Chapter 17: Pearl is efficient in her work
Although Shuo Shuo is Cao Danniu's grandson, Cao Danniu has younger sons and daughters to love, and in her eyes, Shuo Shuo, the eldest grandson, does not even rank.
Pei Wenyan is only nine years older than Shuo Shuo. She has been competing with Shuo Shuo for food since childhood. She cannot protect anything that Cao Da Nv has in Shuo Shuo's hands.
Even the candies bought by grandparents would be given to Pei Wenyan by Cao Da Nv as soon as they left, saying that Shuo Shuo was small and would get cavities if he ate too much candy.
Now Shuo Shuo has grown up and is not close to his grandparents at all, only to his grandparents-in-law.
Because his grandparents not only would not snatch his food away, they would also buy him snacks and clothes.
Children are just small, not stupid. They know who is good to them.
Bai Zhenzhu put her son down and took out a large bag of snacks from the fertilizer bag and gave it to Shuo Shuo:
"Take it and share it with your brothers."
"Wow, so much food." The four boys' eyes lit up.
"There's fruit leather!"
"There are also spicy noodles and Maltesers. Auntie, I haven't tried Maltesers yet. You are so nice, Auntie."
Seeing the satisfied faces of the children, Bai Zhenzhu felt happy:
"If you like it, I'll buy it next time."
Li Xiufen came out and rolled her eyes when she heard her words:
"I'm so anxious to spend the few dollars I have. How can I survive in the future?"
He slapped Bai Chengxiang again:
"You just watched her waste money? And bought so many things."
Bai Chengxiang pretended to be beaten and jumped up and down:
"Then I have to stop her. Don't you know what your own daughter is like? My sister is very opinionated. She bought a house and spent 20,000 yuan without blinking an eye. I was watching from the sidelines and didn't dare to breathe."
"Twenty thousand!" Li Xiufen was heartbroken. "The county town is so expensive. I heard that you can buy a good location in the town for ten thousand."
Zhang Minmin took Li Xiufen's arm:
"Mom, you also said that this is in town. The shops in the county must be expensive. It's great that we can buy it. Zhenzhu is very efficient."
Xu Yin said anxiously:
"What does that shop do? What's its location like? How big is it?"
Bai Zhenzhu then told the story of the shop and how she bought it:
"…The shop is quite spacious, but the location is a little off. It's a coincidence, otherwise we are unfamiliar with the place. I was thinking that if we can't do it today, we can stay in Yuan County tonight."
Zhang Minmin is very optimistic about Bai Zhenzhu buying the shop:
"Yuan County is good. I read in the newspaper that the development in Yuan County is much better than our county. My father went to Yuan County to study and also said that Yuan County is developing very fast. There are many floating populations there, and there are more opportunities for business with more people."
Li Xiufen was originally worried when she heard that the shop was to be bought in Yuan County. She had never even been to the county seat, so naturally she didn't dare to think about other counties.
When I heard Zhang Minmin say that Principal Zhang was optimistic about Yuan County, I felt relieved.
Bai Zhenzhu took the contents of the fertilizer bag out and said with a smile:
"We have agreed to take possession of the house in three days. I will go to the town to move my household registration out tomorrow."
Once she and Shuo Shuo’s household registration is moved out, she will no longer have any connection with that place. Just after completing the divorce, she kept the household registration booklet and did not give it to Pei Xiangyang. If the household registration booklet was taken back by Pei's family, it would be troublesome for her to transfer her household registration.
"Mom, sister-in-law and second sister-in-law, these are the clothes I bought for you. Take a look and see if you like them. These cotton shoes are also yours. They come in different sizes. Find them yourselves."
Bai Chengxiang had been waiting for this. The cotton shoes were made of canvas on the outside and had thick rubber soles, which looked warm and non-slip.
"I tried it on when I bought it, and it was very comfortable to wear."
Liu Fang and Xu Yin also gestured with their shirts, grinning with joy.
Liu Fang: "This shirt I bought is just better looking than the ones I made myself."
Xu Yin: "I think I've seen this on TV, Zhenzhu, you have such a good taste."
White Pearl smiled and said:
"Second sister-in-law, yours was chosen by my second brother himself."
Xu Yin was even happier:
"Wow, I didn't realize that someone has such good taste. That's right, otherwise how could he find such an outstanding wife like me, hahaha..."
Everyone started laughing, and Bai Zhenzhu gave two shoe boxes to Zhang Minmin:
"Sister-in-law, this belongs to you and my third brother. Try it to see if it fits you. If not, I'll take it back and exchange it."
Zhang Minmin was also full of surprise:
"Leather shoes. I bought my pair when I got married."
People at this time are afraid of being poor. Even if they have enough food and clothing and have some money in their hands, they are reluctant to spend it.
Secretary Pei of Dayuan Village has a pair of leather shoes. If it rains when he goes to the county town for a meeting, he will carry his shoes and go barefoot.
Zhang Minmin's is a pair of short boots with heels. She tried them on and liked them very much:
"The size is just right, I love it so much, I can wear it in winter too."
Xu Yin also said: "Minmin looks taller and straighter in these shoes."
Zhang Minmin was a little embarrassed:
"Pearl, these shoes are not available in town. They must be very expensive. I'm sorry to have cost you so much."
Bai Zhenzhu continued to take things out:
"It's worth it if you like it."
She took out a few pairs of white sneakers, one pair for each of the four boys.
"School is about to start. Wenbin and the others should wear this to school."
These white sneakers are only worn by children on TV. Rural children are lucky to have a pair of yellow rubber shoes, and usually they wear homemade cloth shoes.
Liu Fang quickly rubbed her hands on her clothes before taking it with both hands:
"Oh Pearl, please don't buy anything for them anymore. It costs so much."
Bai Chengxiang had already put on his cotton shoes and interrupted:
"The boss said it's a brand called something like Huili. It's not cheap at all. The kids on TV wear them when they perform on stage."
As he spoke, he took two steps in the courtyard, grinning:
"Don't say it, this expensive thing is good. With this pair of shoes, my feet won't be cold this winter."
Several children also held shoes in their hands, especially Bai Wenxuan and Bai Wenjie, who were seven or eight years old. They ran to their friends to show off their shoes.
Xu Yin shouted at the top of her voice:
"It's almost time for dinner. Where are you going? Come back here quickly. I'll count to three!"
Eight-year-old Bai Wenjie replied, "I'll be right back," and disappeared.
At this time, Old Man Bai and his two sons came back, and Bai Chenglei and Bai Jingsi were still holding fish in their hands.
"Wow, where did you catch these fish?" Xu Yin hurried over to catch it.
Bai Jingsi was wearing glasses and looked like a teacher, full of bookish air:
"Li Jun fished for it."
Li Jun is the youngest son of Bai Zhenzhu’s uncle. He has just been admitted to the military academy and the admission letter has arrived.
Bai Jingsi handed the fish to Xu Yin, and went to wash hands at the washing table beside the courtyard, while saying to Bai Zhenzhu:
"My uncle is still asking about you. Find some time to go over and take a look."
Li Xiufen immediately said:
"Why don't I go over there with you after dinner to pick up some things."
Bai Zhenzhu rolled up her sleeves and took the fish from Bai Chenglei:
"Don't worry, my uncle and the others will understand. Let's go tomorrow."
Both were grass carps, each weighing about three pounds. Bai Zhenzhu filleted the fish, scooped a handful of sauerkraut from Li Xiufen's sauerkraut jar, added tofu, and made a big pot of sauerkraut fish.
Bai Chengxiang was sweating while eating:
"No wonder Pearl bought a shop selling food. Her cooking skills are much better than that of the boss lady."
Zhang Minmin was also surprised:
"I didn't know fish could be eaten in slices. It's so tasty. How did you come up with that idea, Pearl?"
Nowadays, rural people usually eat fish by cutting it into pieces and stewing it. This is the first time I have seen such a way of eating fish with fillets.
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