Taking a train from Nanhai to City A is even farther than the northwest, but fortunately it is a sleeper berth and with Gu Zhiye's careful care, Su Niannian did not get carsick.
It was afternoon when they arrived at the provincial capital. The other party got off the car and took Su Niannian straight to the supply and marketing cooperative. As New Year's Day was approaching, the snack area had the most people. There were peach cakes, egg cakes, various pastry snacks, etc., which were packed in gift boxes. A box cost three dollars and fifty cents, and they were light and beautiful to carry.
The lady in charge of sales was obviously much more professional than Chen Niannian. After selling the goods, she coldly fixed the customer's bill on the iron wire with an iron clip. Then, with a push, the iron clip went along the wire to the place responsible for collecting money. Even if there were many people, everything was in order.
Su Niannian bought two pieces of thick corduroy cloth and five pounds of flour. Gu Zhiye's meat coupons had been used up long ago, so they didn't eat any meat. The two of them carried large and small bags and headed towards the station. They handed the green wool coupons to the conductor. After nearly two hours of driving, they successfully arrived at Qinggang Brigade.
When I came here again, everything had changed.
Gu Zhiye held Su Niannian's hand tightly, and after negotiating with the old man on the roadside, the two of them took a ox cart and stopped at the entrance of Xiangyang Village.
"Sister! It's my sister who's back!!" Su Jianshan's vigorous voice could be heard from afar. Because he had been informed of the time of his return, Su Jianshan ran to the village entrance almost every day to wait for her in the past two days. Sometimes he even brought Su Zhaodi along, waiting from sunrise to sunset. Occasionally, he was accompanied by enthusiastic people in the village.
"This is the corduroy I bought for grandma. Use it to make two sets of cotton-padded clothes. There are snacks in it..." Su Niannian handed the things to her brother with a smile.
The two siblings were talking and laughing, but the eyes of most people in the village fell on Gu Zhiye, who was following behind them in silence. Maybe it was because he was a soldier, even though Gu Zhiye did not say a word, the aura he exuded was enough to make people silent. Even Su Zhaodi, who was usually noisy, fell silent after seeing them and dryly invited the two into the house.
Wang Wei, who was chopping wood with his upper body naked, saw this and quickly put on his clothes, and said hello to them: "Cousin! This is your husband, right? He is a perfect match for you."
Su Niannian smiled and introduced, "This is Sister Zhaodi's husband, Wang Wei."
Gu Zhiye nodded and said hello to the other party. The next second, Su Zhaodi dragged her husband away. She said with a wry smile, "You came back at the right time today. There is a fish pond at the end of the village. I asked Wang Wei to buy two fish and bring them back to cook pickled cabbage. It's very appetizing. Nian Nian is pregnant now, so eating some pickled cabbage will make her feel better."
After saying that, she looked at Su Niannian's belly, her eyes full of envy.
Su Jianshan was itching to catch fish when he heard about it. After bringing his sister and her husband into the room, he ran after Su Zhaodi like a 100-meter sprint, leaving Gu Zhiye and Su Niannian standing in the old house. Su Niannian took a deep breath and walked towards the mosquito net, "Grandma, I'm back."
An old hand lifted the mosquito net, and Wang Guifen poked her head out, her cloudy old eyes full of joy: "My dear! I missed you so much! Did Xiao Gu come back with you?"
Su Niannian held the old man's hand, her eyes reddened: "Did you fall badly? Can you turn over? If not, I'll take you to the provincial capital to see a doctor!"
"Shh!" Wang Guifen subconsciously looked out the window.
Gu Zhiye closed the door very sensibly. The next second, Wang Guifen opened the blanket and jumped down from the bed with a refreshed look. "I've recovered a long time ago! I was just pretending for your aunt and the others. Now they are in charge of everything at home. Also, your brother was extremely worried. He finally relented and agreed to let me meet the girl. I guess I can still be sick for another half a month..."
"..." Su Niannian forced back her tears.
Even Gu Zhiye looked at Wang Guifen in surprise: "Brother, which girl are you going to meet? Is it voluntary..."
Wang Guifen's eyes were vague: "How could he know what physiognomy is? I just wanted to invite the child to our house for a meal, so that he can see what kind of person your elder brother is. If he likes you, then he can do it. If he doesn't like you, then forget it.
This time I found a 23-year-old girl, who has no flaws, except that she is a little short. She is efficient and hardworking. I went to her village to ask around, and she is smart and has good conditions in all aspects. "
How can a good girl not settle down at the age of 23?!
Su Niannian was skeptical. She thought her elder brother was the best and could be worthy of any normal girl. What was important was that he had to be a good person!
After chatting with Wang Guifen for more than half an hour, Shen Xiu'e's loud voice came from the yard: "Mom! Mom! Daifen will come to visit us later, can I steam the bacon at the stove door? At least we can have a meat dish, it's not like we are looking down on her!"
Wang Guifen explained in a low voice: "That child is your aunt's distant niece, named Shen Daifen."
After she finished speaking, she raised her voice: "Steam some bacon, take the half pig's trotter and stew it with autumn radish, pick a few handfuls of leeks and fry eggs, Zhaodi and the others are out fishing, you can put some pickled cabbage in the kimchi jar, add a few more chilies, and make pickled fish!"
Through the wooden door, Shen Xiu'e's trembling voice could be heard: "Okay!"
There were crackling sounds coming from the kitchen. Su Niannian and her husband did not come out of the old house until the others returned. Shen Xiu'e, who was originally smiling, turned green when she saw Su Niannian. She said, "Why did the sun rise from the west today? It turned out that this little goblin had returned home. No wonder the old lady wanted to eat meat, eggs and fish!"
Shen Xiu'e's originally impatient attitude immediately turned into a bright smile after she saw Gu Zhiye behind the other party. She busied herself running around, hoping to gain some favor in front of her military comrades.
When Su Jianshan returned last week, he brought back thirty yuan, which was equivalent to the income of an ordinary family for nearly three years. Damn it! She really wanted to worship Gu Zhiye. Maybe if he was happy, he would even help her son-in-law.
Shen Xiu'e was so attentive that she even wiped the bench where Gu Zhiye sat with a towel. All the fragrant meat dishes were placed in front of him, so that tonight's protagonist Shen Dafen was directly treated as a background board. The other party was thin and small, and had a pretty face, but his eyes were round and round, and he looked like a shrewd person at first glance.
Su Zhaodi was the only one who remained awake. She nudged her cousin next to her and said excitedly, "Brother! Quick! Pick up some food for Dafen!"
Su Jianshan, who was drinking soup in big gulps, stood there in a daze. He glanced at the stranger and subconsciously picked up a bare fish tail and threw it into the other's bowl.
Shen Daifen tried her best to keep smiling and told herself not to be angry. This was a man with a confused mind! It was good enough for him to pick up food for others, but did she expect him to distinguish between good and bad? !
The next second,
Su Jianshan's chopsticks seemed to have eyes, and they directly peeled off the good piece of meat from the fish's belly, and it finally fell steadily into Su Niannian's bowl.
The corners of his mouth stretched all the way to his ears: "Sister, you should eat something without thorns!"
"..."
Shen Dafen, who was sitting in the corner, turned green!
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