Chapter 102 Chapter 102 10,000 words + 3,000 additional chapters...
The captain was explaining things to Wang Xue in the ward with tears in his eyes. Song Ruan and Han Zhenzhen were in the state-owned restaurant, staring at the food serving window with joy.
Thinking that it was going to snow heavily soon, they might not be able to come to the commune often in the future - in fact, they were blown hard today when they were riding on the ox cart, the wind from the northeast was really strong, like a scraper - so they planned to have a good meal.
What's that saying? I'm here now!
The two hit it off immediately and enthusiastically bought two plates of dumplings, a plate of stewed pork ribs with potatoes, and a plate of braised pork. The portions were quite large now, so these were more than enough for the two of them.
Song Ruan would never take advantage of her friends. Last time, it was Han Zhenzhen who treated them, so this time she would pay.
However, Han Zhenzhen felt that Song Ruan was too pitiful for not being able to rely on her parents like her and having to live off her money. She paid for the dumplings and even went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy two bottles of soda.
A bottle of soda now costs one cent - but it will be cheaper if you return the bottle, only seven cents - that's three cents cheaper, two bottles will be six cents, enough to buy two big white steamed buns!
Although Han Zhenzhen is rich, she is not stupid and knows when to save and when to spend.
But she was also afraid that her brain was not good to begin with, and she would forget everything after a full meal, so she reminded Song Ruan again, asking her not to forget to take the soda bottle with her when she left.
Song Ruan then reminded the system again: "Tongtong, remember to remind me when the time comes."
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"Tongtong, you are so nice. You are really my best friend. I don't dare to think about what I would do if I left you."
Song Ruan is skilled in flattering and smoothing.
[…I know. I know.] 】
After Han Zhenzhen finished explaining the bottle, she suddenly slapped her head as if she remembered something, and winked at Song Ruan: "Guess who I saw when I went to buy soda?"
Before Song Ruan started to guess, she couldn't hold it in any longer. She leaned in and muttered, "The ju from last time."
Song Ruan was stunned and didn't react: "What ju?"
Han Zhenzhen's eyebrows and eyes were twitching, and her eyes were about to roll back to the back of her head from the way she winked. She clapped her hands on the table like a little seal, but was afraid to clap too loudly because they were in public:
"That's the one who you said the car was lost, but he said he had his own arrangements and didn't call it a car but called it 'ju', and the one who was pretending to be a man."
After being reminded like this, Song Ruan finally had some impression.
Seeing that she had found the right person, Han Zhenzhen was more eager to talk: "Guess what he is doing?"
Song Ruan asked cooperatively: "What are you doing?"
Han Zhenzhen likes to connect the conversation this way.
She looked around, moved a little closer, and spoke a little softer: "He's with a girl, and it looks to me like they're seeing each other!"
She speculated logically, "Besides, it's time for dinner now, and he looks like he's coming this way. Who knows, maybe we'll see him later."
As she said this, she became even more excited: "This is my first time watching someone go on a blind date."
As he was talking, he heard the wooden door of the restaurant open and someone came in. It was winter now and the door was usually closed. Otherwise, the northwest wind would blow around the restaurant and not only would the food freeze, but he would also be freezing.
Han Zhenzhen was sitting with her back to the door so she couldn't see it, and she was too embarrassed to turn around and look blatantly, so she grabbed Song Ruan's arm and urged him, "Hurry up and take a look, is it true?"
Song Ruan stretched her neck to look around.
"Don't be so obvious!"
Han Zhenzhen was so frightened by her obvious action that she shrank her neck and shoulders, and almost buried her face in the rice bowl.
"I didn't see anyone come in."
Han Zhenzhen relaxed and began to complain about something else: "Who is this? My neck is freezing after opening the door for so long."
The waiter, who was leaning against the window and eating sunflower seeds, put down the seeds and roared, "If you want to eat, come in. If you don't want to eat, go out. What are you doing standing at the door without knowing whether to come in or not? You've let the slightest bit of warmth escape!"
Well, there was a banner hanging above their heads that said "No beating of customers", so it seemed like their attitude was pretty good.
Chen Jun, who was standing at the door preparing to introduce the state-owned restaurant to his blind date and show off his financial resources by pretending to be a frequent visitor, suddenly froze - he had even come here specially for a walk around twice last night! Isn't this a waste of time?
But waiters in this era have a stable job, and with supplies in short supply, almost everyone is asking to buy things, so bad attitudes are very common, and customers are afraid of offending them and not selling to them.
Chen Jun could only walk in awkwardly with the girl with pigtails behind him and close the door.
The waiter asked impatiently: "What do you want to eat?"
Chen Jun felt that he had lost face in front of his blind date, so he gritted his teeth and said, "Comrade, give me two bowls of shredded pork noodles."
"Sanmao," the waiter was not at all impressed by his 'generosity'. He was still as cold and gloomy as ever. "Go sit down somewhere and I'll call you to serve it when it's ready."
Chen Jun didn't get the effect he had imagined, and the money was spent again. His enthusiasm faded, and he felt a pang of pain in his heart - he did want to treat his blind date to a meal, but he had not originally planned to buy something so expensive!
A bowl of plain noodles costs only 8 or 9 cents, and adding some shredded pork costs 15 cents, which is double the price! How is it worth it?
It’s okay to just have a bite for yourself, but the key is that one bowl of it has to go into someone else’s stomach.
As he thought about this, he looked at the girl with pigtails beside him and felt that it was not worth it - although this girl's family lived in the commune town, their conditions were not very good. Her father was the only one with a job, and she had a bunch of younger brothers and sisters, so it would never be her turn to take over the job.
But he is a glorious worker and he also has a bicycle! These conditions are first-rate. If the matchmaker hadn't said that the girl was pretty, he wouldn't have agreed to meet her.
When they met, he found that she was indeed pretty. Although not as good as the girl he met when playing chess before, she was also the prettiest one among all the blind dates he had met - otherwise he would not have invited her to eat noodles!
Why should he spend his own money to support someone else's wife?
Chen Jun was able to buy a bicycle by saving money bit by bit through careful budgeting.
But the words have been said and the money has been given. I can't just go up and ask for the money back and say "No shredded pork noodles, two bowls of shaved noodles instead" - that would be so embarrassing!
He was a respectable man with a bicycle.
Chen Jun took another look at the girl with pigtails. Although he still felt that she was only worthy of a bald head, he could only bear the pain and lead her inside.
It’s all because of that snobbish waiter who provoked him!
He complained in his heart.
He thought his glances were secretive, but other people were not blind. Moreover, the girl with pigtails, as the other party in the blind date, would have paid more attention to Chen Jun. She almost took in the look on his face as if he was weighing the goods.
I felt a little unhappy at the moment, but I also comforted myself in my heart - treating someone to shredded pork noodles is already a very generous act these days, and it is understandable that I feel bad. The matchmaker said that this comrade not only has a job but also a bicycle, so it is normal to be picky.
The girl with pigtails lowered her head slightly, trying to convince herself in her heart.
However, Chen Jun thought the girl with pigtails was shy, so he licked his lips and felt proud again.
Sure enough, his charm is still quite good.
He, a young talent!
He looked familiar with the place, and while leading the girl with pigtails inside, he introduced: "It's dinner time now, so we have to wait a while. Let's find a place to sit and chat first."
There weren't many tables in the state-owned restaurant, but it was always full of customers. Everyone basically shared tables. Just then, the guests at the table next to Song Ruan finished eating and stood up. Chen Jun quickly sat down and greeted the girl with pigtails like a host: "It just so happens, come and sit down!"
In fact, it is normal to fight for seats - there are many people and few seats, and it is a rare opportunity to go to a restaurant, so no one wants to eat while standing.
But Chen Jun's movements were too fast. Although he was clearly right next to him, he seemed to be afraid that someone would suddenly jump out from underground and take his seat. The person inside didn't have time to come out because he was blocked inside by him.
Chen Jun's butt was nailed to the seat as if it was covered with glue, and he didn't move at all. His legs turned to the side as if they were on a pulley, signaling the people inside to go out sideways.
The girl with pigtails felt somewhat embarrassed, especially when the previous wave of customers who were blocked inside moved sideways to leave. Because of their posture, they were facing her and their eyes met hers, which made her face flush.
She sat down with her head down, revealing a red spot on her forehead.
Chen Jun didn't notice anything wrong at all - his strong and solid self-confidence made him firmly believe that every move he made was very charming and could make women fall in love with him - he just thought that the girl with pigtails was shy because she had to sit face to face with him and be closer to him.
He was quite satisfied - women should be docile and shy like this. He could not appreciate the kind of women who could talk and laugh loudly with men. That was too unfeminine!
He cleared his throat and commented condescendingly: "The shredded pork noodles made by their master chef are unique. You should try them later."
Han Zhenzhen listened to the voice and kept glancing at it out of the corner of her eye. After confirming it, she kicked Song Ruan under the table. Her left eyebrow kept twitching as if she had a seizure.
Song Ruan also noticed it.
The two friends looked at each other with sly eyes, their ears erected higher than donkeys.
Over there, Chen Jun was talking to the girl with pigtails: "But I don't come here often. 1.5 cents a bowl is really not worth it. This much can buy a pound of wheat. I can't do this anymore in the future."
Girl with pigtails: ...
Well, I haven’t eaten yet.
She felt that something seemed a little strange, but after thinking it over, it seemed to be okay - after all, people of this generation don't eat out often, so she nodded in agreement: "Yes, yes, it's too expensive outside, and we don't come here often."
Chen Jun was satisfied - he didn't want to marry a spendthrift.
Thinking about the extra dime he spent on the shredded pork noodles, he still felt aggrieved and took credit for it, "Also, I usually only eat the shaved noodles when I come here. I ordered the shredded pork noodles today because of you."
The girl with pigtails felt even more strange, but after hearing what he said, she felt that the other party seemed to have indeed done a lot for her. Besides, this was only their first meeting and they were still strangers to each other. She really didn't know what to say and could only lower her head shyly.
Chen Jun didn't get the response he wanted, so he clicked his tongue in dissatisfaction and asked again: "Have you ever eaten the shredded pork noodles here before?"
The girl with pigtails was a little embarrassed: "No, but once on my birthday, my mother cooked egg noodles for me."
Chen Jun laughed proudly: "Egg noodles are nothing. You are in for a treat today. This is the real shredded pork noodles."
He did not lower his voice. It was dinner time and there were many guests in the state-owned restaurant. Many people nearby were looking over here.
The girl with pigtails had her fingers almost twisted into a knot under the table and her face was red.
Chen Jun was completely unaware and continued with his high-sounding speech.
Why do we need to be frugal in life? Shredded pork noodles are too luxurious and can’t be eaten often…
What? I bought the shredded pork noodles today because of you. You can’t do that after you start a family. But since I bought it, I have to taste it carefully after a while…
Girl with pigtails: ...
She suddenly didn't want to eat that much anymore, really.
Han Zhenzhen rolled her eyes, twisted her body in an artificial way, and mouthed "shredded pork with noodles".
It is similar to the later-generation morning glory doll with sunglasses that can imitate sounds and twist its body.
Song Ruan couldn't help it, and her laughter was choked in her throat. She started coughing, covering her mouth.
Han Zhenzhen's ears hurt, and she whispered close to Song Ruan's ear:
"Treating someone a bowl of shredded pork noodles is like treating them to some kind of delicacy."
As if realizing that he had mentioned "shredded pork noodles" too many times, Chen Jun changed the subject and said, "I am a worker and a man. I must have money. So I will not hand over my salary in the future, but I will give you three yuan for household expenses every month."
The girl with pigtails was stunned: "Three dollars... for household use? For the two of us?"
Chen Jun nodded as a matter of course: "If I have children in the future, I will also have to take the children into account."
The girl with pigtails was silent for a moment, then asked uncertainly, "Is it just for buying groceries and cooking?"
Chen Jun looked like she was asking a question that she already knew the answer to. "Why would I spend so much on groceries? Of course, it includes the daily necessities of life, such as food, clothing, housing, transportation, and social interactions."
He also took it for granted that he was educating the girl with pigtails: "You are a girl, you don't know how hard it is for men to make money. It's okay now, but you can't be so extravagant when you get married. I heard that many people in the countryside can't spend ten yuan a year. I will give you three yuan a month, which is thirty-six yuan a year, which is more than three times more than they have. Isn't this enough?"
He was so confident and self-righteous, and compared the numbers in such a way that the girl with the pigtails was frightened.
She reflected in a daze - was it really her who was extravagant?
But in fact, the account is not calculated in this way. The annual expenditure in rural areas is less because everyone grows their own crops and vegetables and collects their own firewood. Firewood, rice, oil and salt account for the two major expenses.
The remaining two - oil, they only add two drops at most before putting the food in the pot, and a bottle of oil can be used from the beginning of the year to the end of the year; salt, we eat it in our daily meals, not in our daily diet, and it is not expensive, so even if we use it to make pickled vegetables, it won’t cost much, and the pickled vegetables can be used as both vegetables and salt, which is even more economical.
Let's talk about interpersonal relationships - when someone in the countryside gets married and has a banquet, the rich give two or three cents, and the poor give one or two eggs, and that's it. After all, no one has money, so they don't do anything extravagant.
The commune was already half a city, and people had to buy their own rice, grain and vegetables - at most they could find a pot or a palm-sized space to grow some onions and garlic, but it was just a drop in the bucket. The cheapest vegetables now cost two cents, and the most expensive are five cents. Taking the middle three cents, and calculating at one pound per day, it would cost almost one dollar a month.
There is also rice, oil, water and electricity bills. The social interactions are not as good as in big cities, but if you only give two eggs at a banquet that is absolutely not acceptable, your neighbors will talk to you to death and their spine will be broken.
Although the girl with pigtails is still a grown-up girl and has not yet taken charge of the household, she knows a thing or two about taking care of her younger siblings and helping her mother.
She calculated silently in her mind, and the more she thought, the more she felt that it was not her problem.
Just at this moment, the waiter at the window started calling out numbers, and it was Chen Jun's table that was called out - because they ordered noodles, which were cooked quickly, even though they came later, their food was served earlier than Song Ruan's table.
The girl with pigtails was frowning and calculating in her mind, so she didn't hear anything. Chen Jun winked twice but was not noticed, so she had to go and get it herself.
After bringing the two bowls of noodles back, he was a little unhappy, but thinking that it was his first time and he had to leave a good impression, he held back and said nothing.
He took out a boiled egg he had bought at the window and handed it to the girl with pigtails: "I bought this especially for you. You look a little thin, so you should eat more. I'm a grown man, so I don't need it..."
He originally thought that the girl with pigtails would feel embarrassed to eat alone, so he divided the meal into two halves and they ate together. This saved money, brought them closer together, and showed his thoughtfulness. His little calculations went really well.
Unexpectedly, the girl with pigtails was still thinking about the bill and didn't pay any attention to it. She took it subconsciously, knocked it on the table, and started peeling it instinctively.
The expression on Chen Jun's face froze. Although he was trying hard to hold it back, his dissatisfaction was clearly visible between his eyebrows.
Han Zhenzhen next door was stunned. She looked at Song Ruan hesitantly, wanting to say something: Ah, is this what gay men who go on blind dates are like nowadays?
Song Ruan hadn't caught her breath yet. She was coughing and patting her chest. She took the time to shake her head and reply to her friend: She has never been on a blind date, so I don't know.
Han Zhenzhen frowned, thinking about what her father had said in the letter before, that he had noticed a few good guys and they could go out for blind dates when she returned home for the New Year. She felt as resistant as if she had swallowed a caterpillar.
Blind dates are different from free love. The parents will know the boy's information earlier than the girl does, and will only ask the two to meet after careful consideration.
But look at it, the parents knew about it in advance, but the man next door can still meet the lesbian. What does it mean?
Men are so good at pretending! ! !
What if her father is old and his eyes are blurry and he’s been kept in the dark?
Han Zhenzhen was so frightened that she even began to doubt her father, whom she had always trusted the most.
Just at this moment, the waiter called numbers at the window, and this time it was finally their table's turn.
Seeing that Song Ruan was still coughing sporadically, Han Zhenzhen asked her to sit down first and she ran twice to bring over the table of ordered dishes.
Two plates of large meat dishes with rich oil and red sauce, and white flour dumplings, the wafting aroma stood out particularly domineeringly even in the lobby where the aromas of various foods were mixed together.
The aroma of meat quickly spread, and Chen Jun, who was sitting at the table next to them, was the first to be smelled.
He subconsciously glanced over here and saw two girls surrounding two large plates of meat dishes and dumplings, with "luxury items" like soda on the table. Then he looked at his two bowls of shredded pork noodles, which were also excellent food, but nothing in the world can withstand comparison. They looked a little shabby at this glance.
Then he thought about how he was talking about "shredded pork noodles" just now, and even because he had caught a glimpse of the two girls sitting at the next table out of the corner of his eye, he raised his voice intentionally - he was thinking at the time, how much money could these two girls have? Even a grown man like him would feel pain in his flesh when eating shredded pork noodles, so they would only order two bowls of shaved noodles at most.
It's a good opportunity to see how generous he is - after all, he is only barely satisfied with the girl with pigtails right now, but if there is a better one, it's not impossible for him to change.
I didn't expect to be served two large plates of meat! !
Chen Jun's face turned pale and blue - it was as if a dozen lice were crawling on his body at the same time, and he felt uneasy no matter how he moved.
The girl with pigtails also followed his gaze and looked at the two people's dishes, with a hint of envy in her eyes.
But she was well-educated, and the envy only flashed across her face for a moment before she quickly calmed down and did not show it in her words or actions.
But what can Chen Jun do now is like a sensitive cat. The slightest disturbance will make him get angry, not to mention that he has been paying special attention to the girl with pigtails, so he jumped up immediately.
Some people feel ashamed and cover their faces and walk away, while others feel ashamed and tiptoe around and loudly accuse others.
Chen Jun immediately used Song and Han as counterexamples to educate the girl with pigtails:
"We are a working-class family with a good family background. We should firmly take thrift as our pride and waste as our shame. When you come to our house in the future, you should also implement this standard. You must not be like them. Two girls eat only a few plates of meat. What kind of conditions are there to waste so much..."
He brainwashed the girl with pigtails with righteous words, but before the girl could react, he had convinced himself first.
The more he spoke, the more righteous he felt, and his voice unconsciously became louder. The fact that Song Ruan and Han Zhenzhen ordered such a large meat dish attracted people's attention in a blatant way. With this excuse, people watched them even more blatantly.
The girl with pigtails blushed in the eyes of everyone. She lowered her head and wished she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into. She desperately grabbed Chen Jun and asked him to stop talking.
But Chen Junzheng was getting excited about the story, so how could he stop just like that? So he waved his sleeves and continued to chatter.
Han Zhenzhen was immediately displeased and slammed her chopsticks on the table: "Who are you accusing? Who are you saying is not a good person? Who are you saying is wasteful?!"
Who can tolerate eating a melon and then having a basin of sewage poured on your head?
When the planned economy was implemented nationwide, waste was a very serious label.
Let’s just say that there is a slogan now that is familiar to later generations - corruption and waste are great crimes.
Han Zhenzhen is very sensitive about these things.
You know, that’s why she went to the countryside!
Originally, her family was well-off, especially her father had a certain status. Her father used his connections to set up a comfortable job for her. Fearing that she was not capable enough, he even dug two more holes for her.
As a result, Han Zhenzhen really didn't live up to her expectations. For two positions, eight people were selected through the written test and two were left through the interview. Although the program did not provide direct test questions, at least a review range was given. As a result, she ranked 22nd. This was completely creating jobs for others, and her father was almost mad to death on the spot.
After her father barely recovered, he reflected on himself and felt that as long as it had something to do with Han Zhenzhen's own ability, she would most likely be a fool and she could only rely on him, so he decided to buy her a job - but now those who were willing to sell were some relatively tiring front-line workers, and her father was reluctant to let her go, so he still wanted to find an office job for his daughter.
The plan was great, but before it was implemented, a friend of Han Zhenzhen's father was demoted to the countryside for saying the wrong thing, and Han's father was implicated as well. Although the matter was resolved in the end, more people were keeping an eye on their family, eager to find a reason to get her father removed from office - Han Zhenzhen's issue of going to the countryside was also targeted.
She was forced to go to the countryside, mainly to show others that her family was willing to obey the policy of going to the countryside.
So, when Han Zhenzhen heard such sensitive words again, she got furious and jumped out with her teeth bared.
As soon as she jumped out, Chen Jun realized that she was actually a good-looking young girl. His eyes lit up, but his voice still couldn't help but be condescending.
"Am I wrong? How much can you two little girls eat? Can you finish all the food you ordered? Isn't this a waste?"
He paused, and his voice slowed down a bit, sounding as if he was saying, "Alright, I'm just pointing out your mistakes objectively. Don't be so stubborn and argue about it. Just admit your mistakes."
Han Zhenzhen was so angry that she almost fainted. She kept saying "you you you" for a long time without uttering a complete sentence. She stuck her neck out like a cannonball and was about to hit him to death.
Song Ruan took two sips of soda to calm himself down, and pulled back Han Zhenzhen who was about to die with Chen Jun. He maintained a steady tone and retorted in a loud and clear voice that could be heard by everyone around him:
"You said we were wasteful because the two of us girls ordered two servings of meat, and you personally assumed we couldn't finish them, so you directly accused us of that."
"But we haven't even started eating yet. Why do you assume we can't finish it? Do you know us? Do you know our specific situation? I eat more than the average person, so I ordered so much, did you know that? You know nothing, but you put this accusation on us. Did you do what the chairman said, 'Without investigation, there is no right to speak?'"
Han Zhenzhen nodded desperately: "Yes! That's it!!"
Song Ruan paused and continued:
"Even if we are just girls with normal appetites, can't we just not want to cook tonight and order two dishes specifically to save some for dinner?"
"Let's take a step back and say that we didn't know how to count and we couldn't finish the food. But look at this, it's all meat. Can't we just pack it up and take it away? If we can't finish it this time and eat it next time, is that considered a waste?"
Song Ruan not only said it herself, she also dragged people around her into it.
She deliberately blurred the concept and directly asked the people around her: "Everyone, please judge. If you make a New Year's Eve dinner, thinking that you can make more good things to have a good year, but you make too much, and you can't finish it this time, you have to eat it in the next meal, isn't it also a waste?"
They made such a big fuss that almost everyone in the restaurant came over to look.
It is the nature of the people in the Northeast not to let the conversation fall to the ground. Someone in the crowd immediately said: "How can that be considered a waste?"
If one person answers, there will certainly be a second one, everyone said.
"That doesn't count."
"That's right, my wife sometimes saves charcoal and cooks a little more at noon and just heats it up at night - is this considered a waste?"
Then a judge began to criticize Chen Jun: "You are such a rude young man! How can you bully a young girl?"
"That's right, it's really shameful for a grown man to stare at a little girl and find fault with her like this!"
Song Ruan spoke even louder: "Or do you think that we two girls don't deserve to eat meat, so you think the meat is wasted because we two "girls" eat it?"
After these words were spoken, the people around him became even more indignant.
Because the country's industrial construction was initially concentrated here, it entered industrial civilization earlier, feudal ideas were cleared earlier, and there were more job opportunities. Many women had economic sources and were confident. Because of the traditional tough style of both men and women, the status of women in Northeast China is relatively high. For example, there are many women dining in state-owned restaurants today.
How can I listen to this? They all looked at Chen Jun unkindly.
Even the waitress who was leaning on the windowsill and eating sunflower seeds straightened up and looked at him eagerly - she was also a girl in her twenties.
Amidst the gazes of everyone who shared the same hatred for the enemy, Chen Jun, who had once been high and mighty and giving orders to others, was now like a small boat drifting in the sea in a storm, weak, helpless, and isolated.
"You...!" Chen Jun's face turned pale and blue, his lips trembling, "You...you...you...this is a farce!"
Song Ruan sneered: "What do you think I am doing wrong? Tell me and we can talk it out!"
"Yes! You said it!"
Han Zhenzhen was so proud at this time that she held her head high like a rooster. She servilely stuffed her soda into Song Ruan's hand and handed her tea. Then she turned around and looked at Chen Jun arrogantly.
Chen Jun's face turned red. This time it was his turn to say "you you you" and "me me me" for a long time, but he couldn't utter a word. His face was blue, red and white, like an overturned dye shop.
Chen Jun recognized Song Ruan the moment she said her first sentence—the pretty girl who had reminded him that his bicycle had been taken away by a child!
At that time, he thought that this was truly fate - after all, he was on a blind date, and if it had been a little later, he might have ended up with the girl with pigtails. Fortunately, everything can be changed back.
Moreover, he had just pointed out their mistakes so brilliantly. Everyone was watching. Women were thin-skinned and must be ashamed and helpless at the moment. As long as he used a gentle attitude to coax them, such an upright and gentle image would coax women.
Isn’t it easy?
Originally her companion was so blocked that he was speechless, and he was just waiting for victory to come.
Unexpectedly, when Song Ruan opened his mouth, he neither apologized nor admitted his mistake, but instead blocked him like a machine gun swallowed alive, making him the target of public criticism!
How could there be such a sharp-tongued woman! To humiliate a man like this in public is simply going against the will of Heaven! !
Luckily he discovered her true identity! Otherwise, if he was deceived by her face and married her, wouldn't that bring disaster to three generations? ! !
Chen Jun's face was swollen with anger, but he couldn't find any words to refute.
But in comparison with Song Ruan, he was satisfied with the girl with pigtails who was just barely acceptable to him in his heart.
He turned to the girl with pigtails and said, "You can't learn from a woman like that. She's so sharp-tongued, no man would want her."
The girl with pigtails couldn't stand being the center of everyone's attention again. She ran away with a red face and stomped her feet.
——She also did not forget to plop the half-peeled egg into Chen Jun’s bowl of noodles.
She was so embarrassing today! !
Who is this matchmaker introducing? !
Not to mention having a bicycle, even if he could give birth to a bicycle it wouldn’t work!
She covered her face and ran so fast for the first time in her life.
Chen Jun was stunned for a moment. He looked at the blind date who ran away, then looked at the noodles on the table and shouted, "You don't want to eat shredded pork noodles?"
The girl with pigtails didn't even turn her head back, and the pigtails on the back of her head were almost dancing like reins in the air.
There was a burst of laughter all around.
Chen Jun finally realized how embarrassed he was. He wanted to follow them, but he couldn't bear to leave the shredded pork noodles on the table - he had paid for them!
He wanted to borrow a lunch box from the waiter, but the waiter didn't even look at him and said simply, "No!"
That was so decisive.
Chen Jun still asked unwillingly: "Can I take the bowl back to eat, and then bring it back to you?"
The waiter put his hands on his hips and said, "You're looking for trouble, aren't you? Eat here! You said to bring the bowl, so bring the bowl. Look, this is your bowl. If everyone follows your example and takes the bowl away, what will our restaurant use?"
Chen Jun was already angry, and after being hit twice, he couldn't bear it anymore and shouted angrily: "I won't eat it anymore!"
"You can eat it or not, but your money will not be refunded."
The waiter had never moved so quickly before, collecting the two bowls of noodles from the table and calling out, "You're free, come sit here!"
But she didn't put it back directly, but placed it on the window, then squinted at Chen Jun, as if waiting for him to give in and take it back.
Chen Jun was so angry that he stormed out.
"Hmph, I've spoiled you." The waiter put his hands on his waist and said arrogantly, and directly brought the clean bowl to Song Ruan, "You guys eat!"
Song Ruan and Han Zhenzhen were both stunned.
The waiter said disdainfully: "He himself said not to waste food. Besides, he misunderstood you, so he should apologize to you."
"Don't worry, I'm watching, nothing is touched."
The waiter thought for a moment and added, "If you can't finish the food, just pack up the bowl and return it to me next time you come."
She glanced at Song Ruan and Han Zhenzhen and said, "I remember you now."
Song Ruan: "..."
Han Zhenzhen: “…”
The two looked at each other, and Song Ruan tentatively invited: "Then... do you want to sit down and add a pair of chopsticks?"
The waiter looked at the two large meat dishes on the table and refused with some heartache: "Forget it, such delicious dishes, you can eat them by yourselves."
She was afraid that she would regret it if she stayed any longer, so she waved her hands and hurried to the counter, looking as if the world owed her something.
Song Ruan took a look and thought it was quite interesting.
When he turned around, he met Han Zhenzhen's fierce gaze.
Song Ruan: “?”
Han Zhenzhen snorted loudly, as if the wife was catching an adulterer: "You want to be friends with her, right?"
Song Ruan: "..."
Seeing that she didn't say anything, Han Zhenzhen thought she had agreed. She was so angry that her eyes bulged out and said angrily, "Do you think she is as good at quarreling as you are, and I am simple-minded and slow-witted, and not as smart as her..."
Song Ruan: "..."
Isn't this guy quite talkative?
But she knew that she couldn't say this now, so she quickly said, "How can I do that? I'm just thinking that this person who has no relatives or friends is sending us noodles. Do you want to give them something in return?"
Han Zhenzhen searched her pockets up and down but couldn't find anything to give - giving money directly would seem too weird. Just as she was struggling with her eyes bulging, she saw Song Ruan put the soda in his hand on the table.
"You can drink this one yourself. I've only taken two sips of mine."
Song Ruan said.
Han Zhenzhen's eyes lit up and she grabbed the soda: "I don't want to drink it, give it to her! Although my soda is cheaper than the shredded pork noodles, she didn't pay for the noodles, she just brought it to me, so it's about the same!"
"I'll go take it!" she emphasized, glancing at Song Ruan vigilantly from the corner of her eye.
Song Ruan raised her hand and made a "please" gesture: "Okay, okay, okay, okay, you go, come back quickly, the food is cold."
After all this trouble, the two thought they would have to walk back, but they unexpectedly found Old Wang’s ox cart still waiting at the place where ox carts usually stopped - probably waiting for them specially, so they happily got on.
Sure enough, as soon as the two of them climbed up, Old Wang waved his whip and the ox cart began to move forward swayingly.
As Old Wang hurried on his way, he smiled and said, "I knew you two hadn't left yet."
The two of them chuckled - this was the treatment for big customers, it was almost a customized flight.
It was already afternoon when we returned to the Dongfeng Brigade.
After eating, Song Ruan didn't want to move. She wanted to just fall on the kang and go to sleep, but Bai Weibo had not completed today's training and was jumping around Song Ruan like a husky.
Song Ruan: She really wants to lie down.
But she was afraid she wouldn't be able to sleep well unless she used up all the energy from this thing.
Song Ruan's eyes rolled, and she found a long, straight wooden stick from the woodshed. She tied a long thread to one end of the stick, then tied a processed rabbit leg to the bottom of the thread like bait, and wrapped a circle of rabbit intestines around it.
Then he dragged a chair out of the house and lay down on it like a fisherman. He then swung his homemade "fishing rod" and the hanging rabbit legs flew up and down in the air like a butterfly.
Then she heard the sound of Jinhua swallowing her saliva beside her legs, and at the same time, her body leaned down slightly, her retreating muscles tensed, and the whole tiger looked like a tiger ready to hunt.
Song Ruan pushed the golden flower down with a backhanded blow: "This is your child's! You really want to grab everything, right?!"
Jinhua reluctantly relaxed and lay down again, curling up her legs again.
After all, the white scarf was too young to resist the temptation. It was hooked and drooled. It jumped up and down with its little paws dancing, pouncing and biting.
Swinging the bait back and forth was like a powerful magnet, causing the white-collared fish to move its gaze from left to right, with its hair exploding like a golden dandelion floating in the wind.
Song Ruan was leisurely "fishing for tigers", watching the little tiger cubs become more and more agile.
It’s great, happiness is not tiring, watching others run.
The air is fresh, the environment is quiet, the mountains are green and the waters are picturesque - well, the mountains are now yellow, with only one or two pine and cypress trees still green, which look like highlights in the yellow, but are also very beautiful.
Well, this is how peaceful life is.
The peaceful days continued until the next day, when Mrs. Sun and her family returned from the commune hospital.
——It is understandable. These days some women give birth to their children in the fields and start working the next day after they are born. Choking on water doesn't seem to be a big problem, as the person was awake. The reason why they were able to stay for another day was because Mrs. Sun took into consideration the fact that her second son was hit by a glass bottle and was a retired cadre. If it was the third son, Zhao Weimin, she would have brought him back that same day.
The people came back at noon, and the familiar noise came in the afternoon.
Jinhua rushed out of the room in one step, her limbs and claws moving quickly, and she lay on the wall in a whoosh.
The good news in the donkey shed was making noises, and the donkey's head was banging on the shed door - it wanted to come out to watch the fun too.
Song Ruan was speechless - what kind of animals did she raise! What is the attribute of liking to watch the fun?
But she went up and opened the door anyway.
Good thing rushed out with its hooves raised and its eyes agape. When it rushed to the wall, it found that its previous viewing seat had been occupied. The annoying yellow-haired tiger was stepping on its stepping stone, its claws scratching its wall, and its head resting on its eaves. It immediately cried out in grievance that it wanted to push the stinky tiger down.
Jinhua glanced back at him from the top of the wall. It was indeed a tiger. The smell of carnivorous prey was still there, and the donkey was so frightened that it stopped moving its hooves on the spot.
It was frightened, but it refused to give in.
Although it didn't dare to go up and fight with the yellow-haired monster, it turned around and bit Song Ruan's sleeve, shaking it and making a humming sound through its nose.
Look at it! Look at it! Please take care of it!
The little donkey now eats well and drinks well every day and doesn't need to move. He still sleeps on a soft pile of straw and can even have a bite when he's hungry in the middle of the night. He has grown a lot fatter so far, and he almost pushed Song Ruan out.
Song Ruan, who was forced to be a judge, was really helpless. She pinched the long mouth of the cricket pupa who was constantly doing good things, and advised Jinhua: "This stone can really be used for good things, otherwise you..."
Jinhua let out a roar on the spot, looking very dissatisfied.
Why should this stupid donkey lie here?
This stupid ass has been using this stone for so long, why is it still being used now? Even if it's a turn, it should be Jinhua's turn, right?
It came later, so does it have to give way to the one in front?
It whined and howled indignantly.
Good thing hid behind Song Ruan, feeling that he had someone to lean on and was confident. He poked his head out from under Song Ruan's armpits and said "hmm oh oh" unconvinced.
It was originally mine! I was picked up by my owner. How can you, a shameless scoundrel like you who brought your child to my house, be qualified to compete with me? Come down quickly! !
Jinhua was so angry that she howled and suddenly jumped down from the wall to bite the good thing.
Song Ruan stretched out her hands and hugged Jinhua's neck to stop it.
Good thing was startled, and ran away for a distance with its hooves raised and clattering, then made a "hmm hmm" sound to complain to Song Ruan.
Master, look at it! How fierce it is! Get it out! Blast it out! !
Jinhua also roared:
You little donkey, are you so bold as to speak to me like that? If we were in the woods, I would kill both your parents with one claw!
The voice of the good guy became more intense, and he complained to Song Ruan in a raised tone, "Uh-oh, uh-oh".
Look, look! This ferocious tiger is threatening the donkey! It’s time to kill the donkey!
If it dares to yell at me today, it will eat you tomorrow! Unlike me, he just eats grass and works honestly. He is loyal to you. Get this dangerous guy out now!
Jinhua's nose was crooked with anger.
I have never seen such a shameless donkey! ! !
A tiger was growling in my ears and a donkey was moaning behind me. The enclosed yard was bustling with activity.
Song Ruan was so confused - how could a donkey and a tiger still quarrel in this day and age? Is it possible that they also have a common language among animals?
But soon, she no longer cared about the numbness - the donkey and the tiger stared at her in unison, then looked at the stone pillar, as if asking her to judge who the stone pillar should be given to.
Song Ruan: ...
Song Ruan: …………
She was obviously just a little girl, but she somehow understood the feelings of a man who was caught between his mother and his wife.
Jinhua didn't allow her to play dead. She retracted her nails and used the pads of her paw to scratch her. She also needed her support for good things. Dadada came over and slapped her with her mouth.
Song Ruan: ……………………
If you live long enough, you will encounter everything. Now I have to judge a lawsuit between a donkey and a tiger.
"Well," Song Ruan, like the two men who were playing the game of mud, pondered for a moment and said to Jinhua, "This stone is indeed a good thing. It's really unreasonable for you to take it away..."
The creature behind him neighed proudly. It was clearly a donkey, but it managed to make the noise of a horse.
Jinhua's eyes widened in disbelief, as if she had been hit on the forehead by a gun. She fell to the ground with a thud and was about to roll around in a rage with her mouth open.
"Hey, hey, hey!" Song Ruan quickly held its head with one arm, coaxing and persuading it, "That good thing has been stepped on for so long, it's pointless for you to grab it. How about this, I'll drag another stone for you! This one belongs exclusively to you, okay?"
Jinhua paused from throwing tantrums and glanced at Song Ruan from the side.
Song Ruan quickly followed suit and coaxed: "This piece belongs to you, the tiger. It belongs to you completely. I'll go get it for you now, okay?"
Jinhua's ears twitched, his paws stretched, and his tail flicked - this meant he agreed.
Song Ruan was just like the eunuch who received orders and went out to look for stones according to the order of the Golden Flower Buddha.
Fortunately, there were stones everywhere in the countryside, and Song Ruan quickly found a large square stone of suitable height and smoothness, and carried it back home.
Xu Daya, who happened to be passing by, widened his eyes in surprise: "Hey, you city kids are different from us. How can you play with stones without sinking them?"
Song Ruan forced a smile: "...Haha, I have nothing to do now, so I'll exercise. Exercise. The body is the capital of revolution."
Xu Daya agreed: "Indeed, it's winter now. I was so tired from harvesting that I just wanted to take a good rest. Now I can't lie down anymore and want to find something to do."
But if you have nothing to do, going up the mountain to pick up firewood can also be a form of exercise, and you can also have firewood to burn. What's the point of moving stones?
Xu Daya clicked his tongue and shook his head, thinking that young people nowadays are too bad at calculating.
But for the sake of her good relationship with Xiao Song, she just thought about it in her heart and didn't say it out loud.
Otherwise, Song Ruan would keep protesting for herself - why would it be useless? This is the family fun rock!
When he returned to the yard with the "Happy Family Stone", he saw that Good Things had triumphantly jumped onto his own stone. Jinhua was watching with a drooping face, but when she saw Song Ruan coming back, her eyes lit up and she jumped up like a tiger.
Song Ruan took down the large square stone in his hand, pushed it to the other side and clapped his hands: "How is it? I picked the big one on purpose."
Jinhua jumped up.
Considering Jinhua's size, this stone is larger than the one that Xiaolu had. Although it is not big enough for Jinhua to lie down directly, it is more than enough for her to sit on with her front legs straight.
Jinhua supported herself on the stone with her two hind legs, and her front legs were just enough to reveal a tiger head effortlessly, allowing her to see the next room clearly.
Jinhua was satisfied now, and her tiger face, which had been drooping, slightly raised up.
Song Ruan breathed a sigh of relief and quickly tried to divert attention: "It's good, let's go and see what's going on next door."
She breathed a sigh of relief too early.
Good things are not satisfactory.
It looked at the stone under Jinhua's feet, then looked at its own feet, and began to protest by kicking its legs.
——Why is this broken tiger’s stone bigger than its?
——By! Varied! What!
It kicked and glared to vent its dissatisfaction.
This time it was Jinhua's turn to be proud.
It squinted its eyes and howled in a sarcastic tone.
——The donkey should have self-knowledge. How about you coming here first? How can you, a donkey who eats grass, compare with a forest king like me?
Haoshi almost got angry and started to throw a tantrum while biting Song Ruan's clothes.
——You discriminate against herbivores, it’s unfair! Not fair!
Song Ruan was tossed back and forth like a tumbler, feeling hopeless.
Song Ruan: ...
She was tired, really, she was tired.
As an unmarried and childless girl, she experienced for the first time the mental and physical exhaustion of being a mother of twins.
She has it so hard.
Good thing kept biting Song Ruan's clothes relentlessly.
Song Ruan wiped his face and said, "You are still a little donkey, so you step on small stones. When you grow up, I will give you big stones."
The little donkey seemed to want to bray again, but Song Ruan quickly exchanged an apple from the system mall and gave it a push.
Donkey:! ! !
These days, people don’t often eat apples in winter, let alone a donkey, especially a wild one.
There was no more fun, Jinhua withdrew her two front legs from the wall and stared at Song Ruan with a fierce look.
The tiger saw it!
The tiger saw it with both eyes! !
Give this idiot some special treatment! ! !
Song Ruan could only exchange a pair of sheep's hearts and livers from the system mall.
The cat in white scarf, who was playing with a cat toy at the door, smelled the aroma of meat, and came over, eagerly pulling at Song Ruan's trouser leg.
Damn, I have a bunch of living dads! ! !
Song Ruan cursed and bought another rabbit heart and threw it to Bai Weibo.
Everyone in the yard is eating, why shouldn't she?
Song Ruan angrily ordered a duck neck for herself, intending to eat while watching the show.
They had been making such a fuss for so long, and the situation at Mrs. Sun's house next door had not yet ended - at least this was a little comfort to Song Ruan.
Zhao Weijun, who was having a headache because of the noise, looked up and saw three heads popping out from the top of the wall on the left.
A tiger's head, a donkey's head, and a human head in the middle. Their eyes were wide open, and their curious expressions were synchronized across species at this moment, just like watching a monkey show.
The most annoying thing is that the three heads are chewing, just like eating popcorn while watching a movie, eating salty dumplings while watching a show, or eating melon seeds while gossiping. Anyway, it is a very clear
Although Zhao Weijun was only a junior officer in the army, he was the most outstanding one among the short guys in the Dongfeng Battalion. Everyone who saw him would say that he was young and promising. He was always praised. How could he stand being looked at like a clown like this?
He immediately yelled, "Stop it, you're just making a fool of yourself for others!"
But apart from him, who among the others in the room was afraid of being laughed at?
Being laughed at is just a normal thing for them, and the more they watch, the more excited they become.
Granny Sun was lying on the ground, spinning like a millstone and kicking her legs, yelling, "Someone come! Someone come! Everyone come and take a look! This bastard has no shame!"
Zhao Weijun could clearly feel that the three heads on the wall couldn't help but stretch towards this side.
He felt even more ashamed and angry.
Wait, the donkey head and the human head are understandable, but the one on the edge... the tiger head?
Zhao Weijun reacted suddenly, raised his head, and took a closer look - damn! It really is a tiger head!
He took two steps back, and subconsciously reached for his gun, but found nothing. Then he realized that he had been demobilized. He could only take several more steps back, and suddenly raised his voice: "What are you doing? Don't you see a tiger?!"
To his surprise, except for his wife Liu Xiaojuan who was frightened like him and jumped two steps to the side, Mrs. Sun and Wu Jianguo on the ground remained motionless.
Well, the third brother Zhao Weimin, who was pretending to be dead like a pillar, didn't move either.
He looked as unshakable as a mountain, determined to fight to the end.
Zhao Weijun was going crazy - he suspected that since he hadn't been home for so long, his mother and brother had damaged their brains without him knowing.
What is the situation now? The tiger is lying on the wall and watching! It's already like this, why are you still arguing over such trivial matters? !
But after all, they were his own mother and brother, so he had to hold back his trembling and glaring as he stepped forward to pull the man away.
I pulled one, it didn't move, I pulled another, it still didn't move.
Not only did they not move, they also stared at each other intently, as if they were competing with each other and whoever moved would lose.
"Mom!" His voice changed rapidly, "Mom, look up to the left!"
Granny Sun glanced to the upper left and calmly withdrew her gaze: "Jinhua, I know, just look at it, it won't tell anyone anyway."
Zhao Weijun was stunned: Huh? ? ?
Then she pointed at Wu Jianguo and shouted angrily: "Look! Jinhua wants to see what kind of woman is so unfilial! You are worse than a beast!"
Wu Jianguo was so unconvinced: "Bah, Jinhua didn't even open her mouth, what right do you have to speak for it? I said it was looking at you, an old and disrespectful woman! Are you better than that beast?"
The golden tiger on the wall made a gurgling sound, as if responding or cheering.
Zhao Weijun was stunned.
Looking at Lian Xiao Tiedan's calm expression, he was doubting himself - what was going on? It turned out that he had been isolated from the world for too long in the army and could not keep up with the development of the outside world?
He slowly moved to the corner and grabbed the hand of Liu Xiaojuan, the only ally who was as confused and terrified as he was. The two looked at each other, feeling confused and helpless.
He felt like he didn't fit in in this family after being away for so long.
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