"Second brother, your mother was wrong in this matter. She is so biased that she is a fool. Dad specially brought eggs to see you." Old man Song looked heartbroken.
Du Xiaoying sneered, this old man is so insidious.
Song Guoliang frowned and said coldly, "Uncle, is there anything else? It's better for our two families to have less contact in the future."
"You—" Old Man Song burst into tears, his eyes filled with disappointment and sadness, "Second brother, are you really so cruel that you will never have anything to do with our parents again?"
"Uncle, are your ears not working well? Or is there something wrong with your brain? Aren't we speaking clearly enough?"
Old Man Song staggered back a few steps, "Okay, okay, it was us who made the mistake after all... I don't blame you..."
Looking at the stumbling figure, Du Xiaoying looked at the man's face with concern.
Song Guoliang shook his head and said, "Without the old man's tacit approval, the old lady would not dare to do such a big thing."
Du Xiaoying raised her eyebrows, her eyes filled with - You know all this?
Song Guoliang narrowed his eyes slightly, "My father is..."
That day, the sky was dark.
Song Guoliang reminded her worriedly, "Wife, be alert and pay attention to safety. In an emergency, it doesn't matter if you lose something. The most important thing is that you are okay."
Du Xiaoying felt warm in her heart and nodded with a smile, "Don't worry, safety first!"
"Well, come back early."
Du Xiaoying waved her hand and rode her bicycle all the way out of the village. She was afraid that the eggs would be bumped and broken, so she rode very steadily.
black market
She found a place to park her bicycle, put down the sack on the back seat, opened the two backpacks on the crossbar of the bicycle, revealing eggs, dried salted fish, and dried mushrooms and chestnuts inside.
She used the excuse of eggs to nourish her man, so she exchanged a lot of them with the villagers. Today she brought more than a hundred eggs.
"Comrade, how much are the eggs and mountain products?" an old lady wearing a headscarf asked in a low voice.
Du Xiaoying also lowered her voice, "Eggs are 1 cent each, buy ten and get one free, and mountain products are 2 cents a bag. Auntie's salted fish is delicious, and it's not afraid of spoiling. It can be kept for a long time, so save it and enjoy it slowly."
The old lady smacked her lips. "It's so expensive, can't you make it cheaper?"
"Aunt, you are really good at joking. My prices are not expensive in the entire black market. They will be snatched away in minutes if I put them on display. How about this, since you are the first one here, I will give you an extra bag of mountain products." Du Xiaoying's eyes showed pain.
The aunt pursed her lips in delight, suppressing the corners of her mouth. "Okay, twenty eggs, two salted fish, and five bags of mountain products each. If I hadn't been unable to get them from the supply and marketing cooperative, I wouldn't have spent so much money..."
Du Xiaoying took the money with a smile and swiftly helped the aunt put the things into the basket. "Yes, yes, take care, aunt."
.....
These things are rare for city dwellers and were sold out in a short time.
Du Xiaoying put the warm money in her pocket and went to the meat vendor.
"Oh sister, you're here. If you don't come soon, you won't be able to keep the meat. Many people are asking about it."
"Brother, I just finished my work. I specially saved this mountain product and salted fish for you. Take it back and try it."
"Oh, that won't work. I spend money—"
"You're welcome." Du Xiaoying smiled and handed it over. "Okay, big brother, I'll be leaving first."
"Hey, sister, tell me in advance what you want next time, and I'll save it for you."
"Okay~"
Du Xiaoying put the meat and bones into the backpack, and as usual, she used the twenty yuan she had on her to buy food.
.....
When I walked back home from the back, I happened to meet four sisters who were holding hands and reciting their lessons as they were getting ready to go to school.
"Big Ya, Second Ya, Third Ya, Fourth Ya~"
"mom."
"Come back early at noon. Mom bought some meat and bones today. We'll have bone soup at noon." Du Xiaoying felt both amused and distressed when she heard her daughters swallowing their saliva.
"Go to school quickly and listen carefully in class."
"I know, Mom~"
....
I was riding fast on the road and suddenly stopped. I instantly broke out in sweat.
Song Guoliang heard the noise in the yard and walked out with Wu Ya, only to see that his wife's face was flushed with heat.
"Mom~" Wu Ya happily threw herself onto her mother's legs and hugged her thighs.
"Wife, take a break, I'll do it."
"Why do I need you?" Du Xiaoying rolled her eyes at the man in disapproval, then squatted down and hugged her daughter's small body. "Xiaowu, Mom is not at home. Is your dad behaving well? Has he been working secretly?"
Wu Ya looked at her father and then at her mother, covering her mouth and laughing, "Be good, Daddy, Xiao Wu is watching~"
"Oh, my Xiaowu is so awesome~" Du Xiaoying smiled and kissed her little girl, then turned around and said.
"I bought some meat and bones today, just in time to make some bone soup for the whole family. I'll hang the meat from the well and make dumplings tomorrow."
Song Guoliang looked at the two large bags of grain and hurriedly poured a teacup of water. "Wife, you've worked hard. Have some water."
Du Xiaoying held the teacup and drank it all in just a few gulps.
"Wife, shall I pour you some more?"
Du Xiaoying waved her hand, hugged her soft little girl, and all her fatigue disappeared.
.....
"Wife, I'll help you light the fire." Song Guoliang was afraid that his wife would disagree, so he quickly waved his left arm, "My left arm is fine and flexible."
Looking at the man sitting on the small stool by the stove like a small mountain, Du Xiaoying couldn't help laughing.
"You light the fire, I'll go knead the dough."
"Um."
Wuya followed her mother happily, tiptoeing curiously, "Mom, what are you doing?"
Du Xiaoying scooped half cornmeal and half Fuqiang flour and said softly, "Mom is kneading the dough. We're having bone soup noodles for lunch. Does Xiaowu want some?"
"I want to~" Wu Ya said and took a sip of saliva.
Du Xiaoying felt sorry for her daughter. Fortunately, she could now have enough food and clothes and no longer had to worry about being hungry and cold all day long. Thinking of this, she became more determined to make money.
The dough for making noodles has to be hard, otherwise it will easily stick together when rolling out, so it is more difficult to knead the dough. Fortunately, she is quite strong.
After kneading the dough and telling the man to keep an eye on the stove, Du Xiaoying took the opportunity to go up the mountain to collect firewood.
.....
"Xiaoying, I thought you were taking care of your man and didn't have time to go up the mountain, so I didn't call you this morning."
"Heimei, you came at the right time." Du Xiaoying glanced around and saw that no one was looking at her, so she lowered her voice.
"I went to the county today and brought you two taels of fat meat. But because of my connections, it's a little more expensive than at the meat processing plant. Look—"
"Yes, yes, yes!" Liu Dajiao was so excited that he almost couldn't hold back his loud voice.
"I want it. It's not easy to get meat, especially fat meat. It can nourish the old and young in the family. Just tell me how much it costs. Don't pay for it yourself."
Du Xiaoying scolded him, "I'm not stupid, it's just really expensive. Two yuan and ten cents a pound, so two ounces of fat meat is eighty-four cents."
Liu Da Jiao smacked his lips, "Oh my god! It's so expensive!"
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