Just then, Jiang Lili had finished eating and started to collect the bowls and chopsticks, ready to wash them.
Chen Fan quickly grabbed the bowls and chopsticks from her, "You cooked the food, you should let me wash the dishes."
He held the empty bowls and looked around, "Where do we wash dishes?"
Jiang Lili stared at him, stunned, then realized what was happening. She raised her hand to grab the bowls, "No, no, I can wash them."
Chen Fan held the bowls high, just looking at her, not saying anything.
When Jiang Lili saw his expression, she couldn't help but smile again, then quickly lowered her head, "I'll scoop up the leftovers and put them in the pot to wash, and wash the pot too."
Chen Fan, "Got it."
He placed the bowls on the stove, turned around and opened the cupboard. He saw a small bowl of leftover rice in a rice strainer, took it out, and quickly scooped the rice into the pot with a spatula, spreading it out. Then he found a ladle and scooped water from the urn.
Jiang Lili watched for a while, lowered her head and bit her lip, quietly turning around and leaving.
Chen Fan washed the dishes in the kitchen. These dishes without much grease were easy to clean.
He put the bowls and chopsticks back in the cupboard, then poured the dirty water from the pot into a small wooden bucket, used a bamboo brush hanging on the side of the cupboard to scrub the pot clean, and finally put the lid back on. He shook the water off his hands and sighed, "Perfect."
Suddenly, he heard a voice in his head:
"You washed the dishes, you are awarded +1 Housekeeping Experience. Current Housekeeping Skill Level 3."
Chen Fan was immediately stunned, what does that mean?
He blinked, thinking about the voice, and a few lines of text suddenly appeared in front of him:
Chen Fan: 16 years old, male.
Basic Attributes:
- Constitution: 6/10
- Strength: 5/10
- Agility: 7/10
- Intelligence: 8/10
- Spirit: 8/10
- Skills: Housekeeping LV3.
...
Chen Fan widened his eyes, and then what?
Just Housekeeping? And then what?
Time travel has already happened, so having a golden finger doesn't seem so unacceptable.
But I spent my entire previous life diligently learning so many skills—driving, computers, foreign languages, plumbing, and electrical work—and you only give me Housekeeping? And one of the points came from washing dishes?
Chen Fan felt he needed to have a good chat with this golden finger.
After silently calling out for dozens of times, he finally confirmed that this golden finger was not a system, or maybe it was a stupid system. It didn't respond, and there wasn't even a user manual, just a character attribute panel. How to take on missions, how to increase attributes, everything had to be figured out on his own.
What a scam!
He opened the attribute panel again and examined it carefully.
The first line, needless to say, was basic information. The key was the attribute points after that.
Besides the skills, each attribute had a «10» at the end. There could be two meanings here, one is the average value, and the other is the maximum value.
Chen Fan was more inclined towards the latter.
After all, I was able to get into college in my previous life, and I even became a small supervisor in a small company. There's no reason why my intelligence shouldn't reach the average, right?!
It must be the maximum value!
So, except for my body being a bit weak, and my strength being a bit low, everything else is fine.
I just don't know if I can exceed the maximum value after I get rewards in the future.
As for skills, they might only appear when triggered. There's no reason why, since I know how to drive, don't even have a Driving LV1.
Finally, the most important thing is how to get rewards.
The voice prompt just now was, "You washed the dishes, you are awarded +1 Housekeeping Experience. Current Housekeeping Skill Level 3."
So, the key is the first half. Does doing something always give you a reward?
Or is doing things only one of the ways to get rewards?
No matter what, I'll find out by trying it.
It was only at this moment that Chen Fan felt confident about living in this era.
Even if it's just a life system, it's still better than being empty-handed!
As he came out of the kitchen, he saw Jiang Lili walking towards him from the backyard, carrying a pair of water buckets on her shoulders.
The shoulder pole, two large buckets, and her thin frame, looked completely out of proportion.
She saw Chen Fan and quickly looked away, whispering, "The water tank is almost empty. I'm going to fetch water. You go back to the room and rest."
Chen Fan stared at the two large buckets, thinking to himself, "If I go to fetch water, will I get experience points?"
Seeing that Chen Fan didn't say anything, Jiang Lili continued to walk forward.
But as she reached Chen Fan, the shoulder pole with the buckets was suddenly snatched away.
Chen Fan grabbed the pole and put it on his shoulder, saying solemnly, "How can you let a girl do this kind of work? Let me do it!"
Then he walked outside.
I wonder what fetching water will get me?
Jiang Lili quickly chased after him, "You just fell in the water, you're not well yet. Just go back to the room and rest. I can do it myself."
Chen Fan ignored her and strode towards the courtyard gate.
Jiang Lili looked at his small frame with worry, "Really, I usually fetch water myself. Give the pole back to me."
Chen Fan was about to speak when the courtyard gate was suddenly knocked on. Then it creaked open.
Keeper Huang was carrying a half-full sack and a scale. He entered and saw Chen Fan carrying the buckets, with Jiang Lili following behind, holding the shoulder pole. He couldn't help but be stunned, "You two are... going to fetch water?"
Jiang Lili quickly retracted her hand, her ten fingers intertwined.
Chen Fan smiled casually, "Yes, the water tank is empty, so I'm going to fetch some."
Keeper Huang said, "Oh," and placed the sack on the ground. "Here is 30 jin of rice. It's your food rations."
He then picked up the scale, hooked it onto the sack, and lifted it up to weigh it in front of Chen Fan. "There you go, 30 jin and 4 liang, exactly. The sack weighs 4 liang, the rice is 30 jin."
He then opened the sack and scooped out two handfuls, showing them to Chen Fan, to prove that there was no adulterated grain inside.
Chen Fan blinked, stunned. Are they really this thorough?
Seeing that Keeper Huang was still looking at him, he quickly nodded, "A, ah, that's right."
Keeper Huang saw that he had no problem with it and pulled out a small notebook and a pen from his pocket. He handed them to Chen Fan, "If everything is alright, sign your name."
Chen Fan put down the buckets, took them and looked at them. It said, "January 20, Chen Fan, temporary resident of the educated youth dormitory, received 30 jin of white rice."
He signed his name on the line below.
Keeper Huang took back his notebook and said, "When you want vegetables, you can pick them in the backyard of the educated youth dormitory. There are cabbage and radishes. They're not here anyway, it's a waste not to eat them. I'll send you some sweet potatoes later. You can mix them with the rice. The sweet potatoes are from my family's private land, so I won't put it on your account."
Chen Fan nodded immediately, "Thank you, thank you."
Keeper Huang put away the notebook, lifted the scale, and waved his hand, "Okay, I'll go back now. You go fetch water."
He glanced at Jiang Lili who was lowering her head and then turned to leave.
On the surface, he seemed nonchalant. But he was muttering in his heart.
This kid is so easily tempted. On his first day here, he's already volunteering to fetch water. Captain Yang's words were wasted on him.
What's the use of Jiang Lili besides her pretty face? She is thin and weak, not even as strong as a bamboo pole. She can only earn seven or eight work points a day, and only naive boys would treasure her.
A wife should be strong and sturdy, able to handle farm work and carry a lot of weight. And she should be good at giving birth.
This foolish boy really doesn't know anything!
(End of Chapter)
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