Chapter 34 Chapter 34 (Minor Repair)

Cheng Xin couldn't sleep in the middle of the night and got up at around four o'clock to prepare things.

Xu Fengxia and Cheng Lei got up to help shell the corn kernels. In order to ensure the health of the food and the freshness of the corn juice, all the undamaged corn was shelled on the spot.

Cheng Xin cooked two large buckets of corn juice, and the waning moon in the sky had not yet faded completely.

She ran to the brigade to wait for a ride on a ox cart to go to the commune for the morning market. The ox cart driver had not yet gotten up, and Geng Yunye arrived on a tricycle.

Cheng Xin walked around the car and asked, "Where did you borrow the tricycle from?" The tricycle he borrowed was bigger than ordinary tricycles and could carry at least eight people.

Geng Yunye raised the corners of his lips and said, "I have a friend who works in a furniture factory. He helped me borrow the largest tricycle."

Geng Yunye went to the hospital yesterday to deliver daily necessities to Cheng's father, and also bought her two kilograms of old newspapers and a pack of plastic straws.

He specifically reminded people that "city people like to use straws when drinking beverages, so they don't leak all over themselves."

Cheng Xinxi took it with a smile: "You are very thoughtful. I was just wondering what I forgot. Milk tea always comes with a straw." She didn't have time to catch the thoughts that flashed through her mind.

Geng Yunye helped carry four large barrels of corn juice onto the truck.

Today is Saturday and the cinema is doing the best business.

Cheng Xin rolled the old newspaper diagonally into a funnel shape, leaving a small hole at the bottom to prevent the popcorn from leaking out. This is a simple cone-shaped paper bag.

The newspapers are all the same size, so it is easier to pack popcorn. Put them in paper bags and place them diagonally in the baskets. One big basket for sweet popcorn and one small basket for salty popcorn. Cover the baskets with clean cotton cloth.

She was the only one selling popcorn, and her aunt just wanted to sell the ruined corn.

Cheng Gaoyuan and Wang Xiuping brought the bamboo tubes and four buckets of corn juice that had just come out of the pot. Last night, under Cheng Xin's repeated instructions, they put the bamboo tubes in the pot and scalded them with boiling water to disinfect them.

Cheng Xin checked the quantity and quality of the bamboo tubes and found no problem. "Aunt, let's go early to grab a seat. You can come back after lunch."

Geng Yunye loaded the things into the car. Cheng Xin got in and waved, "Mom, go back and catch up on your sleep. Xiaolei is here to help me."

The three of them left the team facing the rising sun.

Geng Yunye was pedaling a tricycle in front, and Cheng Lei was looking around curiously. He had never been to Haiwan Commune before.

The closer they got to the city, the more uncertain he felt. "Sister, can we sell what we made?"

I usually cook for myself, what if the food doesn’t suit other people’s taste?

Cheng Xin ruffled his messy hair and said, "This is not your concern. You are responsible for collecting the money. Be smart and don't make mistakes in the calculation."

Cheng Lei curled his lips. He was worried that his sister would cry if he didn't make any money.

It was not even eight o'clock yet, and the Haiwan Commune was full of vegetable vendors. The aroma wafting from the snack stalls made Cheng Lei drool.

Cheng Xin touched her pocket and said, "Comrade Geng, let's find a snack stand to park and have a hot breakfast."

Geng Yunye definitely had no time to eat breakfast since he went out so early in the morning, and her brother was a glutton, so she was afraid that he would spend money again.

Her father's condition gradually improved, and she had a little more money on hand, enough to treat him to breakfast.

Geng Yunye found a roadside breakfast stall and parked his tricycle on the side. Cheng Lei couldn't wait to find a seat and sit down.

He wiped the bench for his sister with the sleeve of his cotton shirt: "Sister, come and sit here." He was so flattering as to fear that Cheng Xin would go back on her word.

Cheng Xin ordered two large bowls of wontons and a small bowl for herself. The best policy of the Bay Commune is that street vendors do not need tickets to trade, and you can pay directly for daily necessities, snacks and drinks, and the price is cheaper than in the store.

A large bowl of wontons costs 80 cents, a small bowl costs 50 cents, and the soup base is chicken soup. Cheng Xin found a large amount of wonton wrappers among a small amount of pork filling.

However, considering the rich chicken soup base and pork filling, plus the fact that no food stamps are required, the price is very reasonable.

Cheng Lei burped while eating, "Sister, the wontons are so delicious. I am even more worried about our business." He felt even more uneasy when he saw that the wontons were so delicious.

The stall owner glanced at them, and Cheng Xin pulled his ear, "Can you have a little confidence in us? Are my cooking skills really bad?"

Geng Yunye finished his meal slowly and drank the last mouthful of soup: "The wontons here taste good, but they lack the taste of home."

Cheng Lei got goosebumps and said, "You adults are so annoying. Why can't I taste the taste of home?"

Cheng Xin patted her brother's shoulders twice and said, "When you miss the taste of home in the future, you'd better not cry, or I will laugh at you loudly."

Cheng Lei was not convinced: "I have been eating home-cooked meals for more than ten years, but I have never tasted the taste of home-cooked meals. I think the snacks sold outside are the best!"

Cheng Xin was too lazy to argue with him, so she just let him eat and then go back to work.

"Pay attention to your things. We may not be able to take care of them if we are busy. I didn't bring you here to play around, understand?"

Cheng Lei patted his chest and promised: "Don't worry, I have sharp eyes!"

Geng Yunye rode his tricycle to the entrance of the cinema, and saw that the owner of a snack shop had already taken a seat there so early in the morning.

Cheng Xin didn't compete with them for the best location. She didn't plan to take the things off the tricycle, so she just put them on the tricycle to sell, and parked the tricycle on the roadside. It was unhygienic to put the food on the ground, and bicycles or pedestrians passing by would raise dust. She herself thought it was unclean, let alone the customers.

In the early morning, no one was open, not even the cinema was open yet. Cheng Xin stood at the entrance of the cinema and looked at the posters one by one. The words on them looked familiar yet unfamiliar. She thought that she must have not been in school for too long and didn't recognize some of the words.

Geng Yunye took the bench off the tricycle and said, "Xiao Lei, keep an eye on the tricycle."

"Got it." Cheng Lei curled his lips and sat obediently on the small stool.

"Is there any movie you want to watch?" Geng Yunye stood behind Cheng Xin.

Cheng Xin reluctantly looked away: "The brigade will show a movie after the grain is harvested. There's no need to waste money."

A movie ticket costs 30 cents. It’s not that she can’t afford it, but the free movies shown by the team are more cost-effective.

There is a poster at the entrance of the cinema with a trailer for a new movie that will be released tomorrow.

"This movie looks good. Do you have time to watch it with me next week?"

Geng Yunye was standing next to the poster. Cheng Xin looked over curiously. "Horse Wrangler?"

He remained calm and made up an excuse, "Well, it will take a while for the new movie to be shown in the countryside. This movie should be good."

Seeing that he really wanted to watch it, Cheng Xin agreed, "Since you want to watch it, I will reluctantly spare a day to watch it with you."

She wondered in her heart, she clearly had memories of her past life, how could she not remember what kind of movie "The Horse Herder" was? Moreover, she actually overlooked such a common detail as milk tea with a straw. She suddenly felt that the memories in her dream were true and false.

Geng Yunye acted like a young boy who was in love for the first time, "Thank you for going to the movies with me. I'll pick you up at your house then."

Cheng Xin was thinking about something when a light bulb suddenly lit up in her mind, "Should the hero be called Xiao Shuai and the heroine be called Xiao Mei?"

Geng Yunye was stunned for a moment, then quickly came to his senses, "It doesn't seem to be." Who would give a movie protagonist such a name?

In Cheng Xin's mind, all the male protagonists of the movies about the previous life were called Xiao Shuai, the female protagonist was called Xiao Mei, and the second male lead was called A Wei.

She rubbed her forehead in distress, "This shouldn't be the right name. If not Xiao Shuai, what should I call him?"

There were more and more pedestrians on the road. Some of them stopped in front of the stall, took a look and left. Cheng Lei was very anxious.

"Sister, Brother Geng, stop chatting!"