Ningxia's reputation in the brigade suddenly improved.
In the past, they thought that a woman only needed to be capable, but now they think that a woman must also be beautiful. Just look at Ning Zhiqing, you will know that when the time comes, she can win the argument.
"Ningxia, if your comrade Ren wasn't so powerful, the young men in the village would have surrounded your door long ago."
Cai Xiaoya looked at Ningxia, who had taken off her thick coat. Her figure, outlined by a sweater, was so graceful. She wanted to touch her. Comrade Ren was so lucky!
"Please forgive me!" Ningxia saw Cai Xiaoya teasing her, and thought of Ren Jingxiao's eyes in the past few days, and felt uneasy.
"Is your comrade Ren worried?" Cai Xiaoya looked ambiguous, and the two of them started fighting.
Soon it was time for their group to go to town, which was supposed to be the last time before the New Year. It was going to get colder and colder, and if it snowed heavily the roads would be blocked, making it impossible to get in or out.
A lot of people went out this time, including quite a few men, and they all went to prepare New Year's goods.
As for Ningxia, she was there to join in the fun. This was a legitimate opportunity, and Ren Jingxiao couldn't stop her even if he wanted to.
The tractor was too small for everyone, so the woman sat on it and the man followed behind. The tractor was not moving fast on the mountain road, and Ren Jingxiao followed beside Ningxia all the way.
Seeing that she was sitting very well throughout the journey, he secretly felt relieved. He was worried that she would not be able to squeeze in with others when he was not in the car.
He didn't even think about it. With him standing guard by the tractor all the time, who would have the courage to squeeze into Ningxia?
At the end of the year, the town was much more crowded. At the exit of the main street, there was a long market.
This is not speculation, it is an annual market and is allowed.
The vendors were all villagers, selling home-woven coarse cloth, home-woven bamboo baskets, wild fruits, firewood, and long-stored wild honey.
There was a long queue at the barber's place nearby, boiling water and getting shaves, it was quite lively.
There were also some income-generating products from the brigade. For example, the Mengshan Brigade had a kiln and could produce some crudely crafted porcelain. Since everyone couldn't afford the fine porcelain from the supply and marketing cooperative, this was durable and inexpensive.
Ningxia squeezed in the crowd like a newly released bird, looking at this and that. Although she didn't buy anything, she was very happy shopping.
Ren Jingxiao followed her like a hen, and glared at everyone around Ningxia.
"Shall we go to the supply and marketing cooperative?" Ningxia couldn't squeeze in any longer.
"Whatever you want to buy, I'll buy it for you. There are too many people here, so let's not squeeze in!" Ren Jingxiao felt that there was nothing she wanted to buy in the supply and marketing cooperative, and he should have prepared enough food and clothes for her.
"I'm not buying anything, I'm just looking." Is she missing something? She's missing the atmosphere!
Ren Jingxiao was completely bewildered. He watched Ningxia squeeze in and buy a bag of needlework. Her brows were furrowed so tightly that they could kill a mosquito.
"Let's go to the post office and see if there is a letter for me." Ningxia saw the helpless expression on his face, smiled and pulled him away.
There were two packages of hers in the post office. One of them was from the last time she came, but she didn't come to pick it up because it snowed, but the address on this package was unfamiliar.
One was sent by her godmother, and the other was from Heilongjiang Province. Ningxia thought for a long time, worried that someone had sent it by mistake, or that it was someone with the same name. She even asked again, and it turned out to be Ningxia from the Heishan Brigade. So, it was correct. She took it back and looked at it again.
"Ningxia..." Cai Xiaoya waved to Ningxia and blinked continuously.
Ningxia stopped and said, "I'll go over there for a moment. Can you wait here for a while?"
Ren Jingxiao nodded, but his eyes never left Ningxia for a second.
"Ningxia, let's go to the bathhouse together. I just saw some educated youth from Lushan Brigade exchanging bath tickets. I also exchanged two. Shall we go together?"
Cai Xiaoya held two tickets in her hand. She expected a large crowd this morning, but now everyone should have finished showering and were out shopping, so now was a good time to shower.
Although Ningxia could take a bath at home, she really wanted to go for a bath, so she nodded in agreement.
"Wait a minute, I'll go buy some clean underwear." Actually, she just needed to find a secluded place and take it out from the space. She didn't bring anything with her, so she couldn't wash and then wear dirty clothes, right?
Cai Xiaoya was stunned for a moment. Do I have to buy new clothes just to take a bath?
He greeted Ren Jingxiao and asked him to exchange a bath ticket to have a scrub, then pulled Cai Xiaoya over to queue up.
The sign for the state-owned bathhouse was quite prominent, and it was indeed not crowded at the moment. There were only a few people in line ahead of them, and soon it was Ningxia and her group's turn.
Ningxia paid for Cai Xiaoya. She was the one who exchanged the ticket, so she should pay for it.
The two large pools were full of people, and a few people were sitting scattered on the wooden chairs next to them, rubbing each other's backs.
There was no shelter and no cabinets, so everyone carried a basket and placed it in the corner to store their clothes.
It was Ningxia and Cai Xiaoya's first time here. Ningxia had a bag of clothes, while Cai Xiaoya had nothing. In the end, they could only leave their dirty clothes on the floor and wash them when they got home.
Ningxia waited until everyone in that pool had finished washing, changed the water, and then quickly took off his clothes and went down.
"Why is she so big? And so white?" A brave girl stared at Ningxia, and her voice was so loud that several people around looked over.
Ningxia was not embarrassed. We were all women, and it wouldn't hurt to look.
She had also seen those who wore bikinis in later generations, some of them were even more daring. Besides, who doesn't feel embarrassed? She has!
"Oh, this educated youth Ning has taken such good care of himself. His son will be so handsome in the future!" Ningxia knew this person. She was Wu Jianguo's mother and the wife of the village party secretary.
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