Fang Yan racked her brains, trying desperately to remember where Zhang Jizhou was serving in the military at this time in the original story.
Unfortunately, she only remembers being in the Northwest?
Is it still in the southwest?
Tsk, a difference of just one word can make all the difference.
However, this applies to both the Northwest and the Southwest.
Fang Yan remembers that both of them were notoriously poor in the early 1980s.
According to what she read in books in her previous life, at this time, there were still many places in the Northwest and Southwest that didn't even have electricity.
At least Gouzi Village has electricity now, and the application has been submitted; telephones will be installed in the village soon.
Although this place is underdeveloped, the conditions are not too harsh.
If the living conditions of the landlord Zhang Jizhou is currently in are too harsh, then she really needs to seriously consider whether or not to join the army.
This is a question that needs careful consideration, and the current situation is certainly not suitable for her to think about things quietly.
Fang Yan temporarily suppressed these chaotic thoughts and looked at Zhang Zongde, saying, "However, Ji Zhou once said that the environment over there is not good and is not suitable for children to live in."
These were the words Zhang Jizhou used to explain to the original owner after she gave birth to Xiaoyuzai, explaining why she had given up her family room to someone else.
Gouzi Village is located in the south, so the living environment there is much better than in the northwest and southwest.
Putting everything else aside, just in winter, these two places are freezing cold enough to kill a person.
The average temperature in the Gouzi Village area during winter is around 10 to 20 degrees Celsius.
The original owner was very afraid of the cold, and it was precisely because of this that she had no intention of going to join the army.
They had absolutely no objection to Zhang Jizhou giving up his family housing to someone else.
Zhang Zongde was unaware that Zhang Jizhou had said such a thing. He was taken aback for a moment, but quickly added, "That's because the child was too young and delicate before. Now he's quite a rascal. As long as he's with his parents, he'll be fine anywhere. What do you think?"
His goal was clear—he had to make sure Fang Yan and Zhang Jizhou were together.
Even if Fang Yan didn't quite understand at first.
By now, she could see more or less that Zhang Zongde was going to great lengths to bring her and Zhang Jizhou together.
Admittedly, since she and Zhang Jizhou are husband and wife, wanting to reunite their family is a very good reason.
But Fang Yan felt that something was off about Zhang Zongde's efforts to make this happen.
As for what feels strange?
She couldn't quite put her finger on it, but she felt that Zhang Zongde might have gone too far in this matter.
"Uncle, you're right."
What else could Fang Yan say?
Putting aside the fact that Zhang Zongde's words made a lot of sense, even if they were unreasonable, she couldn't refute him at this time.
Because Zhang Zongde brought up the matter of accompanying the army, Fang Yan's plan to buy a house in the county town was thus diverted.
The matter of accompanying the troops ultimately depended on Zhang Jizhou's situation, so they didn't discuss the topic for long before stopping.
Time flew by, and it was time for Fang Yan to open her business.
Fang Yan said, "I can't set up my stall today. I need to find some cardboard, write a sign, and put it on the stall so that people who don't know the situation won't still be queuing up there."
Grandpa Wei was going to visit his old friends to drink tea and play chess.
Zhang Zongde and the village chief didn't go back last night, and now they want to go back to Gouzi Village.
"I'll go tell Grandpa Niu to wait for you at the meeting point."
Before they left, the village chief said to Fang Yan.
"Okay, thank you, village chief."
"Don't mention it."
Zhang Zongde and the village chief were used to it; she was always so polite and courteous, and they responded with a smile.
Fang Yan forgot that paper was a precious commodity at this time.
So she searched for a long time but couldn't find the cardboard.
She did manage to find a small piece of wood.
She went to the stationery store, bought a pen, and wrote down the words "Closed today, open as usual tomorrow".
"Mommy, can I have this?"
The items in the stationery store weren't as pretty or attractive as those in later generations.
However, there are also a few brightly colored toys that are very attractive to children.
Little Fish was immediately captivated by the red koi and pointed at it, asking Fang Yan, "Little Fish, that's Little Fish."
It means that his name is Little Fish, and this is a Little Fish, so he wants it.
"Okay, but you can't buy any other toys before Chinese New Year this year."
The child was looking at her expectantly, and Fang Yan couldn't bear to refuse, so she bought it for him.
The little fish hugged the plump koi and nodded its little head happily, "Okay, sure."
The little guy is quite obedient.
When Qibei saw that Xiaoyuzai had a gift, it opened its big dog eyes and stared longingly at Fang Yan.
Fang Yan: ...
She could only point to the items in the stationery store and let it look for itself, saying, "There's nothing here that you can use. When we get home, I'll give you a special treat today, okay?"
Grandpa Bei then wagged his tail with a broad smile and happily followed Fang Yan towards the market.
When I arrived at the market, I saw unsuspecting fans queuing up as usual.
Aunt Zhu, who runs the pickled products shop, is explaining something to everyone.
"Xiao Fang?"
"Xiao Fang!"
The fans, who had just learned about Fang Yan's ordeal from Aunt Zhu, were initially a little incredulous when they saw Fang Yan, but then exclaimed in surprise.
Aunt Zhu was carrying Fang Yan on her back, but when she turned around and saw Fang Yan, she ran towards her happily and excitedly grabbed her hand, "You're alright? You're really alright, right?"
"Yes, I'm really okay now." Although she experienced such a thrilling rollercoaster last night, Fang Yan felt alright and her emotions didn't fluctuate too much.
Influenced by Aunt Zhu's emotional outburst, she couldn't help but get excited as well. "It's all in the past. The old man's health problems were his pre-existing ailments and had nothing to do with eating braised meat."
Fang Yaojin's case has only just begun to be investigated. In order to avoid accidentally leaking information and affecting the police case, Fang Yan did not reveal that Fang Yaojin had framed her.
"That family is so heartless! Their own elderly relative has health problems, but they want to blame it on others. They're absolutely wicked!"
Aunt Zhu started cursing.
Those fans who had only just learned about what happened yesterday were both happy for Fang Yan and started cursing her...
The scene became a bit chaotic at one point. Fang Yan had to persuade one person after another before she finally calmed everyone down and stopped the cursing.
"I'll take a day off today. Tomorrow, I'll wait for you all to come and buy meat at the same time."
Fang Yan found a spot, hung up the sign that they were closed today but would reopen tomorrow, and then spoke to the fans at the scene.
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