Ye Linlang was the kind of person whose eyes would light up when she saw meat. In fact, she had lived through too much poverty and was not picky about food. It was Jiang Qiran who was more particular.
While Ye Linlang was eating heartily, Jiang Qiran looked at the plate of black braised pork with a stern expression and hardly moved his chopsticks.
Others may not understand why, but Ye Linlang knows it best. This guy is obviously complaining that the food here is not delicious enough!
Ye Linlang reached out and poked Jiang Qiran's arm, indicating that they were in someone else's house and he should not be too rude.
Jiang Qiran frowned, and finally started eating without saying a word.
Um... it’s more like picking out grains of rice rather than eating!
Because Jiang Qiran really doesn’t want to eat those black-looking things!
I don't know if I put too much soy sauce or what...
When the village chief's wife saw that this handsome young man was just eating his rice without eating any vegetables, she was suddenly at a loss.
She scratched her hair and wondered if this boy from the city looked down on the food in their mountain village
After all, he is a villager, simple and speaks directly.
"Um... Brother, do you think the food is not tasty?"
Jiang Qiran was stunned when he heard this, and was about to give a tactful answer, but Ye Linlang beat him to it!
"Of course not! I think your family's food is super delicious! The braised pork is also very authentic!"
Ye Linlang raised her eyebrows, then pointed at Jiang Qiran.
"He has been a picky eater since he was young. He doesn't like strong-flavored food. He basically won't eat anything oily or spicy."
"Auntie... can I have a small request? Can you set up a separate kitchen for me to cook for him and me?"
As Ye Linlang spoke, she suddenly glanced at Jiang Qiran!
"We can pay you separately for occupying your kitchen and buying groceries! Money is not a problem!"
Jiang Qiran is here anyway!
Jiang Qiran paid and she cooked. They each contributed money and labor. Isn't that fair
…
The village head's wife was stunned by what Ye Linlang said. Hey, how could we let the teachers who came to teach cook
As for collecting money... it seems even more unreasonable.
The village chief's wife twisted her sleeves and looked up sincerely.
"Of course I can lend you the stove... But forget about the money. After all, you are guests, and it's only for half a month..."
Ye Linlang didn't expect that all the villagers she met recently were so polite. She knew that the prices of vegetables would increase in the middle of winter.
Half a month is neither long nor short. It would not be right to just eat and drink for free at someone else's house.
After all, this teaching activity is a charity activity, it is free, and the salary is not paid by time. There is no reason for the village chief's family to pay for them.
Ye Linlang bit the corner of her lip and suddenly remembered the snacks she had collected. Most of them were bought by Jiang Qiran that she had ordered some time ago.
There isn't even a supermarket in the mountains, so Ye Linlang bought a lot of food, including lots of instant noodles!
…
"Since you don't want to charge me, I don't want to take advantage of you, so I'll just give you some cookies and candies..."
As Ye Linlang spoke, she fiddled in her white suitcase for a while, quickly found some foreign snacks and gift packs of nuts, and stuffed them all into the hands of the village head's wife.
The village chief's wife was dazzled when she saw the English letters on the snack packaging. She obviously liked these things more. In the end, she accepted them a little embarrassedly and thanked Ye Linlang repeatedly.
"Thank you, thank you! My son Tiger will definitely like it!"
Ye Linlang was embarrassed. After all, they should be the ones to thank the village chief and his family!
The prices in the mountainous area are naturally much cheaper than those in City A. After Ye Linlang felt that it was about enough, she decided to put one or two large-denomination banknotes under the pillow of the village chief when she and Jiang Qiran left, as a token of gratitude.
…
Ye Linlang and Jiang Qiran naturally stayed at the village chief's house.
After all, in the entire Meihua Village, probably only the village chief’s four-story house is the most exquisite.
However, except for the simply decorated living quarters on the first floor where the village chief and his family of four lived, the rooms on the second floor were all made of cement, and there was only one guest room, which was bare except for a bed!
The village chief saw that the two people, a boy and a girl, were still young and it would be inappropriate for them to live in one room, so he immediately asked his wife to clean up another room.
Due to limited conditions at home, they only had a small single bed about 1.7 meters long placed in the guest room that was temporarily cleaned up. It was previously used for a few-year-old Tiger boy to sleep on.
The village chief's wife also felt very embarrassed about this situation.
"Well, our conditions here are simple, I hope you two don't mind!"
Ye Linlang smiled and nodded, but when she turned around and took a look at her temporarily cleaned-up guest room and the dusty spider webs on the beams, she was probably devastated!
Forget it, it’s good enough that she and Jiang Qiran don’t have to live in the wilderness. Let’s not be picky.
Jiang Qiran was too tall, so Ye Linlang was embarrassed to let him sleep in the temporary guest room which only had a 1.7-meter single bed. She could only grit her teeth and go do it herself.
Jiang Qiran looked at Ye Linlang several times.
"Are you sure you can?"
Ye Linlong gave him a blank look.
"I'm short, so I should be able to bend my legs easily, okay?"
Jiang Qiran was about to argue again, but Ye Linlang had already heard the village head's wife's shouting downstairs, saying that the hot water was ready and that Ye Linlang could go downstairs to take a bath.
That’s right, this place also has no electric water heaters or solar energy, and can only use coal to heat water...
Ye Linlang was used to it. She responded and ran down quickly. The snow water had flowed down her neck into her clothes and it was still sticky and uncomfortable.
After taking a hot shower, Ye Linlang felt a little dizzy. It might be because there was too much cold wind today and she walked too many mountain roads. She was not in good spirits. Ye Linlang did not pay much attention to it.
After taking a bath, Hu Wa, the eight-year-old son of the village chief, came up to Ye Linlang and wanted her to tell him a story.
But Ye Linlang didn't have much energy. Jiang Qiran noticed that she didn't look well, so he immediately told Hu Wa that he was tired and wanted to go to bed early, and they could talk later.
Hu Wa had no choice but to leave with helpless eyes.
…
There was no internet in the village, and the power went out from time to time at night. Ye Linlang felt bored holding her phone, and she was not in good health, so she prepared to go to bed.
She curled up in the quilt, and because the quilt had just been taken out and had never been exposed to the sun, it was damp.
Ye Linlang was in a daze when she suddenly saw a black object falling from the beam.
She looked carefully and immediately screamed!
Oh my god, it's a spider!
(End of this chapter)