Chapter 10

“Or, can you wait for me?” Jiang Yunchen said with effort.

After hearing this, Qiao Xiazhi was stunned for a moment, “What are you waiting for?”

Jiang Yunchen originally wanted to ask her to wait for him, and when he was done with his work and had time, he would go to her house to propose marriage.

But when the words came to his mouth, he finally chose to swallow them.

Because there are too many unknowns when he goes out this time, and this case is not an ordinary case, so if he can’t come back, wouldn’t the girl be waiting in vain?

So let’s wait until we can come back.

“It’s nothing. Let’s go in.” After saying that, Jiang Yunchen strode into the yard.

Seeing that he didn’t want to talk anymore, Qiao Xiazhi didn’t ask any further questions. If he had already thought it through, there was no need for her to ask. If he hadn’t thought it through, the result of asking would not be true.

Why force it

After dinner, Qiao Xiazhi talked with Grandma Jiang for a long time, washed her eyes, put eye drops in her eyes, and then let Aunt Xu take her back to the house to sleep.

The milk powder I bought for grandma has been infused with supernatural powers and given to her. I also asked Aunt Xu to make a cup of milk for her every morning and evening.

Then she prepared to go back to her room and sleep.

As soon as she went upstairs, she saw Jiang Yunchen standing at the door of the room where she was resting like a wooden stick.

“Is there something?” Qiao Xiazhi asked.

Jiang Yunchen handed over the brown sugar cube in his hand, and then hesitantly said, “I heard… that… brown sugar water is good for drinking.”

“When did you buy brown sugar?”

“Just go downstairs and buy it. Go to bed early.” After saying that, Jiang Yunchen was afraid that she would refuse, so he raised his leg and went back to his own room.

Qiao Xiazhi looked at the closed door and smiled.

“I know quite a lot.”

After Qiao Xiazhi entered the house, he put the brown sugar into his backpack.

This was bought by him, so his elder brother would naturally know about it, so there was no need to hide it.

Take it home and share it with your family.

A dreamless night——

The next day, just after dawn and breakfast, Jiang Yunchen drove away from Wuyang County with Qiao Xiazhi and Qiao Daguo.

Driving yourself is much faster than taking a long-distance bus.

It takes about three hours by bus to get to the town, but it only takes a little over two hours to drive there.

We set out at seven in the morning and now we’re in town just after nine.

As soon as they arrived in the town, Qiao Xiazhi said, “Just send us here. You have things to deal with quickly, so don’t waste so much time. You’ve wasted the whole morning going back and forth.”

Jiang Yunchen originally wanted to take her home, but when he looked at the time, he felt a bit rushed.

Moreover, sending her back like this would have a bad impact on the people in the team, so they finally decided to give up.

Pulling the car to the side of the road and getting out, Jiang Yunchen took the things out of the trunk, then handed a cloth bag to Qiao Xiazhi:

“Then be careful on your way home. I’ll trouble you to pass these things on to my grandparents and uncles and aunts. I’ll visit them when I’m free.”

Qiao Xiazhi didn’t pretend to be polite anymore. The things had already been bought and brought here. It would seem too fake for her to refuse. Accepting it would also save her the trouble of pushing them around on the street.

“Okay, I get it. You…you guys should also pay more attention to safety.”

“Also, this is for you.”

Qiao Xiazhi took out a super bulletproof vest from the backpack and stuffed it into Jiang Yunchen’s hand, then turned around and left without looking back.

“Well, be careful, we’re going home first. Come on~~ I’m rooting for you.” After saying that, Qiao Daguo put on the backpack and hurried after them.

In fact, Jiang Yunchen didn’t listen to what Qiao Daguo said, because he was staring at the bulletproof vest in his hand in a daze.

Did she give him a bulletproof vest to show that she was concerned about her safety? Was she also concerned about him?

You have to know that this is not an ordinary bulletproof vest.

Although he didn’t know how she got it, she thought of him and gave it to him, which meant she must care about him, otherwise she would not have given him such a valuable thing if she didn’t care about him.

In her words, wouldn’t it be nice to sell it and make money?

“Captain Jiang, are you ready? Get in the car and let’s set off.” Jiang Yunchen’s colleague Yu Yang shouted to Jiang Yunchen from the passenger seat.

Jiang Yunchen came back to his senses and quickly put on his bulletproof vest before getting in the car and driving away. “It’s the deputy.”

“Oh, it’s only a matter of time. Once the case of the human traffickers is completely closed, you will become the principal.”

“Then he is also a deputy now.”

“Okay, okay, deputy, deputy. Hey, come on, that girl in the car just now, are you interested in her?”

Jiang Yunchen didn’t answer, indicating his agreement.

Yu Yang understood instantly and said with a smile: “Okay, I always thought you were gay, but I didn’t expect…”

“Okay, since it’s not curved, I feel relieved.”

“You kid, finally there’s a girl you like, it’s rare.”

“But this girl looks pretty good. It must be great for a country girl to look like this.”

“As for personality, we didn’t talk much in the car just now, so I don’t know him very well, but he should be good. Okay, okay, you have to grasp the opportunity well.”

“Okay, shut up now. Hold on tight. We’re in a hurry.” Jiang Yunchen didn’t want to listen to Yu Yang’s endless nagging, so he stepped on the accelerator and increased the speed of the car.

Qiao Xiazhi and Qiao Daguo got on the tractor and returned to the team.

It took another ten minutes to walk to the brigade.

It took more than an hour to get home.

“Oh my god, I’m so tired.” Qiao Xiazhi put the things on the table in the yard, then picked up the water ladle, scooped a spoonful of well water and drank it up.

Qiao Daguo put the backpack back into the house, took the kettle and filled it with water, then said, “It’s still early, I’ll go to work, and ask your sister-in-law to come back and cook.”

“Aren’t you tired from the journey? At least sit for a while before going.”

“It’s not tiring at all. I’m used to it. I’ve been out for so many days and missed so much work. I need to make up for it quickly, otherwise there will be less food when the food is distributed.”

“Okay, go ahead then.”

After Qiao Daguo left, Qiao Xiazhi took everything on the table back into the house, locked it, and then went out carrying the basket.

Since it was still early, she went to the back mountain to pick some wild bamboo shoots and stir-fry them with meat for lunch.

There are many wild vegetables in the mountains in spring, but because everyone is busy with spring planting, it is basically the children who go to the mountains to dig wild vegetables, and go to the river to catch fish, shrimps and snails.

Although the original owner was a bit overbearing and unreasonable in the past, he was not the type who could not do anything.

She still knows how to do the simple task of picking bamboo shoots in the mountains.

She is also very good at digging wild vegetables and finding mushrooms, and she is also very good at going into the river to catch fish, shrimps and snails.

The only thing I can’t do is work on the farm.

“Summer Solstice? When did you come back?”

“Didn’t you ask your elder brother to take you to the city to meet that Zhao Zhiqing a few days ago?”

“Why are you back so soon?”

“I heard that Zhao Zhiqing has a lover in the city. Is that true? Have you seen the real person?”

As soon as Qiao Xiazhi turned a corner, he met Aunt Ma Er from the brigade and her daughter-in-law Zhao Qinglan.

Zhao Qinglan and Qiao Xiazhi’s sister-in-law Chen Li got married on the same day. They can be considered good friends who can talk to each other easily. After all, they are of similar age and got married into the Red Flag Team on the same day.

As for Aunt Ma Er’s question, Qiao Xiazhi had already expected that people in the team would ask curiously.

She hadn’t thought of hiding it, and Aunt Ma’s attitude wasn’t to laugh at her, there was still some concern in her tone.

So Qiao Xiazhi replied with a look of regret:

“Second Aunt, please stop talking. My eldest brother and I had just entered the city when Zhao Zhiqing was arrested.”

“I heard he was guilty of human trafficking. He wanted to trick me into coming to the city, probably to sell me off.”

“Fortunately, it was a close call. Later, we worked with the police in the city to understand some things, and then we returned safely.”

Zhao Qinglan was shocked when she heard this: “You mean Zhao Zhiqing was arrested? Are you… okay? You did it for him…”

Qiao Xiazhi: “Don’t worry, sister-in-law. I figured it out at the time. A human trafficker was arrested because he deserved it. I have no reason to be sad for him.”

“On the contrary, I’m thankful that the police caught him in time, otherwise I don’t know what the outcome would be.”

“The only thing I regret now is that I was too impulsive at the time, causing my family to worry about me for so long. I just hope that I can cause my family less worries in the future.”

Aunt Ma listened to Qiao Xiazhi’s words and nodded with satisfaction:

“Well, you’ve grown up and become more sensible. Your grandparents and parents must be happy that you can think this way. As long as you are a good person, there is nothing you can’t overcome.”

Qiao Xiazhi grabbed a few white rabbit candies from his pocket and handed them over, then deliberately joked:

“If you see someone suitable in the future, please help me introduce him to someone.”

Aunt Ma’s mouth twitched when she heard this. The child had just praised her for being sensible, but she changed back to her old ways so quickly. She didn’t even dare to take the candy that Qiao Xiazhi handed over.

Then she pushed the candy to her daughter-in-law and said, “I am an old man and cannot eat these. Just give them to your sister-in-law to sweeten her mouth. Are you going into the mountains with the basket on your back?” Aunt Ma cleverly changed the subject.

Qiao Xiazhi nodded: “Well, let’s go into the mountains to pick some wild bamboo shoots and some wild vegetables.”

“Okay, go ahead then. Be safe. We’ll get to work soon.”

Having said that, Aunt Ma took her daughter-in-law and left quickly.

She was afraid that Qiao Xiazhi would pull her aside and ask her to be a matchmaker for her.

Everyone in the village knows what kind of person Qiao Xiazhi is. He is such a grown-up, but he doesn’t go to work every day and relies on his family for support.

Although everyone is used to it and won’t say anything, they are still afraid that if they matchmake for a girl like this, she will come to their house and cause trouble.

It would be difficult for them to help find a marriage for a girl like this.

Looking at Aunt Ma who was fleeing in panic, Qiao Xiazhi couldn’t help but smile, then he continued walking towards the back mountain with the backpack on his back.

There were many wild bamboo shoots in the bamboo forest on the back mountain. In a short while, Qiao Xiazhi filled a large basket with them.

The harvest was great, so I went home to cook.

As soon as I got home, I took out the bamboo shoots in the backpack and a few bamboo shoots and bamboo fungi in the space, and my sister-in-law Chen Li came back.

She wasn’t surprised to see Qiao Xiazhi coming back from picking bamboo shoots, she just asked politely, “Did you go pick bamboo shoots?”

Qiao Xiazhi replied, “Well, when I was picking bamboo shoots, I also found a lot of bamboo fungi. Sister-in-law, see if you want to make bamboo fungi stewed with pork ribs or bamboo fungi fried with pork slices for lunch. I bought some pork ribs and meat when I came back, they are all in the house. I also bought you a piece of brown sugar.”

When she heard that he bought her brown sugar, Chen Li was a little shocked: “You can keep the brown sugar for yourself. Let’s cook some bamboo fungus and pork ribs soup for lunch while the bamboo fungus is fresh.”