Chapter 32 Chapter 32 Chapter 32...
Chapter 32
Yu Tao: “…Why?”
Weisheng lowered his eyes, forming his words before looking directly at Yu Tao. "I'm going to the city this time, and I heard a lot of single women have disappeared after going out alone. I'll take you there, so you can have someone to look after you on the way."
Yu Tao was a little scared when she heard this, but she didn't agree with Weisheng's idea of sending her to the army. "Then you'll be alone when you come back."
Weisheng: "At least I have practiced."
Not only have I practiced, but I also have a portable storage space. Most importantly, these scams are now summarized and compiled into instructional videos in the anti-fraud apps of later generations.
When you are out and about, don't trust the elderly, children, or innocent young girls. If they need help, help them find the flight attendants, the police, or the staff in the area, but not yourself.
Don't send the elderly and children home, don't give sanitary napkins to young girls, and don't help pregnant women notify their families. There is no such thing as kindness without a reason...
Yu Yongtao specially steamed the egg cake and rice for her, ending the conversation as she did so. "Although I'm kindhearted, I'm still an outsider. You should probably bring this up with the village chief and the others."
Yu Tao said "hmm" and gestured to Weisheng to eat the meat.
The pig was slaughtered the day before yesterday, and Weisheng was not in the village, but the village chief and others still gave Weisheng's share of pork to Yu Tao.
Because Yu Tao was a military dependent, she got more meat than others.
The fattier pork was refined into oil, and the leaner pork was cut into small pieces and frozen in an empty water tank in the yard.
The empty water tank contained not only small pieces of pork, but also the tofu and frozen dumplings that Yu Tao had made earlier.
Today, Weisheng returned to the village, and Yu Tao specially picked a piece of lean meat and stir-fried it with cabbage. The pork at this time was much tastier than the pork stored in Weisheng's space, but Weisheng had eaten well in the city these days, so he just took a few chopsticks to show his respect.
By the way, Weisheng brought two pounds of pork skin when she returned to the village. She wanted Yu Tao to make pork skin sauce and eat it with boiled frozen cabbage.
However, thinking that Yu Tao would be joining the army next year, Weisheng couldn't help but worry about his own small dining table.
She didn't need to worry about this. The village head and his wife were planning to send their second daughter, Shan Xingchen, to cook for Weisheng and look after Yu Tao's house.
Not only that, the village chief also wanted to discuss with Weisheng whether he could teach Shan Xingchen how to take photos and develop photos.
It’s not that they want to compete with Weisheng for the ability to make a living, but the village chief and others can see clearly that someone like Weisheng cannot stay in the village forever.
I helped the grain station repair a transport vehicle the day before yesterday, and went to the city to repair bearings yesterday. Who knows, one day I might be transferred while helping out.
But no matter when Weisheng left Kaoshan Village, she must have been the only one taking photos and developing photos in the village before she left.
If Weisheng agrees, she won't have to pay for food in the future. Their family will take care of everything, including eating, drinking, and going to the toilet.
By the way, in the past, when disciples followed their masters to learn skills, they had to make beds, fold quilts, wash clothes, etc. for their masters. Now that Shan Xingchen has officially become their apprentice, all the chores in Weisheng’s household will be done by Shan Xingchen.
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Yu Tao told the village head and his wife what Weisheng had mentioned. They were shocked at first, but then they were filled with relief.
Earlier, they had considered sending Yu Tao to the train and having their eldest son meet her at the station. Even if the train needed to transfer, there would be no danger as long as they stayed at the station. But after hearing what Yu Tao had said, the village head and his wife no longer dared to think so.
A girl with such a mind as thick as a sieve would never do anything without a purpose.
The village chief and his family thought about it and came up with another idea.
They paid for the trip and asked Weisheng to send Yu Tao's wife to the army.
That’s right, it’s Yu Tao’s sister-in-law.
My daughter is of marriageable age, and since her sister-in-law is going to the army, she is going to visit her relatives.
If they found someone they liked in the army, they would settle the marriage and then return to the village. After they learned how to take photos and develop them, their family would buy them a camera as a dowry.
If I don't see anyone I like, I'll just learn how to make a living when I get back...
As for marrying her off directly during this visit, the village head and his wife would definitely not agree.
How could parents marry off their daughter without even meeting their son-in-law?
After the village chief and his family had discussed it, they did not go looking for Weisheng right away. Instead, they waited until the day before New Year's Eve when the village chief personally called Weisheng to his home for dinner before bringing him up.
Originally, they wanted to invite Weisheng to spend New Year's Eve at their house, but Weisheng was very moved and refused, so the dinner was moved forward a day.
The round-trip travel expenses were covered, and once we arrived at the army, we would get food and lodging. Accompanying Yu Tao and her sister-in-law on this trip would be a bit tiring, but there would be no other expenses. Most importantly, the village chief would give Weisheng some travel expenses.
Even if he had to pay for the round trip, Weisheng would go, let alone if he had to pay for the trip. So when the matter was brought up, Weisheng agreed.
However, regarding the latter matter, regarding Shan Xingchen learning photography and developing photos from her, Weisheng agreed in his heart, but looked hesitant. Finally, he said that he would think about it and get back to them.
It was already great that he didn't refuse outright, the village chief and his family thought to themselves, and treated Weisheng even more warmly and attentively.
In fact, just as the village chief and others thought, Weisheng has plenty of ways to leave Kaoshan Village. The reason why he hasn't left yet is that he feels that Jin Menglan and Li Wenxuan have not received the retribution they deserve.
In the original owner's memory, Jin Menglan had actually plotted to have the original owner abused in order to secure a place for Li Wenxuan in the Workers, Peasants, and Soldiers University program. Although it was uncertain whether Jin Menglan would harbor such malicious thoughts after discovering she was Weisheng Anran, or whether she would replace the abused protagonist... Regardless, she would have to stay in the village for a while longer.
By the way, in her previous life, Yu Tao had an accident while accompanying the army. Not only did Weisheng know about it, but the reborn Jin Menglan naturally also had an impression of it. However, in order to be able to live in Yu Tao's house, Jin Menglan didn't show any unusual behavior, which shows her indifference.
However, in this life, Shan Xingchen would not only live in Yu Tao's east house, but also plant a garden and raise chickens for Yu Tao. Jin Menglan's wishful thinking was all in vain.
On New Year's Eve, Yu Tao stewed a chicken, left a chicken leg and a chicken wing for Weisheng, and took the rest to the front yard.
The village chief in the front yard made fish stewed with vermicelli at home, and specially sent a bowl of fish belly meat to Weisheng.
In order to let Weisheng know about Shan Xingchen's cooking skills, Shan Xingchen specially came to the courtyard to cook two dishes.
Stir-fried cabbage with black fungus and pork slices, and stir-fried shredded green beans with dried chilies.
How should I put it? Maybe it’s because of teaching by example, the taste of Dan Xingchen’s cooking is almost the same as that of Yu Tao’s mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. Anyway, Weisheng couldn’t tell much difference.
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Jin Menglan went to the town to study on the third day of the first lunar month, Weisheng agreed to teach Shan Xingchen how to take photos and develop photographs on the tenth day of the first lunar month, and the village chief asked someone to buy the train ticket for the twentieth day of the first lunar month.
There was no direct train, so they had to transfer along the way. Not counting the transfer time, the train ride took them almost 40 hours.
Oh, it’s still a hard seat.
The village chief's family didn't say that Yu Tao was going to the army to accompany the troops, but said that it was a visit to relatives. Even if only Shan Xingchen and Weisheng came back later, they could say that Yu Tao was delayed and Shan Xinghuo would send Yu Tao back when he had time.
It is worth mentioning that Weisheng was not escorting the sister-in-law to the army, but was seconded by the city to repair machinery.
When Jin Menglan heard that Shan Xingchen was also going to visit relatives with Yu Tao, she wondered why Shan Xingchen was going and whether the two sisters-in-law would disappear together. The next day, she heard from the students in the study class that the reason they were going to the town to study was because someone had written an anonymous letter, accusing the town committee of bureaucracy and disregarding human life.
The town committee leaders were called to the city to explain, and after they came back, this study class was held.
Jin Menglan: It has changed, it has changed, everything is different.
While resting at night, Jin Menglan suddenly sat up.
According to the time calculation, Weisheng Anran happened to be in the city when the city leaders received the anonymous report letter. Could it be that she was the one who sent the report letter?
Otherwise?
Who else but her?
Weisheng went to see Zhao Yufeng and the others with his things, and the topic naturally turned to medical books. Zhao Yufeng and the others thought it was too frivolous when they heard that the village was going to select a health worker in this way, and said that it was a matter of life and death, which was tantamount to murder.
Weisheng felt that they were right, so he returned to the guesthouse and wrote an anonymous letter, which gave Jin Menglan the opportunity to study.
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The 19th day of the first lunar month in 1971 happened to be February 14th, the most popular day for merchants in later generations.
The village chief got up early and took Weisheng, Yu Tao and Shan Xingchen to the town in a donkey cart. He personally sent them to the bus from the city before returning to the village.
Yu Tao packed quite a bit on this trip. Shan Xingchen only brought a change of clothes, while Weisheng carried a backpack. In it, besides a change of clothes and toiletries, there was also a copy of the "Barefoot Doctor's Handbook" and two sets of combination wrenches with snowflake screws. Other than that, there was the single-handled lunch box she used as her usual bowl, a thermos, and some food from home.
He lent Yu Tao the folding cart he had used to come to the village that day. For convenience, Weisheng also added a pair of straps to the back of the cart so that all the luggage could be carried on his shoulders when he couldn't drag it along.
Shan Xingchen helped Yu Tao carry a handbag. Before leaving, Weisheng not only asked the aunt and sister-in-law to sew the handles stronger, but also sewed a pair of longer handles. If they couldn't carry it while traveling, they could use the handles sewn on later as a shoulder bag.
Because he has so much experience going out, Weisheng has four small wheels fixed underneath his backpack...
Yu Tao and Shan Xingchen had never traveled far before, so they were both a little nervous about their first trip. Fortunately, Wei Sheng was standing by their sister-in-law's side, which made them feel a little more at ease.
When they arrived in the city, Weisheng took them to a guesthouse. The three of them took a room, rested overnight, checked out at noon the next day, and arrived at the train station before 3 p.m.
Whether it is the waiting room or the train compartment, there are people everywhere.
When the three of them finally squeezed onto the train, they discovered that the consecutive seat tickets that the village chief had asked someone to buy had been taken by someone else.
Yu Tao and Shan Xingchen subconsciously looked at Wei Sheng, and Wei Sheng directly asked the three people sitting there, "Are you three together?"
"We are together." The woman sitting in the middle pointed to herself and the middle-aged man sitting near the aisle.
Weisheng took out three tickets and showed them to the woman who was speaking, saying, "Here, these are our tickets. Please give them to us."
After speaking to the woman, Weisheng looked at the middle-aged man sitting by the window and said, "Make way!"
"Little girl, my heart is not feeling well. Let me make a deal with you. Can you please give me your seat?"
You can't be too soft at this time. If you are too soft, you and the other two seats will not be able to come back. So Weisheng interrupted the middle-aged man and said, "If you feel uncomfortable in your heart, you have to go to the infirmary. I'll take you there!"
Without waiting for the middle-aged man to react, Weisheng grabbed his collar and pulled him up from his seat. The man tried to resist, but Weisheng handcuffed his hands behind his back.
"Wait for me here."
Let Shan Xingchen sit down first, then look at the woman in the middle and the man sitting at the edge. While using skill to control the middle-aged man in his hand, he looked at the two of them with sharp eyes.
The two men didn't expect Weisheng to be stingy with his words, so they started fighting right away. After thinking for a while, they finally stood up.
Weisheng let Yu Tao sit in the middle, then put the backpack behind him at the very edge. Without even looking at the two people who stood up, he continued to carry the middle-aged man with heart discomfort to the infirmary.
The man didn't expect Weisheng to be so strong, and after struggling, he yelled at Weisheng to let him go. Weisheng glanced at the passengers crowded in the aisle and shouted directly, "Make way, this person has a heart disease and needs to go to the infirmary."
Heart disease was said to be a heart disease, and the passengers who were originally blocking the aisle to watch the excitement retreated immediately.
"Let me go, I'm fine, I can walk by myself."
"That won't do. If something happens to you on the way, I will be so unlucky." He twisted the man to the end of the carriage and only let him go when he saw the conductor Weisheng. He then walked up to him and told him about the man's "illness".
After handing the person over to the conductor, Weisheng patted the person on the shoulder before returning to his seat.
At this time, Yu Tao and Shan Xingchen, the aunt and nephew who had no guard against others, had already started chatting with the old lady sitting opposite.
When Weisheng sat down, he happened to hear the old lady proudly telling Yu Tao that she was also going to the army to see her son.
"...My son's name is Xiao Weiguo, he's 25 this year, and he's serving in the army in Shacheng. I'm going to Shacheng, and you're transiting there. Oh, what a coincidence! It must be difficult for you three girls to travel to an unfamiliar place...My son knows someone at the Shacheng train station. When we get there, ask him to buy you transit tickets."
Weisheng: “…”
I don’t know if it’s because Weisheng thinks everyone looks like a human trafficker or if the old lady’s words were too coincidental, but when Weisheng heard the old lady say that, the alarm went off in his heart.
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