Chapter 19 My Father Must Die Too
The house that Xu Weidong rented in the county town had two bedrooms and a small courtyard at the back. The kitchen and dry toilet were both in the backyard. The house was relatively old, but the rent was cheap, only 5.2 yuan per month, or just over 62 yuan a year.
Such housing prices are unimaginable in later generations. For many college graduates who have just started working, rent alone takes up one-third of their salary!
Xu Yao decided that once she had money on hand, she would give priority to buying a house.
After living in the county town for three days, Xu Yao would stroll around the county town with her hands behind her back after dinner every day.
She had a good complexion, smiled readily at everyone she saw, and spoke in a sweet voice. She quickly became friends with her neighbors and successfully found out the black market base in the county.
People in the county town have more money than people in the town, their demand is greater, and they are willing to pay a high price for meat.
Xu Yao didn't want to miss the opportunity to make a fortune, so he was thinking about how to purchase goods, and then the opportunity came.
Xu Gang, who was repairing the bridge, came back exhausted with his bag on his back!
Xu Gang and Xu Yao are twins, a boy and a girl. Xu Yao is beautiful and Xu Gang is not bad looking either, but he had worked as a laborer outside for a month, so his skin was tanned and rough, but his facial features were still good-looking. When Xu Yao came back from outside and saw Xu Gang, who looked similar to her, she immediately developed a liking for him.
Xu Yao thought that Xu Jiaan carefully kept the shoes Xu Gang bought for him, and that he must have deep feelings for this uncle, but Xu Jiaan just called him "Uncle" lightly. Xu Gang seemed to be used to Xu Jiaan's coldness and nodded with a smile.
This child doesn't seem to like smiling at anyone, maybe he is so open only in front of her.
"Yaoyao! I heard this is very popular in the city. You and mom should each get one."
Xu Gang smiled broadly at Xu Yao, took out two scarves and a children's short-sleeved shirt from his backpack, and was eager to put the scarves on Xu Yao.
The scarf was made of red gauze. Xu Yao didn't like the taste. She coughed, pulled it off and put it on Liu Mei. "I think these two are very suitable for our mother."
Receiving her son's filial gift, Liu Mei's eyes moistened slightly. She touched her scarf uncomfortably and hit Xu Gang. "You work hard for a month to earn only 30 yuan. You bought so many things. You must have spent almost all the money! Do you still want to get married?"
People get married early nowadays, especially in rural areas. If Xu Gang is still not married at his age, people will assume that he will remain single.
Xu Yao quietly looked at the simple mother and son. In the original world, as soon as Xu Gang came back, he heard the villagers say that his sister was bullied by Liang Zhicheng. He ran angrily to find someone to ask for an explanation, but was killed silently by Liang Zhicheng.
When Liu Mei saw that her son did not come back, she went to the county town to look for him despite everyone's objections, but was abducted by a gang of human traffickers. Liu Mei was able to give birth to a girl like Xu Yao, so her appearance was naturally iconic. As for where she was taken, the world consciousness did not tell Xu Yao.
Something happened to the two people who loved Xu Jiaan the most early, otherwise Xu Jiaan would not have become so disgusted with the world. Fortunately, this life is different, and their family will become more and more prosperous.
Xu Gang blushed a little, "Let's not talk about this. The villagers said Xu Weidong had committed a crime and was in jail, and you were begging in the county town. What is our situation now?"
Communications were not well developed at that time. Except for the brigade cadres who occasionally went to the commune for meetings, basically no one came to the county town, so the news of Xu Weidong's acquittal did not reach his hometown.
Liu Mei pulled Xu Gang aside to explain the whole story. Xu Yao took the opportunity to pull Xu Gang over and told him about her idea of going to the black market to make money.
"Here we charge eight cents for an egg, and one dollar per pound for hens. Roosters and ducks are cheaper, at one dollar per pound. Villagers can take hens to the supply and marketing cooperative to exchange them, and they only charge seventy cents per pound!
You say, if we spend 75 cents to buy chickens in the village, will they not sell them to us? We then go to the county town to trade on the black market, where we can make much more profit than working in a factory. ”
Originally, Xu Yao didn't dare to do business because the underworld described by her parents was too scary. But when she came here and observed, she found that apart from the rampant human traffickers, the underworld had not appeared yet, so it was not very dangerous, and she didn't plan to do it for a long time.
"Dad's salary seems high, but except for him, we all have agricultural household registration, so we can only buy commercial grain at high prices. After the family eats and drinks, there is nothing left. We can't save any money at this rate."
Xu Weidong has a job in the city so he can transfer his household registration to the city, but Liu Mei has no job and cannot do so. And the child’s household registration follows the mother, and this is a rule that cannot be changed.
Xu Yao observed Xu Gang's reaction when he was teased, and guessed that Xu Gang did not want to get married, "Brother, do you really want to be single?"
Who would want to wash their pants every day and sleep on a cold bed when you can have a wife, children and a warm bed?
Xu Gang dared to go hunting in the mountains alone in winter and was able to grab such a good job as repairing the bridge. He was more active and bold than most people. After listening to Xu Yao's explanation bit by bit, he gritted his teeth and agreed.
"As long as I can make money, I'll do it!"
Xu Yao felt relieved. When Xu Gang bought the goods, she would sell them. "We will buy them together for the first time. You can go by yourself later. Avoid Xiahe Village first."
After the two men finished their discussion, Xu Weidong, who had worked the early shift, returned home and saw Xu Gang at a glance. He then looked at his wife, who was wearing a silk scarf and looking seductive, and gave Xu Jiaan new clothes. He knew without thinking that they were bought by Xu Gang, so he leaned over.
"You're back? What good things did you buy for me?"
Xu Gang glanced at him unhappily and said, "Go find your good nephew."
Xu Weidong, “…………”
Each and every one of them is weird!
The brother and sister discussed it and told Liu Mei about it. Liu Mei disagreed at first, but Xu Yao repeated what she said to persuade Xu Gang. Liu Mei was used to hardship and she didn't mind living a poor life. But Xu Yao was right. Xu Jiaan had to go to school and Xu Gang also had to get married. Later, Liu Mei had no choice but to agree.
As for Xu Weidong, he was kicked out of the small group before he was sure which way his butt was leaning.
The sun rises early in the summer. Xu Yao woke up at about five o'clock when it was just getting light.
She had a bad sleeping posture, with her arms and one leg resting on Xu Jiaan. Xu Yao slowly moved her body to get out of bed. Her movements were very light. As she bent down to put on and take off her shoes, her peripheral vision caught a pair of beautiful, deep black eyes as white as glass.
Xu Yao pressed Xu Jiaan's silly hair in a good mood, "You continue to sleep, don't run around by yourself, be careful of encountering kidnappers, I will probably be home in the afternoon."
"Mom, I want to go too. I can help you carry your things."
Xu Yao disagreed, but the boy was being naughty and holding her legs, making it impossible for her to walk, so she had no choice but to agree.
After having breakfast at home, the two adults and one child took the early bus to the town, and then took a ox cart to a village more remote than Xiahe Village.
The purchase went very smoothly this time. Some villages are remote and the inspection is lax, so the number of poultry raised far exceeds the limit. Xu Yao and Xu Gang purchased 13 roosters and ducks and 6 non-laying hens in the morning. These are hens that can lay eggs, which most people are reluctant to sell.
I only collected 50 eggs, which were the easiest to collect, mainly because there were no suitable trays for the eggs and I was worried that they would be damaged on the way.
The three of them took good care of the eggs along the way, but when they arrived in town in the afternoon, five of them were still broken.
If you sell 50 eggs in the county town at 8 cents each, you will only make 1.5 yuan, and it is not easy to transport them.
Xu Yao said distressedly, "I won't collect eggs next time. I'll just sell them in town."
Earning 1.5 yuan is already a lot, and Xu Gang doesn't want to give up eggs for the time being. "My mother's grass is well braided. If I can weave a card slot, I will continue to sell it."
At this time, Xu Jiaan's stomach rumbled. Xu Gang asked Xu Yao and her mother to go eat first, while he carried the urea bag and went straight to the black market.
Xu Yao took Xu Jiaan to a state-owned restaurant and ordered two bowls of cheap vegetable noodles. Noodles tend to clump if left for too long, so they decided to wait for Xu Gang to come back and order his portion.
Because of her outstanding appearance, Xu Yao was used to attracting attention. However, there was a gaze that was too strong to be ignored. It seemed to burn through her back, forcing her to turn around and look.
Xu Jiaan followed Xu Yao's line of sight and his dark eyes narrowed slightly.
That man is here to steal my mother!
Xu Jiaan felt as if he was facing a formidable enemy, with an unprecedented sense of crisis.
"Xu Yao" is his, and his alone.
Whoever tries to steal it will die.
My dad is no exception!
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