After Lu Zhiye left, Aunt Wang quickly asked her son to get some ice from the cellar.
The cellar in their yard was shared by everyone, no matter how small Zhao Long's actions were.
The light from the flashlight in his hand still made the neighbor open the door and ask, "Who is it? What are you doing in the middle of the night?"
Zhao Long quickly shone the flashlight from his chin upwards, his dark face full of smiles: "Grandma Li, it's me, my wife said she was hungry, I went to get some sweet potatoes and cooked them for her."
Old lady Li next door was frightened by his action and knocked the ground heavily with her cane several times: "I can see clearly! You scared me with the flashlight! Don't forget to lock the door of the cellar later."
The three families specially built a staircase leading down to their cellar. After going down the staircase, there were three holes separating the three families. Each family could put their belongings in their own door without having to worry about other families taking them away.
"Oh, all right! Grandma Li, you should also take a rest!"
Seeing Old Lady Li walking into the house with a cane, Zhao Long's heart finally settled down.
He took out two blocks of ice from his small cellar and a large iron basin, and this time walked towards his home carefully.
Aunt Wang put two chickens, two rabbits and pork into a basin and pressed large chunks of ice on top.
This way you don’t have to worry about it getting damaged.
She took out a small bag of flour and handed it to Xiao Cui: "Cui'er, aren't you easily hungry when you work these days? Fry this flour and get some brown sugar from home.
When you are hungry, have a cup of brown sugar fried noodles.
Xiao Cui smiled happily, her eyes full of emotion: "Okay, thank you, mom!"
Aunt Wang scooped out a few pounds of rice and poured it into the cloth bag: "Dabao can also eat some rice. Grind the rice into powder with a stone mill and cook it for him.
Last time I went back to my parents’ home, some family members fed their children this way, so let’s try it too.”
She waved her hand towards her son and said, "I heard that the director of your factory is sick and has not been to work these days.
Tomorrow, when no one is around, take a chicken and a rabbit to their house and say they were sent by relatives from your hometown."
Zhao Long was a little reluctant. He hadn't seen so much meat since the Chinese New Year, and his job was now completely stable.
I don’t know why his mother still wants to send things to the director!
Aunt Wang was quite disappointed with her husband, and Xiao Cui also saw that her husband was unwilling to do so.
She knocked her husband on the head heavily and said, "You are stupid. As long as he is the director, he is your leader.
He said, "If you can be transferred to a technical position today, you can be transferred to an office tomorrow!"
Xiao Cui looked at her mother-in-law and asked for credit: "Mom, do you think I'm right?"
Aunt Wang nodded repeatedly, looking like a teachable child, which made Xiao Cui unable to help but straighten her chest.
Aunt Wang divided the rice and noodles and said, "There is something you may not know. Something may happen to the deputy director of your factory. Wouldn't the position of deputy director be vacant by then?
Of all the directors, he has the highest possibility."
Zhao Long widened his eyes in surprise. How did his mother know so much about their steel plant?
"Cui, I heard that your mother's family is having a hard time this year. You can take this rice and noodles over to help them with their emergency."
Xiao Cui's smug look paused, and soon her eyes were filled with tears: "Mom~"
Aunt Wang was most afraid of her daughter-in-law saying, "Okay, okay, food prices are high this year and it's not easy for everyone. We can only support you this time.
After all, Dabao is going to eat, and he needs precious rice, and we are living a tight life."
Xiao Cui nodded repeatedly and put the things into her room.
Aunt Wang also had her own little plan in mind. In the past few days, she had seen Xiao Cui's family members come several times.
Xiao Cui was afraid that she would be angry, so she would secretly dig up some coarse grains every time, and add the few dollars she saved to subsidize her parents' home.
She could understand it happening once or twice, but in the past few months, Yueyue has only come once or twice every month. How could their family afford it?
She hoped that her giving of these precious rice and flour would make her in-laws restrain themselves.
Xiao Cui didn't understand the twists and turns, and Aunt Wang just wanted her to convey her message.
"Okay, let's go back to sleep. We have to go to work tomorrow!"
Aunt Wang yawned and walked back into the house. Zhao Guoqiang tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep.
"What? Are there needles growing on your body?"
When Zhao Guoqiang heard what his wife said, he immediately stopped turning over.
"Wife, although Xiao Cui's family has come several times, we can't do anything too embarrassing, right?"
Aunt Wang sighed inwardly: "It will take another five or six months for them to distribute grain in the countryside.
Xiao Cui comes twice a month. She is an honest person. I leave her ten yuan a month, and she spends it all.
She felt that it was her mother's home and she had to help. But even if she helped, she couldn't come so often.
Do you believe that if I don't do anything, their family will come here three times a month?"
Zhao Guoqiang was also afraid that the relationship between the two families would end up in a bad way.
Now, after the daughter-in-law's analysis, she also feels that the in-laws come too frequently.
"Go to bed!"
"well!"
Lu Zhiye then went to the black market. Xiaoqiang had not slept yet and was sitting in the house smoking.
Hearing the noise at the door, he came out wearing his clothes.
The door had been opened, and seeing that it was Lu Zhiye, Xiaoqiang hurriedly welcomed him in.
Lu Zhiye didn't come here to sell things today, but to inquire about things.
He took out the roasted hare from the backpack, put it on the table, and took out a bottle of wine: "Brother Xiaoqiang, would you like to drink something?"
Xiaoqiang looked at the shiny roasted rabbit and couldn't help swallowing.
He ate a lot of pork, but if you want to talk about delicious food, wild rabbits in the mountains are still the best!
Lu Zhiye tore off a rabbit leg and handed it over: "Here. Try what my brother roasted."
Xiaoqiang's mouth was full of oil as he ate, and the spicy and stimulating taste spread in his mouth.
The fragrance was so good that he couldn't help but squint.
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