Chapter 92 Fried Dough Sticks
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The next day was the 26th day of the twelfth lunar month, which was the 12th day of the second lunar month in the Gregorian calendar.
Zhang Ruifeng got up early and cooked beggar's chicken.
By the time she took Xie Shen out, the beggar's chicken was almost ready.
"Binbin, let's go."
"Okay. I'll be up in a minute."
"Sister, don't be too late."
"knew."
Xie Yun doesn't like to sleep in, and everyone in the family knows this. But now that nothing's happened and it's cold, Zhang Ruifeng wants her daughter to stay in bed a little longer and rest a little longer. The child has worked hard all year round.
Xie Yun also didn't want to refuse her kindness.
She wakes up late, not late.
The kang was burning hot, and she turned over and over on it, giving it a full-scale heat therapy.
Xie Yun stayed in bed until almost eight o'clock.
He got up and tidied up a bit. After washing up, he took out an egg-filled pancake from the space and ate it. He also drank a glass of milk, brushed his teeth and washed his face again, patted some spiritual spring water on his face and applied a little clam oil, then packed his things and went out.
The New Year is coming soon, so I want to send some New Year’s goods to the Li family.
She went to the supply and marketing cooperative and bought two pounds of egg cakes, two pounds of longevity cakes, and two pounds of peach cakes.
These things are not expensive. Egg cake is one yuan per pound, longevity cake is 85 cents, and peach cake is 78 cents. However, one pound requires half a pound of food coupons, so these things cost a total of 5.36 yuan, plus three pounds of food coupons.
It's an absolute luxury. Who has the extra food coupons to spend like this?
Zhang Ruifeng distributed wages and various tickets on February 5th. Xie Yun specially kept 3 kilograms of food tickets just for use today.
These things were divided into two parts, one for my family and one for the Li family.
She also bought two pounds of milk candy, spending 4.5 yuan.
The milk candy is not the nationally famous White Rabbit, but a local brand of Rencheng City, and no tickets are required.
But because of its high price, it is also considered a luxury product.
【Old candy wrappers】
Then she went to the state-owned restaurant and bought ten large steamed buns stuffed with pork and scallions. These were priced differently depending on whether she had food coupons or not: 5 cents with food coupons and 7 cents without. Xie Yun didn't use food coupons, so the total cost was 70 cents.
After buying everything, she went straight to Li's house. The basket contained two beggar chickens, 150 eggs, and 20 kilograms of wheat.
"Auntie, Happy New Year! I wish you a happy new year in advance."
"Happy New Year, Happy New Year. Only because you are here can I have a good New Year. Without you, I can't even live, let alone celebrate the New Year."
Xie Yun smiled and said, "Aren't I here to give you some New Year's gifts?"
"What's on today?"
"Two chickens, 150 eggs, 20 kilograms of wheat, and 10 meat buns, just bought from the restaurant. There are three kinds of snacks, each weighing one kilogram, and one kilogram of toffee. My mom works, so she left me some food coupons, otherwise I wouldn't be able to buy these snacks. She told me to thank you very much."
Yu Ziqin looked at the dim sum and felt a little sad. "I should thank you, Xiao Xie. I haven't had dim sum for a long time."
Xie Yun smiled and said, "Difficulties are temporary. Everything will pass. Good days are yet to come for you."
"Hey! I've had a good life since the old man met you."
She rounded up all these things and gave Xie Yun a total of 30 yuan.
"Xiao Xie, you must not abandon me next year. I can't live without you. If you have any questions about the price, you can ask."
Some time ago, the old man found a way to contact his eldest nephew in Beijing. The couple was still sweeping toilets in the hospital. They were no longer criticized and only had to make ideological reports regularly.
He told the old man, "My parents are missing. No one has found them, alive or dead. Everyone thinks they committed suicide and their bodies were washed away by the river."
According to the old man, the boy cried on the phone as if his father had died.
The old man was also crying.
Even when no one was watching, the two of them acted with real emotion.
This meant that her brother, sister-in-law, and nephew would have to stay with her for a while. They couldn't survive without food, and neither could they survive without nutrition!
Especially during this period, they have adapted to the new life brought by Xiao Xie.
It is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. It is even more difficult to go from extravagance to frugality, to extravagance, and then to frugality again.
It would be too painful to go back to the state before I met Xiao Xie!
Xiao Xie is very important to her!
Moreover, she had noticed during this period that this girl was both clever and cautious, and could be a good long-term trader.
Xie Yun smiled and said, "No problem. The price you offered me is very fair. Don't worry, I will do my best to find something for you. You and Uncle Li have helped me a lot, so it's only right that I do something for you."
"Hey, hey, I don't have anything to thank you for right now. I have nothing but money."
Xie Yun's chin trembled when he heard this. It was a good thing that this old lady met her, otherwise she would be filled with hatred just with this one sentence.
"Auntie, please don't tell anyone that. Just say you have nothing but money."
Yu Ziqin chuckled, "I know, I know. I'm not stupid. I don't treat you as an outsider."
Xie Yun smiled and said, "Okay, I'll be leaving first. My basket can only hold so much. I'll come back early tomorrow morning to bring you some food. Then I won't come again before the New Year. I'll come back after the New Year."
"Okay. Thank you."
Yu Ziqin clasped her hands together to express her gratitude to Xie Yun.
After Xie Yun left, Yu Qiushi and He Shuying came out of the inner room. It was cold now, and they could no longer hide in the backyard. As soon as Xie Yun knocked on the door, they hid in the inner room.
Yu Qiushi scolded his sister: "You are not as cautious as this little girl."
Yu Ziqin said: "I have a good eye for people. I think she is a good girl. There is no problem."
She patted her chest and made the promise.
Yu Qiushi wanted to say something, but thinking of her luck that a blind cat always catches a dead mouse, she shut her mouth.
He Shuying smiled and said, "What you said just now is not correct. Besides money, you also have skills. You studied medicine back then, and you were quite good at it. If Xiao Xie is willing, perhaps you could take her in as an apprentice and teach her the medical skills."
Yu Ziqin's eyes lit up, then hesitated and said, "Xiao Xie wouldn't think I want to take advantage of her and delay paying her for supplies, would I?"
Yu Qiushi shook his head. "Since you trust your judgment of people and her character, you should believe that she wouldn't think that way."
Yu Ziqin clapped her hands and said, "You're right. Next time she comes, I'll ask her if she wants to learn. One more person learning means one more guarantee for the inheritance."
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After leaving the Li family, Xie Yun went to the grain store. It was busy at the time, and Xie Shen was there to help out, filling bags and stuff. He was very considerate. He always had a smile on his face and a sweet mouth, calling everyone "uncle" and "auntie" which made everyone very happy.
Xie Yun greeted everyone and then said, "Mom, I'm going to take Mumu out for a walk. We'll go home soon."
"Go ahead."
Xie Shen helped weigh food for a customer, tied up his bag, went to the lounge at the back to get a paper bag, and then followed Xie Yun out.
"Sister, did you eat fried dough sticks this morning?"
"No, they were sold out when I came. I ate the buns instead."
"Hey, I saved one for you."
Only then did Xie Yun notice that the paper bag in his hand had traces of oil.
Xie Shen handed the paper bag to Xie Yun and said regretfully, "It's just cold."
Xie Yun took it in his hand and said with a smile: "It's okay, just simmer it in the pot when you get home. It will still be delicious. Let's eat it at noon when we get home."
"good."
Xie Yun took him to the supply and marketing cooperative to look around. This time, they just looked but didn't buy anything. After a while, they went to the Xinhua Bookstore and bought a few comic books for Xie Shen, including "The Triumphal Song of the Public Character." At that time, comic books were only a little over ten cents a copy, and several copies together cost less than a dollar.
[The triumphant song of the word Gong]
Xie Shen thought it was too expensive and didn't want to buy it.
Xie Yun whispered to him, "Just think of it as killing one less turtledove. I want to see it, too."
Only then did he agree.
Then, the two of them went to the farmers' market. As the year was coming to an end, people no longer set up stalls on specific dates; there were people selling things every day.
Xie Yun bought two more chickens and two pounds of mutton.
In their area, few people raise sheep, and few people eat mutton. Food stations don't accept mutton, and it's not part of the unified purchase and sale supplies. It can only be sold at the market, and it has a strong smell.
Xie Shen asked her quietly, "Is this delicious?"
"It's delicious. I used to have a classmate who raised sheep, and she told me how to make it delicious. I'll make it when I get home, and you'll see."
"Why."
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