187 Your eyes are so big and your eyelashes are so long

The commune was so small that Mumu saw the supply and marketing cooperative at a glance. He held Zhou Linglan's hand and ran straight to the supply and marketing cooperative.

Mumu looked left and right, and seemed not very satisfied.

Zhou Linglan asked him: "Mumu, what exactly do you want to buy?"

Mumu suddenly had an idea: "Fuck mother, I want to buy something for my mother, what do you think is the best thing to buy?"

Zhou Ling was stunned by Mumu's question: "Aren't the things in the city better than here? Otherwise, why don't you go to the market to buy them? We live by the mountains, and our specialties are all mountain products. But the mountain products that can be bought here are also available at home. You can just take some back when you go, you don't have to buy them."

Mumu shook his head, and when he saw the pair of worn-out shoes on Zhou Linglan's feet, he immediately thought of something.

He ran inside and took out a pair of rubber-soled sandals: "Fuck, I want to buy these for my mother. Her feet are the same size as yours. How big are your feet?"

Zhou Linglan blurted out: "Number 37." She never realized that the logic behind this made no sense. How could a child know at a glance that their feet were the same size?

Mumu spent most of his money on a pair of size 37 sandals and announced that he was going back to the village!

Fu Yuanhang looked at him speechlessly: "We can buy it on the way back, why do you have to buy it today?"

Mumu waved his hands: "You don't understand." He hugged Fu Yuanhang and Chen Chen, "Is there anything else fun in the town? If not, let's go back."

Zhou Linglan said: "Let's go buy some meat."

The food at home is actually enough. We have catfish for lunch and frogs for dinner. They will leave early tomorrow morning, but it is rare for the children to come back, so it doesn’t matter if they have a big meal occasionally.

Fu Yuanhang said: "Let's buy some pig offal. My sister-in-law likes it."

Zhou Linglan nodded: "Okay."

These days if you want to buy good meat you have to line up early. They arrived late and there were no longer many people lining up at the meat processing plant. There were only a few people gathered there. From a distance, they saw only some scraps and pig's trotters left.

"Let's buy some pig's trotters." said Fu Yuanhang.

Zhou Linglan reached into her pocket to get money and tickets: "Okay."

Fu Yuanhang pushed it back: "Use what's in here."

Fu Yuanhang walked to the meat stall and found an acquaintance there. It seemed that he had been struggling for a long time but didn't know what to buy.

"Little Plum?"

When Xiao Meizi saw Fu Yuanhang, she smiled and said, "It's you, Fu Yuanhang."

Her face was slightly red from the sun, and her embarrassment made it even redder.

"This is my first time buying meat and I don't know how to buy it."

In fact, she and her grandmother seldom ate meat. They usually ate eggs, caught some fish in the river, and occasionally caught frogs and snails.

As for pork, people could usually only eat it at the end of the year when the brigade slaughtered pigs and distributed the pork.

This is the first time that Xiao Meizi has used meat coupons and money to buy meat.

"Buy some pig's trotters, blanch them in water, add some ginger, soy sauce and salt and stew them. They will be delicious. If you stew them a little bit, your grandma will find it easy to eat." Fu Yuanhang has been helping Su Taotao for many years and has a wealth of theoretical knowledge.

Xiao Meizi nodded: "Okay."

Pig trotters have heavy bones and not much meat. Most people would not buy them if they don’t consider the cost.

Nowadays, everyone wants to buy some fatty meat to fry in oil, add some lean meat, cut it into small pieces, and eat it for several meals.

So the pig's trotter part is not expensive, but it becomes much more expensive if the trotter is added.

Fu Yuanhang went forward to negotiate with the salesperson. After a while, Fu Yuanhang came back with a large pig's trotter with the hoof attached, and also gave him a large bone as a gift.

Xiao Meizi behind her also came over carrying a pig's trotter.

Zhou Linglan felt more and more pleased as she watched: "Ah Hang is getting more and more capable. Xiao Meizi also bought pig's trotters?"

Xiao Meizi smiled shyly: "I didn't know what to buy, luckily I met you guys."

Zhou Linglan said: "If you have peanuts and soybeans at home, you can also cook them, but they won't last long in this weather, so put in a small amount and it's best to eat them up today."

Xiao Meizi nodded again: "Okay."

Mumu took the things and put them in the backpack. Suddenly he approached Xiaomeizi and said, "I noticed that your eyes are so big and your eyelashes are so long."

It was so dark last night that I couldn’t see clearly, but when I looked today, I found that this girl is quite pretty!

Is it the water in the village that feeds the people? Otherwise, why are they all so good-looking?

Xiao Meizi was startled and hid behind Zhou Linglan.

Mumu: “…”

Zhou Linglan pulled Xiao Meizi and said, "Don't be afraid. His name is Mumu. He is Ah Hang's classmate. He means no harm."

Mumu shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean it."

Xiao Meizi shook her head and pointed at the supply and marketing cooperative: "I, I still have to go shopping. Bye."

After Xiao Meizi left, Mumu asked, "Do I look scary?"

Zhou Linglan smiled and said, "No, our Mumu is very pretty, and Xiaomei is a bit shy and doesn't like to interact with strangers."

Mumu reluctantly accepted this statement.

The commune was not far from the village, and it was not yet noon when they returned home.

Mumu was clamoring to visit the village and go up the mountain to take a look.

Zhou Linglan was at home helping Su Taotao make lunch, so Fu Yuanhang had no choice but to take his slingshot and backpack and go out for a walk with him.

Su Taotao chased out and gave Fu Yuanhang her watch, asking him to come back at the right time, because if they missed mealtime, she would not wait for them.

Mumu would never miss a meal, so he naturally agreed.

Chen Chen didn't go there. He took a small shovel and a small bucket to the flower bed to dig earthworms to feed the hens.

Su Taotao saw the sandals Mumu bought and was a little surprised: "Mumu bought just for this?"

Zhou Linglan nodded: "Mumu is filial and said that he gave it to his mother."

Su Taotao saw the size of the shoes and shook her head and said, "Auntie Zhong will definitely not be able to wear these shoes. She will have to change them tomorrow."

Zhou Linglan said, "Isn't that right? Mumu said he wanted to buy a gift for his mother, and he also said his mother's feet were the same size as mine, and asked me what size they were."

Su Taotao was stunned for a moment, thinking about how Mumu was acting strangely before he left, and why he was going to the supply and marketing cooperative for no apparent reason. Now that she had put all these things together, she realized what he was going to do, and she immediately smiled:

"Mom, this is what Mumu bought for you. Aunt Zhong is 1.7 meters tall, and her shoe size is at least 38 or 39. This is what Mumu bought especially for you. If you don't believe me, just wait and see. He will definitely not take it away on purpose and give it to you for some reason."

Zhou Linglan was stunned: "How can this kid spend money recklessly? No, no, I can't take it. If he really gives it to me, I have to give it to him."

Su Taotao said, "Mom, Mumu gave it to you out of his heart, so just keep it. I took him out for food, drinks and entertainment without charging him. Our two families haven't settled the matter so clearly. Mumu even called you godmother. Aunt Zhong's family are all very nice people, you'll know when you meet them."

Zhou Linglan sighed: "I feel relieved to see that you are living such a comfortable life."

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