Return to the era, take over and become a winner in life

Chapter 12: Eat Something Good

Not only Xu Ye but also Jiang Ruyue were catching up on their sleep.

Because there is moonlight tonight, Xu Ye and she are going into the mountains.

If you don’t make up for the sleep, you won’t be able to go at night.

Jiang Ruoan didn't want Xu Ye to go into the mountains alone, so Jiang Ruyue was persuaded by her sister.

But Jiang Ruyue slept in the next room, which was her and Li Dongming's room.

Li Dongming already knew that Xu Ye took Jiang Ruyue to go hunting. After all, he had eaten a big bowl of sweet potato porridge cooked with deer meat soup in the morning.

Li Dongming had been against Jiang Ruyue going into the mountains before. If something happened to Jiang Ruyue, the three members of the Li family would really starve to death.

Now, he has no right to object.

And with Xu Ye taking care of Jiang Ruyue, he felt that the two of them could take care of each other.

As long as you don't go too deep, it should be relatively safe.

Besides, the family now needs Xu Ye to support it, so it’s useless even if he is reluctant.

His sister and daughter depend on Xu Ye for support, what can he say?

Only when life gets better will he have a chance to recover his upper body.

Xu Ye’s words last night gave him a little hope. After all, his fingers could move a little, so there was not completely no hope.

It is better to live a miserable life than to die a good death. If he had the courage to die, he would not have dragged it on until now.

In the afternoon, the sunlight shone through the dilapidated window frames, casting patches of light into the Jiang family's house.

Xu Ye felt someone beside him, so he opened his eyes.

It turned out that little Li Qian was sleeping next to him.

Looking at the tiny Li Qian, Xu Ye couldn't help but feel distressed.

He was 6 years old, but looked as short as the or year old children in later generations.

Xu Ye did not wake her up, but got out of bed quietly.

I had a good sleep and felt refreshed.

The reversal of black and white had no effect on him as a person from later generations. It could be said that he had become accustomed to it.

The only thing I’m not used to is not having a mobile phone, so I can’t watch short videos, listen to novels, or chat.

When I came out, Jiang Ruyue was already in the kitchen preparing the bacon.

Today I exchanged deer meat for some coarse salt, which is perfect for making bacon.

When Jiang Ruyue saw Xu Ye, her face flushed slightly, and she quickly said, "Wake up, what do you want to eat for lunch? An An and Xiao Qing will probably be back soon."

"Let's cook some white rice mixed with sweet potato rice, and stir-fry some meat."

Jiang Ruyue nodded and went to get the rice to cook.

Sweet potato rice is made by shredding the sweet potatoes, soaking them to remove the starch, and then drying them in the sun.

Because the yield of sweet potatoes is higher than that of rice, they grow half sweet potatoes and half rice here.

Rice is used to pay public grain, while sweet potatoes are not counted as public grain.

After paying the public grain tax, there was not much left in the brigade, and everyone was unwilling to exchange their work points for rice, preferring instead to exchange them for sweet potato rice.

Because the sweet potato rice can be exchanged for more, it is enough for the family to eat.

Today, several families brought rice to exchange for meat, because everyone thinks meat is more attractive than rice.

In the village, those who can eat white rice and sweet potatoes are considered rich.

The more men there are in a family, the more work points they earn.

Therefore, if everyone tries their best to have more boys, they will get practical benefits.

"Sister, where is the hoe at home? I'll go dig some soil to build the stove."

"You can also operate the stove?" Jiang Ruyue looked at Xu Ye in surprise.

"It's just making a stove. It's not difficult." Xu Ye smiled slightly and said confidently.

"Then I'll get it for you." Jiang Ruyue quickly stood up.

Xu Ye followed Jiang Ruyue and prepared to familiarize himself with every corner of the house, after all, they had moved in there.

His parents are still undergoing reform, so it is not easy for them to return to the city.

If you want to go back to the city, you probably have to wait until the college entrance examination is released.

His family still has a house in Beijing, and he also wants to move his household registration back there.

In his previous life, he gave up because he was afraid of trouble, which became a big regret for him.

If he hadn't given up, he could have lived a comfortable life in his previous life without wasting half his life. Now that he has a new life, he must take back what belongs to him instead of giving it away.

Moreover, those things were exchanged for his grandfather's life, and throwing them away would be unfilial.

There are still two years before the college entrance examination, so he can prepare slowly.

Once he has money, he can get some books to review.

When he came to join the team, he had already finished his second year of high school, so he still had the basics.

Combined with his later experiences, he felt that it would not be a problem for him to get into Peking University or Tsinghua University.

After all, he starts preparing now and has been preparing for two years. He doesn't believe that he will not be able to get into Peking University or Tsinghua University at this time.

Not only did he have to take the exam himself, he also had to take Jiang Ruoan, Jiang Ruyue and Li Qing with him.

As for Li Qian, she is still too young.

But the situation had changed by then, and they could take Li Qian with them to live in the capital.

As for Li Dongming, he may not live to that time.

"All the farm tools are placed here, including those they used to exchange for meat today." Jiang Ruyue explained.

Xu Ye nodded and held Jiang Ruyue's fleshless hand.

"Cook more for lunch, and don't skimp on food. You are all too skinny, you need to take good care of yourself."

Jiang Ruyue's face turned red to her ears, and she couldn't help but think of what her father had said this morning, asking her to give birth to more children for Xu Ye.

"Forget about that. I'll listen to you from now on." Jiang Ruyue's voice was as soft as a mosquito or fly, and it was difficult to hear clearly unless you got close.

Xu Ye did not go any further, he knew that Jiang Ruyue's thoughts were very traditional.

He knew that Jiang Ruyue was unwilling to be ganged up on.

Otherwise, it wouldn't have taken two years and I'm still struggling to support myself.

If you get too close to her all of a sudden, she might not be able to accept it.

He was not in a hurry, because if you are impatient, you won't get what you want.

Letting go of Jiang Ruyue's rough little hand, Xu Ye picked up the hoe and two winnowing baskets.

"There is loess behind our house that you can dig. If you don't dig much, you don't have to go anywhere else." Jiang Ruyue reminded.

"Okay." Xu Ye went out carrying a winnowing basket and a hoe.

The Li family's house is the largest in the village, after all, their ancestors were very wealthy.

On the right is Zhang Gui’s house, separated by a small path.

Walking along the path is the back mountain, which belongs to the village collective and is planted with many tea oil trees.

On the left is the home of Fan Dajun, the village brigade leader, which is surrounded by high walls and separated from the Li family by a half-meter-wide canal.

The Fan family and Li Dongming did not get along well. Back then, Fan Dajun reported Li Dongming's father, which led to Li's father being stripped of his position as county magistrate and sent for reform.

Father Li couldn't bear the torture and finally killed himself with a rope.

Li Dongming led people to beat Fan Dajun many times, and the two families had a deep grudge against each other, and now they have no contact at all.

Xu Ye followed the path to the back of Li’s house, where there was loess that could be dug.

After digging a large winnowing basket, Xu Ye carried the soil back home. After two trips, a lot of yellow soil was piled in the yard.

Jiang Ruoan and Li Qing came back from work and saw Xu Ye working with soil in the yard. They were very curious about what he was doing.

When I heard that Xu Ye was going to make a rocket stove, I became even more curious.

Because I've never heard of a rocket stove.

"Okay, stop watching the fun, go wash your hands and have lunch. I have something else for you two to do this afternoon."

"Aunt, come quickly, we will have white rice mixed with sweet potato rice for lunch." Li Qian, who was sitting at the table waiting for food, shouted excitedly.

When Li Qing heard that there was white rice, her eyes lit up.

In the past, their family could often eat white rice, the kind that didn’t need to be mixed with sweet potato rice.

She had experienced a good life before, but after her brother became paralyzed, she fell into the abyss, living one meal a day and going hungry the next.

Originally, she thought she would have to live in such a miserable life with no end in sight for the rest of her life.

Until last night when Xu Ye and Jiang Ruoan moved in, life immediately changed.

Not only did she get to eat the meat she had longed for, but she also got the rice she had been craving for.

She couldn't help but glance at Xu Ye, and her eyes suddenly became misty.

(End of this chapter)