When Old Lady Li heard this, she knew she would be cursed to death if she told anyone about it, so she immediately jumped out and said, "What are we afraid of you saying? Li Lan, son, let's go."
Saying tough words actually means admitting defeat. The old woman is very cunning. In fact, she understands everything and knows that what she did is not worth mentioning. However, for her own selfish reasons, she still does such a thing.
Although Li Lan was reluctant, she listened to her mother and left obediently.
Li Laizi finally stood up, pointed at Qin Huai and cursed, "Cripple, just wait for me."
Qin Huai said with a sidelong look: "No need to wait, come now if you are not convinced." Then he walked towards him again.
Li Laizi was not very courageous. After hearing this, he did not dare to curse anymore. He followed his mother and Li Lan away reluctantly.
After they left, the crowd dispersed. Qin Dashu looked elsewhere, and his swollen face looked very funny.
Qin Huai called him, "Dad."
Qin Dashu didn't answer, but stood up and walked out.
He was a man, and today he had lost face in front of his adopted son and the entire factory. Even though his adopted son had helped him, he didn't want to talk to him. Qin Huai shouted from behind him, "Dad, don't do anything stupid. You can ignore me and Grandpa. You still have three children who are still young."
Qin Dashu paused slightly and slowed down his pace, realizing that he must have heard it.
Only after the crowd dispersed did Qin Huai feel a burning pain in his neck. He reached out to touch his neck and looked at his hand, which was covered in blood. It was caused by Old Lady Li grabbing him. The old lady was so old, but she was still so ruthless. She was really a man.
Qin Xiaoyun was preparing dinner when she looked up and saw blood on Qin Huai's body. She immediately asked in surprise, "Brother, what's wrong with you?"
Qin Huai didn't know how to answer for a moment. The old man said, holding his pipe, "You are not a child anymore, why are you still fighting with others? I thought you were sensible, but it turns out you are not."
Qin Huai hurriedly recounted what had just happened. Old Man Qin remained silent for a long time. After smoking a pack of cigarettes, he sighed deeply.
Qin Xiaoyun said, "Let them beat you to death, brother. Why do you care about what they do? They've hurt you."
Qin Xiaomi said: "Sister, that's Dad..."
Qin Xiaoyun said unconvincedly, "Am I wrong? Dad is not a dad, and mom is not a mom. I would rather not have them than have people say that we have a big-time worker dad."
Qin Huai said, "Okay, don't be angry, let's just take care of ourselves."
Qin Xiaomi said timidly, "Brother, is Dad going to be in trouble?"
The old man's hand holding the pipe paused, obviously waiting for Qin Huai's answer. Although he kept complaining, as a father, every father cares about his son.
Qin Huai said hurriedly: "Don't worry, I have advised him, he shouldn't be so desperate."
The old man seemed relieved but then said, "He is a man without ambition. He won't think too much."
At dinner time, the old man saw that they were just serving dry food like flatbreads, and sighed, "I wonder what's going on in the village now?"
Qin Xiaoyun is very familiar with these things: "The cafeteria is open now, and there will be a meal every day. I guess everyone won't starve to death."
The old man said, "It sounds nice to say a meal, but it's just a way to keep yourself alive and avoid starvation for the time being."
The daily ration for each person in the cafeteria was six taels. This six taels was not entirely grain, but steamed buns made from wild vegetables and grains. There was not a trace of oil or water in it, and it would be digested immediately by the hungry stomach after being eaten.
If people could have six taels of rice every day, they could barely tolerate it. But the commune canteen was open only every few days, and there was not a single grain of food at home. You can imagine how miserable it was for people to survive.
Qin Huai didn't even dare to think about the tragic situation in the village.
After dinner, they started collecting soaps. In two days, they made 107 bars of soap. This one, with food coloring, looked crystal clear and much more refined than the laundry soap they had made at the beginning. Qin Xiaomi picked up a bar, smelled it, and said, "It smells minty. It smells really good."
The old man looked at the finished soaps with a worried look on his face and said, "Qin Huai, this stuff is good, but it's not allowed to be sold everywhere. It's not easy to sell all of it."
Qin Huai said, "Don't worry, Grandpa. I'll go buy some wrapping paper and we'll wrap each piece. When we open them, they'll smell so good, and they'll sell better."
The old man took out the five dollars from his pocket and said, "You must be out of money, right? Use these to buy something."
It was these five dollars that caused Qin Dashu to suffer so much abuse. Qin Huai was stunned for a moment and said, "Grandpa, you keep it. I still have one dollar, which can buy a lot of white paper."
This time I went directly to the supply and marketing cooperative and bought the cheapest white paper. The red and white packaging made it look very real.
It cost more than 100 yuan, and four people worked together. It was still late after wrapping. Qin Huai said to the old man solemnly: "Grandpa, you don't need to work anymore tonight. We need a lot of molds, and it won't be done in a short time. Wait for me to come back tomorrow and help you."
The old man said, "Okay, I understand."
After a night of silence, Qin Huai was woken up by the old man again: "Qin Huai, it's getting late. Go to the market early. Get up quickly."
Qin Huai got up immediately. In this day and age, who dared to stay in bed in order to survive?
But he saw Qin Xiaoyun and Qin Xiaomi looking at him eagerly. They must want to go out with him. He thought for a moment and said, "You can go with me, but you can't be there when it's almost dawn. Remember?"
When the sisters saw that he agreed, they were so happy that they said, "Brother, we will be obedient."
The old man said, "How can you spoil them like this? It's not good for girls to run around."
Qin Huai said, "Grandpa, there's no harm in letting them see how business is done earlier."
It was cold when he got up early. When he walked out of the door, a cold wind blew and Qin Huai shivered. Qin Xiaoyun said, "Brother, I will make you a cotton-padded jacket with the money I earned today. It's too cold."
Qin Huai said, "I can't do that. I'm fine the way I am now. How can I explain wearing new clothes back to the village?"
The two sisters looked at his tattered coat and felt uncomfortable. Qin Huai smiled and comforted them, saying, "I am a man. Men are not afraid of bloodshed or sacrifice. How can they be afraid of the cold?"
When they arrived at the flea market, although it was still early, there were already quite a few people walking around. Qin Huai walked in and found that there were fewer supplies inside than last time, especially less food.
However, there were still people selling meat today, and the meat stall was the busiest. Unfortunately, Qin Huai could only watch, as he had no money left.
Now I can only hope that the shop will open soon to sell meat. I haven’t seen any oil in so many days, and I want to take a bite of raw pork when I see it.
After setting up the stall, the Qin Xiaoyun sisters stood on both sides and shouted, as if they were born to do it.
It was the first time for the two girls to come to such a place. It was really great that they had such courage. This was thanks to Qin Xiaoyun. She had been begging since she was a child and could speak more fluently in front of strangers than Qin Huai.
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