Reborn as an educated youth, my love brain awakens

34Listen to others' advice and eat your fill

"Qinglan, are you ready? It's time to set off." Liu Yumei shouted outside the courtyard gate.

"Okay, Sister Yumei, come in!" Ji Qinglan went out with a bag in each hand.

"Hold it for me, you lock the door." Liu Yumei took the bag. Ji Qinglan found three locks, locked the kitchen door, the main room door, and finally the courtyard door. Now she was a wealthy person with plenty of food.

She took a bag from Liu Yumei and carried it, and the two of them walked towards the village entrance together. Everyone they met along the way greeted them with a smile and asked them enviously if they were going to the capital.

Many people here have never traveled far in their lives. The farthest place they have been to might be the town or the county. They have never seen a railway train, let alone the chance to experience the prosperity of the capital.

Liu Yumei was extremely proud of this. It was the first time in her life that she took a train to the capital, which was enough to make her proud for the rest of her life.

Halfway through the journey, Liu Yumei discovered that Ji Qinglan was wearing a gray, old dress with patches on it. She couldn't help but disdain her: "Qinglan, why are you wearing this?"

When they go out, they don't even wear something nice. Won't people call them country bumpkins?

"The train is so crowded that it's not worth it to ruin your good clothes." Ji Qinglan explained with a smile.

Liu Yumei was speechless when she heard this. She touched the new clothes that she had only worn a few times and immediately blushed.

What did her husband say when she went out just now?

The train was crowded, and a thief used a blade to slash her clothes and steal her wallet. How did she fight back? And the worried eyes of her father-in-law and mother-in-law...

She has really lost her mind.

When they reached the edge of the field outside their home, Liu Yumei ran back in a hurry. When she came out again, she had changed into a set of patched old clothes.

Listen to others and eat enough.

Ji Qinglan smiled and didn't expose her.

The two of them came to the entrance of the village together. Zhang Jianguo was already waiting there. They were going to take the village's ox cart to the county town to meet up with Xiang Guo. There was no train station in the county town, so they had to take the afternoon bus to the city, stay in the city for one night, and catch the train early the next morning.

So, it is quite troublesome to take a trip.

There were also two packages for them on the ox cart. Zhang Jianguo couldn't wait any longer. When he saw Liu Yumei, he kept saying, "I asked you to pick up Ji Zhiqing. Why are you so slow?"

Liu Yumei would be embarrassed in front of Ji Qinglan if she wore the wrong clothes, but she was very powerful in front of Zhang Jianguo. She glared at him and said unhappily, "Why are you rushing me? It's not even nine o'clock yet, and it will be just after ten when we get to the county town. If you go too early, you still have to wait, and the car is not just for you, so why don't you come and pick up your bag?"

She is so tough because of the confidence given by her man.

"Oh! You have a bad mouth!" Zhang Jianguo couldn't argue with her, so he resigned himself to taking the two bags. He also noticed that Liu Yumei had changed clothes, but he didn't dare to say anything, otherwise he would be in trouble.

Liu Yumei is very good at talking.

Ji Qinglan watched without saying anything. After the three of them got on the carriage, his fifth uncle, who was driving the carriage, cracked the whip and set off.

It snowed again last night and the roads were slippery. Uncle Wu felt sorry for the cows, so he drove the cart slowly. Liu Yumei found a piece of clothing and put it on her and Ji Qinglan. The two of them huddled together and talked in whispers, talking about food, children, and clothes. There were endless topics to talk about and they laughed from time to time.

Zhang Jianguo was left out, feeling the cold wind blowing in his face, and felt like he had no desire to live.

He is just redundant, right?

When they arrived at the county bus station, it was less than eleven o'clock and the ticket was for two o'clock. There were only two buses from the county to the city every day, at eight in the morning and two in the afternoon. There were not many buses left. If they missed it, they would have to wait until tomorrow.

Oh no, you’re early.

Liu Yumei glared at her man unhappily, jumped off the carriage to pick up Ji Qinglan, and after talking on the road, their friendship deepened a little.

Zhang Jianguo touched his nose, smiled awkwardly, and took off the bag on his own initiative.

"Uncle Wu, thank you. I'll treat you to a drink when I get back."

"Hey! Have a safe journey." Uncle Wu shouted and drove the cows back.

Ji Qinglan pointed to the state-owned restaurant across the street and said to the two of them, "Let's go eat first while we wait for Comrade Xiang Guo."

"Okay." Zhang Jianguo did not refuse.

As they entered the restaurant, a wave of heat rushed towards the three of them, dispelling all the coldness from their bodies.

It was still early and there were only two tables of customers ordering food in the restaurant. The three of them found a table and sat down, placing the four bags on the chairs. Ji Qinglan went to order food first, and Liu Yumei hurriedly followed.

Seeing that there were braised pork and boiled fish today, she ordered one of each, and also asked for a vegetarian dish and three servings of rice. When she asked the price, it turned out to be three dollars and fifty-seven cents, and she also needed food coupons. Liu Yumei was heartbroken, thinking that life in the city was really expensive.

Liu Yumei touched her purse with shaking hands. Ji Qinglan had already handed over the bill. She quickly took out the money and rushed to pay.

"You all came here for me, so I should treat you. Sister Yumei, please don't argue with me." Ji Qinglan pushed the money back with a smile.

She is not short of money now. She has almost three thousand in cash from selling goods, and her backpack is full of goods. If she sells these, she will get another large sum of money.

Liu Yumei felt embarrassed that she had not given the money, but she was also relieved. A meal cost so much money, and the hundred yuan she brought could not only buy her a few meals. She thought that she could help more on the way and contribute more if she had no money.

Seeing Ji Qinglan unbuckling her baby's straps, she hurried to help hold him, and even ordered Zhang Jianguo: "Go get a bowl of hot water."

"Oh!" Zhang Jianguo exclaimed and ran to the cashier.

Ji Qinglan had just helped her son pee outside the door when Zhang Jianguo came back with hot water. She hurriedly thanked him.

The water temperature was just right, so I took out the milk powder and a spoon, mixed a bowl of milk powder and fed Xin Cheng.

When the baby was almost finished feeding a bowl of milk powder, the food was served.

Zhang Jianguo looked at the braised pork, fish, and white rice without any grain mixed in. His eyes widened and he swallowed his saliva.

"You guys eat first, I'll be ready soon."

Liu Yumei knocked away Zhang Jianguo's hand that was reaching for the chopsticks, rolled her eyes at him, and said to Ji Qinglan, "We can wait for you for a while."

They didn't start eating until Xincheng finished the last sip of milk powder.

During this time, Ji Qinglan fed Xiao Hei two pieces of braised pork and a few slices of fish, which made Zhang Jianguo and Liu Yumei feel heartbroken, but the dishes were ordered by Ji Qinglan, so they didn't complain.

"Why did you bring Xiao Hei with you?" Liu Yumei asked.

"If we leave it alone at home, it will have no place to eat and will starve." Ji Qinglan explained. This was her guardian beast, so of course she had to take it with her.

Liu Yumei ate the food quickly without saying much, but she thought in her heart that Qinglan was still innocent and cute. Cats are supposed to catch mice, so how could they be hungry?

The braised pork in the state-owned restaurant was really delicious. The chef's cooking skills were amazing. The meat pieces were evenly sized, soft and tasty, and the soup was rich and not greasy at all. The three of them ate a lot, and Zhang Jianguo ate all the soup with his rice.

When leaving the restaurant, Zhang Jianguo was burping and had a bulging belly. Liu Yumei laughed and called him a bumpkin, and Zhang Jianguo also laughed at her for eating a lot.