Chen Chunhua rode her tricycle out that night. The journey, which would normally take two hours, was now completed in just one hour. It was incredibly relaxing! Chen Chunhua felt like she had a lot of energy left over from the day.
When Qi Fagen's wife saw her tricycle, she was stunned. "You really have upgraded your weapon to a cannon."
Chen Chunhua chuckled and said, "That's all thanks to you, Auntie, for taking care of me!"
When we arrived at Guanqian Lane, everyone was watching the tricycle for a long time. "Hey! Chunhua, your family can buy a tricycle just by selling vegetables!"
At this moment, Chen Chunhua's tone changed again. She waved her hand and said, "It's not my family, it's my aunt's family."
She pushed the tricycle directly to Lin Yulan's house, saying that it was bought by her family and the two families had a good relationship. Since they didn't need it at night, she lent it to her and her husband.
"Oh, you need to get a bike. Those baskets of vegetables are so heavy!" said a mother-in-law who often came to buy vegetables, feeling sorry for the young daughter-in-law who looked about the same age as her daughter.
Another sister-in-law agreed, "That's right, it would be much more convenient if you have a car. Can you bring more eggs when you come? I can never get them every time."
"Sister-in-law Qin, we've sold all our chickens recently. The chicks are only a month old, so we don't have many eggs left. But we should have duck eggs in a month or two. Come back and buy some then."
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Chen Chunhua brought a lot of things today. Liang Shengdi caught so many things during the day that the big tank at home that collected rainwater was full of fish swimming around.
She brought a bucket of eels, which sold out the fastest because they are high in protein. They are not only suitable for brain supplementation for candidates, but also the best nutritional supplement for pregnant women these days.
Then came the fish balls. Six fish baskets were emptied, and several silver carp were still inside. The smaller ones were given to Wu Ni and Liu Ni to feed the ducks, while the larger ones were used to make fish balls. She kept a lot for herself at home, to keep for a few days when the weather got cold. The rest was also placed on the tricycle.
What was left were seasonal vegetables in the basket, including cabbage, radish, yam, bracken, mushrooms, etc., as well as several basins of crucian carp and grass carp.
This was not all the fish. The shrimps, crabs and snails were left at home for our own consumption. All the containers were used up and only the washbasin was left.
"Xiao Lin's wife, did you uncover the river god's nest today? So many fish?"
Chen Chunhua: "How could I have that ability! It's almost autumn harvest time, the rice fields are being drained, and all the fish in the water must be caught!"
"Oh, so this can be considered authentic rice fish?"
"That's right! Would you like some? Make a fish soup with radish. It's so delicious!"
"Okay! Give me one, and a bigger white radish! I eat radishes in winter and ginger in summer!"
"Okay! Wait a moment, I'll weigh it for you!"
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When there was a little more time, Chen Chunhua took a few steps and squatted beside Lao Shi and said, "Brother Shi?"
"Hmm?" Lao Shi, also counting today's earnings, tilted his head slightly, but didn't turn his eyes. "What do you mean, sister-in-law?"
"Well, my mother-in-law also caught a snake, but it's a water snake, not venomous. Can I sell it for money?"
Lao Shi turned around and said, "Another snake? Your family has a connection with snakes!"
Chen Chunhua chuckled twice, "We went in together when we were catching eels. They're still alive."
"Alive?" This gave Lao Shi goosebumps. "Did you bring it? Where did you put it?"
Chen Chunhua pointed to her car and said, "In the sack."
Lao Shi followed her and opened the bag. It was indeed alive, but it was not very big. It looked to be only about one meter long and weighed no more than two kilograms. It was probably lamenting its life as a snake, curled up at the bottom of the sack, motionless.
"You're alive, but without your fangs, I can't estimate your price. How about I take you away first, and come back tomorrow with the money and give it to you... to Guoqing?"
Chen Chunhua nodded readily, "Take it. A mosquito leg is also meat. If you have fifty or sixty cents, you can eat a few eggs."
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This time, Chen Chunhua closed her stall half an hour later than usual, but got home half an hour earlier than usual. She was happy and went to check on the fish in the tank early in the morning to see if they could be cooked into breakfast.
Of course not, but this morning we didn’t eat sweet potatoes or sweet potato porridge, but dry rice with pickles.
It's time for the busy farming season, and health is the first revolutionary capital. Other families may have to wait another week before starting to eat three meals a day, but their family now has the conditions and plans to start eating now.
Liang Shengdi said that she would borrow the tricycle to ride during the day today, and she would ride it to the mountain to dig bamboo shoots. The winter bamboo shoot season has arrived a long time ago, and she was exhausted from carrying bamboo shoots every day in the first half of the month. Now that she has a tricycle, shouldn't she be able to dig a load back?
"I'll dig more so I can dry them. I want to eat braised pork with dried bamboo shoots!" Liang Shengdi started ordering dishes in advance.
"Eat, eat, eat!" Chen Chunhua nodded and agreed to her request. "But can you ride it?"
"Didn't the National Day say that anyone with legs can ride? I have very nimble legs, so why can't I ride?"
Although she said so, the old lady valued her life very much, so she still pulled the couple and asked them to look after her, and then rode around in front of the door.
After riding around, all the neighbors came to watch the fun. Xu Youqing's mother next door was holding a child in her arms, her youngest grandson, and was feeding him.
"Hey! Guoqing's mom! Where did you get this tricycle?"
Liang Shengdi was still pedaling the tricycle slowly, but her face didn't look too proud. She bared her teeth and said, "It's mine!"
"When did your family buy a tricycle?"
"Exactly. We live right across the street, but how come we haven't seen this tricycle come in?"
Chen Chunhua and Lin Guoqing also came out with their children. Chen Chunhua politely explained to the neighbors,
"I just bought it yesterday. When I got home for National Day, it was already 9:30. I guess everyone had gone inside to lie down."
"Oh, no wonder. My family must have been dreaming at that time."
"I mean, I was fishing all day yesterday, and I just slept on the pillow!"
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Ignoring the gossips of others, Lin Guoqing stopped the old lady from spinning around again and told her to stop showing off.
"Mom, you're leaving the village, right? Then the third child will follow you! And these two older ones said they want to ride your tricycle to school, so why not take me to the captain's house on the way?"
In the end, only little Shumei, with a pouty mouth and a sad face, lay on her mother's shoulder and watched her brothers and sisters go away, "Nannan also wants to ride in the car..."
Why is she the only one walking to the fields with her mother? She also wants to take a ride!
Chen Chunhua lifted her buttocks and kissed her face which had become a little chubby recently.
"How about waiting until before dinner? Then you can ask Grandma or Dad to give you a ride around the village."
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Dog talk:
It's not an illegal taxi, so it must cross the open road.
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