Seeing Ruan Xi say this, the original body's second aunt Sun Xiaohui smiled and said: "If you don't want them, give them all to our Xiaojie."
Ruan Xi looked at her second aunt, and before she opened her mouth to speak, she heard her grandmother Liu Xinghua next to her said unceremoniously: "Only you can say that. The clothes are sent to Xiaoxi. Are they all for Xiaojie? How many pieces does she wear a day?"
Sun Xiaohui was choked and stopped smiling. She lowered her head to eat the corn bun and said nothing.
Since Liu Xinghua stopped Sun Xiaohui from speaking, Ruan Xi naturally stopped talking. With the memory of her original body, she knew that her second aunt was a person who wanted to take advantage of her, and the relationship between her and her grandmother was not very good, especially recently.
But Liu Xinghua's family status was such that she scolded Sun Xiaohui, but Sun Xiaohui did not dare to challenge her.
Ruan Xi ate quietly, adapting to the new environment and not saying much. Suddenly, she heard her cousin Ruan Yuehua say, "Grandma, why do we eat salted vegetables at home recently? We eat salted vegetables three times a day. I am almost choking."
Liu Xinghua said with salted vegetables, "How can we eat meat every day? The copper mine on the mountain is not yours."
As for the real reason for eating salted vegetables three times a day, Ruan Xi also knew it. Because the original fifth uncle Ruan Changsheng was about to get married, Liu Xinghua started to save money not long ago, preparing to give Ruan Changsheng a dowry to marry a wife. The
younger cousin Ruan Yuehua didn't know, but the others should understand it more or less.
As for this matter, Sun Xiaohui knew that she also had opinions, and she had been holding it in her heart for a while.
She snorted in her heart, but she didn't show anything on her face.
After dinner, when she went into the house to prepare for bed, she couldn't help but complain to her husband Ruan Changgui: "Xiaoxi said she didn't want it, so what's wrong with me giving it to Xiaojie? She doesn't want it, but our Xiaojie does."
"Just pretend you didn't hear it."
Ruan Changgui was very tired after digging copper in the mountains all day, so he just said perfunctorily and fell asleep.
Sun Xiaohui didn't even start talking, but seeing Ruan Changgui like this, she felt even more depressed.
Originally, she wanted to talk about the fact that the family's food was getting worse and worse recently, and the matter of dividing the family, but she could only swallow it down.
Ruan Xi and Ruan Jie's room.
Ruan Jie was fiddling with the clothes Ye Qiuwen had sent under the oil lamp. There were flowered jackets, dresses, and a women's military uniform. Military uniforms were the most fashionable and stylish clothes these days, and they would make one stand out the most when worn.
Ruan Xi was not interested in any of these clothes. As a fashion designer, she had seen all kinds of good clothes. In those days, the country was in poverty due to the shortage of supplies, and food and shelter were still a problem. As for clothes, there were naturally not many varieties.
She looked at the scratches on her body in the light of the oil lamp, and she hissed when she touched them with her fingers. There was not even a barefoot doctor in the village, let alone modern disinfectant and anti-inflammatory potions. She could only let the wounds heal on their own after bumps and bruises.
Ruan Jie put on a polka dot dress, lifted the dress to show it to Ruan Xi, and asked her: "Sister, does it look good?"
Ruan Xi put down her scraped arm, looked at Ruan Jie, and perfunctorily said to her: "It looks good."
Ruan Jie couldn't hide the joy on the corners of her mouth and in her eyes, "You're really not picky this time? Then give this dress to me?"
Before, when Ye Qiuwen sent clothes to her, she would choose first, and she would take away the good-looking ones, and give the rest to Ruan Jie. And those good-looking clothes would be given to Ruan Jie after they got tired of wearing them.
Ruan Xi said nothing, "If you like it, take it."
Ruan Jie laughed happily, and even the ends of her hair were flying. She couldn't help but spin around with her skirt in her hand, like a colorful butterfly.
Suddenly, a sound of clearing a throat came from outside the floral curtain of the door, and she hurriedly stopped and stood still.
The one who cleared his throat was Ruan Changsheng. He said hello and opened the floral curtain from outside the door. He didn't come in, but just reached out and threw something on the bed.
Ruan Xi and Ruan Jie turned around and saw that it was a few pieces of milk candy.
Seeing such precious candies, Ruan Jie's eyes lit up, and she looked at Ruan Changsheng and asked, "Fifth Uncle, where did you get these?"
Ruan Changsheng looked like a second-rate guy, "Just eat them if I give them to you, why are you asking so many questions?"
Before leaving, he reminded them, "Two pieces each, split equally, and don't fight."
Ruan Jie's attention was attracted by the candies. Seeing Ruan Changsheng put down the curtain and leave, she hurriedly turned around and sat down on the bed, reached out to pick up four pieces of candies, put two pieces into Ruan Xi's hand, and whispered, "I definitely didn't give them to my eldest brother and my youngest brother."
There are two other people of the same generation as Ruan Xi and Ruan Jie in the family, Ruan Yuejin and Ruan Yuehua, who are Ruan Jie's biological older brother and younger brother.
Ruan Changsheng likes Ruan Xi and Ruan Jie, but dislikes Ruan Yuejin and Ruan Yuehua, so if he gets something delicious from outside, he will secretly give it to Ruan Xi and Ruan Jie, and not to the two brothers.
Ruan Xi took the two pieces of milk candy handed over by Ruan Jie, and couldn't help but sigh in her heart - before she traveled through time, these were snacks that she looked down upon, but now they have become precious food that she only sees a few times a year.
Ruan Xi blew out the lights and lay on the bed, not feeling sleepy at all.
Ruan Jie fell asleep beside her, breathing evenly, and occasionally turning over.
Ruan Xi looked at the white mosquito net above her head, listened to the tiny mosquito sounds outside the net, and thought about her next plan.
It was probably impossible to return to modern society, and she had to survive with her current identity. Although it is hard to live in poverty now, fortunately she knows that life will get better and better after the times change.
She doesn't want to write a letter to the military area and ask her parents to take her there to live together now. She has been strong all her life and never likes to ask for help.
Of course, if her parents take the initiative to take her there, she will not refuse, after all, this is what "she" deserves. Compared with the poor mountainous areas, the military area has complete supporting facilities, and life is naturally more comfortable, which can also bring her more convenience and resources.
But according to the original plot, it is not convenient for them to take her there now. In addition, in the 1970s, the country's control over population mobility was extremely strict, and there were patrol teams with guns everywhere, so she couldn't get out of the mountains in the past few years.
If you can't get out of the mountains, studying becomes a problem.
The original body is only fourteen years old now, which is the right age for going to school, but because there are no teachers on Fengming Mountain, she stopped going to school two years ago. To go to school, she has to go to the town outside, and it takes two days to walk on the mountain road, so it is impossible to go.
Besides, in this era, the theory that studying is useless is advocated, and not many people in the country study seriously. Before the revolution, there were teachers in Fengyan Village who taught children to read and write, but after the revolution, there were no teachers, and no one went to school.
Ruan Xi turned over and thought - anyway, there is nothing to do, so if she can't find a way to set up a sewing machine, she might as well do her old business.
From the memory of the original body, she knew that tailors in this era were still very respected, and life was relatively comfortable. Whenever someone wanted to make clothes, they would invite the tailor to their home and treat him to good food and drink.
But this is not something that can be done just by thinking it through. In this era, sewing machines are luxury goods, just like radios, bicycles, and watches. They are expensive and require tickets, especially in this poor mountainous area. There may not be many in the entire Fengming Mountain.
Ruan Xi turned over again.
Even if she had a sewing machine, her original body did not have this skill. If she suddenly took measurements for others and made clothes, it would not be appropriate. It would probably arouse other people's suspicion and think that there was something wrong with her.
If everything can go smoothly, then it is necessary to... become a disciple first?
Ruan Xi turned over and lay on her back - yes, become a disciple!
Even in summer, the morning in the mountains is still chilly.
After washing up, Ruan Xi stood in the house to braid her hair. She braided it and tied a hair tie on the end of her hair.
Because she was injured a little, it was nothing serious, so she slept a little longer in the morning and no one woke her up.
After braiding her hair, she took a mirror and looked at "herself" for a while. The girl in the mirror was very delicate and beautiful. Both her face shape and facial features had a natural aura, especially her eyes, which were smart, like a deer in the deep forest.
She smoothed the two braids in front of her and went out to the main hall to eat.
Everyone in the family had gone out, only grandma Liu Xinghua was left at home.
While eating, Ruan Xi asked Liu Xinghua, "Grandma, are there any eggs at home?"
Liu Xinghua was sitting by the door sewing shoe soles, "Yes, they are here. Do you want to eat eggs?"
Ruan Xi took a bite of corn steamed bun and a bite of pickled vegetables, "I fell into a valley yesterday and fainted. Someone rescued me. He carried me for a long way. I thought I should thank him, so I wanted to cook two eggs for him."
Liu Xinghua looked at Ruan Xi, "You should thank me. I'll cook two for you."
Ruan Xi finished the rest of the rice in the bowl in one gulp, stood up with the bowl and said, "I can cook it myself."
She took the bowl to the kitchen, washed the dishes and the pot, looked for eggs, and then put the two raw eggs in the iron pot with water.
Although all the life experiences and skills of the original owner were in her mind, Ruan Xi still choked left and right when she sat behind the stove to light the fire. After finally lighting the earthen stove, her face was blackened.
She coughed while lighting the fire, and Liu Xinghua stuck her head out and asked her: "Xiaoxi, is it okay?"
Ruan Xi calmed down and said, "Yes, no problem."
Liu Xinghua rubbed her scalp with a needle tip, "If it doesn't work, call me."
Ruan Xi used her own ability to cook two eggs in the earthen stove, one of which had a shell that exploded.
She dried the eggs, put them in her yellow schoolbag, and went out with the schoolbag on her back.
Following the mountain road, she found the stilt house where the Ling family lived. Ruan Xi went to the door and knocked, but found that there was no one in the house. So she turned around and left, and looked around again, and finally saw the little boy Ling Yao on a hillside.
Ling Yao was releasing the pigs of the production team, and the pigs were eating grass, and he was sitting on the hillside reading a book.
Ruan Xi walked straight to him and said with a smile, "You are so comfortable."
Ling Yao looked up at her, and after recognizing her, he smiled very politely and said, "Hello."
Ruan Xi sat down next to him, took out two candies and two eggs from her schoolbag, and put them in front of him, "Thank you for helping me yesterday, this is a little thank you gift, I hope you don't mind."
How could Ling Yao dare to say he minded candies and eggs?
Since he followed his parents to Fengming Mountain, he has never tasted candy again. He had eaten eggs before, but only a few times a year. Sometimes when he was sick and felt very uncomfortable, his mother would make him a drink.
He shook his head at Ruan Xi, "It doesn't help much, it's not necessary."
Ruan Xi remembered that he carried her on his back for a long distance on the mountain road. Looking at his frail body, it was definitely not an easy task. She stuffed the candy and eggs directly into his hands, "You must accept it."
Ling Yao looked at the candy and eggs in his hand, then looked at Ruan Xi. When he met her bright eyes, he knew he couldn't win over her, so he took a candy and an egg and returned them to Ruan Xi, "Let's eat together."
Ruan Xi smiled, took the candy, and stuffed the egg back to him, "I don't like eggs, they make me choke."
Ling Yao didn't refuse anymore and took the candy and two boiled eggs.
Perhaps because Ling Yao was the first person he saw when he opened his eyes, or because Ling Yao looked young, introverted, well-behaved and pitiful, Ruan Xi had a natural affinity for him.
She remembered the conversation between him and his mother last night, looked at him and asked, "You don't know me?"
Ling Yao pursed her lips slightly, lowered her eyebrows and nodded, "Yeah."
"Then do you know the brigade secretary Ruan Zhigao?"
Ling Yao nodded again, "Yes."
"I'm his granddaughter, my name is Ruan Xi."
"Oh, my name is Ling Yao."
Ruan Xi smiled, "I know you. The day you first came, I went to the hanging building to watch the excitement. I heard that you were from a big city, and the villagers found it novel. They all lay outside the hanging building to watch."
Ling Yao also remembered the day she came to Fengyan Village. It took her two full days to walk up the mountain road from the town. Both he and his mother's feet were covered with blisters that stuck to the soles of their shoes. His mother had red eyes and tried to endure it for a long time, but she couldn't help crying in the middle of the night.
His father really couldn't bear it, so he asked his mother to take him back to the city, and it would be best if they divorced directly to sever ties, but his mother would never agree, and she wanted to stay with his father no matter how difficult it was. After that, the family of three lived like this.
Ling Yao was originally a quiet person, and he talked even less after arriving in Fengyan Village. Every day, apart from herding pigs and cattle for the production team, he spent the rest of his time reading and studying by himself, and didn't interact with anyone.
He didn't mention these, but smiled and said, "They are all the same, nothing new."
Ruan Xi didn't plan to have a deep chat with him, and it was enough to express gratitude after delivering the things. She stood up from beside Ling Yao, sorted out her schoolbag and said, "Okay, I won't disturb you from reading."
Ling Yao watched her disappear into the dense forest, then looked down at the eggs and candy in his hand.
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