The lady in the green headscarf's eyes went dark as she looked at this, wondering what was wrong with this old mole?
If you have nothing to do, why buy so many ice lanterns?
This thing looks nice, but it's not very practical.
The mole lady's face was as bright as a flower when she smiled. She pushed Lu Yong aside and put the ice lantern at the back.
The lady in the green headscarf asked with a gloomy face: "Why did you buy so many of these?
The one my son bought last time was half the size of this one, and it cost 20 cents each. Your work is much more complicated than that one, so this one must be expensive."
The ice lanterns in the hands of the mole lady are all as long as her forearm, and each one is beautifully carved. When she counts them carefully, there are actually 12 of them.
The mole-faced lady smoothed her messy hair and said cheerfully, "Of course not, they asked me for fifty cents at first, but I managed to get it down to thirty-five cents.
These 12 zodiac animals cost me four dollars and twenty cents.”
"Oh, you're a spendthrift, aren't you? How much is your monthly salary? You've spent so much in one go. Are you going to skip food and drink?"
The mole lady's monthly salary is about 38 yuan. If you calculate it this way, doesn't it account for a considerable share of the economy?
The mole lady asked the other two to put down the ice lanterns and said with a smile, "Oh, money can't buy my happiness.
Look at how beautiful the sculpture is, don't worry about it."
Since she said so, the lady in the green headscarf didn't say anything more.
I waited for a while, but no one came.
An auntie directly urged: "Dayong, they are probably waiting to close the stall and are probably preparing to go back by themselves.
Let's go first, it's getting dark soon and we have to go home and cook."
Lu Yong put away the cigarette in his hand and quickly started the tractor.
Ningxia was a little confused: "I see the village is quite far from the commune, why don't they take the tractor back?
If we leave now, how long will it take us to get there?"
Wen Sihe put her slender white fingers to her lips and said with her face tilted sideways: "When the market is about to close, many people are reluctant to carry back the things they brought with them.
They will be sold at a special price, and many aunts are waiting for this time to pick up some small bargains. "
Ningxia suddenly realized that the common people really have their own wisdom.
Without the sun and with the weather being cold, the road quickly became icy.
Lu Yong drove very carefully and finally returned to the village in fear.
His brother's tractor hasn't come back yet, so he probably has to wait for a while.
After everyone got off the vehicle, Lu Yong drove the tractor into the brigade headquarters and locked the door.
As soon as I walked out of the door, I was startled by a sudden voice: "Dayong!"
Lu Yong was so frightened that he shuddered, patted his chest, and opened his mouth to curse.
When I looked up, it turned out to be the mole lady.
He said dissatisfiedly: "Auntie, what are you doing? You scared me.
If you are timid, you will be too scared to sleep at night. "
The mole lady chuckled and said, "It's your fault.
I would like to ask you to help me."
"What's the matter?"
"Didn't Comrade Ningxia help me with my medical treatment before? He didn't charge me and didn't do anything else.
When I was at the market, I saw that she really liked these little gadgets, so I thought of buying some for her.
These things can't be piled together, otherwise they will stick together, so I thought I'd ask you to help carry them."
Behind the mole lady, stood the green-headed lady with a speechless look on her face.
I guess he was pulled here to serve as a soldier.
Dayong patted his clothes and picked up four ice lanterns: "Let's go, let's go."
Anyway, he was going to his wild brother's house, and maybe he could even have a meal there.
When I arrived at Lu Zhiye's house, fragrance was already wafting from the yard.
Lu Yong swallowed his saliva and shouted loudly inside: "Brother Ye, open the door!"
Lu Zhiye had just stuffed a mouthful of pork ribs into his mouth when he opened the door with a sullen look on his face: "You'd better have something to say......"
Lu Yong pointed at the mole-faced lady behind him with a smile: "Auntie came to bring you some things and asked me to help."
The mole lady smiled so hard that her teeth were showing and walked into the yard.
"Hey, are you guys having dinner? We came at a really bad time."
Seeing the ice lantern in the mole lady's hand, Wen Sihe understood. It seemed that his guess in the car today was very correct.
"Comrade Xiao Xia, when I was at the market today, I saw that you were particularly fond of these ice lanterns.
So I bought some so you can have some fun with them.”
Ningxia quickly stood up from the bench. Wen Shize supported her and said with some dissatisfaction, "Be careful. Why are you so clumsy?"
The mole lady was still a little scared of the cold-faced devil in front of her, and hurriedly said with a smile: "That's right, that's right, your body is not as good as others, you must be more careful when you stand up and sit down."
Ningxia was supported by Wen Shize and took two steps forward. She said gently, "Auntie, what are you doing?"
"Oh, I'm just thinking about you treating me before, and you didn't charge me for anything, so I bought you some small things to cheer you up."
The mole lady was a little reserved, with her eyes downcast, not daring to look at Wen Shize at all.
Ningxia sighed helplessly, and the words of refusal that she was about to say were stuck on her lips.
After an afternoon of learning about it, I have a better understanding of this custom in Ningxia. Almost every household has ice lanterns.
I wouldn't spend the money to buy it.
Aunt Mole really wanted to thank her, and even the styles she picked were the ones she took a closer look at at the market today.
Ningxia walked forward with a smile, stretched out her hand and held the mole lady's arm: "Thank you so much, auntie.
Look at this little thing, it's very cleverly made. I've never seen anything like it in New Zealand."
"Hey, as long as you like it."
Ningxia's fair and tender hands form a sharp contrast with the somewhat rough hands of the mole lady.
The mole lady felt as if she was wrapped in a piece of fine silk cloth, and she withdrew her hands awkwardly.
I was afraid that the calluses on my hands would scratch other people’s tender white hands.
"Now that everything has been delivered, we'll go back first. The family is waiting to cook."
"Okay, Auntie, there's a big pot of pork rib soup in the pot that we cooked tonight. You can take a bowl and eat noodles with it."
While Wen Sihe was talking, he had already found two large enamel basins. He didn't put too much meat in them, mainly some radishes and corn.
It’s not that she is stingy, but Wen Sihe knows her two aunts very well and doesn’t want to owe others anything.
If you give her five or six pieces of meat today, she will give you a big bowl tomorrow.
After a while, good intentions became a burden...
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