Chapter 70 Chapter 70 She was really curious about the Xianchang Brigade...
People around were envious when they heard this. Not to mention the money, they wondered how many cotton coupons would be needed to make such a thick quilt. Moreover, usually quilts only care about the cotton inside, and the outer cover is mostly sewn with scraps of cloth. I heard that the quilt cover materials sent by Jiang Zhiqing's parents were particularly good. If they were not really willing to spend money, who would be willing to use material that can be used to make clothes to make a quilt cover?
"There are more than just quilts, there are also six dried fish." Aunt Feng gestured exaggeratedly, "Have you seen crucian carps this big? Much bigger than the ones in our river, and they are especially well-drying in the wind. They smell really good hanging on the beam."
Six dried fish, a thick quilt, and I heard there were also fabrics and cotton-padded clothes.
It really made people around me jealous.
"After all, he is from the city, and he sent so many things at once."
"Sister Feng, would you like to exchange your dried fish? How about I exchange a few kilograms of cornmeal with you?"
"No, no, two and a half were exchanged yesterday, and the rest are for our family to eat." Aunt Feng shook her head. Her in-laws had worked so hard to dry them, so she was reluctant to give them away for exchange.
A little further away, someone whispered, "Didn't they say that Jiang Zhiqing's family doesn't like her? Why did they send so many things all at once?"
"Jiang Zhiqing never said that. It was the widow Feng who made it up. Jiang Zhiqing explained it two years ago. Don't you remember it?"
“I really have no impression.”
"Who made the widow Feng so foul-mouthed that she liked to spread nonsense everywhere, saying that the educated youth would be sent to the countryside because their families didn't care. She offended all the educated youth at once."
"I heard that Jiang Zhiqing's family had some problems, but they have only recovered recently. Her sister is still working in the Public Security Bureau. The Public Security Bureau!" An aunt sighed, "Tell me, why didn't Jiang Zhiqing like my son at the beginning? If he had a daughter-in-law from the city, he would have made a fortune."
"How dare you say that? When Feng Erchuan wanted to marry Jiang Zhiqing, didn't you say that this marriage was unacceptable? You would never let your son marry a sent-down youth from the countryside?"
The exposed aunt looked unhappy, "I just thought that she is from the city. What if the policy allows her to abandon her husband and children?"
This is also what most people are worried about.
After all, they are outsiders and are so far away. Who knows how long these educated youth can stay here? What if they can go back and I just leave? What will happen to their children?
"Tsk, if there really is an educated youth who likes your boy, you would be eager to marry him, so why would you refuse? No matter how much you say, it's because there is no educated youth who likes your boy."
After all, they are all city dwellers.
Although there is a risk of running away, there has been no news since I returned to the city. There are only advantages and no disadvantages to having a relative in the city. Even if I return to the city, what if he is willing to bring his husband and wife back with him? My children will suddenly become city people from country people.
If there really were educated youth coming to propose marriage, she guaranteed that many would agree.
No matter how much she explained, it was just a cover-up for the fact that the educated youth looked down on her son.
It's understandable. After all, they are all city dwellers. Who would be willing to marry a countryman? This is why when Jiang Zhiqing married Feng Erchuan, everyone in the team was very puzzled. Even the ancestors of the clan came to the house in person, for fear that Feng Erchuan would do something bad like threatening or forcing them.
"If the educated youth looks down on my boy, then he must look down on your daughter too. In my opinion, your Rongrong should be more reserved. When the educated youth Meng saw her, he was so scared that he turned around and ran away." After the thin aunt said this, she got up and ran away, fearing that she would be caught up and beaten up.
But she was not surprised to be beaten up, she ran to Aunt Feng and said, "Your Erchuan has been married for more than a year, how come she is still not pregnant? I tell you, she still needs to give birth to a child, then she will follow Erchuan obediently."
Aunt Feng glanced at her and said, "What's the matter? Are you thinking about when our Erchuan will give birth? Are you planning to reincarnate?"
"…What are you talking about?!" The thin aunt was embarrassed by the retort, but she didn't dare to scold her because of Aunt Feng's fighting ability.
"Don't say anything. Our family doesn't like you, a tiger woman. Find another place to be reborn." Aunt Feng didn't care whether her words were unpleasant or not. Anyway, if someone said something unpleasant to her, she would return it tenfold.
And she is really not in a hurry about Goudong having children.
Jiang Huanhuan is like a child herself. Feng Erchuan only has her in his eyes and heart. If he has a child, she might be the one to take care of it.
At this time, Captain Zhou ran over and said, "Auntie Feng, where is your second son's wife? The commune sent a telegram, and her parents asked her to call back."
"Call back?" Aunt Feng stood up.
Didn’t we contact each other yesterday? Why do you want to call me again today?
Normally, she would not bother to make a phone call unless it was something urgent. But now there was both a telegram and a phone call, so something urgent must have happened. She quickly shouted, "She must be hiding in the haystack eating corn. Ask her to wait by the five trees. I'll go to the captain to borrow a bullock cart."
Aunt Feng not only borrowed a bullock cart, but also went home to get two yuan. When she saw Feng Erchuan and his wife, she stuffed the money into their hands and said, "Go quickly, come back as soon as you are done. We are waiting for you at home for dinner."
Feng Erchuan did not refuse. He took the money, took his wife and got on the ox cart, heading towards the commune.
Jiang Huanhuan was quite worried on the way there.
We just finished talking yesterday. If mom didn't have something urgent, she wouldn't have asked her to call again. It must be something very urgent.
She was afraid that something bad might happen, so when she arrived at the post office, she jumped off the ox cart as soon as it stopped. Fortunately, Feng Erchuan beside her helped her and she was able to stand steadily.
As I held the phone and dialed the number, my hands were shaking with nervousness.
Fortunately, there was always someone by her side. He didn't say too many soothing words, but just put his hands on her shoulders and used a little force from time to time to let her feel his presence.
"It's ringing. Hello, comrade. It's... Mom. Is there something going on at home? Why are you in such a hurry to ask me to call back... What?!"
Suddenly, Jiang Huanhuan's eyes widened. Xu Yingxia on the other end of the phone was particularly happy and kept urging her: "When you get back to the brigade, ask your brigade leader to find out what the process is. If everything goes well, you may be able to spend the New Year at home."
After two years of absence, I finally have the chance to see my daughter again.
She has treated Shuangshuang badly and neglected Huanhuan all her life. She has not taken good care of any of her three children. How could she not feel guilty?
If Huanhuan had come back earlier, the family could have stayed together to celebrate the New Year before both of them joined the army.
But what she didn't expect was that she would hear cheers from the other end of the phone after she finished speaking. After all, when Huanhuan first went to the countryside, she had written to complain. If she wasn't really suffering, she would never have written such a letter.
I guess she doesn't really want to stay in the countryside and do farm work.
But why was there no sound on the other end of the phone after she finished speaking? "Huanhuan? Hello, hello Jiang Huanhuan, can you hear me?"
After about three to five seconds, Jiang Huanhuan finally spoke dryly, "Mom, I, I won't go back."
It's not that she doesn't want to, or that she can't, but she has never thought about the possibility of going back.
That night, I hid under the quilt and cried secretly for fifteen minutes.
I spent fifteen minutes thinking about my future plans.
Time is short, and some people will definitely think that fifteen minutes is too hasty to decide the future.
But she thought very clearly that unless Feng Erchuan let her down, she would never leave him.
In the beginning, she was the one who extended her hand to Feng Erchuan first. There was no reason for her to just shake off his hand and walk away after she had a better future.
She can't do this, and it's impossible for her to do it.
What she wants to find is not only someone to support her, but also a lifelong companion.
The reason why she replied so hesitantly.
It wasn't that she was hesitant, but she didn't know how to tell her mother that if she decided to stay here, she would rarely have the chance to see her family again.
And they had planned so much for her, offering her a job, but she...
"Not coming back? Why not? Are you confused? Others are eager to go back to the city, but you...wait, Jiang Huanhuan, are you hiding something from your family?"
Jiang Huanhuan wanted to admit it at first, but when she heard her mother yelling on the phone, she was frightened. "No, no, no, I came here just to help build the countryside. I plan to work hard here and do a good job of building it... No more, no more, the phone bill is too expensive, I'll send you a letter tomorrow to explain it in detail!"
She was so frightened that she hung up the phone without waiting for a response, and kept patting her chest and saying how terrible it was.
"Wait until next year. Next year I will definitely find a chance to go home with you. Don't panic. I will tell you everything." Feng Erchuan felt that he should find time to talk to his partner again. No matter what, he must go to meet his mother-in-law in person next year.
"Brother Feng, remember to collect my household registration when you return."
"Um?"
"This way you don't have to worry about me running away." Jiang Huanhuan knew that he must have heard her conversation with her mother just now. He always made her feel at ease, and she also wanted him to feel at ease. "Otherwise, I'm afraid you won't be able to sleep well at night."
"I'm not afraid." Feng Erchuan reached out and tidied up the hair around her ears, "Because no matter where you go, I will find you."
Jiang Huanhuan smiled and narrowed her eyes. She stretched out her finger and poked his chest muscle. "Really? Brother Feng can't leave me like this?"
What a coincidence, she can't leave him either.
…
But Xu Yingxia didn't feel so good.
When Jiang Shuangshuang returned home, she saw Mother Xu sitting there with a gloomy face. She didn't even notice that she walked around the house twice. It was obvious that something was wrong.
She didn't ask right away. She first poured herself a cup of hot water to warm herself up, then searched the cupboard for some pastries to fill her stomach.
Then he took some wool from the basket and started to roll it up. Then he asked, "Comrade Xu Yingxia, why do you look so sad? Who made you angry?"
"It's not right, it's very not right!" Xu Yingxia slapped the table. "I talked to your eldest sister today. Guess what she said?"
"Don't want to go back?"
"That damn girl...how do you know she doesn't want to go back?" Xu Yingxia was a little surprised. If she were asked to guess, she would definitely not be able to guess it.
Even before she made the call, the only thing she could think of was how happy Huanhuan would be and how eager she would be to come back.
"Do I need to guess?" Jiang Shuangshuang smiled as she rolled up the yarn. "If Big Sister wanted to come back, you wouldn't be so sad now."
"Then tell me why she doesn't want to come back?" Xu Yingxia really couldn't figure it out. She hung up the phone and went home, but she still couldn't figure it out. "Tell me what's good about the countryside? I came from the countryside back then. Not to mention the countless farm work, the living conditions are not as good as in the city. Everything is not as convenient as in the city. And she is so far away, doesn't she miss home?"
Jiang Shuangshuang stopped what she was doing and asked, "Do you want to hear the truth or a lie?"
"..." Xu Yingxia, who was originally waiting for Shuangshuang to agree, suddenly didn't know what to say. She froze where she was, as if she was frightened. It was not difficult to tell that she actually had some guesses in her mind.
Is there anything Jiang Shuangshuang doesn't understand after seeing this?
In fact, she had her suspicions in her mind, but she was unwilling to believe it before she could personally verify it. She didn't force it, so she just said casually: "Maybe she met a group of like-minded educated youth in the production team? Before going to the countryside, my elder sister was aiming to build the countryside. Who knows, maybe she can make a career there."
Her words were not entirely consoling.
In the production brigade, one cannot just do farm work to develop, but can also find other ways based on local conditions.
Although it will be difficult, the difficulty will be several times greater.
But it's not completely impossible. It depends on the local customs and conditions, and whether the people around me have resources that can be used. And...all aspects. Anyway, it's very difficult.
This is why she chose to stay in the city.
She had worked so hard in her previous life, and had completed the difficult mode countless times. She would rather choose something simpler and easier in this life.
Let others do the fighting.
She continued, "If you're really worried, I'll go find Comrade Cheng tomorrow and ask her comrades to go to the brigade in advance to inquire about the situation."
"No need!" Xu Yingxia refused immediately. She actually had a guess in her mind, but she didn't want to confirm it. Instead, she had an escapist mentality.
Jiang Shuangshuang was a little surprised, "You don't want to persuade her to come back?"
Xu Yingxia hesitated for a moment, and then she said, "You were too young at that time, so you probably don't remember it. When your elder sister was little, she was very coquettish. She would whimper when she was unhappy, and the last note of her voice when she spoke was like singing..."
At that time, she even blamed Lao Jiang for pampering Huanhuan too much.
She was cute and spoiled when she was little, but she is not so likable when she grows up. I am wondering when I can straighten her temper.
Later, as she wished, Huanhuan changed her personality overnight. After Lao Jiang passed away, she couldn't protect them. No one could pamper and obey her. Who could she act coquettishly to?
So she hasn't heard that tone of voice for many years since Lao Jiang passed away.
"But when I talked to her yesterday, she was in that mood again." Xu Yingxia smiled bitterly. "I don't know why, but since she is happy in the team and has gained some weight, then... let her do as she pleases."
But just after she finished speaking, she hastened to emphasize: "You will have to go there sooner or later anyway, so you and Xiao Cheng can go there in person! If she is not living well, you must bring her back even if you have to!"
Jiang Shuangshuang would go even without Xu's reminder. She was really curious about who was in the Xianchang team.
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