Era: After foreseeing the future, I changed my fate using spatial abilities.

Chapter 148 Acceptance
For Yanbei, these past few days, with one incident after another, have been sleepless nights. He has been watching with his eyes open as the stars above disappear and the sky gradually turns a pale white.

I just hope that the arrangements made by my father after our conversation when I left home last time will go as they wish, because this is related to whether the Yan family can turn things around smoothly and how long it will take for them to stand up again.

Suning is meticulous; even in a rush, the items they purchased were very comprehensive, taking all aspects into consideration.

Holding the porcelain basin, plastic cup, and toiletries, Yan Bei's heart remained unperturbed by the cool morning breeze.

After a quick wash, he arrived at the cowshed as the first work bell rang.

Last night, the team leader made some simple arrangements, but they all involved doing the dirtiest and most tiring work.

Behind the small cowshed, a small room with a plastic shed as a roof was partitioned off. The old man living inside was thin, with graying temples, sparse hair, and a sallow complexion with deep wrinkles.

Upon seeing the people standing outside, Liu Wenbo glanced at them discreetly before lowering his head to begin cleaning and tidying up, his face remaining calm and showing no intention of speaking.

This shady mountain valley is located behind where villagers often go up the mountain to cut firewood and gather pig feed. The cowshed is located in the center, with the pigpen not far to the left and a slope and path overgrown with weeds to the right.

There were four or five large spotted pigs in the pigpen, plus the only large yellow cow in the cowshed.

Liu Wenbo is usually responsible for cleaning the cowshed and letting the cattle graze, while Lin Tao and Liang Wanru, a married couple, are responsible for cleaning the pigsty and feeding the pigs.

Now that Yan Bei has joined them, and in a couple of days Yan Changrong and his wife will also join them, the three of them will finally have less work to do and a chance to catch their breath and rest.

Without consulting them, Yan Bei nodded slightly to the group of people who came out one after another, and then took out two wooden buckets, an iron shovel, and a hand-pushed tricycle from the pile of tools.

They walked to the large pit that was usually used to pile manure and began to collect it. Once the buckets were full, they pushed them to the fields to irrigate.

The shirt, which looked brand new and of good quality, has become wrinkled and crumpled, and the trouser legs are covered in mud and feces.

In just a short while, he seemed to have transformed from a pampered young master into a smelly and filthy vagrant.

"Is this young man a newly arrived educated youth?"

It's no wonder Liang Wanru thinks this way. Apart from the educated youth who responded to the call to go to the countryside with great enthusiasm a few years ago, who among those who came later was truly willing unless they had no other choice or for other reasons?
Among the newly arrived educated youth, there were always one or two troublemakers. If they caused trouble, the brigade leader would throw them over for punishment and discipline.

Looking at Yan Bei's demeanor, appearance, and age, one would never associate them with their own identity at first glance.

"Just don't interfere this time, don't forget what happened last time."

Liang Wanru, who was bent over cleaning the pigsty, tightened her grip on the bamboo broom. As if she had thought of something, she gave a self-deprecating smile before burying her head back to continue cleaning. "I know."

For a moment, all four of them were busy with their own tasks and no one spoke.

……

Meanwhile, Su Ning, who had already woken up with her biological clock, went to the kitchen after washing up.

The man heated a pot of water and filled both thermos flasks before starting to prepare breakfast.

To make things easier, she didn't make porridge or noodles. Instead, she took out the leftover cracklings from the last time she rendered oil, picked a fresh cabbage, chopped them into a fine filling, and made xiaolongbao (soup dumplings).

Fortunately, while buying furniture yesterday, I also bought a lot of handmade bamboo products, such as steamers and winnowing baskets for the kitchen.

The sky was already bright, and amidst the rising white mist, the aroma of meat gradually filled the entire kitchen.

"Ningning! Is Ningning awake?"

"Here it comes~"

He wiped the water off his hands with a clean cloth, ran out of the kitchen, quickly pulled off the latch, and opened the front door.

Su Jianqun and Su Jianmin, the two brothers carrying baskets on their backs, grinned at her with similar, honest smiles.

"Big brother, little brother, why are you here so early? Come on in!"

"I was worried that you wouldn't have enough firewood to cook since you just got back. I only remembered it yesterday because it was too late, so I had to bring it over early this morning."

"These are vegetables that my mom and I picked from our own plot of land. I'll bring you more when you've finished eating them!"

To quote my own grandmother, even if we cleared out all the firewood in our yard and picked it all, it still wouldn't be enough to cover a fraction of the gift Ningning brought yesterday.

Scratching the back of his head sheepishly, Su Jianmin knew that if it weren't for the fact that he was getting married in the winter, his grandparents would definitely not have accepted these things, given their personalities.

He reluctantly accepted it, his face burning with embarrassment, and tried every possible way to make amends. He secretly vowed that he would never forget his little sister should he ever acquire anything good in the future!
"Big brother, little brother, wait a minute!"

Seeing that the two people had finished talking to each other and were about to leave, Su Ning had no time to thank them and had to call them back.

She rushed back to the kitchen, took a small winnowing basket from the top of the cupboard, and then laid a layer of fine linen cloth on top of it.

Use chopsticks to pick out the freshly steamed xiaolongbao one by one from the pot and place them in a winnowing basket.
This steamer is big enough; it can steam about thirty small steamed buns on each layer. I calculated in my mind that this should be just enough for each of the old man's family members to have two to try.

Finally, he covered it with a slightly thicker, clean cloth, picked it up, and hurriedly left the kitchen.

"Ningning, what are you doing?"

He sniffed hard, and Su Jianqun couldn't help but widen his eyes: if he wasn't mistaken, the thing stuffed into his arms smelled of meat!
Meat! Lots of fragrant meat!
but…

He swallowed hard, then tilted his head back as if to shove the thing back in.

Unlike what seemed like a premonition, Su Ning had already taken several steps back and was far away from him, so he couldn't touch him at all.

"I just wrapped these this morning. Please take them back for your grandparents to try and see how good my cooking is. This is a gift, so please don't refuse."

Before the two brothers could say anything more, Su Ning took the opportunity to half-push and half-drag them out the door, saying, "I have something to do and need to go out later, so I won't keep you two brothers any longer!"

"Wait a minute..."

"Wow, this girl~"

Looking at the locked door, Su Jianqun and the other man exchanged a glance, both feeling a bit helpless and amused.

"Brother, what should we do with these steamed buns?"

“Ningning already said this is a gift of filial piety. Let’s go back and give it to Grandpa and Grandma first, and see what they say.”

"Okay. Slurp~"

"Don't you dare drool in there, you pathetic thing!"

He chuckled and scolded Su Jianmin, but unconsciously quickened his pace, afraid that the aroma of meat would make his mouth water.

As their voices faded into the distance, Su Ning, with a smile on her lips, turned and went back to the kitchen to prepare the next batch of steamed buns.

……

After working in the fields for an hour or two, the people gradually stopped what they were doing, either going home to eat or waiting for their families to bring them breakfast.

Carrying a small basket on his back and wearing dark cotton clothes, Su Ning circled around most of the village before finally turning onto the path leading to the front of the mountain.

The path leading up the mountain was narrow, and several children carrying baskets full of pig feed, taller than themselves, were preparing to descend the mountain.

Some shy girls waited in place to let her go first, while others, bolder and more mischievous, would grab her and ask her questions like, "Who do you live?" and "Where are you going?"

Once they reached the back of the ravine, the little ones following her quickly dispersed and disappeared from sight.

The three elderly people had already cleaned up the shack. Liu Wenbo was grazing cattle not far away, while Lin Tao was busy cleaning and chopping the pig feed that the children had delivered, which they had measured in centimeters, and had Liang Wanru cook it to feed the pigs.

After looking around several times without spotting the familiar figure, Su Ning had no choice but to stand at the intersection and wait.

She noticed the wariness in their eyes. Although she wanted to build good relationships with the Yan family in advance, she didn't want to rush forward and cause unnecessary misunderstandings.

"Su Ning? What brings you here?"

When Yanbei returned pushing the cart, he saw her pause slightly, unsure whether to approach her or turn away.

As if oblivious to the increasingly pungent odor of sweat mixed with feces on his body, Su Ning strode over to him, shrugged slightly, and said in a relaxed tone, "Of course I'm bringing you breakfast!"

"You should go back first. It's broad daylight, and it wouldn't look good if someone saw you. Besides..."

He smells terrible right now, and I really don't want to bother her with that stench.

Somewhat embarrassed, he turned his head away. Despite his seemingly strong inner self, he couldn't help but reveal his vulnerable and soft side in front of her.