Chapter 2 Chapter 2 No way out

Wang Nian is a pretty and educated girl, and she should be able to get along well with Shi Xiangming.

The key is that she seems to have a good personality. If I had found someone with an aggressive temper, I don’t know how she would get along with Shi Xiangming’s eldest son in the future.

It’s not a big deal if you don’t know how to work in the fields. There isn’t much land in the factory for the family to farm anyway.

Thinking of this, Huang Qiuhong looked at Wang Nian again.

"Thank you for showing me the way, otherwise I would have come to the commune for nothing."

The old lady nodded gratefully and stretched out her hand to pick up the backpack on the ground. Her skinny body shook and she couldn't lift it at all.

“It’s too old…it’s too old…” The old man shook his head and sighed.

Seeing this, Wang Nian lifted the backpack by the edge with both hands and exerted a little force, and lifted it up easily: "Let me help you." The old man turned around and stabilized his body while saying thank you.

Huang Qiuhong's eyes lit up again.

He was carrying a basket of coal that he had burned at home and was planning to carry it to the commune to sell. If Wang Nian hadn't discovered it and immediately reminded him that he was not allowed to sell coal privately, he might have been reported by someone by now.

"Please knock on the door five times first and wait for someone to answer." Wang Nian repeated the reminder.

The old man has lived in the mountains for a long time, so it is inevitable that he is not clear about what is happening in the outside world.

If you want to sell coal privately, you can only sell it to the black market that specializes in reselling goods. You have to use secret codes to buy and sell, and you can't move forward without guidance.

The old lady shook Wang Nian's hand with many thanks, turned around and walked down the stairs slowly, then suddenly turned around and said, "Young comrade, come here."

Wang Nian walked over.

"This is for you."

An egg with body temperature was stuffed into Wang Nian's hand, and the old lady turned around with satisfaction. Wang Nian did not pause for a second. He raised his right hand, gently lifted the cloth covering the basket, and quickly stuffed the egg back.

Eggs are rare things nowadays. Wang Nian just moved his lips but he didn't have the nerve to ask for eggs.

After watching the old lady walk away, Wang Nian turned around.

Not far away, Huang Qiuhong and Wu Ying also ended their conversation.

The attitudes of the two had changed drastically. Wu Ying was hesitant about whether to agree to meet the man, while Huang Qiuhong became much more enthusiastic.

"Auntie, I'll go back to the factory and talk to Comrade Shi about the situation. You can also talk to Comrade Xiao Wang."

Before leaving, Huang Qiuhong couldn't help but remind him again.

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Changsheng Commune, Red Flag Brigade 1.

The first thing Wang Nian did when he got home was to take off his Liberation shoes, change into cloth shoes, and quickly go to the well to wash them.

This is the only pair of shoes she has without any holes in them, so she has to take good care of them.

Wu Ying and Wang Heping stood under the eaves, whispering to each other, their expressions almost synchronized, and finally they both fell into awkward silence.

Wang Yong also came to the well carrying his Liberation shoes.

"Sister, help me brush the slate too. I'm going to pick up your sister-in-law soon."

Wang Yong just got married last year. His sister-in-law Zhang Lan is a neat and tidy girl. Yesterday, she went home to help with her younger brother's wedding.

Wang Nian knew that his sister-in-law had a bit of a cleanliness obsession, so without saying a word, he took the loofah and used it to brush the yellow mud off the edge of his shoes.

"Who did you meet at the commune? Why did mom look so downcast when she came back?"

"I don't know her." Wang Nian turned his head and glanced, then recalled Huang Qiuhong's appearance: "It shouldn't be anything bad. The lady even smiled and waved before leaving."

Rather than being unhappy, the grandpa and the grandma seemed more embarrassed.

"I'll go pick up your sister-in-law later and bring you some Ding Ding candy when I come back." Wang Yong grabbed Wang Nian's braid hanging on her shoulders and used the end of her hair to brush her nostrils: "Even at this age, my sister still likes to eat candy."

Wang Nian tilted her head to avoid it, and pretended to smear Wang Yong's face with the loofah pulp. The brother and sister were quiet for a while, but then they started fighting.

Wang Heping took a puff of his cigarette and looked at Wang Nian through the lingering smoke.

"Let Second Sister decide for herself! If she doesn't want to, you can ask someone to send a letter to Comrade Huang to introduce her."

“This is all we can do for now.” Wu Ying sighed.

There is nothing to pick when it comes to the conditions of this partner. If Shi Xiangming was unmarried, it would definitely not be Wang Nian's turn. Even the girls in the city would be scrambling to get him.

However, Wang Nianbi is unmarried after all. If she really minds that the other party is divorced and has children, they, as the elders, will definitely support her.

The two made up their minds, and as soon as Wang Yong walked out the door, he called Wang Nian into the house.

“…”

After listening to it, Wang Nian did not object fiercely, nor did he immediately nod in agreement. Instead, he fell into a strange silence.

When I first heard it, I was definitely a little resistant.

However, that thought only flashed through my mind, and I soon fell into rational thinking.

This body definitely cannot bear a lifetime of farming in the countryside. If I want to remain single for my entire life, it was difficult in my previous life, let alone in this era.

So among all the blocked options, Comrade Shi Xiangming is undoubtedly the best choice.

Divorce and raising children are not necessary conditions for Wang Nian to refuse. No matter what, character is the most important condition to consider first.

Thinking of this, Wang Nian nodded: "I agree."

"You have to think about it carefully. If you really marry her, you have to take good care of the two children. You can't give up halfway." Wang Heping repeated earnestly.

Wang Nian nodded again.

In her previous life, Wang Nian worked as a live-in nanny during difficult times, looking after two children and two elderly people during the day and learning cultural knowledge at night.

If she can handle such hardships, taking care of two kids should be an easy task for her.

"Okay! Since you have your own ideas, I'll ask someone to write back." Wang Heping knocked on his cigarette holder and stood up: "I'm going to the commune office to take a look. I won't be back for dinner tonight."

Wang Heping walked out of the room with his hands behind his back. Wu Ying shook her head, not knowing whether to laugh or cry: "Your master is just unhappy. In his heart, his daughter is the most outstanding one in the whole town."

Wang Heping doesn't talk much, but he is really good to Wang Nian, so it is normal for him to feel unhappy.

"We just want to get along with each other first. We're not going to get married right after meeting each other once." Wang Nian smiled and blinked.

If the person is ugly, even if that person is the director of 431 Factory, Wang Nian, he will not agree. Sometimes... it is not necessary to be rational.

"You girl." Wu Ying shook her head and laughed.

The couple struggled for a long time, but they didn't expect that things were so simple. Now is not the era of blind marriages in the past. Whether it can succeed depends on the decision of the two young people themselves.

"It's getting late, you should go to the cafeteria and help."

"I understand."

Right now, all the rural areas in the country are engaged in collective labor, and of course, everyone eats from the same big pot.

After Wang Nian became an adult, he did not work in the fields. Thanks to his cooking skills, he was counted as an adult by cooking in the production team canteen.

It is said that having a skill is better than anything else. Even the most gossipy women in the village will not say anything.

Wang Nian changed into an old shirt, took an apron and a hat and went out.

The Red Flag Brigade was divided into five small production teams. Wang Nian worked in the canteen of the third production team, which was more than ten minutes' walk from Wang's home.

It is now the transition period between spring and summer. The rice in the fields is growing well and bubbles spit out by loaches can be seen from time to time in the rice fields.

Although the entire team rested today, we could still see many people working on the road.

The team leader Hu Chunsheng was a lively man. While other brigades were still strictly implementing egalitarianism, the Red Flag Brigade had already quietly let everyone raise pigs and chickens.

One pig, five chickens, and no more than three other poultry.

So taking advantage of today's rest, many people were busy cutting pig grass and collecting firewood, which was even busier than usual.

"Wang Ermei, what are we having in the cafeteria tonight?"

As we were walking, a neighbor who was leading the team's yellow cattle back from grazing asked loudly.

"I heard from Brother Erzhu that they picked a lot of ears of corn on the mountain today. We're going to stir-fry them tonight." Wang Nian replied with a smile.

"Fried ears with meat are so delicious. I wonder if we can get some meat during the Mid-Autumn Festival next month." The cowherd muttered a few words casually.

Eat meat...Wang Nian also wants to.

Three months after traveling across time, Wang Heping fell into the water. He went to the commune to buy a big bone to make soup. After he recovered, he didn't see any oil for a long time.

Every year during the Chinese New Year, every household would be given a piece of pork. If they wanted to eat some meat at other times, it depended on whether the brigade had any extra quota.

Wang Nian recalled that the Red Flag Brigade had distributed fish last year, but he didn't know if they could get any this year.

Thinking of this, Wang Nian couldn't help but sigh: "A good cook cannot cook without rice..."

This brings us to the golden finger that Wang Nian obtained after traveling through time.

Other people's golden fingers are so cool and awesome, but her golden fingers are really hard to describe.

A spice rack...

On the day when the memory of the original body was completely integrated, the consciousness had an extra small space of about 20 to 30 square meters.

There is a spice rack in the space. No matter whether it is Western or Chinese food, even if you don’t see the actual item on the rack, you can find it by searching in your mind.

Of course it could be considered a good thing in the previous life, but... now it's just enough to fill my stomach, and there's no way any delicacy could require so many seasonings.

These days, the only things Wang Nian uses the most are salt and MSG.

"Second sister, your third sister Xu is going to Factory 431 to watch a movie today. Please save some food for her later."

"Leave some for my eldest son, he loves your cooking now."

He had only taken two steps when his aunt, who was cutting grass for pigs by the field, hurriedly gave Wang Nian instructions.

The entire production team accepted Wang Nian's reluctance to work in the fields. After a tiring day, anyone would be willing to dig a few more hoes if they could have a delicious meal.

Wang Nian nodded and wrote them down one by one.

I can complain about the useless Golden Finger, but after using it a few times, I found that there is a reason why it is called Golden Finger...

Even though it looks similar to ordinary salt, the taste is better than usual. If the heat is properly controlled, you can finish half a bowl of rice with a stir-fried dish.

The big pot rice of the Third Production Team is unique in the Red Flag Brigade.

After walking along the dirt road for seven or eight minutes, an old-fashioned courtyard appeared in front of us.

The yard in front of the collective was the village ancestral hall, which was later converted into a canteen for the production team. Weddings and funerals were held here.

There was a person squatting on each side of the gate.

The man on the left has thick eyebrows, big eyes, dark skin and looks very strong.

"Brother Gensheng." Liu Gensheng and Wang Yong grew up together and got married one after the other. As for the girl on the right: "Chunhua."

The girl with a slightly old-fashioned name is actually about the same age as Wang Nian. She is Liu Gensheng's biological sister and a good friend of the original body.

Wu Ying said that among the girls in the village who are still unmarried at the age of 20...she is one of them.