Sure enough, Gu Qi and Gu Yi had indeed found the wrong place.
At around twelve o'clock, the two brothers hurried home.
Gu Yi gulped down water and explained, "At first we went to the land temple in the west of the city to look for her, but there was no one there. The ground was messy and dirty, with only a few stray dogs running around. Later we went to the management bureau to look for her. We waited outside for most of the day and finally found a chance to squeeze in, but my little sister wasn't there at all!"
Gu Qi handed the enamel cup to Chen Xingling and continued: "At first we thought that Xiaomei was fine, and guessed that she had gone home, so we hurried back. Unexpectedly, we met Qin Tiantian on the way - she said that Xiaomei was arrested at the traffic brigade. We had no choice but to turn back, and sure enough, we found Xiaomei there."
"Wuwuwu..." Ying wiped her tears and asked in a trembling voice: "Is she okay? No one beat her, right?"
Gu Qi shook his head: "She just violated the rules, it's not even a crime. Law enforcement officers won't beat people for no reason. She was just scared and kept crying."
"It's so sad!" Ying cried bitterly: "My poor Bao'er! My precious Miaomiao! I have spoiled her since she was little, and she has never suffered the slightest bit of hardship!"
"It's too bad!" Gu Yi frowned and advised, "Mom, don't cry, it's not a big deal. Now that it's happened, we have to find a way to deal with it. If she was just buying things, no one would arrest her. But she held a big pig's head and refused to let go, and honestly confessed that she was selling pig heads. Now she can't clear herself even if she jumps into the Yellow River! There is no way, all vendors selling things will be fined 50 yuan, no matter how many days they sell or how much they sell, those who are caught will be fined according to this maximum amount."
Ying cried and asked loudly, "Why? We are only selling today! We haven't even sold any pig heads, how can we be considered vendors! Others sell pork every day - why don't we punish them for anything?"
"All the vendors caught will be punished." Gu Yi gave her a glare and said in a rough voice, "You are so unlucky that you were caught red-handed! My little sister is so stupid that she didn't throw away the pig's head and run away. She even admitted it while holding the pig's head! She usually looks so arrogant and fierce, but once she encounters trouble, she is so cowardly that she can only cry!"
"She's only sixteen after the Chinese New Year!" Ying was furious. "She's still a half-grown girl. How could she not cry when she encountered such a mess?! That girl must have been scared! Why didn't she explain to others that it was her first time selling pig heads, just this once! The pig heads haven't even been sold yet, what kind of vendors are we! We are not vendors at all!"
Gu Yi stopped impatiently: "No matter if it's your first time or the countless times, if you are caught, you must be punished. Besides, if everyone says that it's their first time as a vendor, then they won't be punished - wouldn't that be a mess?!"
Ying asked anxiously: "Why don't you help her explain?! Ah? You should explain that our family only raised this one pig this year——"
"Mom!" Gu Qi held her arm and shushed her: "Stop making such noises. The more you talk, the more chaotic it gets. The more you talk, the more severe it gets. People have already said that you only need to pay the fine and sign a written guarantee that you will not do it again next time, and then you can go home. Since you made a mistake, just admit it frankly and pay the fine."
Gu Yi quickly agreed, "Yes! Even if we want to explain, people have to be willing to listen! What about raising pigs? Isn't that the same? The more mistakes you make, the more you will have to be fined. You can leave after paying the fine, and you don't have to be detained or anything. It's already a break. Let's eat quickly, and then use the money to get my little sister out."
Ying stammered with red eyes: "...really fifty? Isn't thirty enough?"
"No bargaining." Gu Yi explained: "I heard that there were too many people arrested and there was not enough space to detain them. I'm lucky that they don't have to detain and only need to pay a fine."
Ying started to cry again: "Fifty is too much... We only have a few dozen dollars saved, and we have to spend money for the New Year! I was planning to buy more New Year's goods today, but I haven't done anything yet because of this delay!"
The salary of an ordinary worker is only about 40 yuan, and the difference between the so-called rich and poor families is sometimes only a hundred yuan.
Only when she has 70 or 80 yuan can she stand up straight and have face among her neighbors.
Gu Qi frowned slightly: "Mom, don't cry. I'll pay for it."
Ying stopped crying all of a sudden and quickly wiped away her tears. Yin Yu looked at his eldest son.
"Aqi, you have to pay for the fifty dollars. Mom doesn't have much money left, and we have to save for the family, right? Besides, didn't Huzi's mom make a few dozen dollars yesterday? Why don't you ask her to pay for it?"
Gu Qi shook his head calmly: "Xing'er, you don't have to pay. I have enough with me. After we eat, I will go to the traffic brigade to get some money."
"Mom!" Gu Yi couldn't help asking Ying: "The money you have is all given by my brother. Isn't it the same whether he pays or you pay? My eldest brother has to take my eldest sister-in-law and Xiao Huzi back to Yucheng. The journey will definitely cost money. A poor family is rich on the road. He has to bring more money with him. When he arrives in Yucheng, let him send some money home. There will always be some money to spend. We have rice and grain at home, and there is still so much pork. We don't need to spend money in the short term."
Ying dodged his gaze and instead glared at her younger son with resentment.
"What do you know... Your brother has money. And Chen has money too. She made a lot of money from selling the dried seafood her parents sent her!"
Gu Yi immediately darkened his face and glared back at her, warning her not to say anything about Xia Dian again.
Ying coughed lightly a few times and looked at her eldest son.
"Aqi, then you...do you have enough money to spend? How much do you have left? I mean, after taking out fifty, how much do you have left?"
Gu Qi was about to speak——
"It's time to eat!" Chen Xingling shouted, "Come and eat! Aqi, after you're full, hurry up and do some work. We still have to prepare the reunion dinner in the afternoon, so hurry up and pick up Gu Miao."
Gu Qi nodded.
Little Tiger jumped up and down to hand chopsticks to his father and uncle, and explained excitedly: "Big vegetable rice! It smells delicious! The rice cooked by my mother is the most delicious!"
Gu Qi looked at his innocent and lively son, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised.
After Gu Yi took the chopsticks, he kissed the little guy's head.
"Thank you, Huzi! This big vegetable rice - uncle thinks it's delicious too!"
Chen Xingling quickly scooped up the rice, and Gu Xuan helped to pass it to the table. In the middle of the table there was a large pot of seaweed soup, which was emitting bursts of fried onion aroma.
Everyone quickly gathered around the table to eat.
Gu Yi ate his rice in big mouthfuls: "Sister-in-law, your cooking skills are getting better and better! It's so delicious!"
Chen Xingling smiled: "Eat more if you want, as much as you want."
Today's rice is cooked in the supermarket. It uses top-quality rice and mineral water. Each grain is crystal clear, fragrant and soft, not sticky or glutinous, and has a great taste. It is perfect for making fried rice.
She first stir-fried the pork and fried out some lard. Then she added the radish into the pan and stir-fried it until the radish was almost cooked. Then she added the rice and stirred it evenly.
The rice is delicious on its own, and the vegetables have the aroma of lard. The simple combination of the two is very refreshing and not greasy at all.
This fried rice is easy to make and delicious!
Everyone at the table was busy eating and couldn't stop. Even Xiaohuzi quickly finished a small bowl of food, with two millet grains at the corners of his mouth.
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