The other party seemed to be afraid that Tang Qiyue would think he was a profiteer, so instead of taking any money, he brought some things for Tang Qiyue to choose from.
Tang Qiuyue didn't have many dried fish in her hand. Seeing that the child the man brought was indeed not very big, she gave half of it to the child.
Naturally, she didn't act like a saint and didn't ask for anything in return. Instead, when she saw that the man had taken out a few pancakes, she took them.
"How can this be so embarrassing? This pancake is not worth anything!"
The man still felt a little guilty, but Tang Qiyue waved her hand and said, "I've never eaten this before, I've only heard of it. Today's a good time to try it, so let's just treat it as a treat!"
The man took the little boy away. Tang Qiyue put the pancake on the lunch box on the side and waited for Zhan Zeye to come back and let him eat it.
As a result, Zhan Zeye had not returned yet, but the big sister on the opposite side returned first.
"Hey, big sister, where did you get these pancakes?"
My eldest sister is a purchasing agent. She travels around and knows about pancakes and where people eat them.
Tang Qiyue told her what had just happened. The eldest sister praised Tang Qiyue for being kind-hearted. When she saw the pancakes, she told Tang Qiyue which country liked to eat them.
To be honest, Tang Qiuyue didn't really know much about areas where pancakes were the staple food. After listening to her elder sister, she realized that her elder sister's destination this time was also an area where pancakes were the staple food.
"That's the main wheat-producing area in the Yellow River Basin, but the harvests haven't been very good in the past two years. I didn't get much food this time!"
The eldest sister sighed.
Tang Qiyue didn't know how to respond to this. Everyone was having a hard time these days.
"But it's still pretty good over there. You don't know, further west, where people eat sorghum, corn, and sweet potatoes, life there is even harder!"
Every region has its own difficulties.
"Life is hard everywhere now, Jiangnan is still the richer place!"
Tang Qiyue mentioned it, and the eldest sister nodded: "It's true that Jiangnan is rich, and there's no shortage of food in the southern mountains. Although there's less food, you won't starve to death!"
When it comes to food, someone said, "Aren't we going to Xinjiang to set up a construction corps now? And there's also the granary of the Northwest. We're mobilizing young people to go there to participate in construction!"
"By the way, isn't it the black soil in Northeast China that's least likely to be short of food?"
Everyone started talking again.
Tang Qiyue did not participate in the conversation, she just pricked up her ears and listened.
Anyway, these people had just finished their meal and the weather was hot, so they had nothing to do in the carriage but chat.
It's quite lively.
When Zhan Zeye came back after eating, he saw the pancake that Tang Qiuyue had given him in exchange. Instead of continuing to eat it, he folded it and stuffed it into his lunch box, waiting to eat it next time he ate.
But he was a little depressed because half of the dried fish that the one-eyed uncle prepared for Tang Qiyue were gone.
Fortunately, Tang Qiuyue is not a greedy person, so it doesn’t matter if half of the food is missing.
There were many passengers getting on and off along the way, and it was noisy every time the train stopped at a station, but it did not affect Tang Qiyue. The passengers in the sleeper berth were of decent quality, and with Zhan Zeye sitting next to her, there was really no one so blind as to come and cause trouble.
At night, Zhan Zeye asked Tang Qiyue to sleep on the upper bunk, while he stayed on the lower bunk.
It’s not that he doesn’t feel sorry for Tang Qiuyue, but at night, it’s not safe down there, and with all kinds of strange smells circulating down there, it’s not comfortable at all.
After a day and a night, they finally arrived at their destination. Tang Qiyue felt a lot more relaxed.
It was simply because the smell in the carriage was too stuffy.
After leaving the station, Zhan Zeye took out his ID, borrowed the phone at the station and made a call. After waiting for half an hour, a car came to pick them up.
Although Zhan Zeye did not explain to Tang Qiyue, Tang Qiyue could guess that this was definitely not a direct return to the Zhan family.
It was not until they got off the car and saw that they needed to register and wait for someone to pick them up that they realized that Zhan Zeye had brought her directly to the old leader.
With a stranger around, Tang Qiyue didn't say much to Zhan Zeye. She just glanced at him several times, and in return she got an expression that made her feel at ease.
"You actually asked for a car on your own initiative. It turns out you become more sensible after you have a wife!"
When the old leader saw Zhan Zeye and Tang Qiyue walk into the living room, he put down the newspaper in his hand and teased him happily.
Zhan Zeye was very familiar with the old leader and didn't feel restrained at all. He just said with a click of his tongue: "I was afraid your car would rust, so I gave it to you to use!"
In return, the old leader burst into laughter.
Tang Qiyue stood aside, smiling. The old commander had been sizing her up since she entered the room. "Xiao Tang, look at this brat's mouth. Does he irritate you every day?"
Tang Qiyue smiled awkwardly. What could she say? She couldn't say she hadn't done it at all, but rather that she was a little breathless because of Zhan Zeye's mouth.
Fortunately, the old chief's wife came out of the kitchen and placed the teacup in front of the old chief. "How old are you? You still talk bad about Xiao Ye. Be careful that this kid will steal your treasure again!"
The old chief's wife waved at Tang Qiyue, took her hand, and looked at her with a smile: "Xiao Tang, let's not bother with those stinky men. They are like this when they meet. I made two iced cheeses, just in time to beat the heat!"
Tang Qiyue didn't know whether to leave or not, but Zhan Zeye agreed on her behalf: "Aunt Wen, I'll leave my wife to you!"
The old leader asked Zhan Zeye to go with him to the study, and Tang Qiyue followed Aunt Wen to the kitchen to bring out the iced cheese.
Aunt Wen has a gentle temperament and seems easy to get along with.
"Don't worry, Xiao Tang. Old Zheng is just like that. Every time these kids come over, he goes to the study first to talk about work!"
Aunt Wen was afraid that Tang Qiyue would worry, so she didn't forget to explain.
Tang Qiyue shook her head: "I'm not worried!"
Aunt Wen was happy. Who doesn’t like a pretty and sensible girl? The key is that Tang Qiyue has to have a nice voice.
It turned out that Aunt Wen was from a Yue Opera Troupe and had a good voice. She usually admired people with nice voices. After hearing Tang Qiuyue's voice, she became even more certain that if Tang Qiuyue could learn opera, it would definitely be easy.
Because both of them were willing to communicate, there was no dull moment and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
The two people in the study were not so relaxed.
The old leader has already received the news that Zhan Zeye has recovered, and he is also the first to get news about recent events on the island.
However, the specific details would not be as clear as if Zhan Zeye said it himself.
After finishing talking about work, the old leader sighed: "You are so lucky, are you still angry about the marriage I found for you?"
Zhan Zeye grabbed the apple from the old leader's desk, wiped it on his clothes and took a bite.
"Don't give me that. The troublemaker you booked went to the island. You didn't book Tang Qiyue for me. I traded her for me myself!"
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