met free Chapter 21 Age
Chapter 21 Age
"Wow, Jiang Yu, you are really an expert at handicrafts! How can you be so capable? Do you think you are gifted? I see you are not that old, but how come you can do everything! You are amazing!" Xue Li looked at her with admiration. If she hadn't been holding a book in her hand, she would have held Jiang Yu's hand and worshipped her.
In her previous life, she admired craftsmen the most, such as hairpin makers, pottery makers, and embroiderers. They were all like gods!
Jiang Yu felt a little embarrassed by the compliment, and lowered his head slightly to avoid the other person's gaze. "It's not that great, I just have more time..." The original body did have a lot of time. He didn't have to go to school, and he just picked up trash everywhere every day. This explanation made sense.
"By the way, we haven't introduced our ages to each other yet. We're all from all over the world gathered here, what a fate~" Chen Jinghan took this opportunity to change the subject, not only to ease Jiang Yu's embarrassment, but mainly to draw Xue Li's attention back.
This little girl's starry eyes could only see ginger fish the whole time, which was really frustrating.
Xue Li immediately raised her hand, "I'm 16 years old! My sisters have all gone to the countryside, leaving only me and my brother who is one year younger than me, so I went to the countryside too." She seemed to accept it well, but in fact, it was because she felt uncomfortable living in the original owner's home after traveling through time, and going to the countryside made her feel more relaxed.
The original owner of this body had been an unknown person at home for the past 15 years. When her elder sisters were still at home, someone would take care of her and favor her. But after her third sister went to the countryside, all the chores at home were thrown to her alone. In just one year, she dropped out of school, became a maid, and was despised by her family for this and that. Sometimes she was even beaten by her drunk father, and she suffered a lot.
After Xue Li came here, she took the initiative to sign up for the rural program. In a family that favors boys over girls, the quota for rural program was destined to be hers, so if she took the initiative to sign up, she could get subsidies to buy supplies. If her mother had signed up, she would probably only be given a tattered quilt.
Moreover, she had a golden finger, so she would never worry about lack of food and clothing. The most important thing for her was to be able to leave that home.
Chen Jinghan and Xiong Lijin were 18 years old, and Fu Biao was 19. The three grew up together.
Wu Aiqing is the oldest, just 20 years old this year. He used to live in the countryside with his grandparents. This time his parents didn’t want to let his younger brother go to the countryside, so they took him back.
"Then Brother Wu, you shouldn't be worried about the busy farming season, right..." Xue Li asked curiously, because Wu Aiqing didn't look like someone who had been doing farm work for a long time, and he looked quite fair.
Wu Aiqing smiled bitterly and shook her head. "My grandmother was a barefoot doctor in our village. I learned to collect herbs from her since I was a child and never went to the fields."
"It's good to have a skill. If you know how to collect herbs, you can support yourself." Jiang Yu also recognized some herbs, but she didn't know the prescriptions. She only knew the functions of each herb. With this skill, she could not make a living in the apocalypse.
Nowadays, there are abundant medicinal herbs in the mountains of Northeast China, and Wu Aiqing will definitely be able to gain something.
Xiong Lijin patted Wu Aiqing on the shoulder and said, "Jiang Yu is right. Just think of coming here as an opportunity to practice the skills you have learned over the years. I heard that there are a lot of wild ginseng here. Brother, the road to wealth and fortune is just ahead!" He pointed to the vast mountains in the distance to encourage Wu Aiqing.
A few people walked to the outside of the town, chatting and laughing. The old man driving the ox cart was already waiting there. Everyone put their backpacks on the ox cart and jumped on one by one.
Not long after, the three women who had come out with them in the morning also came over.
The ox cart was full of people, swaying slowly on the way home.
After walking for a whole day, Xue Li yawned tiredly and was drowsy due to the shaking of the car.
Chen Jinghan adjusted her posture and used her arms to support Xue Li's shoulders to prevent her from falling backwards.
Jiang Yu stretched out his hand and moved Xue Li's head towards him, and together with Chen Jinghan, he held her body in place.
Xiong Lijin bumped Fu Biao's shoulder with a smile, and signaled him with his eyes to look at Chen Jinghan.
Tsk tsk tsk, such a careful look~
Fu Biao winked and made a face at Xiong Lijin, and the two of them laughed stealthily.
Wu Aiqing looked at the people around him with amusement, then looked at the clouds on the mountainside, and finally felt relieved. Going to the countryside to join the construction team didn't seem as scary as the educated youth in the village said before.
Because there was no one from other villages on board, the ox cart went straight into the village. The cowshed was on the other side of the low hill. After dropping off the educated youth, the cart could just bypass the educated youth site and take the cows directly back to the cowshed.
The villagers in the Youth League compound were still working hard. When the team leader Zhuang Shouren saw them coming back, he said to them with a smile, "We are already repairing the kang in the big house. I have put the things of you boys in the other empty room. We boiled water in your pottery pots. We have been walking all day, and I see you didn't bring a kettle. Come over quickly to drink some water and take a rest."
Fu Biao immediately put down his things and went to find his lunch box. Then he took out the lunch box and poured a bowl of water, then gulped it down. "Oh my God, Captain, you boiled the water just in time! You saved my life."
"I saved your life, but you're talking nonsense." Zhuang Shouren was amused by his strange appearance. He chuckled twice, clapped his hands and prepared to leave. "I've been busy all day. I have to go to the brigade headquarters. Let's go! Don't cook for us in the evening! Let's all go home to eat!" He emphasized loudly as he walked out.
Chen Jinghan followed him for a few steps and sent him out. "We are short of money now, and we don't have anything good to treat you. We won't provide food today. We will treat everyone to a meal when we get some meat later."
"Let's talk later. Don't send me off. Go back and pack your things." Zhuang Shouren waved him away, turned out of the door, walked along the straight road, and went to the brigade headquarters.
After putting down his things, Jiang Yu went into his small room and took a look. The bricks were not drying that fast. Although it was hot now, there was only a small window inside the room besides the door. Even if it was fully opened, there was not much wind, so it was better than nothing.
"Uncle, I'm starting to light the stove now, can I do it faster?" Jiang Yu went to the boys' house and asked the villagers who were busy.
An old man with mud all over his head waved his hands and said, "No, you can't burn it. You have to let it dry thoroughly before you burn it, otherwise it will crack."
"Yes, don't be anxious. The weather has been good recently. It will dry in a few days with ventilation. Don't rush to light a fire." Another uncle also stopped her.
Jiang Yu nodded in understanding, "Okay. I'll light it again in a few days." She turned and left, ready to go find Xue Li to collect firewood together.
When Xue Li heard about collecting firewood, she quickly tied up her braids that had just been untied, and said, "Go, go, and take a look at what's on the mountain."
"We can just pick up some dry firewood from the small hill next to us. There shouldn't be anything good there." Jiang Yu stood by the door waiting for her.
"Wild vegetables would be fine too. The weather gets hot late here, so the wild vegetables must not be old yet. Pick some and eat them fresh." After Xue Li finished combing her braids, she suddenly remembered that she didn't have a basket, so she took out a piece of cloth and put it in her pocket to use as a bag later.