The wild ginseng from Huazis family was obtained by his father when he was young, relying on his exceptional skills and bravery to venture into the deep mountains. He dug up a rare 100-year-old wild ginseng, which became a treasured item known only to Huazi and Gu Weiqiang. However, as children, they would often brag about it to their friends, so Gu Weiqiang was aware that Huazis family had a lifesaving treasure.

  At that time, Tang Lanzhi gave birth to her second child, Gu Wanwan, who had a difficult delivery and was able to survive only by relying on an old ginseng.

  However, all these years, although Gu Wanwans body was not good, Hua Zi never mentioned giving Wanwan ginseng to supplement her.

  It can be seen that Ans body has been reduced to what state, so that Hua Zi, even the old eight are willing to give up.

  Gu Wei Qiang was very grateful, rummaged through his pocket and pulled out a pack of Great Front Gate cigarettes, tossing them to Hua Zi.

  Hua Zis hands cupped together, his eyes shining like he had spotted his own wife. He carefully scraped the cigarette box several times, making a "tsk" sound, "Wow, this is really something, Qiang Zi, youre being very generous this time."

  Nowadays, a pack of Da Qian Men is more expensive than two catties of meat. Moreover, in this town, its hard to find a place that sells Da Qian Men. You have to go to the county seat or even bigger cities to see such rare cigarettes.

  Gu Weiqiang ran long distances outside, so he naturally had some connections. This big front door was expensive, and even he himself didnt dare to smoke it often. He only carried it on him in order to smooth the way for his business trips.

  He smiled wryly and saw Huazi out.

  Zhou Aiju also went to the kitchen.

  Inside the house, only Gu Weiqiang and Gu Dongdong were left. Xiaodouding, who was eight years old this year, lay on the edge of the kang, thin and pale, with a prominent forehead, making his eyes sparkle even more brightly. His eye sockets were misty, with a hint of tears, "Dad, will sister wake up?"

  Gu Wei Qiang patted his pocket, wanting to light a cigarette, but thinking about it in front of the child, he restrained himself. He reached out and gently touched his sons forehead, firmly saying, "Hmm, An An will wake up soon, you watch over him for a bit, Dad is going out for a trip." An An had always been a pushover since childhood, this time going to the county town to attend high school, no matter what, he had to hold onto this spot for his older sister.

  As for the little girl, anyway she is one year younger than him, he will go to run more goods, strive to earn tuition and living expenses, so that the little girl can also go to the county town to study next year. ...After all, its still useless for him as a father.

  This statement is somewhat self-deprecating on Gu Weiqiangs part. He drives long-distance trucks for a transportation team, earning a monthly salary of 37.5 yuan, 30 yuan of which he gives to Zhou Aijuan for public use, and the rest of the money he earns from other channels is also mostly used to support his family.

  After all, in the entire Gu family, he is the only one who eats supplied grain, and its only right that he should help support several of his brothers.

  But thinking about it, the money he earns, let alone Anan and Wann going to high school, even if Dongdong is in high school now, can also be supported...

  The family didnt split up, and the money he earned was all handed over. This time, there were only two who could go to the county town to attend high school, one from the second house and one from the fourth house. You know, in these times, being able to afford for children to attend high school is really tightening their belts. And yet, below Gus family, there are still several younger ones attending elementary school, which is a huge expense.

  Actually, the Gu familys conditions are not bad, they are among the best in the whole village of Gujia. However, it was only two years ago that the Gu family built a red-brick and tile-roofed house with glass windows, which is really luxurious. But the price for this luxury is that they spent a lot of money, and Zhou Aijuan emptied out all the savings they had accumulated over the years. This is why they are now struggling to make ends meet, and on top of that, they have to fight for a spot in school.

  Anan fell asleep, unaware that Gu Weiqiang had gone to find Tang Lanzhi alone and warned her not to have any ideas about snatching the quota.

  The second daughter-in-law of the kitchen, Wang Da Ying, held an oily pot brush and wiped it around the big pot. She stretched her neck to look outside the kitchen, saw no one, and then spoke up, "Sister-in-law, how many eggs did fourth brother take?"

  In front of the stove, Zhao Junyan didnt even lift his head, just kept shoving wheat straw into the stove. On a cold winter day, using wheat straw to fuel the fire was quite accurate. He replied faintly, "I dont know."

  Wang Da Ying raised an eyebrow and curled her lip, "You little girl, its just a fever, no need to call in some quack doctor, wasting several eggs."

  Zhao Junyan lowered his head and focused on the work in his hands, not responding to Wang Da Ying, as if he hadnt heard him.

  Its worth mentioning that Zhao Junyan has a good name, but her family background is not good. Her ancestors were big landlords and during the early years of criticism and struggle, she was expelled by her family and cut off from them. She escaped from Henan to Gujia Village, where she almost starved to death. It was Gu Jias eldest son, Gu Weiguo, who saved Zhao Junyan by sparing some food from his own mouth.

  Zhao Junyan also didnt despise him and married Gu Weiguo, a cripple, and settled in Gus Village.

  It turns out that Gu Weiguo, being a cripple, had no one in the village willing to marry him. On the contrary, he was the last one to get married in the old Gu family. Now his son with Zhao Junyan is only ten years old, two years older than Gu Dongdong.

  The kitchen was bustling with activity, but Anan had no idea, she lay in bed, her mouth watering nonstop, she dreamed of the supermarket before she came here, standing in front of the braised meat counter, drooling.

  That braised chicken leg is really delicious!

  She subconsciously reached out to touch her flat belly, then touched the empty pockets, pouted, unfortunately she had no money.

  She remembered herself wearing 70s clothes, from originally being a young wealthy woman to becoming a poor and white-collar worker, Gu An An.

  The more she thought about it, the more unbearable it became. She squatted in front of the braised meat stall, smelling the familiar scent of roasted meat, and burst into tears as she hugged her head. She missed her dad and mom, she wanted to go home, she didnt want to stay here at all.

  Gu Dongdong, who had fallen asleep on the kang, did not know that his sister, who was lying in bed, had suddenly disappeared.

  At this time, Gu Anan also felt that something was wrong. This smell was too familiar. She squatted on the ground, which was also icy and had a real tactile sensation.

  Really?

  Is this supermarket real?

  Came with her to this era.

  To say, Gu Anan was also unlucky. She was just strolling through a supermarket and happened to be in the beverage section when the shelf collapsed on her. The originally pampered Gu Anan of the 21st century became a small white radish soaked in bitter water from the 1970s.

  Gu Anan suddenly stood up, perhaps the dizziness hadnt passed yet. She was in a daze and didnt care about anything else. She rushed all the way to the beverage area. As expected, where she had fallen, a pile of beverages had rolled out everywhere, and her small bag was still pressed under the drinks.

  Gu Anan used all her might and finally pulled out the small package.

  She took out her phone, which still had three bars of battery. She pressed the recent call log, and her dads number was at the top. Unconsciously, she dialed it again, but it only rang three times before automatically hanging up.

  Anan gritted her teeth and dialed the second number, which was her mothers, but the result was the same - she couldnt get through. She muttered to herself, "How is this possible?" and flipped through her phonebook again, still with no success.

  This phone can no longer dial any numbers.

  And she Gu Anan, thoroughly cant go back.

  Thinking of this, Gu Ans heart was in pain, if she wasnt around anymore, what would her dad and mom do?!

  She suppressed the sourness in her nose and opened the mobile phone album. The first photo was a family portrait of her father, mother and herself.

  In the photo, Gu Anan is wearing a graduation gown, with her hair tied up in high ponytail, standing between her parents, smiling brightly.

  Gu Ans eyes were misty, staring at the photo intently. As she looked, tears fell like broken pearls, pattering down.

  "Dad and Mom, I miss you so much." She subconsciously stroked the photo with her hand, holding her phone, and burst into loud sobs.

  Cried enough, quietly staring at the supermarkets glass window, dazed and distracted, "Cant go back,"

  She put her phone into her bag and carefully placed it in the most conspicuous place.

  Anan then walked to the pharmacy section, picked up a box of cold medicine, took out two tablets and swallowed them with mineral water. After thinking for a moment, she went to the food section and drank half a bowl of freshly baked corn congee.

  Facing himself in the mirror to boost his confidence, it would have been better if he hadnt looked in the mirror, but as soon as he did, An was startled.

  This dark and thin, yellow-haired little girl is actually her?

  How is this possible?

  She was a lovely girl back then, at least a little beauty!

  Whats with this body?

  Does the package contain black charcoal?

  Anan has tanned so much that her skin tone is almost indistinguishable from a black persons now.

  Whats wrong with you!

  Then there was a loud cry outside, "Sister, where are you going?"

  Gu Dongdong, this little bean, woke up from a nap and subconsciously touched his own sisters forehead. Who would have thought that he actually touched nothing? His drowsiness instantly disappeared, and the little bean cried out and ran out of the west room to find an adult to take a look.

  Scared, Gu Anan quickly left the supermarket and dove into her bed, yawning as the medicine took effect, and fell back asleep.

  Xiao Dou Ding was holding onto her dad with one hand and grandma with the other as they entered the house. As soon as she saw the person lying on the bed, her tears stopped immediately, and she stared blankly, "Sister... sister is back."

  The adults couldnt help but laugh and cry at the same time, thinking that this child had hallucinations.

  Zhou Aiju put the Astragalus membranaceus she got from Hua Zi into a pot and simmered it, after simmering for a while, she fed a bowl to Anan. She asked Gu Dongdong to watch Anan in the house. In this cold winter month, every household began to prepare goods for the new year, some were busy.

  Gu Dongdongs head nodded like a garlic press, his eyes wide open and staring at his sister on the bed without blinking, as if he was afraid that in the next second, his sister would disappear again.

  Gu An was sleeping dazedly, the rustling sound beside her ear made her head ache. She forced herself to open her eyes and found that her cheap mom and cheap sister were rummaging through her room, their expressions clearly not right.

  She shifted her arm and grunted.

  The two people searching indoors suddenly froze in place.

  Tang Lanji looked worried, this big girl, why didnt she wake up early or late, but woke up at this time.

  Gu Wanwans expression didnt change, she raised her hand and patted Tang Lanzhis arm, "Mom, you continue to clean up, Ill go take a look at my sister."

  As she spoke, she stuffed some tickets into Tang Lanxis cloth bag on the side, and then walked in front of Gu Anan, smiling innocently, "Sister, youre awake! Are you feeling better?" Although her mouth was full of concerned words, there were no actual actions, not even offering a glass of water to the patient or helping Gu Anan get out of bed.

  Gu Anan didnt expect her younger sister to help her up, so she leaned against the headboard, propped herself up with her arm, and sat up. "What are you doing? Packing things to go where?" She really couldnt bring herself to call out for her mom.

  Tang Lan Zhi also stopped collecting, tied the mouth of the bag and held it in her hand. "Mom, Im going to take your sister to grandmas house for New Year."