Chapter 313 The cannon fodder sister-in-law in the group favorite article (11)
Early the next morning, Jiang Lai and Xie Jian packed up their bags and went to the back room.
On the first day after the separation, Xie Jian did not go to the fields, but took a sickle to clean up the weeds in front of and behind the house.
As soon as Jiang Lai came over, his calf was injured by weeds, and there was a bright red mark on his snow-white and tender legs. Xie Jian threw away the sickle and walked over, looked down, frowned, and then found a handful of weeds to put on the ground. Chew it in your mouth and apply it on the wound.
"Stand far away and don't come over."
Jiang Lai watched him bend over and squat beside him, then simply sat on his shoulder and looked around at the deserted grassland. Behind him was a small hill. It was deserted and few people would go there. There was a road around the bottom of the hill. The stream flows down from the mountains further away, and then leads to the river in the village for washing clothes and irrigation.
"I'm bored if I don't do anything. There's a river over there and I'll go take a look."
As Jiang Lai stood up, the softness immediately disappeared from Xie Jian's shoulders. The man touched his shoulders and felt a little disappointed. His eyes looked darker when he looked at Jiang Lai.
Jiang Lai was so keen that she could feel a cannibalistic look looking at her when her back was turned. She didn't want to look back, lest she think of the night before.
The stream is very cool, and paired with the chirping of birds coming from the hills, it's a unique experience.
Jiang Lai put his feet in the water and looked around. Suddenly, the instep was hit by something slippery. When he lowered his head, he saw that it was a big carp with a black back swimming leisurely under his feet. It was not afraid of people at all. .
Jiang looked at it for a while, then bent down and stretched out his hand to catch the fish.
After weighing it, I found it weighed three to four kilograms.
"What's going on?"
Were all the fish in the countryside so honest in the 1970s?
Little Pudding snorted arrogantly.
"Didn't I tell you that my system was upgraded?"
"Then what?"
"It's okay to avoid surveillance and give you some food. I have the most advanced system in our bureau now, but it's not just me, I also made some contributions."
Jiang Lai looked at the fish at his feet and didn't pay much attention to the other nonsense that little pudding said. He only heard that it could bring him food.
"This alone is not enough, please give me some more."
"Just tell me how much you want!"
The next second Jiang Lai saw a dark group of fish rushing over from upstream, and then swarmed around the water in front of Jiang Lai.
Jiang Lai felt so good about catching fish that he caught all the big fish in the river. Then he ran over and called Xie Jian.
"Hurry up and take the basin with you, I found something good."
Xie Jian thought she had seen something strange. Unexpectedly, when he arrived at the river, he saw more than a dozen big fish jumping in the grass. This scene he never dared to do in his dreams, and now it really appeared in the river. in front of me.
"What are you doing standing there, picking it up in the basin?"
Xie Jian came to his senses and didn't ask any questions. He just stood in front of Jiang Lai and threw the fish into the basin.
"Don't do it. The fishy smell will make it hard to wash off."
"Then what's the difference between doing it on you and doing it on me?"
They are all lying on the same bed, and they cannot escape no matter what.
Xie Jian said without hesitation.
"You smell good, don't do this."
"Oh, so you're afraid that you won't like me if I smell fishy, right?"
Xie Jian hesitated for a while, then nodded or shook his head.
He likes the fragrance of Jiang Lai, and he would like it even without him. Letting her stand aside is just to prevent her from getting hurt.
But he was stupid and couldn't say anything. He could only lower his head silently and continue working.
Jiang Lai didn't argue with him. He followed behind and watched Xie Jian carrying a large basin of more than 100 kilograms and walking back. His bulging muscles looked strong and he walked very easily.
"There is so much fish that we can't finish it. Can we give some to my parents?"
"Who said you can't finish it? If you can finish this house by yourself, how long will it last? Invite some younger guys to come over and help. We can finish it in two or three days together. Keep these fish to reward them. .”
Xie Jian also thought it made sense, nodded and looked at Jiang Lai.
"You are still thoughtful."
"That is."
"But the autumn harvest is too busy now. It's not easy to invite young people to come over."
Jiang Lai raised his eyebrows and pointed to his pocket.
"Don't you have money? If you pay people according to the work points a day, there will always be people willing to come."
Xie Jian didn't expect Jiang Lai to know so much, and she even knew about her secretly saving money.
"I originally wanted to give it to you when I'm done, but now that you know it, I'll give it to you now."
As he said that, Xie Jian took out the money from his pocket and handed it to Jiang Lai. There were a bunch of money, some big and some small. There were more than a dozen pieces of ten yuan and quite a few pieces of five yuan and a few cents. The total number was zero, thank you. Jian actually carried nearly three hundred yuan in his pocket!
Jiang Lai's eyes lit up.
She knew that Xie Jian had saved money secretly, but she didn't expect that he could save so much. After all, with his filial nature, it was unexpected that he could save money behind Lu Cuiping's back.
"You are dishonest and actually hid private money."
"A few years ago, the mining team recruited people. I worked there for more than a year. The mining team paid me twenty-five dollars a month. When I finally left, I got an advanced individual and was given an extra hundred dollars.
The majority of it went to my mother, and I earned the rest by working overtime. ”
Lu Cuiping knew better than anyone how much the mining team could earn in a month, so Xie Jian had to send back twenty-five dollars every month without hesitation. Under such circumstances, he still saved more than one hundred by his own strength.
Jiang Lai looked at Xie Jian, sighed helplessly, stretched out his hand to touch the scar at the corner of Xie Jian's eye, his eyes felt more distressed.
"So this place is also left in the mine?"
Xie Jian bent down slightly, letting Jiang Lai stand on tiptoe and let her touch his scar.
"Well, the mine collapsed, and a stone hit my forehead."
He said it in an understatement, but only he knew how dangerous and terrifying the situation was at that time.
More than a dozen people died in the mining accident. He was lucky, so he pushed the stone away and found a gap. He waited for two days and finally waited for rescue.
Jiang Lai looked into his eyes and had to admit that she quite liked Xie Jian's temperament.
A silent old scalper who can endure hardships but is not completely brainless and knows how to save some for himself.
Thinking of the old scalper, Jiang Lai couldn't help but think of the way he worked tirelessly that night. His heart skipped a beat. He had almost forgotten the pain he suffered that night. Looking at Xie Jian's sharp brows and deep eyes, he was instantly taken aback. I feel a little itchy again.
This man is indeed quite attractive.
"Okay, keep working. I will take the money as the start-up capital for our family."
Xie Jian gave the money willingly, feeling a little warm in his heart. (End of chapter)