After her uncle and his family finished their meal, Yun Huaying took the initiative to help wash the dishes. After finishing her housework, she did not stay to disturb them. She said goodbye to her elders and rode her bicycle to the county town to buy vegetables.
I have been very busy recently and haven't been to the black market for a long time. I came here specially today.
He Jun was still selling pork at his stall. Seeing her coming, he immediately handed over the work at hand to his companion and smiled and pulled her aside to talk: "Sister Ying, how come you have time to come here today?"
"My fiancé's grandparents are leaving soon, and my uncle is coming to pick them up today. I'm here to buy some food to treat them."
He Jun had heard from the elders about the identities of the two elders of the Han family and their legendary heroic stories, so he quickly asked her, "Sister Ying, the two elders will not come back after leaving this time, right?"
"No, they will go to Nanjing to reunite with their children for the New Year, and then return to Beijing to work after the New Year."
Thinking that they had all left, she would definitely leave too. He Jun was very reluctant: "Sister Ying, are you going to leave with them?"
"I won't. I just started working at the county hospital. I also agreed to give lectures and training at the municipal hospital for half a year. I won't leave next year, but maybe the year after." Yun Huaying gave him a hint.
He Jun understood and said with a smile: "My grandparents and parents also have new plans. They probably won't move next year. They will probably apply for job transfers the year after. We'll meet in Kyoto later."
"Okay, it's a deal."
"It's a deal."
He Jun now treated her as his own sister. Thinking that she was here to buy groceries, he immediately took out a knife and prepared to chop meat: "Sister Ying, I'll chop five pounds of meat for you. Is that enough?"
"That's enough. I'll go buy some other vegetables. They should only stay for a day or two."
Yun Huaying didn't ask much just now. She just saw that her uncle and his men drove a large Jiefang brand truck with a lot of luggage in the car. This time they should be driving directly to Jinling.
After he chopped the meat and put it in the backpack, Yun Huaying stuffed the money into his hand and told him something else: "Another batch of goods has arrived. Are you going to buy it before the New Year?"
"receive!"
He Jun was about to ask if she had any more stock, so he said with a smile, "The New Year is coming soon, and everyone is stocking up on supplies. No matter how much stock there is, we can sell it."
"They sent two truckloads of fat pigs this time. They originally planned to send one truckload to Yang County and the other truckload to other places. Would you like to accept both truckloads?"
The piglets born in the space have all grown up and are all big fat pigs weighing three or four hundred pounds. The dozens of piglets he sent a few days ago will also be able to be shipped out soon. She plans to supply this batch of goods to Qian Youming.
"Collect! Collect! Collect!"
He Jun was so excited that he almost jumped for joy. The pigs she sent were very fat and oily, and were very popular. During the Chinese New Year, thirty or fifty pigs could be easily sold out.
"See you at the usual place tomorrow night." Yun Huaying made an appointment with him.
"Okay, I'll go back and prepare the money today." He Jun smiled.
After chatting with him for a few words, Yun Huaying left with the basket on her back, bought a bighead carp from another stall, and picked out some fresh lotus roots. Seeing that there was wool yarn from the south today, she chose more than 20 kilograms of it out of her wealth.
She carefully counted the big red envelope her uncle had given her before. It was a lucky 88 yuan, which was equivalent to nearly two months' salary for a worker in a state-owned factory. It was a very generous red envelope.
She chose so much wool to prepare for her future parents-in-law and her uncle and aunt's families.
As for her grandparents, she didn't buy anything this time. She had bought something for them before, and her grandmother had already knitted them into sweaters for them to wear.
When she came back with her bags, her grandmother and the twins were packing at home. Seeing that the men were gone, they asked, "Grandma, aren't Grandpa and Uncle here?"
"They went to see Secretary Xuelin and Tian. Now that they are leaving, they also want to say hello to the village cadres."
Han Ting saw that she had bought a lot of things and hurried over to help carry them. "Sister-in-law, why did you buy so many things?"
"I only bought some vegetables and some yarn."
Yun Huaying first brought the dishes to the kitchen, then came over and said to the elders, "Grandma, I just bought over 20 kilograms of wool. I'd like you to take it to Jinling and distribute it to my uncle, aunt, and eldest uncle."
"Kid, wool is expensive. You're wasting money."
"My elders have given me many valuable gifts, so it's only right that I give some in return."
Yun Huaying put the things in her room and pointed to one of the bags. She said to her twin cousins, "Tingting, Feifei, this bag of wool has bright colors. I picked pink, red, and green. They're perfect for lesbians. You can choose some with Xiaolin and Minmin later."
"Thank you, sister-in-law." The twins hurriedly thanked her.
Yun Huaying smiled. Seeing that her grandparents didn't have much luggage, just three or five full bags, she asked, "Grandma, are we leaving tomorrow?"
"We'll leave early tomorrow morning. It's winter, and there's snow in many places. The roads are not easy to walk on, so we should set off early."
It is nearly a thousand kilometers from Yang County to Jinling. There is no highway now, so we have to stop and go on the way. We will arrange rest at night. It will take at least two days to reach Jinling.
The four of them packed up the necessary things, and Grandma Han also picked up most of the vegetables they grew, had a large truck haul them away, and took them directly to Jinling. This year the whole family was reunited, with more than ten people, men, women, and children, eating. These vegetables would barely be enough to last until the New Year.
After finishing these trivial matters, it was time to prepare lunch. The twins were raised by Grandma Han. The two sisters were very well-behaved and hardworking. They could do all the housework and did not need any instructions from their elders. They all took the initiative to help in the kitchen.
Mr. Han and his son came back soon. They just met with the village cadres and also went around the team.
When he came back, he saw Yun Huaying cooking in the kitchen. Han Zhangjiang was standing at the kitchen door and said with a smile, "Huaying, just make a few simple dishes. Don't work too hard."
"Uncle, I've prepared some ordinary home-cooked dishes. You can try my cooking later."
"Huaying is a great cook. The dishes she cooks are delicious."
Grandma Han sat in the corner, helping to add wood to the fire. She smiled and said to them, "The last time Zhengzi brought Huaying to Jinling to visit the second son and his wife, because of her visit, the family finally cooked a meal. Huaying made all the dishes on the table. That night, the second son had three bowls of rice, Zhezi had five, and everyone else had two or three bowls as a base. In total, they ate six or seven kilograms of rice in one meal. It was finally a full meal."
The twin sisters both laughed silently. They had been taken care of by their grandmother over the years. They mostly ate three meals a day at home and rarely went to the army canteen. Their life at home was much better than that at their second uncle and aunt's home.
The old man came back and lit the brazier in the main hall, and asked his son to go over and warm himself by the fire. He also said to Yun Huaying, "Huaying, after work is over, call Lin Shan and Jiang Yuan up to eat. Tell them not to cook alone at noon."
"Okay." Yun Huaying responded.
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