Traveling through time and space, wanting to lie down, but being forced to move forward

Chapter 729: Friends are coming (2)

Xia Lan and Zhang Yingchun looked at each other, and Xia Lan spoke up.

"Actually, the two of us came here today to tell you something."

"What's the matter?

Is there anything you need my help with? Just ask, I will definitely help if I can.”

Xia Lan said shyly, "We would like to trouble you, can you help us hunt some prey?

We want to pickle some more bacon to take back home.

You know how much meat is lacking in the city, so."

When Liu Jingxue heard this, she thought it was just a small matter and as a friend, how could she not help?

"Okay, no problem, I'll help you.

It just so happens that I just came back and I also need to prepare bacon, so I can just hunt more when the time comes.

Don't take it back and pickle it yourself. There are too many educated youth here, so you'd better avoid trouble."

"We'll give you money," Xia Lan said, and was about to take out the money.

Liu Jingxue quickly stopped him, "No need for money, I didn't raise the prey, it was born and raised in the mountains, I can't charge you for it."

Worried that the two would feel embarrassed, she added, "Just bring some more salt.

I went to town alone to buy salt, and I didn't dare to buy too much at a time. If the three of us go together, we can get more."

"We have no problem getting the salt, but you helped us get the meat and pickled it for us. How can we not pay you?"

"What's the big deal? I didn't do it specially for you. It's just a coincidence.

Besides, aren’t we friends? Can’t you even help with this little bit?

Or do you not consider me a friend?"

Zhang Yingchun quickly said, "How is that possible? Of course we treat you as a friend.

If we didn't consider you a friend, we wouldn't have asked this question."

"That's it, there's no need to say anything extra."

Xia Lan spoke again, “We came here not only to ask you to help with the meat, but also to tell you something.

After Yingchun and I go back this time, we will come back next year, and I’m afraid we will have to leave here.”

Liu Jingxue had expected this, but she still pretended to be surprised and asked, "Why is this?"

The two did not hide anything and told each other what Liu Jingxue had overheard before.

“I’m going back this time to get married.

My partner's marriage application has been approved, and I'm going to get married when I come back from vacation.

After the ice thaws next year, they will come and pick me up to take me to the army.

Although he is not yet at the level of accompanying the army, his family helped me find a job in the town over there, so we can get together from time to time." Xia Lan said embarrassedly.

Zhang Yingchun said, "I took over my mother's job, and she retired and came home to help my brother and his family take care of the children.

This was decided before I went to the countryside.”

Liu Jingxue was a little curious, "Your mother gave the job to you and not to your sister-in-law. Do your sister-in-law and the others have any objections?"

“My eldest sister-in-law and second sister-in-law both have jobs.

As for my younger brother, he is not married yet.

As for whether his girlfriend has any objections, they haven't even gotten married yet, so it's not her turn to interfere in my family affairs.

Besides, if I hadn’t gone to the countryside, it would have been my brother.

Originally, my brother was going to let me take over his job as he was working in the countryside, but his job was not suitable for female comrades, and it was not cost-effective to swap it with someone else, so he had to give up.

But my brother said that he would give me half of his salary in the past two years as my dowry in the future.

My mother has saved the money for me.”

“I went back suddenly because my brother’s girlfriend said she wanted to get married next year.

My mother thought that if she waited until she got married before giving me the job, she was afraid that she would make a fuss and cause discord in the family.

Then just do it before she gets married, so she doesn't have to go through so much trouble." Zhang Yingchun said with a smile.

Liu Jingxue sighed, "Your family is pretty impressive, everyone in the family has a job."

She couldn't help but remind him, "Just wait for your sister-in-law to come in and see that you all have jobs but she doesn't, and your job is better than your mother's, I'm afraid she will still have opinions."

“My eldest sister-in-law had this job before she married my eldest brother.

My second sister-in-law found her job by chance after she got married. It was the couple's own credit and has nothing to do with my parents.

Even if my future sister-in-law wants to cause trouble, she won’t be able to find it.

If she has the ability, she can find it herself.

As for my mother's job, she is my biological mother, not her biological mother. If she has the ability, she can go back to her parents' home and let her biological mother give her the job.

But her mother is a housewife and she herself doesn't have a job, so she can't take over." Zhang Yingchun said proudly.

Xia Lan shook her head, "That being said, it's hard for an honest judge to judge family affairs.

If your future sister-in-law is a shallow-minded person, I'm afraid she will still make trouble."

Zhang Yingchun said nonchalantly, "My mother said that once my third brother gets married, the family will be divided and all three sons will be driven out.

They now either have jobs or pensions, so they don't need to be supported by us.

As for when they get old, let them pay pension every month.

If I want my mother to help take care of the children, I have to pay basic living expenses.

As for the money in the hands of the old couple, they will not divide it until the last moment.

If someone makes them unhappy, they will give less or no share at all.

Anyone who honors them should give them more."

"Your parents are quite clear-headed, and their ideas are somewhat different from others."

Even some modern people cannot match his ideas.

"My father is a leader in the factory, and my mother has worked in women's affairs for half her life. She has seen a lot, so she is more clear-headed than most people.

They said that raising children to provide for old age is not reliable, and it is better to have money in your own hands.

Raising them to adulthood, helping them start their own families, and occasionally helping out, they have fulfilled their responsibilities as parents.

In the days ahead, they will have to work hard on their own.

It is impossible for them to ignore their own lives and only care about their son.

Besides, they have three sons and one daughter, how can they take care of them all? "

Xia Lan sighed, "My parents are not as clear-headed as yours. They are only thinking about raising a son to provide for their old age.

Although they are not as son-in-law as some other people are and they value me, in their hearts, their son is still more important than me.

But compared to other people, I am already very lucky, and I should be content. "

Seeing that the atmosphere was becoming somewhat heavy, Liu Jingxue quickly changed the subject.

"One of you is getting married, and the other is about to find a job. These are both happy events, so I have to express my gratitude in some way."

"No, we came here just to tell you in advance, not for your gift."

"How can it be a lie? I have to give you gifts when you get married and return to the city.

It will have to be delivered sooner or later, so why not deliver it now?"

Liu Jingxue got off the kang and walked towards the closet. Using the closet as a cover, she took out two bamboo bags from the space.

She had ordered three bags from the store clerk before, and was amazed when she received the items.

Thinking back to the conversation between the two that my spiritual consciousness had heard before, either one was going to get married and leave, or one was going back to the city.

As the only two people I can call my friends since I came here, I always give them gifts when they leave.

It is not easy to give them the modern items stored in the space, but this bamboo bag is a rare item here, so I can give it to them.

Liu Jingxue then ordered two more from the store clerk. She didn’t dare use ones with too bright colors, as they were perfect as gifts for them.