I became the Counterpart of the Winner in a Period Novel-Chapter 167 - 164: He Said, "Donate It All

Qingshan Village

Jiang Mingyue received quite a bit of "subsidy money" today. Mrs. Jiang got twenty yuan, the eldest brother’s salary was twenty-five yuan, and the second brother’s salary was thirty-five plus four yuan per kiln commission, adding up to forty-seven yuan, almost double the eldest brother’s, which really pleased the second brother.

Xiao Ran automatically did the math: "Adding mine, sister now has one hundred and one-two yuan, does that mean I can eat braised pork five times?"

Jiang Mingyue laughed and tweaked his little nose: "Why do you like braised pork so much? Do you want squirrel fish? How about pine chicken?"

The little guy frowned and thought seriously for a while, then shook his head: "I still want braised pork."

Ah, that’s his white moonlight; nothing else compares.

Mrs. Jiang thought for a moment, "Since today’s a rest day, Yueyue, do you want to take Xiao Ran and them to the city to buy some meat?"

Going to the city is an opportunity for everyone; how could she go every time by herself?

"Mom, let elder brother and sister take Xiao Ran, I’ll give the money and coupons to third sister, I have an appointment with Yan Jinzhi today." Xiao Yanzi was just an excuse.

"Jin Zhi is coming? Great, Jian Guo, you take them then, ride my tricycle. Buy more vegetables and get what Jin Zhi likes to eat." Jiang Mingyue quickly went back to the room to get the money and tickets, the eldest brother took a look, goodness, one hundred yuan and some coupons.

"Little sister, we can’t be so extravagant, can we?" It’s basically all the money we’ve gathered and turned in.

Mrs. Jiang didn’t mind: "Then buy more rice and flour, or do you always rely on your fourth sister with Jin Zhi? Hurry up, those things are heavy."

Jiang Jian Country was at a loss for words.

Only Xiao Ran was a bit disappointed, staring eagerly at Jiang Mingyue.

The second brother roughly ruffled Xiao Ran’s head: "What? Are you upset that we’re taking you? Didn’t you want to see your father? Smile and I’ll make it happen."

Unexpectedly, Xiao Ran playfully made a face at him.

Jiang Jianjun: "... Alright, Xiao Ran, you’ve learned to be so cheeky."

As everything was ready, someone from the village suddenly came and called the eldest brother away, leaving only the second brother and third sister to take Xiao Ran.

In this era, going to the city is something everyone yearns for, even if Xiao Ran was awkward about it, he couldn’t resist the allure of the city.

Everyone left, and Jiang Mingyue used the excuse of going back to her room to read. Mrs. Jiang, suspecting nothing, waved her off, saying she would handle the cooking. Once her daughter went upstairs, Mrs. Jiang began thinking about her Human World Cake Fragrance. The sugar-leg pastries were on hold due to ingredient limitations, and now she was making red bean paste ones. Although she’d made them several times and her children said they were delicious, she felt something was missing compared to what she ate as a child. So that day, Mrs. Jiang pondered how to improve the second type of cake.

After entering the space, Yan Jinzhi seemed to sense it and entered as well.

Jiang Mingyue noticed his troubled expression and frowned: "Yan Jinzhi, did you stay up late again?"

Yan Jinzhi directly bypassed this question, looking into her eyes: "The night before, a landslide occurred in East Bridge Village. Chairman Jing participated in the rescue overnight and unfortunately passed away. His body was just excavated this morning."

Jiang Mingyue was greatly shocked. Shocked that while Qingshan Village was enjoying blue skies and white clouds, another village under the same sky and the same commune suffered a mudslide, and Chairman Jing sacrificed himself.

"What about others? Are there any more casualties?"

"No more. It’s said that Chairman Jing had been inspecting various villages in turn lately. The night before, he was in East Bridge Village and rode a bike with his secretary to investigate local conditions. East Bridge Village is flanked by two rivers, Lan River and Suolong River. The Lan River has poor water quality, so villagers wanted to divert water from the mountain’s Suolong River for daily use. The villagers got some kind of soil explosives, took a small cartload, and buried them halfway up the mountain.

It resulted in an immediate water flow, and the villagers celebrated their success, but at midnight, the remaining part of the mountain that was blasted during the day collapsed. Coupled with the water from Suolong River, it caused a mudslide. There were three households at the foot of the mountain, all sleeping soundly in the middle of the night.

Chairman Jing happened to be staying with one of the families that night. He went to bed late and noticed something was wrong before sleeping, urgently calling for evacuation. However, the family in the innermost part didn’t make it in time. Chairman Jing rushed in to save them despite the secretary’s obstruction. He managed to save the people, but was unfortunately buried during the second mudslide attack. By the time rescuers dug him out, it was already morning today."

Jiang Mingyue felt suffocated. A vibrant life ended just like that; it could have been completely avoided.

"Have you found out where the soil explosives came from?"

"Uncle Bai called Wuyun Mountain this morning with the same idea. I’ve already sent Li Huai to investigate."

"This mudslide affected two other villages. Liu Village and Shangxi Village’s rice fields were also more or less destroyed, with the harvest time being next month. Now... Yueyue, Chairman Jing is gone, and there’s a lot of work that needs someone to take over. In fact, it was your eldest cousin who led the excavation of Chairman Jing’s body. Upon learning of the incident, he was the first to lead the rescue team to the scene, and now it’s wrapping up. His appointment letter is probably on its way. Yueyue, he needs support, he needs food to comfort the affected people."

"Yan Jinzhi, I have food. After last time, my eldest cousin helped me sell some, but I haven’t sold any since, and my stocks are full now. There’s ten thousand jins of rice, sixty thousand jins of sweet potatoes, fifty thousand jins of potatoes, and various scattered beans."

"Donate it all. Put it in Suburb Five, and I’ll go to the county committee and let Secretary Bai arrange for the county transport team to come and collect it."

Why not directly ask for a vehicle from Wuyun Mountain and instead go through Secretary Bai to dispatch cars was something Jiang Mingyue roughly understood. Anyway, she trusted Yan Jinzhi and followed his lead.

The two coordinated separately. Jiang Mingyue went to Suburb Five and quickly emptied all of the stored grain into the yard.

After finishing everything, Jiang Mingyue went into space, keeping an eye on the outside activities.

During this time, she collected another batch of flour, about fifteen hundred jins. She kept this for now, turned the soil, sowed seeds, and watered them. Finally, Jiang Mingyue decided to start steaming buns, one pot after another, while also roasting some pine chicken and rabbit. The aroma of the meat made Lightning jump up and down by the kitchen window, feeling very wronged.

Thinking she’d let it have an early lunch, Jiang Mingyue lifted a roasted pine chicken in front of it.

"You can eat it, but you’ll miss the midday meal."

Lightning’s eyes seemed to say: "Woof! There’s also a rabbit. Ten buns with sauce."

Jiang Mingyue: "I know, you’ll have to eat them one by one. You won’t be short of rabbit."

Jiang Mingyue sensed the convoy approaching with her spiritual power, so she left the space and went outside, pretending to pass by, and conveniently boarded Yan Jinzhi’s 212.

The driver’s seat’s Qiao Mingtang greeted warmly: "Yueyue, this is such a coincidence. What brings you to the suburbs?"

Jiang Mingyue: "My eldest cousin brought me here, but he had to leave suddenly, so he asked me to wait here."

Qiao Mingtang looked disapproving: "Your cousin is too irresponsible. In such a remote area, what if you encounter bad people? He’s really careless. Don’t go out with him next time."

"Hmm, I’ll listen to you." 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

Qiao Mingtang felt a little proud, his mood visibly improved.