The two of them took the Flying Tiger to the county town and went straight to the scrap yard. In a secluded corner, they put away the things in their hands, but Zhou Xiang still had the things in his hand. "The space hasn't been opened yet."
Ling Ran took the things and put them away. "Let's go to the scrap yard first. Do you still remember that bed?"
"I should be able to remember it."
After stuffing fifty cents into his pocket, he entered the room inside the scrap yard and, after great effort and carrying a lot of junk, he finally managed to move the antique wooden bed out.
The purpose this time is just this bed. I will come back for the rest after I buy a house.
For five yuan, the bed was taken out of the scrap yard. Ling Ran asked Zhou Xiang to watch it while he went to call a cart. The cart driver wanted to dismantle the bed, but he refused and just lay it across the cart and was taken to the Huaihe River Dam.
After giving the cart driver one dollar, Ling Ran and Zhou Xiang dismantled the bed. After dismantling it into eight parts, Ling Ran carefully stared at the inside of the bed legs. After seeing the small eye holes, he tested the weight of the bed legs and put them away with satisfaction.
There was no one by the Huai River in the middle of winter. After packing up their things and carrying a small disguised bag, the two of them went to Huaixi Village.
Seeing the old lady who was still looking around with the door open in the middle of winter, and who looked much younger than in her previous life, Zhou Xiang's eyes turned red. This time, the old lady could live a normal life with hope. "Auntie."
"Hey!" The old lady smiled immediately when she heard someone calling her. "Who are you?"
"Oh, we're passing by here and want to stay overnight in the village. I wonder if anyone has a house that's convenient for us?"
"My home is fine, my home is fine. I'll light charcoal for you at night so you won't be cold," said the lonely old lady, who especially loved children. "The chrysanthemums in my garden are delicious. I'll stew tofu for you tonight."
"Thank you, Auntie," Zhou Xiang nodded in agreement. "My brother and I will stay at your house for one night. Auntie, if the vegetables in your field are really delicious, please sell them to us so that we can take them home for the New Year."
"Okay, okay!"
The old lady warmly welcomed him into the house and began to prepare dinner. Zhou Xiang and the old lady went to the middle yard to pick vegetables. Seeing the big, green chrysanthemum vegetables, Zhou Xiang smiled and said, "Auntie, these vegetables are so good. I don't even need to taste them to know they're delicious. Let's pick them all! We'll buy them and give you fifty cents a pound."
"Oh my, little girl, you don't know how expensive firewood and rice are until you run the household. They only sell for 1.5 cents per pound outside, and you're giving me 50 cents?" The old lady raised her voice in surprise.
"Shh," Zhou Xiang gestured with his fingers, asking the old lady to lower her voice. "Auntie, didn't you say the vegetables you grow are especially delicious? My old man has a poor appetite, so I sent them to him. He was so happy that he gave me one yuan per pound. Auntie, aren't you going to let me make a profit from the difference?"
The old lady looked at her in surprise, "You, you're a middleman?"
"No, it's really the old man in the family, a distant relative. He's rich and likes rare foods. I'm actually looking for rare foods everywhere to make him happy. At the same time, I can earn money to buy New Year's goods for the family. Isn't that good?"
Looking at Zhou Xiang's sincere eyes, the old lady couldn't say no. "Okay! I'll sell you all these vegetables. We'll dig them out before the temperature drops. We'll weigh them when you leave tomorrow."
"Thank you, Auntie."
"You're welcome."
"Brother, come and dig some vegetables." Zhou Xiang called out to Ling Ran in the front room.
Ling Ran quickly stood at the back door of the front room, "Auntie, where is the iron shovel?"
"It's behind the door you are standing." The old lady was not polite. She understood the two children's enthusiasm to buy rare things to honor the elderly.
All the vegetables were dug up, no matter how big or small. Zhou Xiang wanted them all and asked Ling Ran to dig the ground again. "Auntie, I heard that digging deep and turning the soil over in winter can kill the insect eggs inside by drying out or freezing them. So I asked my brother to dig deep. Is that okay?"
"It's okay, it's okay. We in the countryside emphasize winter tillage, just as you said. My vegetable patch isn't a crop field, so it's okay to toss it around. It'll just tire your brother out!"
"It's okay, he's still strong. Cook him another head of chrysanthemum to nourish him."
"You kid, you're so funny talking in such a sophisticated way. Okay, wash one more."
When it was getting dark, the three of them had already had dinner. The chrysanthemum and tofu stew was indeed delicious. Zhou Xiang praised the old lady so much that he couldn't stop smiling.
After dinner, Ling Ran washed the dishes and boiled water, then took out the milk powder and brewed three bowls in the aunt's rice bowl. When the aunt saw that even she had some, she felt distressed and didn't want to drink it. "It's a waste for an old woman like me to drink this. Give it to the little kid. Look how thin the kid is."
Ling Ran quickly stopped him, "Drink too much and you'll wet the bed."
Zhou thought: “…” Can’t you find another excuse?
"Hahaha, yes, yes, the baby is too young to get up at night. Okay, Auntie will try this precious thing."
I chatted with the old lady while drinking. She was very talkative and yawned while talking. I couldn't bear it any longer and had to get up and go to the back room. "Come on, I'll make the bed for you. Why are you so sleepy tonight?"
The old lady insisted on making the bed and asked if it was okay for the two of them to sleep in one bed with two quilts. If not, she would let the kid sleep in her bed.
Ling Ran said yes, his sister was only eight years old and he was only thirteen.
When the old lady heard about his age, she felt relieved and dug out the old charcoal and charcoal basin. "No, I'm too sleepy. I'm going to sleep first. You two kids, do whatever you want. Remember to light the charcoal and don't get cold."
"Okay! Don't worry, Auntie!"
Zhou Xiang helped the extremely sleepy old lady onto her own bed. Soon, thunderous snoring sounded. Zhou Xiang kept watch while Ling Ran took action. He carefully dug out the jar under the old lady's vegetables, opened the lid of the jar and took out the box. After collecting the jade pendant in the box, Ling Ran gently formed some white gravel slag prepared in advance into the size of the jade pendant in the box, then carefully put the box back into the jar, arranged it as it was, put the lid back on, and covered it with soil.
After washing his hands and wiping off the excess mud on the soles of his shoes, Ling Ran returned to the back room.
"Can I come in?"
Zhou Xiang tried and shook his head, "No! I guess it's tomorrow at the latest. Let's go to sleep!"
Since he couldn't enter the space, Ling Ran had to burn charcoal, but he had to leave gaps in the windows and doors.
In the early morning, before the old lady woke up, Ling Ran quickly turned one quilt into two quilts. If he hadn't held his sister Xiang Xiang, his sister Xiang Xiang would have frozen into ice chips that night. It was really cold living by the Huai River.
Thinking about my sister "..."
Are you sure you're not taking this opportunity to behave pervertedly?
When the old lady woke up, she saw that it was already bright outside and became anxious. Where were the two children?
At this time, the two quilts on the bed opposite her were neatly folded. Did the child leave?
"Auntie, are you awake?" Zhou wanted to come in to see if Auntie was awake. It was time for breakfast!
"Kid, you didn't leave? You scared me. I slept until dawn, which has never happened before." The old lady said as she put on her clothes and shoes.
"This means you're in a good mood, and a good mood means good sleep. Have you been suffering from insomnia for a long time? You were so happy last night that you kept yawning."
"Yes, yes! I often suffer from insomnia. This time, I slept well, my head stopped bouncing, and I felt much more comfortable." The old lady was brainwashed unknowingly.
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