I became the Counterpart of the Winner in a Period Novel-Chapter 175 - 172: First Trip to Liu Village

"Sister, both Ms. Xiao Hui and I have been studying for most of the day, but Ms. Xiao Hui’s grandmother just came and took her home."

"Oh!" Still listless!

Then, she saw the little guy in front of her, sunny and cute as always, suddenly acting like he was facing a formidable enemy, clutching her clothes and hiding behind her.

Jiang Mingyue was still wondering, when she heard the sound of someone entering the house.

"Ming Yue, quickly, lend your tricycle to Second Uncle to ride to the clinic."

The sudden appearance of Jiang Zhenghui made Jiang Mingyue immediately frown, no wonder Xiao Ran was scared to hide.

"Second Uncle, we’re not that close, are we?" She hadn’t forgotten about the recent incident where the whole family tried to force their way into the residents’ committee. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

Jiang Zhenghui couldn’t be bothered with his niece’s attitude; his purpose was to save a life. That person couldn’t die in his house.

This morning Mrs. Jiang hadn’t ridden the bike away, and the tricycle was still in the shady part of the yard.

Jiang Zhenghui went to push it away as if Jiang Mingyue’s refusal was just wind by his ear.

But there was no way Jiang Mingyue would let him ride off. It was something personally made by Yan Jinzhi, even the steel balls were polished by him. The next second, she grabbed the handlebars with zero warmth: "Second Uncle, do you have any shame?"

However, Jiang Zhenghui actually tried to push Jiang Mingyue’s hand away, but he couldn’t even touch it, and the next moment the handlebars were back in her hands. Jiang Zhenghui immediately spoke sternly: "Ming Yue, a life is at stake."

Jiang Mingyue furrowed her brows and directly probed Jiang Zhenghui’s mind with her spiritual power.

It turned out Jiang Zhenghui’s last words weren’t empty; indeed, a life was at stake. Jiang Mingyue immediately let go to make way.

"Ming Yue, your Second Uncle will return it once he’s done, and don’t go shouting about it outside. It’s your cousin-in-law who slipped while washing clothes by herself, but let’s not spread this story, okay?"

Jiang Mingyue with a cold face: Clearly trying to use her family to spread the lie he made up, to justify Liu Yinghe lying in a pool of blood, saying she got there because she accidentally slipped.

Does she look like a fool?

As for the tricycle, although she doesn’t like this family, she wouldn’t stop them from saving a life.

Ever since Hehua shared a bed with Jiang Beiyang last time, Jiang Beihua proposed a divorce, feeling she was a woman who delayed his future and never wanting to marry her in the first place. He’d always thought of how to get rid of her without any cost but stand on moral high ground. However, Hehua refused, repeatedly bringing her family, adamantly denying having anything to do with Yang the Third, insisting that the baby in her belly was Jiang Beihua’s, and that she had nothing to do with Jiang Beiyang. She didn’t even know why she woke up in Jiang Beiyang’s bed, but Li Xiaocui said her daughter sleepwalks.

Besides, Jiang Beiyang had been bitten by a dog and couldn’t do anything even if they slept together; in between lines, the implication was Jiang Beihua deliberately picked a fight to ditch his original spouse and start anew.

Previously, Zheng Honglian came back from the city and unexpectedly returned to live in the old house with the Jiang Family.

This noon during rest, Hehua returned from her natal family and ran into Zheng Honglian and Jiang Beihua in an embrace. Hehua lost her temper, forgetting she was a woman with a big belly, and lunged at Zheng Honglian, pulling and tearing. Jiang Beihua couldn’t persuade them, so he just kicked her away. But he didn’t expect Hehua to stumble and hit the stone mill in the yard right in the belly, collapsing immediately with blood flowing nonstop.

Although she doesn’t like Liu Yinghe either, Jiang Beihua truly is the scum of the scums; his wife is heavily pregnant, and he kicked her like that. Are pregnant women to be kicked?

And doesn’t he have the slightest idea about whether the child is his? Previously, he coaxed her and promised to bring Hehua and the child into the city after getting benefits from the Jian Family. At that time, the child was his?

After all that, she even lost her appetite. Whether Mrs. Jiang or Third Sister kept her food warm in the pot, Jiang Mingyue could only bring it out cold and wander into the backyard.

Xiao Ran went back to study again. Jiang Mingyue thought, whoever becomes Xiao Ran’s teacher will be so lucky. This student clearly is on his own track; as long as you assign the tasks, he will study on his own, write down anything he doesn’t understand, and ask questions whenever there’s an opportunity. Tsk, if all students had this level of self-awareness, there wouldn’t be any collapsing teachers and parents.

Seeing nobody around, Jiang Mingyue hid behind the bamboo and entered her space; she remembered to harvest the crops.

She moved six thousand pounds of sweet potatoes into the warehouse. Jiang Mingyue continued tilling, weeding, planting, watering, and even brought Lightning two roasted chicken with pine needles. This guy, in the space farm, is practically like a mountain king, patrolling everywhere, chasing butterflies, sunbathing, strolling; he’s living better than she, the owner.

However, she thought she heard someone shouting in the yard.

Was it Xiao Ran? Spiritual power reaches out... It was Shu Wenquan, anxiously seeking her.

What happened?

Jiang Mingyue instantly flashed out of her space, emerging from behind the bamboo, and quickly headed to the front yard.

Hearing the commotion, Xiao Ran turned his head, looking away from the second floor, and ran towards her when he saw her.

"Sister, sister, Brother Wenquan has something important for you."

Jiang Mingyue didn’t pay attention to Xiao Ran, but looked towards Shu Wenquan.

Sweat was pouring from Shu Wenquan’s forehead: "Yuebao, Fang Tao is sick, I want to visit him, can I borrow your bicycle?"

Jiang Mingyue quickly handed him the key, telling him to take the bike from by the wall.

"I’ll go with you. Xiao Ran, stay at home and watch the house. If there’s anything, go to the village committee and call your cousin."

Xiao Ran looked reluctant but still replied obediently.

Jiang Mingyue said she was going to get a basket, but in fact, she went into the room to take some useful medicine out of her space, and also gathered some food, including the bicycle that Yan Jinzhi prepared.

"Wenquan, come help."

When Shu Wenquan came over, he saw a pile of food. He immediately wanted to object. Qingshan Village had just started getting better this month. From what the villagers said, before Jian Guo took office, even with the addition of wild vegetables, people still didn’t have enough to eat. The Jiang Family was the poorest household in Qingshan Village. Shu Wenquan wanted to say that even if Jian Guo could get food, it costs both money and ration tickets. What would they eat if she took out all the family’s rations like this?

Jiang Mingyue looked at his expression and knew what he wanted to say: "You forget, I have two brothers earning salaries. Don’t worry, we have enough food at home. Fang Tao’s side might be short on food, so it’s better to be prepared."

Hearing her say this, Shu Wenquan hesitated for a moment and then helped her pack the food into the basket, preparing to tie it to the front seat of his bicycle.

"Tie it to the back seat. I’ll ride the one Yan Jinzhi prepared." Then she carried a backpack.

Shu Wenquan opened his mouth, wanting to ask, but then remembered he also had a salary. Planning to give it all to Yuebao later, he didn’t ask.

This was Jiang Mingyue’s first time going to Liu Village. Beyond the educated youths’ point, although the road was still dirt, it was much better than the one from Qingshan Village to the town. At least it wasn’t bumpy—flat and wide, seemingly intentionally built by the village.

The two rode side by side, and Shu Wenquan shared the news he heard.

Some villagers in Qingshan had married people from Liu Village and had regular interactions. After helping someone, they inquired about Fang Tao and Xiao Si’s situation, learning that Fang Tao was sick, and the message was immediately sent over.

But when asked what illness it was and how severe, the other party didn’t say.

When people are unclear about a situation, they tend to worry more.

Indeed worried, as Jiang Mingyue recalled, Fang Tao, despite being talkative and seemingly fearless, was actually most afraid of taking medicine and injections since childhood. Every time he got an injection, it was like a life-threatening event requiring several people to hold him down.

At home, there were people to handle him, but away from home, no one dared! Just Xia Xiaosi alone couldn’t handle him.

About half an hour’s ride, they arrived at the entrance of Liu Village. From a high vantage point, it was clear Liu Village was larger, probably more than twice the size of Qingshan Village.

Jiang Mingyue considered using her spiritual power, but it didn’t fit her first-timer character setting, so she suppressed the thought.

They met a child playing, and Jiang Mingyue conjured up two White Rabbit candies like magic, attracting the child’s gaze, his feet seemingly glued to the ground.

"Little brother, can I ask you something? If you tell me, this candy is your reward."

The boy swallowed, suspiciously confirming, "Really?"

"Of course it’s real. Big sister doesn’t lie."

"Then ask away."

"Do you know where the educated youths live? Is there a blond brother inside who talks a lot?"

The little boy didn’t know who the blond brother was, but he knew the location of the educated youths’ point and eagerly led them there.

However, upon realizing in front of them wasn’t a house but a cave, they both doubted who baited this child to lure outsiders like them here, potentially for robbery or kidnapping.

But Jiang Mingyue already used her spiritual power to enter the cave and found Fang Tao and Xia Xiaosi.

"Thank you, here’s the candy." Jiang Mingyue kept her promise.

Although the boy looked longingly at the candy, his hand was slow to reach for it, somewhat shy. Jiang Mingyue didn’t urge him and allowed him to step forward when ready. Once he got the candy, he was just happy but Jiang Mingyue felt that they probably lacked understanding and weren’t taught this.

Jiang Mingyue reminded him: "After receiving something, you should say thank you. We should be polite children."

The shy little boy nevertheless tried to say, "Thank, thank you!"

Clearly inexperienced, no one had taught him.

"Remember, in the future, when you receive help or a gift, you should say thank you."

Looking at this cave, Jiang Mingyue didn’t know what expression to make. How could they let people live in a cave? Didn’t they consider building a simple house, or at least distribute them among village families?

This place was too damp and unsafe; Fang Tao was a bit better off, but Xiao Si was a young girl.

At this moment, Jiang Mingyue regretted not causing a bigger stir initially. Who cared who found out? If going to the countryside, they should have all gone to Qingshan Village, but now...