The next morning, Mo Qiaolin's family brought the certificate to Mo Qiaolin and accompanied them to the office to get their marriage certificate. Zhang Yong was on a secret mission with Jin Changfeng and Zhao Jianguo and would have to stay here for a while. Mo Qiaolin's family asked Zhang Yong to move into the Mo family home after getting the certificate and stay in Mo Qiaolin's room for the time being.
We'll take Mo Qiaolin back with us when we get back.
When Jin Changfeng returned the next day, Zhang Yong had already registered his marriage with Mo Qiaolin. Seeing that Zhang Yong had packed his luggage, Jin Changfeng was a little surprised, "Zhang Yong, what's going on?"
Zhang Yong then told Mo Qiaolin about what happened last night and that he had already obtained his marriage certificate. "I'm moving into the Mo family's house soon. My family has been urging me to go back and get married through arranged dates. Now that I'm married, they should finally shut up."
"Thank you for your trouble." Jin Changfeng felt quite apologetic. If Zhang Yong hadn't been staying at his place, he wouldn't have been tricked by Mo Qiaolin.
As for him, Mo Qiaolin couldn't figure him out. Even when he was asleep, he was in a state of extreme vigilance, so Mo Qiaolin had no chance to make a move.
Zhang Yong patted Jin Changfeng on the shoulder, then picked up his luggage and left. Now that he was married, he naturally wanted to take advantage of the time before work to fully experience what it was like to have a wife.
Jin Changfeng returned to his room, overturned everything on the bed, and then dismantled the bed itself. He not only found the bed disgusting, but he also found the house disgusting. He never wanted to return to this polluted house again.
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Because they were going to take a bath in town, Wenxi, Shen Jiaojiao, and Jiang Yue got up very early, ate breakfast early, locked the door, and set off.
They didn't wait for the oxcart under the big jujube tree at the village entrance. They wanted to go to town when there were fewer people so they wouldn't have to queue for anything. Why waste time waiting for the oxcart here?
The three people, each carrying a basket on their backs, walked on the road leading to the town. It was still early, and the sky was still dimly lit. They could not see anything clearly, and everything in the distance could only be seen as a blurry outline.
Wenxi has walked this road countless times; she could find it with her eyes closed.
Along the way, she passed through several villages and ponds, and Wenxi knew exactly what was in the ponds. However, if she went to a pond too close to the roadside to set a net or do anything, she would easily be discovered. In the future, she could only look for ponds that were far from the villages and somewhat secluded, so that she would not be discovered.
The three of them walked and stopped frequently, taking almost two hours to reach the town. Wenxi led Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue directly to the bathhouse in the center of the street. Seeing that the bathhouse was still closed, Wenxi said helplessly, "Since it's not open yet, let's go to the supply and marketing cooperative to queue up for meat first!"
"Xiaoxi, do you have a meat ticket?" Shen Jiaojiao asked.
Wen Xi nodded, "A little bit. I'll be in charge of buying the meat, Jiao Jiao, you'll be in charge of buying the offal and pig's head, and Jiang Yue will be in charge of buying the bones and pig's legs. Basically, you guys are in charge of buying these things that don't require coupons. Buy as much as you can. The temperature is low now, so we can keep them and eat them slowly."
The three of them then went to the supply and marketing cooperative and hurriedly ran over to queue up. Although they arrived early, they were still earlier than the people who originally lived in the city!
When they arrived, there were already about ten people lined up in front of the meat stall, each with a small bamboo basket hanging from their arm, all ready to grab the meat.
At this time, supplies were already scarce, especially meat. If you didn't come early, you probably wouldn't be able to buy even the worst meat, let alone the best.
While queuing, Wenxi already knew the prices of various meats at the meat stall. Today, a whole set of pig offal was only five yuan, a bone was three mao (0.3 yuan) each, a spare rib was four mao (0.4 yuan) each, and pig trotters were five mao (0.5 yuan) per jin (500g). Wenxi gave Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue some money and told them to buy whatever they wanted. It wouldn't hurt to buy more, because pig offal and pig trotters could be pickled, dried, and kept for later consumption.
At that time, there weren't many seasonings available, and the smell of pork offal was so strong that many people couldn't handle it properly, so very few people bought pork offal.
Soon it was Wenxi's turn. Wenxi used a meat coupon to buy a pound of pork belly, a set of offal, six pig trotters, six pork bones, and six spare ribs.
Like Wen Xi, Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue bought a set of offal, six pig trotters, six pork bones, and six spare ribs. Since they didn't have meat coupons, they didn't buy pork belly.
They didn't talk much and bought the items separately, so no one knew they were together and assumed they were buying for their own families. Therefore, no one said they bought a lot.
The three of them bought a total of three sets of offal, eighteen pig trotters, eighteen pork bones, eighteen spare ribs, and a pound of pork belly, enough to last them a long time.
After buying the meat, the three of them left without exchanging a word, pretending not to know each other. When they arrived at the alley where the bathhouse was located, they looked at each other and couldn't help but laugh.
A serving of pig offal contained a lot of ingredients and weighed about 30 to 40 pounds. Although it was heavy, they were very happy because it would be enough for them to eat for a long time.
The heart, liver, large intestine, and small intestine can all be pickled and dried before eating, so that they won't lack vegetables when food is scarce.
Moreover, stewed chicken with pork tripe, goji berries, and red dates is warming and delicious. And the pork lung, stir-fried with chili peppers, is spicy, numbing, and fragrant—so delicious you'd want to swallow your tongue.
In her previous life, she lived in that family for more than ten years. Her job was to do laundry, cook, take care of their children, and serve their terrible parents. She couldn't do anything she wanted. She wanted to go to night school, but she wasn't allowed. She wanted to work and earn money, but she wasn't allowed. Later, when she was allowed to start her own business, she was still not allowed.
They simply don't allow her to have any awareness of awakening.
Having spent so many years there, I may not have learned anything else, but I've honed my culinary skills to perfection. Once the market opens up in a few years, opening a restaurant will be no problem for me.
"It'll be a while before the bathhouse opens. Jiaojiao, Xiaoyue, can you stay here and watch our things? I'll go to the post office to see if there are any letters or packages for us. After all, we've been here for so many days," Wenxi asked, looking at Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue.
Shen Jiaojiao nodded, "Xiaoxi, you go ahead! We'll watch the things together."
Wenxi helped carry the basket to the door of the bathhouse, where it would be safer. After that, Wenxi left the bathhouse and headed straight for the post office on another street.
Arriving at the post office counter where mail was processed, Wen Xi quietly grabbed a handful of White Rabbit milk candies and handed them over. "Comrade, hello, I'm Wen Xi, an educated youth from the Harvest Brigade. Could you please check if there's any mail for me?"
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