Maybe we chose the wrong seat, the meal went quite slowly, the bowl of braised pork was not served until the very end, and was intercepted several times in the middle.
Ye Juncai didn't know whether he was really full or just being polite, but when it came to the braised pork, he insisted that he couldn't eat anymore. He reluctantly took a very small piece of lean meat, and urged Lin Guoqing to pack up the rest and take it home for the children.
He finished the fish, the stir-fried vegetables, and the scrambled eggs with tomatoes. There was still a little stir-fried pork liver left, which he poured into his lunch box along with the braised pork, then went to the waiter to pay the bill.
Crucian carp with scallion oil is 60 cents per catty, which is 1.26 yuan for two catties and one ounce. Braised pork is 1.6 yuan, which is the most expensive. The rest are okay: stir-fried pork liver with garlic is 30 cents, tomato and egg soup is 20 cents, and stir-fried vegetables is 10 cents. 6 ounces of rice is 20 cents in total, but you still need 6 ounces of food coupons.
A total of three dollars and sixty-six cents in cash and six taels of paper money.
When Lin Guoqing went to pay the bill, he asked Ye Juncai to help him carry the cotton out and put it on the tricycle to wait for him. When he went out again, he not only had his own basket in his hand, but also a bottle of Fenjiu.
Ye Juncai knew what he was going to do at a glance, and started to back away before he got close.
"Oh! National Day! What are you doing? I've already eaten the meal you treated me to!"
Lin Guoqing quickly stepped forward and was about to give him the wine, but Ye Juncai kept dodging and stuffed his hands into his pockets, refusing to take them out. Lin Guoqing then stuffed the wine directly between his arms.
"Hey hey hey! Don't move! This glass bottle will break!"
Lin Guoqing shamelessly retracted his hand, forcing Ye Juncai to stretch out his other hand to steady the bottle of wine between his arm and waist.
"You, why do you always do this kind of thing!" Ye Juncai was anxious. This Fenjiu was 2.6 yuan a bottle, and the meal just now was more than 3 yuan. He just helped a little! As for Lin Guoqing spending so much money?
"As for! Of course it's as for! You saved me so much money and trouble!" Lin Guoqing scratched his head, with a look of gratitude and embarrassment on his face.
"I don't know how much those two bottles you just brought in cost... Um, I really can't afford Moutai, but this Fenjiu is okay, you can drink it first! Oh, and..."
As he said this, he reached into his basket and rummaged around for a long time, pulling out a pack of cigarettes. He had originally intended to give it to Lao Shi, but now he decided to move it aside.
"Oh no! I don't smoke!" Ye Juncai was truly irritated. He suddenly felt like a landlord exploiting the peasants. How easy is it to save money? Lin Guoqing wore worn-out shoes that had come undone the glue all summer. Did he really think he was blind?
"It's not for you!" Lin Guoqing sighed, but still stuffed it in. "Give it to Brother Liu for me. I wanted to invite him to dinner just now, but he refused. I was thinking of bringing him some local specialties next time, but now I think I have a three-wheeled car, so I might not need to take your car next time."
Lin Guoqing grinned from ear to ear as he pointed at the tricycle, his energy as if he had already reached the top of the world. "This tricycle can carry a lot of things, so I can take more things to the food station. I can earn back all this money and tickets in a matter of minutes! Hehe."
Ye Juncai felt his palms burning as he held the wine and cigarettes. It was his first time accepting a gift and he felt uneasy. He could only say that if he needed any help in the future, he would come to him and he would definitely help.
Lin Guoqing just kept nodding.
"Of course. If I need anything, I will definitely come to your door shamelessly. Brother Juncai, if you need any local specialties, you can also come to my village to find me..."
Then he rode his tricycle very fast, fearing that Ye Juncai would return the cigarettes and alcohol to him.
***
In fact, the distance from Sihe Village to the city is about the same as the distance to the provincial capital. Lin Guoqing rode for more than two hours, panting, before reaching the entrance of the village. By then, it was already pitch dark.
The road conditions were actually quite complicated, and he often ran over gravel and mud. Every time Lin Guoqing's butt shook, he would feel pain for a long time. This was a new car that cost 238 yuan! He didn't bring lights when he went out during the day. He relied entirely on his memory and experience to find the way.
Also, after buying a new car today, I am still feeling excited.
Entering the village, everything was quiet except for the croaking of frogs in the fields. If it wasn't already around nine or ten o'clock, everyone would have gone back to their rooms to rest. He walked around the village square.
But when he arrived at his front door, it was really lively inside.
An incandescent bulb hung under the eaves, illuminating the entire front yard. Chen Chunhua was sitting in the yard making fish balls.
Lin Shuying and Lin Shugan sat side by side on a small stool, reciting the text with their heads shaking. Lin Shuchao held the glutton, and Lin Shumei held Xiao Huang in her left hand and Xiao Bai in her right hand, each holding a wing as they listened to their older brother and sister reading together.
Liang Shengdi came out of the mushroom house carrying a watering can. When she heard the knock on the door, she hurried to open it, thinking it must be her son. When she opened the door, wow!
"Is this the new tricycle you bought?"
In an instant, those who were reading stopped reading, those who were scraping fish balls stopped scraping, and all the people, big and small, including the chickens, looked at him.
"Dad! You're back!"
"dad!"
"Have you bought the car?"
“Chuckle…”
Lin Guoqing quickly put his fingers on his mouth and made a "shush" sound.
"Be gentle, be gentle, it's late at night, why are you still not asleep?"
"We're waiting for you to come back~" Lin Shuchao hugged Lin Guoqing's thighs and looked up at him with his little head tilted back, "Dad, did you bring us something good again?"
Lin Guoqing snorted twice, took out a few candies from his pocket and stuffed them into his pocket, "Don't eat them today, eat them tomorrow, and go to bed quickly!"
Fortunately, before he walked out of the supply and marketing cooperative, a golden light flashed in his mind. He remembered that he had not bought anything for the boy, so he went back and bought some candies. Otherwise, he would definitely not have slept well tonight.
He bought 10 pieces of fruit candy at one cent each, as a gift for Jeremy Lin, letting him distribute them himself.
The third child was happily jumping around in the yard with a handful of candy in his hand. He even ignored the glutton and left it giggling and spinning around on the side.
"Nannan wants it too~Nannan wants it too~"
When Lin Shumei saw her brother had candy, she chased after him and wanted some. However, Lin Shuchao was busy playing Tiger Dance and didn't hear his sister calling him at all. The key point was that while chasing her brother, she didn't let go of Xiao Huang and Xiao Bai, which made them angry and they kept making noises. The yard was noisy and noisy for a while.
Lin Guoqing held the handlebar of the tricycle with one hand and pushed the door open with the other.
"Stop making a fuss. People might wonder what we're doing at home so late at night! Everyone has their own place. Come in first and let me park the car."
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