Chapter 292: Going to the Market~
After Yan Shaoyu returned, he saw Gu Yuehuai sitting at the table and turning on the kerosene lamp.
It had been snowing these few days and it was cold outside, so Gu Zhifeng went back to the inner room to sleep. The outer room was very quiet under the dim kerosene lamp.
He looked at Gu Yuehuai carefully. She looked calm and did not seem very disappointed.
Yan Shaoyu paused for a moment, and then he heard her gentle and pleasant voice: "What are you standing there for? Come here."
His thin lips were taut, and he walked over and sat down in front of her. His slender fingers were curled together, and the joints were faintly white. When he lowered his eyes, the melted snowflakes turned into water and soaked his hair. His breath became a little depressed.
Gu Yuehuai looked at him softly, her fingers covering the back of his hand: "Are you unhappy about what Song Jinan said?"
Hearing this, Yan Shaoyu's eyebrows moved slightly, and he looked up at Gu Yuehuai's sparkling eyes.
He put the tip of his tongue against the back of her teeth and looked at her quietly for a moment: "Don't be afraid, I will help you get it back, it won't take long."
Gu Yuehuai was completely stunned. Looking at Yan Shaoyu's serious eyes, he felt a slight dryness in his throat. After a long while, he responded softly.
Although she had never mentioned to anyone the tragic experiences in her previous life, and had no way to vent her hatred that others did not understand, there was always someone who, like a beam of light, traveled through time and space and enveloped her.
She seemed to feel that her response was not sincere enough, so she cleared her throat and said firmly, "I believe you."
Her voice was calm and pleasant, with a pleasant smile: "I believe you will do it and won't keep me waiting for long."
Yan Shaoyu's eyes gently passed over Gu Yuehuai's slender white neck. He couldn't help coughing, and moved away a little. Only then did he suppress the discomfort in his heart and said, "It's getting late. Go to bed quickly. It's almost dawn."
Gu Yuehuai's brows relaxed, and a smile appeared in his eyes: "Okay, when we wake up, we will go to the market together."
She got off the kang and took two steps towards her room, then felt something was missing. She looked back and met Yan Shaoyu's gaze, then suddenly turned back, held his face with both hands, and gave him a hot kiss on his slightly cool thin lips.
Gu Yuehuai seemed to feel embarrassed as well. After the kiss, he didn't say anything and ran back to the room.
Yan Shaoyu was stunned for a moment, looking at Gu Yuehuai's slightly shy back, and couldn't help but raise his hand to touch his lips, which seemed to still be warm. For a moment, even the dim kerosene lamp was tinged with a hint of charm.
He suddenly chuckled, his eyes and brows showing joy.
However, when thinking of Song Jinan and Tian Jing, his smile slowly faded, and he thought to himself that one always has to make efforts for certain people or certain things, and it is indeed time to leave.
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The next day, the snow finally stopped, but the temperature had obviously dropped by a few degrees. The cold wind was blowing and it felt like a knife scraping on the face, but it still couldn't stop everyone's enthusiasm, and lively noise could be heard outside early in the morning.
The Gu family did the same. They all got up early, had breakfast, and prepared to go to the market.
"Hurry up, hurry up, are you done packing?" Yan Shaoli stamped her feet in the yard, her face red from the cold, but she was still in high spirits. This was her first time to attend a big fair after going to the countryside, so she was naturally excited.
On the side, Yan Shaotang was held in Gu Tinghuai's arms, and his elder brother Yan Shaoyu became an idler.
Gu Yuehuai wrapped himself in a scarf and went out. Seeing that everyone was ready, he said, "Let's go. I have prepared all the dishes and they are warming on the stove. Third brother can just heat them up at noon. Don't worry about them."
As she spoke, she reached out and handed a heavy bamboo basket to Yan Shaoyu. The latter took it, lowered his eyes to take a look, and saw a large woven bag inside. He opened it and took a look, his eyebrows raised, and saw that it was full of white rice.
Gu Yuehuai said: "The big fairs all adopt the barter method, and few people are willing to pay money or tickets to buy."
Yan Shaoli smiled and walked forward to hold Gu Yuehuai's arm: "This family is so happy to have you. We don't have to worry about anything. We just need to eat ready-made food." After saying that, he did not forget to look at Yan Shaoyu: "Right, big brother?"
Yan Shaoyu glanced at her, smiled casually, and hummed in response.
Gu Tinghuai walked in front holding Yan Shaotang, and turned back to urge, "Hurry up, it's probably crowded now."
The group quickened their pace and headed for the junction of the Dalaozi Production Brigade and the Fangen Brigade. There was also a valley there, but the terrain was lower and there were many trees, making it very suitable for members who wanted to set up stalls to set up plastic sheds.
In previous years, the big market in the mountains was held in this place, and people from several nearby teams would come.
Along the way, we also met groups of people, all of whom were going to the market. Some of them were carrying bamboo baskets with agricultural and sideline products in them. When we met such people, someone would shout in the local dialect, "Hurry up, there will be no room if you are late!"
Gu Yuehuai and his companions walked for about half an hour and finally arrived at their destination.
Looking around, all you see are seas of heads.
This was the first time Yan Shaoli had seen this scene, and he couldn't help but exclaimed, "There are so many people, are we going to run into kidnappers?"
She came from Liuzhi Brigade, and her experiences there made her always wary. There are so many people here that it is easy for children to get lost, and such children are likely to be targeted by human traffickers.
Gu Tinghuai hugged Yan Shaotang tightly and said, "Don't worry, you guys go shopping, Shaotang will be left to me."
Yan Shaoli immediately narrowed his eyes and said solemnly: "Brother Gu, you are such a good person!"
Gu Tinghuai's mouth twitched slightly and he shook his head: "Okay, go shopping, I'll follow you."
With his words, Yan Shaoli was no longer polite and pulled Gu Yuehuai into the crowd. Yan Shaoyu strolled casually beside them, occasionally stretching out his hand to separate the oncoming crowd.
The big market in the mountains is also divided into east, west, south and north. Each area sells different things, including cloth, spring couplets, blessing characters, vegetables, eggs, grains and oils, etc. The stalls are next to each other, and the aisles in the middle are very narrow and crowded.
The stroll was actually very quick. Gu Yuehuai exchanged Spring Festival couplets and a few pieces of cloth along the way, and was lucky enough to come across a stall selling beef.
The beef was bright red, and it was obvious that it had just been slaughtered. Upon asking, we learned that the cow was old and had died of old age. After the brigade reported it, some of it was distributed to every household. However, people were not even able to get enough food to eat at that time, so who would be willing to eat beef?
It happened to be a big market, so he took it out to sell, hoping to exchange it for some food.
Gu Yuehuai brought a lot of food today, and they were all fine grains, so it was more than enough to exchange for some beef.
She didn't hesitate and bought all the beef on the stall at the rate of six pounds of fine grain for one pound of meat.
Beef is actually not too expensive, because the cow does not have much fat, so one pound costs 60 cents. Of course, this price is not expensive for her, but for others, they would be reluctant to exchange it for food.
Several people squeezed and shoved together until the sun was high in the sky, and finally returned with a full load.
However, as soon as I returned to the team, I heard a piece of news.
The educated youth's site was collapsed by heavy snow.
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