After hearing this, Huang Guixiang nodded hurriedly.
"Okay! You're right! Let the past feelings pass, and I will definitely not say nonsense again in the future. Then... can I also call you Anian? I heard Liang Yuxiu and the others call you that. And you must accept these things. They are not worth much money. They are just a little gift from me and my husband. Otherwise, we will feel guilty."
A pile of items was placed in front of Jiang Nian.
Huang Guixiang is a down-to-earth person, and the gifts she gave were all down-to-earth.
A basket of various vegetables.
Two ribs. Huang Guixiang bought them yesterday after waiting in line for two hours at the supply and marketing department. She didn't keep any for herself and gave them all to Jiang Nian.
There was also an old hen and five or six eggs.
The old chickens were raised by Huang Guixiang, and the eggs were saved by her with great difficulty.
These are probably the most valuable things in their home.
Huang Guixiang took out all the best, which shows her sincerity.
If Jiang Nian didn't accept it, she would always be thinking about it.
So Jiang Nian didn't refuse and accepted them all.
She just glanced at the spare ribs and aged chicken, but she liked the pile of vegetables very much.
Because there is a bunch of fresh and tender pea tips in it.
The pea tips must be the tenderest part of the pea sprouts.
It is fresh green, crisp and tender, with shiny dew hanging on the leaves. You can tell at a glance that they were just picked this morning.
Jiang Nian hasn’t had the mushroom hotpot that he’s been craving for yet. What if the mushroom hotpot was paired with pea tips!
You can imagine how delicious it is!
It was just too little, she wanted some more.
Jiang Nian asked curiously, "Sister Guixiang, where did you get the pea tips so early in the morning?"
“I picked it in my own yard.”
"In the yard? Did you plant this?"
Jiang Nian was a little surprised.
But after the words came out, a memory emerged.
The reason why Yuan Yu laughed at Huang Guixiang for being a country girl was because Huang Guixiang was farming in his yard.
The houses in the staff compound have an open space in the front yard, which can be used to grow vegetables, melons, flowers and grass.
Many families in the compound grow some small vegetables for daily consumption, such as onions, ginger, garlic, peppers, etc.
Among them, Huang Guixiang is an expert at growing vegetables in the fields.
Her yard is well-kept.
Not only do they grow daily vegetables, they also built a shed and planted loofah, chayote and bitter melon, filling the entire yard.
It is necessary to apply fertilizer when growing vegetables.
Fertilization inevitably produces some odor.
One time, Yuan Yu walked past Huang Guixiang's house and smelled the stench in the yard. He said some unpleasant and sarcastic words and mocked Huang Guixiang for being sloppy and dirty.
Huang Guixiang was proud of her self-reliance, but was mercilessly ridiculed. She must have been angry.
That's why these two people can't stand each other and their quarrels become more and more serious.
Jiang Nian had forgotten all this before, but when he suddenly brought up the topic, he saw Huang Guixiang looking embarrassed.
"Sister Guixiang, you are amazing. You can grow so many things in such a small yard."
Huang Guixiang widened her eyes in surprise.
"I...you...you think I'm awesome?"
"Well, I think people who can work in the fields and grow fruits and vegetables are the best. After all, as long as we are alive, we have to eat. I also want to grow something in the yard, but I don't know where to start."
"This is easy. First, turn the soil, sprinkle some wood ash on it, and then plant the seeds. After planting the seeds, just remember to water them, and they will sprout in three to five days..."
As they talked, they suddenly forgot about their previous unpleasantness.
Huang Guixiang was even more excited when talking about the passion for farming.
She looked at Jiang Nian's yard, and then at Jiang Nian's thin arms and legs.
"Anian, turning the soil is a physical job, you can't do it. Anyway, I don't have anything to do today, so I'll help you."
"Is it okay? Thank you so much, Sister Guixiang!"
"It's not your call to thank me or not. We are neighbors and we should help each other. It's just some hard work. If you need anything in the future, just come to me."
As soon as they got to know each other, they decided on this.
Huang Guixiang was no longer as nervous as she was at the beginning. For some reason, she suddenly became close to Jiang Nian.
She immediately went home, got a hoe, and started working quickly.
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