When Zhuang Zhiwu returned to the hospital, he saw that Zhuang Zhimeng and Zhuang Zhimeng were carrying a lot of things, and he thought they had bought them especially for him.

"You even bought me things? I don't need anything, I have fruit and nutritional supplements!"

"Who said we bought it? This is a thank-you gift from someone we helped. How can you be so shameless as to think it's for you?"

"Hey! Little sister, don't think I can't do anything to you just because my arm is injured!"

"Hehehe...!"

Zhuang Zhiwu really had no choice. He was the one who got disciplined since he was a child, and he dared not discipline his little sister. Otherwise, even his two little nephews, Pingping and An'an, would not let him off the hook. After all, his little sister was the darling of everyone in the family!

Zhuang Zhimeng was just teasing him, but she still took out some food and put it on the cabinet next to him so that he could easily take it and eat it.

"Second brother, we're getting ready to go back now. Once you're discharged from the hospital in a few days, you can go to the village."

"Okay, then be careful on your journey. I'll be discharged from the hospital in a few days. I'll have my comrades and your future sister-in-law to take care of me."

"Okay, second brother, I'll be waiting for you in the village! And don't you dare bully my future sister-in-law! If I find out, I won't let you get away with it!"

"Alright, you busybody! You should leave now!"

Zhuang Zhimeng then waved to Zhuang Zhiwu and left the hospital with An Qingbai.

Shu Xinzhu escorted Zhuang Zhimeng and the other person to the hospital entrance, and only returned to the ward after watching them walk away.

"It would be great if we rode bicycles. This place is so remote, it would take a long time to get to the station."

Zhuang Zhimeng felt leg pain when she thought about walking for a long time.

Yesterday, not knowing what was going on with her second brother, she entrusted her bicycle, as well as her pets, to Jiang Yanxia, ​​asking her to look after them.

Zhuang Zhiwu is fine now, and there are people taking care of him at the hospital, so it's okay if they don't stay.

"This letter of introduction has one more day to go. It took two days to get it from the brigade leader. Why don't we go to the county town? It'll definitely be more convenient to get back to the village from there. We can go back to the village tomorrow."

An Qingbai felt that since he had nothing to do right now, he didn't really want to go back to the village.

“Okay! Let’s go to the county town then. Last time we went to receive the award, Uncle Baogen was there, so we didn’t get a proper chance to explore.”

After walking for an hour, the two finally saw the bus station.

After getting on the bus, it only took twenty minutes to reach the county town.

They went to the guesthouse and booked two rooms; Zhuang Zhimeng didn't want to carry so much stuff with her anymore.

They took out their letters of introduction and booked separate rooms. The two were not yet a couple; even if they were, they would need a marriage certificate to book a room together.

Zhuang Zhi wanted to take a nap, so he told An Qingbai that they would each go back to their rooms to rest and meet up again for dinner.

The two ate dinner at a state-run restaurant that evening, ordering light dishes like plain noodles and stir-fried vegetables. Fearing that An Qingbai might not have enough to eat, Zhuang Zhimeng also had him order two steamed buns, which cost a total of 4 mao plus 8 liang of grain coupons.

The cashier was very unfriendly, giving An Qingbai a number and saying, "Come and get it yourself later, I don't have time to watch over it for you."

An Qingbai didn't argue with the waiter, but went to sit down at the table where Zhuang Zhimeng was sitting.

"Are the waiters in this county town pretty arrogant?"

Zhuang Zhimeng whispered to An Qingbai, afraid that the waiter would hear them.

“In many state-run restaurants, the waitresses are like this. If you ask her for something, you’ll get a scolding. Don’t be fooled by the signs in state-run restaurants that prohibit hitting or scolding customers; many of them don’t actually follow them.”

An Qingbai also explained to Zhuang Zhimeng in a very low voice.

Zhuang Zhimeng ate this plain noodle soup. It was a very simple noodle dish, but the taste was excellent.

The broth has a pure and authentic flavor. Drizzled with lard and sprinkled with chopped green onions, it is fragrant and refreshing, and the wheat flavor of the noodles lingers on the palate.

In this era, there are no additives; everything tastes like the natural flavor of food.

After finishing their meal, the two of them took a stroll to digest their food.

"Brother Qingbai, have you thought about how to handle the work situation?"

"What do you think about selling the job to the brigade leader's youngest son?"

"You mean An Dongsheng?"

"Yes! An Dongsheng is someone I'm relatively close to. He didn't shy away from me because of my family background."

"Sure, just think it over. The brigade leader has always been very kind to us, so this is a way of repaying him."

"Can we sell it to them for 500 yuan? A job in town costs 600 or 700 yuan!"

"Alright, when you get back, tell Uncle Baogen that you should complete the handover procedures as soon as possible, lest something go wrong!"

"That's what I think too. Jobs are hard to find these days, and if others find out, I might lose my job."

"Brother Qingbai, there should be a black market in this county, right? Why don't we go check it out?" Zhuang Zhimeng asked in a low voice, afraid that others would hear.