Chapter 120 Cousin Arrives

At 4:30 in the afternoon, the train roared into the station.

Fang Mingfeng got off the train carrying his simple luggage. He only brought a small suitcase. In summer, it is enough to bring two sets of clothes.

They were all bought in Guangzhou, so they should not be out of fashion in the capital. If not, he can buy more later.

He saw a mirror in the toilet, so he went over and washed his face with cold water. He tidied up his appearance a little.

It would be bad to appear in the capital in a dusty manner. People would think he was a low-class person.

He was wearing branded clothes, a polo shirt and thin trousers.

There were also bell-bottom pants in the suitcase, which he had never dared to wear in his hometown. He was afraid that the old man at home would say that he looked uncouth. But he should be able to wear them in the capital.

Then, he followed the crowd out of the train station. As soon as he went out, he saw several tricycles carrying goods or people at the exit.

He only had a small box, the kind that could carry people. He could just sit on it and put the box at his feet.

"I'm going to the Dashilan next to Tiananmen Square."

If Mingche hadn't said that it should be pronounced as Dashila here, he would have definitely pronounced it as Dazhalan.

The two sides agreed on the price, and the rickshaw driver said, "Okay, sit down."

As they passed by, Fang Mingche hadn't closed his stall yet.

In the summer, it gets dark late. And there are many people who take advantage of the summer vacation to travel to the capital. There are many Chinese and foreigners. In the summer vacation, teachers and students at home and abroad have to take a vacation.

Therefore, everyone's stalls were closed for half an hour to an hour.

Fang Mingfeng came to the location that Fang Mingche told him on the phone, "Master, this is it." He gave the money and got off the car with a small box.

Fang Mingche had been looking in that direction. But there happened to be a customer at this moment, so he signaled with his eyes that he should find a place to sit.

When it wasn't hot in the past few months, he wore a mask. This way, he didn't spit on other people's tea bowls. It was

really hot during this period, so he didn't wear it. He tried not to talk. If he had to talk, he would avoid the direction of the tea bowl.

Fang Mingche poured the tea in his hand and collected the money. Then he came over.

Yanyan had been told before and knew that Fourth Uncle would come this afternoon. When she saw her father and this man make eye contact, she knew that it must be Fourth Uncle who had arrived. And this man even reached out to touch her head.

She herself, who hadn’t seen him for half a year, must not remember him.

“Yanyan——”

She moved a small stool over, “Fourth Uncle, sit——”

“Okay, thank you.” Fang Mingfeng handed over a few bags of snacks bought on the train, “Come, try it.”

These were sold by the train attendants. Probably linked to their income, they sold them quite hard!

He was thinking about coming to see his niece. He was too lazy to open the box to find the gifts he brought as soon as he sat down, so he bought a few bags.

Yanyan looked at her father, thanked him for permission, and took it.

Fang Mingche said, “You can only open one bag. We’ll have dinner soon.”

He took the bowl he used at home, poured some tea and handed it over.

"Brother Mingfeng, the flag will be lowered soon. Let Yanyan take you there. I will start to close the stall at six o'clock."

Of course, he would never let Yanyan go there alone. But she knew the way, and it was very close! It was no problem to lead the way for the fourth uncle who had not yet figured out the direction.

Fang Mingfeng replied: "Okay! You just do your thing."

After he drank some water, he slowly followed Yanyan, who had short legs, to Tiananmen Square. It was not so sunny at this time.

Before leaving, he said to Fang Mingche: "Don't make it complicated tonight. I don't have much appetite after sitting on the train for a few days. I heard that the capital's fried noodles with soybean sauce are very special. How about we go there to eat?"

Fang Mingfeng nodded, "Okay, there is a century-old shop selling fried noodles with soybean sauce nearby. There are also some traditional snacks from old Beijing. You can try them together."

Just after they walked for a while, Lin Yan came over on a bicycle.

She got off work early today and asked Liu Qingfeng to lock the door. She even went back to take a shower and change clothes before coming here.

Fang Mingche had originally planned to eat at Taifenglou on Qianmen West Street.

She came over but didn't see her daughter or her cousin, "Did they go shopping?"

"Brother Mingfeng wanted to see the flag-lowering ceremony, so I asked Yanyan to take him there. Have you taken a shower? Then sit down, I'll close the stall."

Closing the stall was not a big deal, so Lin Yan sat down with peace of mind. Song Quan and the others were also closing the stall, and came over to talk to her.

He had just asked Fang Mingche who was coming. His Mandarin was not very standard, but not as standard as Fang Mingche's.

Fang Mingche told him that it was his cousin from the next room, who came to see if there were any opportunities in the capital.

Song Quan also reminded him, "You were a blind migrant for a few months, so your cousin must be the focus of others' attention."

Xiao Fang is now living better than many people in the compound. Just the fact that he owns a house is very enviable and jealous.

If his business was not related to not only his own family, but also several families in the compound, someone might have reported him.

Of course, now all the offices of speculators are closed. No unit was responsible for reporting it. However, the crime of speculation has not been abolished. Less trouble is better than more!

After a while, Yanyan and Fourth Uncle came back together. Yanyan's face was flushed and she was a little excited.

Fang Mingche had already put her cousin's box in the compartment of his tricycle.

"Let's go and eat noodles with soybean paste!"

Nowadays, it is quite impressive to treat people to noodles, not to mention that it is a century-old restaurant.

After Lin Yan knew about it, she didn't say anything and went there early to reserve a seat. Their business is very good! If you go late, you may have to wait for a seat.

My cousin must want to go back and rest early after sitting on the train for so long.

Fang Mingche drove the stall's equipment, and went with his cousin and daughter.

"You go in first, I'll park the car."

Fang Mingfeng took down his suitcase and went in with Yanyan.

As soon as he walked into the store, he saw Lin Yan sitting over there. She stood up and waved, "Brother Mingfeng, here--"

That night, the four of them had a delicious meal of noodles with soybean sauce.

Yanyan's mouth was full of soybean sauce, "It's delicious! Better than what Boss Cui made."

Fang Mingfeng agreed, "I think it's delicious too."

Fang Mingche said, "Any old store that can exist for a hundred years has its own unique taste. When we have time later, we can try each one."

Now, eating these delicacies should be financially free.

But since he came to the capital, he has been busy making money and reviewing. He only had one day off on Children's Day.

Yanyan smiled immediately. She liked going out to eat delicious food the most. Fang

Mingfeng said, "It doesn't matter to me. I'll take care of your business."

He was indeed ready to take the opportunity to have fun in the capital, go shopping and eat.

Living with his cousin saved him a lot of expenses. He saved money on going out to play.

To be honest, he admired his cousin. When people go to other places to do business, they always ask their fellow villagers to come with them. People are cheap when they leave their hometown, and things are expensive when they leave their hometown!

In a place where you are unfamiliar with the people, without a group of people to help each other, it is easy to be bullied.

He actually came here alone with his two or three-year-old daughter! And he found such a good business.

Of course, in February, even if Mingche asked, no one would go to Beijing with him.

Even Ma Anguo, who grew up with him and divorced his ex-wife and ran back to the capital, was the same. At that time, the whole village regarded him as a mentally ill person. It was impossible for him to give up his job as a truck driver, which was not too dangerous and profitable at that time, and go north with him.

Fang Mingche said: "It's not just to accompany you. My father and I have been here for half a year and rarely go out to play. It will be September soon, and the three of us will go to school. I won't set up the stall when the weather is not too hot."

Not too hot would affect business. They come to the tea stall because they are hot and thirsty.

Yanyan is cheerful. She thinks it is interesting that the family of three have to go to school.

Lin Yan also nodded, "I can come too. Secretary Qu said that he can find someone to help. He is a recent veteran. It is difficult to arrange jobs for veterans nowadays. Especially Huo Chen, who he introduced, is just an ordinary soldier and has never been to the battlefield."

In the Southern Xinjiang Campaign in February, many Chinese soldiers participated. But compared with the total number of the entire People's Liberation Army, it was not too many. Only some soldiers from the Guangzhou Military Region, Chengdu Military Region, and Kunming Military Region were involved. Now those who have been to the battlefield must be resettled first.

Fang Mingfeng nodded, "That's good."

When they went back, Yanyan sat in the small rattan chair in the back seat of her mother's car. Fang Mingche drove his cousin.

Fang Mingfeng looked at the buildings that were different from those in the south along the way and arrived soon.

"It's really close to Tiananmen Square."

"That's why I rented here. And I got ripped off! But there's nothing I can do. There aren't many people who have spare houses to rent. My letter of introduction was about to expire. If I didn't rent here, I would have to rent a bed at the home of an acquaintance arranged by my father-in-law. But now, we've bought the east wing."

Fang Mingfeng raised his eyebrows and said in shock: "You bought it?"

Fang Mingche nodded, "Yes."

He didn't mention that he still owed 2,000. This statement may fool others, but it certainly won't fool my cousin who travels all over the country. He knew everything about the two times I resold electronic watches.

But it's okay, my cousin is tight-lipped. And he wouldn't be one of the people who wanted to extort money. My cousin has been a long-distance truck driver for so many years, and his wealth should be more than mine.

Fang Mingche moved the heaviest honeycomb coal stove in, and Lin Yan moved the rest.

He led his cousin into the house first, and settled him down early so that he could rest.

"Brother Mingfeng, you have to stay in this small room. There are some things piled up in it for the stall."

Lin Yan had already bought a small bed of 1.2 meters and made it up. After the things were piled up, there was only room for this small bed.

Fang Mingfeng said, "Don't you know me yet? I can sleep on that gas tank. Besides, you are not doing me any harm."

Fang Mingche said, "There is hot water on the stove. Take some clothes to change. I will take you to the toilet to take a shower. There is a piece of land there, which is very convenient for taking a shower."

After taking a long-distance bus, taking a hot shower must be much more comfortable.

"Okay, this is indeed necessary. But I will give you your information first. You must be waiting impatiently!"

Fang Mingfeng opened the box and took out a kraft paper file bag. The seal was wrapped with white thread several times.

"It's all in here, take a look."

Fang Mingfeng went to take a shower, and Fang Mingche took the file bag back to the room of their family of three.

Lin Yan urged, "Open it and take a look."

Teacher Gao's admission letter arrived yesterday. But her college admission batch is still behind. So it's quite strange.

Fang Mingche was also a little excited. How could he not be anxious? Very anxious. He was afraid that something would go wrong in the middle. Fortunately, there were no complications.

He quickly opened it and took out the admission letter. The couple took turns to look at it, and Yanyan asked her to take a look as well.

"You can't read, what are you looking at?"

"Look."

Lin Yan handed it to her daughter, "Look, this is your father's name. Their school is on this postcard. Let's go and sign up together later. Go to your school first, and then go to my school. Bring Yanyan with you, and take her to the Yuhong class to sign up first."

In this way, no one should misunderstand that they are still single.

Otherwise, her Mingche is quite attractive. Especially now that they have a house, savings, and a stable income, she went to buy clothes to dress him up. After all, he is going to college, so he must dress better.

Fang Mingche nodded, "Okay! Yanyan is the closest, send her to register first, then me, and finally you."

This is arranged by distance. The biggest advantage of living here is that it is located in the center of the capital, and it is relatively close to everything.

Fang Mingche took out the various documents that his cousin had done for him and looked at them. Well, they are complete, without any omissions.

He reminded him one by one on the phone. His cousin was afraid of missing something and making mistakes, so he wrote it down with a pen.

Lin Yan said, "School is about to start, do you want to buy a bicycle?"

At that time, the tricycle will naturally be directly put in the scrap yard. But Mingche still has a car for convenience.

One bicycle per person, it is convenient for the family to go out together or separately.

Fang Mingche nodded, "Go talk to Sister Cui later and help us get a bicycle ticket on the black market."

He and Ayan definitely can't really live on campus, Yanyan has to go home after school every day. Besides, people with wives can go home to sleep, who wants to be a bachelor in the school dormitory? It's impossible for a university to check the dormitories every night. If you have to live on campus, then you can pay for a nap.

At this moment, Gao's mother's voice came faintly from the side, and she sounded a little excited.

Lin Yan raised her eyebrows. Did the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law quarrel?

Not really. Although Xiao Xie sometimes didn't like her mother-in-law, she would definitely not quarrel with the old lady in person. Quarreling with elders, whether you win or lose, the final result is always a loss.

She said, "I'll go and see."

Yanyan was a person who loved to join in the fun, so she ran over.

But when she looked over, Gao's mother was not yelling at Xiao Xie. She was yelling at a young woman she had never seen before.

"Go away. Since you disliked our family in the past, don't come here now. Go away, you are not welcome here!"

Lin Yan asked Mrs. Song next to her, "What's going on?"

Mrs. Song whispered, "Teacher Gao's ex-girlfriend was a female worker in the textile factory, a formal employee. They were about to get married. But when his mother fell ill, the woman ran away. Maybe she is not living well now, and she wanted to come back after hearing that he was admitted to university."

"She didn't know that Teacher Gao and Xiao Xie have already obtained a marriage certificate?"

People nowadays still dare not be so bold to be the third party. The spit of people around you can drown you. If people report it to your unit, you can forget about getting promoted or getting a raise in the future. This is called moral corruption! These are very important nowadays.

Mrs. Song said doubtfully, "Maybe they don't know, after all, there was no wedding."

"What about Xiao Xie and Teacher Gao?"

Mrs. Song smiled and said, "The couple ate, cleaned up, and went out for a walk in the ditch. That's why Mother Gao wanted to get rid of this woman."

Recently, the relationship between the couple has been progressing rapidly.

Teacher Gao doesn't have to go to work or prepare for exams, and she still has a basic salary to earn, and occasionally earns some extra money from Xiao Fang.

Xiao Xie now earns more than one yuan a day, and what he gets in a month is as much as if he had a formal job. These two sums of money are enough to cover the expenses of their family of three, including the money for Mother Gao's medicine.

Both of them seem to be in a good mood. Especially Teacher Gao, it can be said that it is a rare relaxing day in recent years.

And Mother Gao is now considerate in everything and no longer interferes with the closeness between the two. Isn't the relationship getting better?

Lin Yan nodded. Although Mother Gao is a little more busy, she is still clear-headed.

The woman was driven out by Mother Gao, and then the neighbors in the slum came out to watch the fun. Some people even spoke up for Teacher Gao and said some sarcastic things.

She couldn't stay any longer. She said, "Aunt, I'll come to see you another day."

"I don't need you to come. My son is married. Just don't bother our family anymore."

Seeing that people were about to leave Gao's house, the neighbors went about their own business or went back to their houses. Lin Yan also took her daughter to go back to the small side yard.

As a result, when the mother and daughter walked to the door, they met Teacher Gao and Xiao Xie who were talking and laughing.

Lin Yan opened her mouth to say something, but it didn't seem appropriate. Besides, the woman had already come out one step behind her.

"Gao Xiang..."

Teacher Gao was stunned when she suddenly saw her former lover. The smile on her face froze.

Xiao Xie's smiling face also froze, and slowly came back to her senses.

It was okay that Yanyan didn't understand anything. Lin Yan, who was forced to witness this scene, was a little embarrassed. It was not right to leave or stay.

The woman had a pair of beautiful eyes, which seemed to be complaining and crying. She didn't say anything else, but it seemed that she had already said everything.

Fortunately, Teacher Gao reacted quickly and introduced openly: "Xiao Xie, this is Zhang Wanqiu I told you about. I don't know why she suddenly came here? Xiao Zhang, this is my wife. We have been married for three months."

This time, Zhang Wanqiu covered her face and ran away. She was chased away by Gao's mother before, and she still had some hope in her heart. Now she really has no face to stay.

Lin Yan said: "They are all irrelevant people. Xiao Xie, don't take it to heart."

Xiao Xie looked at Teacher Gao and glared at him.

"I didn't give her any expectations, so why would she come to my door like this?"

Teacher Gao looked a little aggrieved, "I didn't know she would come."

Lin Yan said: "You two should communicate well, don't make the enemy happy and the relatives sad!" After she said that, she hurried back with her daughter.

In the small side yard, Fang Mingfeng had already taken a bath and was fanning himself with a large cattail leaf fan. He was wearing an old man's sweatshirt and shorts. It was still the most comfortable to wear like this.

At this moment, Grandpa Gu went in to take a bath. Fang Mingche cut a plate of watermelon and brought it out.

"I was wondering why Yanyan likes to join in the fun so much, it turns out that she takes after you."

Lin Yan said, "This is the national character of the Chinese, who really doesn't like to join in the fun?"

The mother and daughter also sat down to eat watermelon. Lin Yan taught Yanyan, "Spit out all the seeds, otherwise a watermelon will grow from your head next year."

Yanyan froze holding a small piece of watermelon, "I can't hold it."

Fang Mingche said, "Eat it, your mother lied to you. Eat it quickly, it will be fine."

"Oh." Yanyan relaxed a little, but was obviously more careful than before when spitting out the seeds.

While talking, Grandpa Gu came out of the bath, and Fang Mingche took a piece of watermelon to him.

"Grandpa Gu, eat a piece."

Grandpa Gu waved his hand, "My stomach is not very good, I dare not eat it. Watermelon is originally cold in nature."

He saw that Fang Mingche had just fished it out of the cold water ten minutes ago. His son has not been discharged from the hospital yet, so he has to take extra care of himself.

Fang Mingche did not force it.

Fang Mingfeng looked at Grandpa Gu's dress, and then looked at himself. Exactly the same! He couldn't help but laugh at himself.

Lin Yan smiled and said, "It's not somewhere else, just do whatever feels good. Yanyan, bend over to eat, otherwise the juice will drip on your clothes, you have to wash it yourself."

"Oh."

Fang Mingfeng said, "I said, are you two planning to hold a graduation banquet? Both of you have been admitted to university, this is a great joy."

The old family had set up a banquet, and he also helped to bring the gift money.

The village was very lively at that time, and people from far and near said they came to share the joy of Wenquxing. Especially the only educated youth who didn't leave the next village told him that Beijing Normal University is now among the top ten in the country. It is an absolutely first-class university and a famous university.

Fang Mingche didn't care much about whether to hold a graduation banquet. He looked at Lin Yan.

Lin Yan said, "My dad said he wants to host the party. All family members can sit together and he won't accept gifts. Mingche, do you mind? I was just thinking of telling you about it later."

Fang Mingche said, "No, I don't mind. It's fine if I don't accept gifts. That's it."

He didn't mind. It wasn't his father-in-law who arranged it, so he became a live-in son-in-law.

"Okay, then I'll tell my dad later. State-owned restaurants must also be booked in advance."

As they were talking, Sister Cui came in with a cart. She was pushing the dishes. Liu Qingfeng had just brought back a cart of dishes and eggs.

It was the first time that Fang Mingche was asked to deliver the food. He couldn't ask others to deliver the food every time in the future. This person is the best student in the college entrance examination.

When she heard the word state-owned restaurant, she said, "Why bother to queue up at a state-owned restaurant? We can just make a few tables for you."

Fang Mingche said, "Sister Cui, I understand. My father-in-law is the host, so it's at his place."

"Oh, so that's it."

Lin Yan went over to weigh the dishes for Sister Cui, and the money and goods were weighed. Or cover it with an opaque tarpaulin, even if it is to cover up one's own

fault. Lin Yan told Mrs. Cui that she wanted a bicycle ticket.

"Okay, I'll get it for you as soon as possible. I will make sure your little Fang can ride it before school starts."

Later, Hu Yong and the other four also came to weigh the vegetables and count the eggs. Yes, they are separated now and no longer come together.

Then there are only two baskets of eggs left. Xiao Xie hasn't come yet.

Lin Yan looked towards the half-moon gate with some worry. Did they quarrel again? Teacher Gao's subconscious reaction must have been thinking about Zhang Wanqiu.

Fang Mingche said, "Take Yanyan to take a bath first."

It has been a quarter of an hour since they ate watermelon.

Lin Yan agreed to take her daughter to take a bath. The two brothers sat at the door with a large palm-leaf fan each, like two generals.

Fang Mingfeng said, "So you are in the vegetable business now. But why are you delivering the vegetables at this time?" Shouldn't the vegetable business be done early in the morning?

Fang Mingche told his cousin that the scrap business is the main business, and the vegetable business is the supplementary business, which complement each other!

Fang Mingfeng, who travels all year round, would not think that the scrap business is not up to standard. And it is obvious that the venues and manpower of the two businesses are shared. This saves costs!

"It seems that the capital is indeed full of opportunities. And people are much bolder and can afford to spend money."

He saw the public telephone at the entrance of the alley before. Unfortunately, people in his hometown have no place to answer it. The only one in the post office is used by people from the whole town, and there is a long queue. It is impossible to be empty, so who can answer the phone. He plans to send a telegram tomorrow to report that he is safe. As for making money, there is no rush. He will see it first.

A sound of footsteps sounded, and Aunt Yuan came over.

Fang Mingche said to his cousin: "Go and get your letter of introduction."

He had the cover of Uncle Gu and the people of the handicraft cooperative, so that Aunt Yuan was in the dark for several months.

But now that he has been admitted to university, the old lady has no intention of getting back. After all, he will be a promising person in the future, so there is no need to offend him.

Three people from the compound under his jurisdiction passed the college entrance examination at one time, which should be considered a political achievement.

However, he had guests from his hometown. Aunt Yuan had to ask about it as part of her duty.

Fang Mingfeng got up and went in, taking out the letter of introduction for visiting relatives issued by the branch secretary. There are still twelve days.

Logically, he should take a bus back in nine days.

Aunt Yuan looked at it and returned it, and then said to Fang Mingche: "Xiao Fang, I am not targeting you. But after hearing about this, I have to be aware of it."

Fang Mingche nodded, "Aunt Yuan, don't worry. My cousin will leave in nine days." Let's

go live in the scrap yard first. There are still many empty rooms there, and they are actually cleaned up.

Anyway, Aunt Yuan just needs people not to do anything under her nose. The old lady probably knows everything about their group of people doing vegetable business and scrap business. But as long as they don't deliberately show off in front of her, she will pretend not to know.

There are so many educated youth who have returned to the city and have not found a job in the compound, which is a security threat. It's good to be able to be self-reliant.

Aunt Yuan nodded, "Do you know what's going on between Zhu Dahai and the two people in the next door compound?"

The aunt who manages the compound next door came to her, but she only knew a little.

"I don't know, Zhu Dahai has stopped dealing with me."

"Okay, I'll go to his house and ask." She asked just to confirm that Zhu Dahai was no longer working with Fang Mingche.

By comparison, Zhu Dahai's way of letting people work with him is obviously not as thoughtful and fair as Xiao Fang's. Xiao Fang has so many people under him, and he does two or three businesses at the same time, and he has never caused any trouble to himself.

You can't just think about taking all the money for yourself, you still have to share some with talents. Hello, I'm good, and everyone is good!

After Aunt Yuan left, Fang Mingfeng said, "Why are you so strict?"

"Mainly because I slipped before. So my customers will definitely be the focus of attention. Besides, people laugh at others' lack of things and hate others' possessions. If she doesn't come to keep an eye on it, someone might report it. Then, she won't be in any good situation. After nine days, you go to the scrap yard first."

"Okay!"

After a long while, Xiao Xie came over.

Seeing her eyes were red, Lin Yan couldn't help but said, "Don't be so stubborn!"

Xiao Xie said, "You saw Gao Xiang's eyes before. It's obvious that he still has feelings for Zhang Wanqiu. He married me to take care of his sick mother so that he could have time to review. Now that he has been admitted to university, there are many people willing to take care of his mother. He and I don't have anything in common. It's not like you two have been admitted to university and fly together. I told him to come up with any ideas as soon as possible, and not to speak up when he doesn't need me in the future."

Lin Yan said, "You said it so directly? Isn't it equivalent to cursing his mother? Teacher Gao is a filial son, and he must not listen to you saying that."

The two must have quarreled about this just now.

Xiao Xie said embarrassedly, "It was just a conversation. My mother-in-law always defends me and speaks for me. I really shouldn't say that."

Lin Yan thought to herself: She depends on you to take care of her now. If I really offended you, my life would not be as good as it is now.

"I've already said it, so don't keep thinking about it. Besides, what you said is actually true. If one day your mother-in-law gets better and doesn't need you to take care of her anymore, it would be really troublesome if Teacher Gao had an affair."

Xiao Xie said, "You scholars should speak in a way that is pleasant to the ear. It would be good if I could just add this sentence in time."

"Nothing good can be said during a quarrel! You're already so angry that you don't care about so many things. What else did you blurt out?"

"I said, even if he dumps me now, I'm not too scared. I can earn 40 a month now, and I can earn more if I don't have to take care of my mother-in-law. I'm not afraid of not being able to survive after the divorce! At worst, I can rent a house."

Lin Yan thought for a while, "If you divorce, your household registration will have to be moved out of the Gao family. Unless you have your own house to settle down. It's not as simple as you think. But it's okay, just in case it really comes to the worst, you can go to our scrap yard to work first. But this is the worst plan, and we have to not take this step."

At the scrap yard, the household registration check was not strict.

Xiao Xie's face flashed with panic, that's it. She thought she was really tough.

She thought for a moment, "Last time, someone next door sold a room for 1,800 yuan."

She earns 40 yuan a month, and if she saves 20 yuan by cutting back, it will take her seven or eight years to be able to afford it.

"When we were arguing, Teacher Gao didn't catch you with this. It seems that he doesn't want to break up with you. He doesn't mean to be aggressive. You can go back and soften your words about cursing his mother and say that you didn't mean that. Don't give in on other things. If he marries you and lives with you, but still thinks about other women, it must be his fault."

Xiao Xie nodded, "I actually have never felt safe. That's why I lost my composure when Zhang Wanqiu came to my house."

"You can discuss these with him. You reacted so strongly, it's obvious that you have fallen in love with him."

Xiao Xie said, "But he is a college student, and I only studied in the second grade of elementary school. Oh, I really envy you city girls who studied in middle school."

"You can also enrich yourself through self-study. When you know more words, you can go to the district library to get a library card and read more books. Then ask him to give you a list of books. In fact, he should be happy to help you improve. This is also very fulfilling. However, you do have to make some plans for yourself. You still have to keep some of the money you earn for yourself. You can be self-reliant, which is already a relief for him."

Xiao Xie took 150 eggs back. She has now made some changes and no longer owes Lin Yan money. After the people left, Fang Mingche said, "Why do you interfere in the affairs of the couple? What does it have to do with you whether they are good or bad in the future?"

It would be fine if they are reasonable. If they are unreasonable, they will blame you in the future.

"I know, I didn't make trouble."

During this period, many old classmates and educated youth who went to the countryside together wanted to resume contact with Lin Yan.

But she felt that most of those people were not sincere. When she came back and couldn't find a job, they either avoided her or showed off in front of her. Only Xiao Xie had the same attitude all the time.

"Well, you can give them some advice. But it's best not to interfere in other couples' affairs. As for those who are rude at first but respectful later, just give them a perfunctory response."

"Oh."

Fang Mingfeng went to bed early that night. He had been sitting on a hard seat for three days, and his whole body was uncomfortable.

He wanted to get up early the next day to avoid causing trouble to others. But he still slept until noon and woke up naturally.

He just put on the old man's clothes he wore after taking a shower yesterday and pretended to sleep. He lifted the towel quilt to get up, and walked out of the door to see his sister-in-law and niece sewing small schoolbags outside.

Wang Dexian left the military satchel he had brought over before. Lin Yan took it apart and made it into

two small ones. It was just right for Yanyan and sister Niuniu from the nearby compound. Niuniu was Yanyan's little friend, and they would go to the kindergarten together. It was just right to make it smaller for them. It would be no problem to use it for three years. Anyway, it was just for small things.

Military satchels are the most fashionable nowadays. People in the 1970s, both men and women, wanted to join the army. Even little girls wanted to join the army.

Fang Mingfeng scratched his head a little embarrassedly, "Did you leave it here specially?"

Lin Yan said, "The scrapyard is already on track, so I don't have to go there every day. There is hot water on the stove, and there are warm buns and porridge. Brother Mingfeng, hurry up and wash up and have breakfast. Then I'll take you to send a telegram."

"Okay."

Fang Mingfeng quickly washed up and had breakfast. Then he changed his clothes and went out with Lin Yan.

Lin Yan pushed the bicycle, Yanyan sat on a small rattan chair, and the sunshade was put over to block the sun.

"Xiao Lin, where can I go if I want to buy clothes?"

"Go to Xidan. There are several shopping malls there, and there are also many people selling clothes on the street. Many of them go to Guangzhou to buy goods. Well, if you want to buy better ones, go to the Friendship Store or the Overseas Chinese Store. I can take you to see them all. We'll go back after the sun goes down and take a bus."

"Well, okay."

The three of them went to the post office and sent a telegram back to report that they were safe.

Lin Yan said, "Mingche told me to buy some local specialties from the capital and send them back to the people who gave gifts. I plan to buy some snacks from Daoxiang Village. I will send them back directly and write my name on the box later."

Fang Mingfeng said, "Daoxiang Village, I have heard of its name for a long time. Let's go buy some and send them back."

The two of them went to buy their own things and finished it quickly.

Fang Mingfeng smiled and said, "The tofu is sent at the price of meat."

"This is the only way to be timely. Otherwise, when the winter vacation comes, the day lily will be cold."

Fang Mingfeng didn't ask anything. But seeing how Lin Yan spent money without caring, he felt that their business should be quite profitable. With money, people can be generous and relaxed.

At noon, I asked Fang Mingche to come with me and eat at another century-old restaurant, Shaguoju.

Fang Mingfeng said, "Although it's not easy to live in the capital, as long as you have money, it should be okay."

Fang Mingche nodded, "You have to have money everywhere."

Fang Mingfeng said, "Oh, I forgot to tell you last night. Uncle Qi said he would come to the capital after the autumn harvest. If Fang Jian gets a perfect score, he should be brought along."

Lin Yan couldn't help but smile. Fang Jian's scores in both subjects combined were not much more than a perfect score.

Her father-in-law has always been nice to her, and she would definitely welcome him to come and play. Fang's father has some very traditional ideas that everything is inferior except for studying. He has always been polite to her, a daughter-in-law from the city who has just finished junior high school.

As for Fang Jian, she, as the second aunt, would definitely treat him well when he came.

Fang Mingche didn't think of these. It seems that her hometown is the first province to try out the household contract responsibility system after Xiaogang Village in Anhui.

It is estimated that after the autumn harvest, this matter will be put on the agenda. For an old farmer like his father, dividing the land is definitely a lifelong event. By then, he probably won't be able to take care of coming to the capital to take a look.

After a while of hustle and bustle, the land was finally divided. Probably because they were just starting to feel fresh, they picked up their hoes and went to work very enthusiastically. They could no longer take care of themselves. Anyway, they would have to work for a while after the autumn harvest, and it would not be long before the winter vacation.

Alas, thinking about the Spring Festival travel rush, Fang Mingche was really overwhelmed. If only he could get a letter of introduction to buy a plane ticket or a sleeper ticket.

After eating, Fang Mingche went back to set up his stall, and Fang Mingfeng went with him.

In the afternoon, he wanted to visit the Forbidden City and other attractions in the square. Aren't so many tourists also strolling around in the sun? How could he, a farmer, be afraid of this?

Lin Yan and her daughter went back and prepared to take a nap. There was another retired soldier at the scrap yard, and Liu Qingfeng would arrange everything properly. I don't know what big promises Mingche made for him? Anyway, he was willing to work hard.

They entered the small side yard and saw a stranger. Lin Yan didn't react at first, but Yan Yan said in surprise: "Uncle Gu, are you okay?"

Lin Yan recognized Gu Zhiguang then. She and he rarely met.

Gu Zhiguang looked much better than when he just came back. Obviously, he took the opportunity to take good care of himself during the hospitalization.

He nodded to Yan Yan, "Yes. Uncle Gu is fine, and he won't have to sit in a wheelchair anymore."

But having said that, he still sat down quickly. The doctor told him to take it easy at first. The old man spent so much money to cure him through surgery, so he must follow the doctor's advice.

Then he nodded to Lin Yan, "Teacher Lin--"

The old man said that the three of them were all good people. He fell and went to the hospital before, thanks to their family's help. So, he was very polite when he saw Lin Yan this time.

Lin Yan said: "That's good that he's fine. Uncle Gu will have someone to rely on in the future."

(End of this chapter)