Before the beauty even arrived, she spoke first, "Sicheng, open the door."
Aunt Qing came in carrying a tray with two dishes, a soup, and a dessert: "Mo Xue, welcome to my place. This dessert was made especially for you. See if it suits your taste in a bit."
"Thank you, Aunt Qing. It's perfect at first glance."
When Aunt Qing heard An Moxue say that, her smile widened, her eyes crinkling into crescents. "If you like it, come back next time and I'll make it separately."
When Wu Sicheng heard Aunt Qing say that the treatment she received when ordering food was extremely rare, he knew that she truly liked An Moxue.
Aunt Qing put down the dishes and turned to leave.
An Moxue picked up a piece and put it in her mouth. The filling was red bean paste and brown sugar, which was sweet and soft, sweet but not greasy, and surprisingly suited her taste.
"What's the name?" An Moxue picked up another piece of dessert and asked Wu Sicheng.
"Snow-white red bean paste, nourishing and replenishing blood, a dish served at imperial banquets. Do you like it?"
"Mmm, it's quite delicious."
"Try the home-style stewed carp and the pork blood sausage stewed with sauerkraut. See if they suit your taste."
An Moxue tried them one by one, and they were all so delicious. Wu Sicheng watched An Moxue eat with great appetite, unable to stop. Even the seemingly most ordinary cabbage soup tasted so good. He felt extremely satisfied and suddenly thought of a saying: "One person, one meal, one tile."
He's just one person away from being with her, and he tells himself he needs to work hard and become the kind of person she likes.
After the meal, An Moxue watched as Wu Sicheng paid the bill and was inwardly astonished. This meal, which seemed simple, cost Wu Sicheng twenty-two yuan, almost a month's salary for an ordinary worker. It was simply not something that ordinary people could afford.
However, in An Moxue's original world, if you wanted to eat the dishes made by the descendants of the imperial chefs, you not only needed a membership card, but also a very high membership level. Otherwise, even if you had the money for the food, you couldn't eat it. Both wealth and status were indispensable. So, it was very cheap when you thought about it.
Whether in the past or present, this meal is nothing more than delicious for An Moxue, and she can afford it.
Wu Sicheng saw that An Moxue had no expression when he paid for the meal, as if it were a very ordinary thing, and knew that this kind of consumption was normal to her.
This has once again raised Wu Sicheng's perception of An Moxue's spending habits. Very good, their consumption views align.
After leaving Aunt Qing's courtyard, Wu Sicheng rode his bicycle with An Moxue on the back. An Moxue asked him, "If I come alone next time, will Aunt Qing welcome me?"
Wu Sicheng said, "He only serves acquaintances here. Do you remember the rhythm of my knocking?"
An Moxue thought for a moment and said, "I've got it."
"Next time you come, just knock on the door in the same rhythm, but you can't order food. You'll have to eat whatever they serve you. But Aunt Qing likes you a lot. She said she'll make it special next time, so you'll have a good chance to order. As far as I know, there are only five people who can order from her, and you're one of them."
"I see you two are quite familiar with each other, is that not allowed?"
"Can't."
"What's the reason for allowing us to order food?"
"They were all handsome men and beautiful women, and they were all very good at saying pretty things. Aunt Qing said I was boring."
"He just doesn't know how to say nice things to make her happy!"
"Yeah, what can I do? I'm just not good at sweet talk! Mo Xue, do you have anything else to do? Shall we go home?"
“That’s all, I’m going home. Wu Sicheng, how long do you think it will take for news of me getting a thousand yuan to spread to the village, or even the town?”
Wu Sicheng glanced at his watch and said, "The news should have spread throughout the town by now, and you should know about it when you get back to the village. Be careful when you return!"
"Don't worry, I have proof of the remittance."
Wu Sicheng suddenly realized another purpose behind An Moxue's donation, nipping any potential danger in the bud.
He suddenly wondered what she would do if he hadn't known about this, hadn't come with her, and the county had given him an unsatisfactory result.
Thinking this, she asked, "Mo Xue, if I hadn't come with you and things had turned out differently, what would you have done?"
"What should we do? I already said it in Secretary Li's office: appeal to higher authorities, request a public trial, until we receive fair treatment."
"Aren't you afraid they'll send someone to retaliate against you?"
"What's there to be afraid of? If he can't kill me, I'll kill him. I'm confident in my fighting skills."
"So you had this planned all along?"
"Of course, we don't fight unprepared battles. All actions must be reasonable and well-founded, leaving no room for the enemy to use them against us."
"Yes, I agree with that."
The two rode their bicycles further and further away, getting closer and closer to home.
In the Ankou Town Committee, more than a dozen Red Guards were lost because of An Moxue's matter. The director and two deputy directors were furious and gathered together to discuss how to trip up An Moxue.
If you can't cause trouble openly, who can control you if you do it secretly?
Due to the secret dissemination by the cabinet committee, the matter of An Moxue having a thousand yuan secretly spread in Ankou Town and then to the surrounding villages, especially Anle Village, where it spread very quickly.
When An Moxue arrived at the village entrance, she was spotted by the other educated youth at the village settlement, who called out to her from afar.
"An Moxue, wait a moment. I have something to ask you."
After An Moxue stopped, a large group of people came out of the educated youth compound, including some educated youth and young men and women from several villages.
Upon approaching, Wang Fuguo, a male educated youth who always had a very low profile, spoke first: "Educated Youth An, I heard you have a thousand yuan, is that true?"
An Moxue didn't want to waste time arguing with them and ruin her good mood, so she readily replied, "It's true. What's wrong? Is something the matter?"
"No, this is all the money I have. How do you plan to spend it?"
"What? You want to help me spend the money?"
"No, no, I just wanted to ask. If possible, I'd like to borrow some money from you to buy some cloth and cotton to get through the winter. We're both former educated youth, you wouldn't refuse to help, would you?"
"Money alone can't buy cotton fabric, can it? Don't you want to borrow something else?"
"Is that alright? That would be wonderful. An Zhiqing, you're such a kind person."
"Mo Xue, me too," Zhang Xiu and Liu Jie said at the same time, then stopped talking as soon as they realized the other had spoken.
An Moxue could tell from the sight of these people that they all had their own ulterior motives. Not wanting to cause trouble, and seeing their greedy faces, she said, "I'm sorry, but I don't have any money left now and can't help you."
"What do you mean? How can you be so selfish? You have so much money, what's wrong with lending us some?"
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"that is."
"An outstanding educated youth, huh! Don't you even know your own character!"
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The echoes of agreement rose and fell, but An Moxue ignored them, mounted her bicycle and rode away, leaving behind a group of young people and a chorus of insults, each one more offensive than the last.
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