In the evening, Xu Xiangyang counted the money and found a total of eighty-six and a half yuan.

After thinking about it, he prepared the iron pot, then took out a pound of pork belly, washed it, and ground it into minced meat with the canteen's meat grinder and put it away.

If I take the meat back, the smell will definitely be there when I cook, and I won’t be able to make dumplings even if I want to.

It takes a long time to chop the meat, and the clanging sound is so loud that even the people in Lao Xu's house next door can hear it.

Since he wanted to eat dumplings, he had to prepare some white flour. He found the place where the grain was stored, took out a bag of ten kilograms, and filled a white cloth bag with five kilograms.

It would be difficult to take back too much, so just take less.

The thing the family lacks most is probably food, and it is not convenient for him to take too much back now, but he has prepared 50 kilograms of cornmeal, which he will put in the space first and find an excuse to take back later.

Have a good night's sleep.

The next morning, Xu Xiangyang packed his bags and set off for home.

We didn't meet many people along the way. It was snowing heavily and the wind was blowing so hard that we couldn't see the road ahead clearly.

I walked with one foot deep and one foot shallow, and it took me two hours to reach my destination, which should have taken more than an hour.

When he arrived at the village entrance, he filled the empty basket on his back with things and then ran to stay in the woods nearby.

He will go back into the village after dark. If he goes back now and everyone in the village sees him, won’t that ruin everything?

Especially when you are carrying so many things, it is not easy to get by at this time, so you’d better not attract attention.

The main reason was that Xu Xiangyang was afraid that the Xu family would cause trouble and steal his things.

If the old lady took the initiative to come forward, he, a junior, couldn't stop her, right? If she continued to lie on the ground and blackmail others, he couldn't afford to offend her.

Don't say that he thinks the worst of people, this old lady is really capable of doing such a thing.

I stayed in the space until four o'clock in the afternoon, and it was already dark outside.

The heavy snow is still falling and it looks like it will continue all night.

There is no one on the streets. In this cold weather, everyone is staying at home to keep warm. Who would like to go out for a walk?

Xu Xiangyang came to his own courtyard. A dim oil lamp was on in the house, and two figures were reflected on the window.

There was no door here, and when he approached, he heard people talking in the house.

"It will only last for two days. I'll go visit my mother's house tomorrow." Wang Xiumin's voice came out, and the room fell silent again.

Xu Xiangyang thought for a moment, maybe there was no food left? They had distributed so little at the beginning, and when they left, they also gave him ten kilograms of cornmeal.

No matter how frugal you eat, you can't go hungry, right?

He pushed the door open and walked into the room. Both husband and wife looked towards the door.

The one-meter-high wall couldn't block his figure at all, the room was so small.

After closing the door, he smiled and said, "Dad and Mom, I'm back."

I had no relatives in my previous life, but in this life I finally got to taste the flavor of home.

Wang Xiumin opened her mouth in surprise, "Goudan! Why are you back?"

Shouldn't he be at work? Chinese New Year is still a few days away, so why is he back so suddenly?

Xu Xiangyang was really impressed by this nickname! Why did he have to be called Goudan? Every time he heard this name, he couldn't help but want to run away from home.

You guys forced...

"It's vacation time. The weather is getting colder, so we're taking it early." He didn't mention that he was fired.

Especially when he saw the light in the couple's eyes, he inexplicably wanted to take care of this family.

Wang Xiumin nodded. She didn’t understand what was happening in the city, so she just took whatever her son said as her final decision.

Seeing Xu Xiangyang covered in snow, she said, "Haven't you eaten yet? I'll go and steam two steamed buns for you."

There are still two pounds of cornmeal at home. I originally wanted to make some porridge for the next two days. My son is back today, so he has to have a full meal.

Xu Xiangyang felt sad when he heard this. He had just said that there was no food at home, so he would cook something dry when he got home.

He held Wang Xiumin close and said, "Mom, don't bother. I've already eaten and brought you some."

As he spoke, he took out a lunch box from his tattered cotton jacket.

This was taken from the space. It was originally a small snack I brought with me to work, but I was not allowed to work anymore, so I left a few boxes behind.

This time it’s a good opportunity to cook a special meal for the couple and have something delicious to eat.

He put the backpack on the ground and then put the lunch box on the kang table.

There were two bowls of corn porridge and a small plate of black pickles on the table.

"Eat quickly." He opened the lunch box and pushed it to the middle of the table. Inside was chicken stewed with potatoes. It was very oily. Apart from the sticky potatoes, there was also orange-yellow soybean oil.

When they saw this thing, the couple widened their eyes.

"Goudan, where did you get this? What is this? Meat?" Xu Guangtian said as he swallowed his saliva.

It’s no wonder he’s so useless. He hasn’t eaten meat all year long. Now when he smelled the fragrance, he almost rushed over to grab it.

There were tears in Wang Xiumin's eyes. She felt particularly uncomfortable when she saw her son who was obviously thinner than before.

When the child goes out, he is reluctant to eat any delicious food and brings it back for himself.

It’s not like before, when there was food I would eat up the whole bowl before going home.

Xu Xiangyang urged the two people, "We got some food from the cafeteria. Come eat quickly. I'll be back soon after I finish eating."

He had indeed just eaten, and was afraid of causing trouble to the couple again when he came back.

Wang Xiumin knew what it looked like when a child lied. It looked like he had indeed eaten, and he didn't even look at the food.

"Eat." She invited Xu Guangtian to eat. The child has made great progress, so what are you waiting for?

Xu Guangtian immediately picked up his chopsticks and didn't even look at the child. This meat is always delicious.

The couple hadn't eaten meat for a long time, and they finished the entire lunch box.

The oil and water in their stomachs made the two people feel particularly satisfied.

Xu Xiangyang couldn't help but feel sour when she saw them like this. In her previous life, she didn't know how much food she had thrown away when eating takeout. In this day and age, ordinary chicken stewed with potatoes could make them look so happy.

In fact, the chicken and potato stew in the cafeteria is made from chicken bones, so there is not much meat in it.

"It smells so good. We are finally enjoying ourselves!" Xu Guangtian lay happily on the kang, like a big boss.

Wang Xiumin didn't bother to look at him. She turned to Xu Xiangyang and asked, "Are you exhausted from work? Has anyone bullied you?"

In fact, the child is someone who cannot be bullied by anyone, but we have to ask, especially for city people. What if the bully is from the countryside?

Xu Xiangyang shook his head and said, "Everything is fine. No one bullies me."

Then he remembered that he was carrying the frame back.

Take the backpack on the ground to the kang, take out the iron pot first, and then the meat filling in a bowl.

Five pounds of white flour and ten eggs.

"This is what I brought back from the city, and this money, please keep it, Mom." After Xu Xiangyang took the things, he took out ten yuan and put it on the table.

Wang Xiumin didn't expect her son to buy so many things and still have so much money left.