Crossing 70: Fish in the Pond Have Good News

Cui Xiaofen came out of the kitchen carrying a thermos filled with sugar water, arranged a few educated youth to sit at a round table not far from the main table, and gave each of them a bowl of sugar water. "Let's sweeten everyone's mouths. Master Xiao Jiang, do you and educated youth Xue want to go into the house to see Cai'er?"

Jiang Yu shook her head. She was not the kind of person who liked to be in the crowd. There must be a lot of Zhuang Caier’s friends in the wedding room, but she didn’t know any of them. So she decided to just forget it and not get involved.

Xue Li just liked to join in the fun, so she put down the sugar water she had taken a sip of and excitedly went into Zhuang Caier's bedroom with Cui Xiaofen.

Jiang Yu looked around the courtyard calmly. Most of the familiar people were from the team. The unfamiliar ones were probably Cui Xiaofen's relatives. The courtyard was filled with people. There were so many people. Maybe this was the appeal of the team leader.

She listened casually to the guests' idle chatter while watching Chen Jinghan and Fu Biao playing Gobang to pass the time.

As lunch time approached, Jiang Yu suddenly smelled a familiar smell. She subconsciously looked up, wondering if Yi Chi would also be invited to the wedding. But when she turned around, she saw an old couple wearing clothes without a single patch, and behind them was an old man with gray hair and a goatee.

Zhuang Shouren quickly stood up from the main table to greet them, "Dad, Mom, Sixth Uncle, please take a seat."

As they approached, Chen Jinghan also raised her head and moved her nose. "It's the same scent I smelled last night."

Wu Aiqing also took a breath. He pondered for a moment and suddenly recalled the bracelet on his grandmother's hand. Because he was close to his grandmother, he often smelled it. He whispered, "It seems to be the fragrance of golden nanmu. When my grandmother was young, she saved a rich lady, and the lady gave her a wooden bracelet, saying that it was golden nanmu, very rare and expensive..."

"Is it expensive?" Jiang Yu also lowered his head and asked him in a low voice.

"Yes, this kind of wood has a long growth cycle, so the quantity is small. Because of its rarity, the price is high." This is all Wu Aiqing knew. After all, their family is not a wealthy one and they know very little about these things.

Jiang Yu frowned. It was not surprising that Yi Chi had this wood. Their family fell because they were rich. But why did Captain Zhuang's parents have this expensive wood? If his family could have this kind of wood, then even if they were not landlords, they would be rich peasants. The descendants of this kind of family could also serve in the army and become captains after retiring?

Chen Jinghan also looked at the main table in confusion. Zhuang Shouren was a soldier in the past, and because of this, he was able to retire and become a captain. But this also directly proved that there was absolutely no problem with his family background, and they were probably poor peasants. So what was the fragrance of the golden nanmu?

Fu Biao suddenly sneered, and lowered his voice to say with disdain, "It's just a game of Landlord, there's nothing strange about it. After you defeat the opponent, of course you will fight over the spoils." After he realized what was happening, the good impression he had accumulated with the villagers over the past six months was gone in an instant.

Fu Biao knew the situation at the time, but a teacher he respected very much was a victim of such an incident, so he was very disgusted with this behavior. This was his subjective consciousness and had nothing to do with the social subject.

The three people beside him looked at each other and fell silent.

After a long while, Chen Jinghan patted his brother on the shoulder and said, "Play chess, don't think about it."

They may not want to think about it, but Jiang Yu is not a calm person.

She thought of Yi Chi's situation, and the news she had heard from others, and once again felt the complexity of human nature. This was different from the complexity of giving up one's bottom line in order to survive at the end of the world.

Is Zhuang Shouren a bad person? He works conscientiously and responsibly, handles village affairs efficiently, and tries his best to be fair to educated youth. He was very excited when he knew Jiang Yu could burn kilns, and he was willing to bend down for the village. He speaks and acts beautifully, and even though Yi Chi often asks for leave to go out, he never makes things difficult for her, so is he a good person?

But when she thought about the fact that the Zhuang family also had a hand in the suffering that Yi Chi had endured, she could no longer keep her original intention and continue to cooperate with Zhuang Shouren.

Perhaps it was because of sympathy for one's own kind. Yi Chi, who was like a marginal person, reminded Jiang Yu of himself in his previous life, living alone and trying to survive in the apocalypse where people were more terrifying than the environment. But how can the apocalypse and the present be generalized?

Moreover, in such a peaceful period, it is necessary to be so vigilant towards the people around you. That is the most ridiculous thing. Even she couldn't help but relax here. It was really difficult for people who had not experienced such a harsh environment to do this.

Obviously, she was just influenced by her emotions at the beginning, but the more she interacted with Yi Chi, the more she felt sorry for him. Maybe she also felt sorry for herself back then, but she had no choice.

Yi Chi’s real life must be different from what he shows to the outside world, but Jiang Yu never thought of delving into it. She believed that everything she saw was not without reason.

Yi Chi probably didn't like living in the village, and he found excuses to leave every year, but he couldn't leave. Because even now, there were still people eyeing him and coveting his family's assets.

Yi Chi had edema. Although he was rich, he damaged his body just to paralyze others and avoid trouble.

The villagers could see Yichi's dilapidated house, but they didn't care, because he was a member of the "five black categories", and it was a kindness not to make him carry manure to repair the reservoir or to be paraded through the streets with a sign on his face.

Think of the abrupt golden nanmu in the Zhuang family's old house, the obviously gorgeous and rare gold-inlaid jade pipe in Sixth Master's hand, and the Wu Shi Pai that an old village elder would take out and rub from time to time. Are these people brazenly using them in this era because they are fearless or are they doing it on purpose?

Yi Chi lives here, how does he feel when he sees these things?

Jiang Yu suddenly stood up and left without saying goodbye.

She was not a good-tempered person, otherwise she would not have broken the legs of Jiang Dazhu and his wife to avenge her original body, and she also signed up Yang Jianwei to go to the countryside to eat sand in the northwest. Although she and Yi Chi were not very close, her mind was full of unpredictable thoughts and she was in a bad mood. Moreover, as a person with almost zero life experience, how could she care whether this occasion was important or not? She just didn't want to give face to these people in the village, and she couldn't sit still when asked.

Chen Jinghan paused holding the chess piece and looked at Fu Biao opposite him. He also looked eager to make a move. "Don't make trouble!" he warned him.

Fu Biao snorted and threw away the chess piece in his hand. "You pack up, I'm leaving first. A bunch of hypocritical people, I don't hesitate to eat with them."

Wu Aiqing and Chen Jinghan were left alone. They looked at each other and silently began to pack up the chess pieces.

Zhuang Shouren was overwhelmed and watched the two educated youths leave one after the other, not knowing what was going on.

"Shouren, go and ask if there is anything wrong. Maybe he went back to get something." Old Man Zhuang remained calm and even instructed his son in a gentle manner to give him a way out.

Zhuang Shouren stood up immediately and said, "Okay, Dad, please sit down for a moment. The meal will be served soon." After that, he walked to the next table to find Chen Jinghan.

Xue Li sat down almost at the same time as him, "Eh? Where's Jiang Xiaoyu?" she asked Chen Jinghan puzzledly.

Chen Jinghan looked at Zhuang Shouren who was sitting opposite her and smiled calmly, "Jiang Yu feels a little uncomfortable. She will go back first. Fu Biao will go get her some medicine."

You still have to make up an excuse, but whether others believe it or not is none of his business.

Xue Li asked him nervously, "What's wrong with you? Do you have a cold? I said that the temperature difference between day and night is big, and you insisted on picking me up last night. You must have caught a cold. No, I have to go back and see him. If you have a fever, you have to take medicine quickly." She pulled Wu Aiqing who was beside her, "Come on, come on, you are also half a doctor, come with me to see Jiang Yu."

Chen Jinghan glared. What's going on? You're leaving me alone? No!