Chapter 76
"What are you afraid of? What do I have to be afraid of?" Jing Xian's eyes were cold. "I actually hope they can come."
Shang Nanchen raised his eyebrows: "How about we go back and find them?"
"Don't you think it's unlucky?" Jing Xian threw the letter on the table and found a pen and paper to write a reply to Liu Lijuan.
Shang Nanchen likes the fierce and aggressive Jing Xian. This kind of woman has a typical northern personality. She looks powerful, but is actually silly, honest, and especially soft-hearted.
"Did your cousin say something when she went back?"
"Who knows?"
Jing Xian said this, but she knew in her heart that it was definitely not Jing Hongyu who said that.
If Jing Hongyu could come here from afar, surely others could too.
However, why did the Jing family deliberately look for me?
Jing Xian was busy writing a letter to Liu Lijuan, first asking her how she was doing recently, then saying that everything was fine with her. Finally, she told her that even if the Jing family came to look for her, she should pretend that they were not familiar with her and she didn't need to say anything.
The Jing family is extremely vicious and narrow-minded.
Liu Lijuan and Shi Huaiming are too simple and honest. If the Jing family does something bad, they will not be able to resist at all.
After writing, she sealed the envelope and turned to ask Shang Nanchen: "You don't write back to your ex-wife?"
"You are disgusted with me." Shang Nanchen took the letter and said, "I will mail it to you tomorrow."
"You're saying you're disgusted now? Who was so kind to her in the beginning?" Jing Xian wasn't angry, she just felt that Shang Nanchen was too kind to that woman.
But it was precisely because of this kindness that she felt he was a man she could trust.
No woman wants to marry a cruel man.
Shang Nanchen felt that he needed to explain: "I wasn't being soft-hearted towards her. She had a bad reputation, and it also affected the children. To be honest, I went to the battlefield right after we got married. I thought at the time that if she didn't have children, she could just remarry after I died. One year, I was on the battlefield and couldn't contact my family. When I came back, I found out that I had two sons. The next time we met, we were divorced. Tell me, what feelings could I have for her?"
Jing Xian: "Maybe it was love at first sight."
Shang Nanchen: “…”
Jing Xian had no intention of making anyone angry.
"Do you think your ex-wife will come to see you?" Jing Xian felt that this was possible.
Shang Nanchen said irritably: "Who gave her the face to come to me?"
"I'm just giving you an example." Jing Xian didn't want to mention it, but she always had this feeling.
If Shang Nanchen wasn't at home and his ex-wife really came, it would be difficult for her to handle it. She had better ask clearly, just in case.
Shang Nanchen said unhappily: "Get out if you come. This is your home, can't you make the decision yourself? You should have the consciousness of being the hostess!"
A smile flashed in Jing Xian's eyes.
"Oh, so this is my home, I can make the decision, right?"
Shang Nanchen suddenly stood up, and his tall figure pressed towards her. The strong pressure forced her to retreat again and again.
He bent down and kissed her, deliberately making trouble: "Aren't you the one who calls the shots in this family? Giving me pocket money, and taking care of my food, clothing, shelter and transportation for me and the children?"
"But your ex-wife is such a sensitive person." Jing Xian sat down on the edge of the kang, leaned back with her hands to support her body, and looked at him with a smile on her face. "What if she regrets and wants to reconcile with you, who will you choose? I heard from Sister Juan that your ex-wife is a great beauty."
"Not as pretty as you."
"If she's prettier than me, will you really remarry her?" Jing Xian's expression was very vivid. "Anyway, she's the child's mother and is more suitable to take care of the child than me. She's definitely not as suitable as your ex-wife..."
Hmm...
This chattering little mouth is not saying these things to deliberately annoy him.
Shang Nanchen bit her lips and nibbled her as if punishing her.
Very rude.
Noticing her breathing getting heavier, his eyes darkened.
She was usually too reserved and wouldn't let him turn on the lights at night.
That afternoon, he saw her reaction for the first time.
Because of his distraction, he almost lost his mind.
He wanted to see it again.
As it happened, she gave him an excuse.
How could he let her down?
She is too delicate and her skin is too tender; it turns red if touched.
But he still couldn't control himself.
She didn't push very hard, almost half-heartedly.
Shang Nanchen held her ear and whispered, "Right here, okay?"
Jing Xian: “???”
Soon, she understood what he meant.
She didn't have the energy to struggle anymore. He was the one who suffered anyway, so what did it have to do with her?
Jingxian's family picked too many persimmons. The children had been eating them for a month and were almost full. Jingxian picked the persimmons and gave them away to her neighbors and colleagues, and asked Song Ning and Xu Ning to take some home.
Every time they went back, they brought back a lot of vegetables.
Things that look cheap are hard to buy in the city.
Many people eat marine fish.
It's not expensive.
The most important thing is not to have a ticket.
Many people buy things that don’t require a ticket, so Jingxian buys sea fish for the children every day.
On the day when wages were paid, Jingxian made dumplings for the children.
The fish are not just steamed, they are braised as well.
Otherwise, the children will get tired of eating like this all the time.
Her expectation that her ex-wife would regret her decision and come looking for someone else did not happen.
In the blink of an eye, it's July.
The wheat is ripe.
The entire farm was organizing the wheat harvest and the schools were closed.
The army has its own wheat fields, which are neatly harvested.
They were responsible for harvesting the land that had been cleared by the family compound. The women were in the front, cutting the wheat and tying it up, while the children were behind carrying the wheat. Some people were responsible for pulling the wheat back with carts and threshing it with machines.
In six days, all the wheat was harvested.
Everyone started going to the square to harvest wheat.
We carried the wheat bags to the farm and distributed them to everyone in due time.
The piles of wheat straw became the children's favorite place.
Jump off the wall, sink straight down, and then roll through.
A group of children jumped down one after another, and the sound of children's laughter was everywhere.
"This wood-fired pancake is the best. The fire is neither too big nor too small, just right." Jing Xian looked at the children playing and collected a basket of wheat bran to go home and cook.
I'm exhausted these days.
Jingxian bought a chicken at the grocery store, brought it back and killed it herself, planning to make pancakes with the chicken oil.
Chicken oil pancakes are the most fragrant.
When she was young, she followed her master to Hebei to treat patients. An old lady was particularly good at making thousand-layer cakes. She put chicken oil in the cakes and used wheat straw to heat the fire. The cakes were soft and fragrant.
She ate two large cakes at that time, and even now when she thinks about it, she still feels that it was the most delicious thing she had ever eaten.
It just so happens that we still have some white flour at home.
Jing Xian planned to make some pancakes.
She stewed the chicken in a clay pot and baked pancakes in a cold oven.
Fusheng didn't go out to play either. I heard that Laobing was at home helping to light the fire.
"Mom, if there isn't enough wheat stalks, I'll ask my brothers to get some. Can you make a few more cakes?" Fusheng is already an elementary school student, and his speech is much more sophisticated than before.
Jing Xian said with a smile: "Of course. But after this little bit of flour is finished, you can only eat wowotou, steamed cakes and the like. You definitely can't eat noodles. But you can eat lumps of beans."
Fusheng nodded and agreed on behalf of his brothers without hesitation.
"Mom, you do it."
"That's fine."
The children must be fed with enough pancakes.
Jing Xian made up her mind and kneaded a bowl of noodles.
She rolled the dough with a large rolling pin, making it into small pieces, and finally rolled it into round cakes. She put one cake in the pan after rolling it out, and then rolled out another one. She even came out in the middle to turn the cake over.
Not long after, Shang Nanchen came back.
Seeing Jing Xian busying around, she said, "Let me roll it."
"No, you can't roll it properly. Go make the pancakes." Jing Xian was afraid that he would roll the pancakes into a messy shape, so she chased him away.
Shang Nanchen was outside making pancakes with a shovel.
Jing Xian came out after a while, looked at what was put in before, and said to Shang Nanchen: "This is ready, put it on top to control the oil, and then serve it out."
"good."
It's a very high layer of cake.
Jing Xian asked Shang Nanchen to bring it in. She cut a few tomatoes and used them to make soup with eggs. After the soup was ready, she put it in a basin to cool and started cooking. There were a lot of green vegetables now, so she could easily cook a few dishes.
Jingxian stewed a pot of fish and stir-fried a gourd. The last dish she served was pork belly and green peppers.
"Find a basin and pour out the chicken in the casserole." Jing Xian started serving the dishes and asked Shang Nanchen to help.
Shang Nanchen saw the chicken in the casserole, then looked at the fish on the table. Just as he was about to speak, Tiedan and Xiaomao came back.
Tiedan said, "Mom, what day is it today? Why do we have so many dishes? Aren't we planning to celebrate?"
Jing Xian: “…”
"I'm tired from the autumn harvest these days, so I'll give you some extra help." The children also contributed a lot, and Jing Xian also wanted to give some extra help to the children, "Go and see if the eldest brother has come back."
Damao went to call Song Ning and Xu Ning.
As she spoke, she turned and went into the house and ordered a bowl of cucumbers, a small bowl of cold mixed persimmons, and of course, the last two were the cold mixed bean sprouts and halved vegetables.
There are so many people, the dishes are much more difficult, but the portions are still quite large.
Some of the children have grown greedy and their appetite has increased significantly.
As soon as he finished speaking, Song Ning and Xu Ning appeared at the door.
"I can't help but say this, and you're here just as I finished speaking. Come over and sit down to have your meal, the food is ready." Jing Xian said and went in to get other things.
They ate in the yard, using two tables put together, with eight people sitting around them, just like they were having a banquet outside.
Damao was the last one to come in and closed the door.
But the overbearing fragrance had already spread far away.
Many people are smelling it.
"Whose pancakes are these? They taste so good."
"You also fried the meat, right? You're really willing to do that."
"I don't know what to stew here."
…
People passing by in groups of three or five were all discussing who was cooking.
When I saw that the shop was closed before dark, and then I smelled the rich aroma, I really wanted to push the door open to see what delicious food they were making.
There was almost no talking in the yard because everyone was busy eating.
Xu Ning didn't care about her modesty anymore and ate the cake in big mouthfuls.
Growing up, she was considered one of the more pampered girls in the family and had never suffered any hardship.
But this was the first time she had eaten such a delicious cake in her life.
"It's so delicious! Jingxian, please marry me in the future!" Song Ning didn't even want to get married.
She felt that after marriage, she would definitely not be able to eat the cakes made by Jingxian. If she couldn't eat them, why would she marry him?
This was the first time Xu Ning did not refute Song Ning's words.
In fact, she also hopes that the person she marries is Jing Xian.
Shang Nanchen's face turned black, and he really wanted to throw Song Ning out with a dung fork.
He's still sitting here, and she wants her wife to divorce her.
"You turn into a man first, and then I'll think about it." Jing Xian always felt that what Song Ning said was a little familiar. When she saw Xu Ning, she suddenly remembered it.
Song Ning sighed and also looked at Xu Ning.
However, she did not speak.
Xu Ning raised her head and met Song Ning's gaze: "How about you become Jing Xian's neighbor in the future?"
"Neighbor?" Song Ning's eyes widened instantly and he said excitedly, "You're right! A neighbor is worse than a distant relative. From now on, I will be Jing Xian's neighbor."
"Remember to bring your own food." Jing Xian didn't mind. She wished her neighbor was Song Ning.
It is always better to have someone familiar than a stranger you don't know.
Chicken
The fish is stewed in a clay pot and is very tasty. The fish is not soupy, but braised in brown sauce, which tastes very good.
Jingxian had prepared the largest amount possible, but she finished it all.
Even the salad tomatoes and the soup were happily shared among the four kids.
There are still a few cakes left.
You can save it for tomorrow morning.
In the morning, Jing Xian didn't get up, so Shang Nanchen cooked a pot of millet porridge.
Jing Xian thought about it, cut the cake into pieces and made fried cakes to eat.
Shang Nanchen and the children praised the food highly.
"Mom, I still want to eat." Fusheng sighed, "Let's eat like this next month."
Jing Xian would of course fulfill her son's little wish: "Sure."
Several children cheered happily.
Even Shang Nanchen's eyes were filled with anticipation.
At night, Shang Nanchen lay on the kang and said to Jing Xian, "Commander Wei will retire at the end of the year. Before that, there will be a military exercise."
He didn't say the rest, but Jing Xian knew what he was going to say: "You mean you're going to be away for a while again?"
"Well, we'll set off tomorrow. If you have anything to do, go find Song Zheng. No matter what it is, just go to him." Shang Nanchen said as he came over. It was unknown how long he would be gone this time. If the effect was good, he might not be back for three months.
He held the person tightly in his arms and whispered, "It may take three months, or one month, the exact time is not clear. Anyway, there is no danger, you don't have to worry. You should be well at home. I will have someone send the allowance directly to you."
"No need, just collect it when you come back. There's enough money at home anyway." Jing Xian was reluctant to part with Shang Nanchen.
Some time ago, during the week he was on vacation at home, their relationship progressed rapidly.
The feeling of being together every day and spending just a little time together every night is completely different.
Because she knew she had to work hard, Jingxian showed enthusiasm, which was rare for her.
Shang Nanchen immediately lost control.
The next morning, before Jing Xian opened her eyes, Shang Nanchen prepared breakfast, ate and left.
By the time Jing Xian got up, Shang Nanchen had been gone for a long time.
She suddenly lost her appetite.
The children didn't know their father was not at home, so they went out to play after dinner, and dug many holes in the haystacks. Now the haystacks are the children's treasures.
The square was filled with children's laughter.
When Jingxian was at work, many people came to see her for treatment due to back pain.
Most people just endure the back pain and think it will get better. Those who come to see the doctor are those who are in so much pain that they can't straighten their backs, and some can't even walk.
Jingxian treats several patients a day, and more and more people come.
These people's conditions were not as serious as Teacher Wei's, so Jing Xian found it easy to treat them.
She doesn't claim that the medicine cures all diseases immediately. Basically, every patient will buy a few plasters after acupuncture.
The plasters sell well and at a reasonable price.
From morning to night, Jing Xian never stopped and did not go to the pharmacy.
Sun Hongxia's face was not very good. When she saw Jing Xian coming over before getting off work and entering the pharmacy to start doing statistics, she couldn't help rolling her eyes.
"Some people are so shameless that they want to get double wages without doing any work." Sun Hongxia also spoke in a sarcastic tone.
Jing Xian usually doesn't bother with people like this.
The pattern is different.
Sun Hongxia is such a fool. Her own father asked her to apologize to him, but she still acted like she was the daughter of the vice president. When patients came to get medicine, her arrogant attitude was really ugly.
"Hey, I'm talking to you, can you hear me? You'd better quit your job here, since you're not needed here anyway." Sun Hongxia said with a snort in her eyes. "If someone like you is reported, you will end up in trouble."
When Jing Xian heard the word "report", she turned around and asked coldly, "Why would someone like me be reported? Is it because I didn't do my job well?"
"You ask questions knowing the answer, your face is thicker than a city wall.
"Sun Hongxia threw the things in her hand heavily onto the table. Just as she was about to speak, someone came to get the medicine, "Let me see it!"
The patient handed over the prescription written by the doctor, and Song Hongxia took the prescription and went inside. When she came back, she placed the medicine directly on the window.
"etc."
Jing Xian walked over, took the prescription from Sun Hongxia, glanced at it, and said to the patient, "Wait a moment, I need to discuss this medicine with your doctor."
The patient was a little confused: "Do we still need to discuss this?"
"Yes, just wait a year."
Jing Xian took the medicine and walked out. Sun Hongxia chased after her angrily, grabbed Jing Xian's sleeve, and said angrily: "Why are you taking the medicine? The doctor should let the patient take the medicine after prescribing it. Don't meddle in other people's business here."
"Minding your own business?" Jing Xian sneered, "Do you know your identity?"
Jing Xian was too lazy to argue with Sun Hongxia, so she came out with the medicine in her hand, ready to find the doctor who prescribed the medicine for the patient.
Sun Hongxia immediately followed and said with a dark face: "What do you mean? Jingxian, do you think I was able to get in because of my father's connections?"
Jing Xian paused and Sun Hongxia almost bumped into her.
She said calmly, "Isn't it?"
Sun Hongxia looked at Jing Xian in shock, unable to believe that she would say that about herself.
She shouted at Jing Xian's back: "I got in by my own ability!"
"Oh, do you believe it yourself?"
Jing Xian made Sun Hongxia so angry that she was fuming, and she walked upstairs in a leisurely manner.
When she reached the second floor, Jing Xian walked into the office and saw the doctor sitting inside.
Jing Xian put the medicine in her hand on the table, along with the prescription written by the doctor. She told the doctor: "These two medicines cannot be taken together. This medicine can be taken alone, but when taken with this medicine, the two will..."
A patient came in from behind, and Jing Xian lowered her voice.
At this moment, Sun Hongxia rushed down and yelled at Jing Xian, "Come out quickly and don't embarrass yourself here. Who do you think you are, pointing fingers here? How could the medicine prescribed by the doctor be wrong?"
The doctor frowned and looked at Sun Hongxia, then stood up and said to Jing Xian gratefully, "Doctor Jing, I'm glad you're here, otherwise I would be in big trouble. I was only thinking about which medicine would be suitable for the patient, but I didn't expect this problem to arise."
Jing Xian said, "This medicine was not available in the hospital before, so it's normal that you didn't notice it. Besides, this is my job responsibility."
"Thank you, thank you, thank you very much." The doctor changed the prescription and asked Jing Xian, "Do you think these two medicines are okay?"
"Doctor Li, if you don't want to be a doctor, you can change your career, and it must be this!" Jing Xian raised her thumb, took the prescription and went downstairs to find the patient. She also took Sun Hongxia away.
Sun Hongxia's strength was nowhere near as great as Jing Xian's, and she was dragged away by Jing Xian.
The two of them came to the corridor when there were no patients around.
Jing Xian lowered her voice and said coldly, "Sun Hongxia, you can be arrogant, you can look down on me, but you can also be stupid. But wait until your professional quality is up to standard before showing off in front of me, okay? Otherwise, it will really look ugly."
She looked at Sun Hongxia, whose face flushed and she wished she could eat her own. She tilted her head and thought for a while before saying, "It's like a little clown. Can you understand this?"
Sun Hongxia was so angry that she was about to cry.
She wanted to scream crazily, but when she met Jing Xian's cold eyes, she couldn't make a sound.
She could only watch Jing Xian turn around and leave, crying in anger.
It didn't take long for the vice president to hear about this. He called Sun Hongxia over and scolded her with a dark face: "What did I say to you at home? Did I tell you to learn from Jing Xian? Look at what you are doing? Do you really think you can show off just because you are my daughter? What are you showing off? Is that your level? Do you know what level others are at?"
The vice president was so angry that he wanted to put this stupid daughter back into her mother's womb and give birth to her again.
It really makes me angry.
"If you don't understand, just say less, otherwise you will look ridiculous." The vice president scolded fiercely.
The vice president's wife felt sorry for their daughter and complained, "How can you say that about your own daughter? Is Hongxia not a good student? The teachers all said she was a good student. She is just a little bit inferior to others, not inferior to others in every aspect."
Sun Hongxia cried because of a heart attack.
Her mother might as well not have said this; it made her even angrier.
"If this is the only thing she is inferior to others, then it's fine. But ask her, is she inferior to others in any way? No, she is inferior to others in every way. She is older than others, but not as stable as them. She is aggressive without even having learned her skills well. Do you know what it means to keep learning as long as you live?"
The vice president pointed at Sun Hongxia's nose and cursed: "She is almost bringing shame to my reputation."
"Then I won't go, okay?" Sun Hongxia yelled and was about to run away.
The vice president sneered: "Who are you threatening? It's up to you to go or not. I tell you, Sun Hongxia, if you don't go, you will be begging for food in the future, and don't come to me for help."
"Who wants to beg for food?"
Sun Hongxia held her breath, turned around and ran outside.
The vice president's wife complained to him: "Look at what you are saying. She is your daughter, why are you speaking in favor of an outsider?"
"I'm trying to make her see herself clearly, so that she won't be ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth." The vice president even scolded his own lover, "It's all your fault. You spoil her beyond measure. Marry her off to me tomorrow."
Jing Xian didn't know what was going on in the vice-president's family.
She returned home, saw the woman standing outside the door, and looked at the two frightened children. She immediately wanted to turn around and leave.
At this moment, Fusheng saw her, his eyes lit up immediately, and he shouted loudly: "Mom!"
Jing Xian: “…”
Don't shout, why are you shouting her?
Fusheng said to the woman, "My mother is here, hurry up and leave, or I will send someone to arrest you."
Jing Xian walked over with a smile, saw the pitiful woman, and found that she was quite pretty.
However, Jing Xian didn't say anything. She took the key, opened the door, and said to the children, "Why don't you open the door and go in? What are you doing outside? Take a look at your clothes. You can wash them yourself later."
Suddenly, I heard the woman's voice from behind: "How can you let the children wash their own clothes? They are only five years old, how can they wash their own clothes?"
"They're six years old."
Jing Xian turned around and met the woman's eyes with indifferent eyes, only coldness remained.
She hated women who only cared about giving birth but not raising their children.
For the sake of her own happiness, she didn't care about her children's lives or deaths, and allowed her own mother to torture her children.
Jingxian will never forget the look of the two children she saw when they were little.
They really look more pitiful than the children during the famine years.
"No matter they are six or five years old, they are too young to wash their own clothes. Is it because Nanchen is not at home that you treat the children like this? I tell you, I will tell Nanchen the truth about this." Although the woman looks weak, what she says is really disgusting.
Especially when Jing Xian heard her calling her Nanchen, Nanchen, she just wanted to kick her away.
"Comrade, may I ask what is your relationship with my lover?" Jing Xian asked coldly.
Sun Wenxin was stunned.
"Don't you know who I am?"
Jing Xian said with a smile: "Should I know who you are?"
"That's right, who are you and why should my mother know you?" Tiedan stood aside with one hand in his trouser pocket and spoke with a defiant look on his face.
Just as he finished speaking, Jing Xian patted his head and said, "Don't talk nonsense."
Tiedan was unconvinced and said, "But I was not wrong."
That's true, but this woman is Tiedan's biological mother, so it's neither right nor reasonable for her to say that.
After all, he was the child she gave birth to after ten months of pregnancy, and no matter what, she raised him for another four or five years.
Sun Wenxin said unhappily: "I am Nanchen's ex-wife and the biological mother of these two children.
. I know you and Nanchen are a reconstituted family, and it's not easy for you to marry in with two children. But this doesn't mean you can bully my son when Nanchen can't see. Although Nanchen and I are divorced, I am also the mother of the children, and I will protect them. "
Jing Xian knew that Sun Wenxin had misunderstood her and had no intention of explaining.
"Protect them? Then tell me, where were you when they had no food to eat and were starving?" Jing Xian said sarcastically, "You are the only one who protects them? Have you ever visited them? Have you ever bought them new clothes or shoes?"
Sun Wenxin said with red eyes: "How do you know I haven't bought it?"
"The clothes you bought were all for Sun Baoyu!" Fu Sheng roared angrily, "The eggs you bought were also for Sun Baoyu! My brother and I didn't even get to eat a single bite."
"Impossible." Sun Wenxin was about to cry, "I told you, I bought them all for you and your brother."
Jing Xian hugged Tiedan and said to Sun Wenxin, "Although I don't know how you got in, I think you should be able to leave by yourself. I won't see you off! If you have any questions in your heart, go back and ask your mother and everything will be clear."
As she spoke, she slammed the door shut and locked it from the inside.
Sun Wenxin didn't expect this to happen. She knocked on the door and said, "Can't you let me out? Nanchen won't allow you to do this to me!"
Jingxian was really vicious.
She opened the door and sneered, "Comrade, please be more serious. That's my lover. Please don't call him so intimately. Please call him Comrade Shang."
Jing Xian closed the door again.
Sun Wenxin's face turned pale and blue. She didn't expect this woman to say that.
"Open the door! Open the door!" Sun Wenxin shouted in a low voice.
The door was opened instantly.
Sun Wenxin paused and gave Jing Xian a slightly ugly smile: "Can you let me in?"
"What are you going to do in there? If you want to pay me back, just pay it back right here."
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