Chapter 85: Let's Walk
Early the next morning, before the stars had set, Amy and Mingke packed their things and rushed to catch the train.
The road to the train station was not easy to walk, and the two sat on the ox cart driven by the villagers, and were knocked together from time to time.
In the thick morning mist, Mingke sniffed the faint fragrance on Amy's body, and her ears couldn't help but burn.
Amy was used to this way of traveling, so she didn't think much about it, and she still had the heart to chat with him.
"I thought we were going to the train station today, but I didn't expect the old branch secretary to help us find an ox cart."
"Ahem, after all, there are so many hazelnut mushrooms, it's not very convenient to carry them."
Mingke quietly moved to the side, distancing himself from Amy, but the bullock cart was not that big, and there were bags of hazelnut mushrooms piled on it, so there was even less room for them to sit.
So even though his body was almost to the side, Amy's long hair was still blown to his face by the wind from time to time, making him very uncomfortable.
Fortunately, the road was not too long, and it was not long before they reached the vicinity of the train station, and by this time it was already dawning.
After the ox cart stopped, Amy jumped down first, and Mingke's side instantly lost the fragrant smell that belonged to the girl, and she felt a faint loss in her heart.
But there was still work to be done, and he didn't stay stunned for long, so he jumped down and began to move the hazelnut mushrooms to the platform.
At this time, Amy went to the platform to buy a ticket to Jiangcheng.
Because it wasn't the time for the Chinese New Year, and the train tickets weren't particularly cheap, there weren't many people queuing up here at this point, so she quickly bought two tickets, and Mingke had already finished moving things.
After the two repeatedly thanked their uncle who drove the ox cart to send them, they officially boarded the train to Jiangcheng.
"I'd like to go back and see when I get there."
Amy doesn't have much affection for that family, but she can't let go of her eldest sister Elaine.
The last time she went back, Ai's mother kept urging her and Qian Xiaojun to settle down quickly, although Amy repeatedly told her not to agree to Qian Xiaojun's matter before leaving, but she still kept her heart in suspense.
The eldest sister has such a good temperament, she is bent on sharing the burden for the family, and she doesn't even consider whether she likes it or not.
This time, she must find a way to solve Qian Xiaojun's matter, even if it doesn't work, she has to find a way to delay this matter, and she can't let the eldest sister ruin the rest of her life.
Amy, this is really not prejudiced against Qian Xiaojun, but this guy is a non-trivial bastard, even if he is a child of an electrical factory, what if that person is not good, when the eldest sister marries, he will definitely wash his face with tears every day.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but be a little anxious and wanted to go back quickly.
Mingke felt her sudden change in mood, but didn't ask directly, only said, "Well, you go back, I'll put things in place." ”
Amy turned her head to look at him, and she wanted to say that they were going back together, but the thought that they still had a few large bags of hazelnut mushrooms with them, coupled with the messy environment at home, dispelled this idea.
She moved the hand in her pocket, this time she came out with a lot of money, and it was no problem to solve Mingke's accommodation.
It's just that there are people sitting across from them now, and it's hard to take them out, so they don't rush to say it.
The train was swaying slowly, and Amy was up extra early today, and she couldn't help but yawn after a while.
"You sleep well first, and I'll call you when it's time."
Mingke lowered her voice and said, Amy yawned again and nodded.
"Okay, I just can't hold it anymore."
With that, she leaned back, leaned back in her hard seat and began to doze off.
In a daze, Amy only felt that her neck and head were panicking, and instinctively moved to the side, finding a warm and soft place before sleeping comfortably.
She didn't know that when her head leaned over, Mingke's whole body froze completely.
In these years, the relationship between men and women is so pure that they are not good, and everyone is separated by a long distance when they speak, for fear that people will misunderstand.
But on the train, the situation is different, because some people will sit far away and will inevitably doze off, so it is normal to accidentally lean on crookedly.
Despite this, the man and woman opposite, who were obviously husband and wife, still had an ambiguous smile on their faces.
"It's nice to be young."
Mingke listened to the whispered discussion between the two, and his ears burned more and more.
The train shook all the way, and after Amy woke up several times, she finally arrived at Jiangcheng Station.
Mingke woke her up, and the two got out of the car with their things.
After getting out of the car, Amy didn't leave immediately, but took the certificate and money issued by the village party secretary and helped Mingke find a place to rest.
"You sleep here for a while, I should be back soon, and then we will go to the supply and marketing cooperatives together."
The supply and marketing cooperatives they were going to were a little far from the train station, and they were going in the opposite direction from Amy's home, so it wasn't realistic to go in the past now.
"I don't have to live here, I'll just sit outside and wait."
Mingke didn't feel the need to spend the money, and he didn't want Amy to spend money for him.
"If I let you live, you can live, how can you pay back your mother-in-law. Besides, now that it's past dinner, you have to eat, right? ”
"Besides, the old branch secretary asked us to go get fertilizer after selling things, and we will have to leave tomorrow at the earliest, and we will definitely not go back after getting these trains in the afternoon, and we have to find a place to sleep at night."
Amy pretended to be unhappy and said a few words, and Mingke lowered her head and laughed.
"Okay, can't I live?"
He stood up, registered his information and name, showed the letter of introduction, and stayed in the small guest house for the time being.
Amy, on the other hand, hurried home in a hurry.
But now is the time to go to work, so she didn't go home directly, but went around to find the eldest sister.
Elaine was startled when she came out and saw her, and then ran quickly to her.
"The uncle who just guarded the door said that my sister was looking for me, I thought it was Xiaoli making trouble again, but I didn't expect you to come back, why didn't you talk to me first?"
"Look at it, how did you lose so much weight and suffer a lot in the village."
Amy was pulled by the eldest sister to make a big call, and she didn't even have a chance to interject, so she could only smile and keep nodding and shaking her head.
In the end, after the excitement, Elaine finally remembered what was going on, and asked nervously: "By the way, why did you come back suddenly, did something happen?" ”
Amy shook her head, "No, it's just that the village asked us to come to Jiangcheng to do something, I don't miss you, so I'll come back and take a look." ”
"Eldest sister, you didn't promise your mother, that Qian Xiaojun ......"
Elaine's face changed slightly, and then she smiled: "You are still a child, why do you still care about me?" You wait a minute, I'll go inside and talk about it, and we'll go home and talk about it. ”
Amy watched her turn away, and her heart became even more worried.
She could see the expression on Elaine's face clearly just now, could it be that she came back late?
Amy was so angry that her liver hurt when she thought that her eldest sister was going to live with a bastard like Qian Xiaojun for the rest of her life.
Elaine soon came out, and the two returned home together, where Ai's mother was pinching a soap the size of a fingernail to wash her clothes.
They can only get half a piece of soap every month, and there are many Ai families, and the clothes are gone after a few washes, which is not enough at all.
The weather is not too warm now, and no one is willing to boil hot water with coal.
Amy looked at her mother's hands that were red from the cold, and felt a little uncomfortable.
She thought for a moment, then pulled a bar of soap out of her pocket and handed it over.
"Mom, this time the village asked us to do things, and I just happened to meet a generous aunt in the city, so I gave me a piece."
In fact, this is not reasonable at all when you think about it, but Ai's mother did not think that her daughter in the country could get soap, so she believed it, and happily put it carefully on a high place.
"I didn't expect you to be lucky enough to get such a good thing. Isn't your village quite far from here, what do you want to do here? ”
Amy came back suddenly, and Amy didn't show much joy, but the soap made her smile reluctantly.
But before she could reply, she reached out and slapped Elaine the arm.
"Isn't this work time, how did you get back? I don't know how many people are looking forward to going to work now, what if you run out at this time, if someone catches the pigtails and then sues you and fires you? ”
Ai's mother's tone was very bad, and Amy immediately felt that the atmosphere at home was much worse than during the New Year.
"Mom, the eldest sister happened to be resting over there, and the eldest sister said hello."
As soon as Amy spoke, Ai's mother subconsciously wanted to go back, but her eyes caught her eyes on the brand-new piece of soap, and she held back.
"Do you often get these things in your village, why haven't I seen you get them back before, are they all for your own use?"
She questioned one after another, aggressively.
Amy looked at her like this, and she felt very uncomfortable.
Ai Lian opened her mouth in time and said: "Mom, this thing is not easy for us to get in the city, let alone the countryside, don't talk about millet like that." ”
"Xiaomi, come here, my sister has something to tell you."
If it had been in the past, Ai Lian would have to scold Ai Mu like this.
But this time, it was very strange that Ai Mu only opened her mouth, snorted unhappily and let them go.
Amy frowned, "Sister, tell me honestly, did you promise your mother?" ”
Elaine avoided looking at her, one hand tugging at the white-washed sheets beneath her.
"Isn't this how these days go, I'm not too young, my mother is right, I should get married, and you don't know the situation at home, grandma comes here to make trouble whenever she is free, and my mother feels uncomfortable."
What Amy had been fearing happened, and she stood up with a thud of rage, her head almost hitting the bed above her head.
"Where have you gotten to start making peace or what? Does anyone else know? Didn't I tell you not to agree, big sister, it's a lifetime thing! ”