Crossing 70: Fish in the Pond Have Good News

Chapter 67 Strong Labor

No matter how the banquet went, Jiang Yu went into the house to change his clothes as soon as he returned to the educated youth center, and prepared to go out with his tool box.

Fu Biao had just stepped out of the alley when he saw her like this and asked hurriedly, "Where are you going? Is it convenient for you to take me with you?"

"Do you want to go and do some physical work?" Jiang Yu looked at the elder brother's physique and found that he was indeed suitable for being a laborer.

Fu Biao chuckled, "Do you care about the food? If you do, I'll go."

Jiang Yu thought about the rabbit that Yi Chi brought in the morning, and thought that one more rabbit should be enough to eat, so he nodded and said, "Whatever."

"Then wait for me, I'll go change my clothes." He was wearing nice clothes today, but if he had to work, it would be better to change into old work clothes.

"Then hurry up." Jiang Yu agreed. She turned to look at the private plot on the other side. Seeing that the cabbage was growing well, she reached out and picked one. One cannot eat only meat when eating. One must also pair it with vegetables for a balanced nutrition.

When Fu Biao and Jiang Yu went up the mountain together, Xue Li and Wu Aiqing had just arrived at the educated youth site. They looked at the two small figures halfway up the mountain, not quite sure if they were the people they were looking for, so they went into the house and took a look around.

Yuan Jiaojiao and Luo Xinci came back with the freshly washed clothes. Seeing Xue Li knocking on Jiang Yu's door, they casually asked, "Didn't you say you were going to Zhuang Caier's wedding? Why are you back at this time?" It should be time for the banquet now.

"Have you seen Jiang Yu? She seemed to be feeling a little unwell, so she came back first." Xue Li answered them using the nonsense that Chen Jinghan had made up.

Wu Aiqing beside him could only smile awkwardly and listen.

"We just got back too." Luo Xinci shook her head and put down the heavy wooden basin. "He's not in the house. Maybe he went to the barefoot doctor?"

Of course, there was a barefoot doctor in the construction team, but his skills were not very good and he didn’t know many kinds of herbs.

Previously, Wu Aiqing saw a little kid with a broken knee. The kid did not use the thistle nearby to stop the bleeding, but asked his family to run back home to get some firewood ash from the stove to stop the bleeding.

So Jiang Yu would definitely not go to him for treatment. And Xue Li felt that Jiang Yu was definitely not sick. Chen Jinghan's words of discomfort should have been told to the captain, so what happened? She looked back at Wu Aiqing, and when she saw Yuan Jiaojiao and Luo Xinci starting to hang clothes, she motioned for him to go out with her.

"When you were sitting outside, did anyone embarrass Jiang Yu?" Xue Li asked in a low voice as soon as he was away from the educated youth point.

Wu Aiqing smiled awkwardly and pointed to the mountain. "The people who went up just now should be Jiang Yu and Fu Biao. Let's go up and find them."

"Don't change the subject. What happened?" Xue Li followed him up the mountain, but still kept asking the same question.

Wu Aiqing organized her words and told her the conversation between Old Man Zhuang and his men after they passed by. "Didn't Jiang Yu help Yi Chi repair his house recently? Maybe he was standing up for him."

"No, Jiang Yu is not the type to stand up for the weak." Although Xue Li cannot be said to be very good at judging people, she is very sensitive to other people's emotions.

In her opinion, Jiang Yu was a slow-moving person. When they first met, Jiang Yu didn't reject them, but she was always indifferent. It was not until they got to know each other for a long time that she slowly let down her guard. How long had she known Yi Chi? She didn't even know who he was, so how could she stand up for him?

"But no matter if she is defending justice or not, Jiang Yu can't tolerate any injustice. After she knows these things, it's hard for her not to change her opinion of the villagers. Tsk tsk..." Xue Li originally thought that Jiang Yu was too outstanding in the village to run a brick kiln. Not only would it arouse jealousy, but there might be trouble later. They are educated youth, and they may leave here in two years. It is really unnecessary to get too involved with the villagers.

But she could also understand Jiang Yu wanting to build a kiln for her own convenience. Many things were not available for purchase these days, but if she had something good to show off, it would be much easier to exchange it with others. From another perspective, she also approved of Jiang Yu's efforts.

However, it had only been a short time since the brick kiln was built when old stories were brought up. Given Jiang Yu's somewhat stubborn personality, it would be strange if he could continue to provide convenience to the villagers.

Wu Aiqing didn't know the two girls very well, but he could vaguely sense that Jiang Yu was very vigilant. But maybe Yi Chi caught Jiang Yu's eye? After all, Yi Chi was pretty, the type that even a man like him would find pretty. Isn't it normal to feel pity for such a person who is not living a satisfactory life?

"What do you think about this?" Wu Aiqing asked Xue Li curiously.

"What do you think?" Xue Li raised his eyebrows. "I'll sit and watch. Who do you say is the bad guy in this incident? How do you define this bad guy? I can only say that we should follow the trend. There are many things in life that we can only accept and face. As for how to deal with it later, this is a deep hatred of other people's families. We have not experienced it and will never be able to empathize with them, so we can't comment. But no matter what, what Yi Chi plans to do and how the villagers deal with it are their own choices. I can only say that as a human being, you must be responsible for everything you do."

Wu Aiqing didn't expect her attitude to be so cold. Her comments were very objective, without a trace of personal emotion, which was different from her usual behavior. He thought Xue Li had a lot of contact with the villagers, and might stand on their side to make a few arguments, but who knew she would choose the perspective of an outsider, "What you said makes sense, then what do you think Jiang Yu's attitude would be?"

People who are familiar with these two girls would definitely think that the one standing as a bystander would be Jiang Yu.

"I'm not sure. Jiang Yu's attitude towards Yi Chi is a little different." Xue Li said.

Just being kind enough to help people repair their houses is not Jiang Yu's style.

Yi Chi was making a potion for tanning leather. He was a little surprised to see Jiang Yu and Fu Biao coming together.

He had no contact with Fu Biao, but he had been mentioned many times by villagers. Villagers often compared him with Fu Biao, and of course he was the loser every time.

A strong educated youth with military style and a son of a bitch from a landlord family were compared together? This in itself was an insult to the educated youth.

"Fu Biao said he had nothing to do, so I brought him here to work as a laborer. But meals are provided." Jiang Yu explained without introducing the two to each other. It seemed that they must have met before and knew each other's identities, so there was no need for introduction.

Yi Chi suddenly realized, "Then I will roast rabbit for lunch, and make pancakes as the staple food." The soldiers who came to help last time brought him a pot. He didn't know who gave it to him, but he would use it first and repay the favor later.

Rabbit stewed in an iron pot with corn tortillas on the side must be very delicious.

Fu Biao's mouth started watering just thinking about it. "Okay! Let's eat this!"