Chapter 27

It was called a farewell party, but in fact it was just two more dishes than usual. Xiang Nuan took out two boxes of canned meat and added another dish to express her gratitude.

We talked a lot, from our respective lives in the city to our lives after moving to the countryside. It seemed like there was endless stuff to talk about, and we waited until dark before going back to our rooms to sleep.

The night before leaving, Xiang Nuan was called to Yan’s house again. After dinner, Wu Xiaoying took out a small iron box from the wooden box.

“You and Fang Ming will live far away after getting married. Your uncle and I can’t reach you, and it’s not easy for you to bring things with you. So we decided to give you the money directly, and you two can buy some things and live a good life there.

There is a total of one thousand here, two hundred of which are your betrothal money, and the rest you can keep for buying things.

The tickets at home are for this side, and they can’t be used over there, so I won’t bring them with me.

It’s not safe for you to take the bus alone, go back and sew the money inside your clothes and carry it with you.”

Xiang Nuan was a little surprised when she saw the 100 neatly arranged big unity cards in the box. “Aunt, this is too much.”

“It’s not much. Everything costs money when you get married. If you have money in your hand, you won’t be worried. We don’t need it at home. This is the money I saved for Fang Ming’s wedding.”

A dowry of two hundred yuan is considered quite high in their village. A normal dowry plus the money for buying gifts of fifty or sixty yuan is considered the maximum.

Considering that Xiang Nuan came here alone and had no family members from her family, and they didn’t buy anything for her, they gave her more.

Anyway, Yan Fangming is the only son in the family, so the money will eventually give to the young couple. Shuangxi is still young, so it’s too early for him to spend the money.

Yan Mancang also said, “Take it. This money is the allowance that Fang Ming has sent back in the past few years. When you get there, you will have to spend money on food, drink, and toilet. You can’t stop spending it.”

“Okay, I’ll take it then. Thank you, uncle, and thank you, aunt.”

Xiang Nuan considered it and decided to accept it. She definitely had to take the betrothal gift, and the rest of the money was given by her parents-in-law to buy things for the wedding. She had no reason to refuse, so she just accepted it.

I’ll just have to explain everything to Yan Fangming when I see him.

“Okay, it’s getting late. I’ll take you back. Tomorrow morning, ask your uncle to drive the carriage to bring your things over. You don’t have to cook. I’ll prepare it for you.”

“OK!”

Xiang Nuan didn’t say anything polite. They were all family, so there was no need to be so distant.

After returning to the educated youth point, she put the money directly into the space. After washing up, she chatted with Gu Wenshu and the other three for a long time. She would leave tomorrow. She didn’t know when she would see them again, and everyone was reluctant to leave.

When they all fell asleep, Xiang Nuan was still not sleepy at all. She felt a little confused when she thought about facing a new and unknown life.

In the end, she counted an unknown number of sheep before finally falling asleep. The next morning, she was woken up by Li Qinghe who went to the bathroom.

“Nuannuan, wake up!”

“Hmm~ What time is it?”

Xiang Nuan stretched lazily, not wanting to get up at all.

“It’s past six o’clock, get up!”

“Well, I’ll get up right away.”

She took another minute before getting up. After she washed and packed her things, Yan Mancang came to pick her up in a carriage.

“Remember to write to us when you get there. Don’t forget us! We will miss you.”

As they were about to part, Gu Wenshu hugged her reluctantly.

“I will, we will be good friends forever!”

Xiang Nuan hugged her tightly and then hugged the other two.

“Be safe and have a safe trip!”

Several male educated youth also came out to see her off.

“goodbye!”

Xiang Nuan sat in the carriage and waved goodbye to her friends. The mountains and rivers remain unchanged and they will meet again.

When the carriage arrived at Yan’s house, Xiang Nuan discovered that Zhang Ergang was there too.

Wu Xiaoying explained with a smile, “Let Ergang take you and your uncle to the commune to catch the bus.”

Xiang Nuan nodded and thanked Zhang Ergang, “Thank you, Ergang.”

“You’re welcome, educated youth.”

Zhang Ergang felt so upset that the person he loved was getting married, but the groom was not him.

Wu Xiaoying chuckled, “Why are you still calling me Xiang Zhiqing? You should call me sister-in-law!”

Puff!

My heart hurts even more!

After eating the hand-rolled noodles with fried eggs made by the mother-in-law and taking the dry food prepared for her, the three of them got on the carriage and prepared to set off.

Shuangxi started crying again, and if Wu Xiaoying hadn’t pulled her, she would have climbed into the carriage.

“Be careful on the road, and let your family know when you arrive!”

“knew!”

Xiang Nuan sat in the train and watched the village gradually disappearing into the distance, feeling sad. She had not felt this way when she left Beijing by train. Unconsciously, she had someone she cared about in this world.

“Xiang, sister-in-law, have a safe trip. When you arrive, give Brother Fang Ming and I good wishes. I wish you two a happy wedding and a long life together.”

Zhang Ergang sent the person to the commune, and said goodbye to Xiang Nuan politely, suppressing his bitterness.

Xiang Nuan smiled slightly, “Thank you, you go back first, uncle and I will wait here, thank you for your help.”

“No trouble, I’ll leave first.”

After he finished speaking, he looked at Yan Mancang again and said, “Uncle, when will you come back? I will pick you up.”

Yan Mancang waved his hand and said, “No need. I can just walk back. I don’t know what time I will be back.”

Zhang Ergang nodded, “Okay, I’ll go back first.”

“Go back.”

After Zhang Ergang left, the two waited for about ten minutes before the bus arrived. They first took the bus to the county town and then transferred to another bus to the city. It was already past ten o’clock when they arrived at the train station.

Xiang Nuan went to the ticket window to ask, and was told that the only bus to Jiang Province today left at around 5pm, which meant she had to wait another seven hours.

But there is no way, I have to buy it.

“Comrade, do you have a sleeper berth?”

It takes thirteen hours to get to Jiangxi Province from here, and the hard seat is really unbearable.

“How about the upper bunk? There’s only one, you’re lucky.”

“want!”

Better than sitting.

Xiang Nuan paid for the ticket and went to find Yan Mancang who was looking after the luggage.

“Uncle, I bought the ticket for 5:15 pm. I’m going to find a place to call Fang Ming. You wait here for me.”

Yan Mancang nodded and said, “Okay, go ahead.”

There was a telephone booth at the train station, but no one was there at the moment, so she walked over and dialed the number Yan Fangming left, and the call was quickly connected.

“Hello, this is the Communications Company of the 413th Army in Lin’an City, Jiang Province. Who are you looking for?”

“Hello, I’m looking for Yan Fangming.”

The other party’s words made Xiang Nuan stunned for a few seconds. Isn’t this the phone number of Yan Fangming’s office?

“Excuse me, who are you calling? I’ll transfer you here.”

It turns out that the call has to be transferred, “I am his thing.”

“Okay, wait a moment.”

After about ten seconds, the call was connected. “Hello, who is this?”

Xiang Nuan smiled slightly when she heard the familiar voice on the other end. “Fang Ming, it’s me. I’m at the train station now. My uncle sent me here. I bought a ticket for 5:15 pm. I have to arrive at the station around 6:30 tomorrow morning. Remember to pick me up.”

Yan Fangming smiled gently, “Okay, I’ll go there in advance, and you can see me as soon as you get off the car.

By the way, what ticket did you buy?

“Sleeper ticket, upper berth. The ticket seller said I’m lucky. This is the last one!”

“Okay, thank you for your hard work. When we get to the station, I’ll take you back to the guesthouse to have a good rest and sleep.”

“Okay, then you go ahead and do your work. I’m hanging up now. See you tomorrow.”

“See you tomorrow. Be careful on the road and don’t sleep too deeply.”

“good.”