The 80s Chronicle: Addiction To the Army’s Young Wife

Originally, Xu Ning wanted to buy tickets, but was held back by the old uncle Yao.

He placed Xu Ning and his brother in a position near the ticket gate, "You guys wait here, grandpa goes to buy tickets."

Xu Ning hurriedly took out the money from his pocket and stuffed it into the old Yaoshu's hand, but the old man stuffed it back again.

"Grandpa is not short of this money. Didn't I also give you money for the catty of tea you gave me? Wait." The old man said, then turned around and went to line up.

In fact, Xu Ning wanted to ask the old man to help buy a sleeper ticket. It would be easier for her to say it herself, but she still brought her younger brother with her. In the hard-seat car, she was also worried that this little guy would not be able to rest well, and the smell was mixed. , I am mainly worried that the outside compartment is not as safe as the sleeper compartment.

Seeing that there were so many people in front of old uncle Yao, Xu Ning thought that Grandpa Yao would have to wait in line for at least ten minutes.

"Ruirui, are you hungry?" It was almost two o'clock in the afternoon, and they hadn't had lunch yet. They had agreed with Old Yaoshu that they would eat after getting on the train and settle down, so as not to delay eating outside. up the train.

The little guy had been sleeping in the car before, so he didn't consume much energy, but after all, he had eaten in the morning, and it was seven or eight hours away, so he must be very hungry.

"Sister, I'm hungry."

"When Grandpa Yao comes back, I'll go buy you something to eat, bear with it for now." He took his younger brother's hand and sat down on the chair, watching the people coming and going around with him.

Xu Rui felt curious about everything at this moment, after all, it was the first time he had come out so far, and it was also the first time he had seen so many people.

But Xu Ning has always maintained a high degree of vigilance. A man and a woman sat next to her, and she felt her heart beating wildly.

There are the most pickpockets in this kind of place. If you relax a little bit, you may lose your things, and there is nowhere to catch the police. You are looking for a needle in a haystack.

"Sister, I want to pee." Xu Rui looked at it for a while, then suddenly stood up and lay in Xu Ning's arms.

Xu Ning took a look, what's the matter?

Old Yaoshu hasn't come back yet, and he has to watch and salute. The toilet is on the other side of the waiting hall, and it takes ten or eight minutes to go back and forth.

"Rui Rui, can you wait a little longer? We have to wait for Grandpa Yao to come back, can we hold it back?" She looked down at her younger brother's fair face.

The little guy thought for a while, as if he was trying to see if he could do it. After five seconds, he nodded vigorously, "Yes."

"Hey, let's wait for Grandpa Yao to come back, and then sister will take you there."

"oh."

A young man and a woman were sitting next to them. Seeing the appearance of the siblings, the woman smiled and said, "Little girl, your brother is so cute."

Xu Ning smiled at the woman, "Thank you big sister."

"Where are you going?" the woman continued to ask.

Xu Ning was a little reluctant to answer, she just felt that the two of them didn't know each other at all, wouldn't it be inappropriate for you to ask someone where they were going right away?

"Go to see relatives with grandpa." She nodded slightly, hugged Xu Rui on the chair and sat down.

The woman probably also sensed that Xu Ning didn't want to say much, and instead of continuing to chat with Xu Ning, she turned her head and whispered something to the man beside her.

Maybe it was because of the urgency to urinate, Xu Rui couldn't sit still on the chair, he poked his head around the ticket gate, and waited for about fifteen minutes before he saw Old Yao Shu coming over.

"I bought tickets for three sleeper berths, and the journey will take a day and a half, saving me the discomfort of sitting outside..."

Xu Ning asked the old uncle Yao to sit down, "Grandpa Yao, I'll take Ruirui to the bathroom, what time does our train check in?"

"Oh, then you have to go quickly, the ticket will be checked in half an hour." Old Yao uncle looked at the time on the ticket, "Should I take him with me?"

"Sit here and rest for a while, I'll just take him there." Xu Ning said, leading his younger brother to the toilet behind.

Xu Rui was still young, so he didn't have to go to the men's room, so Xu Ning took her into the women's room. There was not only Xu Rui, a child, but several people brought their own children for convenience.

Although this is the city railway station, the toilets are not flush toilets, but earth pits with urinals behind the rural ones, but they are all made of cement and look clean a lot of.

Xu Ning led his younger brother into an empty toilet and guarded him beside him. The width of this toilet is about 30 centimeters, so don't fall into it unless you look carefully.

After the little guy finished his toilet, Xu Ning took him outside to wash his hands, and then the siblings came back slowly.

"Grandpa Yao, watch Xu Rui over here, I'll call my mother." Xu Ning took out the factory's phone number from his pocket, and went to the public phone on the other side.

Because I didn't say a few words to my mother in the car before, Xu Ning talked a little too much this time, mainly because of her mother's careful instructions over there. Rather let her mother tell her father and grandma, and save her from having to notify her separately.

After returning, she checked the ticket and got on the train. She was relieved when she arrived at the sleeper compartment of the train.

To her surprise, there were not only the three of them in the box, but also the man and woman who had talked to Xu Ning before.

"Oh, it's really fate, we are in the same box." The woman walked in and saw the three of them, and smiled immediately, "Master, are you taking your grandchildren to Jiangcheng?"

"We are farther than you, go to the imperial capital to play, the child is on vacation, isn't it?" Old Yao uncle hugged Xu Rui and sat down on the lower bunk on one side, "Ning Ning sleep on it, I will take Rui Rui to lie down .”

Xu Rui is still young and not tall enough, so he doesn't need to buy a ticket, and of course he doesn't have his own separate berth.

"Grandpa Yao, this berth is very narrow, can you two lie down? Give it to me."

"It's okay, grandpa is in good health." The old man is not trying to hold on, although the old man is now eighty years old, but his body is in good health. According to him, it is no problem to live to be a hundred years old.

Seeing that everything was tidied up, Xu Ning went out after saying a word.

I went to the bathroom first for convenience, and then went straight to the restaurant on the train, wanting to buy some food to take back home, I guess I was too hungry.

There are still people in this ordering car. Even if you don’t eat, it’s good to sit here and chat with friends. As for tea refills, there is no such service, but there is free boiled water.

After Xu Ning ordered the meal, he paid and went back first. The flight attendant here will send you to the box. The service is very warm and thoughtful.

"Oh, I've already bought the food, and I said we'll have dinner together when you come back." Seeing the food that came in, the old Yao uncle took Xu Rui and sat down beside him, "Little guy, it's time to eat." .”

The man and the woman seemed to feel a little hungry when they saw the food, and then got up and went out together.

The time that followed seemed boring and long.

Xu Ning was lying on the upper bunk quietly reading a book, while the old man on the lower bunk was telling stories to Xu Rui, and occasionally the two of them would fall asleep.

The train often stops at the station, because it is only a passing station, and the parking time is limited, otherwise Xu Ning can really get out of the car and go for a walk, always feeling uncomfortable in the car.

In the early morning, the sun shines in through the window, Xu Ning opened his eyes and looked at the other people in the box, the man and woman were still sleeping, the little guy below was leaning on the old Yaoshu's arms, and when he opened his eyes, he saw his sister was looking at He suddenly showed a big smile, super cute and cute.

"Sister." The little guy started slowly, "Eat."

Feelings are awakened by starvation.

Xu Ning quietly climbed out of bed, walked to the faucet in the private room, washed his face, carefully applied a layer of cream, then pulled out the canning box from under the bed, and took out two bottles of canned food.

"Let's eat some canned food in the morning, and then go to the restaurant for dinner after Grandpa Yao gets up."

"Okay." The little guy sat down by the bed obediently.

Xu Ning hasn't eaten his own canned food yet, but he also knows that the taste must be very good, after all, fruits grow in space.

After struggling to open the bottle cap, he took out the spoon he brought with him from home and washed it, then scooped up a spoonful of sugar water and sent it to the little guy's mouth.

Xu Rui opened his mouth and took a sip, the sweet taste made his expression very lively and interesting, Mei's big eyes narrowed, very festive.

"Is it delicious?" Xu Ning wiped the juice from the corner of his mouth for him.

"It's delicious." The little guy opened his mouth again, waiting for his sister to feed him.

The siblings here took a spoonful of you and me, and soon a can of canned apples was eaten, and this little guy seemed a little full.

"Little girl, where did you buy this canned food?" The young man lying on the lower bunk opened his eyes. He woke up when Xu Ning got out of bed just now, and after a while, he smelled a particularly pleasant smell. It is sweet.

Xu Ning turned to look at the man, and said with a smile, "It was produced in my own factory."

"That's it, can you sell me a can?" The man sat up and leaned against the wall of the car, seeing Xu Ning's sizing eyes, he smiled and continued: "My family is in Jiangcheng, and I have opened two relatively large supply and marketing companies. She, I think the quality of your canned food seems to be quite good, try it, if it is good, you can start a business, right?"

"Then I'll give you a can, fifty cents." Xu Ning didn't refuse. The factory at home has just opened, and the seller probably hasn't been contacted yet.

"Fifty cents, the price is not cheap." The woman on the upper bunk answered abruptly, "The canned food is more than 20 cents, and the better ones are more than 30 cents. The price of your canned food is much higher than others."

Xu Ning hummed, "My canned food is better than other people's."

"Heh, little girl." The woman's tone was not so annoying, "Have you ever eaten a lot of canned food?"

"Even if not, my canned food is better than other people's. You get what you pay for." Xu Ning still insisted on his point of view.

The man seemed to have some money, and he didn't compete with Xu Ning on the price, so he took out fifty cents from his pocket and handed it to Xu Ning.

Xu Ning bent down and took out a can from the carton and handed it to the man, "You won't regret it."

The man got up and washed his face, went back to the bed and sat down, picked up the can and unscrewed it, a pleasant sweet smell hit his face, this smell seemed to make him feel better.

He took a sip directly from the mouth of the bottle, and his eyes lit up immediately.

Really, although I didn't taste the pulp, the taste of this sugar water is delicious. It tastes better than many canned foods he has eaten before. The sugar water doesn't look so sticky, giving people a refreshing feeling , The taste in the mouth is still expanding, spreading to every corner of the body, refreshing.

"Little girl, is this really made by your family?" The man looked at Xu Ning.

Xu Ning nodded, "Is it delicious?"

"It's delicious." The man smacked his lips. "I really like to drink the sugar water in the can, but this is also the best sugar water I've ever had."

When the woman on the upper bunk heard this, she immediately became interested, and stretched out her hand to the man, "Give me a taste."

The man handed the can to the woman, and the woman shut up after taking a sip.

Sure enough, this little girl's canned food is indeed better than other people's.

Afterwards, the man told her that he wanted to buy her family's canned food, so Xu Ning directly wrote the phone number of the factory to the man, and everything after that belonged to her mother, and there was only so much she could do.

The two of them got out of the car around noon, and before leaving, the woman took out a package of biscuits in a boutique package from her bag and handed it to Xu Rui, Xu Ning didn't say anything after seeing it.

When they arrived at the Imperial Capital Railway Station, it was already past ten o'clock in the evening. After getting off the train, Xu Ning carried the suitcase in one hand and his younger brother in the other, and followed Old Yao Shu out slowly along the flow of people.

There was a cardboard with a name on it outside the train station to pick up people. Xu Ning looked around. Her father told her that Grandpa Jiang and the others would wait for them outside the train station in this way.

Going all the way out from the inside, I finally saw a familiar old man standing in front of the crowd holding a cardboard. Uncle Jiang seemed to have not seen them yet, and was looking around.

"Grandpa Jiang." Xu Ning pulled his younger brother forward, then turned his head and called Old Yaoshu.

Mr. Jiang has been waiting here for half an hour. When he saw Xu Ning, he was so happy from ear to ear, "Oh, you guys are here. I thought I had to wait a little longer. Hurry up, brother!" Take them both outside."

The old man squeezed out of the crowd, trotted around the guardrail from behind, and then directly hugged Xu Rui in his arms, "Rui Rui, do you miss Grandpa?"

"...Think about it." The little guy probably had a bit of a fuzzy memory of Mr. Jiang, he hesitated for a while, and then said a word in his sister's sight.

The old man laughed loudly, lowered his head and kissed Xu Rui on the face, and then greeted them to go out, "Ouch, brother, how are you doing on the road? Are you tired?"

"The sleeping berth ticket we bought is for eating and sleeping. There's nothing to be tired about. Boring is real." Old Yao uncle looked at the dark sky outside, "Why do we go back?"

"I came here on a tricycle, you sit in the back, I'll wait for you to go back."

"Okay, I actually bought a small three-wheeler." Old Yao uncle laughed.

When he came to the parking place and saw the tricycle parked there, the old uncle Yao nodded, "Tricycle?"

"Nonsense, how expensive are three-wheeled motorcycles? I bought this to go to the vegetable market in the morning." Mr. Jiang put Xu Rui behind him, and then called them both to get on the car.

The tricycle is not big, and it's a bit crowded for three people to sit on it. Old Yao uncle just rested and sat beside him, then patted old man Jiang on the back, "Let's go."

"Okay, play it safe."

From the train station to Mr. Jiang’s house, we walked for an hour and a half. The two old men took turns riding along the way. Fortunately, there were not many people on the road at this time. As for cars, cars are also a rare item in the imperial capital in this era. Well, not much, and traffic jams are even rarer.

Before they got to the door of the house, they saw Gao Xiulan standing at the door wearing an apron. When they approached, she smiled and stepped forward to carry Xu Rui out of the car and helped Xu Ning with her luggage.

"Oh, it's been half the night, why did you come back so slowly, the bones in my pot almost boiled dry." Gao Xiulan chanted while calling Old Yaoshu into the house, "Well, it's good on the way Bar?"

"It's all right." Uncle Yao entered the house carrying his things, "The house is quite spacious."

"It's not a big deal. The three of us feel empty. Xiaozheng can only sleep at home for two days on weekdays. It's just right for you to come. I don't have to face this old thing all day." Gao Xiulan looked back Looking at Xu Ning, "Ning Ning, come into the house, are you hungry? Grandma made you stewed pork bones with a lot of vermicelli in it, eat more at night, don't go out tomorrow, sleep well at home, Your Brother Zheng will be back the day after tomorrow, and when the time comes, let him take the two of you out for a walk. Your Grandpa Jiang and I didn’t go out to play when we came to the imperial capital. We just went to the Forbidden City when we first came. Know how to go."

"You guys can't do this, you're going to live here in the future, and you can't find your way when you go out, so what's the matter?" Old Yao uncle sat on a chair under the pergola in the middle of the yard, "Xiulan, hurry up!" Eat on the hour, the food on the train always feels not as good as the food at home."

"It's not a big deal." Gao Xiulan turned around and walked to the kitchen, "Ning Ning and Rui Rui wash their hands quickly, and we'll eat right away."

Soon the food was on the table, stewed vermicelli with pork bones, fried pork with cabbage, stir-fried tofu, cold cucumber and pork belly stewed with soybean sprouts, a spinach soup, and a large bowl of rice in front of each person.

"Ruirui, come here, grandma will feed you." Gao Xiulan entered the room and took out a bottle of Erguotou, put it on the table, and greeted Xu Rui after sitting down.

Xu Rui walked to the chair next to Gao Xiulan and sat down, "I'll eat by myself."

"Eat by yourself? Can you hold the chopsticks?" Gao Xiulan looked at the little guy beside her, then got up and went to the kitchen to fetch a spoon, "Here, eat with a spoon, grandma will pick up whatever you want."

At the dinner table, Mr. Jiang poured a glass of wine for Uncle Yao, "Why did you come here together?"

"I just want to come back and take a look." Old Yao Shu glanced at Xu Ning and said, "Jianjun's family bought a yard in the imperial capital. I lived there when I was a child. These two children are going to come here to play during the summer vacation. I happen to When you are free, come and have a look around with them."

When Mr. Jiang and his wife heard this, they looked at each other and were very surprised. It is not cheap to buy a yard in the imperial capital.

"A courtyard house too?" Gao Xiulan asked.

"Yeah, the one I lived in when I was young is probably bigger than yours." Old Yaoshu nodded, "I haven't been back for more than seventy years, and I miss it in my heart."

The yard they live in is a bit bigger than the one they live in now, and they can't buy it for four or fifty thousand. What happened to the Xu family before they knew it? Why did they suddenly save so much money? Gao Xiulan murmured in her heart.

It's not that I'm jealous, it's really not true, I just feel a little surprised.