Chapter 185 A New Beginning

After walking out, the two did not go to the main road, otherwise they would have to talk to the villagers when they met them. They followed the small path out of the village, and then returned to the main road and walked towards the village.

They walked together like this when they were in junior high school. At that time, both of them had a hard life. Not long after, Fang Lan'e dropped out of school because she was not a good student and had no reason to continue going to school. Ai Xiaoxia had good grades, so teachers often visited the Ai family. Even the village chief came to persuade them. The Ai family had to consider the opinions of the villagers, so they allowed Ai Xiaoxia to continue to the third year of junior high school.

Ai Xiaoxia's steps on the snow made a pleasant crunching sound. She pulled Fang Lan'e and said, "Xiao'e, you will have your own family in the future. You will have a good man who loves you and you will be happy."

Fang Lan'e said firmly, "I won't get married again. I'm afraid. Although there are good men, there are also bad ones. If I find another bad one, my life will be ruined. Now I just want to work hard to earn money and buy a house for myself. I want to have a family of my own. I don't expect anything else."

Ai Xiaoxia also knew that Fang Lan'e was hurt, and this pain could not be healed in a short time, so she had to give her time.

She said, "Anyway, you still have me. I'm your biological sister."

Fang Lan'e nodded: "Well, Xiaoxia, having you is enough for me. I feel that my family and love life have not been smooth, but my friendship is the most precious."

"Let's not talk about those sad things today. Let's just stroll back, then go to school and walk around the village to see the scenery we should have seen but didn't. We have lived in this village for so many years, but we really haven't seen this place properly. Now that we have had enough, let's go to the supply and marketing cooperative to spend Qiangzi's two hundred yuan, and then we can chat all night at my in-laws' house."

"Xiaoxia, is it okay for you to go to your husband's family? That's not your parents' home. Don't cause you any more trouble." Fang Lan'e felt that no matter how good the husband's family was, it was still the husband's family.

Ai Xiaoxia is different from others. After she traveled through time, she stayed in the Lu family. In her heart, Lu Guojiu and Li Shaofen are also her parents, just like her own family. She never thought of becoming a real couple with Lu Jingshen, so she treated the old couple as her parents.

She smiled and said, "It's really okay. My parents-in-law and I are like real family. You'll know when you go there. My sister-in-law and brother-in-law are also very nice. Don't worry."

Fang Lan'e smiled: "You used to be so introverted. I really don't know how you became so lively."

"I don't know either. Anyway, one day I just came to my senses and decided to live a good life for myself."

"I am the same now. I have come to terms with it. I want to live happily in the future."

"That's right."

There was white snow on both sides of the road, and the mountains in the distance were dazzling under the sun.

There were few pedestrians on the road, with only an occasional oxcart or horse carriage passing by.

The calls of birds on the branches are very clear. Occasionally, a pheasant flies across the field. It doesn't fly very high, but it flutters around, which is quite entertaining.

The two put down all the burdens of life and ran, jumped and laughed on the road holding hands like children.

Tired of running, the two lay down in the snow by the roadside, looking at the blue sky and looking forward to a bright future.

It was already past one in the afternoon when they arrived at the village. They didn't feel hungry, so they went to the school for a walk.

There is only one middle school in the whole township. Today, students and teachers from the nursing school are here, and the gate is open. There are no valuables in the school at this time, and there are no security guards or anything.

On the left hand side when you enter, there is a large bicycle shed on the west side. On the east side is a playground. There is no lawn, just land. At the east end of the playground is a dry toilet.

There is a flag-raising platform in front of the playground. Across the playground are two rows of classrooms. The front ones are the teachers' offices, music rooms and laboratories, and the back ones are the students' classrooms.

There are four classes in the first and second grade, and only two classes in the third grade. Class one is for students preparing for the entrance examination, and class two is for students preparing for the graduation certificate.

Why are there only two classes left in the third year of junior high school? Because too many students are not attending.

When Ai Xiaoxia arrived at school in the first grade of junior high school, there were 56 students in their class. After the October 1st farming holiday, five or six of them did not come to school. In the winter, another ten or so students did not go to school.

Anyway, by the second year of junior high, there were only about 40 people left in their class, and by the third year of junior high, there were less than 100 people in the entire grade.

The two of them walked around the school, and after coming out, they went to the township government. This used to be the best place in the township, and the people who worked there were envied by everyone.

Although they don’t seem to be anything special now, I always felt that this place was quite mysterious.

After leaving the township government, we went to the bridge, the Shiqiao Township Bridge. This bridge is quite unique. It is an iron frame bridge, and the top is also covered with iron sheets. There is a gap in the middle, and it makes a loud noise when walking on it. This bridge cannot pass cars, but can pass motorcycles and bicycles.

The river water under the bridge was completely frozen. Some children were skating and playing with spinning tops on it, making a lot of noise and noise.

The two stood on the bridge, looking at the poplar forest in the distance. A cowherd was driving a few cows out of the path in the forest.

Ai Xiaoxia felt that this place was truly picturesque. Perhaps it was because she had another chance to live again, and she really wanted to enjoy the beauty of life.

She used her hands to create a camera perspective, looking at every place, thinking that when she came back for the New Year, she must buy a camera to record all of this.

As the sun set, the two went to the supply and marketing cooperative, and their last stop was happy shopping.

I don't know what we bought, but we bought everything from the snack stall, including fish and meat. In the end, the two of us couldn't carry it all, so we borrowed a wheelbarrow from the supply and marketing cooperative to push it back.

Ai Xiaoxia couldn't help laughing as she pushed the wheelbarrow. If Lu Jingshen saw this, she wondered how he would laugh at her.

When he got home, Lu Guojiu came out of the house. He wanted to go to the street to buy some sugar. Lu Guojiu is different now. He seldom went out before, and the less he went out, the worse his spirit became. Now his mentality is better, his family has money, and he has hope. He is busy and his body is stronger than before, and he looks younger.

He saw Ai Xiaoxia coming in pushing a wheelbarrow and was a little confused: "Xiaoxia, why did you come back by yourself? Why are you pushing a wheelbarrow?"

Ai Xiaoxia parked the unicycle and said to Lu Guojiu, "Dad, this is my friend Fang Lan'e. I told you about her divorce today, and I accompanied her to get it done. It's a good thing for her. We were in a good mood, so we bought some things at the supply and marketing cooperative. We had everything anyway, and I brought some for Xiaolin too."

Fang Lan'e said to Lu Guojiu, "Hello, Uncle Lu, I'm sorry to bother you."

Lu Guojiu knew about Fang Lan'e's situation. Ai Xiaoxia had mentioned it before, so he quickly said, "You're welcome. It's like being at home here. Don't be restrained."

While they were talking, Li Shaofen also came out: "Xiao E, right? Come in and warm up."