Chapter 116 Cute Village Girl VS Innocent Educated Youth (Part 2)
Jiang Zhiyi took the mooncakes home.
She pushed open the dilapidated gate of the courtyard, inside which were several low thatched houses side by side, all plastered with yellow mud.
She needed to find a way to swindle some money from Cheng Jiahe as soon as possible, and then repair the house. If she remembered correctly, a major storm was going to occur soon in the original plot.
Many people's houses were severely damaged, especially hers, which was uninhabitable. The family of four had to squeeze together in a makeshift shed to live in.
These are all minor plot points, so it shouldn't be a problem for her to find a way to change them...
She didn't want her house to collapse because of the storm, otherwise she would have nowhere to live, which would definitely affect her ability to complete her mission.
"Zhizhi, you're back?" Li Jiaoyun's face immediately lit up with a smile when she saw her beloved daughter return.
"Mom!" Jiang Zhiyi rushed over and acted coquettishly.
“What are you two still standing there for? It’s cold outside. Come in quickly,” Jiang Xiangnong called to them from inside.
"I brought back mooncakes." Jiang Zhiyi took out ten mooncakes from her pocket.
Cheng Jiahe later gave her the whole box, a total of eight mooncakes. Adding the two Chen Yunyang gave her, she now has ten mooncakes in total!
"Where did you get all these mooncakes, Zhizhi? Don't do anything bad. Our family may be poor, but we're not short of food. Mom just made some for you, and they're still warm."
"They were given to me by those educated youth from the village, so I figured I might as well take them. But I still like your pancakes the best, Mom, and I want to eat them now!" Jiang Zhiyi explained.
"Sister! What did you bring back this time?" Jiang Jiadong ran out immediately upon hearing the voice. He had sharp eyes. "Lots of mooncakes!"
Jiang Zhiyi subdued Jiang Jiadong with one hand and said in a serious tone, "You better behave yourself."
Jiang Jiadong nodded obediently, stood still, and stared intently at the mooncake.
"Let me divide them up now. Mom will get three, Dad will get three, I'll get three, and my little brother will get one!" Jiang Zhiyi quickly divided the mooncakes.
"Why do I only have one?" Jiang Jiadong asked pitifully, holding a mooncake.
Jiang Xiangnong frowned and said, "These were brought back by your sister. She can divide them however she wants. You should thank your sister, otherwise you wouldn't have any mooncakes to eat."
“You’re twelve or thirteen now, you need to be more sensible. If it weren’t for the fact that you’re the youngest, you wouldn’t even have a single mooncake, since you haven’t contributed anything to the family.”
"I understand, thank you, sister." Jiang Jiadong picked up the mooncake and started eating, feeling very satisfied.
The family ate happily together.
After finishing her meal, Jiang Zhiyi went back to her room to rest. Although the house was a bit run-down, at least she had her own room, which was already quite good.
It was pitch black outside, and a kerosene lamp was lit inside the room. The light was not very good, and it could only barely illuminate a small area, so Jiang Zhiyi placed the kerosene lamp on the wooden table near the bed.
The room was very simple, with only a broken table with a missing leg, two benches, and a small bed.
This bed is the most "exquisite" piece of furniture. Li Jiaoyun sewed a new quilt for her, which is very warm. The sheets are also the little girl's favorite pattern, so overall it is quite cozy.
Jiang Zhiyi noticed the slightly wobbly table, so she got up and rummaged through the pile of clutter in the corner, finding some papers.
These were all letters Cheng Jiahe had written to her before, when she often went to see him. Cheng Jiahe was reluctant to say harsh words to her face, but he was always helpless with her, so he wrote her letters, advising her not to do that anymore.
Jiang Zhiyi always regarded these letters as his "surrender documents." She would accept them with a smile each time, but she basically never read them; they were all just a bunch of random nonsense.
She didn't care what he thought.
However, Cheng Jiahe's calligraphy is indeed very beautiful. His handwriting is as smooth as flowing water, and every stroke is full of unique charm and strength.
He was also good-looking, with fair skin, well-defined features, and delicate eyebrows and eyes. Especially when he got serious, he had a certain presence, with calm and deep eyes.
Jiang Zhiyi folded the papers and placed them on the ground to prop up the table legs, and the table stopped wobbling.
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The village is going to demolish all the old houses at the east end of the village.
The current educated youth settlements are very small and are only used for work and study. The educated youth can only stay in other places, so we are now preparing to build some new houses here.
Today, Jiang Zhiyi's task at work was to help pick up bricks and clean the area.
Logically, such physical labor should be assigned to someone with greater strength, but since the large pieces of waste had already been collected, most of the remaining material was small pebbles, so it was assigned to her and a few others.
It wasn't tiring, but since this used to be a pigsty, the smell was really awful. Jiang Xiangnong knew she disliked the dirt, so he specially put a pair of gloves on her.
"Zhizhi, just pretend to do a little bit. Your mother and I will come and help you after we finish our work for today. Your younger brother will also come to help later."
“No need, I can do it myself,” she said.
"It's getting late, let's go to work." Jiang Xiangnong and Li Jiaoyun each carried a hoe and headed towards the back of the mountain.
Jiang Zhiyi didn't want to trouble them. Jiang Xiangnong and the others were already working very hard on the back mountain. It would be too tiring for them to come and help her after they finished.
"Captain, I have to leave for a while. I'll be back in half an hour and I'll catch up on all the work later." Jiang Zhiyi quickly asked Captain Wang for leave.
"Then hurry back." Captain Wang did not refuse.
He knew in his heart that Jiang Zhiyi was not an irresponsible person. She always completed the tasks given to her, so he always trusted her.
"Thank you, Captain. I'll be right back." Jiang Zhiyi dashed off in a flash.
She was going to ask Cheng Jiahe for help right now; he was strong and easy to fool.
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