When An Hongdou approached the educated youth site, Sun Xiaoyue looked at her unkindly, "What are you doing here?"
"Anyway, I'm not here to see you." An Hongdou didn't want to bother with this stupid woman who had ulterior motives towards Shen Xiangzhi.
When he walked into the house, he didn't see Shen Xiangzhi.
Zhang Jianjun and others were reading in the room. When they saw her, they explained for Shen Xiangzhi, "Comrade An is here? Shen Xiangzhi went to the town to do something today and is not here. What do you want to see him for?"
An Hongdou smiled and shook her head. "Nothing much, I just came to take a look. Since he's not here, forget it."
Seeing An Hongdou turn around and leave, Zhang Jianjun quickly put away the book in his hand, stood up and chased after her, "Comrade An, if you have something to talk to him about, I can tell him. Maybe, when he comes back, I can tell him to come find you?"
"No need, thank you Comrade Zhang for your kindness, it's nothing important, it's not too late to talk about it when we meet next time." An Hongdou said.
After leaving the educated youth center, she felt puzzled.
This was the second time she came here and Shen Xiangzhi was not there. The first time, perhaps he was not there because he was questioned by the police, but what about this time?
After his foot injury healed, he started running around.
Seeing that it was so cold that people went out wearing cotton-padded jackets, they were almost frozen into quails. Most people in the village didn't even want to go out. What important business did he have to go to the town?
You know, there is no road connecting the village to the outside world. You have to cross two mountains to get to the main road, and this road is not easy to walk on.
With doubts in her heart, An Hongdou returned home.
She didn't know whether Zhang Jianjun told Shen Xiangzhi that she had gone to see him. Anyway, Shen Xiangzhi didn't show up, and she didn't deliberately look for him again.
The house was completed very quickly. Before An Hongdou got up in the morning, she noticed a pair of fiery eyes scanning her face.
She quickly opened her eyes and saw Old Lady An also wrapped in a quilt, with only her head exposed, looking at her. Her eyes were staring straight at her, which made her feel uneasy.
"What's wrong?" An Hongdou asked.
There was a gleam of surprise in Mrs. An's cloudy eyes. "Girl, is there something on your face? Why did it suddenly become... so white?"
She knew that An Hongdou had been applying something called a facial mask frequently recently. Over time, although her skin color had improved, the change was not too big.
And now, her face, which looked a little dark yesterday, has now returned to a nearly normal color, not to mention fair and attractive. In addition, An Hongdou has lost a lot of weight during this period, so she looks much better compared to the previous few months.
An Hongdou suddenly remembered that she had applied purified ginseng water on her face last night. She didn't know whether ginseng could whiten the skin, but she just wanted to give it a try.
At this moment, hearing what Old Lady An said, she couldn't hide her excitement.
Could it be that this ginseng water can really whiten your skin and the effect is very good?
An Hongdou got up and put on her clothes. She wanted to take out a mirror to look at herself, but fortunately she reacted quickly and remembered that Old Lady An was still in the room, so she quickly stopped the idea of taking things from the space.
"Mom, I'll go out and get a basin of water to look at." Yes, this is the mirror that is most often used at home, a basin of clean water to look at your face.
Of course, An Hongdou only said this to find an excuse. After she walked out of the door, she saw that her family members had not yet gotten up, so she quickly took out a mirror to look at herself.
When she saw this, her eyes lit up instantly.
I reached out and touched my cheek. My skin color wasn't that great, but it was definitely a world of difference compared to yesterday.
It seems that this purified ginseng water is really effective. It not only nourishes the body, but also regulates the skin tone. It works quickly and effectively.
After everyone in the family got up, they were all happy that An Hongdou's complexion had improved.
Especially the sisters-in-law in the family, no matter how old a woman is, she loves to be beautiful, and they all became very curious about what she applied.
An Hongdou was happy for a rare occasion, and her sisters-in-law were polite, so she took out a few bottles of facial cream from the space, packed them in empty small boxes, added a drop of ginseng water to mix evenly, and then distributed them to them.
Of course, the effect may not be as good as simply using ginseng water, but it will definitely not be bad.
It’s not that she doesn’t want her sisters-in-law to be like her, but with so many people in the family, if their skin color suddenly changed so drastically, it would inevitably attract other people’s attention, so she had to consider this.
Ergouzi's injury has almost healed. An Hongdou has not gone to the cowshed in the past few days, but has left her work to Ergouzi.
Ergouzi wanted to separate from his family, but he had no house, and he needed the work points more than himself.
Of course, An Hongdou was also happy to have some free time.
Without having to work, she is freer.
When Shen Xiangzhi came over, he brought some gifts. Mrs. An politely took them and said that it was good that someone came, so why buy anything, but in fact she was smiling from ear to ear.
Mrs. An told him that the house would be built and they would move in on a certain day, and also about their marriage.
Chen Xiangzhi was not a stingy person, and Mrs. An knew her daughter's conditions very well. Marrying a young man was marrying up, so she would never make any excessive demands. Chen Xiangzhi nodded in response to some small suggestions.
But under An Hongdou's insistence, he still refused to agree to hold any wedding.
In the winter of 1973, the country was still advocating frugality. Whether it was funerals or weddings, everything was kept simple. In addition, due to the scarcity of supplies, few people would hold lavish celebrations.
Since the distance is relatively close, it doesn’t matter so much.
They invited Andelai and several elder relatives of the An family, and the whole family had a meal together at the An family, which was considered their wedding.
In the afternoon, Mrs. An helped An Hongdou pack her luggage early, and handed it directly to Shen Xiangzhi who had just finished his meal, and said: "Xiangzhi, Hongdou has been spoiled by us. From now on, it will be just the two of you living together. If she does anything wrong, come back and tell mom, and mom will teach her a lesson for you."
What I mean is, I will teach you a lesson, and you don't have to teach me a lesson.
Mrs. An said this for her daughter's own good, but she never expected that Chen Xiangzhi would take it seriously and use it as a token of authority, often coming to complain to his mother-in-law in the days that followed.
“Mom, I know.” Shen Xiangzhi took An Hongdou’s luggage with a smile and said, “Then let’s go.”
"Oh, be careful."
Looking at the two people's backs as they left, Old Lady An was filled with melancholy.
Although we still live in the same village, my daughter is married and I can no longer accompany her like before!
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