Chapter 14
"That's for sure. It must be Jing Yazi's wife."
"I haven't heard Wang Dani say this before. Why is it so sudden?"
"Yesterday I heard Jing Yazi tell Grandma Man that he brought his wife back to get the marriage certificate."
“…”
"That girl is pretty and kind. I'm afraid he found her in the army, right?"
I don't know who said that made Lu Hongying's eyes red. She tightly grasped the cloth bag in her hand, feeling very sad.
"What's the point of having good looks? He can't do anything. Comrade Lu was the one who took care of him on the train."
Yu Juan curled her lips, which made Lu Hongying's eyes light up slightly. Yes, she was not as pretty as her, but she was more capable than that girl.
Everyone on the ox cart had different thoughts. Lu Huaijing had already arrived at Daping Town with Tang Wan.
The earthen walls were covered with black tiles and covered with slogans. Tang Wan looked at the passers-by hurrying by.
They all look pale and thin, but they are full of energy and seem to be full of hope for life.
Lu Huaijing parked his bicycle in front of the state-owned hotel and said to Tang Wan, "I'm going in to buy something."
"Yeah, okay."
Tang Wan was just looking around the street and didn't pay much attention. Soon, Lu Huaijing came out with an oil-paper bag.
"Since you didn't eat much this morning, I bought you two meat buns."
The meat buns of that era were very generous in portion and especially large, and the aroma penetrated into Tang Wan's nose like crazy.
“It smells so good.”
Tang Wan only took one meat bun. "One is just enough for me. Two would be enough."
The original owner had been pampered since childhood and rarely did heavy work, so her appetite was indeed not big.
"Then you eat first."
Lu Huaijing held the bun in his pocket but didn't eat it. Tang Wan thought he was not hungry until she wiped her mouth with an unsatisfied look.
“It’s delicious.”
The buns made by the chef in the state-owned hotel are better than those made by the chefs in breakfast shops in later generations.
"It's delicious. Eat another one."
Lu Huaijing handed the remaining meat buns to Tang Wan again. He is really a good man.
I don’t know whether this man will change his mind before or after marriage.
"You're feeding me like a pig."
Tang Wan chuckled, "You eat it yourself. I'll go buy some wedding candy and then take pictures."
"good."
The corners of Lu Huaijing's mouth curled up slightly, because the girl he loved cared about him in her heart.
Tang Wan had already set her sights on the supply and marketing cooperative opposite, and she walked in quickly.
It was working hours and there were not many people in the supply and marketing cooperative, with only one member standing in front of the counter.
Seeing Tang Wan come in, the other party glanced at her indifferently and continued to knit a sweater with his head down.
"Hello, comrade."
Tang Wan pointed at the White Rabbit and assorted candies on the counter and said, "I want to buy some candy. Try to get me the ones in red packaging."
"Serve the people, comrade. Are you buying candy for your wedding?"
The member put down the sweater in his hand and said to Tang Wan: "These are the only candies our town's supply and marketing cooperative has.
There is a kind of candy called Double Happiness in the county. How much do you want?"
"It doesn't matter."
Tang Wan took out the sugar coupons from her cloth bag. She had prepared them before going out. Some were brought from the East Market, and some were given by Lu Huaijing.
There were six in total. The members of the supply and marketing cooperative were so surprised that their eyes widened. "So many?"
"Yes, my lover is a soldier."
Tang Wan smiled sweetly, "Some of the tickets were brought back by him from the army, and I see the date is not too long.
Just in time for my wedding, I want one pound of White Rabbit, four pounds of assorted candies, and one pound of glutinous rice noodles."
"good."
The member smacked her lips. It turned out that marrying a soldier was so good. There were so many candy coupons.
She quickly packed the candies for Tang Wan and became much friendlier towards her.
"Comrade, there are seven pieces in total. Do you need any more?"
Other candies are cheap, glutinous rice sticks are one cent each, but White Rabbit is expensive.
It is said that at that time a White Rabbit snack was equivalent to a glass of milk, so Tang Wan could understand the price.
"Let me take a look first."
"Comrade, is that your lover?"
The sharp-eyed members saw Lu Huaijing coming over pushing a bicycle. He had a tall and straight figure and looked to be in good condition.
"yes."
Tang Wan's ears turned red, her eyes fell on the things on the counter, but the employee suddenly lowered his voice and asked:
"Does your lover have any brothers?"
He is so handsome, so his brothers must be pretty good too.
“They are all married.”
Tang Wan responded vaguely, "Don't you have any other fabrics with different patterns?"
“This is the only one in town.”
The members' attitude towards Tang Wan improved a little. Tang Wan thought about Zhou Zhou's figure and didn't complain too much.
"Give me sixteen feet of cloth."
She put the cloth coupons on the counter, and the members glanced at Lu Huaijing quietly, "Comrade, don't you wear red cloth when you get married?"
"At home."
Tang Wan no longer wanted to explain in such detail, as she felt that the scheming expression on this man's face was about to burst her face.
I guess I want to find Lu Huaijing to ask if there are any suitable comrades.
"A pair of pillowcases and a pair of enamel cups..."
Lu Huaijing picked out a lot of things, and Tang Wan just wanted to buy them quickly, so she didn't stop him.
When the bill was settled, the two of them spent almost forty dollars, which was almost one month's salary for Lu Huaijing.
For Tang Wan, it was really cheap. There were so many bags and only forty yuan.
Seeing that the member was about to ask more questions, Lu Huaijing and Tang Wan tacitly picked up their things and quickly fled.
After leaving the supply and marketing cooperative, the two smiled at each other, but Lu Huaijing was still somewhat dissatisfied.
"These are all we have in town. We have to take a bus to the county, and I'm afraid we won't be able to get back in time at night."
"That's all."
Tang Wan was easily satisfied. Anyway, she would not stay here after getting married, and there were some things she could not take away openly, so she was unwilling to buy too much.
"I'm sorry for what you have done to me."
Lu Huaijing hung all the things he bought on his bicycle and wanted to take Tang Wan to buy a watch, but Tang Wan refused.
"My mother... bought me a watch, but with my current status, it's not appropriate for me to take it out."
Fortunately, Daping didn't know anyone of them, otherwise being reported would not be a good thing.
This argument successfully convinced Lu Huaijing. Although he felt sorry, he still took Tang Wan to the photo studio.
Today, Tang Wan wore a white shirt on top and a blue skirt on the bottom. Lu Huaijing also wore a white shirt on top and military green pants.
A handsome man and a beautiful woman were sitting in a photo studio. The old photographer said unsatisfactorily:
"Are you two planning on getting married? Why are you sitting so far away? Come closer."
“Hey.”
Tang Wan tilted her head slightly and smiled. The only thing that made her regretful was that she had a Band-Aid on her forehead.
It’s a pity that there is no photo-editing technology these days.
"Don't be so serious, gay."
The old teacher pressed the shutter button, not quite satisfied with Lu Huaijing's performance, "Smile!"
"Don't you want to marry me?"
Tang Wan tilted her head and twitched the corners of her mouth, which frightened Lu Huaijing so much that he hurriedly explained.
"Why? I want to marry her."
After saying this, his ears turned red. Tang Wan chuckled and said, "Then why don't you laugh?"
"I'm just... nervous."
Lu Huaijing gently tugged at his clothes, met Tang Wan's smiling eyes, and couldn't help but slightly raised the corners of his mouth.