Du Xiaoying quickly put down her backpack, revealing eight large fish weighing two or three pounds, and a pile of mountain products that had been divided in advance, and lowered her voice.
"Fish don't need tickets. They're one dollar a piece, about two or three pounds each, so they cost 65 cents. Mountain goods are one cent a bundle, so they don't need tickets. The best tickets are cloth and cotton tickets."
"Okay, two, no ticket needed, and three bundles of each of wood ear mushrooms."
"Okay." Du Xiaoying knocked the lively fish unconscious with a stick, put it into the man's basket, and collected and counted the money skillfully.
After seeing the man off, several more people came over. After a short while, all the eight fish they brought were sold out, leaving only a few mountain products.
This was the first time in two lifetimes that Du Xiaoying came to the black market. She couldn't help but feel very nervous. She was afraid of delaying too long, so she decided to take the initiative.
"Auntie, do you want some mountain products? If you can't finish them, you can dry them in the sun."
The aunt's eyes lit up, she looked around, and pulled Du Xiaoying to the corner, "How are you selling it?"
"One cent per bundle, buy ten bundles and get one extra bundle free."
"Five bundles each." The aunt hurriedly took out a dime and handed it over.
Du Xiaoying took the money, counted out eleven bundles quickly and put them into the aunt's basket, then sent the aunt with a smile off her face away.
In the yard, in the dark room, stood a slightly plump man, staring in the direction of the two men and raised his chin.
"Er Mazi, new here?"
The man called Ermazi was about 1.7 meters tall, with dense freckles on his face. He squinted his eyes and looked along the raised chin of Boss Hu.
"Boss, shall I go ask?"
"Um."
Boss Hu met the pair of dark eyes looking at him and narrowed his eyes.
I don't know why, but I always feel like someone is staring at me.
Du Xiaoying was a little nervous. She spent all the money she had just earned and the money she brought from home, and bought 20 kilograms of cornmeal and 5 kilograms of flour at a price twice the market price, and then quickly left the black market.
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"Brother Song, why are you here so early today?" The young man who worked the night shift last night's eyes lit up.
Song Guoliang nodded and said, "Let me hand over to you first, and you can go back to sleep."
"Brother Song, you are my real brother!"
Song Guoliang recalled the petite figure who entered the black market with skillful secret code. His heart couldn't stop aching, and his mind couldn't help but recall the dream when he was injured and hospitalized.
The scene in the dream is still vivid in my mind, and I feel so heartbroken that I can't breathe.
Du Xiaoying returned home before going to work, carrying 25 kilograms of food.
"Mom, have some water. Why did you and Dad go out so early today?" Daya helped to take off the backpack.
Du Xiaoying took the teacup and drank it in three or two gulps. Only then did her smoking throat calm down and she was stunned for a moment.
"I guess he has something to do at work. It's getting late, so go to work."
Seeing the hesitation on the faces of Da Ya and Er Ya, Du Xiaoying quickly changed the subject and blocked her two daughters' questions.
Erya took Daya's arm and said, "Don't worry, sister. Mom knows what's going on."
"But... speculation is a serious crime, I'm afraid—"
"Pfft, pfft, pfft... Big sister, hurry up and stop saying such unlucky words. Our mom is such a smart and independent person, nothing will happen to her."
Daya slapped her lips vigorously, "Pfft, pfft... Erya, you are right, Mom is doing this for us, let's work hard in the future and earn more work points."
Looking at the girls whispering to each other, Du Xiaoying urged them with a smile: "Da Ya and Er Ya, hurry up."
"Here I come, Mom~"
......
Two figures were running back and forth in the cornfield by the river, carrying buckets of water on their shoulders, walking briskly as if they were walking on flat ground. They were the only two women among the group of young and strong laborers responsible for carrying water to irrigate the fields.
One is the skinny Du Xiaoying, and the other is the tall and strong Liu Dajiao.
A group of old men watched the two women, neither letting me go nor letting you go, just like a competition. They were all afraid that these two tiger women would start fighting if they had a disagreement.
In the past, Du Xiaoying was inconspicuous in the village. She was soft-tempered and quiet, and she only knew how to work with her head down.
"Da Ya Ma, this is what you do! I, Liu Da Jiao, don't obey anyone except you."
Du Xiaoying turned around and grinned at a dark face that made it look even darker. She couldn't help but laugh and said, "Shanzi's mother, you're joking. I just have a bit of strength, but it's nothing compared to you."
"Nonsense, I'm mainly tall and strong, and you're as efficient as me at work." Liu Dajiao said with a chuckle and scratched his head embarrassedly.
"I always thought you were soft-hearted and couldn't even protect your own daughter, so I cursed you behind your back."
Du Xiaoying was amused by Liu Dajiao's straightforwardness. "Sister-in-law, you're right to scold me. I used to think I was mentally ill, but now I've figured it out. I just want to live a good life with my daughter. I don't want anything else, I just hope that the children will be healthy and safe in the future."
"Yes, that's right!"
“Knock, knock, knock…”
The gong sounded, signaling the end of work, and men, women, young and old who had been working in the fields got up and walked back.
Du Xiaoying and the carefree Liu Dajiao separated at the village entrance and walked home with their daughter.
She remembered that in her previous life, Liu Dajiao's husband died early, and she took care of her parents-in-law alone, raising four children and helping them to grow up and start their own families. Finally, she heard that her children took her to the city to enjoy a good life. She envied and admired her from the bottom of her heart.
When the mother and daughter returned home, they went to see the chicks at home first, which were chirping and making a lot of noise.
Du Xiaoying, "It's a pity that the division took place too late, otherwise we could have caught two piglets."
As soon as she finished speaking, Wu Ya, with her little butt sticking out, dived into the chicken basket.
Du Xiaoying quickly picked up the little girl, stared at the fresh and hot chicken shit on Wu Ya's head, and laughed out loud.
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