Chapter 7 Why is she unhappy?

"8 cents is too expensive, I'll take all at 6 cents. I live here, if you have any, whether it's chicken eggs or duck eggs, I'll take them all." Wang Shengnan looked at the duck eggs with an obviously moved expression.

There are many employees in her family, but the supply in the country is tight everywhere, and she is the kind of person who can't get anything even if she has money.

The two people bargained and finally reached a deal at a price of 6.5%.

Xu Yao watched them hand over the money and the goods with the other hand, and helped Wang Shengnan unload the eggs to her house, and inadvertently asked.

"Wild duck eggs are not a rare thing. We have chickens, ducks and fish in our village."

"You don't want it, but we do!" Wang Shengnan stared at Xu Yao with shining eyes, "Do you sell it? As long as it's meat and the price is reasonable, I'll buy it."

"What price do you usually charge?" Xu Yao asked calmly.

"Hens are 1.1 yuan per pound, and roosters and ducks are 70 cents." Wang Shengnan answered without hesitation, "We do private transactions here, and the price is basically the same. As for fish, we have never bought it privately. If you send it to us, how about 45 cents per pound?"

Xu Yao's attention was on the chickens and ducks. As for the fish, she just listened casually.

There are many fish in Xiahe Village and many people go fishing for them. Over the years, not only have the number of fish decreased, but each one is like a spirit and is difficult to catch.

"Okay, if there's a fellow villager who wants to sell, I'll have him contact you."

Neither of them paid attention, but Xu Jiaan moved his ears and heard every word of their conversation.

Wang Shengnan took out a pile of children's clothes with a bright smile, "Take a look and see which one you like. They are said to be defective, but they don't affect the wearability at all. We usually only keep them for acquaintances."

"Yes, I feel a sense of familiarity with you as well."

Xu Yao complimented casually and bent down to choose clothes.

Children's clothing of this era was simple and elegant, unlike the fancy styles of later generations.

Xu Yao put together two sets of clothes with soft fabrics and stain-resistant colors, then lowered her head to ask Xu Jiaan which one he liked.

The villain's son paused for a moment and said absentmindedly, "Whatever."

Xu Yao could see that Xu Jiaan was easy to feed. It didn't matter what he ate or wore, as long as he had enough food and clothes.

It was the first time Xu Yao bought children's clothes and she was unsure. After asking Wang Shengnan if she could try them on, she instructed Xu Jiaan to take off the clothes.

Xu Jiaan didn't move, his body was a little stiff, Xu Yao suddenly realized, "Boy, you are not shy, are you? You don't even let your own mother see you?"

Even a five-year-old kid knows how to be shy.

Wang Shengnan laughed and turned her back. Seeing that the child didn't move, Xu Yao took off his clothes. Xu Jiaan quickly covered his little kid.

After taking off his clothes, Xu Jiaan's thin body was covered with scars, and some images flashed through Xu Yao's mind.

It seemed that every time the original body beat Xu Jia'an, Xu Jia'an neither cried nor hid, even though the child was as strong as the original body.

It’s hard to describe the feeling, sour and painful, but mostly annoyance towards my original body.

How could the original owner have the heart to kill such a young child!

No matter what, the child is innocent.

Xu Yao frowned and helped Xu Jiaan change his clothes without saying a word.

Xu Jiaan felt inexplicably confused when he noticed Xu Yao's mood changes.

Why is she unhappy?

Is it because I didn’t show her little Jiji?

Xu Jiaan lowered his head, looking at the pants he had put on, his fingers unconsciously resting on the waistband, his expression cold, and no one could tell from his inner struggle.

The little boy's thin earlobes were flushed red. Xu Yao rubbed his ears with a smile and bought the clothes from Wang Shengnan.

After buying this set of clothes, Xu Yao only had two yuan left. Back then, when she was the poorest, she had 1 million yuan in her card...

It was noon at this moment. After a busy morning, Xu Yao was already hungry. It would take a long time to walk back home from the town and cook, so she simply took Xu Jiaan to the state-owned restaurant.

I ordered two bowls of the cheapest vegetarian noodles for 16 cents.

The plain noodles were dotted with a few cucumber shreds. In the past, Xu Yao would have thought it was too bland to feed the dog, but now...

Mm, it smells so good.

Xu Yao caught a glimpse of Xu Jia'an protecting the bowl with one hand and stuffing noodles into his mouth with chopsticks with the other hand. Xu Jia'an's eyes were bright in the steam cage, with a ferocious hunting light like a little wild animal. Xu Yao was so scared that she quickly snatched the chopsticks from Xu Jia'an.

Xu Jiaan narrowed his dark eyes, bared his white teeth at Xu Yao, and said in a fierce and aggressive manner, "Give it to me!"

No matter how angry he was or how much he wanted to eat it, he did not snatch it back from Xu Yao.

Xu Yao suppressed her laughter and took the opportunity to educate him, "I can give it to you, but you have to promise me first that you will eat slowly and never let yourself get burned."

Seeing Xu Jiaan's dazed expression, Xu Yao continued, "It must be uncomfortable to have your mouth burned, right? Don't worry, this bowl of noodles is yours. I won't snatch it from you, and no one else can snatch it from you."

"Will you promise me?"

Xu Yao's eyes were bright, as if there was a little moon hidden in them, emitting a soft and non-dazzling light. Xu Jiaan pursed his lips, looked away uncomfortably, and responded in a very light voice, "Yeah."

After getting the noodles, Xu Jiaan did not eat them as voraciously as before. He secretly observed Xu Yao's movements as she ate the noodles.

She blew on the noodle soup, rolled up a noodle with chopsticks, blew it twice, slightly raised her little finger, and then slowly opened her little mouth. Every move revealed a sense of elegance and dignity. She was much better than Xu Lanxiang, the most educated girl in the village.

Xu Jiaan clenched his chopsticks, his delicate little face turning slightly pale.

That's not the case!

That woman wouldn't be so polite when eating.

She is not Xu Yao, who is she?

After eating the noodles, Xu Yao took Xu Jiaan back home from the town.

As if remembering something, Xu Yao said seriously, "Next time, don't just eat what others give you. Don't eat it until I give you my nod. What if someone puts a knockout drug in your food and kidnaps you? You're so cute, who wouldn't want to take you home?"

Xu Yao was used to this boy's silence, and she didn't expect Xu Jiaan to ask calmly, "Including you?"

He looked up with a serious tone, which was extremely adorable. Xu Yao didn't think that he was trying to trick a five-year-old child. She pinched his little face and smiled, "Of course."

"Got it." Xu Jiaan stared at his toes with a dark look in his eyes.

After returning to the shabby house, Xu Yao was not idle. She continued to clean the house, and then secretly asked other families if they were interested in selling eggs.

After going out, Xu Yao didn't bring back a single egg.

If it was a woman who opened the door, she would close the door without saying a word when she saw Xu Yao. It was men who opened the door, and they couldn't help but tease her with words. Some even asked Xu Yao to exchange her body for eggs.

Zhang Yaowen, the captain's family member, was very enthusiastic and sent all his eggs to her when he heard that she wanted to buy eggs. His mother kept scolding him, so Xu Yao didn't dare to accept his eggs.

The plan to enter the black market had to be put on hold temporarily.

In the evening, Xu Yao ate the vegetable porridge cooked by Xu Jiaan, and then lay down on the bed to sleep. The hard wooden bed made her back hurt, and she tossed and turned for a long time before she could barely fall asleep.

In the middle of the night, Xu Yao dreamed that her abandoned boyfriend poured a glass of wine on her, and then she woke up with a start.

Feeling something was wrong, she reached out and wiped her face, which was wet.

Depend on! The roof is leaking.

Xu Yao was so angry that she wanted to curse. She got up while cursing, lit the kerosene lamp, and struggled to move the bed to a position where it would not leak. In addition to the head of the bed, there were three other places where the rain was leaking. She went to the kitchen to get a container to collect water.

After finishing everything, Xu Yao slapped his head suddenly.

She almost forgot about Xu Jiaan! !

Her room is the best one among the shabby houses, and it leaks like this. Who knows what Xu Jiaan’s room will look like.