Chapter 237 Young Woman

The young woman sitting with Deng Shirong and her son were eating the most common sweet potatoes.

Sitting opposite them was a couple who looked to be in their 50s or 60s. They brought white porridge with pickles, and one of them even had a boiled egg.

While the couple was peeling eggs, the four or five-year-old child, who had been sitting quietly without making any noise, was eating sweet potatoes while staring at the eggs in the couple's hands. Everyone could see the longing in his eyes.

The old couple looked at each other, and finally the old lady broke her boiled egg in half, handed one half to the little boy, and said, "Child, take it and eat it!"

The little boy was very excited and subconsciously reached out his hand, but halfway through, he remembered something and quickly looked up at his mother and asked, "Mom?"

If it were the young woman herself, she would definitely reject the other party's kindness. Life is not easy for everyone in this era, and eggs are not something you can eat whenever you want.

But as a mother, seeing her son's eager eyes, she had no way to refuse. She could only nod with difficulty and said, "Hurry up and thank grandma."

Seeing his mother's agreement, the little boy smiled, took the half egg and said, "Thank you, grandma!"

The old lady smiled and said, "You're welcome, kid, eat quickly!"

Even though the little boy was drooling, he still handed the half egg to his mother and said, "Mom, you eat first!"

The young woman was both happy and sad at the same time because of her son's understanding. She said softly, "Mom doesn't want to eat it, you eat it yourself!"

The little boy said "Oh", and then started eating the eggs with relish.

Deng Shirong saw this scene.

He thought about it, reached into the sack and took out an oil-paper bag. Of course, this action was just a cover-up, and in fact, the oil-paper bag was taken out from the system space.

When the oil paper package was opened, there were six big meat buns inside.

Then, Deng Shirong picked up two of the big meat buns, handed them to the little boy and said, "Child, these are for you. Take them and eat with your mother!"

The little boy was enjoying the rare eggs, and when he saw the two big meat buns handed over by Deng Shirong, he asked curiously, "Uncle, what are these?"

In later generations, not to mention three-year-olds, even two-year-old children know about steamed buns.

But this era is different. City people may know about steamed buns, but rural children may not have even seen one, let alone eaten it.

Of course, this situation mainly applies to people in the South who don't eat much pasta.

So it’s not surprising that the little boy doesn’t know what buns are.

Deng Shirong smiled and said, "This is a steamed bun. It's delicious."

Before the child could answer, the young woman said, "Uncle, this is too expensive, please keep it for yourself!"

Deng Shirong smiled and said, "I still have a lot. In this weather, the buns won't last long. If you don't eat them now, they might go bad tomorrow, which would be a waste. So don't be polite with me. Give them to your children!"

Originally, people who took this kind of long-distance train were just casual acquaintances. After this meeting, they might never have the chance to see each other again in their lifetime, so Deng Shirong fell asleep as soon as he got on the train and didn't want to have too much interaction with them.

But everyone has compassion. Judging from the clothes worn by the young woman and the child, the mother and daughter's family conditions were probably very difficult. The lady sitting opposite was willing to share half an egg with the child, so Deng Shirong naturally didn't mind giving her a few meat buns.

After hearing what Deng Shirong said, the young woman reached out to take the meat bun and said with a touching look, "Thank you, uncle!"

Then, Deng Shirong picked up two of them and handed them to the old man and woman sitting opposite him, saying with a smile: "Cousin, you guys should try it too. Two of these big buns are enough for me!"

The old man and the old woman were stunned for a moment when they heard this, obviously they didn't expect Deng Shirong to give them the buns.

The old man shook his head and refused, "Uncle, we don't need it. People of your age have a big appetite. How can you eat two buns?"

Deng Shirong stuffed the buns into the hands of the old man and his wife and said, "If I was doing hard labor two years ago, these two buns would not be enough for me. But I haven't done that kind of physical labor for two years, and my appetite is much smaller than before. Two buns are enough for me. Besides, I brought a lot of other food with me, so I won't starve."

"Well... well, thank you, Biao!"

So, several people took the meat buns and started eating them with relish.

It was probably the first time for the little boy to eat meat buns. Despite his young age, he ate them ravenously and kept saying things like "Mom, these buns are delicious."

Even in later generations, meat buns are very popular, not to mention in this era of food and clothing shortages. They are a rare delicacy for both city dwellers and country dwellers. It is normal for the little boy to behave in this way.

Fortunately, when Deng Shirong was stuffing food into the system space over the past year, he had already considered the various scenarios he would face, so he divided the food into hot food and cold food in the system space. The meat buns he took out now were from the cold food area.

Otherwise, it would be ridiculous to serve steaming hot meat buns in such an occasion.

After this episode, the few people were no longer as unfamiliar as when they first got on the bus.

After some communication, Deng Shirong learned that Mr. Chen and Mrs. Chen's destination this time was also Beijing, and they were going to visit their youngest son and his family who worked in Beijing.

As for the young woman surnamed Jiang, although her words were a little vague, Deng Shirong had a general understanding of her situation. Her life experience was a bloody plot that is often played out in TV dramas.

To put it simply, she fell in love with a male educated youth who came to their production team. Unfortunately, the male educated youth had no plans to settle down in the countryside, and his parents also opposed him marrying a country woman. After the country resumed the college entrance examination, he took the college entrance examination and was successfully admitted to a technical college in Beijing.

In this era, universities guarantee job placement, and no one knows where you will be assigned to work after graduation.

Moreover, after he was admitted to university, his future became bright and his horizons were no longer limited to the countryside. It was normal for two people to break up before they got married.

Then, after the male educated youth left, the young woman surnamed Jiang found out that she was pregnant.

Getting pregnant before marriage would be looked down upon even in later generations, let alone in this era. Although Mrs. Jiang did not say much in this regard, the experienced Deng Shirong and Mr. and Mrs. Chen could imagine what kind of life she lived in the village.

Aunt Chen didn't blame her, but just asked: "Xiao Jiang, after the child's father went to college, did you still keep in touch with him?"

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Young Miss Jiang shook her head and said sadly, "After he left, he never even wrote me a letter."

Aunt Chen sighed and said, "We haven't been in touch for so many years. Where can you take the child to find him?"

Mrs. Jiang bit her lip and said, "An educated youth who went to our village with him to work in the production team came back to visit us last month. I got his address from him. I will definitely be able to find him."

Aunt Chen asked again, "Xiao Jiang, what is your purpose in going to the capital to find him this time? Do you want to start over with him?"

Mrs. Jiang shook her head and said with red eyes: "He is already married. I came to him this time mainly to talk to him about the child. I am limited in my ability and cannot provide a good living environment for the child. He has been bullied in the village. As the father of the child, I hope he can bear the responsibilities he should bear."

Deng Shirong understood. Although so many years had passed, he didn't think the male educated youth would admit it. But for the young lady Jiang, this might be the only way to change her son's living environment. Whether it would succeed or not, it was worth a try.

If it works, it will allow my son to escape from the living environment in the village that is unfriendly to him. If it doesn't, at most it will remain the same, and it won't get worse anyway.

Aunt Chen's opinion is actually similar to Deng Shirong's. They don't think that this male educated youth who was able to walk away back then can take on the responsibilities he should bear. It is more likely that he will deny it and cut off ties with the child, which will not affect his current family.

Of course, these are just their guesses. No one knows how the male educated youth will react after seeing Mrs. Jiang and her son.

…

On the sixth day of the seventh lunar month, Deng Shirong arrived in the capital for the third time.

After leaving the station, seeing the bustling scene outside, Mrs. Jiang was shocked, and a hint of panic flashed in her eyes.

This was the first time in her life that she had traveled far away. When she arrived in Nanning, she was deeply shocked by the prosperous scene there. Looking at the roads with vehicles flowing in all directions, if it were not for the help of enthusiastic people, it would have been a problem for her and her son to find the train station and buy tickets to Beijing.

Now, coming to the capital city which is countless times bigger and more prosperous than Nanning, it is really a huge test for Jiang to find the person she wants with just an address.

Aunt Chen was a warm-hearted person. Seeing that Jiang was at a loss, she softened her heart and said, "Xiao Jiang, you are unfamiliar with the place, carrying luggage and children, it is not convenient for you to find someone. Why don't you come with us to settle down with my youngest son, and then we will accompany you to find someone, what do you think?"

Young Lady Jiang was moved when she heard this, but she was the type who didn't want to cause trouble to others. After hesitating for a moment, she refused and said, "Thank you, Auntie. It's just that I won't trouble you in this situation. I can do it myself."

Aunt Chen wanted to give more advice, but she suddenly remembered that if she rashly brought someone back like this, her daughter-in-law would be unhappy if she saw them, so she refrained from trying to persuade her. Instead, she reached out and touched the child's head, and said to Miss Jiang, "In that case, you should be careful. If anything happens, ask the police for help."

"Thank you, ma'am. I understand."

After all, they had been together in the car for three or four days, and they were all from Guangxi, so Deng Shirong couldn't just stand by and watch, so he said, "Xiao Jiang, I have nothing to do now, and I have been to Beijing several times, so I am quite familiar with it. If you trust me, I will accompany you to find the child's father!"

Aunt Chen felt a little upset because she couldn't help. Now seeing that Deng Shirong, who made a good impression on her, took the initiative to help, she quickly chimed in: "Xiao Jiang, please agree. With your uncle Deng's help, we can rest assured!"

Young lady Jiang hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded and said, "Thank you, Uncle Deng. Thank you very much!"

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