Jiang Yue and the others arrived outside Jiancheng. In just one month, the entire city had undergone new changes.
Hundreds of acres of land had been reclaimed outside the city. Although the crops and vegetables had been harvested, the people continued to reclaim the land.
The number of people patrolling back and forth has doubled, but most of them should be ordinary people. They don't have official uniforms or official swords, but they hold wooden sticks in their hands. They are more concerned about protecting the farmland than anyone else.
Many small ditches were dug beside the fields to facilitate watering, but they are now dry.
Jiang Yue withdrew her gaze. More guards were stationed at the city gate. The two men got out of the car and took out their household registrations.
The household registration is still the original one, but Jiang Yue said that she has been registered in the city and has been allocated a house.
The guards checked the mule cart and found nothing amiss, then released the people. The city was still sheltering refugees, but now that they had collected food, the inspections would be more stringent.
The collapsed rows of houses near the city gate have been cleared away, and the people walking on the streets have peaceful faces, and most of them are holding wild vegetables and firewood in their hands.
Passing through several alleys, Jiang Yue noticed many people queuing up with wooden buckets to draw water. On average, there was a public well for every three alleys, and there was a person at the well to manage order, so there were no fights or other disturbances.
It can be seen that the managers of this city are capable and willing to consider things from the perspective of the people.
When Jiang Yue returned to her street, someone was sitting at the door weaving straw sandals. Seeing the Jiang family return, they happily shouted, "You're finally back!"
It's a mess outside now, with bandits and soldiers fighting. This couple is so brave, I don't know where they ran off to, they haven't been seen for half a month, it's really worrying.
Jiang Yue looked over and saw that it was a villager from Changle Village. She nodded and smiled, "Yes, I'm back."
"Sister Jiang, you're back!" Fang Lu was about to queue up to get water when she heard a familiar voice. It turned out to be Sister Jiang and the other person who had returned!
Her voice was so loud that many people heard it and came out of their homes.
"Hey, you're back!"
"Xiao Jiang is finally back! Are you guys okay?"
For a moment, the whole street was filled with the sound of people greeting Jiang Yue and the others.
She finally knew the feeling of being "welcomed along the streets", which was completely different from the jealousy and resentment she felt in Shuntian City.
Being too popular also makes it difficult to move forward.
After finally reaching the door of her house, Jiang Yue's face was frozen with smile. She looked at Jiang Nian again, his face expressionless, not tired at all.
"What's wrong?" Jiang Nian lowered his head and asked her when he noticed her gaze.
"It's okay, I just feel like I'm as indifferent as you."
"I'm indifferent?" Jiang Nian raised his eyebrows, smiling. She was right. Until now, he had no sympathy for anyone other than Jiang Yue. At most, he would help the other person because they knew Jiang Yue.
His voice was so low that Jiang Yue didn't hear it.
The area in front of the door was spotless, probably cleaned by the neighbors. When I walked in, everything was as it was before I left.
After driving the mule cart into the shed and feeding it water, it lay down immediately, having wilted from the sun.
The well cover had disappeared. Jiang Nian peered into the well and saw fallen leaves covering the top, which he lifted with a long stick. The water level had dropped by more than half, but there was still water.
He tied the bucket with the windlass rope, grabbed the windlass handle, and turned it counterclockwise.
He drew up five or six buckets of water in a row, and the water in the well became a little cleaner, but there was not much left.
The weather was hot, so I used the water to wash the stone brick floor and it dried up in a short while.
Jiang Yue used clean water to scrub the bed boards, tables and chairs, doors and windows, etc.
At most, there was just a bit of dust, but it wasn't something that needed much cleaning. The two of them worked on it for an hour, sweating profusely.
As soon as Jiang Nian entered the house, he took off his clothes. After cleaning, he stood in the yard to wash.
Jiang Yue took out two dried fish and shouted to the courtyard, "Don't rush to wash them, we still have to go out."
She had specifically asked her neighbors to help look after the yard because she was worried that they would be away for too long and the house would be robbed again.
"It's okay. I'm really too hot. I'll take a shower first and then wash again in the evening." He walked in, having already taken off his clothes, washed them, and hung them on the clothesline to dry.
In short, what it means is that he is now wandering around naked.
Jiang Yue threw him a towel and closed her eyes, thinking out of sight, out of mind.
Jiang Nian had a smile in his eyes and simply wiped his hair. He didn't need to wipe his body, it would dry in a while.
After a while, Jiang Yue felt a surge of heat in front of her. She opened her eyes and found Jiang Nian bending over her, leaning in close, his nose barely touching hers, his warm breath on her face.
Jiang Yue was almost immersed in his eyes and quickly pushed him away, "Don't seduce me, I'm going out now, and I'll be back in time for dinner."
Jiang Nian failed in his seduction attempt and was a little disappointed. He stood up straight, changed his clothes and went out with her.
Jiang Yue went to Jin Xiu's house first.
Jin Xiu's husband had left the family, leaving her alone with her two children. However, because she was skilled at raising chickens, she had officially been given a job, earning a liter of grain per day. Her son, He Guangyao, also worked to earn a small fortune, earning half a liter per day. Her daughter, He Juaner, was left at home to grow vegetables and cook.
When Jiang Yue came to the house, Jin Xiu and her son had not returned home yet. He Juan'er was preparing to light a fire and cook, waiting for her family to come back and let the food cool down before eating.
"No need, Sister Jiang, this is embarrassing." He Juan'er saw Jiang Yue holding a dried fish that was bigger than two palms and quickly waved her hands. "We're just taking a look, it's not a big deal."
"We bought this in Qingshui City. It's a specialty sea fish from there. The taste is quite different from our river fish. I'll give it to you to try."
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