After breakfast, the sun was already high in the sky, casting down its warm rays. Zeng Yike and her family of five were also going back to the army.
"Hey, wait a minute. We have a lot of vegetables at home. You can take some back. Vegetables grown at home are much more delicious than those grown by others. Take a few of these pumpkins back. The children will probably like them. Steam some for them in the morning." Grandma Chen called out to Zeng Yike, holding a big pumpkin in one hand.
"Mom, why are you taking so much? You should keep it for yourselves! I worked so hard to grow it." Zeng Yike quickly refused, mainly because there were so many brothers and sisters watching! If you give this one and not that one, there will always be people who have opinions.
"The rain is good this year, and the pumpkins are growing all over the house. When they go back, I will give them two. Otherwise, you won't want them, and we will have to eat them for the whole year." Grandma Chen forcefully stuffed the pumpkins in her hand into the car.
Zeng Yike accepted all the vegetables and pumpkins after hearing this. It was already daybreak and the fog had dispersed. He drove even faster and arrived home in just over an hour.
"Let's eat at home today!" Chen Yintang said.
Zeng Wenjuan shook her head: "No, I just happen to be free today. I want to prepare some local specialties and send them back to Hongtiao. This will also help them have a good New Year."
"They can now sell medicinal herbs to make money, so you don't have to worry too much. I spoke to your uncle Lin on the phone a few days ago, and he told me that he was going to purchase a large batch of Polygonum multiflorum." Chen Yintang said with a smile.
"The villagers' lives will be better in the next two days. But even if Hongtiao's living conditions have improved, I, as her good friend, should send her something back." Zeng Wenjuan said with a smile.
"Nannan, I support you in doing this. Even if a person has achieved success, he should not forget his roots. How about mom go with you?" Zeng Yike said after coming out from the kitchen after boiling a pot of water.
"No need, Mom. Wenjuan and I can go together." Zhao Jianguo refused with a smile while sitting in a wheelchair.
"Mom and Dad, are you going to the supply and marketing cooperative? I want to go with you." After hearing what Zhao Jianguo and the others said, Goudan put the toys in his pocket and said to the adults.
Chen Yitang picked up Goudan and said gently: "We won't go. Let your parents go. It's so cold outside! Stay at your grandpa's house and let him teach you how to play chess."
"Next time, Grandpa, next time I'll learn from you. I also want to go to the supply and marketing cooperative today." Goudan shook his head and refused. He had almost saved all his money, and he wanted to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy that thing back.
"Okay, okay, you all go! We'll stay at home. Clean up the house. It's just a few days before the New Year." Chen Yintang said sadly when he heard Goudan's refusal.
Goudan immediately sensed the good little hand and held Chen Yitang's face: "Grandpa, I will come to play with you after I get back from shopping. Don't cry, don't cry."
"Look at you, you are so shameless that you even need a child to coax you. Do you feel embarrassed?" Zeng Yike saw this and rolled his eyes.
"You don't understand. This is how Goudan and I get along." Chen Yintang said shamelessly without any embarrassment.
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After leaving the house, Zeng Wenjuan and Zhao Jianguo took Goudan to the supply and marketing cooperative.
"Mom, let's go over there first." Goudan took Zeng Wenjuan's hand and walked towards the counter on the right.
Zhao Jianguo had no choice but to follow the mother and son to the counter, and Goudan saw the statue of a family of three that had not been sold yet.
"Auntie, I have saved enough money. Can you pack this for me?" Goudan took out 16 yuan from his pocket and said to the salesperson.
Of course, the salesperson couldn't just sell things to a child like that. He didn't know if the child had any money. So he looked at the two adults.
"Hello, comrades. This kid is going to panic. Hey, you guys only need a dozen yuan to buy this statue. Did you know that? If you knew, I would have packed it up." The salesman has been looking at this statue for several days. Everyone comes to take a look. But no one will really spend a dozen yuan to buy it. After all, the average person's salary is only a dozen or twenty yuan a month.
Zeng Wenjuan bent down and looked at Goudan and asked, "Do you really want to buy this statue? Why didn't you tell your parents?"
"I think they look very much like my parents and me. So I want to save money to buy them. Is that okay? I want to buy them with my own money and put them in the living room where everyone can see them." Goudan looked at Zeng Wenjuan with hopeful eyes.
"Okay, if you want to buy it, then buy it. It's your own money after all, you can spend it as you please. But you have to know not to spend it recklessly. If you really want it, buy it. You can live a lifetime, you can't have any regrets!" Zeng Wenjuan touched Goudan's head and said lovingly.
"Auntie, my parents have already agreed to let me buy this. Please don't worry about it. Can you please pack it for me?" Goudan stood on tiptoe with his hands on the counter and said to the salesperson inside the counter.
The salesman sighed in his heart, what a different fate for the same person. He only earned 19.5 yuan a month, but this kid could spend 16 yuan in one go just to buy a useless statue.
But he still resigned himself to helping Gedan wrap up the statues. He handed the things to Zeng Wenjuan on the counter: "Comrade, this thing is a bit heavy, please hold it with both hands."
"Oh, okay, thank you. Let's take a look around here." Zeng Wenjuan took the statue and pointed to the entire supply and marketing cooperative and said to the salesperson.
"Then why don't you leave the items here with me first? You can come back later with the receipt to pick them up." The salesperson thought that since they had already paid, it would be okay to leave the items here.
"It's possible this way? That's great. I'll leave the thing here with you first, and we'll come get it when we leave later. Thank you so much." Zeng Wenjuan thanked with a smile.
After buying things, Goudan accompanied Zeng Wenjuan and Zhao Jianguo to wander around the supply and marketing cooperative.
"Mom, this date paste cake is really delicious. It's sweet. Aunt Hongtiao and the others will definitely like it very much." Goudan pointed at the date paste cake with his little hand and said to Zeng Wenjuan.
Zeng Wenjuan thought that her own dog, Goudan, really liked this date paste cake, so she smiled and nodded: "Okay, then let's buy two portions, one for our dog, and one for your aunt Hongtiao and the others."
"Mom, I won't eat it. Please send it all back to Aunt Hongtiao and the others! I've spent a lot of money this month, and I've bought a lot of food at home. I can eat whatever I want, and I don't need to buy any more." Goudan knew that he spent too much money, so he said with a guilty conscience. Huh?
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