vrcanaries Chapter 130 Return to the Village
Chapter 130 Return to the Village
Jiang Jiang has never really figured it out. Her family has arrived safely in Jiangzhou. The temperature in Jiangzhou is suitable, the public security is good, and their family has food, clothing and hope. But why doesn't the system acknowledge that her mission is completed?
This is Jiang Jiang's heart knot, and it is also what makes her always nervous.
This week, Jiang Jiang and Huang Ying traveled to Weishan County as usual.
This time, when they heard that Huang Ying's father was seriously ill, they came to visit him with some food and medicine.
The small room was closed and dull, with only a small window letting in a few rays of light.
As soon as Jiang Jiang entered the house, he smelled an unpleasant smell, a mixture of Chinese herbal medicine and rotten wood.
The room never sees sunlight all year round and is a bit damp, with some dark green moss in the corners.
Huang Ying put the basket in her hand on the cabinet next to the bed.
"Dad, are you feeling better? Here are some eggs I brought for you. Eat more to replenish your body."
After Huang Ying's mother helped Huang Dadan to sit up, she nervously wiped the sweat from her palms on her clothes. She found two stools and asked the two to sit down.
Jiang Jiang put aside a piece of pork, a few pounds of rice, and a handful of medicinal herbs he had brought with him, and asked, "Mother-in-law, how is father-in-law's health? What did the doctor say?"
Huang Ying's mother was about to speak, but Huang Dabing stopped her with his hand. He coughed twice and said, "It's nothing. It's just an old illness. I just caught a cold. The doctor said that I'll be fine after taking some medicine."
"That's great. I brought some herbs with me. Let the doctor take a look tomorrow. Maybe they can be of use."
She brought some medicinal herbs, most of which were common for treating colds and heat strokes.
Huang Ying's mother was naturally very grateful and sighed from time to time that Huang Ying had married into a good family. In the entire Daxi Village, no other daughter-in-law was as lucky as Huang Ying, who had her mother-in-law personally send her meat and rice.
"Huang Ying, I'm not saying anything bad to you, but now that you've married into the Li family, you're the daughter-in-law of the Li family. You have to serve your mother-in-law well and take care of the whole family, understand?"
Huang Ying's mother pretended to be stern in admonishing Huang Ying, fearing that her daughter would become spoiled.
Jiang Jiang could see that she was not a feudal patriarch. Other girls were not married to her just to take care of the housework and carry on the family line. She also treated Huang Ying as her own daughter.
She believes that the relationship between people is connected by the heart.
However, when Jiang Jiang took a look at Huang Dabing who kept coughing, he felt that this disease was not as easy as he said.
Everyone has their own destiny. If others don't want to talk about it, she shouldn't interfere in other people's affairs. She just needs to do her best.
It was a rare trip, so Jiang Jiang found a few familiar families to reminisce about the past, and also visited the homes of Li Chunhua and Li Changfeng.
I felt relieved to see that both families were doing well.
Li Chunhua has already planted some vegetables in the yard behind the house and said that when the vegetables are ripe, she will pack a bag for Jiang Jiang's family.
"Do you still remember Li Yaya?" Suddenly, Li Chunhua seemed to remember something. Seeing that there was no one around, she pulled Jiang Jiang's arm and asked.
"Did something happen to her?" Jiang Jiang of course remembered. After all, she had spent money to redeem her. She returned the death contract given by the human trafficker to Li Yaya on the spot.
"Li Yaya said that she got separated from Li Dafu and Li Dahai, and she is now an orphan living in Li Erlangzi's home. Now, she is in love with Li Erlangzi's youngest son!"
Li Erlangzi is what the villagers call him, mainly because he is a stubborn person and once he makes up his mind, he will not change his mind.
Originally, their family's conditions were only considered average in Daxi Village.
Thanks to Jiang Jiang’s reminder at the time, many villagers stockpiled food, including Li Erlangzi’s family.
However, unlike other families, Li Erlangzi stockpiled a lot of food, almost spending all his family's savings. At that time, some people even laughed at him for being stupid.
As a result, Li Erlangzi's family, who had a lot of grain stored, became a wealthy family in the village. Many families wanted to marry their daughters to him, if for no other reason, at least they wouldn't have to go hungry.
Who would have thought that Li Yaya had quietly hooked up with his youngest son? Judging from Li Erlangzi's tone, they might get married soon.
Speaking of Li Yaya, Jiang Jiang recalled the scene when he saw her at the market. Li Yaya lowered her head, took the death contract he gave her, and said nothing.
At that time, she thought that Li Yaya had encountered a major change and became withdrawn and indifferent. Now that she thought about it, she was probably a little dissatisfied with herself.
"Oh, right, now that I think of this, she has been asking us in various ways about how we, the whole village, managed to reach Jiangzhou safely. She also asked about your family's situation."
Jiang Jiang's heart tightened, but he remained expressionless.
"What does everyone say?"
"What else can I say? Didn't we just get close to the Zhou family? If it weren't for the Zhou family's help, I don't know how many lives we would have lost along the way." Li Chunhua shook her head and said with sympathy.
"Yes, yes." Jiang Jiang exchanged a few more words with Li Chunhua and then left.
She and Huang Ying had to rush back to Jiangzhou as soon as possible.
"Aunt Jiang, long time no see." Jiang Jiang hurried back to Huang Ying's parents' home to call people, and on the way he met Li Yaya who was wearing a light red dress.
Compared to a few days ago, her complexion was obviously much better now, and it was obvious that the food was good.
"Yes, Yaya. I heard that you and Erlangzi's youngest son are going to have a banquet soon. Auntie will definitely be back then."
When Li Yaya heard Jiang Jiang mention Li Erlangzi's family, a trace of disgust flashed in her eyes.
"Aunt Jiang, I heard that your family recently moved to Jiangzhou City?"
Jiang Jiang nodded slightly, "It's all for my grandchildren's education. The cost of living in the city is high, so we live in a small courtyard in the north of the city. Several people squeeze into one room, and there is no room to move around."
After thinking about it, Jiang Jiang added another sentence.
"When the drought is over, come to Jiangzhou and Aunt Jiang will treat you to delicious food."
Li Yaya pursed her lips, the words she was about to say were stuck in her throat and she couldn't get them out for a long time.
Seeing that it was getting late, Jiang Jiang didn't chat with Li Yaya anymore. He called Huang Ying and prepared to go back.
Even if others don't know, how could she not know? What about being separated from Li Dafu and Li Dahai on the way to escape was all a lie. It would be better for her to have less contact with such people.
Li Yaya looked at Jiang Jiang's receding back with a mocking expression on her face.
Jiangzhou, it’s a question whether your family will still be alive in a week.
It seemed that that group of refugees entered the city from the north.
On the way back to Jiangzhou City, Jiang Jiang noticed that another large wave of refugees from other places were pouring in.
They spoke with a northern accent and were tall, but they were so thin that only bones were left, which made them look even more terrifying.
There were very few old women and children in the team, and most of them were young and strong men and women.
They have been through many hardships, and their faces have long been numb. Only when their eyes look towards Jiangzhou will a glimmer of light appear.
"Mom, I don't know if it's my illusion, but why are there more and more refugees in the past few days?"
Huang Ying felt the same way. She felt a little scared as she watched the refugees spreading outside the city.
Most refugees just want to have enough food and clothing, but what if they can’t even afford it?