After Zhang Tiantian and Gu Ranran finished their breakfast, Zhang Tiantian returned to her room, put the melon seeds and candies into a small cloth bag that she carried on her shoulder, and then gave it to Gu Ranran to carry.
"Ranran, let's go to the cowshed to get the backpack first, and then go to the mountain to collect grass for the pigs. When we meet aunts, I will talk to them and you can give them a handful of melon seeds. If they are children, give them a piece of fruit candy. This way we can quickly get familiar with them, and they will tell us gossip. This way we can learn a lot of news about the village and eat melons."
Gu Ranran put the small cloth bag on her back and followed Zhang Tiantian.
"Tiantian, you're amazing. You're really a social expert. If you follow Tiantian, you'll have a good time."
Zhang Tiantian started to show off again, coughed deliberately and then started the performance.
"That's right, don't you see who I am? I'm Zhang Tiantian, especially in the village. Who dares to mess with me? I'm Zhang Tiantian, everyone loves me, and flowers bloom wherever I go. I got a fiancé in just two days. Who can be as good as me? Even if we are best friends, we have to admit that I, Zhang Tiantian, am more powerful."
Looking at the shameless Zhang Tiantian, Gu Ranran felt like telling her the truth.
"Tiantian, do you know why, when you go to peek at Lu Jiang taking a bath, he's always the only one bathing in the river?"
Zhang Tiantian continued to reply proudly: "That's because Lu Jiang and I have a close relationship. I wanted to see him take a shower, so he went to take a shower for me."
Gu Ranran rolled her eyes and leaned close to Zhang Tiantian's ear.
"Lu Jiang discovered you peeping at him taking a bath, so he asked Lu Hai to stop him from behind. He deliberately took a bath to show you. You often went to peek at Lu Jiang, and everyone in the village asked about him, so Lu Jiang knew everything. He originally wanted to confess his love to you, but your father came first, so he immediately became your fiancé."
Zhang Tiantian burst into laughter after hearing this and suddenly hugged Gu Ranran.
"Ran Ran, what do you think? My taste is pretty good, right? The person I like also likes me. I'm really amazing."
Gu Ranran broke free from Zhang Tiantian's embrace and looked at Zhang Tiantian.
"Tiantian, aren't you embarrassed at all?"
"What's there to be embarrassed about? I made the man I like my fiancé in just two days. I just feel happy and think I'm amazing."
After hearing what Zhang Tiantian said, Gu Ranran didn't know what to say and just followed Zhang Tiantian.
As soon as they reached the cowshed door, Zhang Tiantian shouted loudly: "Aunt Li, I'm here to get the backpack."
"Tiantian, you're here. You haven't been here for a few days. Oh, and you brought a new friend with you. Is this the new educated youth?"
Zhang Tiantian gave Gu Ranran a look, and Gu Ranran gave Aunt Li a handful of melon seeds.
"Aunt Li, this is my good sister. She is the daughter of my father's comrade-in-arms, and the marriage partner that Lu Hai's father arranged for him."
Aunt Li took the melon seeds and looked at Gu Ranran.
"You really do look a bit like your father. Time flies. When your father arranged a marriage between you and Lu Hai, neither your father nor Lu Hai's father had a partner. You're already so grown up now, and I'm old."
Gu Ranran said to Aunt Li, "Hello, Aunt Li! My name is Gu Ranran, you can just call me Ranran. We will be from the same village from now on, so please take care of me. I don't think you are old, Aunt Li. You should not be 30 years old yet. Why do I call you Aunt Li? Is it because you are older than me?"
Aunt Li was very happy when she heard this.
"Ran Ran, you are indeed Tian Tian's good sister. You are as good at talking as Tian Tian. I am already 42 years old this year, and my youngest son is older than you. I was married when your father sent Lu Hai's father back."
Zhang Tiantian carried her own backpack and gave another backpack to Gu Ranran.
"Aunt Li, it's getting late. We're going to go get some grass for the pigs first. We'll come chat with you again when we have time."
Aunt Li said while eating melon seeds, "You two should hurry up. It's almost lunch time. You need to hurry up or you'll be too late."
Zhang Tiantian took Gu Ranran up the mountain and when they reached the place where they collected grass for the pigs, the children had already collected the grass for the pigs and were lying nearby.
Zhang Tiantian put down the backpack and sat on a big rock to rest.
"Whoever helps us collect grass for the pigs and fills our two backpacks will be given a piece of fruit candy as long as she participates."
The children stopped playing and ran off to pick grass for the pigs.
Gu Ranran sat down next to Zhang Tiantian and asked embarrassedly, "Tiantian, is this okay for us? What if the children tell their families and they come to us and accuse us of enslaving their children?"
Zhang Tiantian lay directly on the big rock and closed her eyes.
"Ran Ran, don't forget this is 1970. You can't imagine how tempting a piece of candy is to a child. In those days, you needed a ticket to buy anything. Even if you had money but no ticket, you couldn't buy anything.
I gave candy to the children, and they were happy, and their parents were also happy. I used to do this often. The children were very happy when they saw me picking grass for the pigs, because it meant they had candy to eat again.
Some children were reluctant to eat the candy they received, and would take it home to share with their family. They would break it up and let each person have a little."
Gu Ranran looked at Zhang Tiantian lying comfortably, and then she lay down beside her.
"Alright, even though I've been here for several days, I'm still not used to it. Without any experience, I can't imagine how tempting sugar is to them. Tiantian, we can go to the commune tomorrow. We still have meat in our space, and I'm thinking of selling it on the black market."
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