The courtyards in the town used to be planted with peach trees, but when the wine was moved out, the houses in Xihe Village had just planted peach trees.
After so many years of careful cultivation, and even after these wines have survived floods, thirty years have passed in the blink of an eye.
She also wanted to taste what the peach blossom wine her grandfather and father had brewed for her back then tasted like.
"Actually, before your grandma and grandpa passed away, we each opened a jar of it, and the taste was very authentic."
Twenty jars were brewed in total, and eighteen remain. We'll dig them up when your father gets back.”
Mentioning her grandparents, Xiao Jiu's eyes reddened again, "They were still thinking of me before they passed away!"
"Yes, if I can't wait for you to come back, I can only drink the Daughter Red wine I brewed for you, after all, it's a kind of longing."
After Xiao Jiu stored everything she could in her house into her spatial storage, Tao Changyi returned. Seeing his slightly tired expression, Xiao Jiu felt a little embarrassed.
"Dad, thank you for your hard work."
Tao Changyi couldn't help but tap her forehead. "Silly girl, why be so polite among family?"
That's how it is when you live in a village; you're bound to be talked about. Where there are people, there's bound to be gossip.
Humans are social animals by nature, and when they're bored, they'll find ways to amuse themselves.
So they easily turn their attention to others, ignoring their own shortcomings—that's human nature.
After a busy morning, I only steamed some rice for lunch and didn't even cook any vegetables. The food was all ready-made by Xiaojiu from her space.
The meal, which incorporated flavors from various countries, left the parents and their two daughters completely satisfied. Although they weren't entirely used to the tastes, they still found it quite novel.
After dinner, while Zhao Lingli was washing up, the father and daughter had already rolled up their sleeves and started scooping out wine.
"Dad, let's cut some grapevines and propagate them in Harbin?"
Tao Changyi shook his head. "It's cold there, so local branches are more suitable. If we bring branches from here, they might not survive."
The eighteen jars of wine were buried very deep. After the father and daughter had been drinking for more than an hour, Zhao Lingli joined in.
Thanks to Xiao Jiu's timely transfer, the eighteen jars of wine were able to see the light of day again and were quickly moved to her personal space for preservation.
By the time dusk fell, all the excavated soil had been filled in.
This family prepared their last meal before leaving; the parents and their two daughters sat around the stove making dumplings.
After finishing their meal, they cleared away all the pots and pans from the kitchen, and even the firewood and coal briquettes in the woodshed were left behind.
"Father and Mother, we've cleaned so thoroughly. If my brother and the others come back, they might not even have their bedding left."
Seeing Xiao Jiu pursing her lips and secretly smiling, Zhao Lingli nodded.
"I still have one set of bedding left in the room!"
You can have your meals cooked at your sister's house. We're not home most of the year, and if we just leave these things like iron pots and pans lying around, they'll go bad sooner or later.
I can't bear to see all the pots and pans I worked so hard to make go to waste. Take them all, take them all, otherwise it would be a waste of all the time I spent cleaning and washing them.
Once the whole village had quieted down, the couple locked all the doors to their house.
"Mom, there's nothing left, why bother locking it up!"
"How will we know if anyone has stolen from our house if we don't lock it? Lock it up."
Before leaving, they looked one last time at the home they had lived in for more than twenty years. A deep melancholy filled their eyes, but there was no lingering attachment or sentimentality. They simply patted each other on the shoulder.
"Next time we come back, all we might be left with is a handful of ashes!"
Zhao Lingli was circling the wall when she heard his words and couldn't help but glare at him.
"Don't talk nonsense. I'll have to come back every year to register and collect my pension. It's not like I'll never come back in this lifetime."
Xiao Jiu chuckled, "That's right, Dad. Trains are getting faster and faster, and plane tickets are getting easier to buy. Don't worry, whenever I come here, I'll bring you back to visit."
"Easy for you to say. Once you have children, it won't be so easy for you to come back."
Alright, let's go. We'll see where we end up. A tree dies if it's moved, but a person thrives if they move!
Once we get to the market, I'll call your brother and the others separately to explain the situation.
A brand new RV was released outside the village tavern.
Even though the couple had prepared themselves mentally, they were still shocked by their daughter's actions: "There are even cars like this?"
Xiao Jiu grinned, "American kitchens were already modernized back in the 60s and 70s. This RV is the latest model. Inside, you can not only sleep, shower, and cook, but it also has a solar water heater and generator. As long as you have enough gas, it's very convenient."
The couple carefully got into the car, looking around and touching everything, their eyes filled with curiosity and excitement.
Who would have thought that something new and exciting that I've never seen in my entire life could be made possible in a minute by my daughter?
"Mom and Dad, you rest first. I'll drive. Don't worry, I have a plan. I'll rest if I get tired, and we can move to another place anytime."
I need to make sure we get to the airport in the city before dawn.
Guantang Airport in Shangshi was originally built in 1968 as an air force base, and was later converted for civilian use.
It's three or four hundred kilometers long, and it's not all on national highways, so the time would be more than seven or eight hours.
Therefore, the small bar will enter the space in the middle to rest and catch up on sleep, since the space time is used twice.
Xiao Jiu drove in the front, while the couple slept in the bedroom in the back. Although the bedding was homemade and had a familiar smell, they just couldn't fall asleep.
The couple went up to watch their daughter drive. "How about you teach us to drive when you have time?"
Xiao Jiu agreed readily, after all, they were only recently retired and were all well-maintained.
She said that it could run for eight or ten years without any problem. Although the night was not good, she still gave them a theoretical lesson.
The couple were both literate, but they couldn't understand the dashboards in foreign countries, so Xiao Jiu explained the purpose of these dashboards to them on the way.
The roads are very difficult to travel on. The national highways are okay, but they haven't been paved nationwide yet. Road construction is based on the economic development of each city.
So it was a stop-and-go journey, sometimes on the national highway, sometimes stopping to look at the map, and sometimes driving onto rural dirt roads.
In the days before navigation, getting lost was a common occurrence.
Let alone the planned seven or eight hours, it took more than ten hours, from seven or eight o'clock in the evening until five or six in the morning.
Of course, this also includes the time she spent resting briefly in the space.
When they arrived near the airport, the RV had already been folded up, and since it was just getting light, they switched to public transportation.
Xiao Jiu got the letter of introduction for buying the plane ticket from her own workplace, and she also got the letters from her parents, so she didn't have to go to the village to be looked down upon when she left.
With her workplace providing support, the plane tickets were purchased smoothly, costing only 120 yuan for the three tickets.
After all, Heilongjiang Province is quite far from here, thousands of kilometers away, so she felt it was a great deal to pay only forty yuan for a plane ticket.
The plane didn't take off until 1 PM. After buying their tickets, Xiao Jiu and the others left the airport and headed to a nearby town for lunch and a phone call...
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