Seeing Ye Li coming out, Huang Xiuxiu was obviously stunned for a moment: "Oh, you are at home?"
A question flashed across Ye Li's eyes: "I'm not at home, where can I go?"
Huang Xiuxiu realized that she had asked the wrong question and hurriedly explained: "That's not what I meant."
Ye Li: "What do you mean?"
"I mean...I mean you weren't with Jiang Xun in the hospital?"
"No." These few words, coupled with Huang Xiuxiu's guilty expression, made Ye Li doubt her. "Huang Xiuxiu, you came to knock on my door so early in the morning. Do you have something to talk to me about?"
"Oh, nothing much, I just want to ask...how is your Jiang Xun recovering?"
Ye Li smiled sarcastically: "Don't worry about him, he's fine."
"That's good, that's good." Huang Xiuxiu replied casually, "Then you are busy, I won't disturb you.
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Looking at Huang Xiuxiu's leaving back, Ye Li couldn't help but feel suspicious.
However, she didn't think about it for too long and went straight to wash up and then went to the kitchen to cook.
After a whole night of tossing and turning, she was now hungry and tired, and had to eat something to replenish her energy.
"Ye Li, Ye Li! Hurry, hurry! Fresh pork has arrived at the grocery store!" Aunt Liang came back jogging from outside, and the first thing she did was rush to Ye Li to remind her to buy meat.
"Aunt Liang, I can't go. I don't have any meat coupons."
"I have it, I have it! Come on, let's go together!"
"How can this be so embarrassing?"
"What are you embarrassed about? Just give it back to me next month when you have it!"
"Thank you, Aunt Liang!" Ye Li didn't even cook. He threw the spatula on the stove and rushed back into the house to get the money.
You have to queue up to buy meat here. The supply of meat is limited. If you go too late, you won’t be able to get any.
When Ye Li rushed out of the house, she saw Huang Xiuxiu in the backyard also rushing out, and rushed out of the gate of the courtyard before her.
Seeing this, Aunt Liang said to Ye Li, "She runs fast! But what's the point of running fast? If you don't have money to buy it, if you go too early, you can only buy two bones left and eat some soup."
Ye Li didn't care whether Huang Xiuxiu was eating meat or drinking soup, she only cared whether she could buy it, so she urged Aunt Liang: "Aunt Liang, let's hurry up, if we go too late, it will be gone."
"Let's go, let's go."
There was already a long line in front of the supply and marketing cooperative. When Aunt Liang and Ye Li arrived, Huang Xiuxiu had already come out.
To Ye Li's surprise, Huang Xiuxiu actually bought a large piece of meat this time.
This piece of meat looks like it must weigh at least three pounds!
"Wow!" Aunt Liang was shocked. "Xiu'er, why did you buy so much meat? Are you going to survive the second half of the month?"
Huang Xiuxiu straightened her back and held her chest high: "The children are craving for meat. Since they want to eat, let them eat to their heart's content."
After saying that, he carried a large piece of meat and walked away swayingly with his waist twisted.
On the way back, Ye Li was also deeply puzzled: "Did Huang Xiuxiu get rich? Why did she buy so much meat?"
"What kind of fortune? With her monthly salary, she can't even afford to eat meat, let alone vegetarian meals!"
"Where does the money come from?" Ye Li's curiosity was aroused.
Aunt Liang coughed twice, looked around to see if anyone was around and said, "Look at how dishonest Huang Xiuxiu is. She hangs around Niu Dazhi every day! When I saw Aunt Jiang guarding against her like a thief, I knew there must be something fishy going on."
Ye Li understood what Aunt Liang meant.
"You can't spread this around. We are talking among ourselves, and I just made a couple of random guesses. If it gets out, and I guess wrong, it will ruin their reputation!"
"Don't worry, I'll just listen and won't tell anyone anything." Ye Li said.
"That's good."
Ye Li originally wanted to make dumplings, but she couldn't buy the right meat. By the time it was her turn, it was already too late, so she could only buy some pork ribs.
In that case, she could only make pork rib soup.
After returning home, she hurriedly prepared something in the kitchen and went straight to the hospital.
These days, Zhao Xingmei, Jiang Jingshan and Jiang Xi took turns taking care of him.
Zhao Xingmei took a leave of absence from work today. She was just trying to figure out what meal to prepare for her son when she saw Ye Li coming in with a thermos bucket.
"Mom, thank you for your hard work! I stewed some ribs! Come and eat first!"
Ye Li first served a bowl of pork ribs to her mother-in-law Zhao Xingmei, and then gave her two steamed buns.
Zhao Xingmei took the bowl and sat aside to eat, and Ye Li then gave it to Jiang Xunsheng.
"Li Li, put it down, I can do it myself!"
"You? Are you okay? By the way, how are you recovering today?" Ye Li asked about his condition, but his hands did not stop moving.
"Very good." Jiang Xun's deep and pleasant voice suddenly came to my ears.
Ye Li's hand trembled slightly, and she slowly turned around and saw Jiang Xun standing in front of her with a cane.
"Your legs... can move! You can even walk on your own with the help of crutches!" Ye Li was so happy that tears welled up in his eyes.
"Yeah. It won't be long before I can completely throw away my crutches and walk on my own!" Jiang Xun grinned and smiled brightly at her.
Seeing her tears falling, he raised his hand to wipe the tears from her eyes: "Why are you crying?"
"Happy! Jiang Xun, I am happy!"
"You don't know, he kept practicing when you were not around, sweat all over his body, and he refused to stop no matter what you said!" Zhao Xingmei's face was full of happiness and pride when she mentioned her son.
She never expected to have today's result.
"That's great, Jiang Xun, congratulations!" Ye Li looked at him with tears in her eyes and smiled.
Silly girl, you should be congratulating us!" Jiang Xun raised his hand and hugged her waist.
"Hiss——" Ye Li bared his teeth and took a breath of cold air.
She fell down in the black market and indeed injured her waist. She didn't feel anything at the time, but now it hurts more and more.
"What's wrong?" Jiang Xun asked hurriedly.
"Nothing...nothing." Ye Li refused to say anything, fearing that he would worry.
"Let me check." Jiang Xun knew that Ye Li must have gone to the black market. That much meat and eggs could not be bought on the market.
She once tried to persuade Ye Li, but she refused to listen.
Something must have happened today.
"I'm fine, really fine..." Ye Li declined, not wanting him to see.
Jiang Xun grabbed her hand and noticed something strange on her palm. He looked down and saw that her palm was worn out.
"What happened?" Jiang Xun frowned, "Did something happen to you?"
"I just fell accidentally. I'm fine! I'm really fine!"
"Do you think I believe you?"
"What are you two talking about? What do you mean by okay?" Zhao Xingmei saw her son and daughter-in-law pulling and whispering to each other, and she felt that something was going on between them.
"You must let mom know, right? I told you, it's no big deal! Someone reported the black market and I almost got caught! Fortunately, I ran fast and just fell! It's okay." Ye Li lowered his voice and spoke twice quickly.
"Okay, you don't check it for me. I'll check it after mom leaves." Jiang Xun also whispered.
"Okay, okay, okay. Mom is leaving. I'll check on you!" Ye Li was helpless.
Jiang Xun lowered his head and looked at the part of her slender white palm that was rubbed by the sand, and he couldn't help feeling distressed.
After staring for a while, he held Ye Li's hand in his palm and gently kissed the wound: "Li Li, does it still hurt?"
Ye Li smiled, her eyes full of sweetness: "It didn't hurt in the first place, and your kiss makes it hurt even less."
"Ahem." Zhao Xingmei saw her son and his wife getting close to each other, "Am I inappropriate here? Am I being a light bulb for you guys?"
Ye Li smiled shyly: "Mom, look at what you said."
In the afternoon, the doctor came to ask Jiang Xun to go for a check-up, and Ye Li accompanied him for the whole afternoon.
When night came, she wanted to stay with Jiang Xun for the whole night, but unexpectedly Jiang Xi came.
Since Jiang Xi was here, Jiang Xun said that Ye Li should go back no matter what.
Ye Li knew that the two brothers were worried about her and wanted her to go back and rest, so she didn't refuse too much and agreed.
When I came out of the hospital, there were fewer pedestrians on the road.
These days, Nie Fan was away, and she had been riding his bicycle.
When crossing the intersection, she waited for the traffic light and inadvertently turned her head to glance around casually.
Coincidentally, at this glance, she actually saw Huang Xiuxiu walking towards the guesthouse.
"Guesthouse? What is she doing here so late at night? Could she be... doing something shady?"
This thought flashed through Ye Li's mind, and she could no longer move. So, when the green light came on, she rode her bike to the door of the guesthouse, locked it, and walked in.
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