"Captain, Mrs. Zhao just scolded me again. I have to pay you twenty-six yuan as compensation." Meng Zhiyu raised the price.
Mrs. Zhao opened her mouth to curse again, but when she saw the captain's eyes, she closed her mouth.
Li Qingqing urged, "Aunt Zhao, Aunt Xu, make a decision quickly. It's getting late. We have to go back."
They were reluctant, but compared to being kicked out of the team, money was not that important. They didn't think the team leader was trying to scare them, as there were people who had been kicked out of the team before.
Meng Zhiyu held out his hand. "Since everyone is here, Aunt Zhao, you should give the money to us. This will prevent any further problems from happening. It will be bad for us."
Mrs. Zhao wanted to eat Meng Zhiyu so badly that she gritted her teeth and dug into her pocket for money. She took out two bills and threw them in front of Meng Zhiyu. "Go ahead. I only have twenty dollars on me. I'll give you the other six later."
Twenty yuan was thrown in front of Meng Zhiyu and slowly fell to the ground. Meng Zhiyu stood straight and said, "I'm so sorry, Aunt Zhao, please pick it up and give it to me again."
Seeing that she didn't move, Meng Zhiyu looked at the captain and said, "Captain, Aunt Zhao looks very dissatisfied."
The captain looked at Mrs. Zhao coldly. Mrs. Zhao lowered her head, holding back her anger, bent down to pick up the money, and slapped it heavily into Meng Zhiyu's hand, "Meng Zhiqing, take it."
"There are six pieces and eggs left. Aunt Zhao, go get them now. I'll be waiting here." Meng Zhiyu took them, folded them, and held them in her hands. "And Aunt Xu, you go get them too."
Then he looked at the envious crowd and said, "I'd like to trouble you all to bear witness. Thanks to everyone's help today, I have decided to use half of the money to buy meat for everyone to eat."
Who wouldn't want to take advantage? Those who had originally envied Meng Zhiyu for getting dozens of yuan and even dozens of eggs for just a few scoldings all laughed when they heard this, "Meng Zhiqing, you're too polite."
"That's right. You are just kids after all, and the adults aren't around, so it's normal for you to help out."
Mrs. Zhao and Mrs. Xu almost vomited to death when they heard the people around them praising Meng Zhiyu. They paid money to let Meng Zhiyu be a good person again.
Meng Zhiyu took out twenty-three yuan and handed it to the team leader, asking him to arrange the purchase of meat. At that time, buying meat required a ticket, which was difficult for ordinary people to get, but for the team leader, it was a piece of cake.
Meng Zhiyu carried the money, and Li Tingman and others helped carry the eggs. The group returned to the educated youth's yard in a happy mood.
"I'm going to the county town tomorrow, are you going with me?" Li Tingman asked.
Meng Zhiyu nodded and said, "Go." He hadn't made any money in a long time.
Mu Ziwei and others also expressed their desire to go. They set a time to get up, put the eggs in Meng Zhiyu's house, washed up, and went to bed.
The next day, except for Li Tingman and Song Guangye who were riding bicycles, everyone else squeezed onto the donkey cart. There was no other way, as the ox cart had already been fully loaded and set off.
Mother Zhou got on the donkey cart carrying a basket on her back, sat down next to Meng Zhiyu, and said in a low voice, "Zhiyu, don't be reluctant to eat those eggs. Eat two a day. It's good for your health."
Although what Mrs. Zhao said was unpleasant to the ear, Zhou's mother couldn't help but worry when she saw Meng Zhiyu's flabby body. What would happen if this continued?
Meng Zhiyu knew that Mother Zhou had good intentions, so she nodded slightly, "Yes, I know Aunt Zhou."
She was also thinking about this problem. Now that her health was not so bad, she planned to turn the malted milk into milk powder and eat more beef, fish, shrimp and the like on weekdays.
Mother Zhou added, "If you have more money, buy some meat and malted milk, they're all good things."
Seeing the worry on Zhou's mother's face, Meng Zhiyu was as happy as if she had eaten a delicious ice cream in the summer. "I know Aunt Zhou."
Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Niu came over again, chatting and laughing. Seeing Meng Zhiyu and Zhou's mother, they greeted each other loudly. Mrs. Niu climbed onto the donkey cart and said, "Why do I feel like we'll want to ride together more often? Is it because we both like to sleep in?"
Meng Zhiyu took a look and found that it was true. Although they were not exactly the same people, there were always a few of them who were always together.
Seeing that the cart was full, Uncle Donkey called out, raised his whip, and drove the donkey forward.
"Mrs. Li said the day before yesterday that she would buy brown sugar for her daughter-in-law. Did she leave on the ox cart or hasn't she come yet?" Aunt Wang looked around and asked in confusion.
Another woman in the car said, "You don't know, Mrs. Li's daughter-in-law is about to give birth, so she asked her son to run to the midwife early in the morning."
Zhou's mother and the others were all surprised, obviously unaware of the situation. They were a little worried, "How could she have given birth when the due date hasn't even arrived yet?"
Thinking about the time a few days ago when the farming season was busy, Mrs. Li's daughter-in-law had stomach discomfort and even asked the team leader to give her the easiest job, the others stopped talking, knowing that she must have had a severe miscarriage.
"Then when we get to the county town, I'll buy her two kilograms of brown sugar," said Zhou's mother.
Arriving at the county town, Meng Zhiyu separated from Li Tingman and the others as usual, sold some goods, and went to the canteen to buy a portion of braised pork he had been craving for many days, a portion of rice, and a few dishes, and packed them up to take away.
Walking out of the cafeteria, Meng Zhiyu put all the food into the space and clapped his hands in satisfaction. He didn't have to cook lunch or dinner today.
He took out three pounds of pork from the space and put it in the backpack, then took out a few apples and a watermelon, and returned to the donkey cart. After everyone was together, the donkey uncle drove the donkey slowly back.
When they arrived at the village, they saw many people standing on the dirt road, all hiding in the shade and whispering to each other. Meng Zhiyu had a premonition that something must have happened in the village.
The others in the car also saw it. Li Qingqing asked curiously, "It's so hot, why don't you stay at home?"
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