As for why he trusted Hou Diankui, Jiang Jinyu felt it was a skill and a kind of culture. Moreover, Hou Diankui and his fellow apprentice had indeed used this skill to help them find the location of the underground vault, which he admired.
Moreover, Hou Diankui has a well-known reputation. If he were really a charlatan, how could so many people not be able to see through him?
Because of this conflicting feeling, he didn't doubt Jiang Qiao's background, but he felt a strange fondness for this girl.
Hearing Jiang Qiao's answer, Jiang Jinyu gave a wry smile. "That's true. You're really good at blocking people, waiting for me here. But to be honest, you'll have to grow up sooner or later, and you'll have to face these issues eventually. Once you start working, you can't take time off every day, and you can't guarantee that you'll always be at home taking care of the elderly."
Jiang Qiao smiled and said, "I haven't really thought about that yet. I'm starting to think about it now and see what kind of job suits me. But I definitely can't do a job like yours that requires frequent business trips."
Jiang Qiao was unaware of Jiang Jinyu's intentions, but she flatly refused. However, Jiang Jinyu had something on his mind. What a promising talent! Bringing someone like Jiang Qiao to their team would be the perfect choice. She loved learning, excelled in her studies, was intelligent, and had excellent physical skills. He couldn't bear to give her up.
However, he couldn't tell Jiang Qiao directly for the time being. Since the girl couldn't leave anytime soon, he would wait for the next opportunity.
Jiang Qiao had no idea that her brother had other ulterior motives. Now that her illness was cured, she didn't want to stay any longer. She wanted to take this opportunity to go and see Ma Liu and the others.
"Director Jiang, if everything's alright, I'll head back now."
Jiang Jinyu wanted to see Jiang Qiao off, but Jiang Qiao stopped her, saying, "No need, no need. I have to go see my friend. He lives in the capital. I know the place. I'll come back tonight."
Xiao Jiangming was reluctant to let Jiang Qiao leave, and he held Jiang Qiao's hand longingly, wanting her to stay with him.
"Jiang Ming, I'll come see you again tomorrow. I haven't seen my friend in a long time. I have to show my face. See you tomorrow. Remember to take the medicine on the table, don't forget."
Jiang Qiao waved and left with remarkable ease. Even Gu Jinyu couldn't help but sigh. Compared to Jiang Qiao, he didn't understand life as well as she did, nor was he as carefree.
"Grandson, tell your grandpa, do you like this Jiang Qiao?"
Jiang Ming nodded, then pointed in the direction Jiang Qiao had left, and his face fell.
Gu Jinyu smiled and said, "Little one, you want Jiang Qiao to play with you, right? She has other things to do. Come on, let's go back with Grandpa."
Jiang Jinyu had just entered the house when she received a phone call. "What? Really?"
After hanging up the phone, Jiang Jinyu sat in a chair in silence for a long time before letting out a long sigh. It was truly a case of misfortunes never coming singly; what a mess! Good things didn't happen in a row, but all the bad things just piled up at once.
When Jiang Qiao arrived at Ma Liu's place, he learned the latest news.
"What, locusts?"
"Yes, it came all the way from south to north. When I heard the news, I was so angry I couldn't even cheer up. What kind of mess is this? I thought things would be better this year. We were about to harvest the grain, and then this happened. Many places have already started rushing to harvest. No matter if it's not feasible, we have to get it back first. If the insects eat it all, what will be left?"
What could Jiang Qiao say? She could only say that she was unlucky. "Forget it, there's no use saying all this. I hope the locals can get up and quickly destroy this thing, or that a tornado will come and blow it away."
What she really wanted to say was that God was blind, how could He just stand by and watch ordinary people live in such dire straits?
Complaining and blaming others is useless now. Back then, didn't the Japanese devils also run rampant on this land? Relying on God is really not as good as relying on ourselves.
She was somewhat relieved that she had planted some Lipu taro in her space before. The plants were large and tasted pretty good. When she was cultivating the seedlings, she gave some to Jiang Xiuqi, hoping that they could survive and at least ensure some food.
However, Jiang Qiao hoped that the insects would change course and fly to the sea halfway, so that they would at least cause less damage to the crops. Growing food is not easy, and being a farmer is even more difficult.
"Hey Grandpa Liu, shouldn't you be going back? What, are you planning to settle down here?"
Ma Liu chuckled, "Girl, this place is great! It's an ancient cultural capital with a long history and lots of old artifacts. I feel restless if I don't go out for a stroll every day."
"Get everything out of here quickly. Also, I'm running low on money. I've almost spent the gold you gave me last time. Try to get me some more, preferably gold; people will recognize that."
Jiang Qiao opened her backpack and saw what was inside. Ma Liuchong gave Jiang Qiao a thumbs up and said, "Amazing, you even thought of this."
Jiang Qiao sighed, "This stuff isn't very pure, so why keep it? It might not be worth much in the future. Just use it. I also brought some money. Here's a package for you; it contains US dollars and receipts, etc. Use it as you see fit."
"Is there enough food? If not, I'll ask my friend to think of something."
Ma Liu nodded quickly, "That's a good idea. Just give me a mix of thicknesses."
"Oh, right, I also got you a house. All your things are over there. Here's the key; take one, I'll keep the other. Keep your food and other necessities there so I can easily go get them. It's not far from here; I'll take you there in a bit."
Jiang Qiao nodded and went out to chat with the veterans and the children. She learned that the children who were supposed to go to school had gone to school, and those who weren't going to school had found jobs. As for Erping's parents, they had also returned, but they had to write ideological reports regularly.
"Sigh, it's good that he's back; nothing else matters."
With Ma Liu around, Jiang Qiao wasn't worried about the lives of the children and veterans in the courtyard at all. They all had household registration and food rations, and each received subsidies. Their contribution was enough for everyone in the courtyard to live on.
When Jiang Qiao went to see the house Ma Liu had changed for her, she was dumbfounded. "Ah, this isn't small at all. How did you manage to get it? In this day and age, who would be willing to give up their house?"
Ma Liu sighed, "You don't know this. The people living in this area aren't simple people. They have quite a few houses like this. If they don't have food, they can just exchange it. Anyway, they have a place to live and they're not short of money. I exchanged it for gold and some grain. Do you think it was really given away for free?"
When Jiang Qiao saw all the things in the room, she was speechless. If this were a prosperous era, why would she need to work? She could live a life of ease with all this.
"Grandpa Liu, that's enough. Do you really want to exchange all the things they have for them and give them a way to survive?"
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