At 5 a.m. on the market day, Wei Jianguo got up early to pack up and prepare the cart.
Straw and a quilt were laid on the left, and the infusion bottle prepared in advance was placed inside.
There are two backpacks on the right, where you can put the things you bought today.
Wake up Song Shuxi at 6 am.
Song Shuxi hadn't gotten up so early in a long time, and she felt groggy. "What time is it?"
"It's six o'clock. Pay attention and drink some porridge. After eating, we have to set off."
"Okay, did you call me sweetie?"
Wei Jianguo was upset. The first person he asked was not himself. "She was called. Liu Xinguo also got a cart and pushed her."
Song Shuxi was satisfied. She drank a bowl of millet porridge with brown sugar and ate an egg. Follow Wei Jianguo out.
I met Tiantian and her husband at the door, and Tiantian asked, "Where are Moying and Lightning?"
"There are a lot of people at the market, and their large bodies might easily scare people, so I won't take them with me."
Four people went out in the morning light.
On the way, I met many sisters-in-law from the housing estates, who were carrying baskets on their backs and walking towards the market.
Looking at Song Shuxi and their cart, I was full of envy.
Song Shuqian chatted with them, "Sisters-in-law are also going to the market."
"Yes, we're going to the market. New Year's Day is almost here. We're going to see what New Year's goods are available so we can prepare. What are you two doing?" The speaker was Mrs. Feng.
They get along pretty well now, they can chat about gossip and work together.
A gust of cold wind blew by, and Song Shuqian huddled in her quilt, hugged the thermos tightly, and said, "Tiantian Pan and I are both jealous. The outside world is not peaceful recently, and we are both pregnant, so we dare not go out, and have been staying in the compound. Our daily activity is to walk around the compound twice."
It's no secret that the two of them walk around the compound every day. Walk two laps every morning and two laps in the afternoon, very regularly.
The sister-in-law next to Sister Feng said, "You should walk more. Walking more will help you have a better life in the future."
"The doctor said so too. We are young and don't understand these things, so we just do what the doctor says. It's just that my legs hurt after walking every day. It may be because my stomach is too big and I am very tired."
The sister-in-law asked, "Are you calcium deficient? Eat some dried shrimps. I heard that calcium deficiency causes leg pain."
"Well, I'll eat when I get home. It was fine in the first few months. I had no other reactions except being sleepy, but it became unbearable later on. The two kids are like a war every day. I'm afraid my stomach will burst."
After that, everyone laughed. This is probably a worry that every pregnant mother has.
Speaking of carts, Song Shuqian said, "I am so tired after walking around our compound twice. It is impossible for me to walk to the destination on my own. Wei Jianguo's injury has just healed and he can't use much strength, so I have to get a cart. It can save some energy and can also carry me, killing two birds with one stone."
Everyone then realized that they hadn't seen Wei Jianguo for a long time. "Captain Wei's mission this time was quite long."
"That's right. My belly just got bigger when he left. Now I can hardly see my feet."
They are all military wives, so they naturally know what Song Shuqian said.
Those of them who can join the army are fine, as they can be seen when they return from a mission. Those who could not join the army only saw their fathers once every few years, and many of their children did not recognize their fathers when they returned home.
This is the norm in this era, transportation is inconvenient.
It’s hard not to feel sad when talking about these things. Everyone changed the subject and asked about Wei Jianguo's injury.
Song Shuqian explained, "Don't use too much force, just don't let the wound break open."
People at this time are not so precious. They care about not falling behind even if they lose skin and flesh, and not getting angry even if they suffer minor injuries. So it wasn't really a big problem to let Wei Jianguo, the injured man, push her.
Song Shuqian was reminded by her sister-in-law to try not to move, so that Wei Jianguo would save some energy when pushing the cart and could bring the goods back.
Song Shuqian thanked him with a smile and promised not to move.
When Tiantian woke up, she had already arrived at the market.
The so-called big market is to select a piece of vacant land in the middle of several villages, and the villagers bring their extra things to exchange for what they need. At that time, speculation was severely cracked down on, and the big market was an opportunity for a few villagers to make money.
There are quite a lot of people.
There are people helping to watch things at the door, 10 cents a day for watching the cart. Song Shuxi and the others put their things away and slowly walked towards the market.
It was Song Shuqian's first time to see such an occasion, and she was quite excited. As soon as she arrived at the door, she saw someone selling frozen yellow peaches, with two large backpacks full of them. "Tiantian, do you want to eat this?"
Seeing that there was business, the fellow villager introduced enthusiastically, "These peaches are all wild and delicious. Look at the sugar on top. We wrapped them with white sugar and froze them. The kang in the house is hot and it's easy to get angry. Eating an icy yellow peach is very comfortable."
"Brother, can I try it?" Tiantian asked.
"Yes, there's nothing wrong with that." The eldest brother cut two pieces and gave them to Tiantian and Song Shuqian.
I took a bite and it was too hard to chew.
Sweet...
Song Shuqian...
"Two pounds," Song Shuqian thought. If it's not sweet enough, she can just add some sugar. Tiantian also ordered two kilograms.
Big brother helped quickly and praised it.
The two also saw someone selling candied haws and bought two strings.
Song Shuqian likes the frozen pear seller, who thinks it is so comfortable to eat in winter. She wants 10 pounds.
Tiantian loves to eat frozen persimmons. They are icy cold when soaked in water, with some ice chips on them. If you suck hard, you can taste the persimmon tongue, which is crispy. I also asked for 10 kilograms.
Wei Jianguo and Liu Xinguo protected their wives and carried baskets on their backs to carry things.
Walking forward, Song Shuqian saw many children holding sticky rice dumplings in their hands, and she felt a little greedy. Following the flow of people, I saw hot sticky rice dumplings steaming in the pot. This thing is difficult to make, and Song Shuxi doesn't know how to do it.
I bought one to try, it was delicious. He gave Wei Jianguo half of it. "How is it?"
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"It's delicious, not too sweet." Wei Jianguo doesn't like to eat particularly sweet things. Fortunately, saccharin was expensive at that time and people were reluctant to use it.
"Tiantian, do you want it?" "want".
Tiantian and I bought a lot together, and also bought rhubarb rice and red beans, planning to cook them after we finish eating them.
"Auntie, what is this?"
"Oh my god, this girl is so pretty. Auntie, these are pancakes, they are so delicious, you can add some soybean paste when you go back, ha ha ha cool."
Song Shuxi had never eaten pancakes before, so she looked at Wei Jianguo and the other three. Seeing Wei Jianguo nodded, he asked for 10 tickets.
The aunt said, "What can 10 pieces be used for? They are not even enough for a meal for this young man. My son is also a soldier. Soldiers like to eat this. It is chewy." Then she broke off a piece and gave it to Tiantian and Song Shuqian.
Song Shuqian bit hard, using all her facial features to exert force, but she couldn't bite it off.
Made my aunt laugh.
It was Wei Jianguo who helped with the meal.
There was a crowd gathering in front, and Song Shuxi and the others wanted to go in to see what was being sold, but Wei Jianguo stopped them, saying that there were too many people and it would be dangerous.
I pulled a passer-by and asked, "Auntie, what are you selling here?"
"Writing Spring Festival couplets, there are too many people here, please go in quickly."
Song Shuqian looked at them and said, "I'll write for our two families, so we won't have to squeeze with them."
The four continued to move forward.
There is freshly made tofu, served hot. I took a bite and it had a strong bean flavor. People around were buying them in boards, so they also asked for a board each. They would take this stuff back and put it outside to make frozen tofu, which is a rare delicacy in winter.
I bought two little stupid chickens and went home.
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