Crossing 70: Fish in the Pond Have Good News

Chapter 68 Jiang Yu's Decision

Seeing that he was speaking straightforwardly, Yi Chi also smiled at him and said, "Wait a moment, I'll soak the rabbit skin and get ready."

"Don't be in a hurry, take your time. By the way, are you burning the stove?" Fu Biao asked him when he saw the iron stove not far away.

"Yes, that one heats up quickly." Yi Chi quickened his movements.

Jiang Yu went to saw wooden boards, preparing to make the door and window frames in the afternoon.

Fu Biao saw that there was no hope of survival, so he picked up the skinned rabbit and started washing it.

When Xue Li and Wu Aiqing came up, they smelled the aroma of Yi Chi frying spices, "Oh my god, we got there by chance, just in time to eat!" Xue Li quickened his pace and walked over, getting closer to smell the aroma, "It smells so good, Jiang Yu, no wonder you are willing to help him, just based on this skill, we must trade our physical strength with him!"

Jiang Yu put down the hammer and turned to look at them. "Why are you here?"

"Who told you and Fu Biao to run away? I thought something happened, so I dragged Wu Aiqing out." Xue Li shrugged, not wanting to make a fuss. "You don't know that Chen Jinghan made an excuse for you, saying that you were sick, and Uncle Zhuang cooperated with her by showing a worried look. Wow, what great acting skills."

Yi Chi listened to them talking calmly. Knowing that Jiang Yu had suddenly left the banquet, he felt inexplicably happy.

Could it be that Jiang Yu and Zhuang Shouren were having a conflict?

Jiang Yu said, "I don't want to eat."

Xue Li looked at her emotional speech curiously, thinking that this was rare. Jiang Yu usually had a calm face and smiled faintly. Why was she so angry today? "But your sudden change of attitude is not good for your brick kiln business."

Jiang Yu frowned, "Then I'll go smash it tonight?"

"I don't believe it." Xue Li choked, "Don't say such angry words. The tiles haven't been burned yet. You still have to maintain normal social interactions this winter."

Yes, if she built the kiln herself and asked Fu Biao and the others to do the hard labor, the tiles on the roof of their hut would have been ready by now. Tsk! With the villagers getting involved, not only did her efficiency drop, but now she couldn't just ignore it. It was troublesome!

"Some things, we should see through but not speak out." Xue Li walked to Jiang Yu, lowered his voice, and glanced at Yi Chi as a signal, "First do what needs to be done, as for the rest, we can plan slowly. The most important thing is not to meddle in other people's business, especially when you don't know what the person involved thinks."

Jiang Yu paused.

Minding other people's business? Am I meddling in other people's business? Jiang Yu asked himself in his heart.

Yes, you are meddling in other people's business. You are soft-hearted towards people, and you let down your guard against strangers! There is no need to make excuses or lie to yourself. You lowered your bottom line and broke your principles in Yi Chi's affairs.

Jiang Yu was angry again, this time at herself. She put down the hammer in her hand, stood up and left in silence.

Xue Li didn't call her, he just sat there and watched her walk away.

The three men looked over in confusion, and Fu Biao called out to Xue Li, "What's going on?"

"It's okay. She's gone to find something and will be back soon. You guys go about your business." Xue Li turned around, put his hands on his knees, propped up his chin, yawned lazily, and acted as the supervisor.

Yi Chi looked at Xue Li sensitively, and felt that Jiang Yu did not leave for that reason, but he was not familiar with the others except Jiang Yu, and did not know how to start the conversation.

Jiang Yu ran into the mountains in one breath and stopped only when he reached the chestnut forest.

She found a tree to sit down against, and repeated in her mind everything that had happened since she inexplicably offered to help Yi Chi repair the house.

But the reasons why she did this were partly impulse and partly due to other emotional factors.

What emotions? God knows!

Why did these emotions arise? It could be the lonely figure of Yi Chi as he climbed the mountain, his hunched back as he walked on the edge of the crowd, or his swollen cheeks due to edema. In short, there are many possibilities.

Jiang Yu saw himself in those images.

Last time we talked about sympathy for one's own kind, Jiang Yu can turn a blind eye to ordinary people, but can she still be so firm when she sees someone similar to her? But what if she meets another person of the same kind in the future? Will she still be soft-hearted?

No one could answer this question, but Jiang Yu was clearly aware at this moment that Yi Chi was a little special to her.

Should we end this special care? Jiang Yu suddenly thought of the meal that Yi Chi had made.

Because her living environment has improved, her obsession with food has decreased, but on the contrary, her preference for delicious food has become stronger and stronger.

Yichi’s cooking is delicious, and compared to the distance you have to go to a state-owned restaurant to satisfy your cravings, Yichi is just around the corner.

Since she couldn't give up, she would just continue. As for how things would develop later, Jiang Yu didn't care. She just wanted to exchange her labor for delicious food. Wasn't that too much?

After figuring it out, Jiang Yu hurried back carrying a dead tree. The delicious rabbit stewed in an iron pot was still waiting for her.

When they saw her come back, they didn't ask any questions. Xue Li scooped some water for her to wash her hands. Then they sat on the ground and started to eat lunch around an iron pot that was fixed with stones.

Their lunch smelled so good that one wanted to swallow their tongue, but Chen Jinghan had a hard time swallowing.

This damn group of guys, none of them have comradeship, and they left him alone. Zhuang Shouren also insisted on not arranging other guests to sit with him, saying that Jiang Yu and the others might come back. Look at the empty plates on the table next to him, isn't this roasting him on the fire? Those people's eyes are staring at the table full of dishes, and they are so eager that they are about to burn him!

Chen Jinghan felt like crying but had no tears. He finished the meal with great difficulty. Cui Xiaofen kept emphasizing to him that he should take the dishes back and not waste them.

Help! Let the old man next to me take me away! Otherwise, I'm afraid I'll be robbed on the way!

Chen Jinghan tried to refuse in every possible way, but Zhuang Shouren and his wife still forcefully stuffed the basket of vegetables into his hands and said, "I'll come get the plates later." They were too enthusiastic.

But when he returned to the educated youth point in a rage, he found that his friends were not there?

Chen Jinghan knocked on the doors of several people in confusion. Luo Xinci poked her head out and said, "They are not here."

"Oh, okay." Chen Jinghan nodded, then carried the vegetables back to the room, locked the door and prepared to go up the mountain to take a look.

Guan Wenbin looked at his back and spat. Ever since these guys came, he has become a thief hated by everyone in the village. Look, the captain didn't even invite him to dinner when his daughter got married. This would have been impossible before they came! He saw the basket that Chen Jinghan was carrying just now. It looked heavy. "This is what it means to have more food than you can eat. Tsk tsk, this is the reincarnation of a starving ghost!"

Zhao Lei sat silently in the corner weaving baskets. No one knew who he learned this skill from.