Chapter 168 Coming to the Door
Aunt Fang said: "This girl An Ning is down-to-earth and sincere to people. If you are kind to her, she will want to give you ten points back. Look, isn't that how she treats the Zhang family and the Zhao family?" ?”
"But this girl is also jealous of evil. Black is black and white is white. If you treat her with sincerity, she will naturally treat you the same way."
"But if you deliberately want to plot against her and let her know about it, then isn't that where the fate of the Zhao family lies?"
"You two, since you have gained the respect of Girl An Ning and can accept it with peace of mind, if you have the opportunity to make a difference in the future, you can repay her well. Don't be ignorant and follow in the footsteps of the Zhao family."
Sui Ran hurriedly said: "If it can't be done, it must be impossible! Auntie, I'm not the one who can't carry it clearly, and Guicheng won't be the one who can't carry it clearly."
After receiving some persuasion from Aunt Fang, Sui Ran temporarily relaxed her mind and agreed to the 800 yuan a month's rent without mentioning the rent increase in the future.
I just kept this in mind.
She should treat Jiang Anning better in the future.
Jiang Anning no longer struggled with why they were different from the Zhang family. Perhaps the Zhang family were not worthy of comparison.
However, she didn't expect that there were people different from Zhang in the village.
Thinking of the faces of Patriarch Jiang and the villagers in her previous life who persuaded her to be patient and wait until they get married and have children, the man will naturally grow up and mature, and the good days of happiness are behind him, Jiang Anning can't stop feeling. Made me sick.
Those are the same people as Zhang.
She couldn't help but recall what Aunt Fang, Sui Ran and the others were doing in her previous life, but found that they didn't seem to have any intersection in the previous life.
Even after she got married, she never saw Aunt Fang again, let alone Sui Ran, who was still far away from her home.
Even though everyone seems to live in the same village, in fact, in addition to actual relatives, basically, they are familiar with the neighbors and have more contacts. If the people nearby don't go out to visit often, Those who live in the front village and those who live in the back village may not see each other even all year round.
Jiang Anning thought about it again and again, but she really couldn't think of anything related to Aunt Fang and Sui Ran.
It was as if these two people had never appeared in her life in her previous life.
But this really shouldn’t be done...
Jiang Anning frowned slightly, feeling something was strange.
She suppressed the confusion in her heart, smiled and asked people to sit in the room while she drafted the leasing documents.
"I usually only live in the east room. I won't rent this room to you, Sister-in-law Guicheng. I will lock it up when I return to the county seat."
"Others, you can use them however you want."
Jiang Anning discussed some details with the couple: "...it's just the flowers and grass in the front yard. If you want to shovel and plant something that can be eaten and used, you can do it."
"You can also use the firewood in Xixiawu."
She was very generous: "There's no need to rush to refill it. When it's used up, I'll just have someone send it over to refill it. It's not a hassle."
"How can that be done..." Sui Ran was the first to disagree.
Jiang Guicheng also followed: "How can you replenish the firewood we used? Isn't that just taking advantage of you in vain?"
"It's not like taking advantage. A few years ago, I helped a family casually. They had time to chop the firewood and use it."
Jiang Anning was a little helpless: "Actually, I don't need much by myself. I keep these firewood at home. If you, sister-in-law Guicheng, can use them, you can make the best use of them and not waste the family's money." A piece of heart.”
"Otherwise, my firewood will pile up more and more, and even if people want to send it to me, they will be embarrassed to do so."
Seeing that Sui Ran and his wife were still unwilling to take advantage of her in vain, Jiang Anning simply said a more compromise solution: "If Sister-in-law Guicheng is really feeling sorry for her, you might as well give it to me in cash at half the market price."
"In this way, you can save the time of going up the mountain to chop firewood, and I can also use the firewood."
When Sui Ran heard this, he couldn't stop nodding: "This idea is feasible!"
"Then it's settled." Jiang Guicheng also thought this was a good idea.
Although, to put it into detail, they still took advantage of Jiang Anning.
However, there is nothing to worry about if you have a lot of debt!
From now on, they just need to be more attentive and treat people even more!
An Ning has no parents or brothers. If she gets married, she may be bullied by her husband's family. She has no support from her mother's family.
Simply, they came to be her mother-in-law!
However, in this case, they can only think about it in their hearts.
Speaking of which, I always feel that I am taking advantage of others!
Nowadays, everyone in the village regards Jiang Anning as a piece of meat and wishes they could eat all of it, preferably to monopolize the benefits.
They were able to get help from Jiang Anning, which was already a high achievement. They could not push their limits any further and had to be vigilant at all times.
With such emotions, Sui Ran and the others carefully read the lease document written by Jiang Anning and said it was okay. Then they grabbed the pen and signed their names and fingerprints on it crookedly.
Even if they actually can't understand a few words at all.
But they believed that Jiang Anning would not harm them.
Jiang Anning looked at them without a moment's pause. She didn't even ask her what she had written on it. She was a little stunned for a moment.
She thought, as if she was not the only one in this world who was hopelessly stupid and believed everyone who took the initiative to get close to her without any defense.
"Sister-in-law Guicheng, aren't you going to take a closer look, and aren't you afraid that I will dig some contract traps for you, deceive you, and make you sign a contract of sale?"
Jiang Anning smiled and joked, which was also a test.
Sui Ran laughed loudly: "It's as if we can recognize a few words if we look carefully."
I don’t know the words, so after reading it several times, it still looks the same?
Jiang Anning was slightly startled.
"It's okay, so what if it's a contract to sell yourself? Brother Guicheng and I, it doesn't matter even if we work for you for the rest of our lives, or even sell ourselves as slaves. After all, you won't lose to us."
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Sui Ran was very open-minded: "If I can work for you, I might have more food to eat, warmer clothes, and a more comfortable life than us working around!"
Jiang Guicheng kept nodding in agreement: "Yes, yes."
Even Aunt Fang started cheering: "I'm a little moved by what you said. Otherwise, An Ning, please give me a copy of the deed of sale you just signed for them."
Jiang Anning was amused by her words, and the others chatted and laughed, talking nonsense for a while.
Until Sui Ran exclaimed: "Hey, there's still soup simmering in my pot!"
Jiang Guicheng stood up quickly and hurried to the kitchen: "Can't we stew in a dry pot?"
Sui Ran didn't know, so he quickly followed the people to the kitchen.
Naturally, Aunt Fang couldn't help but followed him over to see if there was anyone who could lend a hand and help.
Everyone was obviously in a hurry, but Jiang Anning inexplicably felt a sense of peace and tranquility.
The corners of her mouth were slightly curved, and her anxious and confused heart was suddenly soothed.
This feeling, this seemingly chaotic day, seems...
Pretty good?
She walked towards the kitchen calmly, and after the expressions and movements of the three people inside calmed down, she asked aloud: "How is it? Is the soup okay?"
Sui Ran looked scared and patted his heart: "It's okay, okay, I didn't put too much firewood in the stove, it was just too boiling, and the soup was slightly mushy and thick, so I didn't delay eating." .”
In their understanding, as long as it's not too mushy, it's still edible.
Jiang Anning nodded, looking at the pot of thick soup, thoughtfully.
She remembered that in the note left to her by her mother-in-law, she once introduced how to make a thick and mushy soup. It seems to be called... spicy soup?
Or spicy soup?
Jiang Anning didn't quite remember the invitation, but she did remember how to make the soup.
The climate in Jiang'an County is always cold in the morning and evening, and annoyingly hot at noon.
If you can eat a bowl of hot spicy soup in the morning, warm yourself up with a sweat, and get rid of the cold, I think it will be more popular, right?
Jiang Anning was a little greedy for the atmosphere at that moment, so she wanted to help Sui Ran and his wife.
Maybe she can try to trust people again?
Still, one has to look again.
Not in a hurry.
After sending Sui Ran and Aunt Fang away, Jiang Anning took the clean and chopped black fish into evenly sized pieces.
Catching fish is just a temporary idea. She actually doesn't like eating these things very much. If she doesn't do it well, it will have a fishy smell. Especially after being blessed by [Barrage Reward], her taste is more sensitive than before.
After thinking about it, she took out some of the fish pieces, shaved off the bones and fish bones, cut them into thin slices, stirred them with onion and ginger water to remove the smell, dipped in some starch, deep-fried until golden, let it cool, and left it until oily. When the temperature returned to about 70%, the fish fillets were put back into the oil pan and fried again.
Place the fried fish fillets on a plate, set aside, heat the oil in the pan again, hold the kitchen knife horizontally and snap it a few times, then smash the garlic cloves evenly, quickly peel off the skin of the garlic, and smash it into pieces. Throw the garlic cloves into the pot together with the dried chili pepper and Sichuan peppercorns.
When the aroma came out from frying, Jiang Anning picked up the fried black fish fillet next to it, added an appropriate amount of soy sauce to adjust the color, and added an appropriate amount of salt and sugar for seasoning.
After stir-frying for a few times, I added a handful of randomly picked coriander to the pot to enhance the flavor.
After making only spicy fish fillets, Jiang Anning wiped her hands and gave up.
Fortunately, before Sui Ran and the others left the stall, they left some steamed rice in the pot for her.
It’s not like she needs to cook anymore.
The fried golden and crispy fish fillets are spicy and fragrant, and go very well with rice, especially suitable for eating on this summer and autumn morning.
Even though I was cooking, I didn't feel how hot it was.
At this moment, after eating a few mouthfuls of spicy fish fillets, Jiang Anning could already feel a slight warmth.
The spicy and spicy fish fillets, paired with the plump and fragrant rice, will immediately whet your appetite.
Jiang Anning didn't care about the image or image, just squatted at the door of the kitchen and ate her food with the bowl in her arms.
Dong Dong...
Just as he was about to get up and add another bowl of rice, there was a faint knock on the door.
The extremely soft voice made Jiang Anning wonder if her hearing was too good, so she heard the knock on the door of someone else's house.
Dong Dong...
With a bit of curiosity and uncertainty, when she walked near the door, the person outside knocked on the door again.
He really knocked on her door!
"Who?"
Jiang Anning couldn't figure out who would come to find her.
It was really a knock on the door, so gentle and feeble, not like the people in the village.
"I, I..."
People outside kept saying "I, me, me" for a long time, but they didn't say anything.
However, Jiang Anning guessed the identity of the visitor from this voice.
"Coming!"
She responded, put the empty rice bowl elsewhere, wiped her hands, and walked over to open the door.
The person standing outside turned out to be Sang Nanshan who had run away from home that day next door.
"Are you here?"
Jiang Anning seemed to have not heard the quarrel between the two brothers that day, with a confused look on her face: "Have you thought about what I said that day?"
Sang Nanshan shook his head, looking tired: "Can I go in?"
After saying that, she suddenly remembered that the parents of the person in front of her were dead, and she was the only one in the family.
Men and women should not be intimate, what he said was really a bit abrupt and presumptuous.
"Yes, I'm sorry, I didn't mean anything else, I just..."
Seeing that the description was getting darker and darker, Sang Nanshan scratched the back of his head in embarrassment: "If it's inconvenient, I won't go in."
"What, you, can you give me something to eat?"
"I-I haven't eaten for two days. I can't trust the people in the village, and I don't dare to look for them."
He was afraid that people would see that the two brothers were at odds with each other, so they would not take them seriously.
You may even want to break the tacit understanding between them and break them one by one.
No matter how stupid Sang Nanshan is, no matter how displeased Sang Donghai is, he will never be stupid enough to help outsiders harm his brother.
Even if you don't consider that he and Sang Donghai are blood brothers with broken bones and connected tendons, you still have to consider their common interests.
What's more, the people in this village don't look like good people.
Who knows if the things they gave me were laced with arsenic or mouse poison?
Judging from what they learned about the character of the people in this village in a short period of time, I am afraid that even if their brother died here, they would not be panicked and afraid. They would only discuss together where to bury the two of them and then bury them. Work together to make up a lie and use the same tone to deal with people outside who may come to ask.
Sang Nanshan did not dare to risk his own life.
But he persisted for two days and was really hungry.
I walked around the woods and couldn't find anything edible.
I don’t want to give in to Sang Donghai.
Originally, he didn't want to look for Jiang Anning. In fact, he was squatting nearby to see if he could wait for his brother to go out and sneak in to find something edible. , the gluttons gnawed at him, and Wu Zang Temple, who was already hungry, became even hungrier and even swallowed the saliva many times.
Hungry...
He endured it again and again outside, but he couldn't hold it in any longer and knocked on the door with all his heart.
Jiang Anning didn't expect that Sang Nanshan came to beg for food.
She said "Uh", and was really surprised for a while. Then she came back to her senses, got out of the way and said, "Come in first."
After Sang Nanshan came in, she thought for a moment and didn't close the door, just closed it ajar.
"Sit down first."
Jiang Anning asked people to sit down. From the corner of her eye, she caught sight of the figure outside the door. Without changing her expression, she first poured a bowl of warm water for Sang Nanshan.