Traveling back to 1952, starting a comeback from a relief station

As they were talking.

Someone came in from outside, carrying a bag.

This man was a cousin who had been drinking here earlier. After coming in, he put down the bag he was carrying and said to Qin Shouyi:

"Brother, I just heard Huai Ru say that raising chickens and ducks in the city is very inconvenient."

"These are two ducks I keep at home."

"Have Huairu and the others take it."

"I also have some fish caught in winter, which I dried, along with some shredded radish and Anping mushrooms. Take them back with you and enjoy them slowly, don't be shy!"

Qin Shouyi still wanted to decline.

The man dropped his things and turned to leave.

This is just the beginning.

Immediately afterwards, several more relatives who had just attended the banquet came over with gifts.

Some people brought eggs, others brought homegrown vegetables, and still others brought dried peanuts and beans. They put them all in the yard and left as soon as they were put down, and you couldn't stop them.

The Qin family members all knew what these people were thinking when they sent the gifts.

It was simply because Qin Huairu had married a capable man from the city, and he wanted to establish a good relationship first, so that if he had the opportunity to go to the city in the future, he could ask Wang Anping for help.

Although I was inevitably a little worried that I wouldn't be able to help in the future and would owe people a favor.

But Li Xiulian and Qin Shouyi couldn't hide their pride—the son-in-law was capable, which was why these relatives fawned over him so much; this was definitely a sign of respectability in the village.

Qin Huairu looked at the pile of things in the yard, somewhat perplexed, and turned to Qin Shouyi, asking:

"Dad, Mom, what should we do with these things?"

"Should we just return it to them?"

It may feel good to be flattered, but if you take something from someone and end up not being able to help them, and instead end up with a bad reputation, then it's not worth it.

Besides, with Brother Anping around, they really don't lack these things in the city.

Qin Shouyi pondered for a moment before speaking:

"No need to send them back, take them all into the city."

"Your mother and I remember which family sent what gift, and we'll repay the favor slowly later."

Wang Anping couldn't help but nod.

This father-in-law is quite reasonable.

After everything was packed up, the Qin family members carried several bags for Wang Anping and Qin Huairu and waited by the roadside.

Also.

It also carried a pair of millstones.

It was moved from my second uncle's house.

Xiao Jingru tugged at Qin Huairu's sleeve, her eyes brimming with tears.

He asked Anping pitifully:

"Brother-in-law, sister, I want to go to the city with you too."

"I won't cause trouble, can I help you by massaging your legs and doing chores?"

Second Aunt stepped forward and pulled Qin Jingru away.

Seeing that the girl wouldn't let go, he slapped her on the bottom.

It was evening.

When the car arrived at Deshengmen, Wang Anping's car was parked not far away.

By the time the two rode their bicycles back to the courtyard house, it was already completely dark, and the streetlights in the courtyard were casting a dim yellow light.

Just as I entered the courtyard.

Then they saw Yan Bugui and Yang Ruihua, who was heavily pregnant, resting in the front yard.

The vegetable patch in front of Wang Anping's house was wet, obviously having just been watered. Judging from its appearance, it must have been watered by Yan Bugui.

Upon hearing the sound of the bicycle, Yan Bugui and Yang Ruihua immediately turned around.

Yan Bugui's eyes widened instantly when his gaze fell on the large and small bags hanging on the back seat and handlebars of Wang Anping's bicycle.

Is this guy going back to rob people again?

"Anping, you...you brought back so many things again."

Yan Bugui was so surprised by the bags hanging all over his bicycle that he didn't know what to say.

Then he joked:

"It has to be you, Wang Anping! Every time you go to your father-in-law's house, it's like you're moving a warehouse, almost like the Japanese invaders looting the village!"

"Huai Ru, how many good things do you still have at home?"

"I thought that when Anping picked you up last time, he took almost everything he could from your house!"

Actually, what's displayed in the courtyard is only a part of it.

There's no way to raise chickens and ducks in the yard, so the live chickens and ducks that relatives in the village gave us were already taken to Old Man Zhou's yard when we passed by earlier.

Qin Huairu said matter-of-factly:

"When we went back, we bought a lot of nice things from the city for our family!"

Wang Anping waved his hand:

"What kind of talk is that, Teacher Yan?"

"It's not that we took it, it's just that our relatives are too hospitable. They see it's not easy for us to come back to the village, so they insisted on giving it to us. When we refused, they got upset!"

"Did Teacher Yan just water the vegetable garden?"

"Great! Now we just have to wait for the vegetables to grow bigger. Teacher Yan, you're such a diligent person!"

As he spoke, his gaze fell on Yang Ruihua's protruding belly.

He then added:

"Judging from Aunt Yang's appearance, she must be about to give birth soon, right?"

"Teacher Yan, hurry up and pump up the tires of Sha Zhu's cart and leave it at your doorstep."

"Don't let Aunt Yang go into labor at night and we have to rush her to the hospital, only to find we can't find a place to get her pumped up, which could cause a major problem."

Yan Bugui was taken aback, then belatedly realized what had happened. A look of panic immediately appeared on his face, and he nodded repeatedly.

"Right, right, look at my memory, I almost forgot about this important thing!"

As he spoke, he skipped towards the central courtyard to borrow the cart wheels from Sha Zhu's family, and then hurriedly pushed it to the repair stall on the street corner to borrow an air pump to inflate the tires.

Yang Ruihua said gratefully to Wang Anping:

"Anping, thank you so much. If you hadn't reminded us, we would have completely forgotten to prepare this. We are so grateful to you."

Wang Anping waved his hand and said with a smile:

"Aunt Yang, don't be so polite. We're all neighbors in the same courtyard, it's only right."

At this moment, he caught sight of Yan Jiecheng standing timidly at the entrance of the Yan family's house, and his tone hardened as he reprimanded him:

"Jiecheng, you're not a kid anymore. Don't spend all your time running around aimlessly these days."

"Your mom is about to give birth, so you should stay home and take good care of her. If your dad goes to work and your mom suddenly goes into labor, she can't be left alone."

Yan Jiecheng looked depressed.

He muttered to himself that even though he had hidden so far away, he still got spotted and scolded by Wang Anping.

But he dared not object, and could only reluctantly agree:

"understood."

at night.

Qin Huairu brought warm water, washed Wang Anping's feet, and then, wearing only a thin undershirt, gently slipped into bed.

I had just settled down when Wang Anping reached out his hand, which stirred my emotions.

The two then became affectionate.

Wang Anping's physical strength is exceptional.

In less than half an hour, Qin Huairu felt weak all over and was completely defeated.

Qin Huairu is no longer the naive young girl she once was.

While working in the factory, the female workers in the group would chat privately and quietly discuss private matters between their husbands and compare them to each other.

But she discovered that her situation was completely different from what her coworkers had described; she was the one who always gave up, which made her feel discouraged.