Chapter 81 Made the same mistake as our ancestor
Jiang Jianni observed Lu Xiangyang suspiciously, trying to use the little bit of criminal investigation knowledge she had gained from reading crime novels and watching crime dramas to judge whether Lu Xiangyang was telling the truth or being sarcastic.
But criminal investigation requires talent, and Jiang Jiani probably doesn't have that talent.
She looked for a long time but still couldn't figure out whether Lu Xiangyang was lying or not.
Lu Xiangyang looked at it with her, then asked, "Is it pretty?"
"nice!"
Jiang Jiani replied without hesitation.
Then her face flushed red, and she argued, "Our ancestors said that food and sex are human nature. I just made the same mistake as our ancestors, so it's nothing."
She turned the tables and said, "Besides, this should be blamed on our mother!"
"Why would she make you so good-looking when you're a guy?"
"It's already like this, what's wrong with letting people see it?"
"Besides, you've been showing your work to others for twenty-eight years, and I've only been showing mine for a few days and you're already so upset?"
"You're a man, shouldn't men be more magnanimous? Being so petty makes you seem narrow-minded, you know that?"
Lu Xiangyang chuckled at her flustered appearance: "Jiani, I only said three words. Do you remember how many words you said?"
Jiang Jiani immediately shut up.
In broad daylight, even though Lu Xiangyang felt aroused by her appearance, he couldn't do anything about it and could only say:
"Your handwriting is really good. I bet Mom will say the same thing when she gets back."
Jiang Jianni asked skeptically, "Really?"
She pointed to the four large characters "宁静致远" (Ning Jing Zhi Yuan) written by Lu's mother on the wall: "Our mother writes like this. Do you think she would think my handwriting is beautiful?"
Lu Xiangyang: "Since we met, when have I ever lied to you?"
Jiang Jianni opened her mouth, wanting to say that there were many.
After thinking about it carefully, I realized that there really wasn't one.
She hesitated, then dipped the brush in ink and asked, "Then, then I'll really write it?"
Lu Xiangyang encouraged him, "Go ahead and write."
"Really, your handwriting is really beautiful, it has a unique aesthetic."
Jiang Jiani suddenly felt a heart attack.
Here we go again.
It's that kind of thing again, where I always feel like I'm forcing out words that I can't say anything nice.
After writing a couplet, Jiang Jianni refused to write any more: "I've only practiced commonly used characters. There are some characters in these couplets that I haven't practiced, and I don't know how to write them. I'll just write this one."
Lu Xiangyang just looked at her and smiled.
Jiang Jianni felt a chill run down her spine from his laughter and quickly pushed his wheelchair around, saying, "It's a rare day off, let's go for a stroll in the streets."
"We haven't finished preparing all our New Year's goods yet, let's go buy some."
Lu Xiangyang sighed, and seeing that she really refused to write anymore, he had no choice but to agree.
The closer it gets to the end of the year, the more bustling the streets become.
The place was packed with people—street vendors, shoppers, customers—the sounds of hawking, haggling, and arguing filled the air. It was so crowded you couldn't even walk.
Jiang Jianni couldn't remember the last time she had seen a New Year with such a strong festive atmosphere.
Looking at the crowded people, I felt both eager to try and squeeze in, and also a little scared and dared not go.
Lu Xiangyang frowned when he saw so many people: "Let's just look around from the outside, there are too many people inside."
He doesn't like places that are too crowded.
Jiang Jianni could only say, seemingly regretful but actually cheerful, "Alright then, let's just wander around outside."
Although it's called "outside," there are actually quite a few small vendors selling all sorts of things.
As Jiang Jiani walked along, she saw vendors selling rolling pins, stools, folding stools, cutting boards, shovels, pitchforks, hoes, and other miscellaneous items.
She was somewhat surprised: "Does the city still have places for them to grow things? And why are they selling farm tools?"
Lu Xiangyang: "It's not just people from Pingyang who come to the city to shop during the Spring Festival."
“People from the surrounding villages and towns also came.”
Jiang Jiani suddenly realized.
After walking a short distance, I saw a lot of people surrounding a tricycle.
I went closer to take a look and realized they were selling oranges.
What's there to hesitate about?
purchase.
Jiang Jianni bought ten jin (5 kg) at once: "Five jin for our family, and five jin for my mom and the others."
A little while later, I saw someone selling apples, another ten pounds.
Upon seeing the pears, another ten pounds were added.
Upon seeing bananas, without a doubt, two large handfuls.
Lu Xiangyang was taken aback by her extravagant spending: "That's enough, that's enough. You've bought quite a lot. If you buy any more, we won't be able to carry it all."
They didn't take anything with them when they came out.
That is, Lu Xiangyang's wheelchair had been modified.
Jiang Jianni imitated the design of a modern wheelchair by adding a foldable canvas pocket at the bottom.
This stemmed from a time when the two of them went out and Jiang Jianni bought a lot of things, but the two of them couldn't carry them all. When they got back, Jiang Jianni made a canvas bag from scratch to deal with this situation.
The others looked at them with curiosity and envy.
Now that resources are becoming more abundant, people's spending habits are still the same as before.
For non-essential items like fruit, buying a pound or two or three pounds to try is enough.
It's very rare to find someone like Jiang Jiani who buys so many items at once.
Jiang Jianni was a little disappointed: "There are too few varieties. It would be great if there were some other kinds."
It would be best if we had all kinds of fruits, such as cantaloupe, honeydew melon, oranges, grapefruit, grapes, coconuts, mangoes, watermelons, and dragon fruit.
Jiang Jianni is not a fruit enthusiast and is not particularly fond of fruit.
It's basically just following the trend and eating seasonal fruits, or eating dragon fruit when constipated, or eating apples when lacking vitamins.
Now I've truly experienced what it means to regret something only after you've lost it.
She now deeply regrets not eating more fruit in the past.
It's not like she can't afford it. Even if it's expensive, as long as she doesn't eat it, she can still afford it.
But now, she can't even eat it if she wants to.
She misses fruit, computers, the internet, the house she just paid off her mortgage on, and the 800,000 yuan in her bank account.
Waaaaah.
She didn't realize it when she said it, but it sounded like a big deal to others.
It's already quite an achievement to have these fruits to eat now.
Five years ago, a family would share an apple and wouldn't even finish it all at once.
Ten years ago, many people had never seen oranges or bananas.
Fifteen years ago, dried persimmons were a rare delicacy, a perfect gift for visiting relatives and friends.
This girl has quite the big mouth.
Lu Xiangyang chuckled repeatedly upon hearing this: "My second brother is serving in the navy in the south. He said he would come back for the New Year."
"When you get back, give him a call and ask him to bring you some fruit when he comes back."
"There are many fruits in the south, and many of them are different from those here. You'll be able to eat your fill then."
Jiang Jianni suddenly realized: "Oh right, I forgot, my second brother is in the navy."
"Oh dear, why bother bringing fruit? Let my second brother bring us some seafood instead."
"We can't afford seafood, but we can ask my second brother to bring us some dried fish, dried squid, dried shrimp, grilled shrimp, or something like that."
"These things are delicious when stewed."
ah.
I can't say anymore.
Besides, her mouth was watering.
She was daydreaming about eating seafood when someone suddenly bumped into her, and she immediately got angry: "What's wrong with you...?"
The man ran away as fast as he could without even looking up.
Jiang Jianni was dumbfounded: "Hey, why are you running away? I just wanted you to apologize to me."
Lu Xiangyang sighed: "Feel your bag, see if your wallet is still there."
"???"
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