Rebirth in Famine: She Thrives by Lucky Space
Chapter 155 good stuff

Chapter 155: 155 good stuff

The next day, after breakfast, Wei Kaiyun left as usual. At ten in the morning, he returned with two people, pushing four wooden boxes.

The two young men carried the boxes directly to the kang in the west room, and Jiang Xinyu didn’t even offer them water to drink.

"Wife, these are the books I mentioned, there are several hundred of them."

"Must have cost quite a bit, right?"

"A hundred pounds of wheat, five pounds of meat."

"That’s all they wanted?"

"Haha. You’re worried they asked for too little? Don’t worry, they initially only wanted fifty pounds of wheat, I felt bad, so I added fifty more pounds and five pounds of meat.

The family was incredibly moved and packed all their books for us."

"Then go deliver them quickly, I’ll cook, shall we have sauerkraut and meat dumplings?"

"Boiled, I like them boiled."

"Okay, wait for me by the cellar, and I’ll tie them up for you to pull up."

Wei Kaiyun didn’t leave right away, instead, he chopped the meat filling, and only then did he push the cart away.

When Wei Kaiyun returned, he saw that most of the dumplings were already wrapped, and quickly went to start the fire and boil water.

After eating, each of them had a bowl of dumpling soup.

"Wife, I’m going to meet the high school principal this afternoon."

"Great, if it doesn’t work out, could you help me get all the high school textbooks?"

"Sure, I got it. You rest, I’ll go right away." He was willing to work hard for his wife.

With just herself left at home, Jiang Xinyu happily went to the west room, not because she was particularly studious, but because she felt she got a good deal.

Upon opening, she smelled the fragrance of paper and ink.

She took the books out one by one to browse through. The family preserved their books so well. Neat and clean. They were book lovers.

There was a wide variety, and she took out a few novels, arranging the rest to put away later when Wei Kaiyun left.

Carrying the books to the east room, she took several that were hand-written and thread-bound, and Jiang Xinyu felt pressured as she turned the pages, afraid she might accidentally tear them.

But the ancients were indeed vivid in their portrayals.

Jiang Xinyu found herself blushing as she read, and quickly stored them in the space after finishing, deciding not to leave them out.

Wei Kaiyun directly found a director from the local middle school, as he wasn’t familiar with the city’s high schools, he had to ask for a roundabout way to meet them.

The person promised to accompany him to the city’s high school the next morning to find the principal.

"Director Jia, can this work?"

"I’ve never heard of a precedent. However, since it’s for a worker, it might be adaptable." Nowadays, workers’ status is quite high, contributing to the country, and with the ambition to learn, this should be a good excuse.

"Thank you, Director Jia, should I bring over dozens of pounds of wheat tomorrow morning? After all, we’re asking for a favor."

"Xiao Wei, let’s wait. If things work out, then it’s not too late to send it.

What is your relationship with this comrade to care so much?"

"Director Jia, I’m finding a school for a young lady. She used to be my secretary and has a thirst for knowledge, so she found me. Initially, she wanted to quit and go to school directly, but I thought it was too much of a waste.

The girl’s name is Jiang Xinyu, do you remember her?"

"Jiang Xinyu? From L Town?"

"Yes."

"I remember now, that girl was very quiet, almost like she didn’t exist. Didn’t expect her to become your secretary.

When she took the high school entrance exam, her grades weren’t good. Having missed two years of school, can she still manage?"

"Why not let her take an exam first? I’ll bring her over tomorrow for a test?"

"Alright, this will give us some assurance. I have last year’s test papers; you let her try them. Since we’re looking for schools, if her grades are bad, they wouldn’t agree either."

"Okay, so we’ll come at eight tomorrow morning?"

"Yes, I’ll be waiting for you. If I think her grades are satisfactory, we’ll head to the city together."

Wei Kaiyun left the school, walking down the street, thinking about Director Jia’s assessment of Jiang Xinyu, which was completely different from the person he knew.

"Director Wei, Wei Kaiyun?"

"Secretary Cao, what are you doing here?"

"It really is Director Wei, I thought I was seeing things.

I just returned from W Town. Director Wei, when did you return?"

"Just a few days ago, on a long vacation, I came back to visit, after all, I lived here for so many years, came to see old friends."

"Are you going to the county to see County Magistrate Tao?"

"Sure, let’s go together."

The two of them rode their bikes side by side, heading straight to the county government courtyard.

Tao Juncheng was also quite surprised to see Wei Kaiyun; the two chatted in the office for a long time.

"Dinner together tonight?" Tao Juncheng asked, as it was already off-hours.

"Tomorrow night, I know of something good. I’ll prepare it tomorrow. Let’s improve our lives. Let the sisters-in-law and nephews at home have a taste too."

"Haha, sounds great, I’ll wait then." Tao Juncheng didn’t stand on ceremony with Wei Kaiyun; they’ve been acquainted for three years now, very familiar. Last time, it was Wei Kaiyun who reminded him, which might have prevented him from making a mistake, and he was grateful for it.

It was already five o’clock and Wei Kaiyun still hadn’t returned. Jiang Xinyu wondered if he was eating outside. In this era, where travel relied on walking, and communication relied on shouting, Jiang Xinyu, who was used to convenience, found it very uncomfortable.

She didn’t want to cook either since she wasn’t hungry yet, just a bun would be sufficient later.

Now she would absolutely not mistreat herself. Although her bust was not comparable to some heroines, it had developed to a B, and there was still room for improvement.

She heated water, planning to have a bath today. She was quite satisfied with her fair, smooth skin.

Hearing a knock at the door, "I thought you were going to eat out."

"Dinner with County Magistrate Tao tomorrow night. Prepare a hundred pounds of wheat and ten pounds of pork for me."

"To give to County Magistrate Tao?"

"Yes, I ran into Secretary Cao when I came out of the middle school this afternoon, so I went to see County Magistrate Tao."

"Isn’t it inappropriate to give wheat?"

"I’ll have it ground into flour tomorrow. By the way, wife. Do you remember Director Jia of your political education office?"

"Jia Chongxin?"

"Seems you do remember. I went to see him today, and he suggested you should try a test at the middle school first since you’ve been away from textbooks for over two years, worried you might not keep up in high school."

"Sure, I haven’t abandoned the textbooks. I still look through them often. I don’t know if I’ve made progress.

What are we eating tonight? I haven’t cooked yet."

"I can cook, still want to have noodles again?"

"Sure, let’s do it together, it’ll be quicker that way."

As the two prepared to cook, there came a knock on the door.

"Better not go out, it’s probably Ding Shihong."

Wei Kaiyun nodded, once again feeling quite sneaky, needing to hide like this, it was really frustrating.

Jiang Xinyu opened the door, "Director Ding, please come in."

"Sister, sorry to trouble you."