The Red Era: Starting from a Truck Driver

Chapter 4 Eating
While Jiang Cheng was chatting with his father Jiang Changhe, his mother Zhao Yuxia came into the house several times, cleared the table, brought in the dishes, and finally served the rice before calling them to the inner room to eat.

"Dad, go eat. I'll carry you there."

"Ah."

Jiang Changhe's lower limbs were weak, but he could still move slightly. It was time to eat. In the past, it was convenient, and the food might be served in front of him, so he didn't need to leave the room.

But Jiang Cheng had just returned today, and he had something to say at the dinner table, so naturally the whole family had to sit in the living room and eat and chat.

Jiang Cheng carried his father out of the room and found that his father was actually very light. In his memory, when he joined the army, his father was quite strong, but now he looked a bit skinny. This made Jiang Cheng feel very uncomfortable, and he could guess why without having to say anything.

For a person who is no longer able to work, eating may be enough to sustain survival. If he eats too much, he will become a burden to other people in the family.

After carrying his father to the dining table and sitting him down, he saw only two dishes on the table, a large cabbage and a fried egg, and the fried egg was placed in front of Jiang Cheng.

One can tell at a glance that this fried egg was specially prepared for Jiang Cheng. It was just one egg, and the greedy looks in the eyes of his nieces and nephews made Jiang Cheng unable to bear to eat it in front of them.

But the cabbage on the table was boiled, maybe just a little salt and a little oil on top. Jiang Cheng really didn't have much appetite, so he didn't plan to give in to the fried eggs.

Children are greedy and they will understand the dangers of the world when they get used to it. Jiang Cheng is kind-hearted, but when he meets an evil uncle, he will not only eat in front of the children, but also deliberately ask them if they want to eat, but then he won't give them any.

Everyone was hungry, but Jiang Cheng became the leader as soon as he came back. In the past, when they sat down to eat, no one else dared to pick up their chopsticks before Jiang Changhe started eating.

"Dad, Mom, and sister-in-law, let's eat, let's eat together." Jiang Cheng picked up the bowl, picked up some cabbage and said.

To be honest, it feels good to be the backbone of the family, but if someone else is the head of the family in the countryside, it is not necessarily a good thing. When you are the head of the family, everyone listens to you and you are the center, but you have to take the responsibility of taking care of the whole family.

As soon as Jiang Cheng picked up his chopsticks, everyone followed suit and started eating. Even if it was just boiled cabbage and rice, it was delicious.

This was especially true for several children. In Jiang Cheng's era, adults loved children who ate so quickly and so deliciously. When some children ate, adults had to follow them and feed them.

The cabbage had no taste, and the fried eggs were also average, but Jiang Cheng ate them deliciously. Although Jiang Cheng's body was from military service, he could only eat enough in the army, but not well, and his stomach was not full of fat. Now that his stomach was free of fat, everything tasted delicious.

After eating a bowl of rice, sister-in-law Li Xianglan took Jiang Cheng's bowl and served him rice. It felt great to be a grown man.

But after the meal was served, Jiang Cheng did not start eating immediately. Instead, he said to everyone, "Dad, Mom, and sister-in-law. I came back this time to tell you something. I can't stay at home for a few days and I have to leave~~."

"Chengzi, what do you mean? Aren't you just retired from the army and just asked for leave~~?" Before Jiang Cheng could finish his words, he was interrupted by his father Jiang Changhe.

Jiang Changhe was anxious when he heard Jiang Cheng say that he would be leaving in a few days. His son was leaving, and so would he die. But the two sons and one daughter that Jiang Quan left behind were his grandchildren. Without Jiang Cheng, the family would be broken up. "Dad, don't worry, listen to me. I said I can't stay for a few days and I have to report to the city to work. I applied for discharge, but the army took care of me and arranged a job for me. Don't worry, after I go to the city to work, I will come back to see you when I am free, and I will bring some food back to the family every month."

Jiang Cheng interrupted his father's guess and spoke to everyone.

When he said this, everyone in the family was shocked. Jiang Cheng was able to work after returning home. This was a great joy. No matter how much work points he earned in the countryside, he would only get a small amount of grain. But if he worked, he could buy commercial grain and get a salary. It was countless times better than living in the countryside.

"Son, what you said is true. Can you really get a job after you come back from the army?" Zhao Yuxia asked to confirm. Although she was from the countryside, she also knew some of the situation.

There were rural people who served in the army in Jinhe Commune. But some of them never came back after serving in the army, or they would still work like everyone else to earn work points and farm. The only good thing was that those who were discharged from the army were more likely to join the militia in the commune. They also earned work points when patrolling.

"Mom, why would I lie to you? This is a letter of introduction from the army. Besides, the job I'm going to take in the city is as a driver, and the salary is not low." Jiang Cheng took out the letter of introduction from the army, put it on the table and said.

The letter of introduction was presented to me, but no one looked at it because no one in my family could read. I could only write my own name, which I had learned specially, but I didn't know most of the other characters.

In fact, when Jiang Cheng said it just now, everyone already believed it, but the matter of being able to go to the city to work was too big a deal. Let's put it this way, getting married is not as important as working.

Now Jiang Chengyi added, it is even more outrageous, not only did he join the work, but he also became a driver. There is a saying these days: "If you can't turn the steering wheel, you won't do it even if you are a county magistrate."

Jiang Cheng was going to work as a driver in the city, and the Jiang family would be very rich in Jinhe Commune. There were few cars these days, and most of them were government cars. If you wanted to get something, you had to beg for help.

Let's put it this way. These days, if you know a driver as a friend, it's very enviable. If you have a relative who is a driver, it's even more amazing. Jiang Changhe's family is like having a driver in their family. If the commune knew about this, they would take care of their family during work.

After the family had a happy lunch, Jiang Cheng planned to take a rest and then walk outside the commune. Zhao Yuxia and Li Xianglan had to work in the team in the afternoon to earn work points.

Jiang Cheng planned to ask his mother Zhao Yuxia not to go to the team to earn work points in the future. There was one person who couldn't get out of bed at home, and there were three children, so they had to be taken care of by one person at home. Even if he asked his sister-in-law Li Xianglan to earn work points, she wouldn't have to do such heavy work, and it would be fine if she could do lighter work with fewer work points.

Jiang Cheng returned to his room and had a good sleep. When he woke up and went out, he saw his nephews and nieces playing outside the door. They were well-behaved and didn't run around. As for his mother and sister-in-law, they must have gone to work.

"Dad, I'm going out for a walk." Jiang Cheng shouted from the main room. He was just going out for a walk, there was no need to run back into the house to tell Jiang Changhe.

"Okay, Chengzi, go ahead."

Jiang Changhe's voice came from the room. In fact, his lower limbs were weak, but unlike some bedridden people, at least he still had plenty of energy. His body was thin, but that was because he couldn't get out of bed, didn't want to eat, and was malnourished.

After getting the response, Jiang Cheng gave his niece and nephew a candy each and went out. The candy that he gave to his mother Zhao Yuxia at noon was put in his room by his mother. The candy was expensive, so Zhao Yuxia thought it would be better to put it in her son's room.

(End of this chapter)