"You try it first. My bottle is almost finished. If you like it, I'll give it to you." Jiang Xia opened the lid of the vanishing cream, put some cream on his palm to melt it, and then grabbed Liang Qing's hand and applied it to her little by little.
"This... is too expensive." Liang Qing was stunned after hearing what Jiang Xia said, and she pursed her lips and spoke. She shook her head while covering the snowflake cream in Jiang Xia's hand, obviously unwilling to take advantage of Jiang Xia.
"You specially filled a hot water bottle for me and prepared cotton-padded bedding for me. This is not taking advantage, it's a courtesy." Jiang Xia shook her head. After saying this, she took a look at the room where Liang Qing lived.
The room Liang Qing lived in should have been built later. It was the kind of house made of yellow mud. It would remain standing when someone lived in it, but it would collapse when no one lived in it. This should have been a temporary house built by the villagers for the educated youth who went to the countryside. It was rather simple.
"Aren't you going to pack up your belongings? I saw several educated youth from Yatou Village are already preparing to return to their hometown, the city." Jiang Xia asked casually. On the way here, the educated youth from Yatou Village said that they would be able to return to the city soon, so they made an appointment to get together and organize a poetry recitation on the mountain.
After all, we all came from all over the world, and after returning to the city, we will not have many opportunities to see each other again. During the time we worked as educated youth in the countryside, we have forged a deep revolutionary friendship with each other.
When Liang Qing heard Jiang Xia's words, her eyes dimmed and she shook her head.
"I don't want to. My dad said that his company gave him a house with only two rooms. He and my mom live in one room, and my brother lives in another. My brother will get married in the future, so there is no place for me in the family. If I want to return to the city, I have to transfer my household registration. I need the signatures of the people in the village, as well as my parents' signatures. Only after applying and providing the household registration certificate can I transfer my household registration to the city."
"My parents won't sign for me. They don't agree. I can only stay in Yatou Village. They persuaded me to give my job to my brother and I would go to the countryside to replace him. They said they would find a way to bring me here in the future."
As Liang Qing spoke, tears welled up in his eyes and his voice choked.
Household registration is very important these days. People and jobs are all determined by their household registration. Without a household registration, you can’t go anywhere, will be labeled a vagrant, and will be arrested.
"But now my parents said that I have been living in Yatou Village for so many years and have gotten used to the life here. I won't be used to the city when the time comes. So they wanted me to find someone from the local area to marry and settle down like this." Liang Qing started talking. As she spoke, she raised her eyes and looked at Jiang Xia.
There was a hint of apology in his eyes, perhaps because he felt he had said too much.
There's no point in telling people about this kind of feeling.
She wiped her tears and her eyes were red.
"I'm sorry, I accidentally said too much. It's really nothing. I'm used to it anyway. It's good to be married." Liang Qing spoke. She said this, but Jiang Xia could see that Liang Qing was unwilling. However, she wanted to struggle, but she couldn't. It seemed that there was no other way except to accept her fate.
Jiang Xia couldn't help but feel touched when he saw Liang Qing like this. He felt it was a pity for Liang Qing to stay here. In those days, the educated youth who went to the countryside generally had a good academic qualification, with a junior high school or high school diploma, which was much more valuable than that of later generations.
You can take the college entrance examination after it is opened. As long as you study hard and study seriously, your life will be completely different.
Jiang Xia wanted to help Liang Qing, but she couldn't think of any way for a while, until she glanced down and saw a strange birthmark on Liang Qing's collarbone.
"Is this...your birthmark?" Jiang Xia was stunned and asked.
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