When they got to the door of the house, Cheng Rushan got off the ground and praised: "My wife is a good driver, very steady."
Jiang Lin was pleased: "Of course, you are an experienced driver after all."
Wensheng, Dabao and Xiaobao ran out and insisted on riding bicycles. Cheng Yunzhi didn't let them ride because he was afraid they would break the bicycles. Cheng Rushan handed it to Wensheng and taught him to put his legs on it before riding. Dabao and Xiaobao were not tall enough and jumped up and down in anxiety.
Cheng Yunzhi went home to help prepare the meal, and Cheng Rushan helped Wensheng ride around.
Vincent was very excited, "Oh, I got it."
Cheng Rushan smiled and let go, and Wensheng began to twist and turn, “Ahhh——”
Cheng Rushan just watched him fall to the ground.
Dabao and Xiaobao hurried over and said, "Stupid, your legs are so long, hurry up and support yourself on the ground!"
Vincent felt very aggrieved, "It's stepping on my legs, it's not obeying me, I can't take it down." He was so nervous that he forgot about it.
Cheng Rushan stepped forward and helped him and his bicycle up, "Come again."
Vincent was in some pain from the fall and didn't want to continue. He held his mouth tightly, looking like he was about to cry but couldn't.
Cheng Rushan: "Come again."
Wensheng looked at Jiang Lin, who felt sorry for him and said, "Don't study anymore. Go home."
Wensheng looked at Cheng Rushan.
Cheng Rushan said gently: "Don't be afraid, come again."
Wensheng went up again with grievance, and Cheng Rushan said to him: "Remember to support yourself with your feet when you are about to fall. Learn to protect yourself."
Dabao and Xiaobao cheered him on and told him what to do. The two brothers were particularly excited about talking about strategy.
Vincent fell three more times before he finally learned how to ride. He was so excited that he rode his bike back and forth in the alley, and finally stretched out his long legs and rested them on the ground.
"You're awesome!" Dabao and Xiaobao rushed over, "Take me, take me." The two of them climbed onto the bicycle one after the other.
Wensheng smiled brightly and turned around to gesture to Jiang Lin and Cheng Rushan, "Dad, Mom, am I awesome?"
Cheng Rushan put his arm around Jiang Lin's shoulders and smiled at him, "Great."
Jiang Lin said to Dabao and Xiaobao, "Look, big brother is so strong. You should be like him, too."
Cheng Rushan: "They are still young."
Jiang Lin rolled her eyes at him and said, "Please be a strict father."
Cheng Rushan smiled and gave her a quick kiss on the cheek, then took her in his arms and walked home.
Dabao and Xiaobao's wish to have two birthdays in one year finally came true. Cheng Rushan not only came back early, but also bought them a new toy, a Liberation truck, for the three of them to play with together.
This one-foot-long Liberation bicycle cost five yuan, which was so expensive that Jiang Lin's heart skipped a beat and she rolled her eyes at Cheng Rushan several times.
The little frog from last time can no longer jump because Xiaobao broke it!
This time, Jiang Lin asked to put the car on the windowsill of her grandmother's room so that they could look at it more and move it less.
Before Jiang Lin went home, Cheng Rushan had already prepared statements for them, asking them to listen to their mother and do whatever they were told. The car was theirs, and they should set it up properly when their mother was at home and take it down and play with it when she was not at home.
The three brothers all agreed.
Yan Runzhi made dumplings with cabbage, pork and dried shrimps. The two brothers were still urging their father to help make cakes. They didn't know about cakes at first, but when Jiang Lin had her birthday last month, she mentioned that she would have cakes on her birthday, so they remembered it. Whenever they had time, they would ask Jiang Lin what the cakes were like. Knowing that they didn't sell them here, they wanted their grandma to make them.
Jiang Lin casually said, beat the eggs, add sugar, then add flour and oil, and bake.
Yan Runzhi always responds to her children's requests. Even if they have nothing to eat, she will find ways to make something delicious for them. Now that there is grain and eggs at home, she is even more cooperative.
Unfortunately, when she separated the egg white and yolk according to Jiang Lin's request and tried to beat the egg white alone, she didn't have enough strength and speed to beat it.
She said, "Bao'er mother, is this all right?"
Vincent, Dabao and Xiaobao all looked expectant.
Jiang Lin laughed: "If you do this, it will turn out to be an egg pancake. Let his dad beat it."
Cheng Rushan was drinking and lying on a bench outside the west wing, crossing his legs and basking in the sun. Hearing this, he narrowed his eyes and covered his eyes with his hands as he looked at them, "Give it to me."
Vincent took it and handed it to him.
Cheng Rushan looked at it. It was a copper pot of egg whites with a watery soup. He was asked to beat them into white bubbles with two chopsticks? He tried to turn it around twice.
Jiang Lin said with a wicked smile: "Hurry up, don't act like you haven't eaten." Can't you be spoiled? Sorry for the hard work.
Cheng Rushan immediately sat up, put the copper pot on his knees, tilted his head to look at her, and whispered: "Hurry up~~"
Jiang Lin pretended not to understand what he meant and wrinkled her nose at him, "Yes, hurry up, can you do it?"
Cheng Rushan curled the corner of his mouth towards her, and moved the chopsticks clockwise with faster and faster speeds.
Jiang Lin: “Wow~~” This is indeed the speed that a single dog has trained himself to achieve!
As the egg liquid was slowly beaten, the whole family gathered around and watched in amazement, "It's amazing!"
Jiang Lin quickly scooped up some fine salt, and the beating became better and better. She touched Cheng Rushan's head to encourage him, "Comrade Cheng Rushan, keep going."
Cheng Rushan gritted his teeth, winked at her, and said, "Xiao Linlin, just wait."
Jiang Lin was so impressed when she saw Cheng Rushan beat the egg liquid in the copper pot. She gave him a thumbs up and said, "Great!" What a fast hand!
Vincent, Dabao and Xiaobao: "Great!"
Jiang Lin told Yan Runzhi the general steps and let her figure it out on her own. In her previous life, she learned to make cakes from videos, but never succeeded once. Let's see how good the little cooking expert is.
Following Jiang Lin's instructions, Yan Runzhi mixed the flour and beaten egg whites, then poured the cake batter directly into tea bowls and steamed them, leaving some in a small copper pot to bake directly over low heat.
Jiang Lin: “…” You really have a way, she also admires Yan Runzhi.
She thought it would definitely be burnt, but when Yan Runzhi poked it with chopsticks and said it was almost done, Cheng Rushan helped take the copper pot down and knocked the cake on the panel. Immediately, a sweet aroma filled the room.
The children clapped their hands excitedly, "So sweet, so fragrant!"
Jiang Lin saw that the cake was covered with a layer of browned hard crust. When she pressed it, she found the inside was fluffy and soft. When she tore it open, the sweet core was revealed.
This works too!
Yan Runzhi broke it open for them, and the adults tasted it. No matter how delicious it was, it was just made of eggs and flour, and it was just as fluffy as steamed cakes. But the children were amazed and kept saying it was delicious. In the end, it was fun and delicious, and they had a deep memory of it.
While the children were waiting for the steamed cakes, Cheng Rushan accompanied Jiang Lin to visit the brick kiln factory. Now that the technology was in place, the factory began to work non-stop.
Cheng Rushan didn't know much about this, but since there was a master in charge, quality was not a problem. He only gave them some suggestions from a safety perspective.
He tried to make bricks, but it was not easy. Making bricks requires strong labor. As the saying goes, "If you make a wall without bricks, you will see the devil alive." Without strength, you can't make bricks at all. If you have enough strength, the harvest is not bad. A mature brick maker can make about 1,000 bricks a day, and he can earn 4 cents for each brick, which is about 4 yuan, which is an incredible income.
Of course, we are just starting out and no one has reached this level of proficiency yet, and the kiln firing speed is also limited. We can only make one yuan a day now.
Compared to the 40 cents earned from 10 work points, the extra 2 yuan makes many people jealous and want to work in the brick and tile factory. Especially now that wheat is planted, there is not much farm work on the land, and in another month, it will be completely slack season. Nowadays, it is not like before when we were either digging ditches or repairing canals in winter, so many people want to work in the brick and tile factory.
Jiang Lin didn't care about such employing matters. She didn't want to deal with those wives and men, but left it to Cheng Yulian.
Cheng Yulian was a tough girl in Shuihuai Village when she was young. Now that she is older, she is still doing well as the director of the Women's Department and has her own way of dealing with women and men.
After watching the brick-making, they went to see the tile-making area. A semi-underground shed was built, with a tile-making machine installed, and Master Zhu led people to make the tiles.
Jiang Lin has not yet bought the machine for making cement tiles with cement and sand as the cost is a bit high. She wants to wait until there is output and money is made before buying the machine.
Now the cost of coal for burning clay bricks is one cent per pound, plus the freight, it is not too expensive, and clay is free. If it is cement and sand, the tile making machine, molds and cement all cost money. Although tile making is simple, the initial investment is larger. She doesn't want to invest too much, after all, she doesn't want to run a brick and tile factory forever, just to make a profit before others rush in. In a few years, the policy will be fully liberalized, and she is afraid that there will be brick kilns everywhere, and then she will no longer be involved.
Cheng Rushan went to the tile making area to get a feel for it, and finally came out, washed his feet and put on his shoes. He looked at the sky and saw that it was almost dark, and said to Jiang Lin, "Do you want to stay here?"
Jiang Lin shook her head: "No, the director of women's affairs is in charge of people, the bricklayer is in charge of technology, and Zong Hui is in charge of other things. I just run errands."
Cheng Rushan took her hand and strolled up the mountain behind.
The mountain is a dirt mountain, less than 300 meters high, with some pine, cypress, fir and other trees growing in disorder, and more vines and shrubs. Cheng Rushan picked some easily identifiable herbs, such as Celastrus orientalis and Hemostatic Herb. He always has to go out, and it is inevitable that there will be bumps and bumps on the road. In addition to the spare medicines bought from the hospital, he also picks some commonly used herbs.
Jiang Lin: “What is this?”
"Chuanshanlong." He told Jiang Lin that this is a very good herb. The vine, leaves, roots and fruits can all be used as medicine. Chuanshanlong is the southern snake vine. The whole body is a medicine. It can dispel wind and promote blood circulation, reduce swelling and relieve pain, and treat arthritis, snake bites, and traumatic injuries.
Jiang Lin helped him pick some out, "I wrote two letters to my parents, but never received a reply. How about... when you go next time, stop by and take a look."
Cheng Rushan: "Okay." He was very happy that she asked him to help. He straightened up and looked at her, "Why don't we go together?"
Jiang Lin thought about it and decided that it was okay. She could take Wensheng to see a doctor and then she would go to his house to check on him. If they were nice to her, she would take Cheng Rushan and the child back. If they were not nice, she would not let them suffer any injustice.
He held Jiang Lin's hand and walked down the mountain to go home. Wensheng came to pick them up, carrying Dabao and Xiaobao.
"Mom and Dad, look at me!" Vincent asked proudly for praise.
Jiang Lin waved at him and said to Cheng Rushan, "Wensheng is quite stable now. Cheng Fuwan didn't dare to get close to him."
Cheng Rushan: "He is afraid of death."
Jiang Lin smiled and said, "Let's go."
Vincent rode a bicycle with Dabao and Xiaobao on their backs. The three of them became a common sight in Shuihuai Village, attracting other children to chase after them.
After entering the village, Cheng Rushan said to Jiang Lin, "Let's go to the educated youth camp."
Jiang Lin: "You go by yourself, I'll go home first." She was covered in mud and was dirty.
Cheng Rushan held her hand tightly, so she had no choice but to follow him.
The educated youth are now busy preparing firewood for the winter, helping the production team with other side jobs and grinding mills, etc. In any case, there are endless trivial jobs to do even during the slack season.
When they saw Cheng Rushan and Jiang Lin coming, they all ran out and said that they would ask Cheng Rushan to help bring things back next time.
Cheng Rushan said: "I want to tell you a piece of news."
"What?" they asked.
"There are several factories in the provincial capital that are openly recruiting workers. You can all go back and try." If you pass the exam, you can go back to the city. If you fail, you can come back again.
"Really?" Sun Qinghui and others became excited, and soon someone else started crying.
Ye Jing: "I, I don't know anything, how can I take the exam?"
Jin Lei said proudly: "You are still laughing at Yiyi, but she is really foresighted."
Jiang Lin's heart moved, "She must have gotten this inside information from somewhere."
Ye Jing said: "It's really possible."
Wang Xiao: "She hasn't had any correspondence recently."
Ye Jing immediately glared at Jin Lei, "Is it you?"
Jin Lei quickly hid: "It's not like she doesn't want to pay back the money. What's wrong with writing and receiving letters? It's not against the law."
"It's nothing. Then why didn't she ask you to review with her for the job exam? She's just using you. Do you really think you're a knight who saves the princess?" They were so angry that they ignored him.
Jiang Lin didn't say much to them. Cheng Rushan had already sent them the message and was willing to take them with him when he left. The rest depended on their luck.
On the way home, Jiang Lin said to Cheng Rushan, "This Meng Yiyi is weird."
Cheng Rushan: "You and her grew up together?"
Jiang Lin nodded, but she denied it in her heart. Who grew up with her? If I had met such a person when I was a child, I would have cut off the friendship long ago.
Cheng Rushan: "This person has evil intentions. Linlin will ignore her in the future."
Hearing him actually using the tone of coaxing a child, Jiang Lin laughed, "You know this now?"
Cheng Rushan held her hand and looked down at her, "Of course."
Jiang Lin felt that there was something else in his eyes, so she quickly looked forward and said, "Go home and have dinner."
After dinner, I took a walk to digest the food and then went home to take a shower.
The two little brothers took the initiative to carry their pillows and quilts to their grandma's room. When their father was not at home, they accompanied their mother. When their father came back, they went to play with the radio and car.
While their mother was taking a bath, the two brothers helped her spread out the quilt and took out their father's pillow and put it side by side. They even considerately pressed the pillow into a pillow hole, and then went to listen to the radio and sleep contentedly.
When Jiang Lin came back, Cheng Rushan had already gotten into bed with his hair half dry.
She was surprised and asked, "When did you wash it?"
Cheng Rushan originally wanted to use the bathroom with her, but she decisively refused. Unexpectedly, he was still faster than her.
Cheng Rushan looked at her aggrievedly, "My wife won't let me wash, so I have to go to the river." He rubbed his arms as he spoke, "It's very cold."
Jiang Lin smiled, wiped her hair, got on the kang, and poked Cheng Rushan's chest, "You're so hot that you're almost smoking, and you're still cold."
"It's cold. If you don't believe me, touch it." He held her hand and pressed it against his abdomen.
He has a good figure, with strong but not exaggerated muscles, especially his flat abdomen, with distinct abdominal muscles and the mermaid line faintly visible under his vest.
Jiang Lin wanted to pinch it, but couldn't pinch anything. She bit her lip and nodded, "It's quite solid. You've trained well."
She wanted to pull her hand back, but he lifted her up by the waist and she lay on top of him.
The tip of her nose hit his chest and it hurt a little, so she opened her mouth and bit him angrily. If she couldn't bite the muscles, there would be places she could bite!
Cheng Rushan gasped, grabbed her thighs and pulled her into his arms, letting her sit astride him. Seeing that she was smiling and trying to hide, he hooked his hands around the back of her neck and pressed forward, kissing her lips all at once.
After a moment, he pressed his lips against hers and smiled softly, "Hurry up, haven't you eaten yet? I had a full dinner, don't worry, I won't be slow."
Jiang Lin rested her head against his chin, her face red and hot, but she refused to admit defeat. "Well... the quality of life is not determined by speed. You are not an electric motor, so don't force it." Humph, keep showing off... keep showing off, there is no way to deal with you.
Cheng Rushan lowered his head and held her earlobe in his mouth, his hot breath spraying on her neck, "Then...you decide?"
In the end, Jiang Lin proved with her own actions that being a man is not easy. If she were a man, she would probably choose to spend the rest of her life with the Fifth Girl...
Two days later, Jiang Lin explained the matter of the brick kiln to Cheng Yulian, Shang Zonghui and others, and asked them to take full responsibility. She and Cheng Rushan would take their family to the provincial capital.
Cheng Yunzhi felt that his legs and feet were not in good condition, and he was old and useless, so he didn't want to go to the city with his son and embarrass him.
Yan Runzhi quietly warned him, "Old man, stop overthinking. Baoer's mother is sincere when she asked us to go, and it's not just a courtesy. Just talk less, eat more, read books and tell stories to Wensheng, Dabao and Xiaobao every day, and don't worry about anything else."
Cheng Yunzhi thought about it and decided to follow him.
Yan Runzhi was much happier than Jiang Lin. She packed some gifts for her in-laws, filling up a whole bag.
Jiang Lin: "Mom, you don't need that much. Just bring some as a token of your appreciation. It would be enough to buy some canned food and malted milk from the provincial capital."
Yan Runzhi: "Those are from the provincial capital, and my in-laws can see them themselves. These are what we brought from home, and they are a token of our gratitude. Oh, and there are also the two little roosters, they have been fattened up, take them up and kill them for meat."
The next day, they got up before daybreak to pack up.
Yan Runzhi tied the two chickens' claws and held them up with a stick. Dabao and Xiaobao came over immediately and carried the two chickens on their shoulders.
Wensheng helped Yan Runzhi carry the big bag. It was very heavy, but he was not afraid at all. He walked with Dabao and Xiaobao while singing: "I have a chicken in my left hand, a duck in my right hand, and a fat baby in my arms. I want to go back to my mother's home!"
Jiang Lin: That’s enough.
Sun Qinghui, Ye Jing, Wang Xiao and six other educated youth asked for leave to go back and take the exam, while the others who were not sure gave up for the time being.
This time, Cheng Rushan brought Duan Changan with him to familiarize him with the route and procedures. He would accompany Jiang Lin to Jiang's house in the next few days, so he asked Duan Changan to go to other places with Dai Guohua to transport goods first.
From Shuihuai Village to the provincial capital, some sections of the road are not highways, but dirt roads, and the trucks are loaded and the speed will be even slower. Cheng Rushan and Dai Guohua took turns driving, and it took about seven or eight hours to get to the provincial capital. They brought dry food, pickles and water, and stopped on the way to pick up firewood to make fire and bake steamed buns and steamed corn bread, boil water to make some vegetable soup, and then continued on the road until they reached the provincial capital without stopping.
Jiang Lin heard what Dai Guohua meant, and he stopped to make a fire and cook some hot food since they were with women and children. If it was just him and Cheng Rushan, they could just deal with it. She thought it was okay in the summer, but if it was a cold winter day, eating cold steamed bread and drinking cold water would make people sick. She quietly told Cheng Rushan: "In the future, you should bring a small charcoal stove, like the one on the boat, and light it up at noon to make some hot water and vegetable soup to soak the dry food."
Cheng Rushan smiled at her: "Okay, as you wish."
Jiang Lin: "Don't be funny, I'm serious. You feel fine now, but no one's body is made of iron, and it won't go bad overnight."
Seeing how much she cared about him, Cheng Rushan felt warm in his heart. He held her hand and said, "I'll do whatever you say."
They arrived at the provincial capital in the late afternoon, and Sun Qinghui and others said goodbye to them and took the bus or walked home.
Because the car was loaded with a lot of goods, Cheng Rushan did not let Dai Guohua deliver the goods. He got off the car with his family and asked Dai Guohua to take Duan Changan to deliver the goods.
Dai Guohua: "Rushan, go to the military district guesthouse. Do you know the location?"
In the past, they were reluctant to stay in guesthouses and basically slept in the car. Now they have to find a place to settle down with their families.
Cheng Rushan made a gesture and said to Duan Changan, "Don't be nervous."
Duan Changan was very excited along the way, "Brother Cheng, I'm not nervous. Don't be nervous when you meet your parents-in-law." He smiled and waved goodbye to Jiang Lin.
After Dai Guohua and his companions drove away, Cheng Rushan carried Dabao and Xiaobao, who were so sleepy that they could not open their eyes. Wensheng carried the bag and luggage, and Yan Runzhi supported Cheng Yunzhi.
Jiang Lin was turning around to observe the environment and stimulate her memory.
Cheng Rushan: "Wife, take us to Jiefang Road first, and we'll stay at the guesthouse."
Jiang Lin was about to say, "How do I know where the guesthouse is?" But then she realized that she was born and raised in the provincial capital. In fact, her family used to be from the countryside, but her parents later took their children to the city for work, and she was born in the city. The memories she inherited from the original owner were mostly some impressive things, and she could not remember the dispensable things. As for this kind of environment, if nothing memorable happened, she could not remember it either.
She laughed and said, "Don't think I'm from the provincial capital. In fact, I haven't been to the provincial capital much."
So, there’s no problem with that, right? Hehe.
Cheng Rushan glanced at her and motioned for her to follow him.
Yan Runzhi supported Cheng Yunzhi and said, "It's true. If someone hadn't dragged me to the farm, I would have never left my home in my life."
Vincent was curious about his surroundings. There were neatly arranged houses on the roadside, all made of bricks and tiles. In the distance, there were some houses that were one or two stories higher than the others, and some had pointed roofs, which looked very impressive. The road was wide and flat, and many people were riding bicycles, and even on three wheels. A horn sounded, and when he looked in the direction of the sound, he saw a large white and blue car. This car was different from the trucks and tractors they saw in the countryside. It was a long iron box with a door in the front for people to get on and off.
"Mom's house is so big." he sighed.
Jiang Lin: "This is the provincial capital, not my mother's home. My mother's home is with yours."
These words inadvertently revealed her inner stance. She didn't notice it when she said it, but the listeners were very happy.
They didn't know which bus to take, and there were no horse-drawn or ox-drawn carriages to take, so they could only walk and asked for directions twice along the way.
It was not yet dark when street lights lit up on the tall electric poles beside the road.
The light source at this time was not particularly bright. It was still an old-fashioned street lamp with a round lampshade and a light bulb underneath, emitting a yellow light.
Vincent was so amazed that he couldn't help shouting, "Look!"
The lamp that is not afraid of wind or rain is placed on the road to illuminate everyone. There is no such lamp in the countryside at this time, and it looks novel no matter how you look at it.
Yan Runzhi also found it interesting and whispered to Cheng Yunzhi that everything was interesting.
Jiang Lin told them what this was and what that was.
"Mother Baoer, how do you light this light?"
Jiang Lin: "Electric lights are available in the county town. The loudspeaker in our brigade is powered by a generator. Look at those electric poles and wires..." She pointed to the bundles of electric wires mounted between the poles on the wall by the roadside.
"It's really amazing! Big cities are great. It would be nice to have a kerosene lamp at home." Yan Runzhi was full of yearning.
Jiang Lin smiled and said, "Mom, you like big cities, so let's try to move into the city in the future."
As far as she knows, many elderly people of this age in the countryside are attached to their land and will not move easily. Even if others say that the city is good, they are not interested and prefer their own thatched houses, ducks and private plots. In fact, it is not necessarily that they are reluctant to give up their things, but they are afraid of change. In the countryside, everything around them is familiar and controllable. If they go to a strange place, who knows what kind of life they will have. Maybe it is worse than staying at home.
Yan Runzhi actually likes to go to big cities. Jiang Lin thinks that’s great, because this way she won’t have to worry too much about moving to the city in the future.
Along the way, she chatted and laughed with Yan Runzhi and Wensheng, and Cheng Rushan and Cheng Yunzhi basically just listened to them.
Finally, we arrived at the military district's guesthouse on Jiefang Road, which is dedicated to serving the staff and their families, so the price is favorable. Cheng Rushan took his work ID to ask for a room. The staff of the guesthouse were very friendly. He showed his work ID, paid the money, and got the key. A thermos of boiling water was also provided for each room.
Cheng Rushan asked for two small rooms facing each other. Cheng Yunzhi and Yan Runzhi lived in one with Wensheng, and he and Jiang Lin lived in another with Dabao and Xiaobao.
It was past dinner time and the guesthouse kitchen was closed, so no food could be bought.
Yan Runzhi: "There is boiling water. Let's soak the pancakes in it." She took out a bottle of minced meat fried sauce, a bottle of lard fried pickles, and a can of peanut sesame candy sauce for Dabao and Xiaobao, all of which she made herself.
Dabao and Xiaobao were very sleepy and couldn't be woken up at all, so Jiang Lin just ignored them.
After dinner, Cheng Rushan gestured to Jiang Lin to go out for a walk.
Jiang Lin pointed her chin at the two children who were sleeping soundly.
Yan Runzhi said with a smile: "Bao'er mother, you guys go get familiar with the road. We won't sleep now, let's talk here."
Cheng Rushan happily held his wife's hand and pulled her out, "Let's go."
After walking out of the guesthouse and looking east and west, Jiang Lin pointed to the right and said, "Let's walk over there."
Cheng Rushan: "There is a cinema on the left. Do you want to go see a movie?" He noticed it when he came.
Jiang Lin shook her head: "A movie takes at least an hour and a half, it's too late." She thought that he was so tired from driving, he should rest early, and movie tickets were not something that could be bought casually.
Cheng Rushan took her for a stroll, and when they strolled from Jiefang Street to Shengli Street, they happened to pass by People's Park, so they went in for a stroll.
Around eight o'clock, there were still people walking and chatting in the park, mostly young people who were dating.
When they passed by a clump of flowers and trees, they heard the sound of a young couple kissing. Jiang Lin quickly pulled Cheng Rushan away.
Cheng Rushan: "You still think I'm not serious."
Jiang Lin: "You are just not serious."
Cheng Rushan hugged her and said, "I want to be even more frivolous."
As they were playing, they saw a flashlight beam coming from a distance. A militia patrol wearing uniforms and red armbands rushed over and shouted, "Who are you? No hugging!"
As they were talking, several patrol team members rushed over. One of them took care of Cheng Rushan and Jiang Lin, while the others raided the surroundings and quickly caught the couple in the flowers.
"Who are you? What's your relationship?" The patrol member shone the flashlight at them.
At this time, if you catch a man and a woman having an abnormal relationship in the park, you will first take them to the public security office to register their relationship. If they are about to get married, they will be educated and asked to write a letter of guarantee that they will not do it again. If they are not about to get married but are hugging, kissing and touching each other, they will be sent to the police station.
Cheng Rushan: "We are husband and wife."
"Hmph, don't try to deceive me. Do married couples need to go out and cuddle? Tell the truth!"
Cheng Rushan: "I just arrived in the provincial capital and it's new, so I went for a walk. My wife slipped and I helped her up."
Jiang Lin: "Do you want to see a letter of introduction? I'm an educated youth who went to the countryside and I'm back in the city to visit my relatives."
"Forget it, I'll let you go this time."
The man saw that the man was tall and handsome, and the woman was bright and beautiful with clear eyes, and they didn't look like they were having an affair, so he let it go.
The main reason was that Cheng Rushan was a head taller than him, with long legs, big hands and a handsome figure. He was not like those pretty boys, so he would rather let him go than get beaten.
He couldn't help but stare at Jiang Lin a few more times, but Cheng Rushan blocked his view in dissatisfaction and led Jiang Lin away.
After walking two steps, the man shouted, "Comrade, why do you look familiar to me? What's your name?"
Jiang Lin said unhappily: "My husband is right here."
What a poor way to strike up a conversation! She pulled Cheng Rushan away.
Lu Fang took two steps, scratched his head, and muttered. Over there, a couple of young people who were dating but not yet engaged were being scolded. He walked over and said to one of them, "Zheng Jiang, I think I saw Jiang Lin."
"Jiang Lin? Which one... Oh, that's impossible? Didn't she go to the countryside and never come back?" Zheng Jiang clicked his tongue twice, "What a pity, your brother is still thinking about her."
"Don't blame my brother. Whoever wants to be with such a beautiful woman will miss her." Lu Fang looked back and could still see Cheng Rushan's tall and straight back.
Zheng Jiang exclaimed, "If it's true, let's go ask."
"She was with her man. She looked unsophisticated. She was not in a hurry when I questioned her."
Normally, in this situation, even innocent people would panic, but the man didn't care at all. Not to mention panic, he didn't even seem nervous.
"A man? Haha, Lu Fang, are you sure he's not her lover? Didn't she say that she couldn't stand the hardship once she got to the countryside, so she quickly found a bad guy to marry, and then when the man wasn't home, she slept with everyone in the village to make a living?"
"Alpaca, your rotten mouth will be torn to pieces sooner or later. Don't say that to my brother, or he'll beat you to death!"
"Tsk tsk, your brother is quite interesting. He just wants to have fun, and he thinks he is such a lovesick guy... Hey, I guess he didn't have any fun."
"Go away. It's boring to talk to you. I'm going to talk to my brother." He ran away.
Zheng Jiang pouted and continued to make things difficult for the young man and woman. "Let's go to the police station and explain clearly what your relationship is."
Because they encountered a patrol team, Jiang Lin was not in the mood to stroll around, so she went back to the guesthouse with Cheng Rushan.
Cheng Rushan: "That person seems to know you."
Jiang Lin: "I don't have any impression of him at all. I won't pay any attention to him." She didn't take it seriously at all.
When they returned to the guesthouse, Dongsheng had already gone to sleep. Yan Runzhi was surprised and asked, "Why did you come back so soon?"
Jiang Lin teased her: "Mom, you're lucky you didn't go out with my dad, otherwise you would have been arrested for having an affair."
Yan Runzhi exclaimed, "Bao'er's mother, did you two go out and have sex? Oh, are you okay?"
Jiang Lin: "..." She blushed and smiled, "No, we have checked. If we see a man and a woman together at night, we will ask what their relationship is."
Yan Runzhi smiled and said, "Old man, let's go quickly. Don't delay Linlin and Dongsheng's relationship." She pushed Cheng Yunzhi away.
After Yan Runzhi closed the door and went back to the room humming a little tune, Jiang Lin looked at Cheng Rushan and made a face at him.
Cheng Rushan laughed, walked over to her and pushed her against the cabinet by the wall, "Do you want to continue?"
Jiang Lin: "What are you going to do? I'm innocent, nothing has happened... um..."
The innocent Linlin's legs became weak after being kissed.
When it was time to go to bed, Jiang Lin sat down heavily, "The bed in the guesthouse is really bad, it's too loud."
How could Cheng Rushan not know her subtext? He deliberately said, "It doesn't matter. We can stay out of bed."
Jiang Lin only took off his outer coat and pants, and got into bed wearing his inner shirt and pants, "Comrade Cheng Rushan, please go to bed quickly." The quilts in the guesthouse were definitely not that clean, and he couldn't force it, so he just made do with it.
Jiang Lin lay down, and Xiaobao immediately snuggled into her arms like a sunflower turning to the sun.
Cheng Rushan took Dabao over and the two of them slept in another bed.
The next day, before dawn, Jiang Lin was woken up by Xiao Bao. He might be hungry, but he was not awake yet, so he kept nudging in Jiang Lin's arms, imitating a baby sucking milk.
Jiang Lin: “…”
She quickly called Cheng Rushan: "Your son is hungry, take him to eat."
Cheng Rushan was also awakened by Dabao's rumbling stomach. He sat up, smoothed his hair, got dressed, and then lifted his two sons up and put them on the ground. "Get dressed and wash up. Dad will take you to have breakfast."
Jiang Lin was still sleepy, so she covered her head with her clothes and continued to sleep.
Cheng Rushan leaned over and kissed her: "Wait for me to bring it back to you."
The breakfast included porridge, big steamed buns, fried dough sticks, soy milk, tofu brain, fried cakes, etc. There was a wide variety of choices, which made Wensheng, Dabao and Xiaobao very happy. This time, the three brothers didn't want the same thing, so they ordered one thing each and everyone tried it together. Cheng Yunzhi and Yan Runzhi ate a little lighter, mainly drinking porridge and eating steamed buns.
Tofu pudding and porridge did not require food coupons, only steamed buns, fried dough sticks and other pasta products did. Cheng Rushan drank two more bowls of thick porridge.
He let the parents take the child for a walk in front of them, and he brought soy milk, fried dough sticks and buns back to Jiang Lin.
Jiang Lin yawned and got up to wash up, then said to Cheng Rushan, "Take the parents and the children for a walk today, and get to know the People's Hospital and the PLA Hospital to see which one is suitable for Wensheng."
Cheng Rushan: "What about you?"
Jiang Lin brushed her teeth and said, "I'll go home first to check the situation."
She had written a letter before, but she felt something was wrong when her parents didn’t reply. However, since she and her parents had not yet established a relationship, she didn’t take it too seriously.
Cheng Rushan: "Do you want me to accompany you?"
"No, I can do it myself. Going home is not a big deal." Jiang Lin rinsed her mouth, wiped her face, and started to eat.
"This fried dough stick is really delicious, have you eaten it?"
Cheng Rushan: "I've eaten it." He brought the bag to Jiang Lin, "Can you carry it?"
Jiang Lin tore up a dough stick and soaked it in soy milk, and said casually: "Why carry so much? I'll go check the situation first, and then we can go together and take it."
She seemed to be closer to him in her words and deeds, but her parents were a little uncertain. Cheng Rushan looked at her as if he could see through her.
After Jiang Lin finished eating the fried dough sticks, there was too much oil in the soy milk, so she didn't want to eat it. But it would be a waste to throw away so much oil, and it was so rare at this time, so of course she couldn't throw it away, so she smiled at Cheng Rushan: "Are you full?"
Cheng Rushan glanced at her and smiled, "We're still short of half a cup of soy milk."
Jiang Lin immediately pushed it to him, "It's nutritious."
Cheng Rushan didn't mind. He took it and drank it, then cleaned the lunch box and teacup.
Jiang Lin was full and full of energy. "They will all go to work later. I will go directly to the auto parts factory to find your father-in-law."
Your father-in-law, not my dad. This teasing tone made Cheng Rushan laugh even more.
How could she be so cute? He couldn't help but hook his arm around her waist and kiss her.
Jiang Lin pushed him: "You are full."
"I can eat more." He kissed her domineeringly.
Finally, the sound of children laughing and giggling could be heard outside. Jiang Lin finally got out, tidied herself up, and opened the door. "Dad, Mom, I'm going to the auto parts factory to find my dad first. I'll go back and pick you up after he settles down."
The two also knew that if so many people went there rashly, it would easily scare people, and it would be bad if people thought they were there to extort money.
Yan Runzhi smiled and said, "Bao'er mother, it would be too tiring for you to go alone, let Dongsheng accompany you."
"No, he'll go shopping with you."
Jiang Lin put on her schoolbag and put some embroidery items made by Yan Runzhi in her pocket. There was also a bag of peach cakes in her schoolbag. She didn't want to take more because they were too heavy. Anyway, she had money in her pocket and the food coupons she had saved, so it would be the same if she bought more when the time came.
Cheng Rushan escorted her out and asked, "Do you know which car to take?"
Jiang Lin: "After all, I am a native too, so I know more than you, so don't worry." She said goodbye to Cheng Rushan, turned around and left.
Cheng Rushan stood at the door and looked at her. He had a feeling that his wife would never come back once she left, and his heart suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.
Jiang Lin walked for about half an hour and got on a gas toad bus, which was actually a biogas bus because there was a big black biogas bag on the roof. When it ran, it made a puffing sound like a big toad.
Her father Jiang Dongjian works in an auto parts factory, and her mother Xu Aimei used to be a family worker and worked as a temporary worker in the streets and other places. Later, she finally became a regular worker in a textile factory.
Jiang Lin got off the car and walked for a while before reaching the auto parts factory.
The auto parts factory only produced mechanical parts at the beginning. As the number of vehicles in the province increased, it was reorganized and integrated into the auto parts factory. In fact, whether it is a car, a tractor or any other vehicle, they all produce parts, and even some small agricultural machinery.
The factory covers a large area, with most of the houses in the large yard being bungalows, with a few two- or three-story buildings occasionally.
By the time Jiang Lin arrived at the door, it was almost noon, time to get off work.
Some factory workers eat in the cafeteria after get off work, while others go home to cook for themselves. People come and go at the gate, most of them are workers in indigo work clothes riding bicycles.
Jiang Lin went directly to the family compound at the back.
Generally, large factories will have their own family quarters, schools for children, etc. Small factories that cannot afford it will join forces to run one.
The family quarters used to be full of bungalows and narrow bluestone alleys. Some residents had their own doors and courtyards, while others had rows of bungalows in a courtyard, with each family having one or two rooms.
After the original owner went to the countryside, several tube-shaped buildings were built in the past five or six years, which looks much more imposing.
Jiang Lin usually sorts out her memories while walking. After a period of time, her memories of the original owner are not as fresh as when she first came here, especially those interpersonal relationships that the original owner does not care about and are unimportant. She finds it a bit difficult to sort out.
The alleys here are complicated and each one looks no different from the other. She...can't find her home for a moment.
"Lin... Jiang Lin?" Someone called her hesitantly, then ran over excitedly, "Jiang Lin, is it really you?"
Jiang Lin was also surprised to see Qian Bo so excited. She smiled and said, "Why, you're working at the auto parts factory?"
Qian Bo nodded, feeling surprised and excited, and a little carried away. However, he did not dare to make any physical advances towards Jiang Lin, and always kept his distance.
"Why are you back? Did you come here by yourself?" Qian Bo looked around and when he didn't see Cheng Rushan, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Jiang Lin: "Have you met my dad?"
Qian Bo shook his head. "No, Uncle Jiang and I are not in the same workshop. I am still an apprentice."
Besides, he didn't dare show up in front of Jiang Dongjian for fear of being beaten.
Looking at the intricate alleys here, Jiang Lin thought about letting Qianbo lead the way.
She smiled at Qianbo and was about to speak when she saw a middle-aged man walking towards her angrily.
Jiang Lin wondered who this man was. When he rushed up to her and raised his hand to slap her, she suddenly remembered: "Dad!" She immediately took a step back to avoid him.
"Pa" a slap hit Qianbo's face hard.
Jiang Lin: “…”
Qian Bo had a sad face, "Uncle Jiang..."
Jiang Dongjian pointed at Jiang Lin, shaking with anger, "You, you bad girl, you, you really eloped with a man!"
Jiang Lin: "Who are you listening to? Tell me and I'll tear her mouth apart! Is it Meng Yiyi or someone else?"
Jiang Dongjian heard her shout so loudly that passers-by looked over and felt ashamed. He said in a low voice, "Shut up. Are you afraid that others won't know? Why do you still want to shout?"
Jiang Lin: "You beat me up without asking any questions and accused me of eloping? Then I have to ask who spread the rumor."
Qian Bo also quickly said: "Uncle Jiang, you misunderstood, Jiang Lin is fine."
Jiang Dongjian stared at her suspiciously, not showing any belief at all.
Jiang Lin sneered, "Forget it. You probably don't welcome me back. You think I'm more powerful than your enemy. Are you afraid that I'll embarrass you or something? You trust outsiders but not your own daughter?"
When Jiang Lin got angry, she took out the money that Jiang Dongjian had remitted to the original owner in the past few years and stuffed it into his pocket, "Okay, just treat me as dead."
She turned and left.
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