Chapter 39
Li Cuihua's eyes widened. Under normal circumstances, she would have definitely shouted loudly, but now she didn't dare to say a word.
Wang Dani was fair in her dealings and did not neglect their family members.
Tang Wan took a bite of the wild vegetable and egg dumplings and almost lost her tongue in the delicious taste.
Being in the midst of it, she realized how happy people of that era felt when eating dumplings.
“It smells so good.”
Lu Qiming let out a loud roar and didn't care that Tang Zhou was sitting next to him.
The little ones also enjoyed the meal very much.
Tang Wan was concentrating on eating dumplings when suddenly a dumpling was put into her bowl. It was Lu Huaijing.
"I've had enough, you can eat by yourself."
She knew that Lu Huaijing cared about her, but Wang Dani had given her much more.
"My third brother really loves his wife."
Li Cuihua glanced at Lu Huairen who was concentrating on eating dumplings, and felt a sour taste in her mouth.
"Eating can't stop your mouth!"
Wang Dani was already in a bad mood, and Li Cuihua said something sarcastic, so naturally she was criticized.
After finishing the meal, Wang Dani was the first to put down her chopsticks and said, "The third son and his wife will be leaving home to join the army soon.
Some things need to be made clear in advance. Before the third child got married, he sent money home every month.
Now that he has his own little family, he won’t have to send money home anymore.”
"Mom, how can this be? They are showing their filial piety to you."
Li Cuihua, who had just been beaten, jumped out quickly. With the help of her third brother, her family could be better off.
If my third brother stops sending money in the future, they will save a lot.
There are two students at home who need to feed.
"I am not dead yet, and I can work on my own."
Wang Dani slammed the table and said, "I am informing you, not asking for your opinions.
If you have any opinions, that's fine. Each room should pay me ten dollars a month. It's fair!"
"Mom, where do we get the money?"
Li Cuihua feels that her mother-in-law is partial to the third child. Everything was fine before, so why doesn't she have to pay now?
"If you know you have no money, stop talking nonsense. You save a few dollars a year and still have to support your parents. How dare you say that!"
Wang Dani glared at the troublemaker and looked threateningly at Lu Huaimei who wanted to speak.
"Don't worry, I can afford your tuition!"
When her husband died, a comrade-in-arms who knew her secretly gave her some of the pension, so she could still use it.
Since they had tuition fees, Lu Huaimei and Lu Huaiyi naturally didn't say much. After finishing their meal, Tang Wan and the others prepared to set off.
Wang Dani personally sent them onto the ox cart, carrying a small package in her hand.
"Third daughter-in-law, these are the dried radishes and wild vegetables that we dried at home.
I also cooked some eggs for you to eat on the train."
This is the love from a mother. Wang Dani was worried that Tang Wan, a city kid, would look down on her, but Tang Wan took it with a smile.
"Thank you for your concern, mother."
Then she took out another cloth bag and said to Tang Wan in a mysterious and low voice:
"These are the seeds your mother prepared for you. If you don't know how to plant them when you get there, ask your third comrade's wife.
I heard that people in the family compound can get a private plot of land, so you and the third child don’t have to go out to buy food when you want to eat.”
"Thank you, mom!"
Tang Wan's words sounded particularly resonant, as she was worried about having no space to grow seeds for farming.
"Third brother, take good care of your wife."
Wang Dani patted Lu Huaijing on the back again and wiped her eyes. She said, "Don't cry, otherwise the third brother will be worried."
"Don't worry, mother."
Lu Huaijing, a grown man, had tears in his eyes. Just at this moment, a group of people came from Shiping Brigade.
It turned out to be Yan Fusheng and Zhao Bin.
The people from the Lu family's old house followed them, swearing and yelling. Lu Jianshe cursed at the imprisoned Liu Lanhua.
"You stinky bitch, you actually dared to cheat on me, I'll beat you to death!"
Lu Jianshe was scolding and kicking Liu Lanhua, and the person standing next to her was probably the man who had crawled into the haystack with her.
Tang Wan didn't know him, but she could tell that the man was a shrew.
At least he never defended Liu Lanhua, and even flattered Lu Jianshe by saying:
"We are all from the same team, we can't be so heartless.
It was Liu Lanhua who seduced me. This matter has nothing to do with me. I am willing to compensate you. Can you please not send me to the commune?"
“…”
Nowadays, relationships between men and women are strictly controlled. Tang Wan knew why after thinking about it carefully.
Once these two people are sent to the commune, they may be sent to the farm.
Maybe there will really be a parade.
Wang Dani, who was sad just now, suddenly perked up and patted Lu Huaijing.
"Let's go, have a good trip."
After saying that, he ran over there to see the excitement!
Liu Lanhua got her comeuppance. She still remembered the feces incident and couldn't waste such a good opportunity.
Tang Wan: …
"Hold on tight, let's go."
Mr. Lu, who was driving the ox cart, laughed loudly, and the ox cart followed the road and left Shiping Brigade.
The distant Lu family's appearance gradually became farther and farther away. Lu Huaijing stared at that place silently, seeming a little reluctant to leave.
Of course, there were more than just them on the ox cart. There were also several brigade members who were going to the town for business.
Most of them were middle-aged women. When they saw Tang Wanbai's glow and thought of the money they had found in the morning, they suddenly felt jealous.
"Jing Yazi's wife, you just got married, why don't you stay at home to take care of your mother-in-law?"
"Yes, yes. Jing Yazi is in the army every year. Since you have married him, you have to be filial to him."
“…”
"My mother said that she didn't marry a daughter-in-law just to have her serve her. The aunties are so worried. No wonder the daughter-in-law doesn't like her."
Without waiting for Tang Wan to speak, Lu Huaijing responded without hesitation, leaving Tang Wan at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
This boyfriend power is awesome!
"Aunties, stop being jealous of me. My mother asked me to follow Huai Jing to the army so that I can give her some grandchildren as soon as possible."
Tang Wan blushed. Of course, this was what Wang Dani had whispered to her in the morning.
It was just the right way to shut these people up, and everyone curled their lips and said nothing after hearing what he said.
It was just that the road was so bumpy that Tang Wan felt dizzy and simply closed her eyes and refused to communicate.
"Wife, lean on me."
Lu Huaijing saw that Tang Wan might be carsick, so he quickly hugged her. Tang Zhou asked anxiously:
"Sister, how are you?"
"Don't worry, I'll just take it easy."
Tang Wanyu caught a glimpse of a person standing at the entrance of the village not far away. It was Lu Hongying. She stood there with red eyes.
Looking at Lu Huaijing is like looking at a wicked man.
But Lu Huaijing didn't even look at her!
After a bumpy ride, they finally arrived in town. Tang Wan leaned against the wall and took a sip of the water in the air.
Only then did I feel that the disgusting feeling was suppressed.
By the time they took the bus to the train station, Tang Wan was already feeling dizzy.
Lu Huaijing got some oranges from somewhere and gave them to Tang Wan.
"Zhou Zhou, please take care of your sister. I'll go get the train tickets."
"good."
Tang Zhou handed the peeled orange to Tang Wan to eat, "Sister, oranges are sour and can suppress your hatred."
"Yeah, thank you."
Tang Wan ate a few orange slices, and sure enough, the sad feeling subsided a little.
But she saw Tang Zhou squatting beside her with a lost look and sadness in his eyes.
"I don't know how my parents are doing now."
He had never dared to mention his parents in the Lu family, for fear of causing trouble for his sister, but now he really couldn't help it.
Tang Wan was just about to say a few words to comfort him when she saw Lu Huaijing walking towards her with a train ticket in his hand.
But when he met the eyes of the two siblings, a hint of guilt flashed across Lu Huaijing's eyes.
"Wife, your parents..."