The Reborn Sidekick Rejected The Male Lead
Chapter 180 - 175: Busy

Chapter 180: Chapter 175: Busy

After Lu Jingqiu came home, she took the chicken over to her aunt so that her aunt could make spicy chicken for her to eat.

Today, Zhou Lanqin and a few comrades from the compound went to the suburbs and gathered quite a lot of wild vegetables, and they also brought back a slab of tofu.

Upon hearing that she wanted to eat spicy chicken, Lanqin quickly put down what she was doing and started to prepare it.

Jingqiu also called her uncle back home, and now, only three people remained in their two families.

The whole chicken, made into spicy chicken, was so delicious, but unfortunately, the three of them couldn’t finish it.

Her aunt saved the chicken intestines and liver, letting her take them for Hua Hua and Hua Guoguo to eat.

The rest, she told Lu Jingqiu to take back home, so she could heat it up and continue eating the next day.

Lu Jingqiu wanted to ask when her father would return, but unfortunately, her uncle didn’t know. She herself was also too anxious, even though they had only been gone for a week.

The next day, Lu Jingqiu washed clothes at home and did some cleaning.

In the afternoon, she went to check on the construction site. She didn’t understand the business of digging foundations—that was endless work if you were there, but seemingly nothing if you weren’t.

Lu Jingqiu just gave instructions about the placement of the water pipes, suggesting that the supply pipe from outside should be buried underground if possible, because although it wasn’t as cold as in the north, there were occasionally below-freezing temperatures here.

If the water pipes weren’t enough, she would have Zhang Yang make another trip to the factory. When leaving in the afternoon, she and the uncle went through the accounts and settled the wages for the more than twenty workers of the week.

The two uncles had already agreed with her to settle their wages every week.

Another week passed, and their course work was gradually deepening. Taking advantage of Wednesday noon, Lu Jingqiu made a trip to the West City Newspaper Agency and submitted the article she’d been revising for over a week to Editor Liu, who told her to wait for notification at home.

And so, on Thursday, Lu Jingqiu met up with Xue Jianian at Master Chen’s place as they had planned.

By the time she arrived, Xue Jianian was already in Master Chen’s yard.

"Jingqiu, look quick, the medicine is ready."

Xue Jianian pointed to two porcelain jars on the side. Looking over, Jingqiu saw many very small pills and felt a surge of happiness. She said, "Master Chen, thank you."

Master Chen laughed, "What’s there to thank for? You had the materials, and I took the payment."

Lu Jingqiu then asked, "Master Chen, how should one take the Ginseng Amoeba Pills?"

"They can be taken when injured or severely lacking blood, one or two pills at a time, not more."

"Oh, okay, thank you, Master Chen."

As she spoke, Lu Jingqiu took out the remaining forty yuan from her pocket and also gave Master Chen a few Oil Coupons and a two-pound meat coupon.

Old Lady Chen laughed, "You’ve already given enough. I’ll just take one of these Oil Coupons from you."

"This..."

Xue Jianian interjected, "I just gave Aunt Chen ten pounds of millet."

Master Chen handed over the remaining Ginseng Slices saying, "These are the leftovers, I’ve prepared them all for you."

Lu Jingqiu hurriedly accepted them.

Xue Jianian got half a jar, Lu Jingqiu had a whole jar, and with these Ginseng Slices, yes, the ginseng was put to good use.

After leaving Master Chen’s place, Lu Jingqiu asked, "Niannian, are you going to the Fish Tail Market later?"

"No, it’s getting cold now, and I don’t have thick clothes here. Tomorrow I’m planning to go to the market to look around, buy some fabric, and make clothes. Jingqiu, do you need something?"

"Nothing urgent, great, I’ll go with you. I want to check out the new house."

"Sure, I’ll come with you. Your place should be finished by now, right?"

"I still don’t know yet."

Xue Jianian had ridden her bicycle this time; the two of them went straight to Lu Jingqiu’s new house. When they entered, Carpenter Uncle had not left yet.

The electrical wiring in the house was all done, and it had been neatly arranged.

There were two outlets each in the kitchen and the bathroom, and there were sockets next to the bed in the bedroom; there were two on the TV wall. Including the study, each room had one too.

The labor fees were costly, as was the amount of electrical wire used, but these could be considered a one-time accomplishment.

She felt she wouldn’t need two years to be able to afford a washing machine and a refrigerator for her home.

Carpenter Uncle had already finished wrapping the door frames, and was now assembling the beds in the house.

"Uncle, you’re really quick. It’s only been a few days, and you’re almost done."

"After the beds, the cabinets will take a bit longer. I can finish up here by tomorrow. Also, I have quite a few leftover boards from making the beds and wardrobe. I see you’ve planted a lot of flowers along the wall in your yard; I’ll use these boards to build you a flower bed. The family in the front did the same, and it looks quite pretty."

Lu Jingqiu laughed, "Okay, Uncle, that would be great, thank you."

Uncle chuckled, "No trouble at all." He had earned as much as his son would in half a year with this job.

Additionally, this girl had brought him quite a lot of business from the school.

Xue Jianian looked around Lu Jingqiu’s house, growing more satisfied as she did, and said, "Jingqiu, how about I fix up your house too?"

"You, weren’t you going to buy a house?"

"I still don’t know when I’ll find a house to buy, and even if I find one, it might not be near my school. I might rent your house at least until I graduate. The floor tiles here are nice, it’s just that the tile shop didn’t have larger tiles."

"I saw some retro yellow and white checkered tiles piled up in his yard; those could work for flooring too, right? How is your kitchen coming along?"

"Quite satisfied. Come on, I’ll take you to see. Let’s eat at my place today."

Lu Jingqiu thought about it before nodding, "Sure, I can’t just freeload; I’ll buy some vegetables on the way past the market later."

"Fine, I won’t stand on ceremony with you."

After the two left, they headed to the nearby farmers’ market and lined up to buy a big head of cabbage, a bunch of green vegetables, and two lotus roots.

When they got to Xue Jianian’s house, she suddenly suggested making a mutton stew.

She brought out a small copper pot from the kitchen, and Lu Jingqiu took a glance at her kitchen. The cabinets were not bad, almost the same as hers, and they had been plastered with cement.

Lu Jingqiu said, "I think you shouldn’t bother with tiles, just use cement; it’s easier to clean."

Xue Jianian looked at the kitchen floor and said, "The cement the two uncles made for me is indeed pretty smooth."

She held a piece of mutton and thought about it, "Hmm, maybe I’ll go with cement."

"I think that’s good. By the way, did you buy this mutton today? It looks really fresh?"

Xue Jianian’s expression froze for a moment as she hurriedly nodded, agreeing with an ’Mhmm,’ afraid that she would ask more. Then she quickly added, "A few days ago, I ran into the person who saved me back then at the market; he was selling Warm Pots. Seeing what I had in my hands got him thinking.

What do you think about getting into wholesale? I could sell things wholesale to others. The margin would be smaller, but the volume could be bigger."

"Sure, small profits but quick returns; that way, you’ll also have some free time."

Xue Jianian had this idea, but she was not very keen on it since her space was limited. The grain matured once a month, yielding about a thousand or two thousand kilograms, which she could sell off piecemeal for a good profit.

If the rate of reproduction in her space increased, then wholesale might be a viable option.

But for now, it was just a thought; she would have to observe carefully first.