Liu Tiao was trying hard to keep up with the group, but then he saw the red popsicles in the hands of others. He knew they were red bean popsicles; he'd had them before and they were delicious. A lick of them was so cool that it made him feel better.
Cheng Zhenzhu noticed that the six eyes were shining brightly, like two rockets about to be shot out, staring intently in one direction. She immediately guessed that the little mouse looking for food had detected food.
Looking in the direction I was heading, I saw two kids eating red bean popsicles.
A few others also looked over, their determined forward gaze slightly stumbled, their steps slowing down. Red bean popsicles, delicious, I want some.
...On such a hot summer day, a red bean popsicle is definitely in order. Cheng Zhenzhu immediately asked the children for directions, then led the six people to the old man carrying the foam box.
Red bean popsicles were two cents each, and Cheng Zhenzhu ordered six. She and the five children each took one, leaving eight uneaten, so he shared seven.
Ba Tiao didn't want to take it at first, he just wanted to eat it. He and his brother took a bite each, and he licked his brother Liu Tiao's bite. Liu Tiao's brother said he could lick it three times, hehe~
Nanajo didn't know what his brother was so proud of, so he just shook his head helplessly.
"It feels so good!" Several people felt the icy and sweet taste flowing smoothly in their mouths, and wanted to praise and praise their mother.
"Mom, it's delicious. Thank you~" San Tiao took a small bite and his eyes curved into crescents.
"You're welcome." Cheng Zhenzhu wiped the thin layer of sweat off San Tiao's forehead. This little guy can't stand the heat and especially likes this cool thing. I'll go back later and see if I can buy two watermelons.
"Mom, this is sweet and icy, it's so cool~" Liu Tiao said this while he had already finished half of it. Seeing Ba Tiao's head coming closer, he pushed him back. "Ba Tiao, I'll leave one bite for you next time."
Cheng Zhenzhu didn't know where Liu Tiao learned to be "cool", but this boy is indeed quite cool. He is shaking his head while eating...
"Two mouthfuls~" Ba Tiao stretched out two little fingers and carefully negotiated with his six brothers.
"Okay." Liu Tiao threw his head back and agreed readily. Anyway, we can talk about it next time. Maybe Ba Tiao will forget about it...
"Okay, let's hide from the sun here." Cheng Zhenzhu finished her popsicle and got down to business. She didn't want to go to the black market, so she stayed at an intersection, observing the passersby. She soon spotted her targets: two well-dressed, seemingly wealthy women.
"Auntie, do you want this..." Cheng Zhenzhu took two steps forward, quietly took out a meat ticket and asked.
One of them looked at the hostage and glared, "Who doesn't want it?"
She didn't want them. Not only did she not want the expiring food coupons, she also had no use for these meat coupons. It would be best if she could exchange them for some money... Cheng Zhenzhu took out another one and said, "I have some extra coupons here. If you two aunts want them, I can sell them to you at a discount."
"How cheap is it?" Another person looked at Cheng Zhenzhu, then glanced at the children behind her, munching on red bean popsicles and looking their best. He didn't look like someone who needed money. Why would he do something so unpleasant as exchanging tickets for money? These tickets were even harder to come by than money!
"Meat coupons are 30 cents each, cloth coupons are also 30 cents, oil coupons and cigarette coupons are 20 cents, and non-staple food coupons are 10 cents..." In fact, the main purpose was to sell the bundle of non-staple food coupons, and Cheng Zhenzhu specifically mentioned it at the end.
"It's a bit expensive, isn't it? This non-staple food coupon is about to expire." One of them hesitated and spoke.
Cheng Zhenzhu saw the other party start to find fault and guessed that the situation was almost there, but she was just trying to haggle over the price. She was not in a hurry. Isn't there another aunt? "What do you think of this aunt?"
"Give me all the meat tickets." Sun Yuhua said.
"Hey, Yuhua, why are you so easy to talk to?" Lin Haihua was anxious. She needed to negotiate more! What if she could get the price down? If she just asked for it now, how could she negotiate the price again?
And she also wants a meat ticket! She calculated that the meat in the butcher shop is 78 cents per pound, plus a meat ticket. The black market does not require a ticket, but it costs 1.2 yuan per pound. Compared with this, it is more cost-effective to buy the meat ticket at 30 cents... "Sister, give me the meat ticket! Yuhua, you know my son is coming back, so don't fight with me..."
The last five meat coupons were sold at 35 cents each after being scrambled for by the two aunts. Aunt Sun took three and Aunt Lin took two.
In addition, cloth coupons, cigarette coupons, and oil coupons were also sold, and in the end, the total amount was four yuan and ten cents. Cheng Zhenzhu casually shook the bills and said generously, "Come on, good guys, let's go spend money."
The six boys listened obediently and their eyes lit up when they saw the small amount of money in their mother's hand.
Finally, Cheng Zhenzhu brought her bunch of radish heads to the supply and marketing cooperative in Caoshi. Luckily, they had milk powder, so Cheng Zhenzhu bought all five remaining bags. Then, after a bit of searching, she bought two large watermelons, one weighing seven pounds and the other eight pounds. They weren't really huge, but they were pretty big for the melons at the supply and marketing cooperative.
"Watermelon, watermelon..." The six children were craving watermelon. They were circling around the watermelon, drooling. As for the milk powder, it was for drinking in the morning. Mom would give them a bag each. It was fair, so they didn't think about it at the moment.
"Come in." Because the kids were eager to eat watermelon, the mother and her children quickly returned to the guesthouse, spending less than half the time it took to get there.
In the guesthouse, Aunt Wang and Comrade Sun were playing with a baby. They were stunned when they saw a small shadow jumping in happily.
"Sister-in-law Cheng, you're back?" Sun Xiaode greeted her.
"Yeah." Cheng Zhenzhu nodded and took a look. "Where's Comrade Zhao?"
"I went to the old man's place. I brought some millet porridge cooked by my sister-in-law." Sun Xiaode replied.
Cheng Zhenzhu nodded. "In this weather, it's indeed good to drink some porridge to moisten the mouth. If the old man has a bitter taste in his mouth, you can make some mung bean porridge or something like that. It's sweet and refreshing and can reduce internal heat..."
Sun Xiaode nodded. "Thank you for the reminder, sister-in-law. I'll go buy some mung beans later. Sister-in-law, Xiaonian really likes the rice oil you made. He just had a few mouthfuls and is feeling very energetic now."
Spirited… Cheng Zhenzhu looked at the limp, half-closed-eyes baby in Comrade Xiaode's arms. She couldn't quite make out the words. Perhaps three-month-old babies were like this… "Aunt Wang, Comrade Xiaode, I just bought some watermelon at the supply and marketing cooperative. Would you like to share some?"
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