Chapter 13 Chapter 13 Raise a good child and live a good life
Lu Qinghe: “…”
I could hear it from more than ten meters away.
She smiled sheepishly and admitted generously, "Of course, who doesn't like something pleasing to the eyes, right?"
Zhao Zhanming looked at the shallow dimples on the corners of her mouth, and subconsciously raised the corners of his mouth in an imperceptible arc.
"Let's go, the car is here."
"Um."
Lu Qinghe has never left Dagu Village.
The main reason is that it is extremely difficult to get out of this place. The mountain roads outside have not been repaired. They are still dirt roads that have been trampled by people for hundreds of years. They are winding and even the buses from the town cannot get in.
If you want to go out, you have to make an appointment with the village driver in advance, take a donkey cart for an hour to the bus station, and then sit on a shaky bus for more than an hour before you can see the edge of the county town.
The only advantage may be that the location is remote, so there are few people on the bus and you don’t have to worry about having no place to sit.
Lu Qinghe got on the car and chose a seat by the window. Along the way, he looked at the customs and people around him, and occasionally talked to Zhao Zhanming. Time passed by.
Zhao Zhanming doesn't talk much, but he is surprisingly a good chat partner. He is good at listening, can give timely feedback, and will also talk about small things in the military area. In short, it is quite pleasant to get along with him.
"These are the tickets I originally wanted Aunt Guo to bring you. Buy whatever you need. The weather is about to get cold. I'll make two sets of clothes for you and your two children so you won't have to worry when you get there."
As soon as I got off the bus, Zhao Zhanming stuffed all kinds of tickets into my hands.
"Also, there's this hundred yuan." Zhao Zhanming handed it over without hesitation. "It's your betrothal gift. You can keep it or give it to your family. How you spend it is up to you."
one hundred? ?
Just the cloth coupons, meat coupons and industrial coupons were enough to surprise Lu Qinghe. She didn't expect that the man in front of her could actually give her a huge sum of money!
It was only after coming here that Lu Qinghe realized how powerful the purchasing power of money was. With just fifty cents, he could buy half a pound of pork, a pound of eggs, and more than twenty boxes of matches, which was a full one hundred yuan.
Although she had some money saved, she was currently unemployed and had no place to earn money, so she had to spend frugally. She felt far less secure than having a stable meal ticket.
"All for me?"
"Um."
Lu Qinghe hesitated for a moment and said, "It's time for your child to buy clothes. I'll make some today too."
"Don't worry about his. I prepared it for him when I got to Hua City. But I didn't expect to meet a suitable woman this time, so I didn't consider bringing one for you. I'll buy you another one when we get to Hua City."
How generous.
Lu Qinghe sighed, and then went to the supply and marketing cooperative with Zhao Zhanming.
The supply and marketing cooperative in the county town sells much more things than the sales outlets in the countryside. She picked out a bar of soap, a toothbrush, and two hair ties for herself. After thinking about it, she bought some small items such as work gloves and matches for her family.
When it came time to pay the bill, Zhao Zhanming once again got there first.
"I have money here." Lu Qinghe said.
"You keep those for your use, I'll take care of it when you go out." Zhao Zhanming paid without saying anything.
I have to admit that men always look much more handsome when they pay.
Lu Qinghe looked at Zhao Zhanming and felt a little more favorable towards him.
"Please wait for me for a moment, I'll be back soon." Zhao Zhanming sent Lu Qinghe into the department store and reminded her.
"good."
She had bought almost everything she needed at the supply and marketing cooperative, and after a round of shopping at the department store, she only bought a few pairs of cotton socks for herself and her two children, a bottle of clam oil, and some loose cakes.
While she was paying the bill, Zhao Zhanming happened to come back and helped Lu Qinghe pay. Only then did Zhao Zhanming hand over the things he had bought.
"It's for you. If you like the color, you can change it to blue plaid."
The bag contained a beige cashmere scarf.
"There are no children wearing them over there. It would be better to ask a tailor to make one for them when we find suitable cloth." Zhao Zhanming added.
Lu Qinghe reached out and touched the scarf with some surprise. It was genuine cashmere these days and felt like first-class cashmere.
Good things are expensive in any year.
Lu Qinghe looked over and said, "I like it, but it costs a lot of money, right?"
Zhao Zhanming: "You promised to go to Hua City with me, so you must bring warm clothes, especially a scarf. It's cold there, and I don't want to treat you unfairly. Money is just a tool. It's good enough to be of service to others."
Lu Qinghe felt very relieved after hearing this. This man was not stingy, which could make up for many of his shortcomings. Moreover, at present, she didn't see any shortcomings in Zhao Zhanming, except that he was quiet, except...
Ahem, apart from that, there may be some rumors saying that he is not good enough.
If it doesn't work, then it doesn't work. I don't have to worry about food and clothing, and I can even leave the mountains and get a city hukou. It's not a loss no matter how you think about it.
Besides, Zhao Zhanming is tall and strong. Even if that doesn't work for him, his muscles are always good, so he will not be bad at labor.
"What's wrong?" Zhao Zhanming asked when he saw that she didn't say anything.
"Nothing, I was just wondering why your ex-wife divorced you. I think you have good overall conditions. Of course, if you don't want to mention it, just pretend I didn't say anything."
Zhao Zhanming smiled, seemingly showing no other emotions. "There's nothing I don't want to talk about. I got married around 24, which is considered late. It was only because my family and higher-ups kept urging me to go home, find a date, and get married."
"Then what?"
"She's from another village, and the parents of both families made the final decision when we were introduced. I didn't qualify for a house in the first year after we got married, but I got one in the second year. But she didn't want to join the army, so we lived apart and rarely contacted each other. The following year, she filed for a divorce and didn't want the child anymore, saying she had no feelings for me and wanted to go back to her parents' home. I didn't ask any more questions."
After hearing these words, Lu Qinghe's only thought was that what her sister-in-law said might actually be credible!
Since both parties are not wrong, the one who is wrong is the external pressure. After listening to it, isn't this just the normal request of a woman who does not want to separate from her husband and have no marital life?
Not everyone is like her, who suddenly changes their environment and leaves in a hurry because they can't stand the difference.
Food and sex are human nature.
Women also have needs, and there is nothing shameful about that. There is nothing wrong with having the courage to propose a breakup.
After listening to this, Lu Qinghe felt a little moved and patted Zhao Zhanming on the shoulder, "Don't worry, I don't ask for much. I just want to have enough food and clothes, raise a good child and live a good life."
Of course, another thing is that she can go out of the mountains and no longer have to go to the fields to work every day. Her old waist really can't take it.
Zhao Zhanming frowned as he looked at her reaction, not quite understanding where the sudden pity in her eyes came from.
"Everything you said is correct. Although Hua City has a bad climate, it has a lot of things you need. Life will definitely be better than here. You won't suffer, so you don't have to worry."
"Of course."
The two people thought they were chatting, but they didn't know that they were talking about different things.
After talking about the past, it’s time to talk about something practical.
The whole morning had passed. Zhao Zhanming took Lu Qinghe to a state-owned restaurant and ordered two bowls of noodles with soybean paste and two plates of egg buns. After eating, he bought some toffee, peach cakes and other easy-to-store snacks before taking the bus back home.
It was still the same road they took when they came here, and while they were bumping around, Lu Qinghe actually fell asleep.
When he woke up, the train had already arrived at the station. Lu Qinghe's eyes were hazy and he felt a slight pain in his head. He rubbed his forehead with his hand and realized that he had slept on Zhao Zhanming's shoulder all the way.
It's too hard.
Looking at Zhao Zhanming's broad shoulders, she couldn't help but frown for a moment. After she came to her senses, she got out of the car and spoke.
"Sorry, I wasn't paying attention on the way. You must have been tired from using my pillow all the way. Why didn't you wake me up?"
Zhao Zhanming: "I didn't shout because I saw you were sleepy. I'm not tired, but your forehead seems..."
"Ahem!" Lu Qinghe quickly cleared her throat. "I was confused at the time. It's okay. I should thank you."
Zhao Zhanming paused, thought for a moment, and glanced at his shoulder.
If I hold someone in my arms, I won’t have a headache, but that posture seems too intimate in public and is not very good.
On the way back, Lu Qinghe had slept enough and no longer felt sleepy. He kept his eyes open and looked at the mountain road for an hour, and arrived at the village entrance when it was almost dark.
Zhaojiagou and Dagu Village should go their separate ways at the village entrance.
"See you next time then."
"I'll take you home."
Lu Qinghe paused for a moment, "But you still have to take a long detour. It's okay, you'll meet familiar folks on the way back."
"Before I officially arrive at your door, I'll send you to the intersection outside the door."
"Okay then."
Lu Qinghe agreed, and the two of them were engaged. After walking together in the village for a while, the news spread.
"I just saw Aunt Guo go to the Lu family yesterday. Is Qinghe's date already confirmed today?"
"Oh, I heard that Aunt Guo had already contacted the Lu family a long time ago. I first saw that kid when he came to help Aunt Guo in the fields."
"Oh, that's normal. After all, Qinghe's conditions are not bad, so it's not surprising that someone came to visit. That man looks quite nice. Who is his family?"
"I don't know anyone from Zhaojiagou either."
"He seems to be Mr. Zhao's cousin's grandson, a soldier."
"A soldier? Being a soldier isn't bad, so how can he find a widow with a baby?"
"She's also divorced, with two children, and their conditions are pretty comparable. It's just that Qinghe feels bad. She disappeared after marrying Wu Xingliang, and now she's marrying this guy. Even after the wedding, he can't stay home, and she's still living alone in an empty house."
“Tsk…”
The two walked all the way and arrived at the intersection.
After Zhao Zhanming handed over the things in his hand, he was about to leave when Lu Yao, who was playing with other children at the intersection, ran over.
"Mother!!"
"Yaoyao." Lu Qinghe took the child and introduced her to Zhao Zhanming, then lowered her head and asked, "Where's Yangyang?"
"He just ran home!"
Lu Qinghe turned around and found that the door of the Lu family, who had received the news, was open a crack, and there was a little man peeking through the crack. When he saw Lu Qinghe looking over, he quickly ran away.
"Mom, this is our new dad..."
Lu Qinghe quickly covered her daughter's mouth. Seeing that there were only a few children around, she smiled and nodded, then looked at Zhao Zhanming: "I've explained it to them before, so I know you."
Zhao Zhanming nodded.
Lu Yao blinked. "Yes, I know you're a good person, and the fruit candies you sell are also very good... Oh, no! Now I remember, you're a soldier, a very good soldier!"
Lu Qinghe chuckled.
Zhao Zhanming lowered his head and asked, "Do you like candy?"
"like!"
"Then I'll bring you better candy next time we meet."
"real?"
"Of course it's true."
"Mom!" Lu Yao hugged Lu Qinghe's arm, "Then let's meet Uncle again later."
"Little foodie." Lu Qinghe tapped her daughter's forehead. "Be careful not to damage your teeth when you get home."
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