After traveling through the book, I realized my wish in my previous life

It was not Jiang Yan’s first time to eat at the Youth League Home. He was familiar with everyone and did not feel restrained at all!

Everyone was talking and laughing at the dinner table, it was quite lively!

After finishing the meal and cleaning up, Jiang Yan asked, "Do you have a whetstone here?"

Whetstone?

Everyone looked at each other and shook their heads. Although everyone had heard of this thing, it really didn't exist in the Youth League Institute!

Jiang Yan could probably guess a little bit, so he said, "Take out all your knives, I'll help you check them, if there are any that need sharpening, I'll take them back and help you sharpen them!"

After hearing what he said, everyone went back to the house and took out their knives. Jiang Yan looked at them one by one and found that they all needed to be sharpened. He looked at everyone and thought that he should go home and get the whetstone to use!

When Jiang Yan arrived home, the Jiang family had just finished their meal and were sitting in the yard chatting. Jiang's mother saw Jiang Yan coming back and told him, "Xiao Yan, your rice is still warm in the pot!"

Even when Jiang Yan is at home, he sometimes has his own things to do and is often not at home at mealtime.

At first, everyone in the Jiang family was waiting for him to come back before having dinner together. Later, Jiang Yan talked to Jiang's mother privately and told everyone not to wait for him at dinner time and just eat first.

Sometimes he is so busy that he has no time to spare!

Later, when it was time for dinner, the Jiang family would wait for a while, and if they couldn’t wait, they would eat first.

Jiang Yan looked at his mother and said, "I've eaten. By the way, where is the whetstone at home?"

When the eldest brother of the Jiang family heard what Jiang Yan said, he stood up and went to get the whetstone. Jiang's mother asked Jiang Yan, "Have you eaten? Where did you eat?"

Jiang Yan didn't hide it, "It's food from the Youth Hostel!"

Youth House?

Jiang's mother immediately remembered what she had said before: the girl Jiang Yan liked was from the Youth Hostel. The corners of her mouth rose unconsciously, and even the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes deepened a little. She asked expectantly, "How are things going between you and that girl? Did anything come out?"

When the other people in the family heard what Jiang's mother asked, they all looked at Jiang Yan with anticipation on their faces!

Jiang Yan was a little helpless. "I'm not at home that many days this year, how can there be results so quickly?"

Jiang's mother was a little disappointed when she heard this, and asked again, "Son, what does that girl think of you now? Is there any hope?"

Seeing that everyone else was also listening intently to the gossip, Jiang Yan laughed and said, "Don't worry about this!"

Just then, the eldest brother of the Jiang family also brought the whetstone over. Jiang Yan reached out to take it and said that he was going to the Youth League Home again, so there was no need to wait for him in the evening, just leave some food for him!

Mother Jiang watched her son walk away and sighed slightly. She had heard gossip from others that the family of the educated youth Xiao Shen wanted a betrothal gift of 800 yuan and four major items. If her son fell in love with the educated youth Xiao Shen, she was afraid that even if she emptied the family's savings, she still couldn't come up with that much money!

Jiang's sister-in-law heard Jiang's mother sigh and asked, "Mom, what's wrong?"

Jiang's mother shook her head and said nothing more. It's better for her not to talk about unreliable things!

Jiang Yan carried the whetstone back to the Youth League Institute and started helping everyone sharpen their knives. In the middle of the process, He Tingyuan, Xie Yunheng and Zhao Fan all tried it themselves. They had to learn how to do this themselves!

After Jiang Yan helped everyone sharpen their knives, everyone went back to their rooms under the pretext of needing to rest, and said they would go about their own business in the afternoon and not be together anymore!

Shen Xiaoxia felt helpless as she watched everyone making excuses.

Jiang Yan also knew that everyone wanted to give him and Shen Xiaoxia some time to be alone together. He didn't show it on the surface, but he was very grateful for everyone's kindness in his heart!

He looked at Shen Xiaoxia, his eyes slightly raised, his gaze like the warm sun in winter, shining on her warmly yet gently, with tenderness flowing in it.

The corners of his lips unconsciously curled up, outlining a faint smile, which spread to the corners of his eyes and eyebrows. He said softly, "Do you want to go and rest for a while? I'll come over this afternoon to accompany you to chop wood?"

Shen Xiaoxia looked at him and felt a little soft-hearted for a moment. She was also not sleepy at the moment. "You slept enough last night, so you're not sleepy now. Do you want to go back and rest for a while?"

After she said that, Jiang Yan still didn't complain about being sleepy. "I rarely rest during the day, so I can't sleep!"

So Jiang Yan accompanied Shen Xiaoxia into the mountains!

The afternoon sun shines on the mountains and forests, the leaves sway gently in the breeze, and the red maple leaves and the still green pines and cypresses interweave to create colorful colors.

The ground was covered with thick fallen leaves, like a soft carpet, and every step made a slight rustling sound.

Jiang Yan and Shen Xiaoxia walked side by side in the forest. He stood tall and straight, walked steadily, and glanced around from time to time.

Jiang Yan was carrying a backpack with an axe inside. The machete was also in Jiang Yan's hand. Shen Xiaoxia's hands were swinging unconsciously by her side, and her hair was a little messy in the wind.

The forest is filled with the unique fragrance of trees, and occasionally there are a few crisp bird calls!

At this time, everyone probably went home to eat or rest. There were not many people on the mountain, and the two of them deliberately avoided the crowd.

Although they are interacting normally and have no regrets, if rumors are involved, it will be a different matter, and that is not the result they want to see!

After all, rumors are very destructive in the village. If something really gets out, Jiang Yan may not care, but he can't bear to let Shen Xiaoxia bear unnecessary harm!

The two of them walked to the back of the mountain. Because that place is a bit far away, few people go there!

Jiang Yan took Shen Xiaoxia to a place, looked around, and then asked Shen Xiaoxia, "Is this place okay?"

There are quite a few dead trees around, which are easy to deal with. Plus, if you want to cut down trees here, there are quite a few suitable trees to cut down!

Jiang Yan stopped in front of a dry-looking tree. He looked at the trunk carefully, reached out and pushed it gently to judge the stability of the tree.

Then he saw Shen Xiaoxia and said, "I'll chop the tree. You can take a rest first. We'll clean up together later!"

Jiang Yan picked up the axe and gripped the handle tightly with both hands. He first moved his wrists, then raised the axe high, the muscles on his arms bulging slightly.

The axe drew an arc in the air, with a whistling sound, and landed precisely on the tree trunk, making a dull sound and sending wood chips flying.

Jiang Yan's eyes were focused and determined as he swung the axe again and again. Each blow was full of power yet without losing rhythm!

Shen Xiaoxia looked at Jiang Yan's movements and couldn't help but sigh. Even though she was very strong, Jiang Yan was still better at chopping wood!

Jiang Yan asked her to rest, but she didn't really stop moving. She took a machete and picked up firewood around, or chopped branches. She could also use a machete to chop some dead tree trunks!

One of the two people will chop wood, and the other will collect wood and clean up!