The three of them sat on a bullock cart next to the state-owned restaurant, each eating two buns and a bowl of noodles.
People at that time were short of oil and water, and their appetites were huge. Even a kid this big was fed a bun and a big bowl of noodles, and his little belly was bulging.
Chen Ye tried his best to eat, but it was like he was tied up and he felt so full that he could hardly move. Old man Feng looked thin, but he could really eat a lot. He even ate a big meat bun more than the other two.
Old man Chen drank the last mouthful of noodle soup in the bowl, and when he looked up, he met two pairs of envious eyes. Old man Feng chuckled.
"When you grow up, I'm sure you'll eat more than me. Okay, sit down and let's go back." I shook my head and smiled in my heart. Children are just children. They will envy you even if you eat more than them.
He leaned against the basket at the back and rubbed his belly: "No, sister, why did we forget to eat the fried fish?" Fried food must have been so delicious, but it was a pity that he couldn't eat it now.
"That's not for eating now, Grandpa Feng. Come to Grandpa's house for dinner in the evening. I'll stew a chicken for you and you and Grandpa can have a sip." She planned to raise a few more chickens so that she could kill the old ones and eat their meat.
"That's great, but do you have any wine at home? I remember I hid some wine. I'll bring it over tonight."
Chen Ye shook his head: "I don't know if Grandpa still has any wine, but Grandpa Luo has told you to drink less and not get drunk."
Old Man Feng scoffed, "Old Man Luo is the only one who has too many things to do. Life is nothing more than eating and drinking. If you can't do this or that, what's the point of living?"
Chen Ye did not refute. The two old men could not drink more even if they wanted to. Where could they get so much wine? They only drank a little occasionally to satisfy their cravings.
The ox cart was shaking so much that he was tied up and fell asleep. He couldn't sleep like that on such a day, so he was quickly woken up and asked to get off and run a few steps.
Shuanzhu's face was full of disbelief: "Sister, what did you say?"
"I told you not to sleep. What if you catch a cold in this weather? Go out and run for a while and you'll feel refreshed."
Shuanzhuo touched his stomach, which was no longer so full. "I'm not going, sister. I finally had a good meal. If I go down and walk for a while, my stomach will be flat, and then all my food will be in vain."
Chen Ye...is there such a saying?
"If you don't want to go, then don't go. But you can't sleep. If you really get sick, Grandpa Luo will give you acupuncture."
When he mentioned the needle, his eyelids, which were still a little tight, opened wide instantly. He was most afraid of needles: "Don't worry, sister, I will definitely not sleep."
When he first came here, he was in very poor health and was as thin as a kitten. It was only after Grandpa Luo gave him acupuncture and medicine every day that he got better.
Maybe the memory of that time was too vivid, Shuanzhu was quite resistant to taking medicine and getting injections.
"Sister, don't ask Grandpa Luo to treat me when you go back."
"Don't worry, if you're not sick, why would I look for Grandpa Luo?" This is the only thing that can scare you kid. How can a person change so much, from an autistic child to a community hero.
"Grandpa Feng, didn't you say before the New Year that our team would give us another ox? Why haven't you said anything? Spring plowing is almost here, and two oxen can do much more work than one."
"It will take a while. Even if we bring the cows back, they won't be able to work for the time being. They are still calves and need to be raised before they can work."
"It would be nice if our village had a tractor. That tractor is really capable."
Their village is really poor, or rather their commune is really poor. There are only two tractors in total. Which village wouldn't want to use them? With so many villages, the queue would probably take years to come.
"Everyone knows that thing is good, but you have to have money to buy it." Even if their team spent all their money, they still couldn't afford it.
"By the way, wasn't the house you used to live in sold? Chen Lao Er even came back. He really didn't admit that the house was sold and even wanted to collect the money a second time. The captain was almost pissed off to death."
Chen Ye suddenly became interested: "What did they say later? I also felt that those two were like idiots. They dared to give money to Chen Lao Er without any proof."
"It's because when those two educated youths gave money to Chen Laoer, some villagers saw it and made a certificate. Otherwise, the money would have been in vain." I don't know if the feng shui of the Chen family's eldest branch is bad, why are the children raised there all so unpromising?
Of course, the leaves are the exception. The leaves are the good bamboo shoots from the bad bamboos in the Chen family's first branch.
"However, I see that those two educated youth are not easy to deal with. It's only been a short time, and I heard they've already had several arguments with others at the educated youth center."
Old Man Feng looks gentle and refined on the surface, but he actually likes to inquire about the village gossip. Chen Ye heard a lot of the village gossip from Old Man Feng.
"I saw that the villagers had repaired the house, and the two of them have already moved in. Young people nowadays don't just live in the same yard as a couple. The villagers would say something very unpleasant."
"Ah! Aren't they a couple?" When they came to see her that day, she saw that the relationship between those two was not just an ordinary one.
"So the two of them moved in, and they're not looking for two more people to live with them?" It would be fine if there were more people, just like the educated youth, at least the words that get out wouldn't be so unpleasant.
"No, those two young people look independent and won't let anyone take advantage of them."
Chen Ye nodded. Old Chen's house had three rooms that could accommodate people. It wouldn't be a big deal if there were one or two more people. But that was the house that people bought with their own money. People could do whatever they wanted, as long as they could withstand the gossip in the village.
Chen Ye was almost sleepy from all the shaking when the ox cart finally arrived at the village. Seeing so many things, the women in the village gathered around to look.
"Ye Zi, why are you buying so many things?" Where does Ye Zi get the money to buy so many good things?
Chen Ye smiled and said, "Grandpa lent me money to build a house at the foot of the mountain. I wanted to live there by myself, and living alone at home requires a lot of things. So today Grandpa gave me the money to buy things."
What I meant was that I, Chen Ye, owe a lot of money, so I'll try my best to pay it back in the future. Don't think about it because I'm a poor guy.
"Oh my god, Uncle Chen is so generous. Ye Zi, you must be filial to Uncle Chen in the future."
"Uncle Chen is the same. His yard is so big, but he still needs a place for Ye Zi to live. Why would he spend so much money to build a house?"
"You know what? Uncle Chen said that Ye Zi is grown up now, and this house will be her dowry. With this house, it will be easier for Ye Zi to find a partner in the future."
"That's true. Who can give a house as a dowry?"
Chen Ye quickly took advantage of the moment when a few people were talking and gestured desperately to Grandpa Feng, "Let's go quickly. These people have surrounded us and won't let you go until you've seen enough and talked enough."
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