Reborn in the 60s and adopted

Around noon the next day, the family who had traveled all day the previous night got up one after another to have breakfast and lunch.

Seeing the sumptuous lunch on the table, Tang Mei couldn't help but sigh that home was still the best place.

While eating, his father looked at him from time to time, and Tang Mei couldn't help but ask.

I started asking after I finished my meal.

"Dad, I remember I washed my face this morning. Why are you looking at me?"

Tang Yongli touched his face, looking puzzled, "Did I look at you? Is it that obvious?"

Tang Mei was speechless. If this wasn't her father, she would have rolled her eyes at him.

"Dad, didn't you notice? You looked at me at least ten times. Do you have anything to say to me?"

"Ahem, there is something I really want to tell you." Tang Yongli's expression was a little awkward.

Tang Mei had never seen her father look like this before. "Dad, I'm not used to seeing you being so shy. Just say it directly."

"Um, your sister, oh, it's Tang Shu, she ran away with someone." Tang Yongli said it stutteringly. She felt much better after she said what was hidden in her heart.

"Oh. If she ran away, she ran away. What does it have to do with me? Can I bring her back?" Tang Mei's expression was very cold. From the moment her parents were poisoned, she didn't want to know anything about her original family.

Tang Yongli's good mood came to a halt all of a sudden. He looked at his daughter guiltily. His daughter, who had been talking to him happily, now looked cold and indifferent after listening to Tang Shu's story. He couldn't help but secretly curse himself for being nosy.

"My daughter, I'm going to the brigade headquarters first. You can play at home by yourself today. There are still several days before you report for duty. You should spend more time with your mother." Tang Yongli was too ashamed to face his daughter and planned to slip away.

Tang Mei nodded.

After dinner, Tang Mei went for a walk in the village.

Along the way, I greeted my aunts, uncles, grandparents enthusiastically, and finally arrived under the big locust tree in front of the brigade entrance.

"Oh, isn't this girl Tang Mei? Oh, the top student from our village is back from graduation." Old Mrs. Li saw Tang Mei and greeted her with a smile.

"Hey, Grandma Li, I'm back. Where are Grandma Wang and the others?" Tang Mei also greeted them warmly. She also looked around at the chat group of elderly people who usually gathered here.

"They have gone home to cook. They should come over after dinner. Come and sit down." Grandma Li enthusiastically placed her small stool in front of Tang Mei.

Tang Mei thanked him and sat down.

Old Mrs. Li lifted her stool and moved in front of Tang Mei, her face full of desire to express herself.

Tang Mei asked curiously, "Grandma Li, do you have any happy gossip that you want to share with me?"

"Hehe, it's you, girl. The more you read, the more knowledgeable you are. Let me tell you, Tang Shu from the village ran away with someone." Grandma Li looked around quietly before speaking in a low voice.

When Tang Mei heard this, she thought it was another gossip about her original family. She instantly lost interest, stood up, turned around and left.

Grandma Li grabbed her and said, "Girl, please listen to me."

"Grandma, I remembered that the clothes at home have not been hung out to dry yet. I have to go back today while the weather is good, otherwise I won't be able to finish them," Tang Mei said as she tried to break free.

"Girl, grandma has watched you grow up, but she still doesn't know you. Just be happy to listen to what grandma says. I promise to let you come back to hang clothes after you finish listening," Grandma Li promised excitedly.

"..." Tang Mei nodded helplessly and sat down.

"That's good." Grandma Li grinned and revealed her two missing teeth.

"A peddler came to the village several months ago," said Grandma Li.

"A peddler? The peddler who was in his fifties or sixties? He let the old man trick Tang Shu away? Tang Shu was too gullible." Tang Mei couldn't believe her ears. Tang Shu seemed so clever at ordinary times.

"Hey, little girl, listen to me. It's not that peddler, but he is related to that peddler. I heard he is the peddler's nephew."

"Oh" Tang Mei was almost confused by Grandma Li.

"Silly girl, listen to me. The new peddler is called Jiang Dan. He is tall and handsome, and he is very generous to the girls in the village. Sometimes when he buys a handkerchief or a headscarf, he will give them a small gift. The girls and wives in the village like him very much, and your sister is no exception."

"She's just my cousin," Tang Mei corrected.

"Okay, okay, okay, I know your family situation, it's your cousin, it's your cousin." Grandma Li was interrupted several times while chatting, and she was almost broken by Tang Mei. She used to think that Tang Mei was a good person to listen to, but today she interrupted.

"Well, please continue." Tang Mei spread her hands and motioned for Grandma Li to continue.

"Your cousin is a very talented person. She is good-looking and has a good figure. The guy called Jiandan fell in love with your sister. I heard people in the village say, not me, that they were spotted several times in the bamboo forest behind your second aunt's house. Later, I don't know how, but your second aunt spread the word that he could marry her daughter, but the gift price must be 200 yuan, and three turns and one ring must be included. Then, not long after, I heard that your sister ran away with him." Your grandmother said with relish.

Tang Mei frowned when she heard this. Fortunately, she followed her current parents, otherwise she would probably have to exchange it for a 200 yuan dowry when she grew up. In this era, 200 yuan was a loss for her.

"Tang Mei Tang girl, did you listen to me?"

Tang Mei came back to her senses and nodded, "After I heard it, my sister ran away."

"I would say that peddler is not a good guy. Your sister is like someone whose eyes are covered with eye boogers. Hasn't she heard that Jiang Dan is also courting other girls in the village? If you remind Tang Shu next time you meet her, you probably won't meet her. If you meet her again, they might have already become a family."

Old Mrs. Li talked to herself, her tone full of pity, and then she sighed and continued, "What a pity, such a beautiful girl. Your second aunt, since she had the youngest daughter, probably has become less concerned about the eldest daughter. I guess the 200 yuan is saved for the youngest daughter's dowry."

"Haha, then I don't know. She exchanged her daughter for the money. It's her freedom to give it to whomever she wants. Grandma Li, are you done with the story? I'm going back to hang the clothes." Tang Mei didn't have too many other opinions. She had exchanged it for 30 kilograms of food before, and now she wanted to exchange her daughter for yuan. She used to think that Tang Shu had a different status in their hearts, but now it seems that it's about the same? Tang Mei, who was calm, stood up and asked Grandma Li patiently.

Grandma Li waved her hands and said unhappily, "Okay, go back, go back. You are no longer the little girl who listened to my stories attentively."

Tang Mei burst out laughing. She didn't expect that this old lady would hold a grudge. She coaxed Old Lady Li and said, "Grandma Li, I was in a hurry to go back to hang the clothes today. Next time, I will listen to your stories obediently."