Chapter 109 You Can't Afford to Pay

They, the rural people, didn't even have a single industrial coupon. If they wanted to buy a sewing machine, they had to exchange grain with city dwellers for industrial coupons.

Chen Erbao, however, didn't care about money or industrial vouchers. He darted over like a monkey, eager to try it out, and asked, "Aunt Jiang, can I ride it?"

Jiang Manyun smiled and said, "Of course."

Seeing that her son was really going to ride it, Zhou Zhaodi quickly pulled him back: "You can't even ride, what are you going to do?! If you break it, you won't be able to afford to pay for it even if you sell it!"

Although the person didn't say how much it cost, she knew in her heart that the bike was definitely not cheap, after all, even her sister-in-law's second-hand bicycle cost eighty yuan.

Thinking of this, she added threateningly, "If you dare to ride it secretly, I'll spank you until your butt is bruised and battered!"

Hearing this, Jiang Manyun said with a mix of amusement and exasperation, "It's alright, it can't be broken so easily."

Zhou Zhaodi said with a look of disgust, "No, this little rascal is too naughty! Give him a bamboo pole and he'll poke a hole in the sky. Let him touch it a few times and he'll be fine."

So, Chen Erbao, who was disliked by his own mother, could only pitifully touch the bicycle to satisfy his craving.

Hehe, from today onwards, Chen Erbao is someone who has actually ridden a bicycle!

In the kitchen, Helian Jiao heard the commotion outside and said to Gu Tingyun, "Aunt Jiang is here to pick you up!"

The baby's voice is so cheerful.

Ever since eating the meat dishes that Jiang Manyun brought back yesterday, the little princess's affection for her has skyrocketed.

"Um."

Gu Tingyun, the son, reacted calmly because his mother had come to pick him up, which meant he wouldn't see the little hamster again until tomorrow.

He reluctantly took her soft little hand and said to Ma Xiulian, "Grandma Chen, I'm going back now."

While Ma Xiulian was heating the rabbit meat, she said, "Go tell your mother to wait a little longer, I'll pack a plate of braised rabbit for you to take home."

"Thank you, Grandma Chen."

Gu Tingyun nodded and insisted on leading the meat-craving hamster out with her.

Jiang Manyun saw that her son was still holding his baby's hand even as he was leaving, and she clicked her tongue inwardly. She never thought that her son's "old man's heart" could be melted one day.

Then, after Helian Jiao sweetly called out "Aunt Jiang," her heart melted.

She knelt down and picked up the soft, cuddly baby, affectionately asking, "Sweetie, do you want to go to town with Auntie tomorrow?"

A few days ago, she used to take the military's supply vehicle to town, but now that she has bought her own bicycle, she can take her two children to town with her.

Without a second thought, Helian Jiao replied in her youthful voice, "Yes!"

She loves going to town.

Because every time she went, her grandma would buy her meat buns and candied hawthorns, and when it got hot, she would also get soda and popsicles.

Jiang Manyun smiled and said, "Then Auntie will pick you up tomorrow morning."

At this moment, Ma Xiulian also came out with a bowl of braised rabbit. "Here, this is a wild rabbit that Tingyun and Guaibao caught together. I braised one."

Jiang Manyun asked in surprise, "Did they catch this themselves?"

She couldn't even imagine what it would be like to see her son, who always acted like a little adult, chasing wild rabbits everywhere.

Moreover, neither of the children was even as tall as her thigh. How could her short legs catch up with a four-legged wild rabbit?

Ma Xiulian replied without changing her expression, "Yes! There was also a pheasant and a wild rabbit, which they caught and I've kept in a cage to raise them."

Although the rabbit and pheasant were food given to her precious child by God, Jiang Manyun probably wouldn't accept the rabbit meat if she didn't say so. It wouldn't be right to let her precious child eat and drink for free forever.

I don't know if it's because I caught a chill this morning, but my period cramps are really bad. I can't stand it anymore, so I'm going to soak my feet in hot water before bed. I'll finish the remaining 3,000 words of today's writing tomorrow since I don't have to work.

(End of this chapter)