Ruan Niannian followed the crowd and made two sets of flowery cotton jackets and trousers. Supplies were in such short supply now, and she didn't know where Pei Yuanzheng got the cotton from, but they looked warm.
One set of red small florals, and one set of green small florals.
When worn by others, it makes them look like a village girl who is busy from morning to night, but when worn by her, no matter how rustic the clothes are, they cannot conceal her temperament.
In Pei Jianhui's words, "Our little aunt has the temperament of a scholar. No matter what she wears, she looks like a scholar."
It is true that when someone wears a cotton-padded jacket made of flowered cloth from the countryside, you can tell at a glance that they are not from the countryside.
Pei Yuanzheng thought he couldn't do it, and it was even more precious to hold his wife in his arms.
During this period, Wu Lanhua and Zhang Xiangyun always made small clothes for Ruan Niannian when they had nothing to do. Later, Wu Lanhua stopped because she felt that her sewing skills were not as good as others.
"It's just making two pieces of clothing. I never like to compete in such daily matters. If you have the guts, compete with me on performance!"
She verbally told Wu Xinghua to relax, but in reality she couldn't help but argue with others in front of Ruan Niannian.
The days passed by with trivial matters. Pei Yuanzheng went out early and came back late every day. Ruan Niannian didn't know what he was busy with besides the place, but he didn't want to make her worry.
It was the middle of the twelfth lunar month, and the days were particularly short during the coldest days of winter. Pei Yuanzheng came back at around four o'clock, shook off the snow covering his body outside the door, took off his coat, held it in his arms and walked inside.
In the room, Ruan Niannian was holding a warm basin with a few pieces of charcoal in it that were still glowing with sparks, all of which were left over from burning firewood on weekdays.
Seeing Pei Yuanzheng coming in, she quickly handed him the warm basin in her hand and looked at the white stars dotted above his head, "Is it snowing outside?"
"Yes, it's snowing and the weather is getting colder. Where's my aunt?" Pei Yuanzheng walked around Ruan Niannian's hand that was about to take his clothes and hung the coat on a wooden rack on the side.
Ruan Niannian felt strange. She had always been lukewarm towards Li Qing's family on weekdays, but when she came back today and didn't see anyone, she asked, "Could there be a turnaround with Political Commissar Lu?"
Just as I was about to reply, Li Qing came back from outside with a few roasted sweet potatoes in her hand. "Oh, I put these sweet potatoes under the stove to simmer. Now they are cooked. They smell really good."
Seeing Pei Yuanzheng coming back, she asked again: "Yuanzheng is back? Your sister-in-law came over today and asked you how you were going to spend the New Year. Should we let you stay here or go back to the old house together?"
"Don't worry about it, auntie. I have something to talk to you about." He helped Ruan Niannian sit down, muttering, "Don't walk too fast. Your belly is getting bigger and bigger. It's snowing outside now. You are not afraid of falling on him, but I am afraid of falling on you."
Ruan Niannian lowered her eyes and sat down, thinking that what she had just determined should be correct. Political Commissar Lu should have said something like asking Li Qing and her son and mother to go back.
"We've made contact with the political commissar."
This sentence made Li Qing drop all the sweet potatoes in her hand to the ground. Tears welled up in her eyes unconsciously. "What did you say?"
Pei Yuanzheng directly took out a few train tickets from the inner pocket of the coat he had just taken off, "The political commissar said that he is safe over there and can let you return."
"Let Zhien go to the commune early tomorrow morning. I have prepared some things. Let him bring them back with a big fanfare. Say he is here to pick you and Zhili up to celebrate the New Year."
Pei Yuanzheng had made all the necessary arrangements. He did not ask anyone for help for the train ticket. He had people queue up in the county town to buy the tickets over the past two days. He came back to inform them after the tickets were arranged.
Li Qing cried with joy, and mixed in her sobs with a few words of relief, "That's great, that's great, everything is fine now."
"Yes, everything is fine." Pei Yuanzheng repeated, and walked over to pick up the sweet potatoes scattered on the ground, "Aunt, go and tell them too."
After Li Qing entered Li Zhien's room, Pei Yuanzheng pulled Ruan Niannian back to the room, "Wife, kiss me and I will give you a surprise."
"I would kiss you even if there is no surprise." Ruan Niannian said, leaning over to Pei Yuanzheng and kissing him on the face, "Tell me, what's the surprise?"
Pei Yuanzheng took out some things from both of his trouser pockets. Ruan Niannian couldn't help but sigh that his pockets were so big and could hold so much.
Soon, her attention was attracted by what Pei Yuanzheng took out.
He took out two letters of introduction from his left pocket, stamped with the red seal of the commune.
What he took out from his right pocket were four train tickets. The starting point was Xi County, with a transfer in Ying City, and the final destination was... Ruan Niannian's home.
"Are you serious?" Ruan Niannian shouted in surprise.
Pei Yuanzheng had indeed asked her if she wanted to go home before, but she didn't expect that he actually wanted to send her home for the New Year. This was such a surprise!
He leaned his head against hers and asked in a low voice, "Wife, is this a surprise?"
"Forget it! Wuuuuu... Forget it!" Ruan Niannian thought that today's surprise was enough for Li Qing to lose control of her emotions.
I didn't expect the same thing to happen to her.
She hugged Pei Yuanzheng's neck and raised her head to kiss him, "Husband, why are you so nice?"
"Such a good husband~How come he is mine~"
Naughty!
Pei Yuanzheng's eyes dimmed. He looked at the sky outside. There was still some light. He reached out and patted Ruan Niannian's butt. "It's good that you're happy. When you meet your family, you have to say a few words for me."
Ruan Niannian burst into laughter.
"Why do you need me to speak for you? My parents like you very much. My dad even told my eldest brother to learn from you. My eldest sister got married before I went to the countryside. She is also a very good person and won't say anything."
In this way, it seemed that she had indeed not told Pei Yuanzheng anything other than her parents, so she told him in detail about her family situation.
The train ticket was for five days later. Ruan Niannian tore off the calendar, waiting for Pei Yuanzheng to arrange everything for the New Year and go home with her.
The breakfast shop also has to take New Year holidays. Anyway, the shop can operate normally even if she is not in it. Ruan Niannian thought that as long as Pei Yuanzheng did not mention coming back, and as long as her parents did not urge them to come back, she would stay at home until giving birth.
Seeing her belly growing bigger day by day, it would be a lie to say that she was not nervous. She was alone in a foreign place, and apart from her husband Pei Yuanzheng, she had no relatives around her.
The older the month went, the more she missed home.
Sometimes Pei Yuanzheng would be awakened suddenly by her crying in the middle of the night when he was sleeping soundly. He would pretend to be asleep and listen to her crying. When she finished crying, got tired and fell asleep, he would hug her and continue to sleep.
Pei Yuanzheng also asked himself, is Ruan Niannian happy to marry him? Has he ever made her feel bad? It seems that neither of them.
The only reason that could make her cry must be homesickness.
So, he was willing to go home with her to celebrate the New Year.
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