In the lifeless and dilapidated room, there were waxy and shriveled faces, numb and lifeless eyes, and it was dark without a trace of light.
......
The sky was dark, and there was silence and tranquility all around, with a gentle breeze blowing.
A dark figure walked hurriedly on the bumpy dirt road, carrying a huge backpack on his back.
Du Xiaoying effortlessly carried a basket of mountain products and entered the county town at dawn.
At this time, there were a few people on the street, and the tightly closed courtyard doors gradually began to move.
According to her memories from her previous life, Du Xiaoying walked to the entrance of an alley.
In her previous life, after the reform and opening up, in order to supplement the family income, she would pull a cart and go door to door selling vegetables, eggs, hens and other things she grew at home whenever she had time.
“Huh~”
Du Xiaoying took a deep breath and encouraged herself. The market was not open yet. Reselling the goods privately was speculation and it would be a serious crime if caught.
So she can't make even the slightest mistake.
The woman carrying the urine bucket noticed the figure at the entrance of the alley, and without thinking much, she ran straight to the public toilet. When she came back, she saw that the man was still there and hadn't moved, so she walked straight over.
"Big sister, what's wrong? I saw you were just here. Can't find the way?"
Du Xiaoying's face was covered with a headscarf, leaving only a pair of bright black eyes exposed. She recognized at a glance that this was the young Mrs. Wang, and immediately pulled Wang Chunxiu's arm affectionately.
"Sister-in-law, it's me, your sister from the countryside. I came here specially to see you and your brother-in-law."
Wang Chunxiu was stunned, then came to her senses and quickly and affectionately pulled the man home, "You kid, you don't remember the way again..."
After Wang Chunxiu closed the door, Du Xiaoying immediately lowered her voice and said, "Sister-in-law, I have some mountain products I picked up here. Would you like to take a look?"
"You are so bold!"
Wang Chunxiu's expression was tense as she looked around vigilantly. She immediately thought of her daughter-in-law who had just given birth. She ate little and now had little milk. Her grandson cried out of hunger every day. Her eyes involuntarily drifted to the tightly covered backpack.
Du Xiaoying put down the backpack, revealing small bundles of mountain products inside. "Big sister, these were all picked from the mountain yesterday, so they're all fresh. Look at these red wolfberries, the wood ear mushrooms, the mushrooms, and the chrysanthemums. They're all fresh. One cent per bundle. Big sister, you're the first one in line. If you buy ten bundles, I'll give you one extra. You can pick whatever you want."
"Okay, since you're so straightforward, I won't waste any time on you. I'll take this basket."
Du Xiaoying was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect that the elder sister would take them all. Without saying anything, she said, "Okay, elder sister, there are a total of 32 bundles here. The remaining two bundles are for you, a total of 30 cents. But...elder sister, can you finish so much?"
"It's okay. This stuff is rare in the city. Besides, I have a lot of relatives. Sharing a little among each of them won't be much. The extra ones can be dried and saved for later consumption."
Wang Chunxiu swiftly went into the house to get the money, then asked with a somewhat embarrassed look on her face, "Big sister, can you get some old hens and eggs? My daughter-in-law just gave birth to a grandson and doesn't have much milk. Everything in the city requires tickets, and they're always hard to come by."
"Eggs? No problem. Old hens might not be able to produce them. But how about crucian carp? Crucian carp soup also promotes lactation."
"Okay, okay, please hurry up, big sister."
......
Du Xiaoying held the fresh and warm three-cent bills in her pocket, pressed the corners of her lips, and after leaving the alley, she walked around the county several times before going to the supply and marketing cooperative and the scrap yard.
He ran all the way out of the county town and headed back to the village before going to work.
Just as I was taking a breath, a sarcastic voice sounded behind me.
"Oh, whose spendthrift woman am I? She just came back from outside so early in the morning. Maybe she did something shameful or went to meet some random man." Liu Lanhua was holding the medicine that had just been prescribed from the clinic, her eyes full of resentment. When she thought about her son Longlong having his leg broken by this bitch, the family's money was spent like water.
"A bitch who can't walk when she sees a man, gave birth to a litter of bitches whose legs go weak when they see a man, alive—"
Du Xiaoying pulled Liu Lanhua's collar and slapped her nose. "Fuck you! You're eating shit so early in the morning! You have a mouth full of shit. I'll help you clean your stinky mouth!"
"Ah, bitch, if you dare to hit me, I will fight you."
"Mom!" Arya saw the two fighting from afar and rushed over like a whirlwind, "You're bullying my mom! I'll fight you!"
"Ah - bitch -" Liu Lanhua was already seeing stars from being beaten, and now she felt a burning pain on her scalp. She opened her mouth to curse, but her face and mouth were beaten again, causing her to feel burning pain.
"If you talk dirty every time, I'll beat you up."
Du Xiaoying kicked the grimacing Liu Lanhua away, letting out a deep sigh of relief. She turned around and waved with a smile, "Erya, why are you here?"
"I'm here to pick up mom." Erya frowned and kicked Liu Lanhua, who was howling on the ground, in annoyance. In the past, when they were in the old house, their aunt often bullied them sisters.
But before...her mother never cared and just asked them to endure it.
Seeing her daughter peeking, Du Xiaoying touched her face in confusion, "What's wrong? Is there something dirty on my face?"
Erya shook her head and held her mother's arm affectionately, "Mom, I like you now! Can you please not... go back to the way you were before?"
Du Xiaoying's breathing stagnated, her heart was gripped tightly, and she felt so painful that she couldn't breathe. "Er Ya, Mom promises!"
.....
"Have you heard that Liu Lanhua was beaten by Daya Ma? Her face is swollen like a pig's head. It's ugly to begin with, and now she's drooling all the time. It's even more ugly and disgusting. It's simply unbearable to look at."
"Serves her right. It must be that bitch Liu Lanhua who's being mean. Otherwise, how could Dayama, who has such a good temper, do that?"
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