Chapter 61 - 61

Chapter 61 SoberHao Yan lay on the kang (a heated brick bed) staring blankly at the ceiling, her mind filled with memories of the old days in the courtyard. Only then did she belatedly realize that she had always been the one following Lu Jiayan around, while Lu Jiayan had never really paid any attention to her.She used to believe that as long as she persisted, she would definitely be able to bewith Lu Jiayan. For this reason, she even had her parents shamelessly go to the Lu family to ask what use this marriage agreement was.After tonight's events, her heart was completely broken. What could she do? Lu Jiayan didn't care about her life or death at all. Just thinking about the unimaginable consequences if that man had succeeded with her tonight made her tremble. She was afraid. She didn't want to be ruined and stay in this backward countryside. She had never suffered any hardship since she was a child. How could she endure such a life?Lu Jiayan disregarded the relationship between the two families. Remembering his warning, she believed that if she dared to do anything to him again, Lu Jiayan would definitely make her regret it. At this moment, she woke up. Without Lu Jiayan, she could go back to Capital City, or at the very least, marry someone from this village.Having figured it out, she wiped away her tears, feeling incredibly relieved. Now, even she herself didn't know whether her feelings for Lu Jiayanwere simply affection or an obsession.Forget it, it's none of her business anymore anyway.That was the end of it. Since everyone present that night was from Educated Youth, no one talked about it, so there was no exciting follow-up.Second Scoundrel was filled with regret. He had ruined a perfectly good opportunity and didn't know if he would ever have another chance.But he was destined not to have that chance, because Hao Yan had her family take her back home. It wasn't until the day she left that everyone found out, and they were all shocked.Besides being shocked, the educated youth also felt envious and jealous. Yun Ting, however, was not surprised. After that night, Hao Yan stopped bothering Lu Jiayan, and she knew that this day would come.Background information is extremely useful in any era!Lu Jiayan was undoubtedly the happiest.That's how this matter came to an end.After the spring planting season, it rained for two days, and everyone was very happy. It was a blessing from God!For the next period of time, Yun Ting was not idle. He went to town several times and found out that things were going well recently, so he sold the grains and fruits in his space, earning a very considerable income.Mother Yun wrote, bringing two pieces of good news: both my sister-in-law and eldest sister are pregnant, and the timing was almost identical, as if they had planned it together. The whole family is overjoyed.Yun Ting was naturally happy for her older brother and sister when she heard the news.Especially the eldest sister, she's been married for almost a year, which is rare these days. It's probably been a long time since she got pregnant, so she must be under a lot of pressure. Now that she's finally pregnant, she must be very happy.Although my sister-in-law has only been married for a short time, it's common for women to get pregnant so quickly these days, so it's not surprising.She picked out two pieces of fine cotton fabric that she had bought with Wen Jing last time, intending to send them home to prepare for her two little babies. Although it was still early, it didn't stop this newly appointed aunt from expressing her joy and welcome to their arrival into the world!I packed a few more pounds of red dates for my sister-in-law and older sister to share. I had originally planned to send some fruit, but considering the long distance, I gave up on the idea.Several dried chickens were also packed, but rabbits were out of the question. It's said that pregnant women shouldn't eat rabbit meat, and regardless of whether there's any scientific basis for this, everyone just accepts it.In her letter, Yun Ting instructed her mother, Yun, to have her sister-in-law buy more apples and eat them often during her pregnancy, as it would be good for the fetus. As for her eldest sister, she wrote to her separately, and in any case, it was all based on what she had heard from later generations, as if she had experienced it herself.So when Mother Yun and the others saw the letter, they were both amused and exasperated. "This girl, she speaks so eloquently, how could a grown woman like her be asking about such things?""Mom, my little sister must have asked around in the village. Let's listen to her. I'll go buy apples after work." Eldest Brother Yun said with a smile. He's completely content with his child now, and he's always smiling. People who don't know the situation are very curious. What good thing has happened to him?Because it hadn't been three months, no one except family members knew about it.Life went on at a leisurely pace. As the weather warmed up, it was just work, work, work. Life was tough for ordinary people! They could only make a living through manual labor.That day, she made an appointment with Aunt Meihua to go to Liushutun in the next brigade to exchange ducklings at her mother's house. Because it was not allowed to raise too many, they would exchange them with everyone as soon as they hatched. This was all tacitly understood, and no one said anything.Yun Ting came up with an excuse, saying that a friend in town asked her to help with the replacement, and that she would just put it in her space to keep it.- Pickled radish and old duck soup, stir-fried duck with ginger, - mung bean and kelp duck soup, - honey-glazed roasted duck... just thinking about it makes her mouth water.It would be great if we could get some livestock like piglets, but those are hard to come by! For example, piglets are subject to quotas." Aunt Meihua, how much can I get for these ducklings?" Yun Ting asked, turning her head slightly.Yun Ting rode her bicycle with Aunt Meihua on the back. She had improved her skills, but she was still a little unsteady, which made Aunt Meihua feel a little scared."Hey! Little Educated Youth Yun, watch your step! Be careful! Don't turn around.""Haha... Aunt Meihua, don't worry, I will never drop you no matter what."No sooner had she finished speaking than the car swerved, startling Aunt Meihua, who yelled, "Ah... quick, stop! I can walk!"Her heart really can't take it..." Auntie, don't be afraid, I'm calm!" Yun Tingdidn't stop, but she became even more careful.Stopping is out of the question. Is she supposed to make Aunt Meihua walk while she rides her bike? That would be too embarrassing. Even though she's not easily embarrassed, she couldn't bring herself to do that.Aunt Meihua had no choice but to hold on tightly to the bicycle. She couldn't calm down at all and couldn't even chat. Every time Yun Ting spoke, she would interrupt her and tell her to concentrate on riding. Yun Ting was extremely helpless. She had tried her best! She could learn other things quickly and well, but when it came to riding a bicycle, her skills were just so-so.Finally, after a bumpy ride of more than twenty minutes, she arrived at the Liushutun brigade next door. Aunt Meihua breathed a huge sigh of relief as she got off her bicycle.She made up her mind; she decided to walk back later, having been on tenterhooks the whole way." Meihua, going back to your parents' home? Who is this girl?" An old woman looked Yun Ting up and down."Hello, ma'am! I'm an educated youth fromXiangyang Brigade. I'm here with Aunt Meihuaon some business." Yun Ting greeted them with a smile."Oh! I knew it! So you're an educated youth! No wonder you're so fair-skinned. You city kids are so polite." The old lady chuckled."I'm not going to chat anymore, I have things to do!""Okay..."Aunt Meihua took Yun Ting to her parents' home. She carried a basket containing a few eggs and two pounds of grain. In those years, eggs and grain were precious items in the countryside.