I became the Counterpart of the Winner in a Period Novel-Chapter 127 - 124: Didn’t Check the Almanac

The chicken farm hatched another batch of chicks, and she waits for the chicken farm to thrive once more.

New members joined the rabbit farm, and the speed of their proliferation truly brings joy.

The orchard has grown from budding to tender leaves, and it won’t be long before it’s lush and full, eventually blooming and bearing fruit.

As for that acre of mung bean field, she planted sugarcane; the sugar that the village just distributed has depleted all her stock, and she needs to replenish it quickly.

Regarding those ten acres of land, she harvested a batch of sweet potatoes. Jiang Mingyue thought about it and planted wheat, feeling that the grain supply is still tight, and she must work hard on the farm.

After finishing these tasks, Jiang Mingyue roasted two baskets of pine needle-roasted chicken and rabbit, then went to the fruit warehouse to get some plums and started brewing plum wine.

She still had ten jars of grape wine, but the grapes were almost gone, leaving only a little for herself, waiting for the next batch. These wines she intended for gifting: one jar for her uncle, one for her older cousin, one for Mr. Jiang, and one for Uncle Ma. It’s been a while since she visited him and she wondered how he was doing.

She kept one jar for the family, and the remaining five jars were meant for Yan Jinzhi. Xiao Yanzi had been so helpful, contributing greatly to the Jiang Family and Qingshan Village. Jiang Mingyue felt he deserved a reward.

Jiang Mingyue left a note on the door of the lounge: Yan Jinzhi, five jars of wine to reward you.

She finally returned to her own room. After moving, she and her third sister no longer needed to squeeze together; each had her own room, even Xiao Ran had one, and Mrs. Jiang had specifically reserved two rooms for Yan Jinzhi, considering his friend as well.

After a busy day, she finally felt sleepy. However, that night, she dreamt again.

In the dream, it was that face again, the same face as Yan Jinzhi’s.

No, why were they kissing again?

Jiang Mingyue felt like she was going crazy, and suddenly opened her eyes to find the room in complete darkness.

So, sleeping too much during the day really isn’t a good thing.

She grabbed the watch on the bedside table to look: couldn’t see it, so she called upon her spiritual power to see the hands pointing at two o’clock in the middle of the night.

She was going crazy! Remembering the embarrassing scene from the dream, she felt she was on the verge of madness.

Why does she keep dreaming about him?

Jiang Mingyue lay back on the bed, lost in thought, and eventually fell asleep again.

When she woke up, the sun was already high in the sky. Jiang Mingyue went to the kitchen to see that Mrs. Jiang had porridge and buns warming in the pot for her.

Xiao Ran came running in.

"Sister, you’re awake? Hurry and eat, and teach me after. I’ve encountered many problems, and Cousin Xiao Hui has questions too. You need to hurry."

"Okay!" Jiang Mingyue, despite her morning irritability, tried to compose herself.

After finishing the porridge, she grabbed a bun and headed out.

Xiao Hui saw her and immediately stood up: "Sister, look at my face, hasn’t it gotten much better?"

Jiang Mingyue lifted her chin to look, "It shouldn’t be like this," if she followed her instructions, it would have cleared up by now. "You didn’t use it?"

Xiao Hui’s expression stiffened, hesitant to speak.

"What happened?" 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

After thinking for a moment, Jiang Hui said, "I was going to use it, but then it disappeared. I suspected Jiang Beishan had stolen it. The other night was chaotic in the second house; Aunt and everyone went to the clinic, leaving only Hehua at home. When someone came looking for Hehua, and after she went out, I went to Jiang Beishan’s room and found it there. Fortunately, she hadn’t opened it yet."

Xiao Hui felt a bit guilty that the item her sister gave her was stolen by Jiang Beishan, but at least it was found.

Since it was found, Jiang Mingyue didn’t say anything more.

"You’ve only used it once?"

"Yes, I used it the other night, but I was too tired last night and forgot."

"Don’t forget tonight; using it tonight should clear it up by tomorrow."

She didn’t need reminding; her mom said her sister’s medicine was miraculous and that she must use it.

After two hours of answering questions and solving problems, Jiang Mingyue assigned tasks for the coming week before getting up to prepare lunch.

Meanwhile, Jiang Jian Country had gotten up before dawn, expecting to have to wake his sister, but unexpectedly found that she had already left the materials at the door. Besides the materials, she had also given him her green shoulder bag, with ten yuan and some coupons inside, along with a military green water bottle filled with water and ten steamed buns with a small jar of jam. Jiang Jian Country felt a warmth in his heart, almost moved to tears, but he held back and turned it into motivation to move forward.

After tidying himself up, he rode his elder cousin’s bicycle to the commune.

The distance from Qingshan Village to the commune was almost the same as going to the city, about forty minutes if the road was smooth, but the problem was this road was even tougher, bumpy and challenging, though it was nothing major.

With a full heart, Jiang Jian Country biked to the commune’s front gate. He waited for a few hours until the gate finally opened, and he hurried to greet the grandpa guarding the gate, handing him a cigarette—which Yan Jinzhi had prepared for him, several packs, saying they’d make things easier.

Indeed, things did go more smoothly.

Seeing the cigarette, the old man didn’t say much, but Jiang Jian Country could sense that the old man’s mood was noticeably better.

Jiang Jian Country seized the chance to chat with him, with the aim of gathering information.

He wasn’t familiar with the commune, and the village committee had an entirely new leadership, so there was no one to really ask.

"You might have heard of Chairman Jing; he’s a righteous person and usually doesn’t block anything as long as it’s legal. His secretary, Lin Hewen, doesn’t trouble people either. Just try not to run into Accountant Li, he’s sneaky, saying one thing in front of you and doing another behind your back. But you probably won’t deal with him, so it should be alright."

However, today, Jiang Jian Country encountered precisely him.

Perhaps he didn’t check the almanac before leaving; despite knowing the exact floor and room of Chairman Jing’s office, when he knocked and entered, it was neither Chairman Jing nor Secretary Ling but that very Accountant Li.

He knew this because the gate grandpa told him. He thought the grandpa was a talent just like his fourth sister had said. The grandpa mentioned that Chairman Jing has a red mole on his left earlobe, Secretary Ling’s lips look like they have lipstick, and Accountant Li has a small scar by his mouth.

He didn’t match the other two, but he matched the scar.

Jiang Jian Country immediately greeted with a smile, "Hello, Accountant Li!"

Accountant Li saw a tall stranger standing at the door, a polite and handsome young man, and immediately gained a favorable impression, thinking he might ask later what he works for, considering introducing him to his cousin.

"Comrade, I haven’t seen you before. Do you have any business here?"

Jiang Jian Country remembered the advice from the grandpa but knew that Accountant Li being in the chairman’s office meant Chairman Jing wouldn’t be back soon. He was in a hurry to handle matters; time was of the essence. It was better to ask Accountant Li about Chairman Jing’s whereabouts.

With this thought, Jiang Jian Country’s mind became more flexible.

With a smile, he said, "Hello, my name is Jiang Jian Country, from Qingshan Village. I’m here to get materials approved by Chairman Jing. Do you know where Chairman Jing is, Accountant Li? Or perhaps when he’ll return to the office?"

Jiang Jian Country, still inexperienced, poured out all his information with a simple heart yet failed to notice Accountant Li’s change in expression upon hearing "Jiang Jian Country, Qingshan Village."