Chapter 368
The whole family went to the market. It's not cold when it snows, but it's cold when the snow melts.
On the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, the weather was quite good. Not only was there no wind, but it was also a bit warm.
Zhao Xiangmei woke them up early in the morning. After breakfast, they came to the village entrance fully armed with thick cotton jackets, cotton gloves, rabbit fur hats, and the thickest cotton shoes.
According to the old rules, the older ones rode tractors and ox carts, while the younger ones walked.
Chen Qingfeng from the Chen family was riding a bicycle, with Chen Qingyi following behind him.
Chu Xun also followed, with Zhao Xiangmei sitting behind him.
Chen Qingfeng smiled triumphantly and gave Chu Xun a rather smug look. Zhao Xiangmei couldn't stand it and slapped him on the neck.
"Behave yourself. You're already seventeen, and you're still acting weird."
"Mom, who is your biological son?" Chen Qingfeng wailed and pretended to wipe away his tears.
"Hmph, if Chu Xun were my son, I would wake up laughing in my dreams." Seeing his mischievous look, Zhao Xiangmei laughed out loud again as she spoke.
Chu Xun: “……!!”
No, I don’t want to. My son-in-law is a good person.
Chen Qingyi winked at him.
Zhao Xiangmei retied Chen Qingfeng's scarf and warned him, "Be careful when you ride your bike. Don't let your sister fall."
"I know, I know."
The snow in the middle of the road was almost cleared, and since the snow was freshly fallen and not dense, the bike did not slip when riding.
It's not like the rain and snow that falls at the beginning of winter, which melts quickly.
The road was slippery, and the older people didn't dare to go out at all. The younger ones also wore non-slip shoes, and sometimes a layer of sand was sprinkled on the road.
You have to be very careful when walking, and make sure to step firmly with each step, otherwise you might break your tailbone.
That fall is not a light one, it hurts piercingly.
It's not easy to get up from the kang.
The four of them rode their bicycles and met Wang Shuhui and others on the road. Ever since she beat Shen Xiaomei so badly that her parents disowned her.
The people at the educated youth camp were like mice seeing a cat, and they stayed as far away from her as possible.
As if she was a murderous female devil.
Wang Li probably guessed something and nothing changed. Sun Honghong was carefree and thought she looked cool when wielding the whip.
Not to mention Chu Heng, he was almost waving a flag and cheering for his sister-in-law.
As for Wang Shuhui, her attitude was a bit strange, as if she was frightened. I don’t know if she was frightened by Shen Xiaomei’s change of expression and her viciousness.
It's still her!
Anyway, she didn't ask. She admitted that she was lonely and that Shen Xiaomei and Qu Wei wanted their family to die.
Is there something wrong with her beating?
No, she has understood since she was a child that if you don't remove the roots of the grass, it will grow again when the spring breeze comes.
If he couldn't figure this out and distanced himself from her, then they were destined not to be friends.
Chen Qingyi pulled down her scarf, smiled at them, waved her hand and said hello.
After they rode away, she, Zhao Xiangmei and the other two said:
“Alas, halfway through the walk, I suddenly regretted it. The big fair wasn’t that interesting.
Apart from the fact that there are more people, there aren't many things to sell. We don't need anything at home, so it's better not to come.
I didn’t feel cold at first, but now I feel freezing cold.
I could still feel the wind on the bike, luckily I had a scarf on, otherwise the wind would have felt like a blade cutting my face.
I'm almost a little girl."
Pull the scarf upwards.
Chen Qingfeng laughed: "You are just a girl, be content, the weather is so nice today!"
Chen Qingyi pouted angrily, "I'm a girl, and you're a brat."
The two of them started arguing with each other.
Zhao Xiangmei took a deep breath, and tried to hold back, but she couldn't help but roared like a lion.
"All the way, I've been listening to you two talking here, and I'm not afraid of getting a cold shoulder."
Chen Qingfeng and Chen Qingyi were depressed.
Chu Xun felt distressed when he saw this and changed the subject:
"Let's buy some more firecrackers later. It will be a festive occasion for the New Year. Let's see if there are any firecrackers or flowers to buy more for Xiaoyi.
You can even put it indoors!"
Chen Qingyi immediately smiled.
Zhao Xiangmei, Chen Qingfeng: “……!!”
We laughed all the way and didn't feel tired.
As soon as I entered the commune, I saw Old Lady Chen, Old Lady Zhao and Aunt Chunmiao waiting by the roadside.
Zhao Xiangmei jumped off her bicycle, stretched her stiff legs, and asked Aunt Chunmiao, "What do you want to buy today?
Our team has everything we need this year, so I can’t think of anything to buy.”
Aunt Chunmiao was dressed very rustically, with a plaid scarf on her head and an extra-large earthen basket.
With a smile on his face, he replied:
"I want to buy a lot today, but Chinese New Year is the day after tomorrow and I haven't bought anything for home yet!
I was so confused while pasting matchboxes that I almost forgot about pasting the tent a few days ago.
I made fifteen dollars last month, and with the year-end dividend, it’s as much as I earned in the previous five or six years.
This year, your brother-in-law and I have discussed how we can have a prosperous new year.
In the past, we didn’t celebrate the Chinese New Year properly. At most, we would make dumplings on New Year’s Eve.
It’s not certain even on the morning of the first day of the New Year. The dumpling wrappers are still made of white flour mixed with cornmeal, and there is almost no meat in the dumpling fillings.
The children at home look forward to this meal of dumplings all year long.
I didn’t enjoy the meal.
The more sensible the children are, the more uncomfortable parents feel.
This year is a good year, and I didn’t sell any of the leftover meat from the pig I slaughtered at home. I kept it all!
On the 30th, I plan to make braised pork, Sichuan white pork, and sauerkraut pork stewed with vermicelli.
I also killed a chicken and a goose.
I stewed it on the 30th day of the Year of the Rooster. I also relied on the fish skin jelly and saw if I could buy a fish.
Let’s also be particular about it and have surplus every year.
I was thinking of buying a few more pounds of apples, frozen pears, frozen persimmons, etc. today.
When you see candied haws, buy a few strings, a few more firecrackers, and some red paper. Let’s write a pair of couplets and cut some window decorations.
By the way, Xiangmei, do you have any unwanted wine boxes at home?
Your brother-in-law said he wanted to make two lanterns for the New Year this year so that the two little ones can also go out and play with lanterns."
Chen Qingyi curled her eyes.
Aunt Chunmiao's family's conditions are considered average in the brigade. It's average, but in fact, they are all about the same.
This is the case in every household these days.
The poverty is very evenly distributed.
Aunt Chunmiao has many children, four boys and two girls.
Life used to be very difficult, but now it is much more hopeful!
"Yes, I'll look for it for you when I get home. I think there's a red one." Zhao Xiangmei was careful in her life and didn't throw any of these away.
Today's market is packed with people, crowded and packed.
At first glance, it was crowded with people.
Chen Qingfeng was responsible for following Old Lady Zhao closely and helping to carry the soil basket. Chen Qingyi followed Old Lady Chen, and Chu Xun followed Chen Qingyi.
Old Mrs. Chen looked him up and down, wondering what young people are thinking...
Next, Old Lady Chen asked about Chu Xun's entire family just like checking the household registration.
Except for the fact that she was a soldier, she explained everything else very honestly. Old Mrs. Chen's mouth gradually opened wider.
Oh, this is incredible! If this really happens, her granddaughter will be able to go to Beijing.
Then this would become the same as the former imperial consort!
The old lady rolled her eyes. Her precious granddaughter's thigh was thicker than she had imagined!
Must hold tight.
…There’s another chapter later, really.
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