Chapter 8 Chenchen is talking

Su Taotao was a little confused: "What do you mean?"

Su Taotao never cared about the team's affairs before, and she didn't know who lived in the neighborhood.

Zhou Linglan folded the letter and put it back in Su Taotao's arms, she sighed and said:

"Taotao, I'm afraid we won't get the money back. Comrade Cao Guohua now lives in the cowshed behind our house. He has been here for two years. His house has probably been smashed and looted countless times. He was wearing tattered clothes when he came, and the things he brought with him have been searched countless times. I'm afraid he can't even hide a thread, let alone the money."

Su Taotao never expected that this would happen. No matter what year it was, the one who owed the money was the eldest master. She thought it might not be easy to get the money back, but she didn't expect it to be a complete waste.

"Mom, why do you call him Teacher Cao? What kind of person is he?"

Zhou Linglan paused, and suddenly thought of more than two years ago... Her eyes flickered, and her expression became a little unnatural. She quickly tidied up the table to hide her emotions and said:

"I'm not familiar with him. He was a comrade-in-arms with Zhengtu's father. I met him once. Later I heard that he transferred to a military academy to become a teacher. Two years ago, he was suddenly transferred to our place. There are always many gossips around a widow, so I never dared to contact him alone. Sometimes I asked Xiaohang to bring him some fruits and vegetables, and he would secretly teach Xiaohang something that he couldn't learn from textbooks."

"Is that so?" Su Taotao understood what she said. During the Great Movement, many teachers were labeled as "stinking ninths" and sent to the countryside for reform. As long as they had no major character problems and did not commit any major mistakes, they could return to the city after the movement ended, and most of them could return to their original positions.

The money can definitely be returned, but it will be a few years later.

But the problem is that she needs money now. Fu Zhengtu will not be back for at least half a year. Apart from other things, Chenchen's nutrition is already insufficient. Even if she can't buy milk powder, she has to buy some malted milk to supplement it.

She only has 13.85 yuan left in her hand. It's not salty to buy salt and it's not sweet to buy sugar. What can she do?

Su Taotao suddenly had a flash of inspiration. Yes, sugar! White Rabbit Milk Candy! White Rabbit Toffees are a very good thing these days. It seems that people in later generations said that the calcium content of a few White Rabbit Toffees is equivalent to that of a cup of milk.

But she couldn't buy more than a few kilograms, and the main point is that she didn't have any candy coupons.

It really proves the saying that a good cook cannot cook without rice.

Su Taotao was absent-minded when she ate breakfast, and her mind was full of thoughts about how to make money.

Zhou Linglan knew that she was not used to sweet potato porridge and pickled vegetables. Although it was sweet potato porridge, only Su Taotao and Chenchen's bowls had white rice. Her and Fu Yuanhang's bowls were almost all sweet potatoes. There was no other way. There was only so much grain at home, so they had to keep Su Taotao and Chenchen close.

She evenly scooped out half of the steamed egg custard for Chenchen, dripped a few drops of soy sauce on it, and put it in front of Su Taotao: "You can't eat salted vegetables, so eat this."

Su Taotao came back to her senses.

She looked at the steamed egg in front of her, then looked at the sweet potato porridge in her bowl, which had more rice than sweet potatoes, and then looked at the others. Chenchen had the same food as her friends. It was a very happy thing for children these days to be well fed and clothed. There was no need to feed them. The little guy was very skilled in using a small spoon, and he steadily and accurately put the porridge and egg custard into his little mouth one mouthful after another, and he ate it very happily.

Logically, if Chenchen eats like this every day, he won't be so thin. Maybe Chenchen doesn't have eggs every day, or the original owner may have taken them away. The family money was spent by Su Taotao, and the eggs had to be exchanged for money, otherwise Zhou Linglan would have no money to buy salt and matches.

Fu Yuanhang and Zhou Linglan looked indifferent, and ate sweet potatoes with rice soup and pickles.

Su Taotao felt very upset and felt sorry for this gentle and kind mother and son.

They were all doing their best to be good to the original owner, but the original owner was really a piece of shit.

This family was still too poor, and she had to think of a way.

Su Taotao took a deep breath, gave some rice to Zhou Linglan and Fu Yuanhang, and then divided the half bowl of egg custard into three parts, which was only one spoonful per person, and she directly scooped it into their bowls.

"Eat quickly, I said yesterday that our family will have rice and porridge in the future, and no longer eat two kinds of food. Mom, why did you forget it again? You should just think that the previous Su Taotao is dead. The current Su Taotao has my temper."

Su Taotao said and began to drink porridge with her head down.

Let her temperament change drastically, let her doubt it, she believed that even if she told the mother and son that she was Su Taotao who traveled from the 21st century, they would believe it or not, but they would definitely not tell anyone, but she really didn't want to explain so much, it was too troublesome.

Zhou Linglan and her son looked at each other and saw the shock in each other's eyes.

From yesterday to now, Su Taotao has shocked them too many times. It was not until this moment that they believed that Su Taotao had really changed, and it was like a different person.

She was so good like this.

"Clang clang..."

The sound of a spoon hitting the rice bowl. It turned out that the little guy followed suit and scooped a spoonful of egg custard from his bowl into his uncle's bowl. The spoon accidentally hit the edge of the bowl and made a sound. The little guy's expression was very serious. He frowned and grinned, "Times..."

Fu Yuanhang was so scared that the bowl in his hand almost flew out. He quickly put down his bowl and chopsticks and grabbed Chenchen's two little hands, staring at him left and right: "Chenchen You spoke? Tell your uncle quickly whether you spoke just now or not? "

Zhou Linglan covered her mouth and nodded, covering it tightly for a while, then loosening it, and said excitedly: "Yes, I heard it, Chenchen spoke, Chenchen spoke..."

No wonder they were so excited, Chenchen was almost two years old, some children of the same age could already speak short sentences and express their ideas accurately, and the worst ones could call daddy and mommy, and utter a few words from time to time.

On the contrary, Chenchen has never been a crybaby since he was a child, he can understand everything you say, and he can learn anything you teach him, but he just doesn't want to speak. Such a smart child has never said a word, and sometimes he likes to be in a daze, immersed in his own world.

Su Taotao is a cheap mother who never cares about her son. Only Zhou Linglan and Fu Yuanhang are worried.

There are many rumors about Chenchen in the team. Some say he is dumb, some say he is stupid, and some say he is dumb and stupid.

Fu Yuanhang got into a fight for the first time because a classmate said Chenchen was dumb. Fu Yuanhang beat the guy in front of Chenchen. From then on, no one dared to say that in front of him.

Zhou Linglan, who has a good temper, only gets angry at those people when she hears others say that about Chenchen, and shouts "smart kids talk late."

In fact, she herself was unsure, because no matter how she and Fu Yuanhang taught him, Chenchen just refused to speak. Zhou Linglan felt more distressed because his father was not around and his mother didn't care. Although the child was young, he actually understood everything. He must have been unwilling to speak because he was sad. Now, Chenchen finally spoke.

He is not dumb, nor is he stupid.

It is because Su Taotao has been talking to him these two days and getting close to him. She just shared food with them. He knows that his mother has become better and has him in her heart, so he is willing to speak. He is just smart and speaks late.

Su Taotao is also very happy. She moved her own stool to sit next to the boy, looked him in the eyes, and teased him, "Chenchen must call mom first. I am mom. Chenchen, call mom quickly."

However, the boy glanced at her helplessly and looked away, and continued to eat calmly.

It seems that the precious "time (eat)" just now was just an illusion of theirs.

Su Taotao was not annoyed and moved her bowl over as well, saying in a naughty way, "Chenchen just shared his eggs with little uncle, mom wants some too."

Chenchen still looked helpless, pursed his lips and scooped a little from his own bowl for her. Su Taotao laughed happily and scooped most of the remaining one-third of the egg custard into his bowl, and only scooped the last bit into her own bowl, saying,

"Thank you, Chenchen. I'll give you some of my food. We should share with each other in the future. Eat quickly, Chenchen. Eat more so you can grow taller."

The spring sunshine coming in through the window today seems to be especially warm and gentle, just like this home. Although it is poor, it is beginning to become warm and loving.