Du Xiaoying then remembered that she heard a lot of noise on the way back, but she didn't pay any attention to it. She slapped her thigh in annoyance.
"What a pity, I didn't see it."
Liu Da Jiao rubbed the embroidery needle against her head twice. "You didn't see it. Old Lady Song was stubborn at first, but in the end, the Liu family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law didn't care about that. They just went up and pulled Old Lady Song's hair and slapped her several times."
"Tsk tsk... Old Lady Song howled miserably."
"I've finally figured it out. That family is full of ungrateful people. The old lady got beaten up, and they acted as if their grandchildren didn't see it. Old Man Song didn't even speak up for his wife."
Du Xiaoying sneered. That family was full of selfish, ungrateful, and ungrateful people. The Song family was reaping what they sowed.
"Let's not talk about that unlucky thing. Are you making shoes for your son Shanzi?"
Liu Dajiao smiled and nodded, "My son Shanzi is about to find a partner, and his shoes are so worn out that he can't show them to others. I need to make him a new pair."
Du Xiaoying thought of her past life and said with a smile, "Just wait for your happiness."
"Oh, what happiness is there to enjoy? It would be good enough if I could live without worrying about death every day." Liu Dajiao said this with an unconcealable smile in his eyes.
After seeing off Liu Dajiao, Du Xiaoying went to Shuanzi's house again. Fenglai saw that the month was getting further and further along, so he sent two feet of cloth and two taels of brown sugar.
"Okay, Shuanzi, keep an eye on your Fenglai and take good care of him. A healthy body is better than anything else, and it will also help the baby in your belly to be healthy." She put the things down, took the money and didn't stay any longer.
"Hey, sister-in-law, take care. If you need anything, just come over and call me."
"I know. It's cold outside. Come inside."
.....
Du Xiaoying was not idle after returning home. She hurriedly prepared egg cakes for tomorrow. This time she planned to prepare five kilograms of it. If there were more, she would not be able to handle it alone.
She spent the whole morning beating the egg whites, and her arms were sore and she was sweating profusely.
"Mom, Xiaowu will help you~"
Looking at Wu Ya who was busy wiping her sweat and massaging her arms, Du Xiaoying felt warm in her heart. She hugged her little girl's soft body and kissed her, making the little girl giggle.
"Mom, we're back~"
Looking at the girls who were shivering and bringing in a gust of cold wind, Du Xiaoying finally noticed the time. "Look, Mom is so busy that she hasn't even cooked dinner yet."
"Mom, let me help you make lunch. What are we having for lunch?" Daya quickly put down her school bag.
"Let's make some stew." Du Xiaoying said as she got off the kang.
Erya and her sisters washed their hands, went to bed and helped beat the egg whites.
Du Xiaoying took two pieces of cake and broke off a little for each of the children. "Have some egg cake first to fill your stomach."
"Mom, I don't want to eat it. I'd better keep it..." Daya shook her head, implying that she wanted to sell it for money.
Seeing that the eldest sister didn't eat, the sisters shook their heads sensibly, "Mom, we're not hungry."
The more sensible her daughters were, the more distressed she felt. She stuffed the cakes directly into their mouths and said, "Eat them all. Mom and Dad earn money so that our family can live a good life. It's an honor for my daughters to have this little egg cake in their mouths."
"Haha...Mom, what you said is so funny~"
The sisters burst into laughter.
Daya broke the egg cake in her hand into two halves and handed it to Du Xiaoying, "Mom, you eat too."
"Mom doesn't want to eat."
Looking at the egg cake that Daya forced to her mouth, Du Xiaoying took a small bite with a helpless smile.
....
At the end of the day, Du Xiaoying was exhausted just from beating eggs, even more tiring than working in the fields.
He can still walk around while working, and he can maintain that same movement just by using his arms.
After finally taking the last pot of egg cakes out of the oven, she collapsed on the kang, not wanting to move at all.
"Huh? Why don't I just make myself an egg beater?!"
Du Xiaoying did it right away. She jumped off the kang, wrapped herself in a thick cotton jacket and went out to find suitable wood.
Song Guoliang looked at the mess of wood chips on the ground and took his foot back. "Wife, what are you doing?"
"You're back just in time. I wanted to make an egg beater. At least it would save me some energy. A living person can die from urination."
Du Xiaoying seemed to have seen a savior. She pulled the person over and pointed at the egg beater she had drawn on the notebook.
Song Guoliang's mouth twitched as he looked at the scribbled drawing on it. He coughed lightly, took off his military coat, folded it, and put it on the kang.
"Wife, you tell me and I'll do it."
Du Xiao nodded hurriedly, pointing to the sketch in the notebook that she had drawn based on the egg beater she had seen in her previous life.
"The top part is a handle, and the main part is the bottom part, which needs to be intertwined..."
Song Guoliang frowned, "Can it be made with wire?"
Du Xiaoying was stunned and slapped her head, "Look at my stupid brain, so stupid!"
Song Guoliang pursed his lips, his dark eyes smiling, "We don't have any wire at home, I'll go to work tomorrow to get some."
"Okay, okay, I'll come get it from you when I'm done."
Song Guoliang nodded, and then asked about the egg cake business.
"It's incredibly popular. I was expecting it to take ages to sell out. After all, although it's delicious and generous, 50 cents a piece isn't cheap. I didn't expect people to be so willing to spend money, buying at least one or two for their children."
"Still have to be careful and don't let your guard down."
Du Xiaoying blinked her sparkling eyes and said, "Don't worry, I won't take any risks even for the sake of the children."
Facing the man's deep, dark eyes, she pursed her lips, avoiding his gaze in panic, and stammered, "And you~"
"Um?"
Du Xiaoying rolled her eyes at the man and said, "It's fine if you didn't hear it."
Song Guoliang frowned. His wife was fine just now, so what happened?
....
The next day
As soon as Du Xiaoying arrived, she was surrounded by the customers who didn't buy egg cakes yesterday, and they started talking to each other.
"Why did you come just now?"
"Did you bring the egg cake?"
"I'm sorry, I came out a little late today." Du Xiaoying hurriedly opened the backpack. "Everyone come one by one, there's everything."
"I want two."
"I want one."
....
Du Xiaoying skillfully wrapped the egg cakes and collected the money in one go.
Most people who can come to the black market are from well-off families, except for those who have no other choice. So more than half of the egg cake was gone in a short while.
"Comrade, how many egg cakes are left? I want them all."
Du Xiaoying quickly looked down and said in surprise, "There are still six pieces left. Comrade, do you want them all?"
"I want them all. Pack them up." The man said as he took out 3 yuan.
Looking at the man's back, Du Xiaoying always felt that he looked familiar, but she just couldn't remember where she had seen him.
For some reason, the creepy feeling of being stared at came back. She turned around and looked around carefully, but found nothing unusual.
He shook his head, didn't think about it anymore, and quickly left the yard.
Little did she know that the man had seen everything that had just happened.
"Boss, I bought it back. Come and try it. It smells really good."
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