Chapter 344 Educated Youth Sent Down to the Countryside in the 1960s (6)
Jiang Yue and Yao Ling put on their clothes and went out. The four of them went to the brigade headquarters together. When they got there, the old educated youth were also queuing up to get their things. The two sides didn't say anything after meeting, as they weren't very familiar with each other.
Jiang Yue had a lot of packages this time, mainly because the quilts and cotton-padded clothes were quite bulky. Jiang Yue wasn't worried about the quality of these clothes. On the way home, Jiang Yue stuffed a few pieces of cured meat into the packages, taking the opportunity to sneak in some personal items. These days, it's too difficult to eat meat.
After returning home, everyone went to their own rooms to unpack their packages. While Yao Ling wasn't looking, Jiang Yue secretly stuffed in some canned meat and fruit. Actually, she didn't stuff in many; stuffing in too many would not fit the original owner's character, and besides, the package was only so big that it wouldn't fit them all.
"Wow, your family's got some pretty good stuff this time! Cured meat, canned goods, are they trying to shut you up?"
"Yeah, more or less. The kid was being naughty and got a beating, but he bought me some treats too. You can't just say things like that after you've eaten his food."
"Then you can eat without worry. It's compensation for you anyway. What's wrong with suffering so much and eating a few cans of food?"
"Okay, let's not talk about me anymore. What did your family send you?"
"Money and some dried seafood."
"That's good. We can eat better for a while now. I've also sent you a lot of money and tickets. I'm returning the money I borrowed from you before. Please don't say you don't want it. If you don't, I won't dare to ask for help in the future."
"Put away the bedding too. I see this is the same as the one you lent me, both are newly made. There's no way to make a cotton-padded coat now, this new one is too small. When we go to the county, we'll find someone to buy some cotton and make a new one."
"Okay, I'll keep it. Just let me know if you have any problems in the future."
Yao Ling didn't act coy. Everyone is facing difficulties right now, and this isn't the time to make excuses or pretend to be generous.
"Take some time to go to the commune and buy some fine grains. We're out of oil at home, so let's see if we can buy some pork fat to render into oil."
"I doubt it. I heard from some old educated youth that they sell them on the black market, but I don't know where the black market is."
"Let's go see if Wang Liang and the others have any good food, and we can also discuss going to the commune."
I went over to the boys' group and saw that they all had pretty much the same things. After all, that's all the stuff people had these days, and that's about all the money the average person could afford. We agreed to go to the county town after the snow stopped, mainly to see if we could hitch a ride on the village's oxcart. Although we'd have to spend money to buy some soybeans to feed the oxen, it would save us a lot of effort.
After chatting for a while, the two of them ran back to the kang (heated brick bed). There was no stove in the room, and the heating relied entirely on the kang. It was cold to stand on the ground. When they had nothing to do, the room was too dark to read. There was no radio or television. They passed the time by chatting, drinking water, or sleeping. However, they couldn't sleep all day long.
When we talked about lunch, we mentioned that everyone had received packages today, so we splurged a little. Jiang Yue made a stew of cured pork, sauerkraut, and glass noodles. Normally, it's stewed with sauerkraut, pork belly, and glass noodles, but since we didn't have pork belly, we had to use cured pork instead. We also steamed the leftover rice. After eating sorghum rice for half a month, it was time to change things up.
The aroma of the meal was so enticing that it made them all dizzy. After the meal, they even ate a can of yellow peaches, which made Yao Ling cry. Perhaps she was feeling emotional after receiving a letter from home that day. The two boys also had tears in their eyes, but Jiang Yue was the only one who was carefree and used to it.
After cleaning up the dishes, Yao Ling and Jiang Yue went back inside. Yao Ling calmed down and fell asleep, and Jiang Yue lay down as well. She had planned to show Yao Ling the 'precognitive dream'. She had originally thought of finding another time, but the plot was about to start in a month or two, and there wasn't enough time to find a suitable time.
He took the instrument out of his spatial storage and started the machine while Yao Ling was fast asleep. After the indicator light turned green, the artificial 'premonition dream' began. Yao Ling probably wouldn't believe it once or twice, but if it happened a few more times, especially when Liu Xiaoyi arrived, she would definitely believe it.
Jiang Yue looked at the indicator light on the machine. Three minutes later, the red light came on. In a flash, Jiang Yue put the machine away. The next second after she put the machine away, Yao Ling opened her eyes and sat up. Jiang Yue pretended to be startled and clutched her chest, asking, "Sister Ling, did you have a nightmare?"
"Hmm... Ah? It wasn't a nightmare, it was a really real dream. By the way, Xiaoyue, how long did I sleep?"
"Huh? It was only three to five minutes. I saw you just fall asleep and then suddenly wake up. It gave me quite a fright."
Is that so?
Yao Ling's expression was a little strange, and Jiang Yue pretended not to notice.
"By the way, Xiaoyue, do you know someone in our brigade named Wang Zhi?"
"Wang Zhi? Let me think... I don't think I've ever heard of him. What does he do?"
"He looks like he's in the military."
"Oh, I see. Do you remember when Xiaohu's mother talked to us about a family, the one that tormented their daughter-in-law? Their surname is Wang, and they have a young son who went to the army. It seems like he's the only soldier in the village. I heard he hasn't come back for many years. A while ago, they were talking about whether he would come back for Chinese New Year this year."
"What's wrong, Sister Ling? Do you know him?"
"I don't know him, I just suddenly remembered him."
After saying that, Yao Ling lay back down on the bed. Jiang Yue couldn't help but laugh at Yao Ling's suspicious expression. The main reason was that although virtual reality could allow people to see the plot, it couldn't immerse them in the emotions, so it was normal for Yao Ling to be a little confused.
The next morning, Yao Ling, for the first time ever, dragged Jiang Yue to Wang Zhi's house for a look. They figured they could just look and not see anything wrong. The old appearance of Wang Zhi's mother in the story was based on the information provided by Jiang Yue. Now, they could definitely see the younger version of Wang Zhi's mother in the story.
After that, Yao Ling was somewhat absent-minded while cooking. If Jiang Yue hadn't been watching, she almost cut her hand while chopping sauerkraut. This prompted Wang Liang and Zhang Wei to ask Jiang Yue if something had happened to Yao Ling. That night, Jiang Yue had sex with Yao Ling again, and the next day, Jiang Yue clearly felt that Yao Ling was about half convinced.
Everything is ready except for Liu Xiaoyi's arrival. Once she sees Wang Zhi's or Liu Xiaoyi's face, she won't be able to deny it. Don't ask Jiang Yue how she knows what they look like; the puppet took those 38K high-definition photos for a reason.
It would be so much better to stay away from scumbags and enjoy a happy life. If Yao Ling weren't such a bad person, Jiang Yue wouldn't have bothered with this. She's already changed Yao Ling's fate. However, Jiang Yue is also prepared for Yao Ling to be love-struck. If she really gets carried away by love and insists on following Wang Zhi, then Jiang Yue won't bother with her. Putting aside the urge to help others and respecting other people's fate is a good thing.
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