Rebirth 1978, Wife, I won't go back to the city

Before dawn, Jiang Xue got up early, lit the stove, cooked dinner, and prepared water for washing her face before she called Li Jingshen to get up.

"Shen Jing, you have to go to the city today and you can't be late. Get up quickly." Jiang Xue reached into Li Jingshen's quilt and patted him gently.

It is very troublesome to go into the city from the village.

There is only one bus running into the village, which leaves at 6:30 in the morning. This bus does not go directly to the city, but to Maolin Town.

After arriving at Maolin Town, you still have to walk a long way to the bus station to take the bus to the city. This bus only runs twice a day. If you miss it, you will have to wait until the next day.

Li Jingshen got up from the kang and put on his clothes. He felt warm in his heart when he saw that Jiang Xue had prepared the water for washing his face and even squeezed the toothpaste and placed it on the table.

This daughter-in-law is so good that it makes me feel sorry for her.

Li Jingshen was washing up. Jiang Xue had already prepared the meal and was waiting for him to come and eat.

Breakfast was corn steamed buns and cabbage soup. She was afraid that Li Jingshen would not be full, so she fried two eggs and poured a few drops of soy sauce and sesame oil on them.

Rural people rarely fry or stir-fry eggs. One reason is that eggs are precious and most people cannot afford to eat them. Even if they have egg tickets, they will sell them for money and food.

Secondly, even if eggs are available, they are usually boiled or stewed. Frying or stir-frying not only wastes oil, but also does not fill the stomach as well as boiled or stewed eggs.

The life of rural people is like a needle and thread, which must be very fine to fit into the eye of a needle.

Therefore, in rural areas, a daughter-in-law who knows how to manage a household is very popular.

After all, each person has a fixed amount of food per month. If the family has high productivity, there will be more food. If the productivity is low, the population is large, and there is no smart person in the family, then life will definitely be extremely poor.

While Li Jingshen was busy eating, Jiang Xue took out a neatly folded floral handkerchief. She gently opened it and found 20 yuan, a few pounds of grain coupons and a few pounds of meat coupons inside.

"Shen Jing, take these with you. Once you get into the city, you'll need money everywhere. You'll be gone for three days, and food and accommodation won't be cheap." Jiang Xue wrapped the handkerchief and stuffed it into the outer pocket of Li Jingshen's cotton-padded jacket. "It's not easy to get into the city, so try to eat well. I know you like books, so go to the bookstore when you're free these days. I love the way you look when you read."

"It's just a trip into the city. Five dollars is enough for the round-trip fare plus accommodation and meals. There's no need to take so much." Li Jingshen drank the cabbage soup in the bowl clean, wiped his mouth and said, "Besides, I went to the city to make money, not to spend it recklessly. I can't handle money well. If I keep so much money on me, I'll lose it."

"No, you must take this money with you." Jiang Xue couldn't help but Li Jingshen said no, "I won't feel at ease if you don't bring more money into the city."

"Then aren't you afraid that I will use this money to spend on other women and do something bad that you can't imagine?" Li Jingshen deliberately teased Jiang Xue.

Jiang Xue lowered her head silently, her eyes reddening slightly, "Do you have other lovers in the city?"

Li Jingshen just wanted to tease his young wife, but who would have thought that he would end up making her cry.

He quickly stepped forward and wiped Jiang Xue's tears. "Don't cry, I was lying to you. I don't have any lover in the city."

"Why are you so annoying?" Jiang Xue's eyes were red as she glared at Li Jingshen in grievance. "You knew I was scared, yet you still lied to me."

Li Jingshen whispered a few words into Jiang Xue's ear again.

Jiang Xue's face suddenly turned red, and she said coquettishly, "It's getting late, you should hurry up and go out. I put some spare clothes and toiletries in the cloth bag for you." After thinking for a moment, she continued, "Oh, there's a layer in the cloth bag. I put some dry food in it for you, and a handful of candied ginger slices. If you get carsick, just chew a few slices of candied ginger slices, it's very helpful."

"Wife, you are so nice." Li Jingshen kissed Jiang Xue on the cheek, put on the new cotton shoes Jiang Xue had made for him, and went out with the cloth bag.

The snow outside the door was still very thick, and it made a squeaking sound when you stepped on it.

Jiang Xue leaned against the door, watching Li Jingshen's back getting farther and farther away, feeling a little scared.

She said she supported Li Jingshen's move to the city, but in her heart she was afraid that Li Jingshen would never come back once he left.

She sighed, not daring to think about it anymore, and could only hope that Li Jingshen would come back on time as agreed.

……

In the first month of the year, the nights are still very long.

It was already past six in the morning, but the sky was still dark. If Jiang Xue hadn't prepared a flashlight for Li Jingshen, he would have been knocked unconscious.

At the entrance of Xiaoxi Village, there stood a mottled and decayed bus stop sign, and Li Jingshen stood beside it waiting for the bus.

The weather was colder than he had imagined.

The snow on the road was still very thick, and he didn't know whether this bus would be able to come.

The winter in Xiaoxi Village has its own flavor. The biting cold wind mixed with the smell of burning straw coming out of the chimney makes people feel inexplicably at ease.

It was almost seven o'clock and the sky was getting light when the car finally arrived, shaking and jolting.

"It's snowing, the roads are difficult to travel on, and the bus is late."

The bus conductor said.

"Get in the car quickly!"