Chapter 36

"Then open your eyes and find a good one."

As soon as he finished speaking, Song Zheng came out with a bundle of firewood in his hand. Jing Xian heard the footsteps and hurriedly dodged, but unexpectedly bumped into Shang Nanchen's arms and almost screamed.

She quickly turned around and covered his mouth, signaling him not to speak.

Shang Nanchen hugged his wife, her hand still on his lips. The faint fragrance lingered at the tip of his nose, making him a little distracted.

"Jingxian." The voice was a little hoarse.

"Don't talk."

Jing Xian listened to the noise without looking up at him. If she had looked up, she would have noticed that something was wrong with someone.

After a while, there was noise coming from the room again. Jing Xian frowned. It sounded like someone was crying. The sound was very soft and very restrained. Without asking, she knew it was Xu Ning venting her emotions.

This makes it even more impossible to go forward.

It was quite cold standing in the alley.

Jing Xian planned to stand in the backyard where the sun was shining and come back later.

"Go to the back first."

Jing Xian whispered, waving her hand to let Shang Nanchen step back. As a result, as soon as she looked up, she met a pair of deep eyes, which flashed with emotions that Jing Xian could not understand.

"Let's talk in the back?" Jing Xian felt that Shang Nanchen might not understand her behavior just now, so she decided to explain in the back.

When she stood up, she noticed that she had just been lying in Shang Nanchen's arms.

This dull nerve!!!

Jing Xian walked around him and went to the back, but her ears turned red.

"What?" Shang Nanchen's eyes were so bright that Jing Xian was a little at a loss.

"Let's wait here for a while. It would be so embarrassing if we run into Song Zheng and Xu Ning when we go over there." This isn't a blind date. They just said a few words in private, even words like that. Anyone would feel embarrassed if they found out that someone heard them.

Shang Nanchen didn't say anything, just listened to Jing Xian and stood behind the room.

The land is frozen in winter and the north wind is blowing.

"The winter in Licheng is not as cold as that in Shengcheng."

Jing Xian couldn't remember the past, but she remembered the day she escaped from the Jing family. The snow was not higher than her knees, and the north wind was like a knife blowing on her body. Her hands were almost frozen off, and the tears from her eyes turned into ice as soon as they came out of her eyes due to the pain.

Maybe it was because the clothes I wore that day were too thin, or maybe it was because I was back to the day that could change my destiny, so I cried.

"Do you like it here?" Shang Nanchen turned his head and looked at him seriously, as if the answer was very important to him.

Jing Xian looked up at the blue sky. The sun was shining brightly, but the temperature was so low that the air she breathed seemed to freeze.

“I like it.”

She didn't lie.

This land is strange and remote, yet full of the taste of freedom.

I feel especially safe.

Shang Nanchen seemed relieved: "Jingxian, we have been married for such a long time, have you ever considered living a good life with me?"

"What are you talking about?" Jing Xian turned her head, half-closed her eyes, and asked in a bad tone, "Shang Nanchen, do you think I married you without wanting to live a good life with you? Haven't I been living a good life these two months?"

"You know that's not what I meant."

"I have no idea."

“…”

Shang Nanchen was speechless. Facing Jing Xian, who was about to burst into anger, he blushed and whispered, "Have you ever thought that I am also a normal man?"

"You've been married for six years and it only happened once. Haven't you endured it until now?" Jing Xian was influenced by the end of the world, so she was very direct when she said these words.

At the end of the world, there was a charming sister in her collection team who would never treat her badly under any circumstances. Her lifestyle made it difficult for Jingxian to adapt. With her around, Jingxian seemed very conservative.

Jing Xian has changed imperceptibly, and the specific change is reflected in her current communication.

She no longer thinks that things between husband and wife are anything to be ashamed of.

Husband and wife can speak openly.

Shang Nanchen's cheeks turned red, not because he was angry, but because he was embarrassed.

"You agree?"

Jing Xian met those delighted eyes and reflected on herself: "Have I ever rejected you?"

"have."

That day…

Jingxian thought about her two children. She didn't want to be like other families who had to wait until the children fell asleep before doing anything. What if the children were not asleep? What if the children were pretending to be asleep?

The child is young and doesn’t know, won’t it be embarrassing when he grows up?

She just couldn't stand it.

"Let's talk about this after your two sons go to sleep in the west room." Jing Xian tilted her ears to listen to the movement in the front yard. When she felt it was enough, she walked towards the front yard without caring about Shang Nanchen's reaction.

Shang Nanchen quickly caught up with them from behind and said in a low voice, "Then I'll let them sleep over there tomorrow."

Jing Xian turned her head to look at him, and Shang Nanchen thought she disagreed, so he said in a deep voice: "They are not young anymore, they are already six years old."

"Go to the grocery store and buy some meat or something. If there are any pig heads left, I'll pickle them for you. Song Zheng came here and took so many things, and we have nothing else to give him. Take some pickled goods back. Only when there is give and take can the friendship last." Jing Xian didn't want to discuss that matter with Shang Nanchen right now. It would be so embarrassing if someone heard it.

Shang Nanchen heard Jing Xian say this and nodded immediately: "Okay, I'll go then."

"Just the right amount of money for you."

Jing Xian took out a big wedding card and gave it to him, then walked forward. Just as she reached the door, she heard voices coming from the private room.

Song Zheng's cold voice was a little panicked: "Why are you crying? I told you to open your eyes and find a good one. What's wrong with that? How long have you been crying here? Are you going to go out and meet people later?"

"Is it okay if I cry even if I'm blind?" Xu Ning's voice was filled with anger.

"Are you blaming someone else?" Song Zheng put his hand into hers. "Didn't you tell Song Ning that you were going to find someone else? Why are you turning around and scolding me? I'm concerned about you. After all, you've seen someone like me before. It's hard to find someone else, right?"

Xu Ningqi gritted his teeth and glared at Song Zheng with red eyes: "There are many people who are better than you."

"Oh, how can a jerk like that, who has seven or eight sisters and only one son, be better than me? He is obviously from a very poor family, but he thinks he is a rich man. He has a crappy job, but he thinks that the girls in the factory are not good enough for him. Tell me, how is this guy better than me? If you can find one thing, I will let you scold him."

Xu Ning was really mad to death.

She threw his hand back fiercely and said, "If I say I want to get married now, he can marry me now. Just based on this, he is better than you, a bastard!"

"Then let's go get the certificate."

Song Zheng put one hand in his pocket, which was clenched into a fist, but he looked nonchalant on the surface.

Xu Ning didn't say anything, but her tears fell even harder.

Song Zheng was really panicked now: "No, I said I would marry you, why are you crying?"

He hurriedly wiped Xu Ning's tears.

Xu Ning was really going to be pissed off by him. She slapped his hand away and said coldly, "Song Zheng, I was blind before, but I'm not blind now. I've never seen the world, but that doesn't mean I really need charity. I just can't get married, and that's what I deserve. You don't have to come all the way here to make fun of me."

After saying that, Xu Ning wiped away her tears and walked out. However, she was pulled back by Song Zheng after taking only two steps.

"Xu Ning, did you hear me when I said I would marry you?" Song Zheng was very annoyed. "Why are you telling me all this nonsense? Hurry up and tell me whether you want to get the marriage certificate. If you agree, take a day off tomorrow morning and go back with me to get the marriage certificate."

Xu Ning was a little dumbfounded. She still felt that Song Zheng was playing a trick on her: "You don't have to feel sorry for me. Although the person I went on a blind date with was not that good, I told my family the conditions. The person I will go on a blind date with next time will definitely not be of this level. You don't have to think that I can't get married and I have to be with you. This is not your responsibility."

"Shut up!" Song Zheng said in a deep voice, frowning and staring at Xu Ning and asked, "Just say whether you will get married or not, what's the point of saying all that nonsense?"

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Xian: “…”

If Xu Ning agreed to marry this piece of shit, it would be too good a bargain for him.

"Song Zheng, aren't you indifferent to me?" Although Xu Ning is a doctor, she has a poetic romance in her bones, which is why she dares to bravely pursue her own happiness in such an environment.

She didn't want to start a family with someone she didn't know and live a dull life.

Maybe there won't be any splash in my life.

Even when she is old, looking back on her youth, all she will have left are regrets.

Song Zheng glared at him: "When have I ever been indifferent to you? Xu Ning, you need to produce evidence for your words."

"You were injured and hospitalized in our hospital, but you refused to eat the lunch box I prepared for you." Xu Ning was rejected and laughed at by her colleagues. She hid away and cried secretly.

Song Zheng asked Xu Ning: "Have you eaten that lunch box?"

"I didn't throw it away. I must have eaten it myself." Xu Ning said crying.

"When did you eat?" Song Zheng asked again.

Xu Ning remembered it clearly, and said without thinking: "I heated it up in the pot when I got home from get off work that night before eating."

“…”

Song Zheng looked at the crying Xu Ning and seemed to be hesitant to speak.

It was the first time he saw Xu Ning cry. The girl who usually looked quiet and cold had eyes as red as peaches because of crying. She couldn't even face people.

But if I don't tell this, I will be the one who suffers in the future.

Song Zheng hesitated for a moment and asked politely, "Xu Ning, you're not trying to trick me on purpose, are you?"

"Why would I mess with you?" Xu Ning frowned.

"Then why did you send me raw rice? The meat is not cooked at all and is inedible. Don't you know that?" After Song Zheng asked, Xu Ning's face turned pale and instantly lost all color.

Jing Xian, who had good hearing and didn't want to eavesdrop, was forced to eavesdrop: "..."

She didn't know who to sympathize with now.

Xu Ning asked with a lack of confidence this time: "Then why did you ask me to take the shoes I bought for you back to my dad to wear?"

"What size shoes did you buy?" Song Zheng put one hand back into his pocket and asked while leaning against the door frame.

Xu Ning remembered it clearly and said directly: "40! I asked Song Ning."

"Then when did you ask?" Song Zheng was so angry that he wanted to curse, "When I was 16, I wore size 40 shoes. When I was 19, I wore size 43 shoes! You bought size 40 shoes for me to put there as a display?"

Jing Xian turned around and leaned on Shang Nanchen's shoulder, laughing uncontrollably.

Oh my god!

She thought Xu Ning was a calm, intelligent and wise girl!

The result, is this?

Hahahaha.

She couldn't help it.

Shang Nanchen was also speechless. While the two people in the room were not paying attention, he dragged Jing Xian quietly into the house. When he reached the door, he saw Song Ning standing behind the curtain and eavesdropping. Song Ning was not embarrassed. Seeing Jing Xian laughing with tears in her eyes, she pulled Jing Xian into the house.

Jing Xian said, "Jump out from the back wall and don't disturb them. If you ruin their marriage, you will be struck by lightning."

Shang Nanchen was speechless.

In the end, he listened to Jing Xian, jumped out of the backyard wall, and went around in a big circle.

In the room, Xu Ning's face turned even paler, and this time tears were welling up in her eyes.

Song Zheng spoke in a deep voice, his tone was very serious: "Don't cry, what's the use of crying? Tell me, do you really want to marry me? If you really want to form a revolutionary family with me, then be a little more attentive to me. I married you to live a good life, not to let you buy a bunch of size 40 shoes and put them there as decoration. But look at you, you took the shoes back and still blamed me. Is this my fault?"

Xu Ning shook her head obediently and wanted to cry again.

This time it's not sad, it's embarrassing.

"Then answer my question now. Will you go with me to get the marriage certificate tomorrow?" Song Zheng felt that he had gone crazy and had brought himself into such trouble.

Xu Ning got a little bolder and said, "If the rice I cooked is not cooked, won't you just tell me directly?"

"Would you feel embarrassed not to see me for a few days?" Song Zheng asked directly, hitting the nail on the head.

Harmful.

Xu Ning understood.

I felt that Song Zheng was concerned about her face at the time and also wanted to see her.

My mood suddenly improved.

Song Zheng asked again: "Marry?"

Xu Ning felt shy now. She lowered her head and didn't dare to look at Song Zheng. She nodded with a red face.

Song Zheng frowned: "Talk."

Xu Ning's body froze, and her shyness disappeared. She whispered, "Marry me."

"Well, then I'll take you there to ask for leave now, and we'll drive back when we come back. We'll get the certificate tomorrow morning, and then I'll take you back." Song Zheng was very quick and decisive in his work.

"Come back after you get married?" Xu Ning's eyes were like rabbits at this moment.

Song Zheng said: "Is it not possible?"

Xu Ning finally got married to Song Zheng. She was disappointed but didn't say anything else: "Okay, I'll go ask for leave now."

Jingxian has good hearing and listened to the whole process.

She thought it was pretty good.

Song Zheng obviously had Xu Ning in his mind. Xu Ning looked like a reliable female doctor, but in reality she was still a confused little girl. Song Ning didn't hear what her brother and Xu Ning said, but when she saw them go out together, she knew that the matter was probably done.

"Song Zheng is great!" Song Ning was sitting cross-legged on the kang. Seeing this, he did a split. "I've found my bicycle."

Jing Xian: “???”

Song Ning was a person who could not keep secrets, and immediately told Jing Xian: "During this Chinese New Year, I told Song Zheng about Xu Ning's blind date. Song Zheng asked me to stabilize Xu Ning, and after the matter was completed, he would give me a bicycle. I have been eyeing that 26-inch bicycle for a long time!"

Unfortunately it was too expensive and she had no money to buy it, so she could only go to Song Zheng.

Jing Xian: “…”

She is undoubtedly my biological sister.

Shang Nanchen came back and met Jing Xian. He found that there was no one in the closet and Song Zheng was not in the room.

He asked Jing Xian in a low voice: "Where are the people?"

"Go back and get the certificate."

Shang Nanchen was stunned for a moment before he said, "Very good."

"Okay, I'll brine those shrimps too. They can be kept for a few more days."

"It's up to you."

Shang Nanchen sat down and started to light a fire.

Jing Xian used old brined shrimps, and Song Ning, who was so delicious, couldn't sit still and came out to help. The shrimps were brined, and they were almost done. Jing Xian started to brine the pig's head, which was very laborious, not to mention that Shang Nanchen also bought a few pig's trotters.

Song Ning ate two shrimps and smiled with eyes crooked: "Don't look at the New Year, I have been hungry and thin these few days since I went home. My mother also said that I am picky. If she eats the food you cook, she will definitely not say that I am picky."

Anyone would feel good when being praised for their cooking skills, and Jing Xian is no exception.

"This is what your brother will take back tomorrow."

Before he finished speaking, voices were heard outside the door.

Song Zheng strode in from outside and made sure to say hello to Shang Nanchen before leaving.

"Ask your brother to wait a moment. This is perfect for him to take back." Jing Xian put the freshly brined shrimps in a basin, covered it with a lid, wrapped it in cloth and brought it out.

Song Zheng refused, so Jing Xian said, "Then take back everything you took."

Only after hearing this did Song Zheng accept it.

"I'll come again tomorrow." Song Zheng said and walked out.

Xu Ning's eyes were swollen at this time, and she was embarrassed to get off the car. She saw Jing Xian coming over and wanted to cover her eyes, but she saw Jing Xian handing her two eggs, wrapped in handkerchiefs.

"If you peel this egg and roll it around your eyes, they won't be so swollen." Jing Xian thought that Xu Ning might not be able to go home with Song Zheng, so she wanted to help.

When Xu Ning heard what Jing Xian said, her face turned red.

Song Zheng was sitting in the car. Seeing Xu Ning blushing, he reached out and touched her head: "Strange, you don't have a fever, why are you blushing?"

"It's all your fault!"

Xu Ning stared at him.

Song Zheng looked puzzled: "What did I do again?"

"Jing Xian knows everything." Xu Ning covered her face with her hands, feeling that she might not be able to face Jing Xian for a long time.

It's really embarrassing

Arrived at grandma's house.

Song Zheng was stunned for a moment and asked, "How did you know?"

Xu Ning held up the two eggs in her hand and finished what Jing Xian said, and said with tears in her eyes: "I really have no face to see anyone."

"Then why don't you apply it quickly. Otherwise, how are you going to meet my parents tomorrow?" Song Zheng's words made Xu Ning suddenly nervous.

She said, “I haven’t told my parents yet.”

"I told you, my parents went to propose marriage. Although nowadays people emphasize keeping everything simple, we have already gone through all the necessary schedules." Song Zheng doesn't just rely on his mouth to get things done.

He was determined to marry Xu Ning.

Naturally, everything is done properly, leaving no chance for others to complain.

Xu Ning was dumbfounded and asked: "You... aren't you afraid that I won't agree?"

She was really prepared to give up Song Zheng.

"Will you not agree?" Song Zheng stared at her and asked.

For some reason, in Xu Ning's opinion, Song Zheng seemed a little dangerous at this moment.

She shook her head obediently.

Only then was Song Zheng satisfied.

The drive back home took several hours.

Xu Ning felt that this road was too short. It seemed that she had just come to her senses and arrived home.

Song Zheng walked the man to the door but did not go in. He said to Xu Ning, "I'll pick you up tomorrow morning."

"Um."

Xu Ning jumped out of the car, stood at the door and watched Song Zheng leave before going home.

Song Zheng drove back to his home and carried his things into the house. The meal was not ready yet.

Song Zheng handed the shrimp to his wife Chen and said, "Just heat it up."

Mrs. Chen took it and found it was quite heavy, so she took it to the kitchen. She was surprised to see what was inside, but she didn't say anything. She was just working for someone else, and some things were not her turn to say.

After Song Zheng finished talking to his parents, the meal was ready.

Qiao Qingping saw a bowl of shrimps on the table and frowned and asked, "What is this?"

Mrs. Chen said, "This is what Song Zheng brought back. Let me heat it up and serve it directly."

"This is salinated shrimp. Shang Nanchen's wife made it for me to bring back." Song Zheng had eaten shrimp balls and boiled shrimp for lunch. When he saw the salinated shrimp, he first picked up one with chopsticks and put it in the bowl, then nimbly removed the shell and put it in his mouth. His eyes lit up immediately, "Delicious!"

Qiao Qingping asked: "Is it really delicious?"

"Why don't you try one and you'll know?" Song Zheng said nothing and started eating shrimp.

Mr. Song and his father also took a bite and tasted it, and they never stopped using their chopsticks.

"What did you eat at someone else's house this afternoon?" Qiao Qingping asked Song Zheng.

"Abalone braised pork, pork fried potato slices, shrimp ball soup, cold green bean sprouts, stir-fried Chinese cabbage, and sea cucumber braised with green onions. A large plate of salted pork offal, and finally a large bowl of seafood." Song Zheng drooled as he spoke, "It tasted really good. There was nothing left for the four of us and two children."

Qiao Qingping thought about her daughter complaining about the food at home these few days after she came home, and asked uncomfortably, "Does anyone still eat seafood?"

"They are not far from the sea, so many people eat seafood. But before, no one ate this except the fishermen. It has little oil and tastes bad if it is not cooked well. In the early years, no one would touch this unless they wanted to fill their stomachs."

Qiao Qingping said: "That's the truth."

"But Shang Nanchen's wife is a medical student. She once studied abroad with an old man who was also a medical student. Those Japanese soldiers grew taller by eating seafood. Jing Xian wrote a report and a lot of recipes. The troops started eating seafood, but they only had one battalion of soldiers eating it. After a while, the effect was obvious. The most important thing was that fewer people complained of leg pain when they slept at night."

Song Zheng's father looked serious: "Very obvious?"

"Dad, the battalion that eats seafood is Shang Nanchen's battalion. The condition of his soldiers is not immediately improved, but after more than a month, the difference can definitely be seen compared with the people in other battalions. In Jing Xian's words, if the nutrition is sufficient and there is fat in the stomach, the physical fitness will improve. This is not something that can be replenished all at once, but requires time to accumulate."

Song Zheng thought of what Shang Nanchen said and relayed it to his father: "Jing Xian said that it's not enough to just eat meat, you should also eat more vegetables, fruits, seafood, etc., and have a balanced diet."

I also learned the concept of nutritional balance from Jingxian.

In this age when most people can't even fill their stomachs, how can we talk about nutrition?

"Eating seafood can also promote wound healing."

After saying this, Song Zheng saw the expressions of his grandfather and father changed.

Jing Xian didn't know what would happen to the pot of brine shrimps she brought over. She took out the brine pig's head and put it in a pot, waiting for Song Zheng to come over and take it back.

Song Ning drooled as he looked at the halved pig's head: "Jingxian, when I get married, will you also give me a halved pig's head as a gift? Will you also give me a halved bowl of shrimps?"

Jing Xian: “…”

She really wanted to say that this was not a wedding gift, it was a New Year gift.

"Are you sure this is all you want for marriage?"

Song Ning asked softly, "Can I have two halved pig heads?"