Upon arriving at the kitchen, Jiang Yin discovered that everything was prepared quite well, with even more seasonings than she had at home.
In the corner were piles of common vegetables such as radishes, potatoes, and cabbages. "Where did these come from?"
I remember when my nephew first settled down, he couldn't possibly have had so many supplies on his own.
“I went to a nearby village to exchange some. My aunt will take some back with her when she goes back, because I can’t eat it all by myself.”
Jiang Yin felt sorry for him again, "You just don't know how to manage a household. You know you can't finish the food, yet you still exchange so much. This money is hard to earn; you need to plan ahead..."
"Alright, the child bought extra on purpose," Yang Guoqing interrupted her impatiently. Even he could see it, so he didn't believe Jiang Yin couldn't. She was worried about her nephew and didn't want him to take advantage of the child.
Jiang Yin glared at him. "I only said a few words to him because I knew he did it on purpose. I should be the one taking care of him, not him. I feel sorry for him because he's doing everything by himself..."
Yang Guoqing didn't argue, since he couldn't win anyway. "Ayi, do you see if there's anything else that needs cleaning up? I can lend a hand."
Jiang Yi: "There really is."
Jiang Yin said, "Then take us there quickly. We came early today to see if we can help."
Having successfully diverted their attention, Jiang Yi quickly led them to the backyard, where there used to be a simple toilet and bathroom, but he had demolished them, cleared the ground, and covered it with soil.
"What are you planning to do?" Jiang Yin looked around at the narrow strip of land, which was about twenty square meters in size, with a pile of red bricks next to it.
Jiang Yi said, "It's such a waste to leave this piece of land undeveloped. I was thinking that setting up a small restaurant here could help supplement our diet."
“That’s good,” Jiang Yin agreed. It was such a waste to leave such a small garden uncultivated. This was just right. “What about the pile of bricks? Should we build a chicken coop? Then we won’t have to worry about eggs.”
Jiang Yi said, "I'm going to pave a path in this corner so that my feet won't get dirty when it rains."
"This is too wasteful..." Many families would argue over a few bricks, but he used them to pave the road.
Before Jiang Yin could finish speaking, Yang Guoqing interrupted her, saying, "This is great, very practical. Otherwise, every time you step into the mud, it would cause a lot more trouble."
Jiang Yi: "Yes, I'm alone. If I go to work later, I'm afraid I won't have time to pack. This way it's easier."
Jiang Yin: "~That's fine then. Leave the details of what you're going to do to me and your uncle."
Jiang Yi gave a simple demonstration, and Yang Guoqing learned it.
After leaving the backyard to them, Jiang Yi said he had something to do outside. Jiang Yin didn't have time to ask any more questions, as she was busy moving bricks.
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Hua Xiangyun never expected that she would be blocked at the door so early in the morning.
"Is there something you need?"
"Xiangyun, so many days have passed, have you calmed down yet? Why don't you beat me up?" Zhou Xiaolan had been thinking for a few days and still wanted to start with Hua Xiangyun. Today, she adopted a humble posture and her eyes were full of flattery.
"I already told you, let's not see each other again. Why are you keeping an eye on me?"
Hua Xiangyun didn't expect this person to be even more shameless than she thought. Even after she had said everything clearly, he was still pretending to be stupid.
"I truly consider you my best friend. I'm so sad that you misunderstood me. How about you tell me what to do from now on? From now on, if you say go east, I won't go west." Zhou Xiaolan endured the humiliation, looking aggrieved as if she would be a follower from now on.
“Since you say so,” Hua Xiangyun said after catching her breath, seeing the surprise on Zhou Xiaolan’s face, “you just need to stay away from me.”
Zhou Xiaolan, "..."
"Excuse me, you're blocking my way," Hua Xiangyun said, not wanting to be bothered, and guessing her purpose.
I heard that Zhou Xiaolan has been having a hard time these days. Her complexion is even more sallow than before, and she looks like she is severely malnourished.
With a few more mouths to feed in the Zhou family, their food rations had to be more lenient.
Furthermore, since Zhou Xiaolan had been staying at Bai Zhaodi's place without giving Bai Zhaodi any benefits, it would be strange if she could sleep well there.
With the original owner of this body, a fool, supporting her in the past, Zhou Xiaolan lived a better life at the end of each year than usual. Compared to this year, it's no wonder she felt a sense of loss.
After hearing so many jokes about her for days, seeing her living such a miserable life now makes me feel better.
Seeing that Zhou Xiaolan was still motionless, Hua Xiangyun turned around and saw her own yard, "Grandma..."
Zhou Xiaolan felt a surge of resentment in her heart. She was already a grown woman, and she should have gone to an adult for help.
After several unsuccessful encounters with Tian Guihua, she became afraid and, not daring to entangle herself any further, turned and left.
Hua Xiangyun curled her lip, "Is that all you've got? You think you can compete with me?"
Tian Guihua arrived quickly. "What's wrong?"
Hua Xiangyun: "It's nothing, I just had a bad feeling and thought it was a bug."
"You silly child, where would you find bedbugs in this weather?" Tian Guihua said, then looked around again. "There's nothing there."
Hua Xiangyun laughed and said, "I told you I was seeing things. Grandma, I'm leaving now."
"Go on," Tian Guihua suddenly grabbed her again, "Do you have enough money on you?"
"That's enough. Besides salt, what else do we need to buy?" We've been pickling a lot of fish at home these past few days, and we didn't have enough salt. If we don't go buy some more today, we won't have enough for the whole New Year.
Moreover, the men in the family were in high spirits and dug up another box of earthworms, saying they wanted to catch some more fish to smoke and preserve, which would make them even less likely to have enough seasoning.
“We still have cinnamon and other things at home, why don’t you buy some?” Tian Guihua said, and then added, “Don’t buy those impractical things. I have a sugar coupon here, buy some more and Grandma will make you steamed cakes.”
Hua Xiangyun smiled and said, "I understand."
The day she bought that pile of stamps, it didn't take half a day for everyone in the compound and her family to know about it.
Apart from Xun Liangfen saying it was a waste and telling her not to spend money recklessly in the future, no one else said anything.
In particular, Hua Guangzong, knowing that she liked stamps, specially dug out some old letters he had received before, and to her surprise, she found that the red stamp she had been longing for was actually among them.
Fearing it would tear, she even asked for the envelope back as well.
As for the strange voices and stares in the compound, they were irrelevant to her.
Anyway, these people's gossip subjects never stay fresh for more than three days. By then, when there are new topics, who will remember her?
Wearing the genuine leather boots that Hua Baoguo brought back this time, Hua Xiangyun's footsteps crunched on the snow.
Several factories were closed for the holidays, and the neighborhood committee also arranged for people to be on duty, so no one came out to organize street sweeping.
"Xiangyun, wait for me!" Wu Yanxin caught up with him. "Are you going to the supply and marketing cooperative?"
Hua Xiangyun was surprised that Wu Yanxin could still recognize her even though she was all bundled up. "How did you know it was me?" she asked.
Wu Yanxin said, "You're so careless. Everyone knows you have the best clothes here. Look at these big leather boots, are they new?"
Wu Yanxin was just complaining and wasn't jealous. You know, her family treated her well and gave her everything she deserved.
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