Zhang Wanhua asked about the preparation process, and as the sun was setting, she got up and said goodbye.
"We are from the same brigade and we are all from the same village. What's there to send? Just go in quickly." Zhang Wanhua felt that it would not be easy to pack up the fur. After hearing this, she was amazed and thought about going home to make some flour and steam some saxaul buns to eat tomorrow.
Li Qingmei went back and scooped a spoonful of meat sauce, planning to cut some vegetables and boil a pot of sauce soup, and then roll some noodles to eat in the evening.
"Mom, is Aunt Hua here at our house?" Qiu Yuling put down her schoolbag and immediately saw the winnowing basket on the stove in the tea shed. She lifted the cloth covering and found that it was indeed a saxaul bun. She took one and ate it.
"Have you washed your hands?" Li Qingmei asked without turning her head.
"I washed it and rubbed it with soap. Smell it." Qiu Yuling deliberately put her hand in front of Li Qingmei to tease her.
Li Qingmei dodged backwards and said, "Your Aunt Hua came to deliver the food and asked about your and your father's tricks on the leather. Mom told her."
"That's all I said. It's not our idea. Whoever wants to do it can do it. What kind of dish did you send?"
"It's just sitting there, with radishes and cabbages and all. Take a look for yourself."
Qiu Yuling took a look and found that the vegetable seeds used by their team this year were all those she had bought. They were all growing well, and hers were not at all noticeable. Everyone just thought it was because there had been a three-year drought, and this year the water and soil would be good for both the people and the land.
"Mom, didn't you say there was an exchange meeting? Then we'll see who's selling vegetables and buy some. We can store them in the cellar and eat them to our heart's content."
"Need I tell you? Your eldest brother is getting married this year, and there's a new addition to the family, so of course we have to bring some back."
Mother Qiu knew that Qiu Yuling was afraid that she would be greedy for money, so she waited to take the item out for exchange (sale) at the exchange meeting to warn her.
Now I can't even sell an egg, as all the food goes into the family's stomach. Not to mention having meat every meal, the soybean oil and other greasy ingredients are used as if they were free.
She still sells it? One foot sells it for a few yuan, the next foot her daughter has to spend a lot of money to carry it back in sacks, why does she go through all that trouble?
This is the result of two-way efforts after reaching a consensus.
"Mom, let's exchange them for some sunflower seeds and peanuts later. We can use them to keep ourselves entertained while we sit on the kang and chat in the winter."
Mother Qiu didn't even try to struggle. She just nodded and said that she would keep an eye out to see who was exchanging sunflower seeds for other things and buy some for herself.
"Mom, what did Sister Duoer say about the betrothal gift? What did you discuss when we get home after visiting the house?" Qiu Yuling had to go to school and could not participate in everything.
"I'll give you 66 as a betrothal gift for good luck. I'd like to buy a sewing machine for your sister-in-law, but I don't have the ticket right now, and our county doesn't have any. So I'll wait for now.
The Huang family is also a group of people who really care about their children. They say that as long as the girl lives a good life, dowry doesn't matter.
But the more open they are, the more we should follow the truth..."
Sewing plane tickets, she came to think of a way, isn't it just a high price exchange, it can be difficult for her.
The mother and daughter chattered for a long time. There was only one kang in Qiu Dashan's new house, and Qiu Jianshe had been planning to make furniture with Fifth Master's son, Qiu Jiangjiang.
"Then mother, please make me a standing cabinet as well. You can't hang clothes on the kang cabinet. Father agreed to it in the beginning."
"Just tell your father, there's nothing you can do about it." Li Qingmei put the noodles on the chopping board with a basin, and wait until everyone is awake before rolling the noodles.
"Mom, let's have some fried sugar cakes tomorrow." Qiu Yueling supported her chin and suddenly became craving for the fried cakes in the basket of the old lady in the alley.
Li Qingmei took a deep breath and finally suppressed her anger. "With that little oil, how can we survive the rest of our lives?"
"It's okay, if you blow it up, I'll get it back for you later." Li Qingmei felt that she had become a good person because of this girl. In the past, she would have blurted out something like "The toad is not big, but its tone is not small."
"Well, I'll also make a few chive boxes. The chives in the pots in the house are enough for a meal." In October, Qiu Yuling and her father started tinkering around in the house, using broken pots and buckets to plant garlic, onions, sprout beans, and transplant chives...
They were growing well and doing quite well. They were also mumbling about planing some wood troughs and nailing a few frames to set up in the main room. Then they could light the fire wall and simmer on the hot kang, and occasionally enjoy some colorful food.
"Mom, listen, are you listening? If you can't do it, I'll make it after school. We have to fry it anyway. I'll get some pork back tomorrow and we'll fry some meatballs."
Li Qingmei quickly responded. If she didn't respond, this little ancestor would order more and more dishes, and he would have to eat her too to satisfy his craving.
"Yuling, come and take a look at this." Qiu Jianshe and his eldest son borrowed a cart from the brigade and pushed the kang cabinet in.
It was not the kind of box they usually used. It was a cabinet with drawers at the bottom and double doors at the top. It was designed to fit the size of the kang in her room and led from the edge of the kang to the inside.
It’s really well made, “This is it.” The newly planed wood has the burrs on the edges and corners polished smooth.
"Then put it in the backyard first. I'll go back and get some red paint, paint it together with the one in your eldest brother's room, and then move it in." Seeing that his daughter was satisfied, Qiu Jianshe was also satisfied.
"Dashan, please take some time to visit Duo'er's house. You're free these two days, so go and see if there's anything you can help with." Li Qingmei poured臊子汤 into the bowl and served it to Qiu Dashan while holding the bowl.
"Take the bag of noodles from the kitchen with you when you go."
"Yeah, I know. By the way, Mom, let's find a way to get a cart. Duo'er said her father gave her a small donkey as a dowry. We don't want us to have the donkey now but still have to go back to borrow a cart." Qiu Dashan slurped up a bowl of noodles and only had time to talk when he had more rice.
"What? I didn't say that the other day. This Huang relative is really something. Why did he bring a donkey as a dowry? Other families would just roll up the bed and bedding. But he made such a fuss. I can't wait for the sewing machine."
It's not good for her in-laws to be too kind, and she doesn't want them to pay too much and gossip about the neighbors.
"It's okay. They only have one family within a radius of ten miles. Where would we find neighbors?" Qiu Dashan grinned. He felt very excited when he thought about getting married soon.
"You know shit." Li Qingmei raised her hand and hit him on the back of the head.
"The cart frame is easy. We have plenty of wood. There is also a poplar tree next to the old house. We can just cut it down. But the wheels are hard to make." Qiu Jianshe had thought about the cart for a long time. Even if they didn't have a donkey, it would be convenient for them to pull water, grass, etc.
Qiu Yuling picked up some noodles and couldn't eat any more, so her father happily took them and poured them into his own bowl.
"Dad, why don't you go to the scrap yard and have a look? Maybe there are some old tires or something." This was all Qiu Yuling could suggest. Even if there were, she couldn't possibly meet all the family's needs.
"It's okay. I'll talk to my fifth uncle later and get the one with wooden wheels. When conditions permit, we'll change to the one with rubber wheels." Li Qingmei wondered how long she would have to wait.
Her relative Huang had already prepared a donkey. It would be difficult for them to get a cart, so they would use the wooden one first, which would be just right for pulling the cart to pick up the new bride.
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