Chapter 90 Black Jade
"These tickets should be left by Xiao Ning."
Mother Yan took the tickets from her daughter-in-law. It was unlikely that her daughter would give you such large items.
"Well, what should we do? Send it back to Xiao Ning?"
The team leader was the only one in the team whose family had a bicycle. It would be a lie to say that Qian Hongmei was not tempted by the bicycle ticket and the radio ticket.
The eldest son Yan Wen is sixteen this year. He is already seventeen years old and should be able to find a partner and get married in one or two years.
If she had these two items, the captain's daughter would have the courage and confidence to do her best.
But even though she was moved, she was not so blind as to take advantage of a little girl who was her savior.
Even if we had two meals of rice and meat yesterday, they were not even worth a fraction of these two tickets!
"Keep it for now. From what Daxi said, Xiaoning and her brothers will most likely come back together to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival. I'll find a good time to return it to her then."
"Okay, I'll listen to you."
Qian Hongmei nodded without hesitation and spread out the remaining banknotes in her hand, "These things?"
"Youyou must have been Xinwa's idea to give it to me. Take it. As for Xiaoning's ten dollars, it goes with the ticket."
…
The two people who had arrived at the station and got off the bus successfully walked out of the Gushi Bus Station.
Luo Shuangshuang had to rush to the department store because she had to go to the afternoon shift later.
He handed the meat given by his uncle to her anxiously, and asked again and again, "Ning Baogai, are you sure you can handle it by yourself? Am I really leaving?"
"Yes, definitely. Go quickly or you'll miss lunch in the cafeteria."
"Okay, I'll go first then~"
After she walked away, Suning carried the twenty or thirty pounds of hind leg meat to a deserted place and quickly put it into the space.
While she still had some free time at Beizheng Street, she planned to go see Xiao Qu Hui again.
The amount of food delivered last time was not much, and I guess the grain jars of the grandparents and grandchildren are almost empty.
She also wanted to visit scrap yards and flea markets to see if she could find some suitable carving tools.
Since the jadeite raw stone at the bottom of the spring has such magical effects, she still needs to practice the carving and polishing skills.
Even if these jades are not suitable for giving as gifts after the experiment, can't she carve a few of her favorite styles so that she can wear them alternately?
Thinking of this, Suning subconsciously reached for her trouser pocket. She had already figured out the uses of the blue and purple jadeite, so she specially brought the black jade today.
If one day doesn't work, try doing it for a few days in a row. Eventually you will figure them all out.
Although it is a stupid method, it is the simplest and most direct one.
Passing by the door of the supply and marketing cooperative, he thought for a moment and then limped in.
"Excuse me, excuse me. Sorry, comrade, we are in a hurry, please make way!"
Hearing this, he subconsciously turned sideways and took a few steps back, glancing at the people who were still pushing their way to the counter with bags all over their bodies.
Judging from the way she was dressed and the fact that she bought so many daily necessities, she should be an educated youth who had just arrived and was preparing to go to the countryside to work in the fields.
Facing her smile that was a mixture of apology and gratitude, Suning also smiled back.
"Thank you, comrade!"
"Ouch, be careful!"
Two voices sounded one after another.
Realizing something was wrong, she immediately turned her head and saw that in order to avoid the situation, the man had retreated to a corner where the goods were temporarily piled up.
The large snakeskin bags piled up above her head were filled with unknown contents, and they were about to fall towards her.
"Boom~"
There was no time to react at all, but strangely, one or two large snakeskin bags that slid down and fell seemed to automatically avoid her and brushed past her body at a very close distance.
“Crack—”
At the same time, an almost inaudible cracking sound was heard in her trouser pocket.
"Hey, little girl, are you okay?"
"How are you, comrade? Did you get hurt?"
"What's going on here? Who's responsible if someone gets hurt by the pile of stuff here?!"
"Oh, this woman was lucky, she almost got buried!"
With such a big commotion, the director of the supply and marketing cooperative rushed over immediately.
When they found out that the accident almost happened due to their negligence at work, they bowed and apologized sincerely to Suning and the masses, and then arranged for people to deal with the goods quickly.
After thanking the people around him who were concerned and asking questions, and rejecting the supply and marketing cooperative director's suggestion to go to the hospital, Suning walked out of the crowd with a puzzled look on his face.
No one knew that when danger came, although she looked like she was frightened, she actually felt an indescribable peace and tranquility in her heart.
It’s just...an indescribable feeling.
"Are you okay, comrade? What do you want to buy?"
The salesperson saw what happened clearly and it was she who suddenly spoke out to remind the customer.
Seeing that the young girl still looked a little dazed, thinking that she was frightened and unable to recover, he asked in a rare gentle tone, lowering his voice by several tones, "Comrade?"
"Oh, I'm fine, big sister, thank you. Do you have any malted milk and biscuits in a tin?"
"Yes, yes, yes. How much do you want?"
"A box of malted milk, a box of biscuits, a pound of twisted dough sticks, two pounds of egg cakes, and a bag of brown sugar."
Suning took out his money and picked up his things, and walked out of the supply and marketing cooperative quickly, despite the burning gazes from behind.
She didn't know why, but she had a hunch that her safety and the strange feeling in her heart were related to the black jade.
Now she was eager to confirm whether her idea was correct.
I came to a quiet and deserted alley, and slipped into the space behind the wall at the corner.
He quickly placed the thing in his hand on the stone table in the yard, took out the black jade from his trouser pocket and examined it carefully.
I saw that the smooth surface of the black jade suddenly cracked, and the color no longer had that moist and transparent luster, but looked a little dull.
He touched the crack with his fingertips. "The ancients said that black jade can drive away evil spirits and ensure safety..."
The black jade that has been handed down is usually made into jade plaques or pendants as amulets.
She didn't know whether the other black jade amulets were useful, but these black jades under the spring... they could really ward off evil and avoid disasters.
I rubbed the jade in my hand unconsciously: This black jade is quite suitable for giving to close friends and relatives.
After all, it is a consensus that jade is spiritual and black jade can ward off disasters and ensure safety. If something really happens, there will be no other associations.
"fine."
More than a month should be enough time for her to learn the simple carving and polishing of jade plaques, right?
I just don't know if this piece of black jade can avoid disasters once only, or it will only crack once until it breaks completely?
He picked up the black jade with two fingers and brought it close to his eyes. Judging from the size of the crack and the slightly dimmed luster, the latter guess was more likely.
The exact number of times will become clear later.
Putting the black jade back into his pocket, Suning turned and went to the underground storage room.
This time, she not only packed a 20-jin bag of rice for the Qu family, but also some peanuts, mung beans and soybeans.
All the 'good luck' that I encountered with Zi Yu at the foot of Baoshan yesterday was placed in the kitchen. I picked out a big wild pheasant and a fat rabbit, plus the full basket of wild duck eggs. These should be enough.
They, the old and the young, don't eat nutritious food. They are really afraid that the scene in the future will be repeated, and they will die before the person they love is gone.
He took out a backpack and stuffed all the things into it, then Suning carried the backpack and left the space.
…
The last time I came here, it was dark and the road was hard to remember, but with my excellent memory, I still found Qu's house smoothly.
"Sister Ning!"
Qu Hui ran to open the door and saw a bright light bursting out in front of her eyes, "Grandma, Grandma, it's Sister Ning!"
"Ningning is here?!"
Huang Shufen, who was still serving the old man in the room, immediately left him alone, waved her hand and hurried out of the room.
He had already entered the yard and was talking to Xiao Quhui while putting down the backpack that was hurting his shoulders.
"Why do you bring so many things when you come?"
Huang Shufen saw her taking things out of the backpack one by one, and her smiling face immediately turned serious, "Ningning, no, this won't do!"
The young girl has only been in Gushi for a short time, and her salary may not be enough to pay for these things. As an old woman, she is not bold enough to take them on again and again.
Her husband discussed this with her the last time she passed away. Although he really hoped that things were just as she said, there was a high possibility that his son was still alive or dead with no news.
These things are just used in his name to help them better.
If this is true, couldn't the two of them just accept it as if they knew nothing? Wouldn't that be deceiving such a kind-hearted girl?
"Ningning, don't say anything more, we all know it."
(End of this chapter)
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