As soon as the sun rose, Qin Han returned to bed.
Zhu Likang wakes up very early every day. The first thing he sees when he opens his eyes is a quick glance at Squad Leader Qin who is sleeping on the inside.
Seeing that Squad Leader Qin was still sleeping and showed no signs of waking up, he gently sat up, tiptoed out of bed, and put on his clothes.
When I walked out of the room, I accidentally kicked the threshold, making a crashing sound.
He was so scared that he hurriedly looked at Qin Han again. Fortunately, the noise did not wake him up. Zhu Likang secretly breathed a sigh of relief, then walked out of the room and gently closed the door.
But he didn't know that Qin Han opened his eyes as soon as he left.
Qin Han did not get up immediately, but lay in bed for more than ten minutes before getting up.
Zhu Likang, who had just finished washing up, looked at the person coming out of the room and asked hurriedly, "Squad Leader Qin, why did you get up? Are you not used to sleeping in my house?"
After hearing what he said, Qin Han couldn't help laughing and said, "You got up earlier than me. If I don't get up, wouldn't I be a lazy pig?"
Zhu Likang explained awkwardly: "It's different, I'm used to getting up early every day!"
"I don't have the habit of sleeping in. Do you have anything for rinsing your mouth at home?" Qin Han asked.
"Yes, yes. My mother knew you would stay at home yesterday, so she went to the store to buy you a new toothbrush. I'll get it for you!" After Zhu Likang said this, he quickly went to the room.
It was only six forty in the morning and the sky was just getting light. Qin Han walked to the front door and saw Grandma Zhu and Mother Zhu were already busy in the kitchen.
Like grandma and mom, they get up very early every day and are willing to work hard for the family's breakfast.
"Here, this is the toothbrush for you!" Zhu Likang handed the new toothbrush to Qin Han.
Qin Han reached out and took it: "Thank you!"
He knew that the Zhu family had always been grateful for his care for Zhu Likan over the years, so every time he came, they would treat him with the best things, which was their greatest sincerity.
While Qin Han was washing up, Zhu Likang had already gone to mix pig food. At the beginning of this spring, Qin Han gave him a piglet.
In order for the piglet to grow healthily, he has been raising it with all his heart. Now the pig weighs more than 200 kilograms, but mother and grandmother do not plan to sell it this year. Instead, they want to raise it for another year because the bigger the pig is, the more valuable it is.
When spring comes, he will cut more grass for pig farming, so he won't have to spend money to buy pig feed.
After Qin Han washed up, he came to the pigsty and saw Zhu Likang watching the pigs eat. He patted him on the shoulder and said, "You've taken good care of these pigs. They're all ready to be slaughtered."
"This is all thanks to you, Sergeant Qin. Give the piglet to me. I'll treat you to a meal after the pig is sold." Zhu Likang said a little embarrassedly.
"What are you thanking me for? What I gave you was just a piglet. It's your own ability that you raised it to this size. There's no need to be so formal between us." Qin Han said nonchalantly.
But Zhu Likang is a man who will repay a favor, especially such a great favor. Even if Squad Leader Qin says he doesn't need it, he can't really say nothing, otherwise he would be an ungrateful person.
Just after feeding the pigs, Grandma Zhu's voice rang out: "Li Kang, quickly call your classmates to come over for breakfast."
"Let's go and have breakfast." Zhu Likan was holding a pig feed bucket in his hand, which was mostly made of rice husks and some feed.
On the dining table, in front of Zhu Likang and Qin Han, there was already a bowl of steaming white porridge and a boiled egg.
Boiled eggs, which are just ordinary things in Lao Qin's house, are a rare food that Zhu Likang uses to nourish his body.
"Student Qin, we don't have anything delicious to treat you, so we'll have to order something right away." Grandma Zhu knew that the Qin family had long lived a wealthy life.
So even so, she deliberately cooked the porridge to be much thicker and added boiled eggs.
But Qin Han was different from his grandson in that look of surprise when he saw the boiled eggs. He didn't even have any extra expression, as if it was perfectly normal.
From this we can see that the food at Lao Qin’s house must be much richer than this.
However, due to her family's conditions, she was willing but unable to do so.
Qin Han picked up the chopsticks and picked up a piece of dried radish without caring. Then he said, "Grandma Zhu, you are too polite. I like this breakfast very much. A bowl of white porridge every day is delicious and nourishing to the stomach."
After saying that, he took a big bite and ate with gusto.
Seeing that he was not pretentious at all, Grandma Zhu finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhu Likan also started eating. He felt that today's porridge was much thicker than usual, which was obviously because more rice was added.
As expected, this kind of sticky porridge tastes good. The four of them sat at the table and ate their breakfast. Grandma Zhu remembered something: "Do you know how much these wild mushrooms cost?"
Zhu Likang nodded: "I asked several classmates who live in the town about the market price, and they all said similar things.
But the wild mushrooms we pick are obviously of better quality, so I plan to sell each type for an extra 50 cents per pound.”
"You are a child with your own ideas. Now that you have made up your mind, grandma and mom will not interfere.
The country has long since relaxed its policies, allowing ordinary people like us to set up stalls to make a living. You two should remember to find a place with a good geographical location to set up your stall. ” It’s not that she hadn’t thought about going along to sell.
But after all, the two children picked the fruits themselves. If she followed them, not only would the children feel uncomfortable, but it would also be easy for Li Kang's classmates to misunderstand that she wanted to keep the money for herself.
Moreover, she also wanted to train Li Kang. She was old and didn't know how many years she could live.
Then Li Kang would become the mainstay of the family, so there would be nothing wrong in letting him take charge earlier.
She shared this idea with her daughter-in-law last night, and her daughter-in-law still had no objection.
"Mom, grandma, don't worry, we can definitely sell everything." Zhu Likan was very confident about this.
After breakfast, it was just after seven o'clock and the sky was not yet fully bright.
At this point, except for some people who are used to getting up early, everyone else is still asleep.
Since Grandma Zhu sorted the wild mushrooms and packed them into several bags, she tied ropes on the bags and asked them to carry them on a shoulder pole, which would be much more comfortable.
Carrying things with a shoulder pole is a normal thing for Zhu Likang, but for Qin Han, it is an unprecedented thing.
He has always been resistant to such things that are beneath his status.
But seeing how naturally Zhu Likang chose, with no expression of inferiority on his face, his unwillingness to admit defeat also came back.
So he squatted down and picked up the wild mushrooms from another shoulder pole.
Carrying it on your shoulder is indeed much easier than carrying it with one hand.
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