The private vehicle is the latest model of Longjiang bus, with a maximum speed of about 80 kilometers. So a normal bus would take an hour to travel the distance, but this bus only took more than 40 minutes.
It was not yet ten o'clock when we arrived at Wuxian County.
"Will you come to my house?" Zhang Xuan asked after getting off the car.
Wan Feng shook his head: "I'm going to the street to buy some gifts. I can't go home empty-handed, so I won't go to your house."
"So when will you come to my house?"
"The day after tomorrow."
Zhang Xuan called Li Qiuli and Wang Hua to her house. When classmates come here, they should at least be invited home for dinner.
There are still three hours before the afternoon departure, so Wan Feng has plenty of time to go shopping at the department store.
It takes about half an hour to walk from one end of Wuxian County to the other. Because it is small and there are no taxis, Wan Feng can only take Bus No. 11 to get to the department store.
At the county department store, Wan Feng spent 240 yuan to buy a Swiss Ingol watch for his father, a gold necklace for his mother, and a new set of clothes and some toys for his younger brother.
Wan Jun loves playing with toys.
My sister was very simple about what she bought. Wan Feng bought all the colorful clothes that she could wear, and she had as many as seven or eight sets.
After thinking about it, I bought a few more expensive things.
After shopping, I went to the restaurant for lunch and then went back to the bus station to wait for the bus.
Li Qiuli and Wang Hua were called by Zhang Xuan to her house for lunch. When they arrived at the bus station from Zhang Xuan's house, Wan Feng had been sitting on a bench in the bus station for half an hour.
Zhang Xuan naturally came to see him off as well.
"Bought gifts for your parents?"
Wan Feng nodded: "I bought it."
"Did you buy me a gift?"
"You? You still need a gift? I didn't buy any!"
Zhang Xuan pouted and gave Wan Feng a fierce look. If her classmates were not around, she would definitely say something like "You don't have me in your heart".
At 1:35, the bus to Sijitun departed.
Wan Feng waved goodbye and got on the bus with Zhang Xuan. An hour and a half later, Wan Feng and Li Qiuli got off the bus at Dalinzi.
Wang Hua's family lives in the 45th Company, and she got off the bus there.
Wan Feng and Li Qiuli walked home together, chatting as they walked, and returned to the 42nd Company ten minutes later.
After saying goodbye to Li Qiuli at the village entrance, Wan Feng walked towards home.
It was around 3:30 and the sky was hazy.
The chimneys of the families who had their two meals were all filled with wisps of smoke.
He hadn't been back for more than half a year, and the 42nd Company was still in the same miserable state without any change, which made Wan Feng a little melancholy.
When Wan Feng pushed the door open and walked into the house, his family was preparing to eat. They were first surprised and then delighted.
My sister was cheering and jumping for joy on the kang.
Wan Feng took off his shoes and got on the kang, first distributing gifts to his family and sharing his joy.
He took out a lot of things from his bag, including his father's watch, his mother's gold necklace, his younger brothers and sisters' clothes and toys, etc.
My younger brother is fifteen years old this year, which is the stage of transition from adolescence to youth. He has already shown some youthful qualities and has become much more stable. He can't put down the toys that Wan Feng bought for him.
My younger sister was still acting like a child, rolling around on a pile of colorful clothes, and only stopped after my mother slapped her twice.
Wan Shuichang was comparing the new watch with his old Shanghai watch. After comparing them for a long time, he was reluctant to replace either one.
I just wore one on each wrist.
This made Wan Feng speechless after reading it: "Dad! Are you stupid? Can this watch be worn on both hands?"
Aren’t you a country bumpkin?
Wan Shuichang didn't care and had no intention of taking it off.
The mother was completely different from her parents. She always felt the necklace was heavy on her neck, so she took it off and threw it into the box, then went to get the dining table to prepare for dinner.
For dinner, Wan Feng had frozen dumplings. He ate a plate of dumplings and then lay on the warm kang, sighing that home was still the best.
When I return home, I feel peaceful, comfortable, safe and warm.
Only home feels like this.
But my younger brother and sister had no idea that their family was safe. After eating, they disappeared through their urethra and no one knew where they were going.
My father was like that too. He went out with his hands behind his back, probably to play chess again.
After the mother cleaned up the kitchen, only the mother and son were left in the room.
"Mom! I have something to tell you. You can't hit me. I'm an adult now."
Zhu Min's ears pricked up when she heard this. Did this guy get into trouble outside?
"Zhang Xuan is coming to our house to celebrate the New Year. I'll go get her on the 27th."
Zhu Min was dumbfounded.
Isn't it clear that she's called my wife? Last year when I went back to my hometown, I noticed that girl was being all over my son, so I thought it was not a good thing, and sure enough, they hooked up.
"Then you and Feng'er are done with it?" Since this one is called, the other one must not be allowed.
"No!"
Zhu Min was furious: "You bastard, you're playing both sides! I'll beat you to death!"
Then he went to find a rolling pin.
"Mom! I'm not finished yet."
"Anything else you have to say?"
"Luan Feng is your son and daughter-in-law, but so is Zhang Xuan."
It would have been fine if she hadn't said it, but once she did, Zhu Min got even angrier: "Look at how capable you are! You actually dared to bring two wives home for me. Aren't you afraid of being a hooligan? You'll behave yourself once we catch you."
The crime of hooliganism was abolished in 1997. This year is 1985, so there are still twelve years left.
It would take Wan Feng at least five or six years to get married. By then, he would just have to hang around for a few more years until the crime of hooliganism was abolished and he would be fine.
Even if people find out, you will only be morally condemned and will not go to jail.
"I can't be arrested. I can't get married within five years. If I don't get married, I can't be arrested."
"What about after marriage?"
"After a few years of marriage, maybe the hooliganism charge won't be a problem anymore, and then there won't be any more problems."
"No! No one knows what will happen in the future, but if you have two wives, something bad will definitely happen. You must give me one."
"I can't throw it away. Everyone is asleep!"
Zhu Min's legs went weak and she collapsed on the kang.
"What should I do? You're already asleep!"
In the 1980s, sleeping with a girl was a big deal. Once you slept with her, there was no way you could leave her. You had to deal with it. If you denied it and the girl sued you, you would be put under house arrest.
Of course, female hooligans and women who are born without shame are not within the scope of this restriction.
"Mom! What are you afraid of? I don't care what you're worried about. I'll just marry her when the time comes, and it'll be over. It's no big deal."
Zhu Min finally got angry and picked up the broom to sweep the kang and started hitting Wan Feng.
"It's no big deal, you bastard, this is a small matter, and you still marry her? I'll beat you to death!"
Wan Feng held his head and laughed secretly. Fortunately, he didn't take off his cotton jacket when he was eating just now, so he just used it to brush off the dust.
Zhu Min was tired of beating, so she threw away the broom and sat on the kang. Other mothers worry about their sons not being able to find a wife, but she was worried about her son having too many wives.
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