Today is the seventh day of the twelfth lunar month. After breakfast, An Dashan harnessed the mule cart and spread a thick quilt on the carriage. Gao and An Ning sat on it, and the family of three went to the town in the mule cart.
When An Dashan saw Aunt Liu and Chun Ya on the road, he stopped the mule cart and asked, "Where are you going?"
When Aunt Liu saw that it was An Dashan, she hurriedly said, "Chun Ya and I are going to town. Chun Ya's father is not available, so we are walking. Is there any room in your car? Give us a ride."
When Gao heard Aunt Liu's voice, she quickly lifted the curtain and said, "I'm free, I'm free, you two come up quickly!"
Aunt Liu didn't hesitate and pulled Chun Ya into the car.
Aunt Liu looked at the thickly padded carriage and said, "This mountain really loves its daughter-in-law. It's afraid that you'll get bumpy."
Gao smiled when she heard this, and without explaining, the two began to chat about family matters. An Ning and Chun Ya didn't have much in common, so they just greeted each other and started to listen to Aunt Liu gossiping. Aunt Liu was really an amazing person, there was nothing she didn't know about the villages, and she was also very eloquent, and when she talked about gossip, it was very vivid, and An Ning was fascinated by it.
Soon they arrived in town, and Aunt Liu asked, "Where are you going? How about we go shopping together?"
Gao said, "Let's sell the rabbit first, and then go to the pharmacy. I'm afraid it's not on your way."
Aunt Liu then noticed the rabbit in the corner of the carriage, and asked in surprise: "Is this the rabbit you raised? I didn't expect you would actually raise it."
Gao smiled and said, "It was all my Ningning who was tinkering with it. I didn't expect that she would actually succeed."
Aunt Liu wanted to ask how the dog was raised, but was afraid that people wouldn't want to tell others about it, so she didn't ask. After saying goodbye to Gao and the others, she took Chun Ya to go shopping.
An Dashan drove the mule cart directly to the restaurant where he used to sell goods. He asked An Ning to accompany Gao in the cart, while he himself carried a backpack and went into the restaurant.
When the shopkeeper saw An Dashan, he hurried over to him and said, "Brother Dashan, you haven't been here for a while. There's no game in this shop, so many customers haven't come. What good stuff did you bring this time?"
An Dashan smiled and didn't take the shopkeeper's words seriously. He just said, "I brought ten rabbits this time. Shopkeeper, you see, these rabbits have been raised at home for a while, and they are much fatter than the previous ones."
The shopkeeper opened the basket and saw that the rabbits were really fat, just as An Dashan said. He nodded and said, "Not bad, they are alive and can be sold and slaughtered right away." The shopkeeper thought for a moment and asked, "Do you have any more of these rabbits at home?"
An Dashan did not hide it. After all, they would be collaborating for a long time, so he said, "There are still more than ten that have not grown up yet. I think they can be delivered before the New Year."
When the shopkeeper heard this, his eyes lit up and he said, "Brother Dashan, I'll give you a hundred coins for each rabbit. Don't sell the ones at home to anyone else. When they grow up, send them all to me."
When An Dashan heard the price, he agreed without hesitation and said, "Okay, I'll send it to you when the time comes."
The shopkeeper smiled and took out a tael of silver and handed it to An Dashan. After An Dashan took the silver and said goodbye to the shopkeeper, he walked out of the restaurant.
After leaving the restaurant, An Dashan drove his mule cart directly to the drugstore. There were not many people in the drugstore today, so An Dashan took Gao directly to the room where Doctor Huang was sitting for consultation.
Doctor Huang felt Gao's pulse, asked some questions, and then said to An Dashan, "Your wife is in very good health. Just go back and take good care of yourself. Remember not to over-supplement, otherwise the fetus will be too big and difficult to deliver." He then gave some precautions.
After An Dashan and the others wrote down everything, they paid the consultation fee and helped Gao out of the pharmacy. After the three of them left the pharmacy, they went to the grain store. The rice at home was all gone. Beichuan County did not produce rice, so An Ning's family had to buy rice. So An Dashan directly bought 200 kilograms of rice.
Since tomorrow is Laba Festival, people have to eat Laba porridge on Laba Festival, so An Ning bought 10 kilograms of glutinous rice, coix seed, red bean, mung bean, red dates, lotus seeds and peanuts. After buying these things, they went to the market again.
It can be seen from the liveliness of the market that New Year is approaching. The market, which is not too lively on weekdays, is now crowded with people.
An Dashan was afraid of squeezing Gao, so he asked An Ning to accompany Gao in the car while he went to sell things. An Ning really didn't want to squeeze with so many people, so An Ning agreed and told An Dashan everything he wanted to buy. After An Dashan wrote it down one by one, he squeezed into the crowd.
It was almost noon when An Dashan came back from shopping. An Ning had told Gensheng's mother not to cook lunch for them today and on Laba Festival, so the three of them went directly to a roadside wonton stand. Each of them ordered a bowl of wontons. Eating a bowl of wontons on such a cold day immediately drove away the coldness in their bodies.
After eating wontons, the three of them went to the butcher shop again. The butcher saw An Dashan coming and said with a smile: "Brother Dashan, does your family still need pork?"
An Dashan nodded and said, "How many pigs do you have at home, boss?"
When the butcher heard An Dashan's question, he suddenly became alert and said, "There are still three more to be sold. How many do you want?"
An Dashan nodded and said, "I want them all. As usual, send one to my house every other day." The butcher happily said, "Okay, I'll send it to your house tomorrow."
After ordering pork, the three of them headed home. Coincidentally, not far from the town, they ran into Aunt Liu and Chun Ya Niang who were on their way home after shopping. An Dashan stopped the mule cart, let the two get on the mule cart, and then headed towards Huaishu Village.
When they arrived at the door of the house, An Dashan stopped the mule cart, An Ning helped Gao get off the mule cart, and Aunt Liu and Chun Ya said goodbye to everyone and went home.
An Dashan opened the door, and An Ning helped Gao into the yard. Although they had been riding a mule cart to and fro, Gao still felt a little tired. An Ning saw that Gao was tired, so she helped Gao go back to her room to rest.
Gao looked at her daughter who was carefully supporting her and said, "I'm not that spoiled. You're not pregnant yet, so there's no need to support me. Go and have a rest. You must be very tired."
An Ning smiled and said, "That won't work. You are a protected animal in our family now, and we can't let anything go wrong."
An Ning helped Gao onto the bed, covered her with a quilt tenderly, and said, "Mom, take a nap. I'll stew soybean and pig's trotters for you tonight." Ever since Gao became infertile and vomited, An Ning would cook soybean and pig's trotters for her every few days. Both Gao and An Ning liked to eat them.
Gao nodded and said, "You should take a rest too. You can cook after you've rested well." An Ning agreed and left the room.
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