"Dad, this is for you!"

Ling Jiang could only put the pipe back on the stone, then happily took the iron box and shook it, "What's in this?"

"It's my pocket money."

Ling Jiang opened it curiously and found that there were quite a few coins, but they were all small changes of one or two cents.

Ling Jiang smiled and praised, "Wow, our Chunhua is really capable. She actually saved so much pocket money."

Ling Chunhua happily counted the ways she saved money, "Some of it was from the garbage I picked up and sold, and some was from the wages I got from helping Niuniu and Yaya with their work. Dad, I was saving this money for school, so you can use it to pay my tuition."

Ling Jiang was very pleased with his daughter's understanding. "No need. Dad has money. Keep your money and use it to buy stationery in the future."

Ling Chunhua felt that her father was right. Just as she reached out to take the iron box back, a hand suddenly reached out from the side and snatched the iron box away.

Li Li opened the tin box and saw the change inside and immediately asked, "Where did it come from?"

Ling Jiang hurriedly explained on behalf of his daughter, "Chunhua saved this money by picking up trash herself."

Li Li snorted, "That's great, I'll take it to buy groceries tomorrow."

Ling Jiang couldn't help nagging his wife, "Chunhua is saving this money to buy stationery in the future. What are you going to do with it? The family doesn't need these two or three dollars."

"Your daughter is so capable, let her continue to collect trash and save money."

“…”

After Li Li returned to the house with the iron box, Ling Jiang was worried that his daughter was unhappy, so he whispered to comfort her: "Chunhua, it's okay, I'll make it up to you when Dad gets paid."

Contrary to Ling Jiang's worries, Ling Chunhua was not angry at all. Instead, she felt proud that her work was recognized.

"No need, Dad. I will continue to pick up trash and sell it tomorrow."

"……good."

The next day, Ling Jiang went to the Public Security Bureau early in the morning and inquired about Li Zhijie's case.

We learned from the public security personnel in charge of the case that Li Zhijie's crimes were extremely serious, with the lightest sentence being five years in prison. Even hiring a lawyer would not be of much use, so it would be better to persuade Li Zhijie to honestly admit his crime, as he might be given a reduced sentence in court.

After leaving the Public Security Bureau, Ling Jiang went straight to the detention center and met Li Zhijie.

"Zhijie, I have already inquired about your case. The people at the Public Security Bureau said that as long as you confess your crime honestly, you will be given a light sentence in court."

"Brother-in-law, I was wrongly accused. I didn't hit that guy named Xu!"

Ling Jiang: "Zhijie, the Public Security Bureau has shown me the injury report. Boss Xu has scars on his head from being hit with a wrench, and there are your fingerprints on the wrench."

"Wrench? What kind of wrench? I don't know. The wound on Boss Xu's head was caused by a car crash. It has nothing to do with me..."

Li Zhijie was a careless person to begin with, and he had long forgotten the detail of touching the wrench when getting into the car.

"Zhijie, don't be stubborn anymore, or you will be the one who suffers."

"How many times do I have to tell you that I didn't hit that guy surnamed Xu! The wound on his head wasn't caused by me, he got hurt when he crashed into a car..."

Li Zhijie was full of grievances and depression.

Why didn't everyone believe him? He really didn't hurt anyone or rob anyone. He just took advantage of Xu's unconsciousness to steal his watch and money.

The nature of the two is completely different.

Theft is a misdemeanor, with a maximum sentence of one to two years; robbery is a felony, with a minimum sentence of three years.

Ling Jiang tried his best to persuade Li Zhijie to admit his crime, but failed. In the end, he could only leave helplessly.

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It was a foregone conclusion that Li Zhijie would go to jail, and Yun Mo also gained her first good friend after transmigrating into the book - Zeng Fang.

What Yun Mo didn't expect was that Zeng Fang valued her and this friendship more than she had imagined.

When Zeng Fang learned that she was going to study in Nanming, she actually transferred her student status from No. 6 Middle School to Nanming.

Although No. 6 Middle School is not as famous as No. 3 Middle School, it is also one of the best schools and is much better than Nanming in all aspects.

"Fangfang, you don't really need to transfer to Nanming. I have no choice but to go to Nanming. You're doing well in No. 6 Middle School, and you may not be able to adapt to it if you transfer here. If your grades drop, I'll be guilty."

"If you can adapt, I can adapt too. If your grades really drop, it's because I'm not strong enough. It has nothing to do with you."

Seeing that Zeng Fang had made up her mind, Yun Mo didn't want to persuade her any further.

In fact, she was still happy to have someone to keep her company.

Zeng Fang liked the courtyard house that Yunmo rented very much. She would visit Yunmo almost every day and bring extra flowers and plants as well as old furniture from her home to give to Yunmo.

In just a few days, the empty courtyard was decorated with more poetic and picturesque things brought by Zeng Fang.

Zeng Fang also likes the two big geese raised by Yun Mo and brings them fresh vegetable leaves every day.

"Momo, when will your Dabai and Erbai lay eggs?"

This question stumped Yun Mo. If Zeng Fang hadn't asked her, she wouldn't even have remembered that geese lay eggs.

"Let me ask my mom."

"Let me make a deal first. When Dabai and Erbai lay eggs, you must keep them for me. Then I will dig a small pond in my backyard to raise geese."

Yun Mo smiled, "Okay."

After locking the door, Yun Mo and Zeng Fang went to the largest seed company in Jiang City and bought a lot of high-quality vegetable and grain seeds.

After buying the seeds, Yun Mo went to the mall to buy supplements, tea and candy. Finally, she packed them up and sent them to Anshi together.

After sending the things, Yun Mo went to the telephone office to call her mother.

Before coming back, she and Huang Zhiqiu had agreed that every 5th, 15th and 25th at 2 p.m., she would call Lu'an Town on time, and Huang Zhiqiu would be waiting on the other end of the phone in advance.

"Momo."

Hearing her mother's gentle and pleasant voice, Yun Mo seemed particularly excited, "Mom, is everything okay at home?"

"Everything is fine. What about you? You didn't get bullied in Jiang City alone, did you?"

"Don't worry, the person who can bully me hasn't been born yet. I've already found a school and will register at the end of the month. By the way, Mom, I bought the seeds and have already mailed them to you. They should arrive in less than a week. Remember to pick them up from the post office in town. There are a lot of things and you can't move them by yourself. Ask your uncle to help you..."

After chatting for about 5 minutes, Yun Mo reluctantly hung up the phone amid Huang Zhiqiu's constant urging.

In this era, making phone calls is also a high-cost item. Local calls within three minutes cost 50 cents, and calls beyond three minutes cost 20 cents per minute. Calls to high-ranking officials are even more expensive, costing 80 cents per minute.

Good night~ 　　 　 (End of this chapter)