Wang Xu walked around the market again and bought some spare ribs. Wang Xu found that Gu Xi liked spare ribs more than pork belly. He also bought two pig's trotters and 20 kilograms of rice. Because he had no tickets and the rice was limited, he could only buy it on the black market. The things on the black market were almost twice as expensive as those in the vegetable market.
I bought a big brick of milk for the little girl and put it in the thermos. I also saw someone selling pears and pomegranates that he had grown himself. Gu Xi was sure that she would like them, so she bought ten pears and five pomegranates.
When he was about to leave, he saw a masked man selling a cake. It looked pretty good. Wang Xu thought Gu Xi would definitely like it, so he went over to ask, "How much is this cake?"
The person looked up and was stunned when she saw Wang Xu. Wang Xu frowned in disgust when she saw her staring at him. She was about to turn around and leave to avoid trouble when the person came to her senses and said, "Hello, my name is Bai Tao. I'm an educated youth from the Qingmiao Brigade. I've been here for four years. I know you."
Wang Xu didn't expect that the other person was a girl. She sounded young, but this person was really stupid. It was better to stay away from her. Without saying anything, he turned around and walked out, ready to go back.
Seeing this, Bai Tao quickly called him, "Wang..."
Before he could finish his words, Wang Xu turned around and scolded: "Shut up, it's stupid to reveal your information in this place, don't let others get involved."
Bai Tao looked at Wang Xu's leaving back and realized what a stupid thing she had done, revealing her name and address here. I quickly looked around, but everyone was busy with their own things and I didn't know if anyone heard it.
The more I thought about it, the more scared I became. I quickly packed up the unsold cakes and left in a hurry.
Wang Xu came riding Gu Xi's bicycle and parked in front of the supply and marketing cooperative. The lady in the store knew Wang Xu and often came to buy cakes for Gu Xi.
I bought some rice candy today, and the elder sister introduced it to me: "We also have sugar rice cakes today. Buy them and steam them. The best way is to fry them. There is also this cloud cake, which is new and popular in the southern region. I remember your partner is from the south, so he will definitely like it."
The elder sister introduced enthusiastically, and Wang Xu bought some of whatever he thought Gu Xi would like. The backpack was full and there was no more room, so the elder sister reluctantly let him go: "I wish my man was half as good as this guy. Comparing yourself to others is frustrating."
Another sister watched Wang Xu leave on his bicycle, curled her lips, and said with disdain: "His partner is an educated youth from Shanghai, and her family is very well off. I saw the watch on her hand. Farmers work day and night and don't eat or drink for two years to save money.
I bought her a bicycle as soon as she arrived, so I have to coax her well. It is definitely better than finding a rural wife. I think it's too high. "
The enthusiastic elder sister didn't say anything more. She thought the young man was not bad. Although he was from the country, he had the vision and abilities that other rural people didn't have.
Gu Xi now maintains five work points a day and no longer works hard. His labor force is basically the same as that of some older villagers. Lin Ling is the same too. The two of them are a cool duo, and are talked about as a negative example by the villagers, but they don't care at all. They don't mind this little bit of food, so it doesn't matter if they get less.
Many people also have their sights set on them. Every family in the city wants a girl with good conditions. If their son can marry such a daughter-in-law, they can work less for twenty years.
You can build a house with just 100 yuan and have meat to eat often. But since there are many people in my family, we can only eat meat a few times a year.
When Wang Xu returned home, Gu Xi had already taken a shower and was watering the vegetables in the yard. After harvesting the previous batch, Wang Xu replanted lettuce, water spinach, cabbage, carrots, and spinach.
Gu Xi likes to eat these kinds of vegetables and their planting period is relatively short. They can be harvested in more than a month. Cabbage and carrots take a little longer, while the others take at least two months.
Gu Xi put down the kettle and reached into Wang Xu's bamboo basket: "You're back, what delicious food did you bring me?"
Wang Xu saw her greedy look and said, "Wait a minute, wait until I put the basket down before you look."
Wang Xu quickly put the bamboo basket on the table and took out the most important thermos bucket: "This is a big brick of milk. Take a bowl and eat it first. I don't know if it has melted."
Gu Xi was more enthusiastic about eating than anyone else. He quickly took out a bowl and a spoon, unpacked the milk brick and put it in the bowl.
While eating the milk brick, he watched Wang Xu take out the food one by one: "This milk brick is quite delicious. There is a Guangming milk brick in Shanghai that I also like to eat. I have been eating it since I was a child."
He scooped a spoonful and handed it to Wang Xu's mouth. Wang Xu watched Gu Xi hold the spoon in her mouth and swallow the milk brick. It was milky and a bit greasy, and Wang Xu would rather eat the popsicle.
Seeing that Gu Xi was very happy after taking another bite, he couldn't help but move closer: "When can we kiss directly, without being indirect? Anyway, you said you don't dislike me, don't you want to try? You have been observing me for so long, I don't fight back when I'm hit or scolded, when can you give me a name?"
Gu Xi used to be shy and her ears turned red when she saw him, but now she can talk dirty without blushing or panting: "You are getting more and more shameless."
Wang Xu retreated with a look of disappointment: "This is called the more you are frustrated, the more courageous you become. Give me a definite answer. How long do you want to observe me?"
Gu Xi saw the cloud cake and handed the bowl to Wang Xu: "I haven't seen cloud cake in town before. I haven't eaten it for a long time."
After opening the package, Gu Xi found that the texture of the cloud cake was a bit sticky. She liked to tear it off piece by piece and eat it. It had a sweet and soft taste and melted in her mouth. There was still a faint sweet-scented osmanthus fragrance left in her mouth.
He tore off another piece for Wang Xu, who instinctively opened his mouth and ate it: "Fortunately, this is not too sweet. It tastes better than those other snacks that are so sweet that they kill you."
Gu Xi said one piece after another: "Indeed, at this stage, there are few kinds of cakes and snacks, and they are all very sweet. If you eat too much, you will get sick of it. So when I make it myself, I put less sugar."
Wang Xu sometimes heard some subtle words in her words, such as "current stage" and "this period", and his hands that were organizing things paused for a moment, but Gu Xi herself did not realize this.
Wang Xu took the meat to the kitchen, leaned against the stove and thought for a while, trying to sort out clues, but to no avail. He thought he was overthinking. He was a little sensitive when it came to Gu Xi's affairs. It might be a language habit.
Gu Xi left some snacks on the table and put the rest in the cupboard.
Every time Wang Xu came back from town, Tian Congbao would appear stealthily at the door, staring at the snacks and drooling.
In fact, Gu Xi had a different opinion of him since she saw him coming for help last time. In an era of material scarcity, it was normal for children to be a little greedy.
Before the time travel, my grandparents often talked about when my dad was a child. When there were guests at home, my grandparents would treat them to ice cream. My dad would always watch with his mouth watering. The guests were embarrassed to eat it, so they would give it to my dad. He would not be willing to throw away the wooden stick used to eat the ice cream, and would lick it repeatedly until there was no sweetness left. He would then wash it, dry it, and then make a model ship.
If someone had a model ship made of popsicle sticks at home at that time, it meant that the family was quite wealthy.
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