I became the Counterpart of the Winner in a Period Novel-Chapter 272 - 268: Awakened in the Middle of the Night
Hearing this, Grandma Xu felt at ease.
"Alright. Kang Kang, remember, you have to repay this kind sister in the future."
Xu Kang nodded earnestly like a little adult: "I will remember."
He will study hard and once he has the capability, he will be able to repay this kind sister.
Jiang Mingyue went to No. 55 Pear Blossom Lane again, placing the goods ordered by Pan in the yard.
Two thousand jars of wine, pine roast chicken and rabbit, braised chicken and rabbit totaling four thousand, she also caught some big fish and put them in the yard pond, visiting Pan at No. 59 with holiday gifts.
Howler is usually fierce to others but always gentle to Jiang Mingyue. During the holidays, Jiang Mingyue brought it some delicious food, filling its bowl with a fragrant roast chicken and rabbit, making Howler excitedly rub against her leg.
"Okay, okay, I know you like me."
The commotion in the yard soon caught the attention of a few people in the main house, and Du Shouqiang perceptively rushed out. As expected, he saw Jiang Mingyue and happily greeted her.
"Hello, Comrade Jiang! You finally came."
"Hmm!"
Jiang Mingyue was about to offer holiday gifts, but the trio from Pan’s side handed her gifts first.
Uncle Mute gave her two boxes of his homemade mooncakes, a basket of pastries, and the highlight was a box of books.
It turns out, after sending Jiang Mingyue a box of books last time and hearing she liked them, Uncle Mute had someone collect another box.
Jiang Mingyue: "..." Is this luck or skill? Even Yan Jinzhi couldn’t find these rare copies.
Jiang Mingyue’s delight was evident, planning to give them to Yan Jinzhi later, which would certainly make him happy for a whole year.
Pan gave Jiang Mingyue two boxes of top-quality tea and a box of live shrimp.
Du Shouqiang provided a leg of lamb, ten pounds of beef, and a pig’s leg.
Jiang Mingyue: "..." So much for scarcity of resources, it depends on the person.
This time, Jiang Mingyue treated everyone the same, gifting Du Shouqiang a jar of osmanthus wine, moving him to tears.
The light of happiness finally shone on Da Qiang.
Pan received a jar of osmanthus wine too.
Jealous of matching Du Shouqiang? No way, Comrade Jiang’s wine is top-notch, and it’s blessed.
But what Uncle Mute received was always out of their reach.
A jar of osmanthus wine, a can of osmanthus tea, and a bottle of black truffle sauce.
Uncle Mute couldn’t stop smiling.
Pan and Du Shouqiang: "..." They were just content; there was no comparison.
Because of the festival, the prices of goods had risen. Du Shouqiang and his men weighed the fish, totaling 4,368 pounds. Adding the three categories together, it was 86,000. Suddenly, Pan asked Jiang Mingyue.
"Comrade Jiang, do you want to exchange the money for yellow croaker?"
Jiang Mingyue’s eyes lit up.
"Can I? That would be best. If I can choose in the future, I’ll still choose yellow croaker."
Pan said he understood.
With that, her tens of thousands were exchanged for a box of yellow croaker.
Jiang Mingyue happily got into the car.
When Yan Jinzhi learned there was a box of rare copies in the trunk, Jiang Mingyue felt she saw flowers bloom.
They didn’t send gifts to the uncle and older cousin because the cousin had sent word earlier; they would return to Qingshan Village for the festival.
When the two returned to Qingshan Village, the three were already in the yard teasing Coal.
Qiao Mingtang was eagerly following Mrs. Jiang, helping out, seemingly enjoying it.
Aunt Jiao and Fourth Aunt both sent gifts to the Jiang Family’s third room, and Mrs. Jiang reciprocated. Some villagers even quietly left pumpkins at the Jiang Family’s courtyard gate, gone by the time Mrs. Jiang went out, leaving only the pumpkins behind.
Dinner was very rich, with the whole family happily celebrating the holiday. Jiang Mingyue also took out the rabbit lantern Xiao Ran was given by Gan Institute and lit a candle in it, making the little guy very happy.
"Coal, Coal, your mom has come down to find you."
This brought a burst of laughter from the family.
Meanwhile, villager Li Cuilan came to the Jiang home.
"Fanghua, someone stole all the vegetables from your plot."
Shen Fanghua was stunned for a moment, then smiled and waved it off.
"Stolen? It’s alright! You probably don’t know, we have a custom of stealing vegetables here. On Mid-Autumn Festival, unmarried girls go to other people’s fields to steal green onions or vegetables, implying they’ll find a good partner. Previously our village was too poor; they depended on the vegetables in the plots to fill their bellies, so the village girls were taught by their parents not to steal. Now that life is better, their pursuits have naturally changed."
Li Cuilan remembered and apologetically rubbed her apron over her waist.
Shen Fanghua gave her some self-baked osmanthus mooncakes: "Thanks for telling me. These are homemade, hope you don’t mind."
"Smells so good!" She choked back her words of refusal.
After dinner, Xiao Ran packed up osmanthus candy, took Coal and the rabbit lamp, and went to the village to play with friends.
Pear Blossom Lane stood around the brightly lit rabbit lamp, curiously circling it.
"Xiao Ran, can I hold it?"
"Sure, but be careful not to damage it."
"Okay, okay."
After Xiao Cheng, there was Xiao Meng, Gouwa, etc. Wang Daya saw such a beautiful rabbit lamp for the first time, her eyes filled with longing.
After hesitating, she decided to try.
"Xiao Ran, can I borrow it for a while?"
"You? No. You’ve spread bad words about my sister in the village; I won’t let you have it or be friends with you."
Being pointed out in public, Wang Daya’s face burned, but mostly with anger.
"Hmph! So what if you have a rabbit lamp? I’ll have my parents buy me one too." Then she turned and ran off.
Originally thought joy would last forever.
Unexpectedly, Jiang Mingyue was woken up in the middle of the night.
Not by noise, but by a self-awareness deep inside.
Releasing her spiritual power, she found her older cousin and Xie Yunhai entangled with a group in Baihua Forest...
