Chapter 46
Xu's mother bought a lot of vegetables at the grocery store, including fish, meat, and some snacks that Xu Mei liked.
"Mrs. Xu, we have guests at home. Why did you buy so many delicious foods?"
"No, my Xu Mei is back to visit her family. She's been away for several years and this is her first time back. I have to give her some good care."
"Oh, Xu Mei is back, so I have to buy some more delicious food. Go back quickly, I won't keep you any longer."
Xu's mother didn't say much. She still had to go home to make noodles with soybean paste for Xu Mei.
Xu's mother was quick and agile. After kneading the dough, she woke up and started cutting the meat and preparing the fried meat sauce.
When Xu Mei came back from taking a shower, Xu's mother had already cut the noodles and was waiting for Xu Mei to come back and boil water to put them in the pot.
"Mom, it smells so good! I miss this taste so much. There is no shortage of rice in the south, but there is no flour."
Xu Mei took off her hat and took her changed clothes to the toilet and washed them after a while.
"Eat more later, mom made a lot."
"Well, I'll go wash the clothes first."
Xu Mei went to the bathroom to wash clothes, and Xu's mother started to boil water and cook noodles.
"Xu Mei, the noodles are ready, come and eat."
"Here I am, Mom. I'll be right there."
Xu Mei rinsed the last piece of clothing, dried her hands, and went to eat noodles.
"Mom, this is too much. I can't eat it."
Xu Mei looked at the large bowl full of noodles and her tears were about to flow again.
"Then put it in a small bowl yourself, and eat it whenever you want when you get home."
Mother Xu watched Xu Mei eating noodles and lamented how fast time passed. In the blink of an eye, her child had grown up and was about to get married.
"Mom, it's still the same flavor, so delicious!"
Xu Mei ate the noodles with big mouthfuls, feeling extremely uncomfortable.
As soon as they arrived in Yunnan Province, they regretted it.
After getting off the train, we took a long ride on a large military truck before arriving at their camp.
After a month of intensive training together, we were finally assigned to different places.
She was lucky. The place she went to was not too remote, and she passed the exam to get an easy job so she didn't have to open up wasteland and farm.
There are mountains everywhere in Yunnan Province, with mountains connected to each other as if there is no end.
It took her a long time to adapt to the hot and humid climate. As for the food, she really couldn't get used to it at first because the taste was so weird.
The only advantage is that there are a lot of fruits, many of which she has never heard of or seen, available all year round.
But there are very few vegetables, most of them are wild vegetables.
Because of the local hot and humid climate, vegetables are prone to root rot and are difficult to survive.
The four seasons in Beijing are very distinct: spring, summer, autumn and winter.
As for Yunnan Province, it is hot all year round. There is no distinct winter and summer there, only dry and wet seasons.
"Eat more. I haven't had it in years."
"Mom, I'm so full, I can't eat any more."
"Then digest your food and go back to your room to take a nap. You must not have gotten enough rest after sitting on the train for such a long time.
Knowing that you are coming back, the bedding on your bed is freshly washed. ”
"Thank you, Mom. I'm sorry for making you worry."
Xu Mei hugged her mother and felt the warmth from her mother.
Xu Mei was full and sleepy, and her eyelids were almost sticky together.
She went back to the room, lay on the bed, covered herself with a quilt and went to sleep.
The other members of the Xu family didn't know that Xu Mei had already arrived home. After get off work, she walked home as usual.
Xu Di came back carrying a rooster. She knew that Xu Mei would be back in a few days.
"Mom, I'm back."
"Keep your voice down, your sister is back and she's sleeping."
Xu's mother came out of the kitchen and told Xu Di that Xu Mei was back.
"When did you arrive?"
Xu Di lowered his voice and carried the bag into the kitchen.
“I arrived this morning. I was exhausted after sitting on the train for several days.
What did you buy? You're just wasting money instead of saving some. ”
"I met the rooster seller again. I thought my sister would be home in the next few days, so I could improve her food. I don't know when we'll meet again.
Unexpectedly, my sister had already arrived home. ”
Xu Di was quite curious about this sister whom he had never met before. In the memory of his original body, the two of them did not have much interaction.
One grew up in the countryside until he was eight or nine years old, and came back only a few times during that time.
After coming back, the two of them had different living environments and personalities, so they basically didn't play together.
"You are so thoughtful. Your sister has been away for two or three years. She can't stay for a few days. After she goes back, she doesn't know when she will be able to come back."
Mother Xu felt sad just thinking about it, her beautiful daughter had to settle down thousands of miles away.
There was nothing Xu Di could say.
This is created by the times, and no one can change it.
It is now the end of 1971, and the college entrance examination will not be resumed until 1977. When she said this, others would think she was crazy and talking nonsense.
Xu Di didn't want any accidents to happen. She just wanted to live a good life. Even if she couldn't live to be a hundred years old, she would at least live to be seventy or eighty years old.
Anyway, she doesn't want to die young, she wants to live, and live well.
"Mom, Grandma Wang downstairs said my eldest sister is back. Is that true?"
Xu's mother and Xu Di were talking in low voices when Xu Jun slammed the door and continued yelling at the top of his voice.
"You kid, you are really itching for trouble. Why are you shouting so loudly? Your elder sister is sleeping.
That door must have irritated you, you closed it so hard. ”
Xu's mother really wanted to beat Xu Jun up. He was over ten years old, but how could he be so out of line?
"Mom, I woke up."
Xu Mei heard the noise in the living room, got up and walked out.
"Big sister, are you really back? Big sister, you seem to have become darker. Don't be darker than the second sister."
Xu Jun looked at the elder sister who seemed a little different, and blurted out the words that he would be beaten.
"Xu Jun, you really want to be beaten."
"Mom, I was wrong, I was wrong. My elder sister is not black, I am black."
Xu Jun hid behind his second sister, he didn't want to be beaten.
"Mom, Xu Jun is right. I have become darker. There is more sunlight over there."
Xu Mei looked at her mother and then at Xu Di, who had grown up and changed her appearance.
"Welcome home, sis."
"Well, thank you, Xu Di."
Xu Mei felt a little uncomfortable. If she had not been so stubborn at that time, would she have a decent job like Xu Di now?
"Mom, I'm going to change my clothes. Call me if you need anything."
Xu Di came back and hadn't changed his clothes yet. Just then, Xu Mei woke up and went back to her room to change her clothes.
Xu Jun also took the opportunity to return to his room, but he almost got beaten.
Looking at the things on the other bed, Xu Di thought that fortunately all the things in her space were tidied up, otherwise, if two people slept in the same room, she would not enter the space.
After hanging up the clothes, I heard the voice of Xu's father and Xu Mei's sobbing in the living room.
Xu Di did not go out, allowing Xu Mei to have a good kiss with her family for a while. She still felt a little strange and was really not familiar with Xu Mei.
"Second sister, it's time to eat."
"Got it, I'll be right there."
Xu Di put down the book in his hand and went out to eat.
Brother Xu and his family of three also came back and were talking to Xu Mei.
"Aunt, little aunt, eat."
Xu Ping'an held a piece of dried mango in his hand and reached out to give it to Xu Di.
"Eat it peacefully, my aunt won't eat it."
Xu Di thought to herself that it was not in vain that she loved this nephew so much, as he would remember to give her a bite of something delicious when he had one.
"Ha ha……"
Everyone laughed, and Xu Di was a little confused.
"Second sister, Ping An doesn't like dried mangoes, so he gave them away all over the place."
Xu Jun forgot about being beaten and clapped his hands in joy, which made Xu Ping'an's eyes red and his mouth pursed, as if he was about to cry.
Xu's mother wanted to beat Xu Jun again. This child was challenging her patience every day.
"Ping An, my aunt likes it, give it to her. Let's ignore your uncle and let grandma beat him up later."
"Well, hold him, and beat him."
Xu Ping'an stretched out his hand for Xu Di to hold him, and he could tell the good from the bad.
Xu Di took Ping An and ate the dried mango in his hand. The aunt and nephew huddled together and giggled.
Xu Jun also moved over, causing Ping An to push him.
Xu Mei looked at the three people making a mess and felt a little envious.
This time, the Xu family can finally have a real reunion dinner.
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