"Hehe, I forgot, I have something I want to discuss with you."
Huang Qinqin patted the stool next to her, gesturing for Grandma Huang to sit down: "Grandma, sit down first, I'll tell you slowly."
"Here's the thing, we plan to have Junhui's sister come to Huangjia Village to learn something from Grandpa Zhong in the cowshed."
"Because our home is a bit far from here, we can only pick her up and drop her off at home in the morning and evening. So at noon, she has to find a place to eat and take a nap."
"I wanted to discuss with you whether it would be possible to have Junhui's sister eat at your house and then take a nap in my room."
Grandma Huang saw Huang Qinqin looking so serious and thought she was going to say something.
"It's no big deal. One more person just means one more pair of chopsticks. There's no problem at all."
"Sleeping is even simpler. Your room has everything you need. Just let us know before you come and we'll clean it up."
"But if you ask me, I'd just let Junhui's sister stay at home. The city is so far away, it would save us the trouble of going back and forth."
Huang Qinqin smiled and shook her head: "Thank you, Grandma, but it's not necessary. Hongxia is still young, and she'll be scared if she doesn't stay at home."
"Okay then, just have her come over for dinner. It's always convenient to have her at home."
"Okay, thank you, Grandma."
......
Because she chatted with Huang Qinqin for a while, which took up a little time, after Huang Qinqin and the others left, Grandma Huang pulled Dundun and ran into the workshop.
When they arrived at the workshop, Grandma Huang let Dundun play at the entrance and wait patiently for them to finish work.
Dun Dun, holding the tin frog, nodded obediently: "Dun Dun knows~"
"DunDun is being good, she won't run around~"
Grandma Huang believed that Dundun wouldn't run around, so she patted his head and went back to work.
Thanks to George's long-term orders, plus the department store's orders, they weren't worried about the pickles not selling.
They were worried that when the vegetables were out of season, they wouldn't have any pickled vegetables to sell, so Village Chief Huang made a decision.
Starting a few days ago, they accepted any amount of vegetables that other villages brought them.
Then, Village Chief Huang held a brief meeting with the villagers. He wanted to set aside a large open space in the village and build a large warehouse there.
They were used to store surplus pickled vegetables, because they had to ensure that there were enough pickled vegetables to sell throughout the twelve months of the year, so they had to have enough stock.
This was beneficial to the workshop, and the villagers almost unanimously approved it. They were even more supportive after receiving their share of the profits from the pickled vegetable workshop.
There wasn't much work to do in the fields today, so Grandpa Huang and Uncle Huang finished work early.
When they finished work, they stopped by to pick up Dundun and take him home. Just as they were about to leave, they suddenly heard the voice of a peddler.
"There are matches, soap, and popsicles!"
"Wash basin, towel, plum powder!"
When Dundun heard the peddler's voice, his eyes widened. He grabbed Grandpa Huang's hand and said anxiously, "Great-Grandpa, let's go buy popsicles!"
Grandpa Huang didn't move an inch, looking down at Dun Dun: "Do you have money? Great-Grandpa doesn't have money, so I can't buy an ice pop."
Dundun nodded eagerly: "Dundun has money!"
Then Grandpa Huang saw Dundun reach into the pocket in front of his stomach and pulled out two one-cent coins, about the same size as pickled vegetables.
"DunDun, where did you get the money?"
Grandpa Huang found it strange, as he knew that there was often food in Dun Dun's pocket.
But it was rare for Dun Dun to have money. Except during the Lunar New Year, when they would give Dun Dun a few cents to buy some firecrackers.
However, if Dundun has money, that's fine too. Usually, the peddlers who go to the countryside sell the cheapest kind of popsicles, which can be bought for just one cent.
Before Dun Dun could answer, Grandpa Huang continued, "Since you have money, then Great-Grandpa will go with you to buy popsicles."
Then he turned to Uncle Huang and said righteously, "Dun Dun only has two cents. If you want to eat, you'll have to pay for it yourself, understand?"
Uncle Huang: ......
"Okay, I'll pay for it myself."
Uncle Huang has money, and his wife doesn't strictly limit him from taking money like Grandma Huang does.
Because Uncle Huang is quite sensible, and he doesn't smoke, drink, or gamble.
It's almost impossible for you to get him to spend money recklessly, so Aunt Huang trusts him quite well.
Grandpa Huang nodded in satisfaction, and then the group went to buy popsicles together.
After buying the popsicles, Dun Dun seemed to realize belatedly that Grandpa Huang had just asked him where the money came from.
Then Dundun suddenly blurted out, "Great-Grandpa~ Dundun's money was given to him by Mom when he was at Second Grandma's house~"
Actually, it was Sister-in-law Huang who used those two cents to exchange with Dundun for the ten yuan gift that Mu Shengnan had given him as a greeting.
However, because Mu Shengnan later gave Dundun a silver bracelet, Dundun had forgotten that she had also given him money.
Dundun only remembered that the two cents were given to him by Sister-in-law Huang.
Because he had been back for so long and hadn't encountered a peddler, Dundun finally spent his money today.
Grandpa Huang sipped his popsicle and nodded nonchalantly: "Oh, so it was given to you by your mother at your second son's house during the Mid-Autumn Festival."
After he finished speaking, Grandpa Huang suddenly froze, because he suddenly remembered something.
That was on the Mid-Autumn Festival, when Grandma Huang promised to make up the two yuan he owed her.
but!
To this day, Grandpa Huang has not received those two yuan; he has even forgotten about them.
Now that he remembered, the first thing Grandpa Huang said to Grandma Huang after she got home was, "Old woman, pay me back!"
Grandma Huang: ? ? ?
Grandma Huang looked at Grandpa Huang with a blank expression: "Old man, are you out of your mind from the sun? You want me to pay you back?"
When did I owe you money?
Grandpa Huang was so angry that he puffed out his beard and glared at his face: "What do you mean there isn't? Are you trying to deny it?"
“Last month during the Mid-Autumn Festival, we went to my second brother’s house in the city to celebrate the holiday, you remember?”
Grandma Huang nodded: "I remember. But what does that have to do with you asking me to pay back the money?"
"How can it not be related? It's very related!"
“You said it yourself that day, that you would return the two yuan that Dundun found to me.”
"You said you'd give it to me during dinner, but it's been over half a month now and you still haven't given it to me."
Grandpa Huang glared at her angrily: "So, do you owe me money? Isn't it reasonable for me to ask you to pay me back?"
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