I became the Counterpart of the Winner in a Period Novel-Chapter 241 - 238: Villager: Jian Guo’s Girlfriend Is Here
Jiang Jian Country brought the convoy over, while Xia Xiaosi went to gather a group of village kids.
When Jiang Jian Country returned, Xia Xiaosi was bantering with Bai Meimei.
The new couple who agreed yesterday narrowly missed each other.
Is it perhaps fate’s doing?
But Xia Xiaosi is not giving up!
How can she abandon the chance before even meeting the person?
We won’t accept this!
Xia Xiaosi went to the village head’s house to borrow a bicycle, worried the village head might refuse, she also grabbed Fang Tao, who was about to take a nap.
Fang Tao, who had hardly slept all night: He must have owed Xia Xiaosi a lot of money in a past life.
He thought he could catch up on sleep, but...
Children are all debts!
On this side, following his sister’s instructions, Jiang Jian Country mobilized the entire village workforce to carry down the basswood from the mountain, thus ending the first stage of the drying process for the basswood.
The second stage—soaking—is about to begin.
Pits were dug in the planned mushroom sauce factory area in advance, lime from their own lime kiln was mixed at a 3% ratio to make quicklime solution, and the basswood was soaked in it.
This process is very important, as the moisture content of the basswood should be about 50% at this time.
While some insect eggs and bacteria are killed, complete elimination requires soaking, which generally takes about two weeks.
The lime solution effectively kills insect eggs and bacteria ensuring the quality of the mushrooms grown, allowing the basswood to be used for two or three years through multiple harvests, whereas otherwise, it would be consumed by various insect eggs within a year, unnecessarily increasing costs.
Jiang Mingyue had explained this knowledge to the villagers and circulated a handwritten booklet among the literate, who in turn reminded others, igniting a positive cycle in the small community.
With the strength of many people, placing all the basswood into the long and large lime solution took little time, and Jiang Jian Country waved for everyone to rest. The villagers who participated today, who needed to work on their fields, were all credited with full work points, and everyone cheered and clapped immediately.
It was at this moment that Xia Xiaosi appeared.
She rushed to find people, pedaling faster than usual, even though it was midday and she was sweating profusely.
But when she arrived at Yueyue’s house, Xiao Ran pointed her to where his Jian Guo brother, along with others, was busy working south of the Baihua Forest.
At that moment, her heart sank.
Did he not take yesterday’s agreement seriously?
Or has he regretted it, realizing after sleep that he doesn’t like her?
In any case... at this time Xia Xiaosi was prone to overthinking, and easily emotionally disturbed.
She asked along the way and finally saw a large area surrounded by red bricks, found the entrance, and then saw a group of people from afar.
Xiao Ran didn’t lie to her; his Jian Guo brother was indeed busy.
She saw with her own eyes how he worked with confidence and chatted happily with the villagers.
In that instant, all her previous anxiety dissipated.
What is there to worry about?
After all, it was she who insisted yesterday.
So today she’ll continue to insist, won’t she?
As the saying goes: investing in Yuebao’s brother means no loss!
...
As the crowd was dispersing, someone suddenly piped up with a sentence.
"Jian Guo’s fiancée is here!"
Jiang Jian Country didn’t know how the villagers reacted.
But he knew his own reaction.
"Thump thump thump..." His heart raced uncontrollably.
Especially when he saw the girl standing with a bicycle, her eyes warmly fixed on him.
In that moment, Jiang Jian Country regretted; he regretted his previous hesitation.
He couldn’t say he was experienced, but after the Lotus incident, he wasn’t entirely unfamiliar with love.
Mutual deception does not equate to love.
Manipulating each other also doesn’t qualify as love.
But when a girl’s honest gaze and sincere heart are presented to you, and your heart races for her, he believes that’s love.
A love that, if missed, would be regretted for a lifetime.
...
When Jiang Mingyue woke Xiao Ran for afternoon study, she saw her brother rushing home to rummage through the cabinet.
That’s strange!
Taking out a pack of White Rabbit candies and putting it in his pocket was equally unreasonable.
Jiang Mingyue released her spiritual power and saw her brother handing the whole pack of White Rabbit candies to a girl, his ears turning red as he rode the bike, carrying the girl out of the village, as if, as if they were going to register their marriage.
Jiang Mingyue shook her head at this unrealistic thought. It’s not the future; there aren’t flash marriages!
Wait, wasn’t that his childhood friend Xia Xiaosi? Previously, the girl had her head down. She had been eating cookies, and when the girl lifted her head, Jiang Mingyue recognized her features.
Tsk, she almost didn’t recognize her in those different clothes.
Jiang Mingyue couldn’t help but ponder: if it’s Xia Xiaosi, maybe by bedtime tonight, she might indeed have a sister-in-law.
It’s just that Bai Meimei was out of the picture rather quickly.
Who knows if there might be any twists?
Jiang Mingyue withdrew her spiritual power and went about her own business.
Going into the room, she called for Yan Jinzhi, who soon appeared in the space.
"Missed me?"
"Did you ask about the fruit trees?"
Yan Jinzhi: "...Don’t worry, it’s already handled. I’ve donated to the Provincial Agriculture Science Academy; you water them first, then in the evening dig them up with roots and soil... I see, which yard of yours is bigger?"
"According to the land deed’s area, the largest is Yun Dian General’s No. 8 courtyard."
"Then Yun Dian. The evening or tomorrow morning will do. I’ll have them go to the General’s large courtyard tomorrow to transport it."
With the fruit trees having a destination, Jiang Mingyue also resolved one matter.
After parting ways, Jiang Mingyue went to No. 55 Pear Blossom Lane.
The moment she opened the main door, the young guard almost burst into tears.
No other reason; he wondered how in these times someone could move with the speed of the wind. Mr. Jiang had just requested photos, and an hour later, they were in his hands.
Then he waited anxiously, and if his gaze had substance, it would have pierced the main door.
Still no sign of Mr. Jiang.
He wanted to block the back door, but no telling what Brother Pan was thinking, as he strictly forbade approaching the back door.
Sigh! And he didn’t consider that if Mr. Jiang sneaked in and out from the back always, it would be pointless to keep watch for three thousand years.
But they dared not disobey Brother Pan’s orders.
Thankfully, Mr. Jiang still remembered him, which made him feel quite flattered.
Taking the envelope, Jiang Mingyue closed the door once again.
The young guard: "..." Please don’t! This kind of anticipation... can easily cause internal injuries!
Sitting at the stone table in the Fish Viewing Pavilion, Jiang Mingyue glanced at the envelope, untouched and unopened.
Of course, this was just an ordinary envelope with no ink, probably simply to keep others from seeing it.
Jiang Mingyue opened it, and a four-inch photo fell out. Even though it was black and white, one could still see the person’s spiritual demeanor.
What to say? A disheartened young man, perhaps due to over half of his face being disfigured, affecting his vitality.
In the prime of life, anyone would find it hard to accept this.
She hadn’t specifically asked for a photo of injuries, but unexpectedly, the opponent sent it. Was it a miscommunication from Brother Pan’s side, or was the other party just too straightforward?
