Aunt Li: "I need 30 catties of peaches and 20 catties of grapes."
This is no small amount.
Seeing that Aunt Li was clearly in a hurry, it was obvious that she had received a big order, and Qiao Qiqi thought for a moment.
This wasn't the first time the two had worked together, and if Aunt Li really wanted to harm him, she could have done so as soon as she recognized him; there was no need to wait until now.
In addition, she would indeed need money for her trip to Beijing. Although she had a few hundred yuan in her pocket, medical treatment in Beijing would certainly not be a small amount, so it was always good to have more on hand.
Thinking of this, Qiao Qiqi readily agreed, "Okay, I'll go back and get it right away. Please wait for me a moment."
"Okay, if you can bring more apples, bring more with you."
"Okay," Qiao Qiqi replied and immediately rode away on her bicycle.
She still found a secluded spot to enter the space, and this time she didn't need to change her clothes.
Qiao Qiqi was picking grapes when she suddenly noticed something was wrong in the apple orchard.
She went over and was surprised to find that the apple and pear trees that she had picked all the apples from had blossomed again, and in fact, they had blossomed again in the very spots where she had picked the apples.
Realizing that flowering leads to apple production, she figured that at this rate, the fruit in her space could grow in endless succession, with demand exceeding supply!
Upon discovering this amazing function of the space, Qiao Qiqi was so happy she almost jumped for joy.
She then walked to an open space to the side. She had bought some vegetable seeds, but because she hadn't had time to plant them, the seeds had been sitting in her space without being sown.
After discovering the cyclical growth of fruit trees, Qiao Qiqi decided to plant vegetables as soon as possible. If vegetables could also grow in a cyclical way, that would be wonderful!
I was worried that autumn was coming soon and the vegetables in the garden would soon be ready to be harvested.
If vegetables could really be grown in the space and could grow in a cycle, that would be much more profitable than fruit!
After all, vegetables are a necessity, while fruits are not.
Suppressing her excitement, Qiao Qiqi quickly picked 25 jin of apples, 30 jin of peaches, and 20 jin of grapes to deliver to Aunt Li.
When Aunt Li saw that this little girl had carried so much on her back, she exclaimed, "Oh dear! Put it down quickly! How can you carry such a heavy basket?"
Qiao Qiqi chuckled, "Don't let my thin appearance fool you, I'm incredibly strong. I could carry an extra 20 pounds."
This isn't her bragging. When she first entered the shop, she struggled to carry even 50 pounds, but after a month of training, she can now easily carry 60 or 70 pounds.
Aunt Li quickly poured her a glass of water, saying, "Have a drink of water."
"I'm not thirsty." Qiao Qiqi didn't like drinking other people's water outside, and she also needed to find Qin Huai quickly, so she immediately started to settle accounts with Aunt Li. Originally, 25 catties of apples cost 11.25 yuan, 20 catties of grapes cost 18 yuan, and 30 catties of peaches cost 22.5 yuan.
The three items together cost 51.75 yuan, but Qiao Qiqi simply rounded down the price and charged 51 yuan.
Aunt Li liked doing business with straightforward young girls like Qiao Qiqi. She would always weigh the items accurately and round down the price for her without her having to ask.
"Here's 51 yuan, please count it." Aunt Li handed her the money she had prepared earlier.
Qiao Qiqi smiled and said, "No need to order, I trust you."
After saying that, she quickly went to push her bicycle. "Auntie, I have something to do, so I'll be going now."
"Okay, go ahead and do what you need to do!" Aunt Li helped him open the door.
Qiao Qiqi immediately rode away on her bike. This time, she didn't continue searching aimlessly on the street. Realizing that searching like a headless fly wasn't a solution, Qiao Qiqi decided to go home first.
Anyway, Qin Huai is definitely going home, so she can just go home and wait.
When she rode her bike home, she found that Qin Huai had not yet returned.
Qiao Qiqi decided to tell Chenchen about Fang Ke's promise to take her and Xin Xin to Beijing for medical treatment first.
"Because there is limited space on the car, it can only accommodate me and Xin Xin, so you have to stay at home. Of course, it's up to you whether I can take Xin Xin to Beijing. What I can promise you is that I will take good care of Xin Xin and try my best to contact your family, but I can't guarantee whether it will be possible."
Chenchen's little face carried a seriousness beyond his years.
Qiao Qiqi knew what Chenchen was worried about, so she patted his head reassuringly, "You have an afternoon to think about it. Tell me when you've made up your mind."
After saying that, she got up to leave, but Chenchen suddenly grabbed her hand. "Sister, I believe you. Take Xinxin with you!"
Qiao Qiqi turned around in surprise, not expecting Chenchen to have figured it out so quickly.
Meeting the little guy's resolute gaze, Qiao Qiqi gently hugged him and said, "Don't worry, I will protect Xin Xin as I would protect myself."
"I believe in my sister." Chenchen's gaze fell directly on Xinxin, who was playing with her fingers on the kang (a heated brick bed). Seeing that Xinxin couldn't hear anything and couldn't speak, tears quickly welled up in her eyes.
He quickly sniffed, forcing back the tears welling up in his eyes.
Hearing the voice, Qiao Qiqi released him. "Since you've agreed to let me take Xin Xin to Beijing, there are some things I need to understand with you. You can't hide anything from me this time, because it concerns not only me but also Xin Xin's safety, understand?"
Chenchen sniffed. "Sister, I know. Just ask me whatever you want to know."
Afraid that she might forget, Qiao Qiqi took out paper and pen from the kang music cabinet before asking Chenchen. She asked Chenchen about his family and address. Chenchen was almost 10 years old when he left home, so he still remembered many things.
There are some people whose full names he doesn't know, only their surnames or nicknames.
I can't remember the address, but I do remember the landmark buildings near my home and the nicknames of the neighbor's children.
"Do you know what these people do?" Qiao Qiqi asked, looking at the dozen or so names on the paper.
Chenchen thought for a moment, then pointed to her aunt's seat and said, "My grandparents used to be soldiers, and my uncles who were soldiers often came to visit us."
Qiao Qiqi had long suspected that Chenchen and Xinxin came from prominent families, but she never expected that their elders were actually soldiers. Even after retirement, military personnel would come to visit them, which meant their rank was quite high.
She wrote all of this down and then asked Chenchen to think carefully about whether there was anything else to add.
After confirming that there was nothing left, Qiao Qiqi put away the paper and pen.
After thinking for a moment, she asked Chenchen, "After Xinxin and I leave, your brother Qin will be working in the fields during the day and won't be home. I'm worried about you being home alone. You can choose to go to my parents' house or Grandpa Qin's house. You can choose either of those places."
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