Zhang Guoqing was keeping an eye on the old man, worried he might drink too much, while he listened to Xiaofei and the others bragging and talking about going hunting in the mountains tomorrow. In the end, they even decided how to prepare the wild boar meat.
"Xiao Wu, what do you say? We'll take the guys over there, and you lead the way."
"Okay, let's go early tomorrow morning so we can come back early."
Zhang Guoqing seized the opportunity to secretly pull at the corner of Xiao Zhou's clothes, "Brother Zhou, give me the key to the car we just drove. Don't worry, I'll be back soon. It will take at most 30 minutes. Don't make any noise."
"Do you want me to go with you?" Xiao Zhou was confident in his driving skills. Besides, it was getting dark and there was hardly a soul on the road.
Zhang Guoqing shook his head, took the key handed to him under the table, put it in his pocket, picked up the bowl and walked out. No one noticed him and thought he was going to the kitchen.
Xiao Zhou just wanted to laugh when watching from behind. This guy acted so realistically.
Zhang Guoqing walked quickly to the west wing and saw Zhou Jiao counting her fingers boredly. "Wife, I got the car keys. Take them out quickly or we'll be exposed. Hurry up."
Zhou Jiao hurriedly took out half a sheep and a few plastic boxes, "Hubby, hurry up and act according to the plan. These are all what you just said. What else do you want?"
"You can't eat a lot during the confinement period, so take two more black-bone chickens. You don't need the others. Mom has put a lot in the cellar. Eat them first and we'll talk about it later." As he spoke, he took out the prepared cloth bag and stuffed half a lamb and lamb bones into it, then took another tattered cloth bag and stuffed the beef and pork leftovers into it.
"Honey, be careful and don't drive into the ditch, hehe." Zhou Jiao put the boxes into the space.
Zhang Guoqing picked up the thing and left after Jiaojiao said something. He walked out of the room, looked around to see if there was anyone outside, ran quickly to the door, stuffed the thing directly into the car, took out the car keys and drove away. He then breathed a sigh of relief and started driving again. Now he had nowhere to go, so he drove directly to the county town.
He remembered a bookshop in a small alley in the county town, so he looked for any good books. Since arriving, his family had no extracurricular books except for their own. It was all because he was too busy. He used to be unable to sleep at night without a book to read. Riding a bicycle was exhausting, but driving didn't take long. The car was parked at the entrance of the alley.
He strolled over. There were still two used bookstores open. It was getting late, so he went into one. The owner was an old man. He knew him and Jiaojiao. He used to come here to read books. "Grandpa, have you received anything new recently?"
The old man looked at him and said, "Wait a minute, I just came here this afternoon. I'll show it to you. Please help me watch the stall." Then he went in directly without worrying that someone else would take the book and run away.
He squatted on the ground, looking for books one by one. Many of the ancient books were of commemorative value and worth savoring. He put the books he liked aside and found a book on traditional Chinese medicine. He could give this to his wife. Now his wife can speak five languages and is proficient in medicine, haha.
"Well, they're all in this bag. Find them yourself and we'll calculate the price after you've found them." The old man was very happy to see him jump so much.
Zhang Guoqing didn't answer, just nodded. He opened the bag and poured out all the old books. He didn't ask where they came from, but guessed they were from the liquidators' homes. Few people buy old books these days.
"Okay, old man, please show me how much these are and then help me tie them up."
The old man counted the books and looked at their worn condition. "There are 32 of them. I'll charge you 3 yuan."
Zhang Guoqing didn't bargain, paid the money, and carried the books to the car at the end of the alley. Then he went back to another shop where there was also an old man. Just like before, he picked out a bunch of books, about 30 in total. The man only charged him 2 yuan, and he paid and left.
Looking at the two piles of books in the back seat, he spent 5 yuan, which was not much cheaper than his eldest sister's salary of 22 yuan. He drove home without wasting time, moved the cloth bag and books into the small living room, and said a few words to Zhou Jiao. He didn't mention buying books, because he was worried that she wouldn't be able to read during the confinement period, so he stopped tempting her.
He took the bowl, washed his hands, and ate some rice before going to the main room. Except for Xiao Zhou, no one knew he had been out. Everyone was happily chatting about all sorts of things.
He winked at Xiao Zhou and put the key in his pocket. Fang Fei saw him holding rice and said, "Xiao Wu, why don't you drink? You haven't toasted with the brothers yet."
"No, just a few bites to fill your stomach, then we brothers will drink. Why not drink? I haven't toasted you yet. Do you want to fill your stomach first? I went to the kitchen and saw rice and buns. Eat something to make your stomach feel better, then drink."
"I don't need it. I'm full. My sister-in-law just said that if you want to eat, call her. You sit down and eat a few bites of food first. The old man was just talking about the battlefield. Let's listen." Xiao Fei shook his hand. His stomach was so big that he couldn't eat more after drinking.
When Grandpa Lin got to the point, both adults and children were stunned. As they ate their food and drank their wine, listening to the old man's eloquent speech, Xiao Fei and the other two whispered to each other, "Brother, how are you? I've got half a lamb and some beef in the living room. How do you think we'll eat them?"
Fang Fei lowered his voice and said, "Is the food easy to prepare? If not, just save it. Ouch, I'm too full now. Let me think about it. Grill it and make some lamb bone soup. It's amazing. Stew the lamb bones tonight and grill them early tomorrow."
"Sure, eat whatever you want. I was worried you'd be bored tonight, so I planned a bonfire party. Tomorrow's fine too, you can eat whenever you're hungry. It's not even dark yet, hehe. I'll be hungry after peeing at 6 o'clock."
Fang Fei thought about it and it made sense. "That's right. You can make the decision when you're hungry."
Zhang Guoqing smacked his lips at him. This guy is unreliable. Let's talk about it after we finish eating. "Are you not interested in what the old man said?"
"Ask your brother Zhou, this meal is called Memories. My family has it every New Year and other festivals. I'm tired of it." Fang Fei touched his bowl with Xiao Zhou's. They were so close that Xiao Zhou could hear them talking in low voices.
Zhang Guoqing laughed silently.
Xiao Zhou pointed outside the door. Is there someone knocking on the door? Fang Fei also listened. "If there is really someone knocking on your door, go and see if you have closed the yard."
Zhang Guoqing's eyes turned and he thought of who was coming, "Grandpa must have come to visit." After saying that, he went outside to greet him.
"This brat is really smart. Do you know who's coming? He knew it just by looking at the knock on the door. You guys should study hard like your uncle. If you read a lot, you'll know everything in the world. If you read a lot, you'll think more and use your brain more."
Xizi stood up and said to him seriously, "Grandpa, I remember everything you said. My uncle said that we should learn to read first, then understand the meaning. The book teaches people how to be a person and how to do things. We should start to think more about how we should be a person and how to do things. I remember everything. I can think now."
"Not bad, not bad. You are such a good kid. Study hard and make sure you get into Beijing University to visit your great-grandfather. You will be a role model for your younger brothers and sisters in the future."
"I will definitely remember your words, and I will take good care of my younger brothers and sisters. I'm going to ask my aunt to get some candy, do you want to come with me?" After saying that, she ran out with the children cheering with a red face.
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