Time is like a clock that keeps turning, the hands spin without stopping for a moment. Before we have time to savor it, the years have passed by quickly.
Last year at the market, Song Shuxi was sitting on a cart with a big belly and was pushed by Wei Jianguo.
This year, they went to the market hand in hand as a couple to enjoy their own world, leaving the child to the poor Tiantian and Lao Liu.
If four people all want to go out for some fresh air, the best solution is for two men to look after the children while the two women go out.
But the two men disagreed, both wanting to live in their own world with their wives.
The dispute was resolved and the game was decided.
Ordinary competitions are boring. We can’t let Tiantian and Wei Jianguo go out and compete.
Tiantian is smart and thinks, "Let's have a frozen pear eating competition. There are four frozen pears. Whoever finishes first wins."
Song Shuqian said disdainfully, "It's so cold, it's all ice chips, how about melting it first and then comparing?"
Tiantian didn't care. "It's okay. It depends on your own ability. I'll soak these four frozen pears in water. After dinner, they will be almost ready to eat."
Everyone knows that Song Shuxi doesn't like to eat too cold food, so Tiantian had some ideas and decided to go to the market.
Delicious.
But no one expected that Wei Jianguo was a werewolf, a werewolf that was even more cruel than a cruel man.
He ate the half-eaten frozen pear which still had ice chips inside.
Grinning, very cool.
Liu Xinguo was anxious, "Old Wei, you are cheating, you don't follow the rules, slow down, wait for me."
Liu Xinguo's facial features were all wrinkled, and he ate with a slurping sound, not very fast.
After he finished one, Wei Jianguo had already eaten the second one.
He also burped.
Song Shuqian hugged her two babies and cheered, "My husband is so great. We are going to the market."
He even went over to hold Tiantian in his arms and said in a particularly annoying tone, "Thank you for your hard work, my little Tianer. I'll leave the three babies to you tomorrow."
Tiantian was so angry that she wanted to beat her up.
Wei Jianguo quickly protected the person behind him. Whenever his wife met Tiantian, her intelligence would drop and she became like a child.
Liu Xinguo covered his frozen red lips and said, "Old Wei, you are not honest. You cheated and you don't have any manners. You actually started the game ahead of time, even though we had agreed on it."
His resentful look as a young wife amused the three people in the room.
So we have the current scene, Song Shuxi and Wei Jianguo each carry a big backpack and go to the market.
Tiantian and Liu Xinguo were at home early in the morning, looking at the three naughty boys reluctantly.
Of course they retaliated and gave Song Shuxi and the others a long list of things they needed to buy.
In fact, the two families are not short of anything.
This year, they stockpiled winter supplies and bought them through the black market big brother that Tiantian found. He was a very capable brother, he got whatever they wanted.
On the way, Song Shuqian was very happy, "Hubby, you are really amazing, you don't know how much I want to go out for a walk. The children are very cute, but it is tiring to look at them every day, and they can't speak yet. I talk to myself every day, and after a long time, I feel like I am not normal."
Wei Jianguo feels sorry for his wife and feels he owes his family.
He just came back from a mission the day before yesterday.
His wife has to take care of all the big and small things at home, and there is very little he can do.
On the way, we met many sisters-in-law going to the market together. It was a bit regretful for them to see that the two of them were also walking.
I wasn’t able to get on the cart last year, so I plan to follow it closely this year and buy more things and ask them to bring them back.
Unexpectedly, they are walking this year as well.
Song Shuqian didn't know what they were thinking. Although she was busy this year, she did not neglect exercise. Wei Jianguo tailored the exercises according to her situation.
Now she walks to the market from the staff quarters, which is very easy.
When you come back, you can carry some light things in the backpack.
Just enough exercise for the day.
This year's fair is more lively than last year, with more people selling things.
"Hubby, do you think we can hire a mule cart to help us send our stuff back?"
Song Shuqian would rather relax a little and not make herself tired.
"I'll go take a look later. If it doesn't work, just buy some more and ask the seller to deliver it to you." Wei Jianguo always does whatever his wife says.
What's more, it's just a small matter.
With this plan in mind, the two of them spent money without hesitation on buying things.
We need 200 kilograms of tofu at home, which is all made into frozen tofu and can be eaten in the treasure gourd in summer. But we didn’t have enough last year.
This thing can only be frozen out in winter.
"Brother, I need 300 kilograms of tofu. Can you help deliver it?" Wei Jianguo asked.
"Where should I send it? I can't send it today. I haven't made that much. How about I send it to you tomorrow?" When the big brother saw that it was a big business, his attitude was very friendly.
"Okay, just send it to the entrance of the military district's family compound."
When he heard that it was for soldiers, the eldest brother had even less objection.
Both parties exchanged addresses, paid a deposit, and the heaviest item to be purchased today was completed.
Thinking of something, Song Shuqian asked, "Brother, do you know where to buy a stone mill? I want a very small one, the kind that can be used to grind black sesame seeds for the children to make paste."
The eldest brother sighed that the soldiers were very meticulous in raising their children, and then took them to a stall and said, "They are experienced in making stone mills. All the villages nearby who need stone mills come to them." Song Shuxi told them what it would be used for, and they customized one according to her strength.
"Hubby, this time it's okay. Before, when I made complementary food for the children, I used to mash garlic and make it into a paste little by little. Now they are small, so it's okay to do it this way. When they grow up and eat more, I won't be able to keep it together."
Wei Jianguo looked at his wife's hands with eyes full of pity. His wife had suffered a lot. She had never done such work before. Now she must have calluses on her hands.
Touch it, it’s smooth and tender; look at it, it’s smooth and flawless.
Where are the cocoons?
Oh, no. These tasks are all done by Aunt Feng under the direction of my daughter-in-law.
Wei Jianguo coughed lightly to hide his embarrassment. Continuing with the previous topic, "If you need anything in the future, just tell me and I will find a way to get it done for you."
Song Shuqian knew exactly what he was doing and tried hard to suppress her smile.
She even considerately found a step for him to step down, and pointed to the calluses on her hands caused by long-term pen holding, and said, "It's here."
The two looked at each other and smiled.
"Wei Jianguo, look at these ground rings and snow mustard, they look delicious. Let's buy some and make them sweet and sour when we get home."
Song Shuxi didn’t have enough to eat the ground rings she bought last year. There were not many vegetables during the winter, and these sweet and sour dishes were a rare delicacy.
The two not only bought it for their own family, but also prepared it for Tiantian's family.
Coincidentally, the things they bought happened to be from the same village, so they could hire a bullock cart to deliver them to them together.
So, Song Shuxi and her friends decided to give priority to buying from this village.
I also bought 5 kilograms of hawthorns, which are great for making candied haws or canned hawthorns in the winter.
Other families are reluctant to give up sugar, but Song Shuxi and her family don’t have this concern.
When she and Wei Jianguo went out to play, she had saved enough candy to last for the past two years. The sugar coupons issued every month can be saved.
The two also bought some Matsutake and Hericium erinaceus, which they would buy whenever they saw them.
They also bought a batch of coarse cloth. Last year, their cotton curtains were not very wind-resistant. This year, since there are children at home, Song Shuxi plans to take them down and make a new one.
The base is made of coarse cloth, and some pretty animal patterns are put on it, which children will like.
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