Early the next morning, Jiang Yuan took Jiang Quanquan to visit Jiang Ping on his bicycle.

Jiang Ping looked very haggard, and he cried non-stop when he saw Jiang Yuan and his grandfather.

He was originally the first college student in Jiangjiacun, the glory of Jiangjiacun, and a role model for all the children in the village.

But now, he has become an accomplice, and what awaits him is two years in prison.

He hadn't finished college yet and had such an experience. Most of his future had been ruined.

Jiang Yuan didn't say anything, he just told him not to be discouraged and that he would arrange work for him when the time comes.

Near noon, Jiang Yuan took Jiang Quanquan back to the village.

Jiang Quanquan seemed to have aged dozens of years overnight. He had no energy at all, his back was stooped, his legs and feet were slow, and his reflexes were sluggish.

He has already written an application to step down as village chief.

The new village chief should be the young and loyal Jiang Dabao.

Jiang Yuan stood in front of the villa that had not yet been completely built, his eyes swept across the small ravine, and he was filled with emotions.

It is this ravine that has trapped the ancestors of Jiangjiacun for generations.

The prosperous world outside is obviously not far away, but how many people in this small mountain village can see it?

Is the simple life of working at sunrise and resting at sunset really as beautiful as written in ancient poems?

Jiang Yuan does not agree with this.

Outsiders think that the countryside is quiet and peaceful, and the folk customs are simple and natural.

But only country people know that what outsiders see as "beautiful" is a predicament that takes a lifetime, or even several lifetimes, for country people to get out of.

Du Fu said: "With tens of millions of mansions, it will shelter the poor people all over the world and make them happy."

Jiang Yuan looked at the unbuilt villa behind him and the ceramics factory not far away. How much could he help the villagers?

In the final analysis, they still have to rely on themselves to be motivated.

How many people "hope for their sons to become dragons" and "hope for their daughters to become phoenixes", in the end they are just copying themselves one after another.

Generation after generation, they are always the same.

Go out and see more of the outside world!

Jiang Yuan went directly to Jiang Dabao, who wanted to take over Jiang Quanquan's job. He was currently wandering around the yard in a hurry.

"I'm just a farmer, how can I do such big and small things in the village!"

Jiang Yuan happened to walk in, and when he heard what he said, he immediately became angry.

"If you don't even have the courage to do so, then tell us as soon as possible. There are many people in the village who want to be the village chief!"

"You have also done a lot of things with Uncle Quan, and you have already learned what you need to learn!"

Jiang Dabao's face was filled with confusion, "Jiang Yuan, I...I really can't do it."

"You have to do it even if you can't do it! If you don't know how to do it, I'll teach you!"

Jiang Yuan looked at Jiang Dabao very seriously, "Our village is poor and has always been poor."

"Now that there is a ceramics factory, everyone's life is no longer a problem. The next thing you have to do is to collect information on all villagers."

"Those who are suitable for studying must be sent to study. Those who are young and have a flexible mind

Yes, I’ll send him to learn technology.”

“The tuition fees are all paid by the ceramics factory!”

"If you want to start a business, after discussion at a meeting, the ceramics factory can advance the capital."

Jiang Dabao was stunned, "Jiang Yuan, this is a huge expense, including tuition, miscellaneous fees, and living expenses."

"I said, from the ceramics factory!"

Jiang Yuan's eyes were red and he was choking:

"As long as I can remember, the village has looked like this. More than 20 years later, it still looks like this. Isn't this sad?"

Jiang Yuan pointed to the dirt road not far away, "On this road, the villagers have walked on it for decades, and the path turned into a highway. As people get older, the road still remains the same!"

"Look at the houses in the village again!"

“A hundred years ago, there were adobe houses. When they couldn’t accommodate people anymore, they were rebuilt, but the adobe houses were still built!”

"When it rains, the house feels like it's flooded, and all the pots and pans have to be used to catch the rainwater."

"If you look at the children in the village, our generation has had a hard life. When we were young, we were sallow and skinny. But if you look at them, it's been 92 years and they are still the same as us!"

Jiang Yuan could no longer hold back his tears, "Do you know why I must open a ceramics factory?"

"Is it just to let the villagers earn more money?"

"I tell you because I, Jiang Yuan, have been an orphan since I was a child. I have suffered so much that I don't want the children born in the village to suffer again!"

"The whole Jiangjia Village is a prison! To break all this, will it be useful for me to do it alone?"

Jiang Dabao looked at the hysterical Jiang Yuan and was also touched by his words.

His own child is also four years old and is not as tall as the two or three year old children in the city.

"Jiang Yuan, I..."

Jiang Dabao gritted his teeth and said, "I listen to you!"

Jiang Yuan nodded, wiped away his tears, and took a deep breath to adjust his emotions.

"I will only say this once, because you can understand it, but people in the village may not understand it."

"If they don't understand, the next generation in the village must understand!"

After saying that, Jiang Yuan turned around and walked towards his ancestral home.

Jiang Dabao stood in the yard, his expression gradually becoming firm.

Jiang Yuan's words kept echoing in his head, like a steel needle, piercing the illusion of a muddled life for everyone in Jiangjia Village.

Jiang Dabao's wife pulled her child out of the house.

"Dabao, being a village chief is a lot of work. A lot of land at home is unused, and the salary is not as high as working in a factory."

"Also, the school is so far away and Xiaobao is still young, so we have to make money by picking him up and dropping him off."

"Enough!"

Jiang Dabao glared at his wife, "You must go to this school! Jiang Yuan is right, I don't want Xiaobao to be like us in the future!"

···

In the ancestral house.

Jiangyuan has a main house, a side house, a kitchen, and even

Even the pig pens that had been abandoned for many years were searched through, but nothing recording "special abilities" was found.

Jiang Yuan moved the ladder again and checked the roof beams of each room, but still found nothing.

"Don't my ancestors have special abilities?"

Jiang Yuan frowned. If he had to explore all by himself, he still didn't know when he would be able to develop all his abilities.

Jiang Yuan looked at the ancestral jade plaque in his hand and couldn't help but fell into deep thought.

If he said that his special abilities were stored in this jade tablet, Jiang Yuan wouldn't believe it.

The most likely thing is that this jade tablet contains some kind of special substance that can activate some kind of potential in your body.

Jiang Yuan couldn't help but recall the memories before his rebirth.

Originally, Jiang Yuan did not believe in anything beyond the scope of scientific explanation, but after 2010, strange stories about 'superpowers', 'supernatural events', 'travel events' and 'UFO events' repeatedly appeared.

For example, a plane disappeared for decades and suddenly reappeared one day. Everyone on the plane thought that only half an hour had passed.

Another example is that the eyes of a young girl in YD country have the ability to see through. This has been verified.

Since then, Jiang Yuan has always maintained a skeptical attitude towards such things.

But since Jiang Yuan was reborn, he has become convinced of these things.

All the weirdness is just because the technology is not advanced enough and cannot be completely decrypted.

Jiang Yuan is also convinced that he has some kind of 'superpower', including his rebirth, which is very likely to have traveled to another parallel time and space.

He shook his head and put these things behind him.

"I'm not a scientist, so I can't figure it out," Jiang Yuan smiled helplessly, "I'd better live a good life."

With that said, Jiang Yuan closed the door of the hall and prepared to rush back to the city overnight.

After all, that person named Li Shehui is still waiting for me to clean up.

But just as Jiang Yuan closed the door of the hall, a place suddenly appeared in his head.

I remember when I was very young, my family was still alive, and all the important things in the house seemed to be placed in a wooden box.

That box is... on the small building where the firewood is stacked!

Jiang Yuan walked into the side room and looked up at the second-floor space built with wooden sticks.

I brought a ladder and climbed up, and sure enough I saw the small black box covered by a pile of firewood.

This box is made of ordinary cypress wood, and its length and width are only twenty centimeters.

After opening it, there were some bills inside, such as land deeds and IOUs.

Putting these things aside, I saw a book at the bottom that had been eaten away by insects. There were four words on the cover of the book: "Jiang Family Notes".

In Jiang Yuan's eyes, the booklet suddenly shone brightly.

Jiang Yuan could tell at a glance that this album was old, at least from the early Qing Dynasty.

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