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Chapter 39
Please ask Liang Qiurun to go to the toilet?
God milk?
What is she talking about?
Liang Qiurun was silent for a moment after hearing this refreshing and unconventional answer. "Then please tell her for me. Thank you."
"She's quite nice."
There are three urgent needs for people.
She even offered to use the restroom, what a talent she is.
Jiang Meishu nodded with her hands, feet and head.
She just wants to die right where she is!!
Dead!
Seeing her about to leave.
"That's right."
Liang Qiurun called out again, "There are two more movie tickets. Please give them to the other party as well."
"Please ask her if she would like to go to the movies with me tonight."
Jiang Meishu nodded, "No problem, I'll take care of it."
"If she doesn't agree, I'll twist her head off and kick it like a ball!" She will definitely show a tough personality that is different from "Jiang Meilan".
As long as she acts like the real person, no one will believe that she is the real person.
Liang Qiurun almost burst out laughing. He stared at her with a smile on his face, and the corners of his lips couldn't help but rise.
"Well, thank you for your hard work, lady."
"Excuse me, comrade, do you have anything else to do?"
His eyes were empty, looking behind Liang Qiurun, but he didn't look at his face or eyes.
I dare not even look at the other person.
Jiang Meishu was afraid that if someone looked at her, she would be exposed if she pretended to be blind.
I was also afraid that she would burst out laughing.
There is a difference between face-to-face exposure and psychological exposure.
The most important thing is that she has to save face!
"Then I'll take my leave."
"Hero, I will not see you again."
Jiang Meishu ran away with a meat bun in one hand and a urine bucket in the other.
What is gentle, what is well-behaved, what is quiet.
At this moment, everything disappears.
She just wanted to escape from this scene that made her wish she was dead as quickly as possible.
As soon as she left, Liang Qiurun instantly quieted down, then laughed from the bottom of his heart, "She's quite cute."
Jiang Meishu could hear Liang Qiurun's laughter even though she was walking far away. Her feet slipped and she wished she could run faster.
Until I got home.
Wang Limei is making breakfast. The Jiang family’s breakfast will never change.
A pot of cornmeal porridge with clear water and cornmeal cakes stuck to the outside of the iron honeycomb coal stove.
"Eating this again in the morning?"
As soon as Jiang Xiaodi got up, he saw a pot of bright yellow cornmeal porridge and he was no longer hungry.
"Isn't that enough? If we had cornmeal porridge during the famine a few years ago, so many people wouldn't have starved to death."
The words haven't been finished yet.
Jiang Meishu rushed in with a urine bucket in one hand and a meat bun in the other.
Wang Limei was stunned when she saw it. "What are you doing in such a hurry?"
"Didn't I tell you to empty the urine bucket? Why did you bring it back intact?"
Jiang Meishu's face was hot, as if she had been slapped three times, drank a bottle of white wine, and was drunk, and then walked 30,000 steps under the extremely hot sun.
She felt that the heat on her face could melt her.
"Why is your face so red?"
Wang Limei saw it belatedly.
Jiang Meishu picked up the urine bucket and threw it behind the door, not even thinking about her favorite meat buns.
Throw them together on the table.
"Mom, I really don't want to live anymore." He shouted in a rhythmic voice.
He didn't forget to cover his face.
This startled Wang Limei, "What's wrong?"
"When you went to the government toilet to empty the urine bucket, did some bastard molest you?"
A few years ago, there was a commotion in their official toilet. A young wife went there to use the restroom, and a bachelor was lying at the head of the toilet watching her.
At that time, the young wife screamed.
The bachelor behind was also taken to a farm for reformation.
However, the shadow of being peeped at while women are using the restroom still remains.
So now when her daughter went to the toilet and said she couldn't sleep, Wang Limei's first reaction was that her daughter had been molested.
Jiang Meishu, "That's not the case."
She thought it was all over, but when she thought about it, she was still so ashamed that she couldn't help picking her toes.
"When I was standing in line with my hair disheveled and my urine bucket in hand, Liang Qiurun arrived."
Wang Limei, "I thought it was something else?"
"Wait, what did you just say?" He dropped the spoon he was stirring. "You said Director Liang is here? Where is he? Why didn't you call him in?"
Jiang Meishu rubbed her hot face and said, "He left. He gave me breakfast and left."
"What breakfast?"
Wang Limei seemed to have just seen it. When she saw the big meat bun, she was stunned and roared like a lion, "Jiang Meishu."
"Director Liang brought you breakfast, and you let him go like this?"
Jiang Meishu, "What else?"
"I'm even carrying a urine bucket. Let him appreciate the pungent smell of my 1982-era urine bucket?"
A urine bucket that has been used for decades.
Only those who have used it and mentioned it know the smell.
It's the kind of feeling that makes your eyes want to cry if you stand next to a urine bucket.
Wang Limei, “…”
A slap was given.
"Why are you kidding your mother? What's so good about our urine bucket?"
"Did Director Liang cry?"
Jiang Meishu paused, "It's not impossible."
“It smells so good.”
As soon as Dale woke up, she smelled the aroma of meat. With her eyes still closed, she began to sniff around looking for it.
"You have a good nose."
Wang Limei cursed.
"Alright, we'll be taking advantage of Director Liang's presence this morning and have some meat buns. Everyone, go wash your faces and have breakfast."
Now, the Jiang family couldn't help but get excited.
Meat buns made with Fuqiang flour.
I have forgotten when I last ate it.
Jiang Meishu took the bag first and counted them. "There are six meat buns in total."
"I want to save one for Mei and Shu."
He grabbed one and held it in his arms, not giving it to anyone.
This is also a trick that Jiang Meishu has learned after being in the Jiang family for so long. You have to eat quickly and use chopsticks quickly, otherwise there will be no food if you eat slowly.
Look at her like this.
Wang Limei wanted to say something, but she remembered that this big meat bun was originally given to her youngest daughter by Director Liang.
She didn't say anything.
Lin Qiaoling said, "There are only six in total. You must want one. If you give one to Mei and Shu, there will only be four left."
"There are seven of us left."
The implication is that this is not enough.
Jiang Meishu pursed her lips, her fair face full of tension, "What if there is no one?"
She felt that some people in this world just liked to take advantage of others.
If there is no food, there will be nothing to eat. Now that there is food to eat, it is still not enough.
Sure enough, as soon as Jiang Meishu finished speaking, Lin Qiaoling fell silent. After a long while, she smiled awkwardly and said flatteringly, "I didn't expect Director Liang to be so nice to our Meilan."
"You actually ran so far so early in the morning to bring her breakfast."
As soon as these words fell, Wang Limei couldn't help but nodded, "Yes, I didn't expect that either."
"However, these buns were given to Meilan by Director Liang. She can divide them up however she wants. We have no right to interfere."
This is the knock.
Lin Qiaoling's face suddenly became embarrassed, but she didn't say anything in the end.
A man who eats someone's food should be grateful.
The two little kids didn't realize it and kept chattering about wanting meat buns.
Dale was sensible. She hesitated for a long time, then went to get a bowl of cornmeal porridge and said sensibly, "I can be full with porridge. I don't need meat buns."
"I don't like it."
When Jiang Meishu heard this, she closed her eyes and sighed slightly in her heart. When she opened her eyes, she told herself that the unpleasantness between adults was between adults.
Children must not be involved.
She squatted down and broke the meat bun in half. After tearing the white bun open, she could see the honeycomb inside, which showed that the dough was well fermented.
It’s soft and fluffy, and the human meat filling inside is oozing with oil.
"Does it smell good?" Jiang Meishu placed it in front of Dale and asked her to smell it.
Dale swallowed his saliva almost instinctively, his eyes fixed on her, "It smells good."
"Want to eat?"
Dale hesitated.
She wanted to eat, but she saw that there was unhappiness between her aunt and her mother.
She said she didn't want to eat anymore.
If she is more sensible, she will be praised by adults.
If she eats less, others can eat more, so there's no need to worry about not having enough to share.
My aunt and mom won't quarrel anymore.
Dale said nothing and lowered his head.
fragrant.
It tastes delicious too.
But she couldn't say she wanted to eat.
Because she is a sensible child.
Jiang Meishu lifted Dale's chin and made her look at her straight in the eye. "Do you want to eat? Tell your aunt."
"Auntie wants to hear the truth."
This time, Dale nodded and swallowed his saliva, "I want to eat."
When Jiang Meishu heard this, she immediately handed her half of the meat bun and said, "Eat it."
"Dale, remember what your aunt said. Never compromise yourself for the sake of other people's opinions."
She was afraid that Dale would put himself in a difficult position again and again due to the adults' praise.
Lower your bottom line again and again.
When Dale grew up, she also developed a pleasing and self-sacrificing personality.
For girls, this is too cruel.
That is a lifetime of suffering.
Jiang Meishu put her hand on Dale's shoulder and said seriously, "Go for what you want. Even if you can't win, you have to express your ideas."
"Only when you express it will we know your wishes."
"Now, Auntie asks you, do you want to eat this meat bun?"
Dale hesitated for a moment, then under Jiang Meishu's encouraging gaze, she shouted loudly, "I want to."
"I really want to eat meat buns."
"But I was afraid you'd have a fight with Mom, and I was also worried there wouldn't be enough meat buns to go around, so I said I didn't want to eat."
Having said this, she lowered her head and her expression became dejected.
As soon as these words fell, the room suddenly became quiet.
Lin Qiaoling's eyes felt sore, she turned her head away, tears falling down.
"Need not."
Jiang Meishu said, "If you have food, eat it. If you don't, don't eat it. Just remember this: don't sacrifice yourself to please others."
"Not at any time."
She had seen her roommate have this kind of personality.
I have always been suppressing my true thoughts.
Strive to fit in and please others.
It is in the original family, in school, and even in the future when you become unmarried.
In the end, her roommate's marriage did not go well, and the man became even worse because of her concessions.
She didn't dare to speak, express her thoughts, or resist.
Finally got breast cancer.
Jiang Meishu knew from that moment on that she would never suffer injustice in her life no matter what she ate.
Therefore, after seeing such great joy, she would seriously instill in her three views.
He pulled her back from a wrong turn in the road.
Jiang Meishu didn't know that her words today had planted a seed in the heart of six-year-old Dale, and this seed would take root and sprout in the future.
Grow into a towering tree.
Then she protected herself through her choices again and again.
Jiang Dale, who once wanted to compromise himself and please others time and time again, has gradually reshaped himself.
Become a girl with truly independent personality and career.
And all this was just a conversation when she was six years old.
But it affected Jiang Dale's life.
The whole family fell silent because of Jiang Meishu's words.
The first person to react was Jiang Chenliang. He subconsciously frowned, "Meilan, what you said doesn't seem quite right."
Jiang Meishu, "What's wrong?"
Jiang Chenliang thought about it and said, "If a girl develops such a competitive and aggressive personality, how can she be a good wife and mother in the future?"
Jiang Meishu, "Why should I be a good wife and mother?"
Jiang Chenliang responded to this question, "In this world, everyone expects women to be good wives and mothers."
Jiang Meishu lowered her eyes and said, "That means this world is wrong."
This statement is too shocking.
The scene suddenly became quiet.
Wang Limei instinctively covered her daughter's mouth and said, "Don't say that again."
She didn't know when this rebellious behavior began to appear in her usually gentle and well-behaved little girl.
It's scary just to listen to it.
Jiang Meishu's mouth was covered, but she didn't care. "I was just talking."
She pushed Wang Limei's hand away, took a meat bun, and gently bit it. It was sweet, the meat was juicy and tender, and an indescribable fragrance instantly filled her entire mouth.
She savored the taste carefully.
“It’s delicious.”
While eating, she didn't want to think about all that mess.
Because some things are useless even if they are said out loud. She cannot change her parents' minds, nor can she change the minds of the people around her.
Jiang Meishu can only try her best not to be assimilated by this era.
She hopes that thirty years from now, she will still be the Jiang Meishu from the future.
Jiang Meishu carefully finished eating a meat bun and drank a bowl of cornmeal porridge. Then she took another bun and went out.
After she walked out, she savored the taste of the meat in her mouth and said, "Lao Liang is a good person."
A little better than she imagined.
Add one point!
She left.
The quiet house suddenly became lively.
"Meilan seems different from before."
The person who said this was Jiang Chenliang. He was used to his eldest daughter being patient and humble, and sacrificing herself for the whole family.
When Dale was taught in this way, he felt strange.
"The child has grown up."
Wang Limei didn't want her husband to continue talking about this matter. As a mother, she understood the changes in her little girl best.
It started from that dowry.
It was as if the bloodiness and rebelliousness in my bones were aroused, and everything was different.
"I see that Director Liang is very concerned about our Mei and Lan."
As soon as these words fell, Lin Qiaoling said, "This is more than just caring. I think Director Liang is almost praising Meilan to the sky."
If Jiang Meishu heard this, she would immediately sneer.
Giving me breakfast is a compliment?
The love here is a little too frivolous.
Jiang Meishu went to the Shen family and gave the buns to Jiang Meilan. She originally planned to go to the meat processing plant to work, but the union did not need temporary workers today.
She didn't like going to work, so she went home immediately.
I have made up my mind not to stay at work for even a minute longer.
When Jiang Meishu strolled home, Wang Limei had just locked the door and was about to go out.
"Mom, where are you going?"
Wang Limei was carrying a basket filled with snakeskin bags. Unexpectedly, her daughter came back. She lowered her voice and asked, "Don't you want cotton?"
"I'm going to go to the country where your great-aunt lives and ask if I can exchange some cotton and cotton cloth for your wedding."
Of course, you can also make a thin quilted jacket for your eldest daughter.
It's just wearable now.
Jiang Meishu was fine, and immediately said, "I'll go too."
Wang Limei wanted to save money on the bus fare, so she planned to walk from Qudeng Hutong to Chongwen countryside.
Jiang Meishu was not happy because it was a two-hour journey.
I spent thirty cents to buy two tickets and arrived in forty minutes, saving half a day.
She thought it was a good deal.
But Wang Limei felt very distressed, "They are about to get married, and they are still so extravagant."
Jiang Meishu opened her almond-shaped eyes and said, "I only spend lavishly after getting married. If I weren't married, I wouldn't have the conditions to spend lavishly."
I had contact with Liang's mother and Lao Liang several times.
Her purse swelled at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Otherwise, she wouldn't be able to afford to take the bus when she goes out today.
"Forget it, I can't argue with you." Wang Limei muttered, "But after getting married, we have to live a life and spend money on many things. We should save as much as possible."
Jiang Meishu didn't listen at all, and acted like she didn't want to hear anything, like a turtle chanting sutras.
Arrived at my aunt's house.
Wang Limei went straight to the point, "Cousin, my daughter is getting married, and I want to prepare a thin quilt for her. Can you exchange it for cotton?"
"If there's cotton, that would be fine."
I don’t even dare to say the word “buy”.
If you tell anyone about it, it would be like cutting off the capitalist tail.
Grandma Wang shook her head. "Cotton is in short supply. We don't even have enough for ourselves."
I planted some cotton in the countryside and basically saved all the money.
Wang Limei sighed, "Aunt, this is the only time a child gets married in their lifetime. Can you go to the fellow villager's house and ask for me?"
this--
Grandma Wang looked at Jiang Meishu, who was as beautiful as a flower.
Jiang Meishu put her hands together and said, "Aunt, I'm getting married soon, and my family's dowry doesn't have a single piece of cotton. Can you help me?"
As for the child, Grandma Wang couldn't refuse, so she nodded and said, "Okay, wait for me here for a while."
She went out for a while and came back soon.
"I asked three people. One was willing to pay half a catty, two others offered four ounces each, and one was willing to pay two ounces."
"That's a whole pound and a half of cotton. Plus, there's another one that just started spinning cotton cloth a while ago. If you want it, she'll give you a whole bunch of it in exchange."
this--
Jiang Meishu and Wang Limei looked at each other and were both happy because the only things they lacked at home were cotton and cloth.
No matter whether it is cotton or not, it is good to have the fabric.
"Okay, we want both."
"Cousin, can you calculate the total amount?"
Grandma Wang had figured it all out long ago. "The cotton is 80 cents per ounce, which is 88 cents per ounce. Plus, a roll of cotton cloth is 32 feet long. They said they'll charge you 7 yuan for both."
This price is much cheaper than in the city.
It just doesn't add up cheaply.
It will cost fifteen yuan.
Although Wang Limei felt bad, she still gritted her teeth and gave it to him. "Here is the money, count it, cousin."
"Also, if there's anyone in the village willing to provide cotton, please let me know. You can even send me a telegram, and I'll come and exchange it when the time comes."
This is to leave yourself a way out.
Of course, Grandma Wang agreed.
If these fifteen yuan are divided among three families, each family will get several yuan, which is equivalent to the work points earned in a week.
This is better than going anywhere.
But no one dared to speak out.
Jiang Meishu and her companions came quietly and left quietly. They used a sack to press down the one-pound and one-ounce cotton, threw in a roll of cotton cloth, and tied the sack tightly with a hemp rope.
Only then did he prepare to go home.
However, on the way out of the village, they saw a familiar figure.
"Mom, do you think that person looks like Shen Zhanlie?"
Jiang Meishu suddenly asked.
It was because she was too familiar with Shen Zhanlie's physique. He was the kind of person who would make her nervous and scared just by standing next to him.
As soon as she spoke, Wang Limei looked over and was stunned for a long time, "It really is Shen Zhanlie."
"Isn't he at work today? Why is he here?"
Jiang Meishu had no idea.
She shook her head, "Do you want to follow?"
Wang Limei said decisively, "Follow him and see what tricks this kid has in mind."
have to.
They had just followed for a while when they were noticed by Shen Zhanlie, "Come out."
He was carrying a package and looked a little wary.
Now, Jiang Meishu and Wang Limei had no choice but to reveal themselves.
"Zhan Lie huh?"
Wang Limei was very polite when facing Shen Zhanlie.
It doesn't sound like someone is talking behind someone's back at all.
When Shen Zhanlie saw that it was Wang Limei, he was stunned, "Mom?"
His expression was no longer as nervous as before. "Why are you here?"
"I was going to ask you, why are you here?"
this--
Their eyes met.
Shen Zhanlie took off the snakeskin bag on his body, revealing a small opening for Jiang Meishu and Wang Limei to take a look.
"cotton?"
Jiang Meishu was a little surprised.
Shen Zhanlie hummed, "Prepare to make a thin cotton-padded jacket for Meishu, and then a thick cotton-padded jacket."
He had previously wanted to ask "Jiang Meilan" to help him get cloth coupons and cotton.
But later he was rejected by his wife.
So, Shen Zhanlie thought of another way and went to the countryside to try his luck. He did not come empty-handed, but brought a pig with him.
Pork liver, pig lungs, pig large intestine, pig bones, etc.
He made two trips to exchange for seven ounces of cotton, and then secretly used three yuan to exchange for another four ounces. All together, it was barely over a pound, enough to make his wife a pair of thin cotton trousers and a thin cotton jacket.
If there is extra material, I can make her a cotton vest.
However, the hardships involved are not worth telling to outsiders.
After Wang Limei heard this, her eyes changed when she looked at Shen Zhanlie, "My daughter made the right decision by marrying you."
Jiang Meishu complained in her heart.
Her mother had previously called Shen Zhanlie a bastard.
After her daughter married her, she couldn't even afford to buy her a cotton coat, leaving her daughter to wear thin clothes in such cold weather and suffer the cold in vain.
I didn't expect that this man looked honest, but he was actually very smart, bold and careful, and dared to move to the countryside.
You should know that Shen Zhanlie came to exchange cotton for Wang Limei.
That's different.
Wang Limei is looking for a relative. To put it bluntly, she wouldn't dare to come without this relationship.
But Shen Zhanlie was different. He came alone and had no connections, so he just broke in and even bought it.
You should know that the risks involved are not small.
When Shen Zhanlie heard Wang Limei's praise, he scratched his head embarrassedly and said, "This is what I should do."
"But I only bought cotton, not cotton cloth." He was a little embarrassed. "The pig offal I brought today is all used up. I plan to go back tomorrow and exchange it for some cotton cloth."
"Besides, my wife's hands are all cracked from the cold."
It's only November.
It’s not very cold yet.
He felt a little distressed. "I also want to buy some sheep fat, but I asked several stores and couldn't find it."
"Mom, is there a place where I can buy it?"
Wang Limei also knew this. "My cousin's family raises sheep, but they have to wait until the end of the year to slaughter them."
Shen Zhanlie couldn't wait, he thought for a moment, "Then I'll think of other ways."
On the way back.
Wang Limei kept praising Chen Zhanlie, and Jiang Meishu's ears were sore from listening to her.
Fortunately, after arriving in the city, the two sides separated automatically.
If we get caught walking together, it will be the end of us.
Fortunately, although I was nervous along the way, I finally escaped without any danger.
After getting out of the car, Wang Limei subconsciously said to Jiang Meishu, "Your dowry, Mom finally got the cotton for you."
Although it’s not much, but at least it’s there, right?
Especially since the Liang family will be coming to propose marriage in a few days.
It’s a lie for a mother to say she’s not anxious.
Jiang Meishu pursed her lips, held Wang Limei's hand and said nothing.
Her mother was always like this.
It will make her feel loved.
That’s true.
Compared to other people's mothers, she is already extremely lucky.
Jiang Meishu comforted herself that no one could be perfect, and being able to do this now was already very good.
"Thank you, Mom."
She suddenly said this, making Wang Limei a little dazed. She raised her hand and touched Jiang Meishu's hair, "Meishu, I hope you don't blame your mother."
Jiang Meishu had complained before.
But later I figured it out.
I could also understand how difficult it was for Wang Limei, and the resentment gradually dissipated.
The rest is just a desire to be filial to her.
"You won't be able to stay at home for many days. You're going to get married." Wang Limei whispered, "Time flies so fast."
yes.
Counting on my fingers, there are still four days.
The Liang family came to propose marriage.
Jiang Meishu thought that she did not regard Liang Qiurun as her husband, but as her superior.
Pay money to do the job and don't interfere with each other.
I think life after marriage shouldn't be too difficult.
*
Meat processing plant office.
"Please help me postpone all the business trips this afternoon." Liang Qiurun said to Secretary Chen.
Secretary Chen was stunned for a moment, a little confused, but still nodded, "Yes."
It’s 4:30 in the afternoon and it’s not time to get off work yet.
Liang Qiurun picked up his clothes and prepared to go home from get off work.
Secretary Chen, "???"
He immediately chased after him, "Leader, where are you going?"
Liang Qiurun thought for a moment and said in a gentle voice, "I'm going to skip work and go see a movie with Comrade Jiang."
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