Qiao Xiaoshan rode away on his tricycle, not very fast, mainly because it was too hot.
Su Chenhao then got on the bicycle, and Qiao Xiaoni sat on it sideways as before, holding his waist with her hands. Her movements were very natural and smooth, as if she had done it many times before.
Su Chenhao pedaled his bike, and the pair of small hands on his waist no longer felt so awkward. Thinking about everything that had happened at the supply and marketing cooperative, the little girl had a strong negotiating mind; she had impressed the other party with just a few words, and they were already calling each other sisters after only ten minutes of chatting…
They arrived home safely around 1 p.m. As soon as they entered the yard, Li Meihua came out of the house.
"Why are you back even later today than yesterday!"
Qiao Xiaoshan took the towel his mother handed him and wiped the sweat from his face. "I bought a lot of things, so I came back late. Our family can have meat again tonight. My sister bought a lot of flour, so we can make dumplings."
Li Meihua handed her son a bowl of water, saying, "Look at you, all you think about is food all day long. When will you ever think about anything serious?"
Qiao Xiaoni drank a big bowl of water first, and her mouth finally felt less dry. "Mom, what did you make for lunch today? My brother and I haven't eaten yet!"
Li Meihua said, "We didn't have enough eggs at home, so I gave you some egg sauce. There's also some leftover meat broth from last night; I'll boil it and add some cabbage in it later. I also made some cornbread; that should be enough for you."
Qiao Haisheng smiled broadly as he saw that everything in the truck was gone, replaced with flour and soybean oil, indicating that they had sold out again today. The children had finally made something of themselves; he could laugh in his dreams.
Everything in the car was moved back into the house—a large bucket of soybean oil, a bag of flour. Li Meihua looked on with envy.
"I haven't seen so much oil and flour in many years. Our family has finally overcome our hardships."
Qiao Xiaoni said, "Mom, there's another practical problem we need to solve. We don't have enough eggs, so we need to add eggs to the noodles."
On the way back, I came up with another idea for fried pancakes. I knead the flour into a ball, use a special little board to make a cut on the dough, then add the filling, coat it with another layer of flour, and deep-fry it. It'll be fragrant and delicious. I think kids would love it.
When Li Meihua heard that the girl was short of eggs, she thought for a moment, "I'll go to Grandma Wang's place at the east end of the village later. She has a lot of hens, so maybe she has some eggs."
How many do you want?
"Let's order a dozen or so first and see how the fried dough sticks sell tomorrow. If they're popular, I'll go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some eggs, but I don't know if the eggs there are good or bad."
Li Meihua waved her hand, "Why go to the supply and marketing cooperative? That's the worst place to cheat people. If you don't shine a light on the eggs, you won't even know if they're rotten inside. It's better to buy from the villagers. I can just go to a few more houses this afternoon and buy all their eggs. I'll make 60 eggs to keep at home for a few days."
Qiao Xiaoni remembered the table lamps placed at the counter. It turned out that they were used to light eggs. She had wondered why there was such a row of lights there.
"Then let's listen to you for now and start by collecting eggs from everyone."
Li Meihua saw that the basket was empty. "All the pig's head meat has been sold out?"
Qiao Xiaoni took out the purse containing the money and handed it over, saying, "All the money is here."
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