Chapter 63 Chapter 63 Marry her without spending a cent on the betrothal gift. …
"So close?"
"Yes, I didn't expect we would be so close!" Xu Yingxia was really excited. Among her three children, the one she couldn't let go of the most was Huanhuan, because she was the first child. At that time, her husband was still alive, and the rival spoiled her like a concubine. Huanhuan was spoiled so much that she was spoiled since she was a child. If she was unhappy, she would pout and get angry, and she had to be coaxed for a long time.
But later, when Lao Jiang passed away, she took over, and it was this most spoiled young lady who took care of her younger brothers and sisters at home.
He didn't tell her when he was wronged, for fear that she would worry.
I endured being hungry because I was afraid that my younger brothers and sisters would have stomachaches from hunger.
The policy of going to the countryside was suddenly announced two years ago. Why did Huanhuan want to be the first to go? It was because she thought that those who went there could get some food, and after going there to do construction, she might even earn some food to send back home.
I knew it was hard, but no one imagined that going to the countryside would be so hard.
But Huanhuan really did it. She was one of the few educated youth in the entire compound who sent things home. It seemed that there were only two or three educated youth who sent things home after going to the countryside.
Others either rarely heard from me, or occasionally I received a letter of complaint.
Just like in the old house, Old Man Jiang was originally hoping that his grandchildren would help support the family after going to the countryside, but he didn't expect that all of them would come to complain and write letters full of pleas, hoping that the family could find a way to get them back.
If it was really that easy to get it back, they wouldn't have to be so anxious about going to the countryside this year.
But Huanhuan was able to send things back home again, and the letters were full of reassurances. However, Xu Yingxia was still worried. It was so far away that she couldn't really go to Anton. The only thing she could do was to squeeze out some things and send them to her from time to time.
The last time she got her salary, she sent ten dollars directly by marked mail.
Later, another large package of things was sent over. Shuangshuang even said that she would wait until the pork was smoked and then send it over together with the cloth. Now the money and daily necessities were all prepared. No matter whether Huanhuan reported good news or not or something else, life would definitely be a little better with the things sent over from time to time.
With these, at least we don't have to worry about food.
She no longer had to work hard in the fields to earn food. Xu Yingxia came from the countryside and had worked on the farm for many years before she got married. She knew too well how hard it was to work in the fields.
She hoped that Huanhuan had the support of her family, so she just needed to do farm work and not work too hard. When she found an opportunity to return to the city, she would find a way to get her back.
But even so, she still felt uneasy unless she saw it with her own eyes.
It would be nice if the two sisters could be in the same place in the future. It’s not far, only two or three hours’ drive. Whether it’s Huanhuan or Shuangshuang, they will have someone to rely on if they encounter any problems.
Comrade Cheng was a man who knew how to handle things. Seeing how anxious Aunt Xu was, he said, "I have a mission and cannot go back now. But if Aunt Xu is really worried, I can contact my comrades to go to the Xianchang Production Brigade."
Xu Yingxia was overjoyed, "Will it be inconvenient?"
Cheng Jin shook his head. "It's only a two or three hour drive. It can be done in one morning. Auntie, do you have anything to say or anything you want to give her?"
Don't say it's not a trouble. Even if it is a trouble to your comrades, what does it matter?
This concerns his marriage, and it is only right for his comrades to help him!
"No, no, no, I just want to see if she's doing well." Xu Yingxia didn't want to trouble others too much, as long as she could take a look.
Jiang Shuangshuang on the side remained silent.
She didn't expect to be so close to her elder sister.
Moreover, she already had other plans in her mind, but they had not been finalized yet. Comrade Cheng had said at the beginning that he would stay here for about half a year, and now it was only a month, so some things were not so urgent to finalize.
She has never met her elder sister.
But in the original body's memory, the most fragments are about the time spent with the eldest sister.
When she was very young, it was her eldest sister who took care of her and Jiang Xiaozhou, and they mostly stayed in the house with the door closed. She would rather the three siblings stay alone than go to the old house and have Old Lady Wang look after them.
Because of that, my younger brothers and sisters would be bullied by others in the old house.
She would rather be tired and keep her younger brothers and sisters by her side. She would rather stay in the small room and not go out than go to the old house.
In my memory, if the eldest sister had a steamed bun, she would break it in half and give half to each of her younger brothers and sisters. Jiang Xiaozhou was very unlikable at that time, and had a particularly domineering personality. He would snatch the food from his sisters and eat it himself. Also, because he was the youngest brother, his two older sisters would give in to him.
However, the eldest sister would secretly hide some of the food, and after coaxing Jiang Xiaozhou to sleep, she would secretly stuff the hidden food into the original body's mouth. The two sisters leaned against each other and laughed silently. That was the happiest memory of the original body.
Jiang Shuangshuang doesn't believe in cause and effect.
But she felt that since she is now her original self, the family and things that her original self cared about are the people and things that she cares about.
Half a year later, she joined the army. In addition to settling Xu Ma and Jiang Xiaozhou, she also had to take care of work matters.
Work quotas are hard to come by, and she is not short of money, so it is natural for her to reserve the job quota for her family.
Do we still need to think about this candidate?
However, she never mentioned it to Xu's mother before it was implemented, and she believed that Xu's mother might have had this idea, but she never mentioned it in front of her.
In some matters, Xu's mother really has a sense of boundaries.
If this job was found for her by her family, her mother would have made arrangements for it without her even asking.
But because she got the job on her own, Xu's mother didn't mention it and didn't want to influence her decision.
But before that, we have to see whether this matter is easy to do. It is easy to go to the countryside but difficult to return to the city, this is known to everyone, and it does not mean that if there is a work quota waiting for her, we can directly bring my elder sister back.
At this time, Jiang Huanhuan, who was in the Xianchang Brigade, had no idea about the plans her family had made for her, and her life in the countryside was particularly hard.
Their brigade accepted a total of eight educated youth.
Now all seven of them lived in a dilapidated house at the foot of the mountain. It was so dilapidated that the villagers from the Xianchang Brigade felt embarrassed to bully them, so they helped to repair it before they moved in.
But even so, the problem only went from leaking heavily in the rain to leaking lightly in the rain, and from blowing strong winds to blowing light winds. Fortunately, after some repairs in the past two years, the house can normally be habitable, except during the winter...
"It's getting colder and colder. I don't know how I'm going to get through this year."
"Light up the kang, and pick up some more firewood so we can get through this."
"The house is leaking everywhere, and the wind is blowing into the house. How can the temperature go up?" Zhou Qingqing sighed, "We still have to find the captain and ask him to find someone to help fix the house. Otherwise, how can we endure the wind?"
"You can't just rely on your mouth to find someone, right?"
Zhou Qingqing bit her lip and said, "Then everyone should bring out some food. We can pool together, but each person can't bring much. Otherwise, we will get sick in the winter and have to spend more food."
Everyone understands this principle.
But the other six people were still reluctant to part with it. They had just distributed the grain during the autumn harvest. Not to mention sending it back home and paying off the previous debts, there was not much left for each of them. It was difficult for them to even eat half or six percent full a day.
It would be fine if they had nothing to do, but they have a lot of work to do every day. How can they work if they don’t eat enough?
Seeing that no one spoke, Yang Suan, who had just arrived in the countryside this year, asked: "I remember you said before that this house was repaired once in the spring, so how did you spend the winter last year?"
As soon as he asked the question, he noticed some strange expressions on the faces of the three old educated youth.
He knew something must have happened. He thought for a moment, "Although we come from all corners of the country, since we are already in the same production team, we must support each other to persevere. What do you think?"
So don't keep things secret. Discussing and negotiating is the better way for the educated youth to survive in this strange place.
"What is there to say? It's just that some people don't respect themselves. They got together with someone else's son after staying here for a few months. Who in this group dares to let us in?" The short man pouted, but the expression on his face didn't look like disgust. Instead, it looked more like anger out of shame.
Zhou Qingqing frowned, "Wang Qiang, don't talk nonsense. This matter has been explained before. If the Feng family comes to your door because of your nonsense again, we will not speak well of you anymore."
"It's not enough to have been taught a lesson once. I don't know what you are thinking."
"They've already had wine and got their marriage certificate, and no one in the Feng family has any objections. What qualifications do you have to be so weird here?"
Wang Qiang stiffened his neck and said, "Anyway, because of this incident, the villagers in the brigade will never let us educated youth stay in their homes again. She must be held responsible for this matter."
Zhou Qingqing rolled her eyes and said, "Okay, then go and talk to the Feng family yourself."
"..."Wang Qiang didn't have the courage. Last time, he almost had his legs broken by Feng Erchuan and his brothers. How could he have the courage to make trouble?
But he was unwilling to let them get away with it so easily. "This is not just my business. Didn't we say we should be united? The people in the brigade want to protect the Feng family, so let's go to the commune and file a complaint!"
Zhou Qingqing was too lazy to bother with him.
Others didn't know why Wang Qiang was so angry, but didn't they, as members of the same batch of educated youth who went to the countryside, know this?
It has nothing to do with renting a house. She said to the four new educated youths, "Last winter we all rented a house with fellow villagers in the brigade, but we had to stay there for three or four months. It's inconvenient for them and it's not convenient for us either. Besides, we have to pay some rent to the fellow villagers. Instead of spending the money, we might as well use it to repair the house. After all, we don't know how many years we will stay here, so we need a safe place to stay."
In fact, this is a good idea. Although the cost of staying here is not much, given the current situation, they may have to stay in the production team for several years. It would be better for everyone to work together to renovate this youth house better.
You can live longer and live better.
It's better than staying with fellow villagers.
Who says that the folks in Xianchang Brigade are all nice people, but the few families they can stay with have gay men, which is really inconvenient for them.
As for Wang Qiang, he is just a coward with lustful thoughts but no courage.
Knowing that those female educated youth looked down on him, he set his sights on the female comrades in Xianchang's Brigade. He wanted to move in with whichever girl was prettier or more numerous.
Just wait, he will be taught a lesson sooner or later.
Yang Suan nodded, "So that's how it is. Then I'll vote for you. I also think it's better to renovate the Youth House."
After Zhou Qingqing said this, those who understood naturally knew which one to choose. Except for Wang Qiang, everyone agreed to give out some food and ask the team leader to help find a few people to repair the house.
In the end, Wang Qiang had no choice but to agree, unless he didn't live in the educated youth housing. He was so angry that he turned around and left, cursing as he walked.
After the discussion, it was almost time to get to work.
After they finished packing, they all left the house and walked towards the fields. Yang Suan was a step behind and did not catch up with the team in front. Instead, he walked side by side with Zhou Qingqing. He said, "Can I ask you what Wang Qiang just said? After all, his one-sided statement could easily lead to misunderstandings among the newly arrived educated youth like us."
"It's easy to misunderstand." Zhou Qingqing sighed, "It's not clear in the first one or two months. There are eight educated youths in the Xianchang Brigade, but now there are only seven people living in the educated youth house, and one of them is Comrade Jiang Huanhuan."
"She doesn't live in the educated youth housing?"
Zhou Qingqing smiled helplessly, "She's married now, so naturally she has to move to her husband's house."
"Getting married?!" Yang Suan was shocked. "She... isn't she an educated youth? Doesn't she want to go back to the city?"
Now that I'm married and can go back to the city, what should I do?
You can't stay in this country forever, can you?
"Go back to the city?" Zhou Qingqing smiled sarcastically. "You don't know when you'll be able to go back to the city. If you're looking forward to going back to the city, you have to persevere, right?"
Farm work is really hard.
Even though she has been in the countryside for two years, she still hasn't adapted to the new environment. She works so hard and eats so little. She doesn't know how she gets through these days, and she doesn't know if she can make it until the day she can return.
Jiang Huanhuan is very self-aware.
After trying farm work for two months, she realized that she was not cut out for it, so she decisively decided to get married.
It's not like what Wang Qiang said, that she hooked up with the second son of the Feng family when she was staying there, but she had already set her eyes on this man long before she stayed there.
A particularly tall and strong farm boy.
He looks quite handsome, but Jiang Huanhuan is not the kind of person who only looks at the face. She is attracted by Feng Erchuan Jianshuo's figure. With one digging, a big hole was made in the ground.
She tried to dig it out a dozen times but couldn't.
She was deeply moved when she saw him, but she was still quite reserved at that time, and she looked at him stealthily. If the other person wanted to look at her, she would quickly look away, and her face would turn red but she didn't dare to meet his eyes.
But after two months of farm work, she really couldn't stand it anymore.
She felt that if she continued like this, she would either die or become useless. She was exhausted and hid under the quilt, crying secretly. She ached all over and even turned over with difficulty.
I cried and thought about it for fifteen minutes.
Then she decided firmly that she had to find a man to support her.
The fit and healthy Feng Erchuan is a good choice.
Although this decision was a little hasty, her living conditions in the Xianchang Brigade have improved dramatically since she found a partner.
Someone protects her and loves her.
She no longer had to work in the fields until her back ached and she couldn't stand up, nor did she have to hold her rumbling stomach and feel extremely hungry.
So, many people don’t understand why she, an educated youth from the city, is willing to marry a country man.
Some people even wondered if she was deceived or forced, otherwise how could a city girl marry a country man within half a year of going to the countryside?
But in fact it’s not half a year.
She thought very clearly.
She really wasn't cut out for farm work and one day she wouldn't be able to bear it any longer. Since she couldn't bear it any longer, why should she continue to endure the hardship?
So within three months of going to the countryside, she and Feng Erchuan secretly started a love affair. At that time, the educated youth had to stay in the homes of villagers, so they secretly arranged for her to move into the small firewood room of the Feng family. But they didn't do anything secretive or shameful.
But it was more convenient for Feng Erchuan to feed her quietly. If there was anything delicious, he would throw it onto the table from the window of the small firewood room. Four or five days a week, she could see the surprise on the table when she opened the door.
Half a pancake, two steamed buns, or perhaps a few bird eggs.
Sometimes you could also see some meat, bird meat, and fish meat, all of which were brought from the mountains by him and his friends. He might not eat much himself, as most of it went into her stomach.
It was precisely because she fed the children too much that Aunt Feng noticed that the food was not right. She secretly observed and realized that it was her own son who caused a lot of trouble, so she picked up a bamboo stick and beat him.
How could Jiang Huanhuan bear to see her partner being beaten?
Especially since he hit her chest, she felt so distressed just thinking about the marks left there that she stood in front of him without thinking.
Now everyone in the Feng family knew that Feng Erchuan had a girlfriend.
He is an educated youth who comes to stay here temporarily.
Since the situation was clear, she naturally got married without hesitation.
Only after getting married did I realize how wonderful life is!
When secretly dating someone, Feng Erchuan would complete most of her tasks early in the night, and then she would just pretend to complete the tasks the next day.
After she got married, she became even more blatant in her laziness.
Her husband started to earn ten work points at the age of fifteen, but now only seven work points were recorded in the team leader's scoring book, because the other three work points were allocated to her. She could just do some work and earn one or two work points to make up the minimum score.
Now no one in the team accused her of being lazy and not working. She had earned work points anyway, so why should she have a husband to help her?
Therefore, Jiang Huanhuan is particularly satisfied with her current life.
But...
She has not told her parents about her marriage yet. Some time ago, her mother even told her not to find a partner in the production team.
Unfortunately it's too late.
She has been married for almost a year and a half.
However, she did not do this, but she did do another thing. Her mother had reminded her before that when looking for a partner, she must find someone she likes, so that her life will be happier.
She found it!
She really liked Feng Erchuan so much. With him around, she felt like she was back in her childhood when her father was still alive. She didn't have to worry about anything. No matter what happened, there was always someone by her side to take care of it, especially...
As soon as she saw Feng Erchuan Jianshuo's figure, she felt particularly safe, especially his pectoral muscles. She would sleep more soundly every night when she fell asleep on his chest!
Like now!
She was clearly awake, but she still didn't want to open her eyes.
She leaned on Feng Erchuan's arm, her right hand fell on his waist, her palm moved up and down unconsciously, and from time to time a muffled laugh came to her ear. But now she has experienced a year and a half of married life, and she is no longer the one who blushes and feels shy at every turn.
Anyway, I just don't want to open my eyes.
She had to enjoy her alone time in the early morning.
No one can disturb!
There were two "bang, bang" sounds, and the door was knocked. Then there was a shout: "What time is it and you are still sleeping? Hurry up and eat and get to work. What sin have I committed? After serving the old, I still have to serve the young..."
Aunt Feng's unique loud voice echoed outside.
He kept mumbling to himself for a long time.
In the beginning, Jiang Huanhuan was quite afraid of her mother-in-law. Not only did she have a loud voice, but she was also the tallest female comrade in the entire team, even taller than some male comrades. If a fight really started, it would be no problem for her to beat three people at once.
He is tall and has a very loud voice.
He spoke as if he was quarreling, which scared her a lot at first. But after spending some time with her, she realized that although he looked fierce, he was only fierce in words.
If she was really an evil mother-in-law, why would she knock on the door and ask her to eat?
I'm afraid he would break into the door and drag her to cook.
Moreover, in the past, when they stayed together in the room for a long time, even if the mother-in-law was angry, she would not knock on the door. She raised her head and looked outside, with a puzzled look on her face, "What happened today?"
"There's no rush. Do you want to sleep a little longer?" Feng Erchuan pulled the quilt up to prevent her exposed shoulders from getting cold.
"Why are you sleeping? Feng Erchuan, you bastard, didn't you hear what I said? Hurry up and get up. The team leader just sent someone to say that there is a package of your wife in the commune. Hurry up and go to the commune to carry the package back."
"There's my package?" Jiang Huanhuan was delighted. "It must be sent by my mother. Let's finish the work and go to the commune!"
The "we" here actually refers to Feng Erchuan himself.
Of course I have to pamper the wife I have coaxed back with my own ability. How could I bear to let her suffer from backache due to exhaustion?
Feng Erchuan nodded immediately, "Okay, I'll try to finish the work by noon, and we'll go to the commune in the afternoon."
It doesn't matter whether you can finish the work in the morning.
He has two brothers, so it's only natural to ask them to help, right?
The team leader was still his friend when they were kids and they used to climb trees together to pick bird eggs. If he couldn't finish the work, he could just owe him the money and pay him back tomorrow.
He reached into the side of the bed and pulled out four dimes. He whispered, "Use the money you earned from picking firewood. I'll take you to the commune to see a movie this afternoon."
"Okay!" Jiang Huanhuan smiled happily. She lay directly on Feng Erchuan's body and patted his bulging chest with one hand. "Brother Feng, you are so nice. I like you so much!"
Feng Erchuan straightened up subconsciously. How could he not know what his wife liked about him? They had been married for a year or two.
It was worth his private practice, and his wife's rare hobby must be satisfied!
The two of them were sticky together. After waiting outside for a long time and seeing no one opening the door, Aunt Feng rolled her eyes, stomped her feet, turned around and left.
Why didn't she leave? Why did she stay at the door and listen to the couple's sweet talk?
"Feng Erchuan is such a bastard, I would rather have given birth to a dog than him. Dogs know to come over when they are called, but he just thinks I am talking nonsense." Aunt Feng cursed, "Especially after he married a wife, he is even worse than a dog."
Feng Sanxi, who was standing by, found this funny. "Second brother is pretty good. At least he didn't spend a penny of the family's money to marry a beautiful wife."
Aunt Feng raised her brows.
That's true. I don't know why Jiang Huanhuan fell for such a black-hearted bastard. She moved into their house with her bags in her hands without asking for any betrothal gift. She looked so anxious as if she was afraid that they would chase her away.
So even if that girl is a little lazy, a little coquettish, a little greedy, a little silly..., wouldn't she just grumble and not do anything serious?
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