Lian Xiaomin handed the wild boar meat to the other party and asked him to tie it with a rope and freeze it outside the window, just like the freezer of a refrigerator.
"You brought us so much meat. Hey, you hunted the game yourself, so keep it for yourself!"
"It's okay. I have them at home. I also gave my aunt a big pig's head. The pig's head meat cooked by Grandma Cui is especially delicious."
As they were talking, Lian Xiaomin went into the inner room to sit down. Yan Haixia went to put the frozen wild boar meat outside the window and then made tea for her.
She knew that Xiaomin liked to drink tea and didn't like sugar water, so she liked to collect delicious tea leaves and save them for her to drink.
"Haixia, didn't you say last time that you wanted to trade for wool? I went to the black market at the canning factory and got you a lot."
Lian Xiaomin took out three pounds of army green wool from her bag.
Yan Haixia happily took the wool, touched it again and again, and couldn't let it go.
"This color is so good. I want to secretly knit a thick sweater and give Brother Limin a surprise! Xiaomin, this is pure wool! It's really good. How much is it? I'll get the money for you."
"It's fifteen dollars in total. I know that person and the price is low. If you want it again in the future, I can help you change it."
In fact, they are all stored in my own space, there are plenty of them.
Yan Haixia went to the cabinet to get some money and stuffed it into Lian Xiaomin's hand. She put it away and took two sips of tea.
"Ever since two people were sent down from the cattle shed in our village, the management has been very strict. Don't go there before the New Year. I will help you take care of your parents."
Yan Haixia's parents have been sent to Sandagou.
Yan Cheng'an used to be the director of the Shanghai Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital. He was an excellent doctor. With him around, the people in the cowshed were in good health.
Even Zhang Shengli's father, Zhang Changshuan, secretly asked Yan Chengan to treat his wife.
Yan Haixia hugged Xiaomin's shoulders gratefully. The other party was not only her good friend, but also her lifelong benefactor.
"You can eat here at noon. I haven't been to Sandagou for a long time and haven't been able to cook for you. Let's eat pickled cabbage and pork stewed with vermicelli today."
Yan Haixia is indeed talented in cooking. She was born and raised in Shanghai, but now she can cook Northeastern cuisine very well.
That's really delicious!
Zhao Liming went on a long journey with the convoy and was said to be back in half a month. The two of them enjoyed this delicious Northeastern dish with great relish.
They ate and talked, and Lian Xiaomin mentioned her own ideas.
"Haixia, I have something I want to ask you for help with."
Yan Haixia picked up a piece of frozen tofu for her. It was delicious. She had never eaten it in Shanghai before, but now she was addicted to it.
"What are you talking about helping me with? Just give the order. I am your soldier and you are my only leader."
Whenever she speaks now, she speaks with a Northeastern accent.
"Haha, then what is Zhao Limin?"
"Him? He is the bayonet on my gun. He will stab wherever I point. Hahaha! Tell me, what do you want me to do?"
Lian Xiaomin did not hide anything and told the story that six orphans suddenly moved into her yard.
He also talked about the life stories of Yunlai and his fellow kids, but of course he didn't mention the gold.
"I want to hire you as a private tutor to teach them literacy and arithmetic every now and then."
"...You don't need to go more often. Just go twice a week. Half a day each time. Do you have time?"
After listening to the children's experiences, Yan Haixia's eyes became red. She thought that it was a blessing for these little beggars to meet Xiaomin.
She agreed readily.
"What's there to say? Your business is my business. I usually stay at home, so how can I not have time? Leave it to me. I'll try to get some textbooks first."
She is a high school graduate, so teaching a few kids is no problem for her.
"That's fine, Haixia, thank you very much. I can only ask you for this matter because you can keep a secret."
"...Don't tell anyone except Zhao Limin. I don't want anyone to know that I've been to the county town and what I've done. Even those kids don't know my identity. They only know that my name is Xiao Jiang."
Yan Haixia nodded solemnly: "Don't worry, I understand. 'Xiao Jiang', when are you leaving? Before you leave, I'll go there first."
"Then come tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. It's in front of the grain station, No. 18 Xinyu Street."
The two of them agreed to continue eating happily, and did not put down their bowls until their stomachs were full.
They chatted casually for a while, and Lian Xiaomin remembered that Yan Haixia had a younger brother named Yan Ruogu.
Just casually ask the boy how he is doing on the farm in Fengtian.
"Hey, my brother doesn't have to worry about food and clothing. I occasionally send him some food, so he doesn't starve. But it seems that someone reported the fact that our parents were sent down to the countryside, so he's having a hard time."
"…Although I didn't do anything to him, he never got any good things, and he always had to do the hard work. He felt hopeless about his future. He was very upset when he wrote to me last time."
Lian Xiaomin recalled the last time Yan Haixia gave her the temporary worker quota in Shanghai, which was transferred to Xu Xiaomei, and she regretted it afterwards.
"Haixia, if I had known earlier, I should have given your temporary job to your brother. I forgot about it at the time. Then Yan Ruogu could have returned to Shanghai and would not have suffered on the farm."
Yan Haixia patted her arm.
"What are you talking about? I can help you with anything. Besides, my brother is a grown man, unlike Xu Xiaomei, who is a girl. There is nothing she can't endure! He is also close to me and my parents, which is good."
After lunch, Lian Xiaomin sat for a while and left her house at around one o'clock.
Tonight, as agreed, the goods must be delivered to the designated yard and warehouse for Dalong, so she has to go there first to get the key.
When I arrived at the door of the two bungalows and just put my bicycle down, someone came out.
Dalong saw Xiao Jiang coming through the glass window and quickly opened the door.
"Xiao Jiang, did you have lunch? If not, I'll treat you to a meal."
He is a straightforward guy and doesn't give people the impression that he is pretentious.
"I came here after I had eaten. Is the place ready?"
She entered the house and saw that Xiao Wuzi was there but Jindou was not.
"It's ready. Here are the keys and the address is on the paper."
There are three places in total, and each piece of paper contains a set of keys so that they won't be confused.
Lian Xiaomin took it, looked at the approximate address, then rolled it up and put it in her cotton-padded jacket pocket.
Dalong was a quick-witted man. He had just sat down and started talking before she could ask.
"You asked me to inquire about buying the job, so I went to see Lao Liu yesterday. Fortunately, I got there early, because he was going to sell it to someone else in a few days."
"…But his wife lost her job. Last month, she gave it to a nephew from her mother's family to take over. She has already sold it."
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