Chapter 612 A Passerby in the Fusion of the Urban World 1
"Xiaoyue, why don't you come to Auntie's for lunch? Your house hasn't been cleaned for years, so it's not safe to live in for a while."
"Thank you, Auntie. I just finished eating when I got back, so I'm not hungry yet. Let me see if I can tidy up a bedroom first."
"Hey~, I'll bring you some food later." Without waiting for Jiang Yue to reply, she ran home.
Seeing this, Jiang Yue shrugged, realizing she couldn't refuse the kindness. After the aunt left, Jiang Yue continued cleaning. The original owner of this world was an orphan. Her mother was a Miao from southern Xinjiang, and her grandmother was from Nanzhao. Both of them died unexpectedly when she was three years old, and the young owner was raised by her grandmother.
The year she was admitted to university, her grandmother's health deteriorated. After her grandmother passed away, the original owner of this body didn't want to go to university for a while. It was only after the village elders persuaded her that her grandmother wanted her to go to university that she finally mustered up the courage to go.
After starting university, in order to avoid being reminded of past memories, the original owner of this body only returned to the capital every year on the anniversary of her relatives' death, and otherwise worked in the capital.
As a result, she died suddenly at work a while ago because she worked too hard. When Jiang Yue came over, the original owner's last thought was to go home. Coincidentally, the company didn't dare to use her after this incident, and she was dismissed after receiving full compensation.
Jiang Yue didn't cause any trouble, because her company really didn't make the original owner work overtime; it was all because she was too hardworking.
The senior who brought her into the company tried to persuade her, her manager tried to persuade her, and her boss tried to persuade her, but the original owner wouldn't listen to anyone, so it's really no one's fault but hers.
This time, no one knew she had collapsed; they thought she had just collapsed from exhaustion. Who would dare to use her? What if she really collapsed one day? So when Jiang Yue submitted her resignation, the company boss was genuinely relieved.
Next month's salary and bonus were calculated in advance for her. In the end, because of the original owner's contributions to the company, she was given an extra six months' salary. Anyone would think that was generous enough. All that was missing was to throw her a farewell party.
Of course, Jiang Yue didn't let them handle it. In the following days, she treated everyone to a meal out of her own pocket. Over the years, they had taken good care of her. After learning that Jiang Yue was going back to her hometown to rest, her senior even discussed with the boss about letting her do a part-time job at the company, and leave after she found a job in her hometown.
The boss agreed, but Jiang Yue didn't. She didn't want to take advantage of him. The original owner's salary and compensation over the years amounted to several tens of thousands, which was enough for her to spend. Besides, she really didn't lack money.
After the dinner and saying goodbye, she mailed her belongings from the rented apartment, bought a plane ticket, and flew back. She had only been home for a short time when the cleaning lady came over. The village is small, and everyone gets along quite well. She guessed that she couldn't cook, so she thought of inviting her home for dinner.
The room had been uninhabited for several years and was somewhat dilapidated. Jiang Yue could only clean it up and move in temporarily. To make it comfortable, it needed to be renovated. She didn't plan to leave this time, so the house needed to be properly maintained.
There aren't many rooms and courtyards available right now. She noticed that no one lives on the left side of the house, so she's thinking of asking the village chief when she has some free time if she can buy it and renovate it to open a guesthouse.
Because there were still people living next door during the day, Jiang Yue closed the door and released the puppet. After cleaning was almost done, she cast a cleaning spell, and the odor in the room was gone, replaced by a fresh and natural scent.
There was no way to clean up inside the yard; I could only do so when no one was around. Just as I moved the trash from inside the house to near the door, the aunt next door came over, carrying a bowl of fragrant rice.
"Come on, come on, let's eat. See if this suits your taste."
Seeing that she couldn't refuse, Jiang Yue had no choice but to accept it. The large bowl contained pickled vegetables, stir-fried meat, and stir-fried mushrooms, with rice underneath. It smelled especially delicious and tasted even better.
"How is it? Is it delicious?"
"It's delicious, just like what I ate when I was a kid, even better than back then!"
"Of course! I was the one who cooked when you were little. You loved coming over when you were a kid. You would come running over as soon as you smelled the cured meat, even if you hadn't eaten any."
"hey-hey."
That's how Jiang Yue was when she was little. But Jiang Yue didn't eat other people's food for free. When she was little, her grandma would give them extra food, sometimes even more, so that when Jiang Yue went to someone's house for a meal, she wouldn't be disliked.
"You keep eating, I'll go clean the room for you."
After saying that, she grabbed the rag and broom next to her and went into the house. Jiang Yue didn't have time to stop her, nor did she need to. Sure enough, she came out a little while later and praised Jiang Yue, while also complaining about her own daughter.
Seeing that the house didn't need cleaning, they even helped tidy up the yard. Jiang Yue wanted to stop them, but they clearly wouldn't listen. Jiang Yue had no choice but to speed up her meal and then go over to help with the tidying up.
After two hours, the yard was roughly taking shape. At this point, Jiang Yue stopped the aunt and said, "Auntie, I plan to renovate the house in a while. It's fine as it is now."
"Renovating the house? Aren't you planning to go out?"
"No, I plan to develop my business in the village."
“What can you do staying in the village? You’re still young, so it’s fine to rest at home for a while, but you should find a job.”
"Besides, there aren't many young people left in the village. Except for the Spring Festival, you can't find a young person to talk to. When it rains, you can't even leave the village, and there's nowhere to buy anything."
"When I got home, the people in the next village were building a road. Once the road connecting all the villages is finished next to ours, will it be our turn?"
"Well, that's how it should be."
"Is that so? By the way, do you know where the family members of the neighbor on the right went? Are they selling their house?"
"Her family moved away a long time ago, about five or six years ago. They haven't come back in the last few years. I don't know if they're selling it or not. Do you want to buy it? Why would you buy this? It's much better to buy it in a big city."
"Aren't big cities expensive? I can't afford it."
After chatting with the aunt, the two of them took the trash in the yard to the garbage station, and then the aunt left. Jiang Yue washed her face and went back inside.
After closing the door and making sure no one was there, Jiang Yue took out a small jade bowl from her backpack, then forced a drop of her heart's blood into it. A small, golden, silkworm-like creature, seemingly cast in gold and shimmering with golden light, emerged from Jiang Yue's hair and jumped into the bowl to feed.
This is Jiang Yue's natal Gu, the Golden Silkworm Gu. That's right, this world has Gu worms. Not only Gu, but also things like Celestial Masters, Destiny, Luck, Golden Eyes, and a bunch of things that can't be explained by science. It's a world of great fusion, but this world is about to enter the end of Dharma. It may not be long before these things exist only in history.
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