Chapter 70 Chapter 70 Going to the Market
When Zhuo Jia returned home, she saw Qiao Anchuan already cooking in the kitchen. She walked over to take a look and saw that he was making dumpling soup.
Qiao Anchuan heard the noise, turned around to look at her, and asked with a smile: "Why are you back so late? Where did you go to play today?"
He now understands Jiajia very well. Under the leadership of Comrade Sun Jing, Jiajia goes out to play whether she has something to do or not. Anyway, she rarely stays at home!
It’s just that he came back extra late today. Usually he comes back before him!
Hearing this question, Zhuo Jia sighed, "You don't know, Sun Jing and I wandered over to the next brigade today and encountered something really big."
Then she recounted the story of Shitou and Jiabao. At the end, her face was full of anger. Although Shitou was wrong to hide Jiabao, Shitou's adoptive parents were even more wrong!
Qiao Anchuan also sighed. He looked at Zhuo Jia and said, "This isn't the first time this has happened. The army is also trying to find a way to stop this kind of thing."
But for people like Xiao Shitou, who have no relatives at home, most of them were adopted by their comrades.
The fact that Shitou was successfully adopted by his adoptive parents was definitely due to their lack of children, but they already had their own children...
The troops are responsible for this matter, and the brigade leaders are definitely responsible as well!
"Shouldn't the army visit martyr's orphans like Shitou from time to time?" Zhuo Jia asked in confusion.
How can you let someone else adopt the orphans of a martyr and then leave them alone? Isn't that simply gambling with that person's conscience?
What if there is no such thing, it would be like Shi Tou’s adoptive father!
Qiao Anchuan shook his head: "There are too many orphans of martyrs. The army can't visit them one by one. We can only conduct random inspections from time to time, and most of them are handed over to the street or brigade."
Of course, sometimes comrades would come to watch.
But it is obvious that Shitou’s adoptive parents are unreliable, the brigade leaders are unreliable, and the army has not fulfilled its responsibilities!
Zhuo Jia: "..."
She wanted to say something, but when she thought about the current difficult environment, she felt that she could understand it, but...
"How will Shitou's issue usually be handled? He shouldn't be allowed to stay in that house any longer, right?" Zhuo Jia asked with a frown.
If so, then she would go find Sun Jing, because Shi Tou's adoptive father had already shouted at Shi Tou to be beaten and killed.
Qiao Anchuan shook his head: "Definitely not. I will probably find a suitable family for Shitou again."
But this matter will not end like this. The team leader and Shi Tou’s adoptive father will be punished!
Zhuo Jia blinked her eyes, so now all she had to wait and see was what kind of new family would be found for Shi Tou?
She rolled her eyes and thought that she would have to go to Sun Jing to ask about it tomorrow.
So Zhuo Jia, who had something on her mind, took a walk around the family compound after dinner, then lay down on the bed and fell asleep.
Qiao Anchuan wanted to do something: "..."
He is a little disgusted now. Why are there so many things going on in the family compound? Look how tired Jia Jia is!
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The next day, Zhuo Jia went to find Sun Jing, and then saw Shi Tou at Sun Jing's house.
She asked in surprise, "Why is Shitou in your house?"
Sun Jing yawned and said with a headache, "My dad brought him back last night in the middle of the night. My dad wanted to find a suitable family for Shitou as soon as possible."
She didn't sleep last night, waiting for her father to come back and ask about the follow-up, and then she slept too late, so she felt very sleepy today.
If Zhuo Jia hadn't come to find her, she would probably have gone to sleep now!
Zhuo Jia quickly asked, "Then how was this matter handled?"
Things must be done from beginning to end. This is what she and Sun Jing discovered, so she has an obligation to know the follow-up!
Even though Sun Jing was very sleepy about this question, she still said angrily, "Shitou's adoptive parents received a lot of preferential treatment in the brigade because they adopted him. Now all of that has been canceled. In addition, all the support money that the army and Shitou's biological father and comrades gave him has been taken back and kept for him..."
All the leaders in the brigade were criticized by the leaders above.
But she heard from her father that the leaders of the brigade had long disliked Shi Tou's adoptive parents, but because Shi Tou's heart was still there, they could only pretend to be deaf and dumb. But now that Shi Tou was gone, from now on, Shi Tou and his adoptive parents would have a good life!
Zhuo Jia's mouth twitched. She looked at the cloudless sky and rolled her eyes fiercely. The leaders of this brigade really have mastered the art of deceiving people!
Also: The law does not punish everyone!
"Ahem, actually part of the reason is that Shitou doesn't want to pursue it." Seeing her rolling eyes, Sun Jing lowered her voice and said.
Alas, when I first saw Shi Tou, I really didn’t realize that this child was so kind!
"What if I can't find a suitable family in the end?" Zhuo Jia asked as she thought of something.
The word "suitable" is not just something you say, but it depends on how you do it!
Sun Jing thought for a moment and said, "I don't know either, but my dad seems to be asking in the family compound first."
While the two were chatting, Shitou had already done a lot of work with Xie Lian. What can I say, this kid is very hardworking and has a very good eye, much better than the two of them.
Zhuo Jia watched Shitou spinning busily like a top. She nudged Sun Jing and asked, "Do you have so much work to do at home?"
They all live in the family compound, so how could she not know that there are so many things to do there?
Sun Jing shook her head firmly: "What nonsense are you talking about? There is no work to do in the family compound. I am usually very idle."
She is so free that she plays with the kids, how can she have any work to do at home!
Hearing this, Zhuo Jia looked at Sun Jing with an indescribable look, and then gestured for her to go and see what Shi Tou was doing. To put it bluntly, both of them were about to be made to look like useless people by Shi Tou.
Sun Jing stared at the stone for a while, then turned to ask Zhuo Jia, "I think this kid is looking for trouble!"
And he's still looking for her!
Zhuo Jia couldn't help laughing. She patted Sun Jing's shoulder and said, "Just bear with it. We'll be fine once we find a new adoptive parent for Shitou."
Because she was lazy, she couldn't bear to see such a diligent person. She said a few words to Sun Jing and then left neatly.
Alas, things were a little disappointing for her. It was all because Shi Tou was not only capable but also too kind!
After returning home, Zhuo Jia went straight to sleep for a nap. She decided to be more obedient for the next two days to avoid running around and getting into trouble.
Besides, the Chinese New Year is coming soon, so she needs to get enough rest and prepare the things she needs for the New Year!
Zhuo Jia did not go out for the next three days. It was not until Sun Jing called her and said that they were going to the market to prepare New Year's goods that Zhuo Jia walked out of the house with difficulty.
"You really can stay at home." Seeing Zhuo Jia, Sun Jing shook his head and said.
Anyway, if she is asked to stay at home for three days without going out, no, let alone three days, even for one day, she will turn this house upside down.
Without Zhuo Jia's company, she would have known what to do during these three days, thanks to Shi Tou!
Zhuo Jia was being lazy and honest. She said confidently, "I'm just conserving my energy!"
There really wasn't anything fun to do in the entire family compound, and there were more and more people in it. It was too lively, so lively that she could hardly bear it.
Ahem, although she loves to watch the fun, she doesn’t want to be the one doing it!
Sun Jing rolled her eyes at her: "I think you are just a coward."
But it’s really nice to go out with Zhuo Jia and encounter things!
Zhuo Jia rolled her eyes at her: "Aren't you tired at all?"
Although she is only two years older than Sun Jing, she feels that her energy is far inferior to Sun Jing's. Moreover, she just had her period these two days and doesn't want to do anything. She just wants to lie down at home.
Sun Jing wanted to ask why she was tired, but when she thought of something, her face changed. She moved closer to Zhuo Jia and asked in a low voice, "Are you pregnant?"
Thinking about how she had taken Zhuo Jia to play skipping rope with the children some time ago, Sun Jing suddenly felt like her life was over.
Zhuo Jia was stunned by the question. When she realized what was happening, she was speechless. She pushed Sun Jing aside and said, "What are you thinking about? I've only been in the family compound for a short time."
She suspected that Sun Jing wanted to murder her, so she decided to unilaterally break off all ties with Sun Jing for ten minutes and wait until the market to reconcile.
Sun Jing, who wanted to murder her, came up to her and whined, "That's not necessarily true. If I said I wouldn't give it to you, you already have a baby in your belly, you just don't know it!"
Even though she is only sixteen years old, she knows a lot, especially about the staff quarters.
Zhuo Jia couldn't stand it any longer and said, "I'm on my period now!"
If it weren't for this, she would almost believe what Sun Jing said.
In response to this, Sun Jing let out an "ah", and anyone could hear the regret in her tone.
Zhuo Jia: "..."
Don’t say anything more, break up, we must break up!
The two people who had broken up got together again on the way to the market to chat. The main focus was on discussing what delicious food there was at the market, and how there were so many people at the market that if they didn't follow closely, they would definitely be squeezed out and would have to wait outside!
Zhuo Jia's eyes lit up when she heard Sun Jing's excited voice. She had asked the 'grocery store' a few days ago, and they said they would also accept seafood and other things as long as she had them.
So she can definitely take advantage of this big market opportunity to make a fortune!
So for the rest of the journey, she was thinking about how to separate from Sun Jing and the others without leaving a trace. However, when she arrived at the market, she realized that her thoughts were in vain.
There are too many people, we will definitely be separated when we go in!
Seeing Zhuo Jia's dumbfounded expression, Sun Jing couldn't help but burst out laughing: "Hahaha, you've never seen such a big fair before, right? It happens once a year, and everyone in the neighborhood, almost everyone who can come, comes."
It was the first time she saw Zhuo Jia look like this!
Zhuo Jia nodded and said, "You're right, I'm really a bit worldly-wise!"
Anyway, I have never experienced such a world!
Sun Jing said to her, "If you get separated after you go in, just come out and wait after buying your things."
Zhuo Jia nodded: "I understand."
Money, money, money, here she comes!
After they finished talking, everyone started to follow the crowd inside. Not long after they entered, there was no familiar face next to Zhuo Jia.
She carried a basket on her back and started walking around excitedly, wanting everything she saw. But it must be said that there were indeed a lot of things at the fair, but some people didn't want money, but wanted tickets or barter.
At this moment, Zhuo Jia was somewhat glad that she had some stock in her warehouse!
Then she exchanged a bunch of things, including vermicelli, potato flour, soybean paste, tofu, bean sprouts, sausages, and of course, more seafood.
She ordered two baskets of seafood alone, but she put them all in the warehouse and would sort them out when she got home!
Not long after, she encountered a surprise: a pig, a whole wild boar. When she saw the wild boar, her eyes lit up. This was the first time she had seen so much wild boar meat since she came here.
No, it’s not just about coming to this world, but also the previous world, because in the previous world, eating wild animals was illegal!
So now that she can eat, she is still very excited.
The excited Zhuo Jia directly asked for half a pig, ahem, just a small half. This was because she paid more, otherwise she would not be able to get it.
After getting half a pig, Zhuo Jia did not continue to walk around, but squeezed out of the market with difficulty. After a while, he came back with the basket. As for the wild boar, of course, it was given away.
Next, Zhuo Jia also saw beef and mutton. It was said that the cow died from an accidental fall. The brigade leader was very sad, but since it was dead, he could only exchange it for some money and buy a new one next year.
Although mutton has a strong smell, it is fine as long as it is prepared properly. Besides, it is winter now, so it is perfect to drink mutton soup.
…
She was tired from walking around, so she bought some food at the market: steamed buns, sweet cakes, wontons...
In fact, when she was buying these things, she was standing at the market and suddenly felt like she didn't know where she was.
If everyone wasn't dressed so simply and in such dull and monotonous colors, she would even have the illusion that she was in her original world!
By the time Zhuo Jia had eaten and drunk her fill and finished buying everything, she discovered that her sisters-in-law from the family compound were already waiting outside. Judging from the smiles on everyone's faces, she seemed to be very satisfied with this big fair!
Zhuo Jia leaned over and even heard some sisters-in-law say that it would be great if there were a big market every day in the future, as it would be so convenient to buy things!
Although she didn't say anything, she was thinking in her heart, yes, in the future there will not only be big markets, but shopping will also be extremely convenient.
Soon Sun Jing also squeezed out. She took a look and saw that there was only Sun Jing!
Sun Jing casually brushed her messy hair and said breathlessly, "My mom and Shitou will be out soon."
She is almost exhausted!
Zhuo Jia looked at Sun Jing's empty hands and couldn't help asking, "You've been squeezed in here until now, and you haven't bought anything?"
No, dear sister, what are you trying to achieve? Is it warm inside?
As if she had heard the meaning behind Zhuo Jia's words, Sun Jing coughed and said unnaturally, "It's not that I didn't buy anything. I was hungry so I bought some food, but I've already finished it."
Ahem, for this annual fair, she wanted to buy everything she saw, but when she felt her pocket, she remembered that her mother was also there, so she didn't stop and just walked forward with the flow of people!
Thinking of something, Sun Jing asked excitedly: "This fair is really big. This is the first time I've been able to get to the end of it this year."
She was tired and hungry from being squeezed in there, but it was really warm.
Zhuo Jia, who didn't get to the head of the crowd: "..."
Although she didn't finish the entire collection, this doesn't deny that she gained a lot!
Soon, Mrs. Xie came out with the stone, sat outside to rest for a while, and waited for others to come out. At around three o'clock, a group of people walked back with baskets on their backs.
But looking at everyone’s excited expressions, it can be seen that they are very satisfied with what they achieved today!
Mrs. Xie was also very satisfied: "There are many things to buy at the market this year. I can have a good New Year."
She has already prepared the New Year's Eve dinner in her mind!
Sun Jing leaned over and asked, "Mom, should we fry something?"
Although I had fried hairtail last time, it had almost been eaten up, so it was obviously not prepared for the Chinese New Year.
Xie Lian nodded: "Yes, we will try to blow it up tomorrow afternoon."
After frying the food, you have to steam the buns. There are so many things to do.
After receiving a satisfactory answer, Sun Jing asked Zhuo Jia again: "When will you explode?"
She looked at Zhuo Jia eagerly, hoping that she would not spend a day with her family, as she still wanted to go and help.
Zhuo Jia met Sun Jing's expectant eyes, thought for a moment and said, "I don't know. I'll go back and ask Qiao Anchuan when he'll take a break."
Frying so many things, how long will it take her to do it alone? She’ll wait until Qiao Anchuan is free!
Sun Jing, who had never expected this answer, was like: "..."
She was wrong. She shouldn't have expected too much from Zhuo Jia!
Xie Lian couldn't help laughing when she heard this. She said to Zhuo Jia, "Jia Jia, don't worry. If your Qiao Anchuan doesn't have time, I'll help you after I'm done."
Now when she looks at Zhuo Jia, there is no difference between her and her own daughter. The two children are exactly the same.
No, our Sun Jing is not as good as Zhuo Jia!
Zhuo Jia smiled sweetly: "Thank you, sister-in-law. If I'm too busy, I'll ask you for help."
She is not stupid. If Qiao Anchuan doesn't have time, she will definitely find someone to help!
Sun Jing quickly said beside him: "I can help you too."
Why can't she eat it twice?
Zhuo Jia: "..."
She looked at Sun Jing, then at Shitou, whose eyes were also sparkling, and then said seriously, "Remember to bring Shitou with you when you come."
When it comes to helping with the work, she would rather trust Shi Tou than Sun Jing, just like she doesn't trust herself!
Sun Jing puffed out her cheeks in anger. Without saying a word, she just snorted at Zhuo Jia. Now they were no longer good friends and had to break up for a short time.
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As we chatted and laughed, no one felt tired and we soon arrived at the family quarters.
Zhuo Jia threw the backpack on the ground as soon as she entered the house, then made a cup of malted milk and began to drink it listlessly while sitting on a chair. She felt so tired, as if all the energy accumulated in the past three days was used up in one day!
After being paralyzed for more than ten minutes, she could no longer lie down and had to quickly pack up the things she bought, leaving her own food outside and putting the things to be traded in the purchasing group's warehouse.
She bought so much food, if she eats it all outside...
You will definitely get sick from eating it!
And she was leaving after the New Year, so in order to avoid waste, she put most of them in the warehouse and then started to sort out the other things.
The seafood was thrown directly on the balcony. It had a strong smell and was difficult to clean up. I had to wait for Qiao Anchuan to come back and clean it up.
She left some of the pork, beef and mutton in the kitchen, and packed the other foods into baskets according to their categories.
She was still packing when Qiao Anchuan came back.
Qiao Anchuan watched her wandering around in the kitchen, rolled up his sleeves and asked, "What do you need me to do?"
He went to the kitchen and took a look. Wow, his wife was really amazing!
Zhuo Jia looked up and said directly to the balcony, "Your battlefield is on the balcony. By the way, is it okay to drink potato noodles tonight?"
She had wanted to eat potato flour before, but since she had to make it at home, she never found the time to do it!
Qiao Anchuan shook his head: "No problem, anything is fine."
After saying that, he walked towards the balcony. When he saw the baskets of seafood on the balcony, the corners of his mouth began to twitch. He moved a chair and sat down and started to clean up. He was still thinking that there seemed to be not enough oil at home. It seemed that he had to think of a way!
In the kitchen, Zhuo Jia put away the things she bought today and started preparing to cook. While the water was boiling on the stove, she went for a stroll on the balcony. Seeing Qiao Anchuan working seriously, she said, "Do a good job," and then she strolled back.
Qiao Anchuan: "..."
His wife is not suitable for working, but is suitable for supervising others' work!
Zhuo Jia returned to the kitchen, closed the door, and started working!
She opened the purchasing group and entered the warehouse, which was filled with seafood. Without even looking at them, she clicked on each one and selected them for sale...
After selling all the seafood, she opened the purchasing group again, looked at the series of transfers, and received them with a smile. As expected, her fortune depended on the purchasing group. Look, look, in just a short while, she had already earned four figures.
After collecting all the bills, she checked her balance again and found that it was already 19,780 yuan!
Her eyes widened, and she started to count on her fingers. It was originally 16,900, but she spent 137 on shopping today, but only withdrew 100 from the balance, which means she made a net profit of 2,743 yuan today!
She originally wanted to take out the change, but then she remembered something. She glanced at the wild boar meat she bought, rolled her eyes, and tentatively asked the 'grocer'.
Grocery Store: [Want wild boar meat?]
Grocer: [No!]
Grocery Store: [Okay.]
Zhuo Jia felt a little regretful. She thought she could use the wild boar meat to make up her balance, but it seems that it won’t work this time. She can only look for another opportunity next time!
Because the 'grocer' didn't accept wild boar meat, Zhuo Jia cut ten pounds of wild boar meat and asked someone nearby to put it aside so that she could eat it when she came back. As for the ones in the warehouse, she had other arrangements!
Sausage, cured sausage, there is no meat that cannot be eaten!
After finishing all these messy things, she looked up and saw that the water in the pot was boiling. She quickly got up to look for potato flour. In the world, eating was the most important thing. How to make money and deal with the wild boar meat would be dealt with after dinner.
During the meal, Zhuo Jia began to ask Qiao Anchuan: "Can you take a day off before the New Year?"
If not, then she would go to thank her sister-in-law tomorrow and ask her to keep watch over the place, even if she couldn't help.
However, to her surprise, Qiao Anchuan nodded!
Qiao Anchuan smiled and said, "Yes, I'll let Captain Sun know in advance when we're going to make New Year's goods at home."
This month, except for the day he picked up Jia Jia, he didn't dare to take a single day off. Let's just say he saved up all his vacation time!
Zhuo Jia gave him a thumbs up and said, "The day after tomorrow."
Tomorrow she will go to Sister Xie's house first to familiarize herself with it in advance!
Qiao Anchuan nodded: "Okay, then I will ask for leave in advance tomorrow."
He was also thinking that the oil at home might not be much, so he would have to go change some oil tomorrow...
Next, the two of them started to indulge in eating potato noodles, which were sour and spicy and really delicious!
After eating the potato noodles, even though it was winter, they were both sweating.
Because the seafood on the balcony had not been cleaned up yet, Qiao Anchuan continued to work on the balcony, and Zhuo Jia went to wash the dishes. When she was done, she went to the balcony and asked Qiao Anchuan: "Let's come back and clean up. Let's go out for a walk first."
I ate a lot and need to digest it!
Qiao Anchuan nodded: "Okay."
He took off his apron, washed his hands, and finally put on his thick coat. Then the two of them walked out hand in hand.
Ahem, when they got downstairs, Qiao Anchuan quickly let go.
Zhuo Jia: "..."
She looked at Qiao Anchuan speechlessly. Those who knew about it thought they were just a couple, but those who didn’t would think it was something shameful!
As if noticing her gaze, Qiao Anchuan touched his nose, leaned close to her and whispered, "The family compound is full of people, we have to be careful about the impact."
After saying this, he quickly stood up straight, as if the person who whispered just now was not him!
Zhuo Jia nodded expressionlessly, but at this moment she was thinking in her heart that if she held Qiao Anchuan's hand at this time, this man would not only blush, but he would probably jump up!
After thinking it over again and again, she finally restrained her restless heart. Ahem, she would leave after the New Year, but Qiao Anchuan would stay forever, so she should not embarrass him!
Forget it, forget it. Let's get down to business. She looked at Qiao Anchuan and asked, "Sun Jing said she wanted to find a foster parent for Shitou in the Priority Family Compound. How's that going? Is there any news on that?"
Because Sun Jing was not careful with her mouth, and Shitou followed her every day, Sister Xie and the others even hid the matter from Sun Jing, which led to her knowing nothing.
Hearing this, Qiao Anchuan frowned and lowered his voice, saying, "I asked two companies, but neither of them was willing."
It's not that these two families don't have children, but they only have daughters. They had a lot of trouble in the past trying to have a son, so they gave priority to these two families. However, when asked, although they didn't refuse explicitly, they all said that they wanted to try harder and would consider adoption after two years if there was no news.
Having said that, they all understood that the two families felt that Shitou was too old, and Shitou was still thinking about his younger brother, so they were worried that Shitou would not be close to them in the future, so the matter was left unresolved!
Zhuo Jia paused and asked worriedly, "What should we do now? We can't let Shitou stay at Captain Sun's house forever, right?"
If Shitou stays at Captain Sun's home for a long time, he will easily develop feelings for this family, and it will be more difficult to find a family to adopt him in the future.
Qiao Anchuan shook his head and said, "The regiment commander and the political commissar should have a solution!"
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"Don't you and the political commissar have any other solution?" Xie Lian asked Captain Sun anxiously.
She just couldn't understand. Shitou was such a good kid, diligent, capable and sensible, so why would those people be dissatisfied?
Captain Sun held a cigarette in his hand, but he didn't smoke it. After a while, he said, "Lian'er, what do you think about us adopting Shitou?"
At the beginning, he also wanted to find a good home for Shi Tou, but after being rejected twice in a row, he and the political commissar understood that they could only look outside, but they were still worried about Shi Tou.
The political commissar casually mentioned that since he and his wife had no son, they would consider adopting a son. In this way, when they passed away in the future, there would be someone to support their daughter.
He was somewhat tempted at the time, but what made him make up his mind was that his daughter got along very well with Shi Tou. He knew that his daughter had a bad temper, but he only had this one daughter, so what if she had a bad temper? She would not have to suffer in the future when she got married.
So as long as his daughter doesn't do anything illegal, he never thinks of interfering!
But now that Shitou can play with his daughter, he thinks that there is no shortage of food at home, so it is not impossible to raise another child to keep Jingjing company!
Xie Lian was stunned when she heard this. After a long while, she said in a daze, "I need to ask Jingjing first."
For so many years, although she was unable to have children, she really never thought about adopting another one. On the one hand, both she and her husband were busy, and on the other hand, Jingjing was a child who was more difficult to take care of than other children.
If Jingjing is willing to have another brother, then they can adopt Shitou. If Jingjing doesn't want to...
Even if it is a bit cruel to the stone, we have no choice but to send it away!
Captain Sun nodded: "Okay, but don't forget to carry some stones when you ask."
No matter whether it succeeds or not, this kind of thing should not be said in front of children.
Xie Lian nodded, rolled her eyes at him and said unhappily, "I'm not stupid."
She said this as if she was unreliable, but Xie Lian was not that kind of person!
The couple had discussed everything, but Sun Jing, who was strolling outside with Shi Tou, got into a fight with someone!
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