Chapter 015: A Heart-warming Taste
Wen Kexin patiently explained, "Mom, this is the cheapest dish, only ten cents a dish. I didn't even want to buy the meat dishes, and I didn't want to buy the meat buns either, so I only bought steamed buns."
Wang Qiaolian sighed and said, "One cent is not cheap. Since you bought white flour buns, don't buy vegetables. Just order some pickles."
Wen Kexin suddenly felt sad and uncomfortable. Her mother, who lived frugally, couldn't bear to eat such ordinary food. No wonder she looked old and tired, and as thin as a stick.
If I hadn't come through, one can imagine the fate of my parents and younger siblings.
Holding back the sadness, he said, "Mom, you and my little brother are both lacking in nutrition. We will stay in the hospital for a few days and you should take care of your body. My dad is injured like this, you must not fall down and don't always think about saving money."
Wen Jiancheng, who was lying on the bed, nodded guiltily and said, "Ke Xin is right. You should eat whatever the baby gives you. Your health is not as good as before. It has been ruined over the years. It's all my fault..."
Wang Qiaolian knew her husband's mood and comforted him, "Boss, stop talking. I'll eat."
Although it was just a simple cabbage, tofu and eggplant stew, the mother and her two children ate it with relish.
They couldn't eat such meals at the Wen family.
It’s just to eat some meat during the New Year, and it’s good enough if the second room can get some meat soup.
When Wen Jiancheng saw his wife and children eating it, he wanted to eat it too because of the aroma. If it wasn't for the doctor's advice, he would never have been able to resist.
After thinking for a while, he said, "Ke Xin, remember to make this dish again tomorrow to satisfy Dad's craving."
Wen Kexin almost cried, but she held back her emotions and nodded, saying, "Dad, you can eat tomorrow. I'll buy you a chicken to make soup. When I was getting food just now, I asked if I could use the stove in the cafeteria to cook."
Wen Jiancheng shook his head and said, "Don't spend money. Just eat this kind of food. It's much better than what we eat at home."
Wen Kexin felt sad. What kind of life had the original owner's family lived all these years?
Ordinary meals became high-end items in their eyes.
Now that she is here and her parents are so good to her, she must make sure her family has enough food to eat and lives a good life.
After dinner, Wen Kexin saw that it was still light outside and wanted to take a walk around the hospital.
Mainly I want to find someone to ask about the situation in the black market.
I walked out and wandered around the hospital, and ran into someone I knew.
It was none other than the lady who came to me to exchange eggs in the morning.
When the old man saw her, his eyes lit up immediately. He looked around to see if there was anyone around, and asked in a flattering voice, "Girl, what a coincidence that I meet you again. Well, do you have any good stuff? Do you have any meat? I want to exchange some for it."
Of course Wen Kexin also recognized the other person.
The old man looked honest and there was nothing wrong with doing business with him again.
She asked in a puzzled voice: "Auntie, have you eaten everything you changed this morning?"
The old man sighed and whispered, "I just brought the things back to the ward and met a good friend of mine. She also wanted to exchange eggs, so I gave her half of them out of courtesy. I want to buy some pork and broiler chickens. Do you have any?"
Of course, there were these meats in Wen Kexin's space. Before coming here, she bought a large amount of pork and asked the butcher to cut it into pieces about two kilograms in weight. She also bought a lot of chickens, all of which were white-striped chickens with the leg hair removed.
She whispered, "Yes, but not much. I wanted to keep it for myself. The chickens have been killed and cleaned up. How many pounds of pork do you have? No tickets are needed. The price is higher than the supply and marketing cooperative. Tell me the price."
The old man said excitedly, "Great! I want to exchange it for a chicken and five catties of pork. Is it 1.5 yuan per catty? This is usually the price on the black market, but recently..."
Having said this, she braked in time and smiled apologetically.
Wen Kexin was just about to ask about the black market, but from what she heard, the old lady clearly knew what was going on.
She asked in a low voice out of curiosity: "Auntie, what's going on in the black market recently? My whole family just came back from visiting relatives out of town."
The old lady looked around to see that there was no one around, then she lowered her voice and said, "I heard that the black market was closed down recently due to a recent inspection. Otherwise, my daughter's confinement wouldn't have been so difficult. Fortunately, I met you and exchanged some things."
Wen Kexin secretly felt lucky that she hadn't asked anyone else.
The old lady remembered something and continued to ask, "My daughter, how much stuff do you have? I also want to bring five pounds of pork and a chicken for my good sister, is that okay?"
Although Wen Kexin was very happy in her heart, she hesitated and said through gritted teeth, "Auntie, we only brought back ten pounds of pork and two chickens. We wanted to keep some for ourselves. Since you are a sincere person and told me this news, we won't keep any for ourselves. I will give it to you. My home is not far from here. You wait for me. I will be back in about ten minutes."
"Okay, don't worry, girl. I'll wait for you in the alley ahead. There's no one there."
"OK!"
Wen Kexin walked away, found a place where there was no one, entered the space and prepared two portions of pork and white-striped chicken.
Put it into two coarse cloth bags, leave the space and walk back.
When she was almost there, she looked around the alley where the old lady was waiting and saw that there was no suspicious person there. Then she walked over to do the transaction, earning a total of twenty-five yuan and fifty cents.
The lady gave fifty cents more for two cloth bags.
She quickly put the money into the space and left the transaction location.
I remember the few tender cucumbers I took out at noon, they tasted very good.
She was pleasantly surprised by the refreshing taste.
After eating it, there seems to be a warmth in the stomach and intestines that flows to all parts of the body.
She soon realized that the fruits and vegetables produced in the space must contain energy.
These energies are definitely good for the human body.
In order to restore the health of myself and my family as soon as possible, I took out some more to eat.
The consciousness looks into space and finds tomatoes with attractive colors.
She picked a small one and tasted it. It tasted sweet and sour.
Although the taste is different from that of cucumber, the stomach and body will feel the same after eating it.
I was immediately overjoyed.
Seeing that it was getting late, I found a place to take out some tomatoes and cucumbers from the space.
Carrying these two kinds of vegetables, I walked back to the ward in a good mood.
"Mom, I was just out for a stroll and saw someone secretly swapping tomatoes and squash in the alley. I swapped some and washed them for us to eat."
When Wen Ping'an saw that his sister not only bought cucumbers but also persimmons, his eyes and brows were immediately filled with smiles.
"Big sister is so nice!"
After washing, several people started eating.
While eating, Wang Qiaolian asked with concern: "How much is one pound?"
Wen Kexin thought that her mother was reluctant to spend money, so she lowered the price to the lowest.
"Mom, it's cheap. Cucumbers and tomatoes are five cents a pound."
"Five cents is not cheap. The cucumbers and tomatoes are all harvested in the garden this season. It's a pity that your grandmother doesn't allow us to plant them. The garden is only planted with sweet potatoes and potatoes."
Old Mrs. Wen is very stubborn. In her mind, vegetables cannot fill her stomach, so it is better to grow sweet potatoes and potatoes.
Over the years, whenever she wanted to eat other vegetables, she would exchange them with the villagers for potatoes, sweet potatoes, or eggs.
As for other people in the family who want to eat, she will treat them differently according to their individual status.
Wang Qiaolian knew that she and her husband and children had no status in the old lady's heart, so she never dared to mention anything.
If you mention it, you will be called shameless!
Or maybe the villagers felt sorry for the siblings and secretly gave them some cucumbers and tomatoes when they were ripe.
Wen Kexin's heart trembled when she thought of these things. The original owner and his family were too honest.
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