Chapter 44 Chapter 44 Draft, Purslane
Xinxin hugged Zhuojia's legs and cried loudly: "Second Aunt, I don't want to leave. Can I stay with you?"
Woo woo woo, she didn’t want to be separated from her second aunt.
Zhuo Jia raised her hand to check the time, then looked at her sister-in-law who was sitting on a chair fanning herself with a palm-leaf fan: "Don't you want to persuade her?"
He has been crying for more than ten minutes now. No matter how I comfort him, even putting candy in his mouth won't stop him. He just keeps crying. Fortunately, he remembered to drink water when I gave him water, otherwise he would have become dehydrated from crying!
And her sister-in-law, Xinxin's biological mother, was sitting right next to her with a smile on her face. It was simply too much.
Qiao Anqin fanned herself vigorously with a large palm-leaf fan, shaking her head and saying, "Our chubby girl is good in every way except her stubborn temper. I can't persuade her. Just let her cry, and she'll stop when she's had enough."
Anyway, we are leaving in the afternoon, so there is plenty of time for the fat girl to cry. Let her cry.
Zhuo Jia was speechless. Looking at the little girl, whose body was shaking from crying, she continued to persuade her gently, "Xinxin, if you stay with your second aunt, you'll never see your parents again."
If this niece was not three years old, she would have chased people out with a stick and cried so hard that her forehead hurt!
Xinxin said aggrievedly, "Mom and Dad should stay too, so we can always be together."
Zhuo Jia: "..."
The child is young, she understands everything, but...
"Xinxin, if your father stayed here, he would have no job. Without a job, he would have no salary. Without salary, he would not be able to buy meat for you." Zhuo Jia said seriously.
As Xinxin's second aunt, she knows clearly what is most important in the little girl's heart!
As expected, Xinxin was stunned when she heard this. She thought for a moment and said, "Well, then let Dad go back, and Mom stay with Xinxin."
After saying that, she looked at her mother, hoping to get her support.
Qiao Anqin didn't care: "If you can convince your father, then Mom has no objection."
Zhuo Jia's mouth twitched. This child is really smart and reacts so quickly. Her sister-in-law is also quick to react and coaxes the child so well. That's right, she feels a little sorry for her brother-in-law. He has no status in the family at all!
"Xinxin will try her best to convince dad." Xinxin didn't care about crying anymore. She clenched her fists and said seriously.
Soon Xinxin loosened her arms around her aunt's waist, picked up the sugar water on the table and drank it all, then said seriously with a stern face: "Mom, aunt, Xinxin will go find mom now, you wait for my news."
After saying that, he ran away without waiting for their answer.
Looking at Xinxin's small figure, Zhuo Jia looked at her sister-in-law: "Why don't you go with us to take a look?"
As a mother, why don’t you stop Xinxin from getting beaten?
Qiao Anqin was very calm: "It's okay, Aiguo can't bear to beat this girl."
He only has this one daughter, and Aiguo looks at her like the apple of his eye. Let alone beating her, he probably can't bear to say such a harsh word, probably because he feels bad.
Zhuo Jia: "..."
Since the sister-in-law has said so, let her mourn for her brother-in-law in her heart!
Starting the next topic, she asked her sister-in-law: "Are you leaving after dinner this afternoon?"
Qiao Anqin nodded: "Yes, let's go after dinner. That way we can get home in the middle of the night and won't delay Aiguo from going to work tomorrow."
"...Time is so tight, why don't you leave in the morning?" Zhuo Jia asked after a moment of silence.
Listen to this, getting home in the middle of the night and going to work tomorrow, what a gloomy word.
In response to Zhuo Jia's words, Qiao Anqin smiled and then said expressionlessly, "I originally wanted to leave this morning, but Xinxin kept crying, and her father didn't want to let her go."
So what can she do?
Zhuo Jia: "..."
She turned her head away again. This topic was not a good one. Forget it, let's change it.
"When I have time in the future, I will go to your house to see Xinxin." Zhuo Jia thought for a while and said.
As soon as she finished speaking, her sister-in-law stood up and pulled her out. She quickly asked, "Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing?"
He was smiling just now, how come he suddenly took action?
Qiao Anqin smiled at her very gently: "Second sister-in-law, when you see Xinxin later, tell her what you just said."
With her second sister-in-law's words, I guarantee her fat daughter won't be reluctant to leave!
Zhuo Jia fell silent again. Hey, hey, hey, sister-in-law, she was just saying it casually just now. We are all adults and we all understand, but you can’t tell it to a child. The child won’t understand and she will take it seriously!
The two walked to the door, and Zhuo Jia turned around to lock the door. Just as she hung the big lock on the door, she heard someone riding a bicycle coming over.
Qiao Anqin said excitedly beside her: "Hey, it's the postman, could it be a letter for my second brother?"
Whether she is a daughter or not is not important at this moment!
Zhuo Jia didn't even bother to lock the door. She even took two steps towards the postman, and when he stopped, she immediately asked, "Comrade, is there any letter for me? I'm Zhuo Jia."
When I went to the hospital to see Wang Ping before, she also went to the post office to ask, but unfortunately it was not there at that time, and she didn’t have time to check again in the past few days.
The postman nodded and said, "Zhuo Jia, right? There are two letters for you."
After saying this, he started looking for it. After finding the letter, he took out a notebook and asked Zhuo Jia to sign it before he put the notebook away and left.
Zhuo Jia took a closer look at the signature book. It clearly stated who signed for what on a certain day. Some places had signatures, while others had signatures and fingerprints.
She casually remarked, "This comrade is quite careful in his work."
After saying this, she didn't even bother to go into the yard. She started reading the letters outside. One of the two letters was sent to her by Qiao Anchuan, and the other was a reply to her submission.
Although this was the only reply she received after submitting so many manuscripts, she still chose to read the letter sent to her by Qiao Anchuan first. This was her boyfriend, and it was completely different from that manuscript!
There wasn't much in the letter, just to let her know he was safe, that he'd arrived, and then he said a bunch of useless nonsense. Finally, he expressed his longing for her in a very subtle way. It was really subtle. If her thoughts weren't so divergent, she wouldn't have been able to tell from the longing in the letter.
But, the letter didn’t even mention her parents-in-law!
Zhuo Jia couldn't help but shake her head. As a qualified candidate, now that the letter had arrived, she could leave the rest to her.
After putting the letter back as it was, she opened another one, a very short letter, which said that the manuscript she sent in was accepted and she was given a fee of five dollars.
She took out the five yuan and smiled, her eyes rolling as she looked at her sister-in-law who was waiting for her nearby...
A few minutes later, Qiao Anqin looked at her second sister-in-law in a trance. At this moment, she had only one thought in her mind: no wonder her second sister-in-law was so good at spending money, love can make money!
"Second sister-in-law, you are so awesome." Qiao Anqin said from the bottom of her heart.
But she felt that her second brother was also making money, but when she thought of her second sister-in-law's new stove and the fan on the way, she felt that her second brother's reputation as a gigolo would probably be confirmed from now on.
Zhuo Jia smiled embarrassedly: "I'm also bored at home. Xiaoqin, you go to the old courtyard first, I'll go back and take the letter."
Give your sister-in-law a chance to promote her!
The sister-in-law Qiao Anqin was very understanding: "Okay, second sister-in-law, I'll go first. You take your time, there's no rush."
After saying that, she left in a hurry. The article written by her second sister-in-law was published in the newspaper, and this matter must be publicized well.
Humph, don't think she doesn't know that some shameless old women are saying behind her sister-in-law's back that she is a spendthrift and that she married her second brother just for...
This time, let her slap those people in the face!
After watching her sister-in-law leave in a proud and confident manner, Zhuo Jia opened the door and went home. She found another biscuit box, put both letters in it, and then began to rummage through her snack library.
Xinxin is leaving in the afternoon, so as her aunt, she has to send some snacks to the child, otherwise it would be unfair to the deep affection they have developed in such a short time!
After lingering at home for a while, Zhuo Jia finally went to the nursing home carrying a basket of snacks.
When she arrived at the old courtyard, she almost turned around and left, because there was a circle of people gathered at the door of the old courtyard, and standing in the middle was her sister-in-law who was talking nonsense.
Why do I say she was talking nonsense? Because what her sister-in-law said was really too much, so much so that even she herself could not bear it.
What a brilliant writer, smart, beautiful, rich and pretty, her second brother couldn't even reach her heights, and was also a gigolo...
Oh my God, it’s a good thing Qiao Anchuan is not at home, otherwise she would be too embarrassed to see Qiao Anchuan. This is not a compliment to her, it is a slander against Qiao Anchuan!
She stood on tiptoe to take a look, and when she saw her mother-in-law also standing at the door, she wanted to turn around and leave.
I never expected that her biggest mother-in-law and daughter-in-law crisis did not come from men, but from her sister-in-law. It's really despairing!
In the end, it was her mother-in-law who saw her first. She quickly gave her mother-in-law a smile from a distance and said, "Mother-in-law, look at her. She didn't say anything. She looks very innocent."
Her mother-in-law turned her eyes away indifferently, and then she drove away the people around her, allowing Zhuo Jia to walk into the house with heavy steps.
Of course, when she walked in and passed by her sister-in-law, she couldn't help but sigh, oh!
Qiao Anqin followed her second sister-in-law and asked curiously: "Second sister-in-law, what's wrong? Are you unhappy?"
It shouldn't be like this. Her parents were very happy that the article she wrote was published in the newspaper. How could her sister-in-law not be happy!
"Happy." Zhuo Jia said with a smile.
My sister-in-law also has good intentions. What can she say? She can't say anything.
Zhuo Jia, who couldn't say anything, started calling Xinxin as soon as she entered the yard. Well, little girl Xinxin was crying again. It was obvious that her father didn't agree!
"Second aunt, my father is a bad guy. He doesn't let Xinxin and mom stay." Xinxin pouted and walked to her side and said aggrievedly.
They are all bad people who want to break up her and her second aunt.
Zhuo Jia didn't care about what she was thinking just now. She quickly coaxed the little girl: "It's okay, Second Aunt has prepared a lot of delicious food for you. When you finish these, let your mother bring you back."
For this, she specially prepared a lot of candies, ensuring that the little girl would be able to eat for a long time!
Facing such a kind second aunt, the little girl felt even more aggrieved. She wiped her tears and asked, "Second aunt, can I stay and be your daughter?"
Both her parents are bad, she wants to change them!
As soon as she finished speaking, Zhuo Jia clearly felt that her sister-in-law and brother-in-law were staring at her. She coughed and said, "Xinxin, your second aunt can't make the decision on this matter. You have to wait for your second uncle to come back and ask him."
It's so scary. She now seriously suspects that her sister-in-law and niece have a grudge against her!
Xinxin, who was not familiar with her second uncle: "..."
Wow, she is not familiar with her second uncle, and her second uncle does not like her as much as her second aunt. How could he be willing to keep her as his daughter?
The clever Xinxin soon threw herself into her father's arms and cried again, "Wow, I can't change my father, so of course I have to be nice to this only father!"
Noticing the indescribable look in her sister-in-law's eyes, Zhuo Jia quickly said, "Xinxin is only three years old, and she's really smart."
Look at this kid, how quick he reacts!
Qiao Anqin laughed: "Yeah, it's just a little too smart."
She has used all her tricks on her own father. I must take good care of him when I get back.
Zhuo Jia looked at Xin Xin with pity. She tried her best, but...
Well, my sister-in-law is determined and can’t be stopped from wanting to beat Xinxin up!
After Liu Hongying finished her kitchen duties, she took the time to come out and look for her second daughter-in-law: "Second daughter-in-law, you come."
Zhuo Jia, who was talking to her sister-in-law, heard her mother-in-law's call and immediately left her sister-in-law and went to her mother-in-law.
Qiao Anqin, who hadn't finished speaking, said: "..."
She just wanted to ask, does her second brother know that her second sister-in-law has such a good relationship with her mother?
"Mom, what's wrong? Does the kitchen need me?" Zhuo Jia stood in front of her mother-in-law and asked obediently.
When she comes to the nursing home to eat, she rarely takes the initiative to enter the kitchen. This is something she did wrong and she is reflecting on it!
Liu Hongying waved her hand. "No, Xiaoqin just said that your manuscript was published. Do you know which newspaper it was published in?"
She had to buy a copy to take home and enjoy it slowly!
"It seems to be from within the province, but I didn't pay attention to the specifics." Zhuo Jia thought about it carefully, and she said a little embarrassedly: "I wrote a lot of manuscripts, so I didn't take it to heart."
As long as she wins, it’s fine. She doesn’t care about all this mess, so she really doesn’t know!
"Then what do you remember?" Liu Hongying asked after a moment of silence.
She really didn't expect this answer!
Zhuo Jia pursed her lips and said shyly, "I remember there was a five-yuan manuscript fee, is that included?"
Well, she is so superficial, she only cares about money!
Liu Hongying: "...Okay!"
Although the five dollars was spent on two chickens at my daughter-in-law's house, how can it not be counted!
Thinking of something, Zhuo Jia asked her mother-in-law: "Mom, I heard that Wang Ping is going back to the city. When exactly is she leaving? Will she come back to our brigade before she leaves?"
Looking at her brain, she forgot to ask Zhang Yunhuan yesterday. She paid ten dollars for Wang Ping in the hospital. Even if she wants to go back to the city, she has to return the money to her.
Liu Hongying thought for a moment and said, "She hasn't specified a specific date to leave, but she will definitely be returning to the brigade. She needs a certificate from the brigade to leave. What's the problem?"
"She still owes me ten dollars." Zhuo Jia answered honestly.
Liu Hongying's eyes widened, and she immediately said, "I'll call you when she comes to get the certificate."
Ten dollars is not a small amount, you have to take it!
Zhuo Jia nodded immediately: "Yeah."
Not long after, her father-in-law, the brigade secretary, also came back. She took a look at him and saw that he came back with a stern face. It seemed that he was in a really bad mood!
The head of the family was in a bad mood, and the four children didn't come into the house. They were all playing outside. Of course, their voices didn't get any quieter, and they kept shouting as loud as they could.
During the meal, Xinxin once again abandoned her parents and sat next to Zhuojia with her small bowl in her hand, not even bothering about the heat. Of course, Xinxin's parents didn't care about her at this time.
Zhuo Jia looked up and saw that her sister-in-law was whispering something with her mother-in-law, while her brother-in-law was being instructed by her father-in-law and eldest brother. In short, they were all very busy!
The lunch took a while, and by the time everyone put down their bowls, it was already past one in the afternoon.
Because Tan Aiguo had taken a nap in the morning, he didn't need to take a nap after dinner. He just picked up his packed things and left.
Before leaving, Xinxin hugged her dear second aunt and expressed her reluctance to leave. Finally, she was carried into the car by her dear mother.
Qiao Anqin looked at her family members at the door. Her eyes were red as she said, "Mom and Dad, Big Brother, Big Sister-in-law, Second Sister-in-law, it's so hot outside. You should go back. We'll leave first."
"Let's go quickly. We will go back after you leave." Liu Hongying waved her hand and said.
She only has this one daughter, and she didn't expect that she would be married for so long. This time her parents' home is so rare, so of course she is reluctant to let her go.
Xinxin struggled to stick her head out: "Second Aunt, I will miss you. Don't forget to bring me some candy when you come to see me!"
Zhuo Jia's mouth twitched, but she still said, "Don't worry, I will remember it."
Everyone who was feeling sad: "..."
Qiao Anqin's face flushed instantly. She covered her fat daughter's mouth and said, "Let's go, let's go quickly."
She found the time to shout, "Mom and Dad, we're leaving."
Then everyone watched the transport truck drive away as if it was escaping for its life!
Zhuo Jia looked at the others cautiously. Well, her iron-lady-like mother-in-law also had tears in her eyes. She poked her sister-in-law and motioned her to say something.
Qian Yulan: “…”
Facing her sister-in-law's sparkling eyes, she had no choice but to say, "Mom, you and Dad go take a rest. We'll clean up the main room and leave."
As for asking her sister-in-law to help clean up, forget it. Having lived next door for so long, she dared to say that she knew Jia Jia better than her mother-in-law. She could handle eating and drinking, but not working.
Liu Hongying was not feeling well now that her daughter and granddaughter were gone, so she nodded and said, "Okay, you guys can clean up the leftovers and take some away, so you don't have to cook tonight."
After saying that, she went back to the house with the brigade secretary to rest. As for not letting her two daughters-in-law clean up, that was not the case. She already had children and grandchildren, so what was wrong with enjoying her life?
Qian Yulan continued to make arrangements: "Dad, please help me. Jiajia, you and the three children, wait for us for a while."
That’s right, when there is work, just arrange Jia Jia and the children together!
Zhuo Jia didn't feel embarrassed at all. She nodded generously: "Okay, sister-in-law, the children and I will wait for you."
Qiao Anshan: "..."
It must be said that he is now looking forward to his brother's wife joining the army as soon as possible. Whoever's wife is his should serve her, not his own wife!
Zhuo Jia brought her three children under the tree. The first thing she did was to assign them homework and ask them to study so that she could play by herself.
In fact, there was nothing fun to do. She was just sitting there in a daze. Today, the letter that Qiao Anchuan wrote to her arrived. Although she had already written a letter, did she have to write another reply?
And then there's the manuscript. I'm sure it'll be circulated throughout the entire brigade today, so she'll have to continue writing...
Oh, I also have to go find Zhang Yunhuan and tell her some gossip about Wu Yun. When I think about it, she is really busy!
No, Zhuo Jia suddenly became energetic when she thought of something. She almost forgot the most important thing. Seeing that the children were busy studying, she quickly opened the purchasing group and took a look at the balance. She bought fans and sold hens, and now she still had 1,800!
She still has a lot of things she wants to buy, so she can't relax and must hurry up to make money.
She was about to get up and go to the kitchen, but she remembered that her elder brother and sister-in-law were busy inside, so it would be better for her, such a free person, not to go in and stick out. She would wait until her sister-in-law was free and then ask.
She just didn't believe that there were no other wild vegetables besides shepherd's purse in such a big mountain. After all, she couldn't just like to eat shepherd's purse, she had to enjoy it equally!
Just when Zhuo Jia was thinking about something, Qian Yulan cleaned up the kitchen and called them to go home.
After returning home, Zhuo Jia went straight to bed and fell asleep. As for the things she had thought about before, she would talk about them after she woke up!
…
At four o'clock, Zhuo Jia finally got up from the bed. She stretched, grabbed a few biscuits and walked out. The door next door was open and Qiao Wei was playing in the yard with his younger brother and sister.
She walked over and asked, "Xiao Wei, where is your mother?"
As he said this, he passed the biscuits in his hand to everyone, one each.
Qiao Wei took the biscuits and shouted, "Mom, Second Aunt is here."
Hearing this, Zhuo Jia knew that her sister-in-law was in the main room, but she did not go there. Instead, she stood in the yard watching the children play.
Qian Yulan heard the sound and came out of the main hall. She saw her sister-in-law and three children eating biscuits in the yard. The corners of her mouth twitched, and she walked over and asked, "Jia Jia, are you looking for me?"
She wouldn't feel at ease unless she asked a question. She always felt that her sister-in-law was here to play with the three children.
Zhuo Jia nodded and asked directly, "Sister-in-law, do we have other wild vegetables besides shepherd's purse? I want to try them."
Well, she wants to eat it, but she doesn’t know it!
Qian Yulan was stunned by this question. The first thing she said was, "You don't like shepherd's purse anymore?"
After saying this, she breathed a sigh of relief. She finally stopped liking shepherd's purse. To be honest, she didn't understand what was so delicious about shepherd's purse.
Zhuo Jia shook her head: "No, I still like shepherd's purse, but I also want to try something else."
She likes shepherd's purse because it can be sold for money. As for her liking to eat it, to be honest, it's okay to eat it once or twice occasionally, but she can't stand eating it all the time.
Qian Yulan: “…”
She was silent for a long time before she said, "Do you want to eat purslane?"
She remembered that the vegetable garden in the old courtyard was full of purslane. If her sister-in-law wanted to eat it, she could go and dig it now.
"Where can I get food?" Zhuo Jia asked immediately.
She knew purslane, but she didn’t know what it looked like!
Qian Yulan said directly: "Go get a backpack and I'll take you to dig."
Now she no longer wants to remain silent, she thinks keeping silent is a waste of time!
"Okay, thank you, sister-in-law." Zhuo Jia's eyes lit up, and she ran out while speaking.
Qian Yulan shook her head. She looked at Qiao Wei and said, "Xiao Wei, your second aunt and I are going to your grandmother's house. You stay home and take care of your younger siblings. If you go out to play, bring them with you."
To be honest, sometimes she felt that Jia Jia was not as reliable as Xiao Wei...
Qiao Wei nodded: "Mom, I understand."
Qian Yulan touched her daughter's head, then walked out. Well, she had already heard the sound of the door closing next door.
Zhuo Jia, carrying a backpack and a straw hat, smiled at her sister-in-law: "Sister-in-law, let's go."
She was a little curious about where her sister-in-law took her to pick wild vegetables.
As they walked, Zhuo Jia became more curious, because this was the way to the old courtyard. She couldn't help but ask, "Sister-in-law, does our mother-in-law also grow wild vegetables?"
No, after she said this, she knew she was wrong. After all, which good person would grow wild vegetables? Wild vegetables, wild vegetables, the key is the word wild!
Qian Yulan suppressed her laughter and said, "Purslane is everywhere. It can be found in everyone's vegetable garden."
Before they separated, they had eaten purslane, but most of them just picked it and fed it to the chickens. However, she was not surprised at all that her sister-in-law didn't recognize it. After all, there were educated youth who used to treat wheat seedlings as weeds!
Zhuo Jia: "..."
She couldn't help but blush. Although her sister-in-law didn't say anything, at this moment, she felt that she was no different from a mentally retarded person!
They soon arrived at the old courtyard. As usual, the door was locked. Qian Yulan took out the key, opened the door, and led Zhuo Jia to the backyard.
Arriving in the backyard, Qian Yulan took out a shovel from Zhuo Jia's backpack and pointed to the vegetables and said, "These are purslane, which look like weeds."
While she was talking, she also pulled out a few real weeds and threw them outside the vegetable garden. Then she started digging purslane. While digging, she told Zhuo Jia, "Don't make a mistake!"
Zhuo Jia pursed her lips and squatted down to dig. Well, if she could still admit her mistake, she would call herself a fool without anyone telling her.
After digging up a bunch of purslane, Qian Yulan asked, "Are you still digging, or are you going to wait until you taste it?"
She had dug quite a bit, but thinking of Zhuo Jia's love for shepherd's purse, she still asked.
Zhuo Jia said without thinking: "Keep digging, dig up everything in the vegetable garden."
This is also a wild vegetable, and as long as it is a wild vegetable, the "grocer" will buy it. The most difference is the price. But no matter what, in the purchasing group, the price of these wild vegetables is not low!
The word "Sure enough" flashed through Qian Yulan's mind. Without stopping her hands, she just said, "Go back and try it first. If you like it, eat it. If you don't, feed it to the chickens."
Zhuo Jia responded dryly, "Oh."
She must like to eat it, whether she likes it or not. This is money, how can she use it to feed chickens!
The vegetable garden on the old side of the house was so big that the two sisters-in-law squatted here and dug for more than half an hour. Even when Liu Hongying came back, they still hadn't finished digging.
Liu Hongying came over and glanced at the two of them, then at the half-filled basket of wild vegetables. After a moment of silence, she asked, "Are you planning to eat purslane every day?"
While asking, he looked at Zhuo Jia. Among so many educated youth, his daughter-in-law was the only one who liked to eat wild vegetables. This hobby was also unusual!
"Mom, I want to try various ways to cook purslane." Zhuo Jia raised her head and said.
After saying this, she rolled her eyes, looked at her mother-in-law eagerly and asked, "Mom, can you do me a favor?"
Although she and her sister-in-law were as careful as possible when digging purslane, they still had to clean it up if they wanted to sell it directly.
Although she didn't say the rest of the sentence, Liu Hongying felt that she understood. She took a deep breath and said, "I'll come over when I finish cooking."
Zhuo Jia's eyes lit up: "Thank you, mother!"
Liu Hongying glanced at her, turned around and went to the front to cook. In less than ten minutes, she stuffed the firewood in, blocked the stove door, and took a small stool to the backyard to pick wild vegetables for her daughter-in-law.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law worked for another half an hour before they finally finished collecting half a basket of purslane.
Zhuo Jia looked at the purslane in the basket and said happily, "Thank you, mother, and thank you, sister-in-law."
There must be about three pounds of wild vegetables. She would keep some for herself and sell the rest to grocers. As long as the price is not lower than shepherd's purse, she would start looking for someone to dig them tomorrow.
Liu Hongying stood up and said, "Alright, alright, I won't keep you guys for dinner. Go back and eat some wild vegetables."
Obviously, the latter sentence was said to Zhuo Jia, because Xiao Wei is almost ten years old and can obviously cook dinner.
Zhuo Jia smiled and said, "I'm going to try the cold-mixed purslane tonight to see if it tastes good. If it does, I'll go to the city tomorrow to buy some meat and treat you guys to dumplings."
What you are eating is not wild vegetables, what you are eating is money!
Liu Hongying and Qian Yulan: "..."
They both thought of the shepherd's purse dumplings from last time, and they couldn't help but cover their chests at the same time. Their hearts ached, but to be honest...
It’s quite delicious!
After returning home, Zhuo Jia took out one third of the wild vegetables in the basket, put the rest into the warehouse, and then contacted the "grocery dealer".
Grocery Store: [Fresh Purslane, would you like to buy it?]
Grocer: [Wild?]
Grocery Store: [Yes, freshly dug!]
Grocer: [Collect!]
Seeing the receipt, Zhuo Jia quickly clicked on the purslane in the warehouse and chose to sell it. There were three pounds in total. The "grocer" transferred 150 to her, which was the same price as shepherd's purse!
She glanced at the balance: 1950.
She clenched her fists and said, "Come on, if you try hard, the number will become 2!"
Seeing the balance, Zhuo Jia felt full of energy. When the water on the stove boiled, Zhuo Jia threw in two handfuls of purslane, blanched it, and mixed it with cold water...
She tasted it and her eyes lit up. It was not bad, better than she had imagined!
She glanced at the purslane left in the basket and rolled her eyes. She would go buy meat tomorrow, but the purslane seemed a little scarce, so she had to think of a way.
…
Qian Yulan rubbed her ears and asked in disbelief, "What did you just say?"
She suspected that she had heard it wrong, otherwise how could she hear that they had to dig wild vegetables again? Didn’t they just dig half a basket yesterday?
Zhuo Jia said confidently: "Sister-in-law, I'm going to the city to buy meat, and by the way, I'll give my cousin some purslane."
At this moment, she felt that it was great to have a cousin in the city. As a reward, she would stew a chicken for Comrade Lin Yu next time he came!
Qian Yulan waved her hands weakly: "I understand. I'll go dig it up for you later."
She just didn't understand why her sister-in-law was so picky about wild vegetables!
"Sister-in-law, I'll leave first." Zhuo Jia waved and said.
She has to go to the city quickly, otherwise it will be too hot!
Qian Yulan nodded: "Go ahead."
As soon as Zhuo Jia left, Qian Yulan took her three children to pick wild vegetables.
She originally didn't want to take care of any of the children, but when these three children heard that the treasure was dug for their second aunt, they all became extremely enthusiastic!
On the other side, Zhuo Jia rode her bicycle to the county and went directly to the meat supply station next to the grocery store. Perhaps because the weather was too hot, fewer people came to buy meat, so when Zhuo Jia arrived, there was still a lot of pork.
Although there was a lot of pork, her meat coupons were limited, so she only bought one pound of meat. When she left, she looked back every few steps, wanting to take all the pork home!
After thinking about it, she went straight to the supply and marketing cooperative with the pork. There was never enough pork to eat, so how could she not think of a solution? She believed that her dear cousin would definitely have a solution!
Lin Yu looked at her speechlessly, and after enduring it again and again, she couldn't help but ask: "No, why do you think I have extra meat tickets?"
Only a fool would dislike having too many meat tickets!
"Chicken stewed with mushrooms." Zhuo Jia just said these few words.
Then……
Comrade Lin Yu's mouth began to water. She touched the corner of her mouth and asked, "How many pounds do you want?"
As for how much it would cost, she didn't even dare to ask because it would be a slap in her cousin's face.
However, it is not that difficult to get meat coupons. They have a supply every month. Although their family eats it every month, there are always some families who are reluctant to eat it and want to exchange it for something else, so it can be exchanged.
"I'll take as many as you can get." Zhuo Jia said without thinking.
She was also thinking of finding someone to help make sausage when the weather got cold, because how could she do that without pork?
Lin Yu's mouth twitched. Faced with this expected answer, she said nothing, but nodded: "I'll try my best."
She wasn't sure how much she could get in exchange.
Zhuo Jia mentioned another thing: "Doesn't your cloth have defects that are not so obvious? I want to make a piece of clothing for my mother-in-law and sister-in-law."
She also asked her mother-in-law and sister-in-law to help her dig wild vegetables!
Lin Yu looked at Zhuo Jia speechlessly again. Listening to what she said, the defects of the defective cloth were not so obvious. She was even more knowledgeable than their insiders.
She sighed and said, "I have a piece of black cloth. It's fine for making pants, but the color is a bit dark for a top. But it should be okay for your mother-in-law."
She didn't ask whether she wanted it or not, because there was no one Zhuo Jia didn't want!
Sure enough, Zhuo Jia nodded with sparkling eyes: "I want it."
When Zhuo Jia finally left the supply and marketing cooperative, a large piece of the defective black cloth in the warehouse was missing!
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