Chapter 26: A Changed Person

“Jiaojiao, take the porridge up later.”

Suddenly, Wang Fengmei’s voice came from the kitchen doorway.

“Okay, I know.” Xu Jiaojiao responded and walked towards the kitchen.

In the kitchen, Wang Fengmei had already divided the porridge.

She had been here for more than a day or two, and Xu Jiaojiao knew the routine well.

She directly picked up the porridge and put it in the basket.

Then she put the bowls, chopsticks, and other things into another basket.

The carrying pole was placed in the corner behind the door. Xu Jiaojiao took it familiarly and carried the porridge.

She didn’t know if it was just her imagination, but Xu Jiaojiao felt a sharp pain in her shoulders from the weight of the carrying pole.

Remembering the status the system had given her last night, she felt terrible.

“Xu Jiaojiao, what’s wrong with you today? You’re not even wearing a hat?”

Ding Xiujing noticed she wasn’t wearing a hat until they reached the foot of the mountain.

Wasn’t this person most afraid of getting tanned? She even wore long sleeves in the middle of summer.

Why wasn’t she even wearing a hat today?

“Sunbathing, getting some calcium.” Xu Jiaojiao replied calmly.

But as soon as she finished speaking, she saw Ding Xiujing looking at her as if she had gone crazy.

“I’m telling you, the books you’re studying, they must be from somewhere else, right?”

She was talking about medicine, but it sounded like she was into some kind of superstition.

Xu Jiaojiao: …

If she was going to say things like that, then there was no point in talking!

Fortunately, Ding Xiujing didn’t ask any more questions along the way.

Instead, the children beside her were chattering away.

Xu Jiaojiao answered whatever they asked.

Her patient demeanor drew attention from everyone around.

“This Xu Jiaojiao has changed completely.”

“Who says she hasn’t? I think she’s even gotten prettier.”

Xu Jiaojiao: …

No way! She hasn’t been here long. If she changed that fast, wouldn’t she become a monster?

Thinking about it, Xu Jiaojiao looked down at her hands.

She found that they were still the same as yesterday, not whiter, and she breathed a sigh of relief.

The original owner’s skin wasn’t good. Probably because she was too thin and worked in the fields all day, she looked a bit yellow.

Even though she was in her early twenties, she had a rustic, country girl vibe.

In her original world, Xu Jiaojiao had a delicate and pretty appearance.

Later, with the system’s encouragement, she learned everything from music, chess, calligraphy, painting, to etiquette.

In the end, she became an intellectual beauty.

But inside, she was not like that at all.

Thinking about it, Xu Jiaojiao quickened her pace, leaving the aunties behind.

She carried things on her shoulders and walked up the mountain path as if it were flat ground.

Soon, she caught up with a group of people.

Looking up, she saw that it was none other than the group of educated youths.

Not wanting to have anything to do with them, Xu Jiaojiao quickened her pace again.

When she passed by Gu Qingbai, she didn’t even slow down.

The educated youths who were overtaken by her all looked at her strangely.

They looked at the back in front of them and then at Gu Qingbai.

“Who spread the rumor that Xu Jiaojiao likes Comrade Gu?”

“Some people are just jealous.” Chen Qiaolian said sarcastically.

Her gaze was fixed on the two women.

It was clear who she was referring to as being jealous.

“Chen, are you sick?” Ye Shuizhen’s nose was almost twisted with anger.

But as soon as she finished speaking, she saw the faces of the two male educated youths turn pale.

It turned out that there were more than just Chen Qiaolian with the surname Chen, there were also two male educated youths with the same surname.

This scolding also offended the other two male educated youths!

Li Wenxiu was about to be driven crazy by her.

Seeing that several educated youths were looking at them with unkind eyes, Li Wenxiu quietly moved to the side.

She was afraid of being implicated.

The other educated youths didn’t want to argue with Ye Shuizhen. They just glared at her and then looked away.

Whether they won or lost the argument, it would damage the face of the educated youths.

They simply ignored the two women and chatted and laughed as they walked towards the tea garden.

The two female educated youths were left alone.

“Li Zhiqing, this is for you.” Suddenly, a man’s voice came from behind.

It sounded a bit shy.

Li Wenxiu frowned slightly, turned her head, and saw an egg being held out to her.

The person handing her the egg was Liu Dazhuang, a young man in the team.

As his name suggested, he was tall and strong, like an ox.

He stood there like a mountain.

Seeing that she didn’t speak, Liu Dazhuang extended the egg forward again.

His tanned face was flushed red.

His eyes were full of anticipation as he looked at her.

“Wenxiu, take it.” Seeing that she didn’t move, Ye Shuizhen urged, “You said your head was dizzy this morning, this will help you recover.”

In the past, half of the eggs this guy sent ended up in Ye Shuizhen’s mouth.

Therefore, she was more eager than Li Wenxiu.

Li Wenxiu disliked that he was the one who sent it, so she wouldn’t take it. Ye Shuizhen didn’t care about that.

If there was something to eat, she wanted to take it.

“Take it, Li Zhiqing, I’ll send you another one tomorrow.”

Hearing this, Li Wenxiu looked around and found that everyone else was not looking at them.

She hesitated for a moment before reaching out and quickly taking the egg.

Both Ye Shuizhen and Liu Dazhuang breathed a sigh of relief.

This scene was seen by Gu Qingbai, not far away.

He saw a flash of disgust in his eyes.

Then he turned his head and stopped looking at them.

But as soon as he turned his head, he saw the slender figure in front of him.

There were also a group of children beside her, chattering away, very lively.

And she didn’t seem annoyed at all, she was like a changed person.

Realizing he was paying attention to her, Gu Qingbai frowned.

He looked away again.

It didn’t take long to reach the tea garden.

They had changed tea gardens today, and it was a bit far from the one they had been to yesterday.

Looking at this unfamiliar mountain, Xu Jiaojiao felt a little itchy.

She wanted to go up the mountain to collect herbs again.

Dani and Erni went to collect firewood as usual.

In this era, firewood was never enough, and they had to collect it every day.

If they didn’t collect it one day, they wouldn’t be able to survive for days if it rained.

Qin Shuo didn’t come to work today.

Although Xu Jiaojiao was a little strange, she was more relaxed.

At least she didn’t have to face him at mealtimes.

“Xu Jiaojiao, why didn’t your husband come to work?” A young woman asked curiously.

“He’s not fully recovered from his leg injury, he needs to rest more.” Xu Jiaojiao said without revealing anything.

“Oh, how are you going to live then?” The young woman said, her eyes filled with schadenfreude.

Xu Jiaojiao: …

“You’re really worrying too much. Even if my husband doesn’t work, I’m happy to support him!”

How could Xu Jiaojiao let people make fun of her? She directly retorted.

But as soon as she finished speaking, she saw a familiar figure out of the corner of her eye.

“Xu Jiaojiao, your husband is here!”

Xu Jiaojiao: …

Damn it!