Chapter 3

Jing Xian was startled, and a hint of warmth appeared in the corners of her eyes and eyebrows: "Yes, I will be your mother from now on."

No one would refuse the kindness of releasing a human cub covered in thorns.

Even though she has been struggling for more than a decade in the apocalypse, she still hopes in her heart that she can live a normal life, like an ordinary girl, get married, have children, and have a normal family.

You may not be rich, but you will definitely be happy.

Seeing that the two kids didn't resist, Jing Xian looked at them seriously and said, "If you're hungry, I'll cook for you. If the weather is cold or hot, I'll prepare clothes for you. If you're bullied outside, tell me and I'll support you."

Shang Nanchen listened to the previous words and thought that even if she was not a good stepmother, she would not treat the two children harshly. But after hearing the last sentence, he couldn't help but stare at her thin body.

If she runs away at the slightest gust of wind, she will surely be frightened into tears by the sisters-in-law from the country living in the family compound.

And still support the children?

It's good enough that the children don't have to support her.

The two children's thoughts are very much in sync with Shang Nanchen's.

"You don't have to support us, we can fight." Shang Aiguo said, and Shang Aijun nodded in agreement. The young man looked at Jing Xian with sparkling eyes and curiosity, but far from the rejection he had at first.

Jing Xian, who had killed a zombie tiger: "..."

She found herself underestimated.

"Will we be able to eat this oil cake in the future?" Shang Aijun didn't care whether he would be bullied or not, he only cared whether he and his brother would be hungry in the future.

Jing Xian didn't lie to the child and said truthfully: "That depends on whether your father can support the three of us! I've sold my job and have no income, so the food may be a little worse, but it should be no problem for me to have enough to eat."

Upon hearing this, the two children looked at Shang Nanchen at the same time.

Shang Nanchen coughed lightly and said to Jing Xian uncomfortably, "When I divorced, I didn't ask for anything but the two of them. My monthly salary is 80 yuan. After the divorce, I gave their grandmother 20 yuan a month to help take care of the children. I basically didn't spend any of my own money. I spent some more money this time, so I still have 150 yuan left."

“…”

Jing Xian looked at the two kids who didn't quite understand how the family would survive with only a hundred yuan left, and tried to smile and said, "Maybe we can only maintain a warm and full stomach for the time being!"

"Can!"

Shang Aijun nodded modestly.

It is more important to eat enough than to eat well.

Shang Nanchen didn't know why, but he breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, one hundred and fifty yuan was already a lot. Many people didn't have one hundred yuan in their entire lives. Jing Xian didn't plan to tell Shang Nanchen how much money she had, as she was just about to get on the bus.

Shang Nanchen picked up the biggest bag beside Jing Xian with one hand, and held the two children in his arms, and said to Jing Xian: "Hold my clothes, don't let go, follow me closely!"

Jing Xian wanted to say that she wouldn't get lost, but then she remembered that she was a little girl who had never been away from home, so she obediently pulled his clothes and followed him closely.

This is Jingxian's first time taking a train.

I have seen it during the end of the world, but the trains at that time were all white trains called Harmony Trains, which were completely different from the green train in front of me.

After getting on the train, they sat in seats for four.

The two children sat by the window, while Jing Xian and Shang Nanchen sat by the aisle.

Shang Nanchen stood up and stuffed his luggage onto the rack, and stuffed the luggage that couldn't fit under the seat. Jing Xian took out the big jar and handed it to him. Shang Nanchen took it and said, "I'll go get some water. You stay here and watch over them."

"You go ahead."

Jing Xian looked at the two little guys, stood up, took down the cloth bag, took out two milk slices from it, and stuffed them into the hands of the two little guys. They didn't eat them, waiting for Shang Nanchen to come back, and deliberately spread their hands for Shang Nanchen to take a look.

Shang Nanchen recognized this thing and asked Jing Xian in surprise: "Where did you buy it?"

"I have a classmate who went to work in Hohhot. She had a quota to buy milk tablets. I asked her to buy some for me." This was the only money she was willing to spend.

Shang Nanchen said to his two sons, "Eat it. It's good food your mother gave you."

The two children then put the food in their mouths.

The milk slices are fragrant and sweet.

Shang Aiguo and Shang Aijun had never eaten this thing before. They were reluctant to finish it quickly, so they held it in their mouths, wanting the taste to linger in their mouths for a little longer.

Jing Xian felt sad when she saw this.

When she looked at the two children, she was reminded of her own childhood.

Grandma was quite nice to her, but she was poor and had nothing to eat. She finally got a piece of wedding candy and brought it back to her, but she was reluctant to eat it. When she finally had to eat it, she was just like the two children in front of her.

It only takes six hours from Sheng City to Travel City.

It was dark when they got off the bus.

It takes another two or three hours by car from the station to their troops.

In winter, the temperature at night is 10 to 20 degrees lower than during the day. Adults would not easily walk at night, let alone they are carrying two children.

Shang Nanchen found a guesthouse nearby.

The kang in the guesthouse was warm, and Jing Xian asked the two children to take off their clothes and lie down in the quilt first. She saw the torn autumn pants under the cotton jackets, and her heart was in her throat again. She couldn't find clothes for the children now, so she could only let them make do with what they had.

"Go get some hot water. The two children need to wash their faces."

Shang Nanchen asked: "Do you want anything else?"

"No need, we'll just stay for one night and go back early tomorrow morning." Jing Xian didn't know what was in his place or what he needed. Thinking that she hadn't eaten dinner and there was no place to buy food, she

"Okay, I'll go get some hot water."

Shang Nanchen opened the door and went out.

Jing Xian opened the package, took out four eggs and placed them on the table.

The two children lay under the quilt, with their little heads exposed, staring at the eggs.

"Are you hungry?" Jing Xian turned around and saw the two of them and asked with a smile.

Shang Aijun shook his head. Shang Aiguo felt that this was not a good idea, so he said, "I'm not hungry."

"Oh, then give them all to your dad later!"

Shang Aijun was anxious and wanted to speak, but was too embarrassed. Shang Aiguo asked bravely: "You're giving this to us too? But you've already given us one today. One for me and my brother."

Eggs were very expensive, so grandma never gave them to him and his brother, but only to his uncle's son Sun Baoyu.

Jing Xian didn't want to be perfunctory with the children. She knew they understood everything, so she treated them like adults.

"We are a family. When you were young, I raised you. If I could afford to feed you one egg a day, you ate one. If I could afford to feed you two, you ate two. When I am old and you have grown up, you will have to support me when I am old. By then, I will definitely not be able to do anything and will just eat and drink for free."

The two children understood.

Shang Aijun spoke for the first time: "When you are old, I will support you."

"Yes, we brothers will support you when you are old." Shang Aiguo's serious look was funny, but Jing Xian couldn't laugh.

Such a good child was treated like this by his own grandmother.

That old hag is a piece of shit.

Taking money but not doing anything, oh, you're not afraid of being struck by lightning!

"Then I'll wait for that day."

Shang Aiguo said proudly: "Just wait! Then you will be the happiest old lady in the world."

Jing Xian couldn't help laughing.

Shang Nanchen pushed the door open and was stunned when he saw the smile on her face. He came in with a hot water bottle and closed the door before asking, "What are you three talking about? Why are you so happy?"

"I won't tell you, this is our secret." Jing Xian winked at the two children.

The two children said in unison: "Yes, it's a secret. I won't tell you!"

Shang Nanchen didn’t know what happened in the next two minutes, but the result was what he was happy and looking forward to seeing.

"Pour some water first and wash the child's face and feet." Jing Xian washed her hands and her face, then peeled the eggs and took out the biscuits. She put three of them in the lunch box and stuffed them to Shang Nanchen, "Put the biscuits on the stove to heat them up."

"OK."

Shang Nanchen turned around and went out,

I placed it next to the stove and put some hot water in it to prevent the cake from getting burnt.

He turned back to the room and saw Jing Xian had made two more bowls of instant noodles and put four eggs in them.

To be honest, this life is a bit luxurious.

He didn't say anything else, just kept it in mind.

The pancakes on the stove heat up very quickly, and they are almost heated through in less than five minutes. Shang Nanchen took them back with two more bowls in his hand. Jing Xian didn't expect him to be so thoughtful.

Two bags of instant noodles were divided into four portions, and four eggs were given to each person, one each.

The two children ate one cake, Shang Nanchen ate one and a half, and Jing Xian ate half.

After eating and drinking, Shang Nanchen went to wash the dishes. Jing Xian poured a basin of water and sat on the edge of the kang to soak her feet. She was almost done, so she wiped her feet and was about to put on her shoes and pour water for washing her feet when Shang Nanchen came back.

"Don't move, go in and sleep."

After he said that, he added some hot water to the basin, took off his shoes and soaked in them.

Jing Xian stared at him blankly, pursed her lips and got into the quilt. She was obviously very sleepy and tired, but she couldn't fall asleep. The two children were sleepy and fell asleep soon after they were almost full.

The room is very quiet at this moment.

Shang Nanchen came back with the water, took off his clothes and got on the kang, not forgetting to turn off the lights.

"Go to sleep."

He lay down beside her, said this, and then said nothing more.

Jing Xian's heartbeat was a little faster, and she felt it was incredible. Her mind was in a mess, but she couldn't think of the Jing family. From the moment she and Shang Nanchen got their marriage certificate, the Jing family completely left her life.

If they can't find her, they will be sent down to the countryside for reform.

Life is absolutely incomparable to that of the previous life.

Jing Xian didn't know when she fell asleep, she only knew that when she woke up it was already daybreak.

This was the most sound sleep she had ever had since her last life, from the end of the world to now.

"Are you up?" Shang Nanchen came in with a hot pot and a lunch box in his hand. "I've heated up the biscuits. Wash your face and come over to eat."

Jing Xian said as she put on her clothes, "Soak the eggs and instant noodles. Drink some hot soup in the morning to drive away the cold, and you'll feel more comfortable when you go out later."

"I've called someone to pick us up. When the car arrives, we can just get off." Shang Nanchen got up early in the morning and made a special phone call to make arrangements and told someone where to pick them up.

Jing Xian was surprised and thought this was a good idea. Seeing that the two children were still sleeping, she said, "Let their noodles soak for a while. Let them sleep a little longer, and when they wake up, give them two eggs and buy them some meat buns."

As she spoke, she remembered something and took out a bottle and put it on the table: "There are dishes here, I forgot."

“…”

Shang Nanchen didn't care. It was good to have something to eat since he didn't prepare it himself. He wasn't picky. Besides, the pancakes were sweet and soft, so he could eat two without eating any vegetables. Not to mention there was instant noodle soup.

But there are pickled vegetables, and they are pickled vegetables with minced meat, which can’t be better.

It's simply the most delicious dish on earth.

Even before Shang Nanchen brought his wife home or even ate the meal she prepared, he felt that he had made the right choice in marrying her.

The child is in the growth stage and was tired again yesterday.

It was almost half past eight when the two children got up.

The two children got up and had breakfast.

Shang Nanchen bought some meat buns and came back. The two children were already sitting on the kang eating instant noodles.

"Tiedan, Fusheng, do you two still want to eat buns?"

Jing Xian was packing her things, and hadn't finished yet. When she heard this, she turned around and asked, "Is the person who's here to pick us up?"

Shang Nanchen's expression was indescribable. He pointed at the two boys on the kang and said, "Shang Aiguo's nickname was Tiedan, and Shang Aijun's nickname was Fusheng. Don't you have a nickname?"

Jing Xian shook her head: "I really don't have one."

The Jing family often called her a dead girl.

"Okay, you take a rest, I'll pack up." When Shang Nanchen was in the army, he not only knew how to fight, but also how to pack luggage.

After being tampered with by him, the things are not only small, but also special.

Zhou Zheng, looks very beautiful.

By the time the two children finished eating, the car arrived.

There has also been a heavy snowstorm in the travel city these days.

There were many people walking on the road, and sanitation workers were also sweeping the snow, so it was still okay to drive on the road.

The car drove further and further away, and it was winter, so it felt like a deserted place. The two children were a little carsick, so they leaned against each other listlessly, not saying a word. Jing Xian took out two pieces of candy and stuffed them into their mouths.

Tiedan and Fusheng looked over, and Jingxian whispered, "Eat something to distract yourself and you won't feel uncomfortable."

The two little guys' eyes were sparkling. Although they were still not feeling well, it was obvious that there had been some improvement.

It's snowing, so the car drives slowly.

It took them nearly four hours to arrive.

Jing Xian had a good rest last night, and she was in good condition even after sitting for four hours in the car.

She carried her belongings into the house and took her two children with her as well.

The house looked newly built, with three large tiled houses and a large yard in front and back. There were two trees in the front yard, a pear tree and an apricot tree. Next to the stone bench at the door was an old locust tree.

She was on her way to the restroom and went around to the backyard where she saw a mulberry and walnut tree.

Not to mention anything else, just these few trees made Jingxian very satisfied.

They estimate that they will live here for the next ten years. They eat mulberries in May, apricots in June, and pears in August and September. When it snows, they sit inside and eat walnuts, frozen pears, and dried apricots.

These were the happiest days my grandmother had when she was alive.

When Jingxian returned to the front yard, the car had already left.

She was about to close the door when a woman came over. She was wearing a navy blue coat, a big red scarf on her head, and her hands were tucked into her sleeves. She was average looking, with a slightly dark complexion, high cheekbones, droopy eyes, and a mean look. One could tell at a glance that she was not someone to be trifled with.

"You are Captain Shang's sister? You are so pretty. I am the wife of Captain Wu Zhanfu, the captain of the Third Battalion. My name is Zhao Xiuzhi. This is our home next to you." Zhao Xiuzhi was quite familiar, but a little contemptuous and gossipy. "Are you dating? You are single, so you came here with your brother. Are you here to help take care of the kids and find a date at the same time?"

It seems that those who live nearby are at the battalion commander level.

"Hello sister-in-law, my name is Jing Xian, and I'm Shang Nanchen's lover." After Jing Xian said this, she looked at Zhao Xiuzhi with a smile. The smile on Zhao Xiuzhi's face suddenly froze, and she was completely dumbfounded.

She opened her mouth wide and asked in shock, "Who did you just say you were? Captain Shang's lover?"

"Yes, we got the marriage certificate." Jing Xian wanted to show Zhao Xiuzhi the marriage certificate that looked like an award.

Zhao Xiuzhi had just looked at Jingxian carefully. She was very thin, but her skin was very white and pretty. She looked very young. She really thought she was Shang Nanchen's sister. She never thought she was his wife.

"Are you an adult?" Zhao Xiuzhi blurted out.

Jing Xian smiled in surprise and said, "Sister-in-law, do I look so young? I'm already eighteen."

"Eighteen?"

Zhao Xiuzhi spit in her heart, eighteen is not young. Shang Nanchen is already twenty-seven, nine years younger, and he is still an old cow eating young grass.

That’s really cool!

Jing Xian said, "In our village, people get engaged at the age of sixteen and get married at the age of eighteen. Sister-in-law, did you and Captain Wu also get engaged at the age of sixteen and get married as soon as you reached the age?"

Jing Xian didn't know that she had accidentally touched someone's sore spot.

When Zhao Xiuzhi and Captain Wu were dating, Captain Wu's mother didn't like her. Captain Wu naturally went on a blind date with someone else, and the person he liked was her seventh sister. There were nine children in their family, seven girls and two boys.

She is the sixth among the girls.

Captain Wu's mother despised her for being uneducated and not as good as her younger sister, who looked honest, so she wanted Wu Zhanfu to marry her seventh sister. At that time, Captain Wu was a soldier and sent ten yuan home a month. When they got married, he would send fifteen yuan home, five of which were specifically for her.

How much can you eat for five dollars?

Zhao Xiuzhi's mind is full of five dollars

When Wu Zhanfu came, she sent her seventh sister away and went to see Wu Zhanfu herself.

After a few interactions, the two of them became a couple.

But the old lady disagreed.

After her seventh sister got engaged to another family, which lasted another two years, the old lady finally agreed to let her in.

There was no betrothal gift.

No matter how you talk about this matter, Zhao Xiuzhi is so angry that she wants to vomit blood.

"That's about it." Zhao Xiuzhi said vaguely, eager to leave. "I have something else to do at home, so I'll leave first. We can talk another day."

"Sister-in-law, don't you go upstairs and sit for a while?" Jing Xian asked with a smile.

"Not this time."

Before she finished her words, Zhao Xiuzhi had already walked quickly into her own yard.

Jing Xian closed the door, her face instantly sank. When she saw Shang Nanchen coming out of the room, she immediately walked over, pulled him into the room, and asked in a low voice, "Did you have any grudge against Wu Zhanfu?"

"What kind of festival can there be?"

Shang Nanchen was surprised at her sharpness, but he didn't want her to know what was going on in the army.

"Really?" Jing Xian didn't quite believe it. Zhao Xiuzhi's attitude was obviously not right.

There were people like that in the village, who wanted to know everything about others. But she had never seen anyone like Zhao Xiuzhi, who was so superior and looked down on others. She was not very nice when she thought she was Shang Nanchen's sister, and she was very different when she found out that she was Shang Nanchen's new wife.

She would be a fool if she didn't notice anything.

There are some things that Shang Nanchen won't tell her and she won't ask.

In my heart, I have already classified Zhao Xiuzhi into the group of people I should not associate with.

"I'll go in first and see what's missing at home. If you have time in the next few days, you can go to town and buy everything. New Year's Day is coming soon, and we have nothing at home." As she spoke, Jing Xian walked into the house and went into the kitchen first. When she saw the empty kitchen, the words that were about to come out of her mouth got stuck in her throat.