Volume 4: The World of Great Conflict Chapter 0429: It Seems Like an Old Friend
Liu Zhen's identity is rather special. She can't go abroad whenever she wants. Plus, she's pregnant and time isn't really allowed, so Nan Yi takes her on their "honeymoon day".
On the first day, we basked in the sun at the pier by the river.
Nan Yi asked the school beauty to take the phone and go far away. He and Liu Zhen just lay on the recliners, doing nothing, thinking nothing, just lying there quietly.
After eating three pieces of "Fei Zi Xiao", Nan Yi peeled an apple for Liu Zhen. While chewing the apple, Liu Zhen raised her leg, and Nan Yi began to pinch it in a servile manner.
Liu Zhen didn't have any other pregnancy reactions, just a little swelling in her calves.
"Be gentle, a little lower... yes, yes, right here, rub it..."
Liu Zhen gave the orders, and Nan Yi followed them and changed the position of the buttons.
"Nan Yi, it would be better if you were a little more ordinary." After making Nan Yi massage her comfortably, Liu Zhen said a little sadly.
"Don't be silly. If I were an ordinary person, I wouldn't have come to the countryside. With your physique back then, if no one helped you, you don't know if you could make it through the next six months. And it may not even be six months. If you don't review, you may not even pass the college entrance examination."
The college entrance examination in 1977 was easy. As long as Liu Zhen had not forgotten the knowledge she had learned in high school, she could pass without reviewing. The only difference was that her school was a little bit inferior.
But the heavy workload made it difficult for her to forget some memories.
Given Liu Zhen's physical condition back then, if Nan Yi hadn't helped her and found her a light physical job, or even didn't have to work at all, she might have died of exhaustion in the fields, let alone pass the exam.
"Add another half a year at most. Even if I fail the first time, I will definitely pass the second time." Liu Zhen said unconvinced.
"I guess so."
"Thanks."
Liu Zhen was still reasonable. She understood that without Nan Yi, she would not have had a very good situation.
"We are an old married couple, what are you thanking me for?"
"Haha, you are old, I am not old." Liu Zhen spat and took a bite of the apple.
"Nan Yi, a magician is here. Do you want to go and see him tonight?" Nan Yi and the other person were just sitting quietly when Xian Weimin came over.
"You haven't left yet?"
"Let's go tomorrow."
"Oh, what way?"
"What else can it be? Breaking a rock on the chest or chopping the chest with a kitchen knife."
"It's boring, and there's nothing new about it. The magician has no eyes. He doesn't know that the powerful pills he sells are available in plenty in the factories in our village."
"No?" Xian Weimin said hesitantly, "Shouldn't the powerful pills be made of flour?"
"Hmm? I've tried hawthorn flavored ones and apple flavored ones, but I've never tried flour flavored ones. Tell me, is it delicious?"
Nan Yi's interest suddenly increased. The Da Li Wan he had eaten was produced in the 1980s and 1990s, while the one Xian Weimin had eaten was produced in the 1960s and 1970s. The magician might have changed the recipe. Besides, there are many schools of magicians, and different schools should have their own unique production methods.
"I thought it was delicious at the time, so my dad gritted his teeth and bought me two. Now that I think about it, it's actually not delicious at all. It's black, and I don't know what else is mixed in it."
"It doesn't matter what it's mixed with, it won't kill you anyway."
Before Nan Yi finished his words, the sound of a broken car horn reached his ears. He turned around and looked in the direction of the sound, and saw a jeep driving into the village.
Glancing towards the license plate, Nan Yi saw a string of numbers - 19-13189.
In this era, domestic license plates do not have Chinese characters representing provinces, nor English letters. They are all numbers, and the first two digits represent the region.
Nan Yi had never paid attention to this code representing the province, and he didn't know which province "19" represented, so he turned around and asked Xian Weimin, "Which province is 19?"
"17 is Guangxi, 18 is Fuzhou North, and 19 should be Fuzhou South."
"Oh, maybe it's a customer from the factory coming over." Nan Yi took another look and didn't pay much attention to it.
Xian Weimin stared at the car for a while before looking back at Nan Yi and saying, "It's not a client, it's Song Jiefang and Liang Ling."
"Who is it?"
"Just like you, he joined the team here, but he left within two years."
"Oh, where are you from?"
"When I was ten, in nineteen sixty-eight."
"You left to join the army?"
"Liang Ling was selected by the art troupe, and Song Jiefang was a worker-peasant-soldier college student."
"Is it a way or a skill?"
In order to persuade Liu Zhen to study hard, Nan Yi spoke ill of the "Workers, Peasants and Soldiers College Students". In fact, objectively speaking, there are quite a few who were selected based on their own abilities.
"How would I know? I was only a few years old at that time. This person is a bit fake. He says nice things but his true colors are nowhere to be seen."
"Ha, what's wrong? Did you promise to give you candy but didn't give it to me?"
"That's about right."
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"Jiefang, there hasn't been much change in Wenchangwei." Song Jiefang and Liang Ling got out of the car. Liang Ling looked around and said to Song Jiefang.
"That shouldn't be the case. I inquired before I came here. Wenchangwei is a well-known wealthy village with several factories in the village." Song Jiefang said doubtfully.
"Are you mistaken? I haven't seen any new houses built in the village. The houses are still the same, almost the same as when we were here, just renovated."
Liang Ling looked into the distance again. Wenchangwei was still the same Wenchangwei she remembered. She didn't see any changes.
"Why is there no change? Look to the left." Song Jiefang pointed in the direction of the threshing ground.
Liang Ling turned her head and saw a black, imposing car. "What kind of car is this? I've never seen it before."
"Toyota Crown is not cheap, and there are only a few in China." Song Jiefang said, leaning his hands on his waist, "Let's go to the village committee to take a look."
"Do you know where the village committee is?"
"Where else can it be? Most likely it's still in the original brigade headquarters."
"Is it appropriate for us to go there? Your official appointment has not yet been issued."
"There's nothing inappropriate about this. We came here today to remember the place where we once fought. This has nothing to do with my position. Don't tell Xian Yaodong and the others about my identity." Song Jiefang sighed and said, "Alas , it's lonely at the top. Next time I come, I won't be able to see Chunpu's face."
"Okay, from the way you talk, I thought you were a high-ranking official, but you're just a small village chief." Liang Ling sneered and said, "Don't forget, it was my dad who helped you get this position as village chief."
"I know, I know. I know that I was able to be transferred here this time thanks to my father-in-law. You don't have to remind me all the time." Song Jiefang frowned and said dissatisfiedly.
"Okay, okay, I won't say anything. Let's go quickly. I want to see Ge Cuizhu as soon as possible. She helped me a lot back then. I brought her two pieces of clothing. Both are the most fashionable. She will definitely like them."
"It's hard to say. Don't forget where we are. All the fashionable things are introduced from here to the mainland."
"I know this is Shencun, but no matter how Shencun it is, Wenchangwei is still a rural area. How much of the world can Ge Cuizhu have seen?" Liang Ling said disapprovingly.
"Okay, I won't disturb you two anymore. You can just stay here and bask in the sun." Xian Weimin chatted with Nan Yi for a while, then patted his butt and prepared to leave.
"Come to my place for lunch, and call your dad along. There are still so many leftovers from yesterday's banquet. If you don't eat them quickly, they'll go bad."
There is no habit of eating and taking away the food at the same time in Wenchangwei. There is always some food left on the table. After three turnovers, there are over a hundred tables in total, and there is quite a lot of leftovers. The ingredients are all high-end ingredients sent by Shennong Nanliang. It would be a pity if you don't eat them quickly and throw them away.
"Get some new sausages. They taste good. I saw they were all eaten yesterday."
"You go and talk to it yourself. I'm too lazy to move. I plan to go back after dinner." Nan Yi said lazily.
"Well, I'll go by myself."
The chef who prepared the banquet has left, but the villagers who helped have not yet left. They have to have a reward banquet at noon today, and the helpers will be considered to have finished their work. Then Nan Yi will present them with red envelopes and gifts, say a few words of thanks and see them off.
Nan Yi and Liu Zhen did not stay until lunchtime, as the women's director Niu Aihua came jogging over to find them.
"Nan Yi."
"Aunt, what are you so anxious about?"
"Two people came to the village."
"I know. I heard from Weimin that there were educated youth who worked in the countryside here before."
"But it's not that simple. The man's name is Song Jiefang. He is the new mayor of the township who has not yet taken office. The news has not been announced yet."
Cats have their own ways and mice have their own paths. Wenchangwei also has its own information channels in the village. When the original village chief is transferred to another place, he can hear some rumors about the background of the new village chief.
But Nan Yi never cared about this. If the people in the village committee couldn't even deal with a township head, then they deserved to be taken advantage of.
Nan Yi thought for a moment and said, "Why should I panic? Since he's an acquaintance, isn't that better?"
"You don't know since you haven't met Song Jiefang. This guy is not very honest. Although he is old friends with Wenchangwei, I don't think we can benefit from him. We will inevitably have trouble in the future." Niu Aihua said worriedly, "He didn't even introduce himself just now. He was just going on a secret visit."
"Aunt, don't worry too much. Just wait and see. If enemies come, we will stop them. If floods come, we will build earthen walls."
"That's the only way. I hope he's easy to deal with."
