After rebirth, my childhood friend became a clingy person

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Jiang Yuechu quickly told him about the signing of the agreement and the delivery of goods to the county town.

"Yue'er is getting more and more powerful..." Jiang Yannan looked at the bright girl in front of him with gentle eyes and pride in his tone.

"I thought we could get bamboo shoots directly from the villagers. This way we don't have to work too hard and we can get more. I'll dry some bamboo shoots later, and I'm sure someone will like them."

Jiang Yannan was silent for a long time after hearing her words, and then he spoke softly, "Yue'er... We are just in a transition period now. Our main focus now is on studying. I don't want you to work too hard on these things and spend too much energy. The money I earn from digging a little every day and selling it to them is enough for us to spend. When I get into college, the school will have scholarships, and I can also make money during the winter and summer vacations. Then you just need to concentrate on studying!"

Jiang Yuechu was silent for a long time after hearing his words. She had hoped to lead the villagers to live a good life, but she found that she had thought too simply. With her current age and ability, how many people could believe her?

Jiang Yannan's words were like a revelation, awakening her all of a sudden. If she really wanted to help them, she should first learn more knowledge, make her abilities stronger, and walk more steadily. Only when she was truly successful would she be qualified to come back here and help the people here.

"I understand, brother. I'll do as you say! Then you go study quickly. I'll go back to my room to study too." The two of them cleaned up, put charcoal basins in the room, and filled the glass bottle with hot water. Jiang Yuechu held the glass bottle, slowly calmed down, and studied seriously.

The sky outside gradually darkened. Jiang Yuechu glanced towards the room opposite. A young man was looking intently at the textbook in his hand with his head lowered, writing and drawing non-stop.

She stood up and walked towards the kitchen. The lunch was still in the pot, so she heated it up, put two pancakes on the edge of the pot, and fried some bamboo shoots and eggs. Dinner was ready.

The two of them finished their dinner quickly. Jiang Yannan cleaned up the dishes and went to wash them. Jiang Yuechu thought for a moment and said to him, "I'll go see if our quilts are ready. The weather is too cold. We won't be able to stand the cold at night!"

"I'll go with you after I'm done washing. It's not safe outside in the dark at night!"

Jiang Yuechu thought about it. They now lived at the easternmost entrance of the village. Uncle Zhang, who made quilts, lived at the northernmost part of the village. It was a bit far away. To get to his house, they had to pass by Erkui's house. He was a scoundrel in the village. Usually, they would take a detour when they saw him. Today, they had to pass by his house. Jiang Yuechu was really scared.

Jiang Yannan cleaned up the kitchen, found a flashlight, and walked towards Uncle Zhang's house holding Jiang Yuechu's hand.

When people in the village saw them, they would greet them from time to time.

Auntie Tian, ​​who sells tofu, was sitting at the door picking beans. When she saw them, she greeted them with a smile: "Where are you taking your wife, Yannan?"

Jiang Yuechu shuddered when he heard her words, and quickly shook off the boy's hand, stammering: "Aunt Tian...Aunt Tian, ​​don't talk nonsense, Yan Nan is my brother..."

"Hey, Yue girl, you're still embarrassed. Everyone in this village knows that your father brought Yan Nan back to be your child... your little husband..."

Jiang Yuechu's face flushed red as he walked forward with his head down, not even waiting for the young man behind him...

Jiang Yannan quickly caught up with her, but this time he didn't hold her hand, he just followed her silently.

The two of them looked at each other in silence all the way to Uncle Zhang's house.

"Grandpa Zhang..."

"Hey, who is it?" Hearing the call, Grandpa Zhang came out. "It's Yue girl, you are here to get the quilt! What a coincidence, I'm just a little short of it, can you come and get it the day after tomorrow?"

"It's okay, Grandpa Zhang, we just came to take a look..."

Jiang Yuechu said this and turned and left.

The winter night was dark, without a trace of light. The dirt road in the countryside was bumpy, and Jiang Yuechu's foot stepped on something unknown.

"Ah..." Jiang Yuechu screamed, lost her balance and fell to the side.

A figure flashed quickly, hugged her waist, held her in his arms, and asked anxiously: "What's wrong?"

"I...I think my foot is twisted..." Jiang Yuechu's voice was a little tearful, "It hurts so much..."

"Don't be afraid, I'm here!" Jiang Yannan put the flashlight into Jiang Yuechu's hand and half-crouched in front of her. "Come on, I'll carry you back!"

Jiang Yuechu didn't want him to carry her on his back, so she tried to walk back by herself. However, as soon as her right foot touched the ground, she felt a piercing pain and was unable to walk at all.

She could only lie on the boy's back.

Jiang Yannan gently lifted Jiang Yuechu up on his back. The little girl seemed to be just like when she was a child, light and weightless.

"Yue'er, you are too light. You should eat more. Only by eating more can you grow taller!"

"What? Do you think I'm too short? I'm almost 1.6 meters tall..." The little girl whispered in his ear. The hot air sprayed on the skin behind the boy's ears, as if burning into his heart, and his body tensed up in an instant.

"How could that be?" The boy's voice had become a little bit deep and hoarse like an adult's. Although his back was not as broad as an adult's, it was no longer thin.

Jiang Yuechu clung tightly to his back, feeling indescribably at ease. Even though his shoulders were not strong enough, they still gave people a sense of security.

After returning home, Jiang Yannan put Jiang Yuechu on the bed, took off her shoes, and looked at her ankle. It was a little swollen, but not serious.

He drew water from the well and put a towel soaked in cold water on her ankles. Jiang Yuechu shivered from the cold and wanted to pull her feet back. Jiang Yannan grabbed her feet tightly: "It will be fine in a while, just bear with it..."

After applying it several times, the swelling seemed to have subsided a little. "Just stay in bed for the next two days and don't move around, okay?"

"I have to deliver goods to town tomorrow..."

Jiang Yannan stared straight at Jiang Yuechu, his lips tightly pursed, without saying a word.

Jiang Yuechu felt uncomfortable being stared at by him, so he could only lower his head and admit defeat: "I know, I know, I promise not to move, and I'll let you do everything. Please bring me a piece of paper and pen. I promised to write down a few ways to make winter bamboo shoots for Brother Ma, so you can bring them to him tomorrow if you go!"

Jiang Yannan applied a foot massage to her, lit the charcoal basin, filled the glass bottle with hot water, and after finishing everything, he carried her into bed.

"Did I turn off the lights?" Looking at the little girl lying in the quilt with her little face exposed, Jiang Yannan's voice unconsciously became gentle.

"Yeah! Good night, brother!"

"good night!"