Lin Xiuqin looked back every three steps, her eyes moist and red, and she kept waving goodbye to her family until she could no longer see them.
After walking for a while, I happened to run into Lin Zhiming who was running back.
"Aunt, uncle, are you guys going back?"
"Yes, we have to go back."
Chen Wang smiled and nodded.
"Can I come with you?"
Lin Zhiming's request was full of hope.
Chen Wang was a little dumbfounded.
Lin Xiuqin held back her laughter and waved her hand unhappily, signaling him to go back quickly.
"Oh, our house is so boring. I really want to go to your house, aunt!"
Lin Zhiming sighed.
Chen Wang couldn't help laughing, and said with a playful smile: "Just now, I seemed to hear your grandma was going to cook instant noodles for your two sisters."
"What? You're cheating on me."
Lin Zhiming's face changed and he ran home.
Lin Xiuqin smiled and gave Chen Wang a playful roll of the eyes, and the melancholy and loss she felt from parting with her family also disappeared.
"Aunt, uncle, have a safe trip. Remember to bring more delicious food next time."
Lin Zhiming turned around and shouted loudly.
"good!!!"
Chen Wang responded loudly with a smile.
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After walking for about an hour, the two arrived at the town on the Linjia Village side and took a bus, which only runs twice a day, to the bus station in the town on the Chenjia Village side.
After waiting for a full half hour on the bus, it finally started moving.
The bus felt more uncomfortable than the tractor, but luckily the ride was only about forty minutes.
At about 4:30 in the afternoon, the two finally arrived at the station in Chenjiacun Town.
I went to the Agricultural Bank first.
Identity cards were only introduced in 1984, so the two of them brought their household registration books with them when they set out in the morning.
After filling out a form at the bank counter, a total of 2,250 yuan was deposited into a red-covered passbook.
Lin Xiuqin kept the remaining 30 yuan for herself in case of emergency.
When she saw the passbook for the first time, Lin Xiuqin examined it curiously for a long time before putting it in her pocket as if it were a treasure.
After leaving the bank, she had to touch her pocket every few steps. In the end, she simply put one hand in it, as if she felt at ease only when she touched the passbook.
"You haven't been to town for a long time, right? Why don't you go back and take a walk?"
Chen Wang asked with a smile.
Lin Xiuqin shook her head, indicating that she had to go back quickly.
Firstly, she always felt anxious when she didn't leave her passbook at home, and secondly, she was worried about her family.
"Okay, let's go back first!"
Chen Wang smiled and nodded.
So the two of them walked home from the town.
It was getting dark earlier and earlier, and when the two were halfway there, the sky gradually darkened.
Fortunately, we finally arrived at the village before it was completely dark.
I quickened my pace and returned home, only to find the door was open.
“Xiaoyu!!”
Chen Wang shouted as he entered the room.
"elder brother!"
A familiar voice came, followed by the barking of dogs and the call of Jixiang.
The little girl rushed out of her room, followed by the puppy and the little monkey.
"Brother, sister-in-law, you are finally back."
The little girl ran up to the two of them happily, her big eyes staring into the basket that Chen Wang was carrying.
"What are you looking at? Come here, let me show you!"
Chen Wang handed the basket to her with a smile.
When the little girl saw the pickled vegetables in the two cans, she immediately lost interest and pouted.
"Have you eaten yet?"
Chen Wang asked with a smile.
"I went to Brother Dazhuang's house for lunch at noon, and I haven't had dinner yet!"
The little girl touched her belly and sounded a little aggrieved.
"If you didn't eat, then you didn't eat. We didn't eat either, and we traveled for several hours."
Chen Wang rolled his eyes in annoyance, looked at Lin Xiuqin beside him and said, "Wife, just make something to eat, then take a shower and go to bed. I'm so tired."
Lin Xiuqin nodded with a smile, went into the room to put the passbook away, and then went to the kitchen in the back room to cook dinner.
Soon, a pot of fragrant wild boar stewed noodles was ready.
Each person first served a large bowl, and Chen Wang also opened the pickled radish and salted duck eggs given by his mother-in-law.
Have a bite of noodles and a piece of meat, then try the sour and crispy pickled radish, then crack open a salted duck egg that is oozing with butter, pick up a piece with chopsticks and put it in your mouth.
It’s so delicious that you can’t let it go even if you slap it in the face!
"It's delicious. My sister-in-law's cooking is still the best."
The little girl's cheeks were puffed up as she uttered the compliments indistinctly.
"What did you eat at Dazhuang's house at noon?"
Chen Wang asked curiously.
“It’s noodles too, but not tasty.”
The little girl picked up the noodles with chopsticks and blew on them.
"As long as noodles are cooked, how bad can they taste?"
Chen Wang was skeptical.
"Brother Dazhuang put too much salt, it was too salty, he even poured water into my bowl, saying it would be less salty if there was more water."
"Forehead……"
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