Chapter 10

Xu Di and Xu Jun stayed at their grandfather’s house for another morning, and after lunch, they took the bus back to the city.

Xu Di didn’t come for nothing this time, she not only got various vegetable seeds from her grandmother, but also a handful of rice, a handful of wheat, and a handful of corn from her grandfather.

Xu Di said that her classmates had never seen these things, so her grandfather grabbed a handful of each from the warehouse at home. Only Xu Di could get away with this, no one else could, it was grain after all.

Xu Di also bought over ten jin (approximately 5 kg) of fruit from her second grandmother, using her own money.

Her grandmother also packed a basket full of potatoes, green beans, tomatoes, eggplant, chili peppers…

These vegetables were also available in the city, but they required vegetable coupons and weren’t fresh.

The siblings carried so many things, they stumbled back home. It was mainly Xu Jun, he was only ten years old and didn’t have much strength, he relied on Xu Di.

“Mom, I can’t do it anymore, it’s too heavy.”

“Sister, you rest for a while, I’ll go upstairs and see if anyone is home.”

Xu Jun saw that his second sister was sweating, and he didn’t have much strength either.

“Mom, are you home?”

“What are you shouting for? Where’s your second sister?”

“My grandma brought a lot of vegetables, my second sister is tired, she’s resting downstairs.”

Xu Di’s mother heard this and quickly went downstairs.

“How come your grandma still has such tender vegetables?”

“My grandma planted a second crop, they’re almost ready to be harvested.”

Xu Di saw her mother, she felt relieved, otherwise, she really couldn’t carry it anymore.

The two of them carried the basket of vegetables upstairs. There weren’t many people in the family housing compound at this time, otherwise, they would have been envied and jealous.

“Xu Di, pick out some of these fruits, green beans, eggplant, and tomatoes, send some to your Aunt Wang.”

“Aunt Wang, which Aunt Wang?”

Xu Di was confused for a moment, she didn’t have any aunts named Wang who lived close by.

“The grandmother of the little boy you saved, who else could it be?”

“Mom, that’s not good, we don’t know them well.”

Xu Di thought that this matter was over, they wouldn’t have much interaction in the future.

“You child, you’re as thick as a tree trunk. Didn’t you hear them say to visit each other more often?”

“Mom, they were just being polite, we can’t take it seriously.”

Xu Di had seen many similar situations in her previous life, usually the families of those who were saved, especially the wealthy ones, were afraid of being taken advantage of, they would basically buy them off once and for all.

“I think they’re sincere, especially your Aunt Wang. There’s no other way, you’ll graduate next year, we need to consider many options for your job.

Their entire family works in good units, we’re not expecting anything, we just want to visit each other, if there’s a job opening, you’ll know in advance.”

Xu Di knew that her mother was afraid that she wouldn’t find a job and would have to go to the countryside.

Her sister had already gone to Yunnan Province, and she wouldn’t be back for a while. Her mother didn’t want her to go to the countryside either, it was too hard.

“Okay, I’ll go, I’ll go see, if they don’t want to interact with us, then we’ll forget about it. I’ll work hard and definitely stay in the city, I won’t go to the countryside.”

Xu Di compromised, not for anything else, but for her mother’s love.

Xu Di took some eggplant, chili peppers, green beans, tomatoes, and autumn fruit… She took some of everything her grandmother had brought, and carried them out.

Aunt Wang had left their address the last time they came over.

Xu Di knew how to take the bus, she got off the bus, carrying the basket, and found the address Aunt Wang had given her.

“Auntie, could you tell me how to get to Building 3?”

Xu Di had been wandering around for a while, the family housing compounds were all next to each other, she was a little confused.

“You little girl, you’re so sweet. Don’t call me Auntie, call me Grandma, I’m old enough to be your grandmother.”

“No, you look so energetic, you don’t look like a grandma at all.”

“Hehe… My grandson is older than you, I even have a great-grandson.”

The old lady was amused, really, it had been a long time since a little girl called her Auntie.

“Come on, I know where you’re going.”

The old lady carried the basket of vegetables and led the way, Xu Di hesitated for a moment and followed.

For a moment, the word “human trafficker” flashed in her mind.

Then she thought that this was the 1970s, no one would be so bold as to kidnap someone in a family housing compound.

“Lanzhi, are you off work?”

“Aunt Qian, did you buy vegetables? Oh, Xu Di, come here, come here, it’s hard to find Aunt Wang, right?”

Wang Lan saw Xu Di following Aunt Qian and greeted her enthusiastically.

“You know each other, this girl is looking for your family?”

“Aunt Qian, this is Xu Di, who saved Kangkang, I told you about her.”

Aunt Wang introduced her happily, she was genuinely happy.

“Oh, she’s such a little girl, I didn’t expect that, you said she was a little girl, I didn’t expect her to be so young.”

“Xu Di, this is Aunt Wang’s old leader, call her Grandma Qian.”

“Hello, Grandma Qian!”

Xu Di quickly greeted her, she really was an older generation.

“I said you should call me Grandma, this girl, she’s likable.”

Grandma Qian liked this little girl, even though she had met her for the first time.

“Aunt Wang, I went back to my grandmother’s house in the countryside yesterday, I brought back a lot of vegetables, my mom asked me to bring some for you to try.”

Xu Di felt that their little secret was obvious to these two.

“These vegetables are so fresh, it’s rare, at this time of year, there are still such tender vegetables.”

Aunt Wang saw Xu Di’s embarrassment, she was still a child, she didn’t understand adult affairs.

Actually, how could Xu Di not understand, in her previous life, she had done this many times for her son.

It wasn’t that she was suddenly acting up after time traveling, it was just that she felt that the people of this era were mostly simple and honest, and she felt a little embarrassed doing this.

“These are my grandma’s second crop, the yard in the countryside is big, so it’s more convenient.”

Xu Di silently adjusted her attitude in her heart, they weren’t demanding anything in return for their kindness, they just wanted more opportunities, more fair competition opportunities.

At this time, in order to prevent their children from going to the countryside, many units and factories hired internally, and the information wasn’t released to the public.

“It’s really convenient to have relatives in the countryside at this time, isn’t it, Aunt Qian?”

“Of course, we used to be self-sufficient in everything, the enemy had blockades everywhere.”

Grandma Qian couldn’t help but think back to those days, and the people who were gone forever.

“Alright, Lanzhi, take the child to meet them, I’m going home.”

“Aunt Qian, take it slow, I’ll go see you later.”

Grandma Qian waved her hand and went home.

Aunt Wang took Xu Di inside, the two of them carried the basket of vegetables, it was quite heavy.

“Aunt Wang, I’ve delivered the vegetables, I’m going home now, it’ll be dark soon.”

“What’s the rush, I’ll walk you to the bus stop. Aunt Wang really likes you, I’m not being polite. I don’t have many relatives, from now on, you come more often, we’re destined to be related, we’ll treat each other like family.”

Xu Di felt that Aunt Wang was speaking from her heart, she wasn’t being insincere.

“Okay, Aunt Wang.”

Xu Di wasn’t a shy person, she readily agreed.

They chatted for a while, Aunt Wang walked Xu Di to the bus stop, she was coming home early today, her son and daughter-in-law hadn’t gotten off work yet.

After seeing Xu Di off, Aunt Wang went back home, took some vegetables, and went to see Aunt Qian.

“Aunt Qian, I’m coming in.”

“Come in, the gate isn’t closed.”

Aunt Qian knew that Lanzhi would come over, they were close.

“Thinking about the old days and the people again?”

“Sigh, I’m old, I always like to reminisce about the past.”

“What’s old? You still have to help Chaoyang with his children.”

“Take care of his children, he doesn’t even have a partner yet.”

Mentioning her grandson, the old lady became energetic again, and she talked to Lanzhi about finding a partner for her grandson.

Xu Di returned home smoothly, just in time for dinner.

She thought, she had collected a lot of seeds today, she had to start planting them as soon as possible, she hadn’t figured out the process of planting in the space yet.

The road ahead was long, no need to rush, take it one step at a time, she wouldn’t rush anymore in this life.