Chapter 154 Living under someone else's roof
She is going to the black market today. She hasn't been there since the Chinese New Year.
When Li Jiang saw her coming, he was so happy.
All the goods that were purchased during the Chinese New Year have been sold out, with nothing left.
Now that the Chinese New Year has just passed, the demand for these things by every household is not as great as before, but it’s still good to stock up some.
Chen Yi got straight to the point and said, "How many poultry do you need this time? In addition to poultry, I have a lot of fabrics here. Do you need them?"
There is so much fabric that if you use it to make clothes yourself, you may not be able to use it all in your lifetime.
My original intention was to accumulate wealth in the next few years, so I tried to convert as much as possible into cash.
When the economy opens up, I will have money to do business.
When Li Jiang heard about the fabric, his eyes lit up, "Really? I'll take as many as you can get!"
These days, food, clothing, housing and transportation are the most popular things. First of all, clothes and food are what everyone pursues.
Chen Yi nodded, took out a few pieces of cloth and handed them to him, saying, "I have all these cloths, and they are not defective. See how much you can give for each piece."
One horse?
Li Jiang was also used to the other party's generosity. He took the cloth, looked at it carefully, and then gave a very reasonable price.
The two studied it for a while, and then Chen Yi took him to get something.
There were ten bolts of cloth in total, and each one was perfect, not defective.
This made Li Jiang very happy. It seemed that this person was really nice and they could interact with him more often in the future.
In just this one year, he earned twice as much as before, so what reason did he have to refuse?
Chen Yi left with the money and went to Liang Xiaoju's aunt's house.
This child has never come to see me since he went to school.
She was a little curious. After all, the two of them got along well before, so why did he suddenly stop coming?
Chen Yi arrived at the door of Liang Chunying's house and saw a thin figure walking towards the door.
The two people were very close to each other, but this person did not see Chen Yi.
Because he was carrying a large bundle of firewood on his back, which weighed down his back, he could not be seen at all.
Liang Xiaoju pushed open the door and entered the yard, and heard someone talking.
"Sister, you're back. Xiaohua will help you." Xiaohua's soft voice sounded.
"Put the firewood in the woodshed! Continue to collect firewood tomorrow!" a female voice sounded.
Chen Yi frowned and looked carefully, and it didn't sound like Liang Chunying.
She took a deep breath and walked into the yard.
An old lady in her sixties saw someone coming into the yard and immediately asked, "Who are you looking for?"
Liang Xiaoju and Xiaohua looked over when they heard the sound and saw Chen Yi standing at the door.
"elder sister!"
"Sister, why are you here?"
Two little girls ran over with happy expressions on their faces.
While forcing a smile, he took the dry branch off Liang Xiaoju's head.
"I haven't seen you guys for a long time, so I came to see you guys."
It's been about two months now, right? Chen Yi has already forgotten about it.
Liang Xiaoju smiled and said, "I don't have time to visit you because I'm in school. I was planning to visit you during the Chinese New Year, but I don't have time."
She didn't say why she didn't have time, but Chen Yi understood that it was because she had to help collect firewood, so she didn't have time to look for it.
This child is already this big, and although his mental state is much better than before, it can still be seen that he is seriously malnourished.
"You are that Xiao Chen." The old lady came over with a smile, staring at the cloth bag in Chen Yi's hand. She could tell at a glance that there seemed to be a lot of things in it.
"Come on if you want, what else do you want to bring?" The old lady said without any courtesy and went up to the other person to snatch the things in his hand.
Chen Yi frowned and dodged, then said: "What are you doing! This is not for you."
The old lady didn't expect that she would not give it to her, so she didn't try to grab it. Instead, she immediately rolled her eyes and said, "If it's not for me, then it should be for both of them, right?"
Chen Yi did not refute this, but she did not give the things away either.
She knew that once these things fell into the old lady's hands, the two sisters would probably not be able to eat them.
After all, it's in someone else's house, so such situations are inevitable.
Chen Yi did not have the ability to let the two children live outside, not to mention that even if the two children lived by themselves, Yang Guifang, the children's mother, would probably not let them go.
I no longer paid attention to this old lady. After all, it was her territory and I would ignore what she said.
"Which room do you live in?" She turned and looked at Liang Xiaoju and asked.
Liang Xiaoju took her to a side room, where there were two kangs facing each other. Neither was big, but it was enough for two or three people to stay in.
Chen Yi looked at the kangs. One had two quilts, which were a bit old but very clean. The other had one quilt, which was not new.
She asked, "Who do you live with?"
"Sister Hongxing lives with us!" Xiaohua answered immediately.
Chen Yi smiled and said, "Xiaohua, is it okay to be here?"
"Okay!" Xiaohua smiled happily.
Compared to my original home, this is like heaven, very good and happy.
Liang Xiaoju also smiled, hugged Liang Xiaohua and said, "Xiaohua is very obedient and can help sweep the floor at home. I will help pick up some firewood after school every day."
"We are living here for free, so we can do something to repay our aunt and uncle."
She knew that Chen Yi had helped a lot, but what she could do now was very limited. She wanted to repay many people, but she couldn't do it for all of them.
Chen Yi felt helpless when she heard her words. But it was like this when living under someone else's roof. It was really good to have food to eat and a place to shelter from the wind and rain.
She took out the cloth bag, gave the two sisters two bags of peach cakes, and whispered, "Keep it for yourself."
She signaled to the two sisters to keep quiet, as the old lady outside was listening through the crack in the door.
Liang Xiaoju didn't say anything, she pursed her lips, not knowing what to say.
Saying thank you is so pale and useless.
At this moment, there was a sudden voice outside.
"Mom, what are you listening to?"
"Ah? What are you listening to? My legs hurt, I'm holding on to the wall." The old lady rolled her eyes and walked back to the house in small steps.
Liang Chunying was a little puzzled, then she went to open the door of the side room and saw Chen Yi there at a glance.
"Comrade Xiao Chen, when did you come here?" She was a little surprised, as they hadn't seen each other for a long time.
Chen Yi smiled and said, "Just came over, this thing is for you."
As she spoke, she stood up and handed the cloth bag to the person opposite her.
Although Liang Chunying didn't know what was inside, she refused.
"No, there's food and drink at home, no shortage!"
The other person has helped her so much, even though they are not related to her at all. How could she possibly accept anything else?
Therefore, this thing must not be accepted, otherwise how can we communicate in the future.
But Chen Yi insisted on stuffing it into her hand, "If you don't accept it, how can I come to see the two children in the future?"
Liang Chunying had no choice but to accept it.
(End of this chapter)
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