Chapter 111: Give it to you, I will exchange it for the Three Blessings Couplet
"hiss!"
After leaving the building, Meng Ci took a deep breath because he was cold.
"I haven't been out for several days. Has the temperature dropped again?"
Meng Cidong's teeth were chattering and he could hardly speak clearly.
"Or you don't have to go! I can go alone." Shen Que said as he was about to take off the scarf from his neck and hang it around Meng Ci's neck.
Meng Ci quickly refused.
"No, no, no, don't give it to me!"
"I just came out so suddenly, I'm a little uncomfortable with it, I'll be fine after a while."
Meng Ci had been staying at home these past few days, and the coldest he could feel was when he was freezing ice cream on the balcony, or walking a few steps to Shen Que's house.
It's natural that I'm not used to it coming out so suddenly.
Fortunately, Meng Ci had a strong ability to adapt, and after walking for a while, his body got used to the cold.
Seeing Meng Ci’s insistence, Shen Que said nothing more.
But he still felt uneasy and told her, "If it's really too cold, we can go to a place where there's no one."
"I took out some thick clothes from the space and gave them to you to wear."
"Yeah." Meng Ci nodded.
Perhaps the Chinese New Year is the happiest time for everyone, so along the way Meng Ci saw many people in high spirits, completely different from their previous decadent look.
When we arrived at the official trading point, people were already queuing up to receive New Year supplies.
This was also the first time that Meng Ci intuitively felt that after going through so much, there were still so many people alive.
It instantly reminded Meng Ci of the scene of people going to the market during the Spring Festival that he had seen on TV before.
When picking up something, you still need your ID card or household registration booklet, and you still need to register.
If you don’t have these two things, you will need to report your ID number and take a photo for record.
After Meng Ci and Shen Que received their items, they did not rush to leave, but instead entered an unofficial trading point.
"Chen Que, you said there is no electricity and no internet now, how do their devices register information?"
Shen Que shook his head, "I don't know."
"But it's just registering information, there's no need for an internet connection, so it should work!"
Meng Ci nodded and stopped worrying about it.
Anyway, from Meng Ci's perspective, whether there is electricity or not, and whether there is internet or not, it makes no difference to the past.
After entering the unofficial trading point, I found that it was even more lively here than outside.
In the middle, there was a middle-aged man who had set up a table and was writing couplets. All he needed was two potatoes or two ounces of rice.
There were several vendors selling lanterns and Chinese knots nearby, but their business was average.
It’s the end of the world now, so why bother about these external conditions?
Therefore, many people just take a look at them and then leave with regret.
But more importantly, it is exchanged for food.
It is estimated that the seeds cultivated by the group of people who returned from the refugee resettlement site before were used, and at this time there were many kinds of vegetables, potatoes, and sweet potatoes being exchanged.
Of course, there are still many people who exchange condoms, cigarettes and alcohol.
Meng Ci walked around, thought for a while, took out six potatoes from the bag, handed them to the middle-aged man, and asked him to write three couplets.
The middle-aged man probably hadn't opened the shop today, and Meng Ci ordered so many things at once, so he was very grateful and wrote three extra "Fu" characters and handed them to Meng Ci.
Meng Ci took it, expressed his gratitude and left.
The middle-aged man's hands were red from the cold, and the ink on the table would soon freeze, so after writing a few words, he had to breathe on it and grind the ink again.
Everyone is having a hard time in the last days, so there is no need to pity anyone.
Meng Ci originally wanted to change two lanterns.
But thinking that in the eyes of outsiders, they should be in a power outage, there would be no point in buying lanterns.
Besides, replacing these useless things would attract people's attention, so I had to give up.
After returning to the house, Meng Ci sat next to the stove to warm his hands, and even thought in his heart that he would go into the space to take a hot bath while Chen Que was not around.
Awooo, awooo.
At this time, Eggplant came over and pulled Meng Ci's trouser leg, pulling him towards the wolf's den.
"Let go." Seeing that Eggplant refused to let go, Meng Ci's eyes lit up, and then he threw himself on Eggplant.
It's furry and quite warm.
When Eggplant approached Meng Ci, his whole body trembled.
Howling and wanting to leave.
Why is the master so cold? Let me go.
Meng Ci would not let it go easily, and even touched the white wolf's fur and said, "Eggplant, do you think I should pull some of your fur and make it into gloves and scarves?"
"Your fur is so long, it looks very warm."
Oooooh!
The eggplant shook its head and refused, as it still needed to find a wife.
If all the fur is taken away by the owner, there will be no beautiful fur in the future, so how can it attract the female wolf?
Meng Ci was just saying it casually, after all, he didn't know how to weave these things.
But if Meng Ci knew what Eggplant was thinking, he would definitely pull out all the hair on its body.
He hasn't even found a wife yet, and he's already leaning in that direction. If he really does find one, that would be disastrous.
Shen Que had already made the fire in the stove very strong. Meng Ci also calmed down at this time. He took off his heavy coat and lay on the sofa.
Eggplant came over again and bit Meng Ci's pants.
"What's wrong?" Meng Ci didn't refuse this time and followed Qiezi.
As a result, he was pulled to the rabbit circle by Eggplant.
"Chen Que, Chen Que!" Meng Ci hurriedly greeted Chen Que who was hanging on the clothes.
"What's wrong?" Shen Que hung the clothes in his hand on the hanger and asked as he walked.
"The mother rabbit gave birth to her babies!" Meng Ci was happy.
Then he rubbed his hands to make sure they were no longer cold, then bent over and began to count the rabbits in the circle.
"one two three……"
"Shen Que, the female rabbit gave birth to seven little rabbits this time!"
Although he didn't know how many were male and how many were female, it didn't stop Meng Ci from being happy.
He grabbed the naughty rabbit and said, "Shen Que, can you handle a rabbit?"
"It happens that tomorrow is New Year's Eve, so we can kill a rabbit and eat it."
Of course, this rabbit was chosen not only because it is naughty, but also because it is the fattest among the small ones.
"I can give it a try." Shen Que pondered for a moment, and it shouldn't be difficult to kill a rabbit just by skinning and bleeding it.
"Okay!" Meng Ci was happy, but he would not start dealing with the rabbit until tomorrow, so he would spare its life today.
Therefore, Meng Ci put the rabbit back into the circle.
Eggplant's eyes widened when he saw Meng Ci's action.
With a howl, he grabbed the fence with both hands.
It has given birth to little rabbits, why not give it one to eat!
The master is so stingy.
Oooooh!
Eggplant cried out in a low voice, and his saliva flowed down again.
"Nothing."
Meng Ci said with disdain, then grabbed the eggplant's neck and pulled it off.
"Don't come near here anymore, understand? If you obey, I'll give you a bite of rabbit meat tomorrow."
Meng Ci grabbed Eggplant's chin with one hand and stretched out his index finger to make a number.
Eggplant nodded quickly, and even when he was sleeping at night, he dreamed of eating rabbits.
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