Reborn in 1977

Chapter 11: Penniless

“Completed water carrying task, Constitution +0.1”

“Completed water carrying task, Constitution +0.1”

“Completed water carrying task, Constitution +0.1”

Except for the first time which gave 0.5, the following three times were only 0.1, which was really shabby. The good thing was that every time he added points, it was like a sauna for his body, relieving the pain in his shoulders. That's how he managed to carry four loads of water... approximately equal to Jiang Lili carrying three loads.

Chen Fan's Constitution has now reached 6.8, barely able to withstand the pain of carrying water.

Unfortunately, after the cooperation between the two, the water tank is now full, and the opportunity to farm tasks is gone.

If he could increase his Strength points, that would be great. A Strength of 5 is really too low, not even as good as Jiang Lili, who can carry an almost full bucket.

So, as soon as Chen Fan put down the carrying pole, he said to Jiang Lili, "Is there any more work to do?"

At this moment, in his eyes, even Jiang Lili's peerless face had no attraction. She was just a task-issuing NPC, and he was a ruthless task-farming machine!

Jiang Lili looked at him in surprise, "Aren't you tired?"

Chen Fan moved his shoulders and showed a mouthful of white teeth, "I'm okay."

Now Jiang Lili really looked at him with new eyes.

She had seen a few people with poor physical strength who couldn't carry water, but those people would collapse on the ground after one trip, unable to move. Chen Fan was obviously not strong enough to carry it, and could only carry half a bucket of water each time, but he insisted on carrying it four times, and still asked for work to do afterwards.

This kind of spirit is indeed worth learning from!

Jiang Lili turned her head and looked around, "The yard has been swept, the tables and chairs in the room have been wiped, the water tank is full, you've washed the dishes, I cleaned the vegetable garden yesterday..."

She lowered her head with a sad face, "I can't think of anything."

Chen Fan had a bitter face. Why was there no more work?

Forget it, you can't get fat in one bite. There's always a long time to farm to max level.

And judging from today's progress, that day shouldn't be too far away.

He scooped a ladle of water to wash his hands and face. Only then did Chen Fan realize that he didn't even have a towel.

Not only did he not have a towel, but he also didn't have a toothbrush, washbasin, clothes, or anything.

He really was penniless!

Seeing Chen Fan holding his water-soaked hands with a dejected look, Jiang Lili's eyes rolled slightly, and she turned around and went into her room.

After a while, she came out and found Chen Fan walking towards his own room. She quickly chased after him, "This is for you."

Chen Fan turned around and saw that she was holding two new towels, a toothbrush, and a packet of tooth powder.

Seeing that he didn't take it, Jiang Lili moved forward again, looking at him with apprehension, "They're all new, never been used."

Originally, Chen Fan wanted to refuse. He ate her food just now because he was really hungry, and he could return it to her when Captain Yang and the others sent the rice over. But what did it mean to accept her things now?

Not to mention how much these things cost, according to his understanding of this era, all industrial products are very precious. They weren't relatives, so how could he accept her things?

But when he saw Jiang Lili's hopeful eyes with a bit of apprehension, and thought of Captain Yang's words, he pondered for two seconds, then sighed secretly, grinned and smiled, "I really need these things, so I won't be polite. I'll pay you back when I earn… work points."

A smile finally appeared on Jiang Lili's face, and she nodded softly, handing the things to him.

Chen Fan reached out to take it. Just then, a voice came from the door, "What are you doing?"

Hearing the voice, Jiang Lili trembled, and almost dropped the things in her hand. She lowered her head even further.

Chen Fan quickly caught the things, turned around, and said with a normal expression, "Oh, Captain Yang is here."

Then he raised the towel in his hand, "I don't have anything. Comrade Jiang Lili happened to have unused towels and toothbrushes, so she lent them to me first, and I'll return new ones to her later."

Captain Yang walked over with a bag in his hand. He first glanced at Jiang Lili, then looked at the things in Chen Fan's hand. His expression finally softened a lot, and he nodded to Jiang Lili, praising her lightly, "Little Jiang is taking the initiative to help comrades. That's good."

Jiang Lili blushed, paused for several seconds, and then said in a mosquito-like voice, "It's what I should do."

Captain Yang ignored her and tilted his head at Chen Fan, "Let's talk in your room."

After speaking, he walked in first.

Chen Fan turned around and smiled at Jiang Lili before following him into the room.

Watching Chen Fan enter the door, the courtyard was empty. Jiang Lili turned around, covering her mouth and smiling happily, and went back to her room with light steps.

… …

Captain Yang sat at the table, put the bag in his hand on the table, pulled out his pipe and filled it with tobacco. Seeing Chen Fan holding things in, he said with a smile that was not a smile, "You're getting along well with Little Jiang."

Chen Fan's face collapsed. He first put the things on the table, then took a teacup and poured water while saying, "Oh, Captain, you don't know, I don't know how long I haven't eaten anything. As soon as you left this morning, my stomach was rumbling with hunger. It was so uncomfortable. At this time, Jiang Lili came over and asked me to eat, and I couldn't help it, so I went over to eat."

After a pause, he quickly said, "But I didn't eat for nothing. I washed the dishes, and later I carried a few loads of water."

Captain Yang frowned, "Didn't the Huang manager send you rice?"

Chen Fan quickly nodded, "He sent it, he sent it, but when he sent it, I had already finished eating. If you hadn't come, I was just about to return the rice to Jiang Lili."

He brought the teacup to Captain Yang's hand, turned around and looked for it, "Huh? Where's the rice?"

It's not on the bed. He bent down to look down, but it's not under the bed either?

Captain Yang squinted at him, "Didn't you put the rice there yourself?"

Chen Fan quickly straightened up, "I was just about to carry water at that time, so I asked Jiang Lili to put it there for me. Oh, Huang the manager was there at the time, and he knew it too."

Captain Yang tilted his head and pointed to the wooden cabinet against the wall, "Open the cabinet below and see if it's there."

Chen Fan quickly went over and found the cabinet next to the foot of the bed.

This is a four-door wooden cabinet, a bit like a four-door refrigerator. The two doors on the top are longer, but the doors on the bottom are square, not even half the size of the top ones.

He first opened the top one, which was a three-layer cabinet, empty, with nothing in it.

Captain Yang curled his lips, "Below."

"Oh."

Chen Fan quickly squatted down and opened the cabinet door. Inside was a large space without partitions, and the half sack of white rice was placed inside.

They put the rice in the closet?

Chen Fan took the rice out with a strange expression and put it on the empty bed opposite, opening it to show Captain Yang, "Look, white rice."

Captain Yang remained noncommittal, nodded to indicate that he knew, and then, holding his pipe, opened the bag he brought, which contained a pottery jar that was neither too big nor too small.

Then he took a puff of smoke and said, "You don't have any side dishes to eat when you first arrived, so this is for you. It's made by my family, and it's not on the record."

Chen Fan's expression immediately became serious, and he bowed respectfully, "Thank you, Captain."