Chapter 255: Repaying Quanshui Village

Qian Zhao widened his eyes; so, it wasn't a rejection?

"Can I really?" Qian Zhao asked, lacking confidence.

Zhao Qiu Hua smiled; that smile was extremely confident, the most beautiful version of her.

"We are a step ahead of others, so why wouldn't we be able to?" Zhao Qiu Hua asked in return.

Qian Zhao thought for a moment, then nodded firmly, "Okay! Let's study!"

He also wanted to give it a try, for the girl before him, and even more so for himself!

Was he content being trapped in this mountain village? Although the villagers were all very simple and honest, did he really want to spend his whole life here?

No! If there was a better way out, who would want to be trapped here?

Zhao Qiu Hua comforted him in turn, "No matter what the result is in the future, giving it a try is always good."

Qian Zhao nodded firmly, to give it a try for himself.

Xie Yuanyuan nudged An Yinan beside her, "Something feels off about those two."

Upon hearing this, Li Xiue looked at An Yinan in surprise; the innocent deer-like girl had a natural sensitivity.

"What's off about it?" An Yinan asked curiously.

Xie Yuanyuan looked at the two talking alone again, then looked at An Yinan and Li Xiue, "Did you notice? There's a kind of mist surrounding them, and it seems to be pink?"

An Yinan looked left and right; she didn't see any mist, but the atmosphere between them had indeed changed.

"Alright, time to work." An Yinan patted Xie Yuanyuan's little head; this girl had very sharp intuition, she just hated using her brain.

An Yinan first asked Li Xiue for a clean white cloth bag, inside which she placed knee pads for the Captain and Auntie Li, as well as cotton shoes and hats made for Huzi and Xiaoshitou. These two little ones were Beibei's beloved friends; how could they be left out when there were gifts?

Carrying a large basket with over a dozen rabbits, she went straight to the Daduibu.

As soon as the Captain saw who was pushing the door open, he said with a half-smile, "Oh my, who is this? A rare guest!"

The sarcastic jealousy was so thick that the Accountant looked the Captain up and down several times, fearing he had been replaced by someone else.

An Yinan said with a smile, "Hey, I had an urgent matter, what's wrong? You're so old, why are you so grumpy!"

The Captain glared at her crossly; what a shameless little girl, glib-tongued!

"Your Auntie Li keeps nagging about you, asking when you'll come over for a meal." The Captain couldn't be bothered to argue; he had been sitting at the Daduibu since yesterday afternoon, and she just hadn't shown up.

He had sat from morning until noon today, just fearing that he wouldn't be there when this little girl arrived, but as it turned out, he really did wait for half a day!

An Yinan said with a smile, "Tomorrow then, I miss Auntie Li too, I'll go chat with her tomorrow."

"By the way, Accountant, these rabbits were caught by me on the mountain. Could you see about arranging for the villagers to stew them?" An Yinan asked cheerfully.

Only then did the Captain and the Accountant see that the basket was full of wild rabbits.

"You, why can't you act like a young lady? You're already married, yet you're still climbing trees and going up the mountain all day long." Although the Captain had a smile on his lips, he really couldn't help but nag where it was due.

An Yinan rubbed her temples; this Captain who insisted on being strong his whole life.

The Accountant was much more sincere, saying to An Yinan with pleasant surprise, "I thank you on behalf of the villagers. I'll go down and arrange it now, and I'll send a bowl of pure meat to your courtyard later."

An Yinan quickly waved her hands, "No, no, no, we kept three, that's enough to eat. These big guys, if divided up, each family won't even get two pieces, it's just to get a taste of meat."

"Alright then, I won't stand on ceremony with you, I'm going out to arrange it now." The Accountant didn't stand on ceremony either; An Yinan's character was plain for all to see in Quanshui Village. Since she had brought them out, she wasn't just being politely modest.

After the Accountant left, An Yinan handed the white cloth bag to the Captain, "Inside are the knee pads I made for you and Auntie Li. The vests aren't finished yet, I'll mail them to you when they are. There are also cotton shoes and a cotton hat for Huzi, and another set for Xiaoshitou. I don't have much contact with their family, so please have Auntie Li help me deliver them."

When the Captain heard this, he felt happy; it wasn't about the quantity of the items, but that this girl was thinking of everyone.

"Also this, could you take a look?" An Yinan took a few sheets of paper from her crossbody bag and handed them to the Captain.

The Captain raised an eyebrow, took the papers, and as soon as he saw the title, he turned them face down on the table in surprise.

"Are you serious?" the Captain asked sternly.

An Yinan blinked, "What's wrong? I've tested it, the success rate is very high."

"I mean, you want to give this technology to Quanshui Village? You'd better think it through. If you regret it now, I can pretend I never saw these." The Captain's finger tapped on the papers on the table.

Only then did An Yinan realize what the Captain meant. She quickly waved her hands, "What would I regret? Since I've given them to you, whether you do it or not is up to you. I only provide the technology; other matters are none of my business. Whether it makes a profit or loses money in the future has nothing to do with me."

An Yinan made it very clear: this technology was a gift to Quanshui Village. She only provided the technology, and she would not be involved in anything else.

Only then did the Captain pick up the papers again. Written on them in large characters were the words: "Method for Making Soap."

That was right; An Yinan had thought for a long time about what she could do for Quanshui Village.

Whether it was during her wedding, in daily life, or during the time she was unconscious, the villagers' concern and worry were all conveyed to her through letters from her sisters. She had always regretted why she hadn't done more while she was in Quanshui Village.

She clearly had the ability, so why hadn't she done it?

At that time, she had just arrived in a new place and was even more cautious. Every step she took was like walking on thin ice, afraid of being discovered as abnormal. She could only use her image as a "Strongman" to hide her space and items, using a small image to hide her greater secrets.

But she hadn't expected that her bond with Quanshui Village would become so deep.

After reading the soap-making method, the Captain looked up and asked, "It's this simple?"

An Yinan nodded, "The test was successful. I'm going to see Auntie Li tomorrow, why don't we try it out tomorrow?"

"But we need to make the molds I drew first, otherwise it'll be hard to set later. Let's try to finish the molds today, boil it tomorrow morning, and it should be ready to unmold the morning after. Whether it works or not, why not give it a try?"

An Yinan had indeed already tested it; wood ash and lard soap was the simplest way to make soap.

The Captain thought for a moment and decided immediately, "Alright, let's try it tomorrow. I'll have Xie Er make these small square molds today."

After the Captain finished speaking, he was in a hurry to leave the Daduibu. Seeing An Yinan was no longer the highlight; he was more eager to find Xie Er to make the molds.

But the little girl sat there quite firmly, "You, do you still have something?"

An Yinan waved her hand, "Nothing else."

The Captain's look of disdain seemed to say, if there's nothing else, why haven't you left yet?