Chapter 013 Carpooling
They soon arrived at the county town, and Wen Jiajia had no time to care about whether he was a benefactor or not.
The car stopped. Wen Jiajia stood up tremblingly, holding on to a pole. She secretly tilted her head to glance at the straw mat, and only breathed a sigh of relief when she saw no red bloodstains.
She held a water bottle in one hand and a straw mat in the other, and waited until everyone near the rear of the bus got off before she slowly walked towards the rear.
It was easy to get on the bus. She stepped on the sand.
It was difficult to get out of the car. Normally she could just jump, but today she really couldn't jump.
Wen Jiajia hesitated for a moment and prepared to slide off the car. She threw the straw mat on the ground and then grabbed the pole to sit down.
"Can I help you?"
Wen Jiajia raised her eyes and saw it was Wei Dai.
Wen Jiajia nodded, and Wei Dai stretched out his arm, meaning that she could hold his arm and jump down.
“…”
Is she afraid to jump?
She can't jump.
However, Wen Jiajia did not hesitate and sat down directly, holding his arm with one hand, supporting the car board with the other hand, and sliding to the ground with her legs.
"Thank you, Comrade Wei." Wen Jiajia said as she picked up the kettle.
Wei Dai helped her pick up the straw mat from the ground and handed it to her: "You're welcome, Comrade Wen."
Wen Jiajia brushed aside her messy hair and said incredulously, "No way, you can recognize it's me."
Her hair is such a mess.
As she spoke, she took off her hair tie, tied her hair into a new ponytail, and said to Wei Dai, "Thank you again, this time is the same as last time." She had no money at the moment, so she could only thank him verbally.
Then he took the straw mat, threw it under a nearby tree, and walked towards the supply and marketing cooperative.
I thought they were separated, but Wen Jiajia took a shortcut and Wei Dai walked faster, and the two met again at the supply and marketing cooperative.
Wen Jiajia looked at the person coming towards her and suddenly felt that this county town was quite small.
Wei Dai was equally surprised. Seeing the girl opposite him with her eyes wide open, he couldn't help but look at her twice more.
The face is quite white.
In fact, he recognized her not long after getting on the bus, after all, he had a deep memory of that day. He also had a nightmare for half the night, so it was hard not to remember it.
The two entered the supply and marketing cooperative at the same time. When they heard that Jiajia had the memories of the original owner, they went straight to where the menstrual belt was.
You need a menstrual pad coupon to buy a menstrual pad.
The original owner of this coupon had it in her. After all, she lived in the city, and she still had coupons like this one that she could collect on the street every year. Her adoptive parents also disdained to take them from her.
But the original owner didn't have many. She gave all the saved menstrual pad coupons to her rural classmates in the class, so Wen Jiajia only had three "Yi Tiao" coupons in her hand.
Wen Jiajia didn't want to keep any more and bought them all.
I also bought a few rolls of toilet paper and decided to burn the basket of bamboo chips in the toilet when I got home.
If we are not free to eat meat, how can we not be free to use paper?!
Finally, I saw a clay pot and bought another one.
Having a clay pot can free up a lot of her time. At least she doesn't need to stare at the pot when making porridge or soup in the future.
She had thought about baking one herself, but then she thought it was too naive. A clay pot is not like an earthen stove, and there is no kiln for her to bake here.
Wen Jiajia covered her wallet against her chest and felt that not only her stomach was aching but also her kidneys were aching.
However, although her own poverty was terrible, her friend's wealth made her even more sad.
Although Wei Dai was not a friend, her pH level plummeted when she saw him lift a bicycle with such ease.
"Congratulations." Wen Jiajia was extremely envious. She wondered when she could have a bicycle. Then she would come to the county town every day.
Wei Dai tilted his head and saw that it was Wen Jiajia, so he smiled and said jokingly: "Then... thank you?"
Wen Jiajia's expression froze, and she pointed at the counter next to her: "How about I buy you two kilograms of sugar as a formal token of my gratitude?"
Wei Dai pushed the car out the door and said, "That's not necessary. Buying a car is your first gift. I have no gift to return. Let's cancel each other out."
Then he asked her, "Should I take you home? The fertilizer won't come that soon. I'm afraid Xuemin won't leave until the evening."
Wen Jiajia was really moved.
She was already starting to feel pain, not as severe as yesterday, but still pretty uncomfortable.
It was too difficult to wait until the evening. If she didn't wait, she would have to walk back by herself, and she was afraid she would faint on the way.
Wen Jiajia thought for less than two seconds and got into Wei Dai's car decisively. As for whether he was a big trap or a stranger with two children, she threw all the speculations behind her mind.
Never mind, life is more important.
It was almost ten o'clock and the sunlight was getting hotter and hotter. It made people feel dizzy and as if all the moisture in their bodies had been dried out and their whole bodies were numb.
Wen Jiajia held the kettle and the newly purchased supplies in one hand and grabbed Wei Dai's clothes with the other.
Wei Dai stopped the car when passing by the state-owned hotel.
"I need to buy something." He looked down at his hands at his side.
Wen Jiajia let go, got out of the car and stood up.
Wei Dai parked the car, but was suddenly startled by Wen Jiajia's expression.
"What's wrong with you?" he asked.
Wen Jiajia put the water bottle on the back seat, leaned back, shook her head and said, "I'm fine."
"You don't look like nothing's wrong." Wei Dai said, and then he walked quickly into the hotel and soon came out carrying a package and two oil-paper bags.
"Eat first." He handed one of the oil-paper bags to Wen Jiajia, "Your face is as white as paper. You probably didn't eat breakfast this morning. I'm afraid you have low blood sugar."
Wen Jiajia didn't really want to eat, and even felt like vomiting. Even though the buns in the oil-paper bag looked white, plump and soft, they failed to arouse her appetite at the moment.
"Eat it, don't be polite, otherwise I'm afraid I'll have to send you to the hospital again." He stuffed it directly into Wen Jiajia's arms, "Why don't you come in and sit down to eat, there's hot water inside."
Wen Jiajia took a bite of the bun, chewed it a few times, swallowed it, shook her head and said, "Let's go back quickly."
Wei Dai respected her wishes and rode out of the city.
When passing by the big tree, he picked up the straw mat that Wen Jiajia had thrown there, put it on the back seat of the bicycle, and let Wen Jiajia sit on it.
As the autumn harvest approaches, rice fields gleam with golden color on both sides of the road.
The road is very quiet, and you can occasionally see farmers working in the fields nearby.
Wen Jiajia took a bite of the bun, chewed it a few times, took another bite, and chewed it a few more times.
The buns were thin in skin and big in filling, and I quickly bit into the meat. The juicy meat was very tempting to my body, and it seemed to relieve my stomachache a little.
The carriage was going very fast, and because Wei Dai was standing in front, the wind only blew past her ears. The wind whistled, the cicadas chirped, and her tears fell.
It fell on the clothes, leaving circles of water marks.
She was so sad. After a few days of walking here, this bun turned out to be the most delicious food she had ever eaten.
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Nearing noon, the team members went home in groups after work.
Tian Junxia did not go to work today. It is the season when honeysuckle is in full bloom, and she needs to take a day off to pick them.
In the countryside, almost everyone can identify a few herbs, and almost every household stores a few.
The local climate is hot and humid, which can easily cause people to get angry. Eating even a little bit of baked food can cause small blisters in the mouth, so honeysuckle is the most commonly used herbal medicine in every household.
She needed to pick enough in one day to last her a year, and also bring back some honeysuckle vines.
Honeysuckle vine is also called honeysuckle vine. Its effect of clearing away heat and reducing internal heat is no less than that of the stamen. It can also be cooked with mung beans when harvested in autumn a few days later to effectively prevent heatstroke.
Tian Junxia had a good harvest today, and she was thinking that after drying it, she could share some with her niece who worked in the city. Her niece always said that she was prone to acne, which must be due to excessive heat.
If you roast bamboo shoots every day, how can you not get irritated?
Just as she was thinking about it, Tian Junxia, who was on the hillside, saw a bicycle coming towards the village in the distance.
"Is the village party secretary out today?" she muttered.
The village party secretary was the only one who had a bicycle, and it was a second-hand one, but it was enough to make everyone envious. After all, the price of a bicycle could build two or three houses, brick and cement houses, so the house was more important.
She looked out into the distance and then went down the mountain.
"Why don't we get off here?" Wen Jiajia said. The bicycle had passed the commune and was about to reach Fuyang Brigade.
Wei Dai didn't hear clearly: "What?"
Wen Jiajia shouted: "I said, just park here and I'll walk back."
Wei Dai said, "It's not a big deal."
As he spoke, he sped up and soon arrived at the Fuyang Brigade.
After passing a small bamboo forest and a fork in the road, they saw a person standing at the mountain pass ahead.
It’s Tian Junxia.
Wen Jiajia closed her eyes, exhaled, and poked him with the hand that was holding his clothes: "You are finished, and I am finished too." It would be bad if anyone saw it, but it happened to be seen by Auntie Tian. Now it's good, Auntie Tian will definitely come to nag again.
"Hiss..." Wei Dai frowned, subconsciously grabbed her hand, and then quickly let go, "What's the matter?"
Tian Junxia, who was not far away, witnessed the two people's actions with her own eyes, and her eyes were full of smiles.
Tsk tsk tsk, isn’t this Wen San and Wei Dai.
Wei Dai continued riding forward and nodded to Tian Junxia: "Aunt Xia." The two were not related, but his father and Tian Junxia were playmates from the same village and generation, so according to the rules he had to call her Aunt.
Wen Jiajia forced a smile and greeted, "Auntie Tian."
Tian Junxia slapped her thigh and said "Oh my!": "Wow, where did you come back from? You two are so destined to meet." As she spoke, she walked from left to right.
Wen Jiajia covered her head and avoided her gaze. She really wanted Aunt Tian to stop mentioning the word "fate". Her head hurt more than her stomach.
She secretly poked Wei Dai's back again, hinting him to leave quickly.
Wei Dai straightened his back immediately and said hurriedly, "Miss Xia, please go ahead and we'll talk later."
Having said that, he rode forward quickly.
Looking at the two people's backs, Tian Junxia recalled for a long time, but couldn't remember when the two of them got together.
No, Wen San refused yesterday.
We soon arrived at Wen's house.
Wen Jiajia got off the car, took off the straw mat, and stood with her back to Wei Dai. "Thank you, this is the third time I'm thanking you." Then she returned the bun to him along with a dime.
She only ate one of the buns in the oil-paper bag.
Wei Dai didn't answer and turned the car around: "Go home and have a rest. Just treat me to dinner when you have time."
Her face was too pale. Wei Dai actually guessed something. But the little girl was shy, so he decided not to ask.
He walked too fast. Wen Jiajia looked down at the buns, thinking about giving him the money next time they met.
I sighed in my heart: You're still treating me to a meal? I don't even have half a pound of food coupons on me now. I'm afraid I'll have to wait until after the reform before I can treat you to a meal.
Exhaling slowly, she turned around and went home. Her waist was so sore as if it had been cut by the back of a knife, and she wanted to lie down long ago.
Village entrance.
Tian Junxia was still there. When she saw Wei Dai, she waved and signaled him to stop.
"Aunt Xia, is there anything else?" Wei Dai asked.
Tian Junxia got straight to the point: "I told you two are a good match. Yesterday I wanted to arrange for you to meet, but Jia Jia was unwilling. It turns out that you have been... You are doing underground work. Why are you hiding such a good thing?"
Wei Dai was stunned and quickly explained: "Xia Gu, things are not what you think. Wen Jia is not feeling well. I went to the county town to buy a car today, and I happened to give her a ride when I saw her."
"Hey! What are you hiding from me?" He looked at her and wondered if she had seen the interaction between the two of them just now. "It's a good idea for you two. I've been a matchmaker for you and I can save your family a pair of shoes." If the matchmaking is successful, the particular family will give the matchmaker a pair of shoes to thank her for her hard work.
Wei Dai:?
It doesn’t make sense, does it?
Also, from what Aunt Xia said, she was trying to matchmake me and Wen Jiajia?
Then Wen Jiajia was still unwilling.
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