"Scholar Ji?"
Jiang Songqiang was also surprised, after all, apart from seeing Ji Xiucai in the first two days after they sold themselves into slavery, they had never seen him again.
I thought he had been sold off by Jiang Bai too!
After all, the grandparents have already been sold, so selling a son-in-law seems reasonable.
"Mm." Ji Yanwen nodded reservedly.
He asked, "What are you doing here?"
He had already seen Jiang Songnong behind them; the two of them had bundled wooden planks on their backs and looked like they were about to leave.
"Hmm? Are those things you're carrying on your backs going to be used as well diggers? Have you found a place to dig a well in the village?"
Having just returned, he was unaware that Jiang Bai and the others had been driven out of the village... no, carved out. Seeing the somewhat familiar wooden planks, he assumed that the village had found a place to dig a well.
"We've found Daya, and we're just about to take her there."
"Jiang Bai isn't home?"
Ji Yanwen keenly caught the information, and the expectation in his eyes immediately disappeared. He quickly remembered something else and asked, "Are Er Ya and A Wen here?"
Jiang Songqiang was about to answer his previous question when he heard the second one, so he replied, "No, they all went up the mountain."
"They went to Pingshan?"
"Yes, we're on our way too. Da Ya said she'd mark the way for us so we can deliver the well oars to them once we've finished them."
He just didn't expect Ji Yanwen to come back today, which left him wondering whether to leave or not.
Ji Yanwen entered the house and saw that the yard was full of wood and sawdust, and the pots, pans and bowls in the house were clean, with no food at all.
His face froze.
Jiang Bai had no idea he would be coming back today?
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