Reborn in the world, starting from looking for relatives for Zheng Juan

This time, the door of Zheng Juan's house was unlocked, so Lu Tian opened the door and entered the house.

Zheng Juan's house is similar to Lu Tian's house, with one inner room and one outer room.

The inner room is where people live and eat; the outer room is where fires are lit, laundry is done, and cooking is done.

Two houses only cost more than 20 square meters when fully loaded. This is the case for every house in Taiping Hutong, and no one is much better than the other.

Lu Tian entered the outhouse and found Zheng Juan sitting in front of the stove, adding coal to the stove.

Seeing the meat, eggs and white flour in the basket in Lu Tian's hand, Zheng Juan stood up and said, "Brother Lu, how did you buy so much white flour?"

Indeed, in the era of ticket supply, it was indeed a rare thing to be able to produce so much white flour at once, and anyone who saw it would ask.

More than a month after his rebirth, Lu Tian gradually felt that the [Survival System] rationed supplies every day was actually for his own good.

In this era of scarcity of supplies, adding more things out of thin air will definitely attract suspicion and cause unnecessary trouble. Just like now, Zheng Juan felt something was wrong and asked about the source of the things.

"Juanzi, that's it.

Neither my father nor I are good at making pasta. For a year, the white flour at home has not been touched. Over time, we have saved up." Hearing Zheng Juan's question, Lu Tian responded.

"Can this weigh two or three pounds?" Zheng Juan asked again.

"That's about right." Lu Tian put the basket on the stove in the outer room and said.

Zheng Juan approached Lu Tian, ​​raised her mouth, and said softly: "Brother Lu, it's too valuable, you'd better take it back."

Although it was the middle of winter and she was wearing a thick cotton-padded jacket, the faint body fragrance still wafted from Zheng Juan's body. The smell was so good that Lu Tian's heartbeat couldn't help but beat faster.

Trying to calm down, Lu Tian said: "Juanzi, I don't know how to make steamed buns, pancakes, or dumplings. It would be a waste to put the white flour on me. If you put it down again, worms will grow. If you feel bad about it, just make a meal."

Dumplings, let me make a tooth sacrifice too."

"Make dumplings, sister, our family hasn't eaten dumplings for a year, so let's make one." Zheng Guangming walked out of the back room and shouted.

Zheng Juan knelt down and held her brother's hand, "Guangming, the Spring Festival will be in one month. Let's save the noodles Brother Lu sent for the Spring Festival. Then, let your brother Lu Tian come to our house to eat together."

"No, no need to save it. During the Spring Festival, I will send another three kilograms of noodles, and five kilograms of meat." After hearing what Zheng Juan and Zheng Guangming said, Lu Tian said quickly.

"Three kilograms of noodles? Five kilograms of meat? Brother Lu, we are so nervous about white noodles and meat now, where can we buy so much?" Zheng Juan blurted out in surprise.

"Ah, that's right.

Didn’t my dad get injured at work? All the Spring Festival benefits from the Environmental Sanitation Department are counted as my dad’s share. Plus my share, there’s no need to buy anything.” Lu Tian said, rubbing his hands.

After listening to Lu Tian's explanation, Zheng Juan shook her head, "Brother Lu, you don't know how to make white flour. Just give it to me. I'll help you make it and you can come and eat it."

Just keep the pork for yourself. The sanitation department is full of physical work, and eating meat will give you strength. Keep it for yourself, you don’t have to bring it to us."

"Then, let's talk about it then.

Juanzi, you want to eat dumplings after seeing the light, so make them today. But there is too little meat, only three taels." Lu Tian said, looking at the basket.

Zheng Juan saw that both Lu Tian and Zheng Guangming wanted to eat dumplings. She looked at the radish, Chinese cabbage and pickled cabbage jars piled at the door. She was silent for a moment and said, "That's okay. I happen to have some vermicelli at home, so I'll make radish vermicelli stuffing and pickled cabbage vermicelli."

The fillings, these meats, just lend themselves to the flavor.

My mother is a Buddhist, so I will make some vegetarian stuffing for her alone."

"Sister, that's great, I'm going to boil the water right now." As he said that, Zheng Guangming picked up the water spoon and scooped up water from the water tank.

"Juanzi, I don't know how to make dumplings, but I can make noodles and chop stuffing. By the way, where is Aunt Zheng? Did she go out?"

Lu Tian originally thought that Zheng Juan's mother was in the back room, but she still didn't see her even though she was talking about eating dumplings, so he knew she was not at home, so he asked.

"My mother knows that you had dinner at home tonight and went to the store to buy you a drink. She will be back in a while." Zheng Juan put on her apron and said.

"I, I don't want to drink."

Before his rebirth, Lu Yuchen was also a drinker, stepping on a beer box and blowing on a few bottles.

But after his rebirth, he discovered that there was no beer in this era, only liquor, and it was the kind of liquor that had a very high alcohol content and tasted spicy when drunk.

Although brewed with pure grains, it is not overpowering, but it still tastes unpleasant.

Thinking about it, the [Survival System] is indeed a bit excessive. Without improving the quality of life under the premise of meeting the minimum survival guarantee, it would be more humane to give two cans of Qingdao Pure Health every day.

But I also thought that after finishing the wine, it would be troublesome to dispose of the cans left behind, so there wouldn’t be any left.

Lu Tian's words made Zheng Juan a little puzzled.

"Brother Lu, I remember that when Uncle Lu was here, you always drank with Uncle Lu, and you got drunk every time. When you were drunk, you talked too much and talked about everything. Because of this, I rarely go to your house.

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It’s only been a little over a month and you’ve stopped drinking?”

In his previous life, Lu Tian was indeed a drunkard. After all, he was a picked-up child. He didn't even know who his parents were. Driven by his inferiority complex, he often drank to numb himself.

It is precisely because he likes to talk while drinking that Zheng Juan, who lives next door, doesn't like to have contact with him and usually doesn't have much interaction with him.

After hearing Zheng Juan's words, Lu Tian coughed dryly and said, "Well, I won't drink anymore."

"It's better if you don't drink." Zheng Juan seemed to be satisfied with Lu Tian's answer and nodded.

At this time, there was a knock on the door.

"My mother, she's back." Zheng Guangming's ears were sharp, he got up and came to the door, opening the door for Zheng's mother.

The snow outside was getting heavier and heavier, and Mother Zheng's body and head were covered with large snowflakes.

Seeing that Lu Tian, ​​Zheng Juan, and Zheng Guangming were all in the outer room, Zheng's mother said to Lu Tian, ​​"Lu Tian, ​​why don't you go in and sit when you come home? Why are you standing in the outer room?"

"Mom, Brother Lu and Guangming both want to eat dumplings. We can work together faster." Zheng Juan stepped forward, took the soju from Zheng's mother's hand, and patted the snowflakes on her body.

"It's not the New Year, nor is it a festival. Making dumplings takes a lot of noodles. Our little white flour is still waiting to make dumplings on New Year's Eve." Hearing Zheng Juan's words, Zheng's mother shook her head and said.

"Auntie, I brought the noodles and meat, I don't need yours.

Juanzi said, I have radish, pickled cabbage and vermicelli at home. Madam, if you believe in Buddhism, I will make some vegetarian stuffing for you separately."

"That's so bad. If you bring coal here, I'll be embarrassed. I'm here to have a meal and you have to carry something." Aunt Zheng sighed.

"Auntie, it's okay. I'm at home alone and I don't know what to do. I can still have a warm meal when I come to your place.

Besides, today is the New Year’s Day of 1968, which is the solar year of the Gregorian calendar, so we should also celebrate.”

"Today is the Gregorian year?"

"Yes, today is the Gregorian year." Zheng Juan took off her big cotton coat for Zheng's mother and said.

Looking at Zheng Juan beside her, Zheng's mother seemed to think of something, and said with some thought: "Nineteen years have passed by so fast, it's time to celebrate. Let's eat dumplings today and let's make them together."

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"Dumplings are like wine, the more you drink, the better you get."

Lu Tian, ​​who had originally promised not to drink anymore, couldn't help but pick up his wine glass and pour some white wine while eating the delicious dumplings.

The wine is spicy, but it's snowy outside, and the big coals in the house are heating up the kang. With such a beautiful girl like Zheng Juan in the company, if I don't drink some, I feel like the atmosphere is missing.

Under Lu Tian's persuasion, Zheng Juan also poured a cup of it. After a few mouthfuls, her pink and white skin turned red, her softness revealed a delicate beauty, and she was as beautiful as a fairy in a painting.

Looking at Zheng Juan in front of him, a thought came to Lu Tian's mind:

In the TV series, it is only said that Zheng Juan is a child picked up by Zheng's mother. No one knows who her biological parents are, and no one has tried to find them. Including Zhou Bingkun, who has been with Zheng Juan for fifty years, and has been with her for 50 years.

I never thought about helping Zheng Juan find her biological parents.

Beauty can come from any class of family, but temperament is inherited. With Zheng Juan’s dignified appearance and graceful temperament, her biological parents are definitely not ordinary people. Furthermore, compared with the beauty of Northeastern people, Zheng Juan’s beauty

There is an air of tenderness about her, and her parents must not be from Jichun.

Who are Zheng Juan's biological parents? Lu Tian wants to know the answer.

However, it would be inappropriate to directly ask Aunt Zheng about Zheng Juan's life experience. It would be bad if Aunt Zheng is overly concerned.

After thinking for a moment, Lu Tian asked Zheng Juan: "Juanzi, my dad told me before that I picked it up in 1948.

I don’t know which one of us is older."

Zheng Juan looked at Zheng's mother, shook her head and said, "I don't know when she was born."

Zheng Juan's answer was as expected by Lu Tian. How could a picked-up child know when he was born?

So, following Zheng Juan's words, he asked Aunt Zheng: "Auntie, tell me, who is older between me and Zheng Juan?"

After hearing Lu Tian's question, Aunt Zheng straightened up, closed her eyes, remained silent for a moment and said:

"I remember when Lao Lu was still alive, he told me that you picked it up in August 1948. You were already able to sit by that time, about six or seven months old.

Juanzi was picked up in October 1948, before the liberation of Jichun in October 1948, when I was still working as a nun in the temple. At that time, Juanzi could not sit still and was only four or five months old at most.

Looking at it this way, you should be a few months older than Juanzi."

Hearing that Aunt Zheng did not shy away from the past, Lu Tian asked intentionally: "Juanzi is so young and she is willing to throw her away. Juanzi's biological parents are too cruel."

Aunt Zheng shook her head after hearing this, "At that time, the national army could no longer defend Jichun City. Many high-ranking officials and wealthy people tried their best to escape, and many of their wives and children were scattered. Look at the clothes Juanzi was wrapped in at that time.

The quilt must belong to a wealthy family. However, these things cannot be discussed now, and you will understand even if I don’t tell you.

Because of this, I told others that Juanzi was picked up after liberation, and I just didn’t want people with bad intentions to get to the bottom of it.”

After listening to Aunt Zheng's words, Lu Tian finally understood the reason why Aunt Zheng kept secret about Zheng Juan's life experience. Indeed, in the current situation, it is better for such life experience to be unknown to outsiders.

Thinking of this, Lu Tian quickly said: "Auntie, I'm just asking casually, I won't tell anyone else."

"Lu Tian, ​​Juanzi and I rarely talk about these words just now.

However, since your father left, I see that you are becoming more and more successful, and I feel that there is nothing wrong with saying some things. If one day, these words are carried into the coffin, it will not be fair to Juan'er. Juanzi is so good.

Child, what a pity it would be if you didn't even know who your biological parents are in this life." At this point, Aunt Zheng closed her eyes and twisted the beads with both hands.

"Mom, you are my only mother. Without you, I would have died a long time ago. Even if I knew who my parents were, I would not go looking for them." Zheng Juan said quickly, fearing that Aunt Zheng was too worried.

Hearing Zheng Juan's words, Aunt Zheng pulled her hand over and whispered:

"Juan, your mother is a Buddhist, and her biggest wish is to pass away in the temple. Now it seems that this wish will not be realized.

The second wish is that you and Guangming can find your biological parents. No parent in the world is willing to abandon their own flesh and blood. There must be obstacles that are difficult to overcome. If you can find them, you still have to look for them."

"Mom..." After hearing this, Zheng Juan's tears flowed down.