Chapter 1

“Comrade, we have arrived at our stop, please get off~”

The female comrade sitting next to Xu Ning saw her staring out the window motionlessly and kindly patted her on the shoulder.

Xu Ning came back to his senses, smiled at the enthusiastic female comrade, and thanked her as he stood up: “Thank you, comrade.”

“It’s okay~” The female comrade turned around and squeezed towards the door with the cloth bag. There were too many people getting off the bus, and she couldn’t get out without squeezing.

After watching the female comrade leave, Xu Ning looked at the crowded crowd in the aisle, sat down again, and the smile on his face disappeared without a trace in an instant.

The thief is cheating her!

She was still playing the cannon fodder female supporting role in the crew three hours ago. When she went to the toilet, her head felt dizzy and the scene changed. The toilet in the crew turned into the toilet on the train.

How presumptuous! She didn’t even pull up her pants at that time!

She just took advantage of the summer vacation to join the crew as a minor role. Who did she offend?

It would be fine if she was wearing the clothes of a good person, but the problem is that the thing she was wearing was the original wife who died early and was a cannon fodder in the crew.

This woman is a cruel person. Her parents accepted a dowry of 100 yuan from He Beian’s mother and married her off. After she married into the He family, she looked down on He Beian because he was deaf. The important thing is that she is willing, and He Beian is unwilling.

He looked down on her and was unwilling to live a good life. They hadn’t even consummated their marriage when she got pregnant…

He Beian didn’t know why he didn’t expose her. She was not grateful to him. After giving birth to the child, she eloped with her adulterer. The most outrageous thing was that she didn’t even take the child with her when she eloped.

Given all the things she had done, the screenwriter could not give her a good ending. After eloping with her adulterer, she met the wrong man and was sold to the deep mountains and forests by her adulterer. After two years, she died.

He Beian is the most pitiful character in this drama. He is cuckolded and raising the child of his wife who cheated with her adulterer…

Xu Ning is now on her way to the city to marry He Beian. Before she left, the original owner’s cruel parents only bought her a train ticket and did not give her a penny or even a steamed bun.

Now Xu Ning had only two dollars and thirty-five cents that the original owner had saved, and a certificate written by the village chief for her to use when she got married.

She didn’t dare to run away. These days, spies were being caught harshly, and running around could easily lead to life in jail.

As for returning to the village? She couldn’t even afford a train ticket. Even if I can afford it, I will be sold again by those parents when I go back.

If you think about it carefully, He Beian is actually a nice person. According to the script, he didn’t like the original owner, but he didn’t chase her back either. He even provided her with food, clothing and shelter.

Otherwise…get married first and then file for divorce when the policy is relaxed…

He Beian doesn’t like her, so he probably won’t refuse if she asks for a divorce.

It is now 1976, and there are still three or four years before the policy is relaxed. She can use these years to save some pocket money and try to start a business after her divorce.

Finally, they figured out a solution. The aisle wasn’t so crowded anymore, so Xu Ning stood up and followed the crowd off the train.

Yes, she doesn’t even have any luggage…

She was so hungry that her eyes were almost green. When she saw the stall selling tea eggs nearby, she wanted to go up and take the pot away from him.

Xu Ning squeezed the two yuan in his pocket and forced himself to look away. Eating tea eggs? She doesn’t deserve it!

Let’s find the He family and eat for free.

Before coming, the parents told Xu Ning not to wander around after getting off the train but to wait on the platform until the He family found her.

It seems that no one has ever thought about what would happen if she was abducted?

Xu Ning got off the train late. Most people had already left the station and there were not many people on the platform. She found a conspicuous place to stand and wait.

A few minutes later, an old lady came over and looked at her with a somewhat uncertain look. After approaching her, she asked hesitantly, “Comrade, are you Xu Ning? Are you from Hujia Village?”

Knowing her name, it seems she is not a human trafficker. Xu Ning nodded, “Yes, Auntie, I am Xu Ning, from Hujia Village.”

“That’s right, come with me and I’ll take you to the He family.” Everything matched up, and it seemed to be correct. Aunt Qian grabbed her sleeve and pulled her out.

Xu Ning originally thought that this was the eldest lady of the He family, but from what she said, it seems that this is not the case?

After taking her out of the train station, the old lady took her on the bus.

When buying the ticket, Aunt Qian only paid for her own ticket. After buying the ticket, she was about to leave, and there were still a few empty seats at the back.

As soon as she raised her foot, her arm was grabbed by someone. She looked back and saw Xu Ning holding her tightly, “Auntie, I don’t have money to buy a ticket.”

Although poor, we are confident and justified.

“……” Aunt Qian has been a matchmaker for so many years. She has seen people who are too poor to buy tickets, but she has never seen a poor person with such ambition.

In the past, those little girls from the country who didn’t have money to buy tickets would be so embarrassed that their faces would turn red.

This is the only thing I don’t feel guilty about having no money.

What can I do? Only she can buy it!

After Aunt Qian bought the tickets, the two of them moved to the empty seat at the back and sat down. Xu Ning began to thank her: “Thank you, Auntie. You are so kind, even better than my parents. They didn’t give me a penny for the long journey. I was hungry all the way here.”

After she finished speaking, her stomach made a few gurgling sounds in coordination with her.

He said he was thanking someone, but in fact he was crying miserably.

The woman sitting in front of them heard what Xu Ning said and secretly glanced back. She had probably never seen anything so miserable.

Ashamed to be looked at by others, Aunt Qian fumbled in her pocket for a few times, took out a piece of orange-flavored candy and stuffed it into Xu Ning’s hand. This was a candy she had saved for herself, “Eat a piece of candy first to fill your stomach. Your parents are such a bunch of bastards. If they don’t want to give you ten, at least five will do!”

She gave the couple a hundred yuan as a betrothal gift!

Feeling so hungry, Xu Ning quickly peeled off the candy skin and put it into his mouth.

It’s sour and sweet and delicious! She had never cared for this kind of candy in her previous life, but now this piece of candy was like a life-saving gift to her.

With candy in her mouth, Xu Ning spoke even sweeter, “Auntie, you are so kind to me, giving me candy and train tickets! I will definitely repay you, and I will treat you as a relative from now on.”

Listening to Xu Ning’s sweet words, Aunt Qian was a little moved: “Good child, the old man of the He family is a good man. As long as you live a good life with him, good days are ahead!”

She has been a matchmaker for so many years, but few people are grateful to her. They cursed her behind her back, accusing her of cheating people and trafficking in human beings, but they didn’t think about it: would a family without any defects be willing to marry a country girl?

If someone is willing to marry a country girl, isn’t it because she is capable, has a good temper, and is easy to control?

Over the years, no one has been as grateful as this girl. She feels blessed just by looking at this girl.

“I will live a good life, Auntie. By the way, where do you live? When it is convenient for me in the future, I will bring some things to thank you.” Xu Ning hugged Aunt Qian’s arm affectionately, and his gratitude was beyond words.

Meeting such a sensible girl, Aunt Qian was willing to talk to her more, and the two of them chatted very harmoniously along the way. Xu Ning initially called her “Auntie”, but later on she started calling her “Auntie” more affectionately.

Along the way, Xu Ning understood one thing: Aunt Qian was similar to a human trafficker, except that she was called a matchmaker. She was just a middleman who made a profit from the price difference. The city people would give her a relatively low price and ask her to marry a country girl. She would then pick one from the country at the lowest price and give the money under the name of a bride price.

Aunt Qian wouldn’t be stupid enough to tell all this to Xu Ning. Xu Ning guessed all this based on the content of their conversation.

Those girls who marry from the countryside to the city all depend on their fate. Nine out of ten times they end up escaping from a wolf’s den and falling into a fire pit.

By the time you realize you’ve been cheated, you may not be able to find the person.