everyone else's rice was harvested before hiring some people to help with Zhou Laoda's harvest, so that they wouldn't work for free. Zhao Guizhi had already paid the village chief in advance for the money to hire people.
Unexpectedly, Boss Zhou suddenly returned. As soon as they entered the village, someone went to inform the village chief, who immediately went to Boss Zhou's house.
"It's good to see you're all back. I'm relieved to see you're all safe and sound." The village chief chatted with Old Zhou for a few minutes before bringing up the rice harvest.
“Since you’ve already taken the wages, then hire some people. We’ll help out too. Let’s try to finish collecting them in one day. The sun is shining brightly these days, and I’m afraid it might rain if we delay any longer.” Old Zhou said with a smile, and then took out a lot of things from a pile of bags.
These were all gifts from the Gu family. They sent some to Li Qian in the prefectural city, some to Zhao Guizhi and his wife in the county town, and some to a few people at the tavern in town. There was still a lot left, and since they couldn't use it all, they gave some to the village chief.
The village chief tried to decline, but Old Zhou pointed to what his family was wearing and then at the huge pile of clothes in the main room. "How long will we use all this? These were all gifts from friends. You can take these brocades back with you."
"These pastries were a gift from Madam Zhong of the prefectural city. We can't finish them all, and they've gone bad. You can take them back for the children; don't be shy about it."
The village chief wasn't one to mince words. Since Zhou Laoda had already said so, he didn't refuse anymore. After finishing his business, he took the things and left.
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