Chapter 220
As soon as Jiang Ning got on the boat, people around him started pointing and talking: "Is that Jiang Ning from Jiangjia Village?"
"She has grown so tall now? I saw her as a little girl a few years ago, but now she has grown into such a beautiful girl!"
"Is that her brother?"
"He's not her brother. I've seen both of her brothers. They don't look like this."
"I saw this guy during the summer vacation. He was there too, right next to Jiang Ning, with her!"
After Song Peifeng and Jiang Ning helped Grandpa Jiang into the black shed and sat down, Song Peifeng held Jiang Ning's hand and sat inside the black shed.
The people in the black shed immediately understood what it meant.
There were also people from Jiangjia Village in Linhe Brigade. When they saw Jiang Ning, they all greeted her warmly. Jiang Ning also called out to everyone enthusiastically. Those who were called out by her felt inexplicably proud and their chests straightened, as if being called out by Jiang Ning was a matter of face, making them stand up straight in the crowd.
Many people didn't dare to talk to Jiang Ning, so they talked to Grandpa Jiang, and their voices were super loud, as if they were afraid that Grandpa Jiang was deaf and couldn't hear them, shouting: "Grandpa, are you bringing your grandson-in-law back?"
"When will we get married?"
Grandpa Jiang looked at Jiang Ning and Song Peifeng with a smile, and everyone else also looked at Jiang Ning and Song Peifeng as if they were watching a foreign spectacle.
Others said: "Girls should study hard and get into college to find such a handsome guy! Where can you find such a handsome guy in the village!"
"How can we not find them? Aren't they her eldest and second brothers?"
"Her second brother has been admitted to university and appeared on TV, how can you find another one in the village? If you don't go to university, you won't get a chance to meet the handsome guys in the village."
Nowadays, in the villages and towns under Wucheng, when it comes to girls, they are all encouraged to go to college. It is rare for girls to go to work in factories at the age of fourteen or fifteen as it was before. Instead, they are allowed to continue their studies if they can.
It seems that people's concepts have changed unconsciously, and the atmosphere is also changing subtly.
Many people like Jiang Ning who had returned from working at the end of the year gathered together in bright and beautiful clothes, looking at this legendary figure from afar. Like the adults, they did not dare to get close, but only watched from afar, whispering to the people around them: "Look, that's Jiang Ning."
"I know, he's from Jiangjia Village."
"She's so pretty!"
"Her partner is also good-looking, a perfect match."
"Is she looking at me?"
"Fuck, she smiled at me!"
There were people on the road who kept peeking at Jiang Ning, including people from other teams and other boats.
There was also a woman who came down from the boat carrying a duck. She walked all the way to the boat where Jiang Ning was and walked to the cabin. In front of everyone's surprised gazes, she placed the duck with its wings and legs tied up at Jiang Ning's feet: "Little girl, thank you for the food and clothes you sent us during the summer vacation. You can take this duck back and eat it!"
Jiang Ning didn't expect that someone would stuff her with fruit candies, not to mention ducks. She quickly pulled her elder sister over and said, "Sister, take it back. We don't need it. We really don't need it!"
The eldest sister pulled Jiang Ning's arm away and hurriedly ran downstairs: "These are the ducks we raised at home, for you to eat!" As if she was afraid that Jiang Ning would come back, she ran back to her team's boat faster than a rabbit.
Everyone around was staring in amazement.
Some people even advised Jiang Ning: "Just take it if it's given to you!"
"That's right, it's from my heart!"
"You'd better donate to us during the summer vacation!"
Someone else brought a basket of eggs and tried to give it to Jiang Ning, but Jiang Ning quickly refused, saying, "Thank you, big sister. Please keep it for yourselves. I have too much food and can't take any more. I really can't take any more. You are so polite!"
Jiang Ning felt a sudden lump in her throat and thanked everyone with a smile.
After waiting for a long time, the boat finally started to move. Everyone probably had seen enough and finally started to look at the winter river surface instead of looking at her and Song Peifeng.
She and Song Peifeng couldn't help but look at each other, smile at each other, and look at the vast water.
Because of the flood this year, the water level in winter did not retreat directly to the river beach near the neighboring brigade as in previous years, but to Xujia Village, very close to the village entrance.
When Jiang Ning got off the boat, the enthusiastic elder sister beside her was worried that she, a young girl who was studying, would not be able to carry a live duck, so she smiled and said, "You don't know how to carry this thing, do you? I can help you get it. I'm also from Jiangjia Village, and I'm your second wife's sister-in-law. I know where your home is, and I'll deliver it to your house."
Everyone rushed to help Jiang Ning get things. In the end, except for Jiang Ning's own schoolbag, all of Grandpa Jiang's packages were carried by the enthusiastic older sisters and brothers around him.
Along the way, he kept asking about Jiang Ning's studies at school, her partner, and whether she would get married after graduation.
Jiang Ning all answered in unison: "I'm still young, there's no rush, I haven't reached the legal age for marriage yet!"
Regarding marriage, Jiang Ning and Song Peifeng have not discussed this issue. In fact, she herself has no intention of getting married. She thinks that dating is enough. If they still like each other, they will stay together. If one day they feel that being together is a waste of energy and they are no longer happy, they will break up.
But obviously Song Peifeng didn't think so. He had already included Jiang Ning in his life plan, so there must be conflicts between the two people's plans for the future. It's just that they are still young and such conflicts have not yet been revealed.
The two of them helped Grandpa Jiang through Xujia Village. Many people who were basking in the sun at the doorstep couldn't help but look towards the road when they saw Jiang Ning. Some of them were holding their children and some even walked to the side of the road to watch.
If you know Grandpa Jiang, please say hello to him.
Grandpa Jiang had never had such a glorious life in his life. It was like he was returning home in glory. He was surrounded by people, and everyone respectfully called him "Old Daddy" and praised him for being blessed.
Like Jiang Bai, Grandpa Jiang, who has been an invisible man all his life, has never been so glorious and respected~!
Grandpa Jiang had a smile on his face all the way from Xujia Village to Jiangjia Village. The first house on the road was Jiang Ning's home.
The person who helped Jiang Ning get her things put them at her doorstep and said, "Your parents haven't come back yet, and your house probably isn't cleaned yet. Let's go to my sister-in-law's house to eat tonight!"
"Yes, yes, come to my house to eat. I just killed a pig. I will cook you something delicious tonight!"
Grandpa Jiang smiled from ear to ear and said, "Why do I need to go to your house? My second grandson is getting married, so I'm going to my eldest son's house tonight."
Everyone knew that they would not go. After all, their eldest son was still in the village. They were being polite and they really wanted Jiang Ning to go to their house for dinner.
It is not easy to invite Jiang Ning to their home for dinner now. Her willingness to go to their home for dinner shows that she is close to their family, but who in the village doesn't want to invite Jiang Ning to their home for dinner? How prestigious!
Jiang Ning faced this strange house and didn't know how to get in. Grandpa Jiang said, "Let's go to your uncle's house. The key should be at your uncle's house."
Before we even stepped out of the prefabricated plank bridge, my eldest cousin Jiang Hongjun came jogging down and said from a distance, "Why didn't you call us in advance so we could pick you up? The road is so slippery. I didn't know until my sister-in-law told me you were back." He ran with the key in his hand and said, "Here are the keys. I'll open the door for you. If I had known you were coming back, your sister-in-law would have come over to clean the house two days ago."
He made a big circle and finally reached the end of the ditch, crossed the prefabricated plank bridge, and came to open the door with the key. When he saw Song Peifeng, he was surprised and looked at Song Peifeng curiously. Then he saw Jiang Ning and Song Peifeng holding hands, and asked in surprise: "Is this my brother-in-law?"
He was actually very surprised that Ningning brought her partner back so quickly.
Bringing someone home is like settling down with them. Everyone in the village knows that this person is your partner. If you break up in the future and find a new one, it will not sound good.
In his opinion, Jiang Ning was still a child and hadn't even finished college yet, so why did he suddenly bring his girlfriend back?
By the way, Ningning is only nineteen after the Chinese New Year, right?
It is normal for a 19-year-old girl in the village to have a boyfriend, but for his daughter Ningning, he thinks it is too early.
He couldn't help but look at Song Peifeng. At first glance, he felt that the young man was very worthy of Jiang Ning in terms of appearance. Then there was his temperament. He had a good temperament and was tall. He and Jiang Ning looked like a match made in heaven.
All along, he didn't know what kind of person could be worthy of Jiang Ning. He felt that no one he had ever met was worthy of his sister. Now that he saw Song Peifeng, the image of his brother-in-law in his mind finally came true.
That’s right, only a guy as outstanding as my sister is worthy of my sister.
He greeted Song Peifeng very enthusiastically and said, "It must have been difficult to come here. There is no bridge here, so we can only walk on foot. Are you tired? Come to my house and have a rest."
Jiang Ning introduced him to Song Peifeng: "This is my eldest cousin, Jiang Hongjun."
Song Peifeng also smiled and nodded, "Hello, big brother, I am Ningning's boyfriend, Song Peifeng."
As the oldest of this generation in the Jiang family, Jiang Hongjun has always acted like a big brother and taken good care of his younger brothers and sisters. He is the eldest brother and has been working as a bricklayer with his uncle Jiang outside for many years, building houses for people. His skin is slightly tanned and looks very rough.
He opened the door of Jiang's house and carried Jiang Ning's things in. He saw a live duck and asked curiously, "Why is there another duck?"
Jiang Ning smiled and said, "A lady gave it to me on the road, and I couldn't refuse it."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Hongjun said proudly: "That's right. You don't know how famous our Jiangjia Village is in the surrounding area since you returned to your hometown to fight the flood and provide disaster relief. Everyone who talks about our Jiangjia Village says this." He raised his thumb with a proud expression on his face.
Such reputation was brought all by her sister alone.
He said, "Your second brother went on a blind date this year, and as soon as the other party heard that he was your second cousin, he agreed without hesitation." He had a smile on his face.
He has big eyes and big double eyelids. Because he works as a bricklayer and is exposed to the wind and sun, he has fine lines at the corners of his eyes when he smiles at a young age.
After bringing in all of Jiang Ning's things, he invited Jiang Ning to his house for dinner.
Jiang Ning and the others were also going to see Grandma Jiang, and Song Peifeng's parents also prepared many gifts for Grandma Jiang.
Although Song Peifeng's father was not from Wucheng, he had been the secretary of Wucheng for three years. He knew all the rules about marriage in Wucheng. In addition to cigarettes, alcohol and tea, the things he prepared included six other gifts, such as donkey-hide gelatin, cordyceps, and pastries.
Most families, besides cigarettes, alcohol, tea, and some pastries and fruits, make up the six gifts, and basically do not prepare donkey-hide gelatin and cordyceps. Song's father and mother would prepare these two things, which shows that they value Jiang Ning very much.
Song Peifeng and a few others went to see Grandma Jiang, carrying gifts for Grandma Jiang and Uncle Jiang.
Grandma Jiang had a very hot temper when she was young. But after she got older and believed in Christianity, her temper became better and her face became more kind. Every day, she would hold a lyrics book and gather with a group of Christians to sing from the thick lyrics book. She, who was originally illiterate, actually learned a lot of words through this.
Before they even got close to Uncle Jiang's house, they were already greeting Grandpa Jiang Ning along the way: "Ning Ning is back?"
"Ningning, did you bring your partner back?"
One by one, they all ran out of their houses and stood on their own high platforms, watching the fun. Some who were playing cards stopped playing and wanted to see what kind of person Jiang Ning brought back.
There were also those who came over curiously to watch the fun, and followed them directly to Uncle Jiang's house, shouting from a distance: "Grandma, your granddaughter is back with her grandson-in-law!"
This shout attracted even more people to come out to watch the fun.
Grandma Jiang, who was playing mahjong in the house, heard the shouting. At first, she didn't realize that it was her who was being called. After being reminded several times, she finally realized that it was her who was being called. She said in surprise, "What? Ningning brought her boyfriend back?"
In Grandma Jiang's mind, Jiang Ning is still young, and her two brothers haven't brought their partners back yet, so why is she the one who brought her partner back?
He put down the Leaf cards and ran out to take a look. His face immediately broke into a smile. He looked at Song Peifeng from left to right, and seemed satisfied no matter how he looked at him.
Jiang Ning introduced them to Song Peifeng one by one: "This is my grandma."
Song Peifeng smiled and called out obediently, "Grandma!" Then he handed the gift he had brought to Grandma Jiang, who took it and put it aside. A group of people followed to see the new son-in-law of Jiangjia Village.
Grandma Jiang smiled so hard that she couldn't close her mouth as she looked at Song Peifeng: "Hey, hey, hey, okay, it's cold outside, come in and warm yourself by the fire!"
This was also Song Peifeng's first contact with the rural areas under Wucheng. He accepted it very well and behaved very well. He sat upright with his hands on his thighs and sat straight.
Jiang Ning introduced someone to him, and he followed Jiang Ning to call for that person.
More and more people gathered around to watch, it was more exciting than seeing Jiang Hongbing’s new daughter-in-law.
After knowing that Jiang Ning's boyfriend was from Tsinghua University, I felt that they were even more suitable for each other.
In their hearts, Jiang Ning is so outstanding, and only college students as outstanding as her can be worthy of her.
Aunt Jiang was also very happy. She treated him as if she had her own son-in-law. Her round, plump face was full of kind smiles. She brought out a large plate of fruit and asked Song Peifeng where he was from, what his family did, and how old he was.
The normal process of meeting the parents was not missed.
Seeing that most of the questions had been asked, Jiang Ning quickly changed the subject and said, "Isn't my second brother going to marry my sister-in-law? The protagonist is my second brother. Aunt, I'll take Peifeng upstairs to see how the second brother's new house is decorated!"
Uncle Jiang's family is getting married, so there are a lot of people at home and the house is decorated with lights and colorful decorations.
The eldest aunt also knew that so many people were watching, and she was afraid that Comrade Xiao Song would be scared by so many curious eyes, so she protected her new son-in-law and said, "Yes, yes, yes, you should take Xiao Song upstairs to see your second brother's new room and see if there is anything else to buy!"
When they saw Jiang Ning pulling Song Peifeng upstairs to see the new house, the onlookers burst into laughter again.
Jiang Ning didn't lean on Song Peifeng until they were alone upstairs until she looked up at him and smiled, "How is it? Are you getting used to it?"
Song Peifeng adapted very well and didn't feel uncomfortable at all. Instead, he was worried that when he took her home, she would not be able to adapt to the big family.
At night, Jiang Ning slept at Uncle Jiang's mother's house and did not go to the house built by Jiang's father and mother.
Logically speaking, that was her 'home', but she never felt a sense of belonging to that house. Perhaps deep down, she didn't think it was her home, so at night her aunt said, "Don't go back at night, just sleep here. The quilts are all freshly dried and the sheets are all clean."
Jiang Ning agreed and slept at her uncle's house.
Now Uncle Jiang no longer gave her a cold look when she ate and slept at his house, but he still loved to preach and told her to fly out, and not to forget to pull in her brothers at home. After hearing this, the aunt picked up some food for him with chopsticks and said, "I can't stop you from talking even when I eat!"
Uncle Jiang was just preaching out of habit. He believed that when a girl becomes successful, she should help her brothers from her natal family.
But the amazing thing is that after Aunt Jiang married and moved to the town, he did not let Aunt Jiang support him and his father.
Jiang Ning lay in bed at night. Although she was born and raised here, her heart was not here. She wanted to escape from here all the time.
She and Song Peifeng were in different rooms as was the custom. She was still young and they would never agree to her sharing a room with him right now, but she inexplicably missed Song Peifeng so much.
In the cold winter, she quietly pushed open the door, sneaked into Song Peifeng's room, snuggled into his arms, and hugged him tightly to sleep.
Song Peifeng hadn't slept yet either, but when she suddenly snuggled into his arms like this, he instinctively sensed that she was in a bad mood, so he let her hold him tightly and gently stroked her back: "What's wrong?"
Jiang Ning pressed her whole body against him, trying to absorb his warmth, and replied in a muffled voice: "I miss you."
For the young and hot-blooded Song Peifeng, every word and every breath Jiang Ning uttered was a great test for him.
Everyone in Jiangjia Village thought that Jiang Ning came back for winter vacation and would not leave.
Who would have thought that Jiang Ning would leave Jiangjia Village with Song Peifeng early the next morning.
Many people knew that Jiang Ning was back, so they came to Uncle Jiang's mother's house to see her. But who knew that she had already left? They all asked in surprise, "Didn't she just come back? Why did she leave? Why didn't she stay at home for a few more days during the winter vacation?"
People outside don't know, but Grandpa Jiang knows. He said cheerfully, "Ningning and Baizi both have to work. Baizi is filming a movie, and Ningning has also received a script."
They didn't understand what it meant to accept a script, they just knew that Jiang Bai would probably be on TV again.
Not every household in Jiangjia Village has a TV. Few families use color TVs. Most of them have black and white TVs that can only play a few channels.
The popularity of "Little Swallow" and "The King's Guards" this year allowed the whole village to see Jiang Bai on TV.
Whenever "The King's Men" was broadcast, a group of people would bring small stools to whoever had a color TV to watch "The King's Men" and see Jiang Bai.
In the eyes of the people in Jiangjia Village, Jiang Bai is now a promising man.
Now when people in Jiangjia Village talk about Jiang's father and his family, they no longer talk about Jiang Song or his brothers and sisters, but all they talk about are Jiang Bai and Jiang Ning.
Jiang Ning was originally going to separate from Song Peifeng in Wucheng, but for some reason, even though Jiang Ning said nothing and said goodbye to him happily and calmly as usual, he still noticed her depression. He just went home and said goodbye to his parents, then accompanied Jiang Ning to Hangzhou.
Jiang Ning held his hand all the way. She closed her eyes and leaned on his shoulder without saying a word.
Song Peifeng's company truly warmed her heart at this moment.
It was not until the car arrived at the station that she rubbed her head against his neck, hugged his arm and said coquettishly: "It's great to have you here." She looked into his eyes sincerely: "Comrade Xiao Song, thank you."
Comrade Xiao Song reached out and rubbed her hair, ruffling her strands, but she didn't care. She shook her hair and smiled brightly again.
Because the drama "White Snake" is a self-produced drama of CCTV, it also serves as a publicity work for Hangzhou and the entire province. The Hangzhou Municipal Government also attaches great importance to it. The crew's accommodation and three meals a day are all provided by the Hangzhou Municipal Government. They rented two quaint courtyards near Nanhu Lake for the "White Snake" crew and arranged chefs to prepare three meals a day for them.
Even the extras and supporting actors in the crew benefited from this and were provided with food and lodging near Nanhu Lake.
He Xiaofang, Lu Xuehua, Liu Ping and others are all here.
As soon as she saw Jiang Ning, He Xiaofang flew over happily, picked Jiang Ning up and spun her around.
She is really so happy!
She didn't want to go home in the first place, and as soon as the holiday came, she was introduced by Jiang Ning to the crew of "White Snake" to play a supporting role of a black-skinned female demon, along with Liu Ping and Lu Xuehua. Because of her youthful and beautiful appearance, Liu Ping also got a role with several lines in the crew of "White Snake".
The three of them can earn money, film and appear on TV, and get together with Jiang Ning. These young girls are so happy!
Jiang Ning was also very happy. She was now accustomed to He Xiaofang's behavior of hugging her and spinning around whenever she was happy. She even enjoyed her enthusiasm.
My heart, which was originally frozen, gradually warmed up after seeing them.
Jiang Bai and his team are still filming, and Jiang Bai's main scenes are basically all concentrated in Hangzhou.
The courtyards provided to them by the government were also specially selected by someone before. A large part of the main plots were shot in these two courtyards. The Broken Bridge, Baidi Bridge, Leifeng Pagoda and other plots also needed to be filmed here. After shooting here, they had to move to the station to set up the store.
As for the scene of the little white snake going down the mountain, it was filmed first in Huangshan, Shenxianju, Anji and other places. Every scene was photographed beautifully, like a fairyland.
Producer Li and screenwriter Yuan Feng were also very happy about Jiang Ning's arrival. They had said before that he would stay with the crew for a week, but Jiang Ning had to take an exam and only came now.
As soon as Jiang Ning arrived, he asked her to read the script, which was being revised at any time during filming.
The two main screenwriters, Yuan Feng and Tang Jiang, were very capable and there was no need for Jiang Ning to make any changes. The plot, logic, and dialogues were very complete. Producer Li, the director, and the two main screenwriters said that they wanted Jiang Ning to take a look to see if there was anything that needed to be changed. In fact, they were just being polite. There was no real need for her to change anything.
But she still read all the current scripts carefully.
Jiang Ning noticed that many scenes in the script were actually shot in spring and summer, such as the lotus flowers.
In winter, you can only take pictures of the remaining lotus leaves in Nanhu Lake, but you cannot take pictures of the summer scene of "the endless green lotus leaves connecting the sky and the exceptionally red lotus flowers reflecting the sun."
When talking about taking pictures of lotus flowers and lotus leaves, Jiang Ning suddenly thought of her hometown, where wild lotus flowers grew endlessly on both sides of the river beach.
The lotus flowers on both sides of the riverbank were truly the most beautiful scenery she had ever seen in her life. They were countless times more beautiful than the few lotus flowers planted sparsely by the South Lake.
She couldn't help but recommend the endless river beach in her hometown to producer and director Li.
If the crew of "White Snake" can go to her hometown to shoot, and it is broadcast on CCTV in the future, it will be a huge boost to the development of the tourism economy in her hometown!
Once she talked about this, she wasn't sleepy anymore!
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