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Zhushan County, Dayun Lane.
Xie Ailian was carrying a basket with a piece of tofu, a piece of meat, and some fresh river shrimp wrapped in a large leaf. Wang Dahai, who was standing next to her, was holding a large watermelon.
The two of them came back from the vegetable market.
"Hey, are you two coming back from buying groceries? This watermelon is big...how much is it per pound?" Two more families arrived home and ran into an old woman holding a little boy with two lines of snot hanging from his nose.
"Eight cents a pound," Xie Ailian replied, "Why are you taking your child there?"
"Visiting relatives and having a feast." The old woman replied with a smile and winked at her. "Hey, I told you that my eldest aunt's granddaughter..."
Xie Ailian immediately received the signal from her, "There is a melon."
Wang Dahai said nothing, held the watermelon in one hand, freed up one hand, took the basket from Xie Ailian, and left silently.
Xie Ailian sat with the old woman and listened to the story of the marriage between the old woman's eldest sister-in-law's granddaughter, which had gone through many twists and turns and was finally finalized.
The old woman's grandson, who had a runny nose, was also very self-conscious. He sat down on the curb and stared at a nest of ants.
Five minutes later.
"Ah! This person, what kind of fate is this? It's already determined at birth. Although they say that a woman's marriage is like a second life, she still can't escape the word 'fate' after all."
The old woman was filled with emotion.
Xie Ailian said the same thing, "That's what I meant."
"No more, no more." The old woman waved her hands, tugged at the edge of her clothes, and called to her grandson who was already lying on the ground counting ants, "Wumao, hurry up and get up..."
When she found the child lying on the ground, she immediately flew into a rage and yelled at the top of her voice, "You little brat, are you itching for trouble? Why are you lying on the ground? I specially gave you new clothes to wear for the banquet today..."
He pulled the little guy up, brushed off the dust on him, and said to Xie Ailian, "Let's go first."
He dragged his grandson away.
Xie Ailian also turned around and went home.
In the yard, Wang Dahai had soaked the watermelon in a basin of water. He then took another basin, rinsed the river shrimp twice with water, filtered them out with a sieve, and carefully picked them out.
Little Wang Chaohui (Dudu) watched enthusiastically from the side.
"Grandma..." When the little guy saw Xie Ailian coming, he looked up and called out, then his gaze returned to the shrimp.
He has a sharp eye and picked out several impurities.
Qiao Li was washing clothes. When she saw Xie Ailian coming back, she immediately asked her, "Mom, what news did you hear?"
Upon hearing this, Xie Ailian became excited.
"I just ran into Aunt Li from the next building over. She was taking her grandson to attend her niece's wedding. Her niece is twenty years old, pretty, and has graduated from high school. She works in a textile factory.
Normally, if she couldn't marry a factory leader, she could find an apprentice repairman or a team leader, and then marry a regular worker, right? But in the end, after many twists and turns, she chose a sent-down youth who had returned from the countryside..."
Speaking of this, Xie Ailian shook her head.
Qiao Li asked, "Sent-down Youth, did you just come back this year?"
"Isn't that right?" Xie Ailian nodded. "Large numbers of educated youth have been returning to the city since the year before last. By this year... most of them have returned, right? That man is only returning now. Just think about it..."
When the college entrance examination was resumed two years ago, the educated youth were all crazy about taking the college entrance examination, going to university, and returning to the city.
Even if I didn't pass the exam, I would have found a way to return to the city if I hadn't passed it the year before last or the year before last.
That person just came back this year.
What it means is: his family can't help or doesn't care about him, and he himself is probably just that capable. He can't find any way out, and he doesn't know how to curry favor with others. He can't even give gifts, use connections, or ask others to say something nice.
Of course, it is also possible that they are capable and have never returned to the countryside, so they are doing practical things for the village where they settled?
It's not impossible, but it's unlikely.
"There is another possibility, you can't escape." Qiao Li didn't say it directly, but just raised her eyebrows.
Xie Ailian understood immediately.
Unable to endure hardship, he found a girl from a somewhat influential family in the village as soon as he arrived in the countryside...
"Tsk tsk, if that's the case, don't let anything get involved or cause any trouble in the future."
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were chatting enthusiastically.
Over there, Wang Dahai had already picked out the river shrimps, and took Xiao Weiba to the vegetable garden, planning to cut some leeks to stir-fry the river shrimps, and pick some red peppers and cucumbers.
"Your sister likes to eat stir-fried leeks and river shrimps...you don't have a good appetite." Wang Dahai muttered to his grandson.
"When will my sister gain weight?" The little girl asked with sparkling eyes as soon as she heard her sister mentioned.
"I don't know. If I don't come back today, she won't be able to eat the delicious river shrimp once it's cooked."
"Then keep it."
"Save it for your sister? That won't work. If you miss the trip, you won't be able to eat it."
"Master, I won't cut it off. I want to keep it."
The little guy got anxious and rushed over to hug Wang Dahai's arm to stop him from cutting the leeks.
If you don’t cut the leeks and can’t fry the river shrimp, just leave them, there’s nothing wrong with that.
Over there, Xie Ailian accidentally caught a glimpse of the little guy's actions, was startled, and let out a lion's roar.
"Old man, what are you talking about? Be careful, you have a knife in your hand."
"Grandma, if you don't cut the leeks, your sister will be fat and come back as a shrimp again."
The little guy quickly asked for help.
Xie Ailian was stunned for a moment, then reacted, laughed helplessly, ended her gossip with Qiao Li, and went to play with the little guy.
At this moment, a good-looking minibus drove into Dayun Lane, slowly drove over and stopped outside the yard.
The people in the yard heard the noise, and Xie Ailian and Wang Dahai looked at each other.
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