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Chapter 143
Liang Qiurun truly kept his word. On that day in late November, he had already arranged his business trip and instructed Secretary Chen, "Please book a train ticket for Xiao Jiang to Heilongjiang as well."
Secretary Chen, who was tidying up his desk, paused as these words fell. A look of perfect surprise crossed his face. "Comrade Jiang is going too?"
This is not in the capital, but in Heilongjiang Province, which is thousands of miles away.
"go."
Liang Qiurun said, "But I won't use the official reimbursement, I'll use my own. Also, please go to the personnel department and get Xiao Jiang a travel permit."
For example, if you want to travel far away now, it is almost impossible to move forward without a travel certificate issued by the government.
Secretary Chen nodded and sorted the documents on his desk. He was about to leave when he hesitated and turned back to ask Liang Qiurun, "Boss, should I come with you?"
Liang Qiurun shook his head. "You can't leave. If I leave, the accumulated work at the end of the year might all fall on you. You and Director Xiao will work together, and I'll also brief Director Xiao on this."
Director Xiao is the deputy director. He basically assists Liang Qiurun on a daily basis. If Liang Qiurun is not at the unit, he and Secretary Chen will take charge of the overall situation.
When Secretary Chen heard his arrangement, he nodded. When he returned to the office, he had two train tickets and travel certificates in his hands.
"lead."
Liang Qiurun took a look and put it away, "Thank you."
*
At the Liang family, winter has arrived, and Jiang Meishu likes to stay at home and be lazy. She likes to crawl under the quilt and read a novel. The four great classics that she couldn't concentrate on reading in her previous life, she can now concentrate on reading in this life.
There really is nothing to play with. There is nothing good to watch on TV recently, and of course I don’t have a cell phone either.
She was reading Dream of the Red Chamber and saw that Sister Lin died, while Jia Baoyu married Xue Baochai instead. She was so angry that she couldn't help crying. She really felt sorry for Sister Lin.
When Liang Qiurun came back with the train ticket, he wanted to give Jiang Meishu a surprise, but when he opened the quilt, he saw her hiding inside crying alone.
Liang Qiurun's expression changed immediately. "What's wrong? Who bullied you?"
Liang Qiurun, who has always been as calm as a mountain and astute, panicked for the first time.
Jiang Meishu was sobbing, perhaps because she had just cried. Her eyes were as pure as the sky after the rain, without a trace of impurities.
"No one bullied me." Her voice was still a little tearful, "I just read a book and made myself cry."
"Lao Liang, why is Jia Baoyu like this? Sister Lin is dead, but he married Xue Baochai. It's ok if he didn't know, but why did he still want to spend the wedding night when he knew it was Xue Baochai?"
"What does he think of Lin Daiyu?"
When Liang Qiurun heard this, he suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. He thought Jiang Meishu was bullied, but he didn't expect that she had cried because of reading a book.
Liang Qiurun felt somewhat helpless. He raised his hand to wipe her tears and said gently, "Okay, stop crying. Books are books, and reality is reality. Let's not confuse the two."
Jiang Meishu also knew this, but she didn't know why. When she was reading Dream of the Red Chamber, she was immersed in it. She sniffed and said, "I know, but I just can't help it."
She couldn't control her tears, they just fell. She was so sad for Lin Daiyu.
Liang Qiurun studied her for a moment, then took out the train ticket and diverted his attention. "The time for the business trip has been set."
As soon as these words fell, Jiang Meishu's tears stopped abruptly, "When?"
A crystal teardrop hung on her eyelashes, about to fall off, and with the red corners of her eyes from crying, she was so beautiful that it was stunning.
Liang Qiurun's breathing was choked, and her eyes became dim. She raised her hand to wipe away the tears at the corners of her eyes. She didn't know what she was thinking about, but while wiping the tears, her thumb gently stroked the corners of her eyes.
Feeling a little itchy, Jiang Meishu took a step back.
Liang Qiurun then calmly withdrew his hand and said, "We have a ticket for December 1st. We still have one day to pack tomorrow. We will leave the day after tomorrow."
"This is the train ticket and travel certificate." However, he only took it out to show Jiang Meishu, and did not mean to let her keep it.
Obviously, Liang Qiurun has always been the one to worry about this kind of thing.
Jiang Meishu stopped crying instantly. She rubbed her eyes and said, "Then I'll take care of all the things at home."
"Isn't it cold in Heilongjiang? I'll bring an extra coat with me. If that doesn't work, I'll just wear two coats."
She also worked hard to make money.
Liang Qiurun hummed, then stood up and went to the closet to find clothes for her. She found a light yellow cotton jacket and said, "This one will do. I remember when Uncle Lin made it, he stuffed an extra ounce of cotton into it. It's very warm."
"Wear this inside. Don't you have a coat? The coat is good for keeping out the wind and the cold."
Jiang Meishu hummed, "But it's white. Will it get dirty if I wear it outside?" This white cashmere coat was bought when she and Liang Qiurun first met.
"No," Liang Qiurun reassured her, "You won't be working outside, so it won't get dirty. And if it does get dirty, you can go to Harbin and buy some more. Harbin winter clothes are especially thick and warm."
These words instantly comforted Jiang Meishu, and she nodded, "Okay."
I forgot why I cried before.
"Then I have to go see Mom before I leave, and then go back to my parents' home to explain everything to them so they don't have any trouble finding me."
"And Liang Rui and Liang Feng, what will happen to them if we two go on a business trip?"
Liang Rui, who was outside, poked his head in. "With Comrade Wang here, how can Liang Feng and I starve? You can go out without worry."
"But I want a gift. When you come back from Heilongjiang Province, remember to bring me a gift."
Jiang Meishu agreed immediately, "No problem."
Liang Feng wasn't as familiar with Liang Rui and Jiang Meishu as he was, so he was a little reserved. Jiang Meishu smiled and said, "I'll bring you some too, not one less."
This made Liang Feng purse his lips for a long time before he said dryly, "I will help Liang Rui with his homework."
Although Liang Rui has made a lot of progress in his studies this year, he is still a long way behind Liang Feng, a natural academic master.
Jiang Meishu knew that Liang Feng was not used to being treated well by others, and if he received any kindness, he would want to return it immediately.
She nodded, "I feel at ease with you around."
This is recognition of Liang Feng.
Liang Feng, who was always gloomy, pursed his lips and smiled embarrassedly when he heard this, showing a rare youthful aura.
Jiang Meishu saw this and thought that given Liang Feng's personality, he wanted to take things slowly and this matter couldn't be rushed.
Since she had decided to go to Heilongjiang Province, she had to go back to her parents' home first. After talking to Wang Limei, she went straight to the Shen family. She wanted to talk to her sister.
This is the main purpose of her return to her parents' home.
When Jiang Meishu arrived, Jiang Meilan was teasing the child. Shen Xiaoju was eight months old, and it was the time for her to have fun. She could hold a rattle and giggle for a long time.
Like a milk dumpling, it makes people feel good when they see it.
Jiang Meishu hugged Shen Xiaoju as she wished, and then she talked about business, "Sister, I'm going to Heilongjiang Province tomorrow."
As soon as these words fell, Jiang Meilan, who was originally tidying up Shen Xiaoju's clothes, immediately looked up and said, "Are you sure?"
Bright eyes.
Jiang Meishu hummed, "Lao Liang has agreed, and the train tickets have been bought. I'm going to leave tomorrow, and I came here specifically to tell you."
Jiang Meilan immediately stood up and paced back and forth. "When you go to Heilongjiang Province, first find out where to go. Once you're familiar with the area, go to the post office and buy it—the whole country is red."
"You can have as many of these stamps as you want." In fact, she wanted her sister to buy monkey stamps, but unfortunately, the monkey stamps have not been issued yet and they have to wait for a few years.
But it doesn’t matter. The stamp “The Whole Country is Red” will be a very valuable stamp in later generations.
Jiang Meishu hummed, "Anything else?"
She asked.
Jiang Meilan was thinking, "There's a lot of ginseng in the mountains of Heilongjiang Province. If you have a chance, you can pay attention to it. The ginseng of this era is basically wild ginseng, and the effect is particularly good."
“If you can stockpile as much as you can, stockpile as much as you can.”
That was basically all she could think of.
"The rest is up to you to take care of."
Jiang Meishu took out a small notebook and wrote it down, "Then I'll leave. You will have to contact your second sister-in-law when the time comes for the coal."
"Go by yourself." She thought for a moment and warned, "Don't let Shen Zhanlie go."
To put it bluntly, her second sister-in-law prefers to deal with female comrades, so it is obviously more convenient to let her sister go.
Jiang Meilan was a little surprised, but still remembered this incident.
"The coal is almost frozen. I've asked Shen Zhanlie to contact Comrade He in Shaanxi Province. However, freight is tight at the end of the year, so he's still looking for a truck. If he finds a suitable one, he'll bring the coal over."
After all, this coal route is privately controlled by them. As long as they control it, they will have more bargaining chips in their hands.
Jiang Meishu thought for a moment and said, "If you're worried that you won't be able to handle this, you can ask Liang Rui to come over and help. He's quite familiar with the situation."
"Also, our family now has Liang Feng, who is also a good helper."
When she mentioned Liang Feng, she thought of her younger brother Jiang Nanfang. "Sister, if you have the chance, you should take Nanfang with you. He's already seventeen or eighteen years old. It's time for him to experience some life instead of just studying."
For example, Liang Rui was able to stand on his own last year.
It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a journey of a thousand miles alone.
It was truly daring for a man to drive a truck from the capital to Shaanxi Province. Of course, he was also courageous.
Jiang Meishu felt that Liang Rui still had some good points, and her younger brother could learn more from him.
Jiang Meilan was stunned when she heard this. "You're really thoughtful. I'll call Nanfang over as well. They're on winter vacation this week, so it's not a big deal for them to stay at home and read books all the time."
Jiang Meishu hummed, and before leaving, she handed her a passbook, "I kept it separately. This one has 10,000 yuan on it. If the coal company needs an advance, just take the money out."
They don’t have the capital to do business, so how can they call it business?
Jiang Meilan was a little surprised. "You just gave me such a large sum of money just like that?"
Jiang Meishu smiled and said, "Didn't you give me the passbook at the beginning?"
At that time, her sister gave her all her savings, and she only gave Jiang Meilan one-third of the savings.
She now has a total of over 30,000 yuan in her hands. She plans to take some of the remaining 20,000 yuan with her and put the rest in a passbook. She always feels that she might need it when she goes to Heilongjiang Province.
This is considered as advance preparation.
Jiang Meilan thought to herself, how can that be the same? She had only given a little over 3,000 yuan at the beginning, but her sister gave 10,000 yuan.
That's three times the difference.
People say that a household with a monthly income of 10,000 yuan in the 1970s and 1980s was equivalent to a million-yuan deposit in later generations. This shows the value of a household with a monthly income of 10,000 yuan today.
Seeing her sister mumbling here, Jiang Meishu waved her hand nonchalantly, "Alright, alright, just take it if I tell you to. How can a businessman be without capital?"
"I have explained everything that needs to be explained." She hugged Shen Xiaoju's chubby face and kissed him, "Wait, auntie will come back and bring you a gift."
Eight-month-old Shen Xiaoju knew what a gift was. She only knew that Jiang Meishu smelled delicious, so she hugged her face and started to bite it.
Jiang Meishu was tickled by the biting, she laughed and returned Shen Xiaoju to Jiang Meilan, "Wait for me to come back."
Jiang Meilan wanted to get up and send Jiang Meishu off, but was stopped by Jiang Meishu, "You are with the child, why don't you come out?"
Jiang Meilan refused to listen and came to see her off with the child in her arms. She didn't utter a single word until Jiang Meishu had left.
Her sister.
How can you be so stupid?
That’s a deposit certificate worth tens of thousands of yuan. I’ll give it to you right away.
Jiang Meishu thought to herself, if it were someone else, she wouldn't give it to them. Isn't it because she's her sister? She might not know about the others, but wouldn't she know about her sister? She loves her the most, so she wouldn't run away with the money.
Even the secret of rebirth was told to her by her sister, and she really couldn't find any fault with her.
After Jiang Meishu left the Shen family, she went straight to the department store and greeted Shen Mingying, "Second sister-in-law, Lao Liang and I are going on a business trip for a while. If there is anything, my sister and brother-in-law will contact you."
Shen Mingying was also busy. The department store was doing booming business at the end of the year, and she was almost broke from purchasing so many things.
"Okay, but are you sure how long you'll be there?"
Jiang Meishu shook her head. "I don't know yet. It depends on how long it takes Lao Liang."
Shen Mingying teased her, "You really follow your husband's lead. Are you planning to go wherever Qiu Run goes?"
Jiang Meishu pursed her lips and smiled embarrassedly without saying anything. Shen Mingying took it as her consent.
After explaining everything to Shen Mingying, she went to the department store to buy some melon seeds, peanuts, candies, and canned peach cakes, all of which she would take with her to eat on the train.
There was even a stall selling instant noodles. Jiang Meishu was shocked and bought three packs in a row. However, they were a bit expensive. The instant noodles cost one yuan per pack, which was really too expensive.
Even with a huge amount of money in hand, Jiang Meishu was reluctant to spend it. She only bought three bags and then left. Before leaving, she saw someone selling apples. The red apples looked well-preserved, so she bought two as well.
It would be a shame if you don’t prepare more food for yourself when you go out.
After shopping, Jiang Meishu put everything away and went to see her mother-in-law, Liang's mother. Although Liang's mother was divorced, she didn't seem to be in a good mood. She used to love shopping, but now she stays at home every day.
Jiang Meishu thought it was not a big deal, so she discussed it with Liang's mother, "Mom, Qiu Run and I are going to Heilongjiang Province for a while. There is no one to discipline the two brats at home. I am afraid they will become lawless. I would like to ask you to stay at our house for a while and help keep an eye on them, okay?"
Liang's mother actually didn't want to move.
But Jiang Meishu kept persuading her, "Now Liang Rui has finally embarked on the right path. Don't let him go back to his old ways when we leave and there is no elder at home. If he does it on his own, it's fine. Mom, don't forget that Liang Feng is also in our house."
Now, Liang's mother was indeed a little worried. Among the younger generations of the Liang family, Liang Feng was the best student, and she was indeed optimistic about him.
She hoped that Liang Feng could support the Liang family like Liang Qiurun did, otherwise, the already precarious Liang family would probably go downhill.
Thinking of this, Liang's mother couldn't sit still any longer, "How long have you been out?"
Jiang Meishu shook her head. "It's because I'm not sure right now that I asked you to go over there and take charge. With you protecting those two monkeys, they won't be able to escape from your Five Finger Mountain."
These words praised Liang's mother highly.
This also made Liang's mother smile a little more rarely, "Okay, then I will live in your house before the New Year."
As soon as she agreed, Jiang Meishu went to pack her things and said, "Let's go now. We have a lot of things at home. I will show you around."
Having said that, after separating from Liang's mother, she immediately ran away secretly and brought Uncle Lin back from the tailor shop.
Although Uncle Lin had been paying attention to Liang's mother's movements, he didn't know that Liang's mother was divorced. Now Jiang Meishu told him that Liang's mother was divorced and had been depressed for some time.
Uncle Lin even stopped running his tailor shop. He immediately closed it and went to Liang's house. He tried his best to make all kinds of delicious food that Liang's mother loved.
Finally I saw a smile on her face.
This made Uncle Lin breathe a sigh of relief. He then went on to comfort Liang's mother, "Wanru, you've been guarding the Liang family your entire life, and now you're finally free. At our age, you don't have many years left to live. So why not live happily every day, right?"
This made sense, but Liang's mother remained silent.
Uncle Lin continued, "You've lived your whole life for others, now it's time to live for yourself."
He really hopes that Liang's mother lives a good life.
"I know." Liang's mother sighed, "It's just that I'm used to that life. Now that I'm all alone, I'm not used to it."
"Why are you alone?" Uncle Lin looked at her with a soft gaze, "And all of us will be with you."
"Look at Xiao Jiang, look at Qiu Run, which one of them isn't a filial child? Wanru, at our age, if we have one filial child, we should be content. Besides, you have three or four? Compared to others, you're already very lucky."
Liang's mother knew that Uncle Lin had included the second son and his wife.
She hummed, "Did Xiao Jiang ask you to persuade me?"
"Did Xiao Jiang also pick you up?"
She knew that her son was so absorbed in his work that he wouldn't notice these little things.
Uncle Lin nodded, "It's her."
Liang's mother cheered up, "Xiao Jiang is a good person, and so are you. Help me get up and walk around."
Even for the sake of her children and herself, she couldn't continue to be so decadent.
Seeing that Liang's mother was in good spirits, Uncle Liang immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Jiang Meishu was watching from the side and couldn't help but feel relieved.
In a blink of an eye, it was December 1st. Their train ticket was for 8 o'clock in the morning. Their home was some distance from the train station, so Jiang Meishu got up at 6 o'clock.
After she finished tidying up, it was already seven o'clock when she went out. She didn't know what she was busy with, but she was busy all the time.
Liang Qiurun usually traveled light when on business trips, but this time she came along, so one suitcase became two, and they were large ones.
It was not until they got on the train and Liang Qiurun put their luggage bags away that Jiang Meishu realized that hers was still relatively small compared to those passengers' luggage.
She was standing at the berth, and Liang Qiurun took the opportunity to spread a sheet on the berth, and then called Jiang Meishu to sit down.
This made the people next door stare in amazement, "You are so well prepared for going out."
It was the first time I saw people putting sheets on train berths, and people brought their own sheets.
Liang Qiurun nodded without saying anything more. One of his principles was to talk less when out and about, and he was also watching Jiang Meishu, asking her to speak as little as possible.
If you don't know who the other person is on the train, try to act like a stranger. This is the safest way.
Jiang Meishu knew Liang Qiurun's concerns, so she ate silently. No matter who came to talk to her, she would just ignore them. However, this also saved them a lot of trouble.
It took a whole day and night, plus half a day, to walk from the capital to Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, which added up to almost thirty hours.
When arriving in Harbin.
Jiang Meishu got off the train and felt a gust of cold air from Harbin, which made her face hurt. "Is it so cold here?"
Liang Qiurun adjusted her scarf and put it three-quarters higher, revealing only a pair of overly beautiful eyes.
"Well, the temperature here is over 10 degrees below zero. Put on your clothes. We're waiting for someone on the roadside."
Jiang Meishu did as she was told. She gathered her clothes, put on her gloves, and put her hands in her pockets. As for the luggage, it was Liang Qiurun who carried it, and she hadn't touched it since she got on the bus.
The two stood by the roadside for just a few minutes.
A Santana drove over and stopped by the roadside. "Sorry, sorry, I'm late."
The other party got out of the car.
Jiang Meishu was a little surprised to see him, "Director Zhu?"
When she married Liang Qiurun, Director Zhu even attended the wedding.
Director Zhu also felt the joy of seeing an acquaintance. "Xiao Jiang, it's been a long time."
"I didn't expect Director Liang to bring you along on his business trip, huh?"
The last word "Ha" is unique.
Jiang Meishu knew that the other party was teasing her, but she didn't get angry. Instead, she smiled and said, "I'm worried about my Lao Liang. I'll follow him wherever he goes."
Hearing this, Director Zhu, who had been married for several years, felt a little jealous. As he carried his luggage to put it in the trunk, he said to Liang Qiurun enviously, "Director Liang, you are so lucky!"
His young wife is so clingy to him.
Liang Qiurun smiled and said gently, "I can't leave her."
"I was worried about her on my business trip, so I brought her with me." He asked Director Zhu, "I'm afraid it's inconvenient for me to live in the factory dormitory. Can you help me find a small house that's big enough for the two of us?"
Even when he came to Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, a strange city, he was still thinking about giving Jiang Meishu a home.
One person can make do.
But two people can't do that.
Director Zhu naturally agreed immediately, "No problem."
After getting on the bus, Jiang Meishu stuck her head out the window, but didn't open it for fear of the cold. She looked around for a long time before asking, "Director Zhu, is there a post office nearby? I want to write a letter to my family when I get here."
Of course, sending letters is fake, buying stamps is real.
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