Adding to that, Chiang Xiao seemed bright and quick-witted at a glance, which would be nice for his daughter to have someone to talk to in the future.
"Ei, Ei, sis will be waiting at home for you,"
Ge Liutao wiped away her tears, looking back every three steps she took.
On the way back, they hired an ox cart. Chiang Songhai’s back hurt terribly, and upon returning home, he immediately lay down on the bed to rest.
Chiang Xiao dug out a small Lingzhi mushroom from the Space, brewed a pot of Ganoderma water, removed the mushroom remnants, and cooled a large enamel cup for each of her grandparents, reminding them to remember to drink it.
The Lingzhi mushrooms from the Space absolutely provided strong effects in enhancing vitality, calming the spirit, and boosting immunity. Now, her grandparents drinking the Ganoderma water would definitely benefit their health.
"Grandma, you should rest too. I’ll apply medicine to grandpa when I come back,"
Now that Chiang Songhai’s condition seemed a bit too much to bear and he had fallen asleep, it would be better to wait until her return to massage the medicinal oil into him.
"Little Little, you must be tired too, right?" Ge Liutao rarely left the village; today’s outing had indeed been somewhat exhausting. No wonder the Chiang family members were all so weak.
At this moment, Chiang Xiao could hardly afford to rest, as she still had important matters to attend to.
She had initially intended to discuss it with her grandpa last night, but the conversation she had with him today left her feeling so suffocated that she figured it was probably useless to talk to him, so she decided it would be better to just go and do it herself.
"Grandma, I’m not tired. I need to go out for a bit," Chiang Xiao said as she washed her face and drank half a cup of Ganoderma water before hastily leaving.
At this time, Chiang Baoguo should be at the oil mill.
Since he had gone to town yesterday, it was unlikely he would dare to continue wandering off today.
Knowing that he was already contemplating finding a new job, he still hadn’t gotten things started, and he had yet to completely deal with Ding Meifen; therefore, holding on tightly to his job at the oil mill was definitely a must.
That’s why Chiang Xiao was in such a hurry to return home, and now was the perfect time to find him at the oil mill.
The oil mill was situated at the entrance of the village.
Because Siyang Village mostly grew rapeseed and peanuts over the past few years, the village established a small oil press after applying to the commune. This communal oil mill was rather small, with only two oil presses, producing two kinds of oil: rapeseed oil and peanut oil.
In this era, these two products were still considered quite valuable, and if not for their low yield, Siyang Village might not be so impoverished.
You could smell the thick fragrance of oil from far away, with the scent of peanut oil blended with rapeseed oil being so rich that it was somewhat choking.
Chiang Xiao immediately spotted Chiang Baoguo sitting under a guava tree outside the oil mill.
Two men were squatting on a stone slab not far from him, smoking cigarettes.
The cigarettes smoked by the villagers were naturally very cheap, hand-rolled tobacco, which also had a pungent smell.
Chiang Xiao ran over to Chiang Baoguo, her voice loud and clear.
Since she rarely came this way, she immediately drew attention to herself.
The moment Chiang Baoguo saw Chiang Xiao, his facial expression instantly changed.
He immediately guessed her purpose for coming and clenched his teeth, turning to avoid her.
But how could Chiang Xiao let him get away? She immediately called out loudly, "Uncle, how was the family dinner Sister Ding held yesterday?"
Upon hearing this, Chiang Baoguo’s steps froze, as if he were nailed to the ground, unable to move.
"Baoguo, is that your niece from your second uncle’s family?" A man beside him blew a smoke ring and looked Chiang Xiao over with interest.
The Chiang Family, Chiang Qingzhu, Chiang Qingzhu’s daughter – they were well-known throughout the village for some rather unpleasant rumors.
Chiang Baoguo muttered a response, grabbed Chiang Xiao’s arm, and tried to pull her away from the area. Chiang Xiao did not resist; she smiled and greeted the two men before obediently following Chiang Baoguo to a quieter place.