Chapter 17 Is Su Zhiqing possessed by a ghost?

Zhou Linglan came back with something, and Su Taotao was not surprised at all.

The first time Su Taotao saw Cao Guohua, the word "character" came to her mind. In this era, there were many decent people and many people with the temperament of scholars, but because they could not bear the hardships, there were actually not many people who were truly worthy of the word "character".

Cao Guohua is not like that. He has a strong character and remains upright at his age, as if nothing can bend his spine.

"Mom, put the food on the table first, I'll bring it to him later."

"Taotao, actually..." Zhou Linglan hesitated to speak.

Su Taotao didn't rush her and put some brined pig ears and tails into the bowl that Cao Guohua had just brought back.

"Mom, if you don't want to tell me, then don't tell me. I'll deliver it to Teacher Cao in person."

Zhou Linglan lowered her head and said, "Go ahead and take the vegetables from the door with you."

When Su Taotao arrived at the cowshed, Cao Guohua was making a fire.

He turned his head to look at Su Taotao, then turned back: "Didn't I tell you to pretend you don't know me? This is not the place for you to come. Go back, and don't send me anything anymore. I won't accept it."

Su Taotao put the things down and said, "Teacher Cao, don't worry about getting us into trouble. You should have guessed that I was entrusted by someone. Don't worry, I will keep a record of everything I send. We will charge the market price for the vegetables we grow ourselves. Once the money is deducted, we will not send you any more. You don't owe us a favor. If you really don't need it, just tell Chen Sihai and I will do the work for you based on how much I charge. I won't be responsible for anything else."

After Su Taotao finished speaking, she turned around and left the bullpen without caring about his reaction.

Cao Guohua didn't chase him out after all.

The overbearing saline aroma was really overbearing, and it was particularly strong in the narrow cowshed. The smell of last night's pork noodles seemed not to have dissipated yet. That was the best meal he had had in more than two years here. This overbearing saline smell had been lingering around him all night, and he knew how delicious it was without even tasting it.

Cao Guohua thought to himself that he did not have much appetite and that food was enough to fill his stomach, but when he came to his senses, he found that he was already gnawing on the pig's tail.

He couldn't describe the taste that was so delicious that he wanted to swallow his tongue. This might not be the most delicious thing he had ever eaten in his life, but it was definitely the most fragrant taste he had ever tasted in his life. The pig's tail was rich in fat, and paired with the right ingredients. It was soft and boneless, fatty but not greasy. After one bite, he couldn't help but want to take a second bite.

The pig ears taste the same, but with an extra layer of cartilage in the middle, the texture is richer and has a different flavor.

Even after finishing the small bowl of salty food, Cao Guohua still felt unsatisfied.

He never expected that Fu Zhengtu's wife's cooking was better than that of the chef in the state-owned hotel. Did she learn it from Su Donghan?

It is possible that for a man like Su Donghan to raise any kind of girl, he would not find it strange.

Cao Guohua found himself actually looking forward to the next time Su Taotao brought him food.

He washed the dishes and curled his lips in self-mockery, thinking that he was, after all, just an ordinary person.

The halogen food in Su Taotao's family is reserved for lunch and dinner. Breakfast is still sweet potato porridge and some side dishes, plus a big bowl of egg custard, which the whole family shares.

Su Taotao opened malted milk for the first time today and drank four bowls in one breath, which made Zhou Linglan feel painful.

"Taotao, this is Chenchen's food. It would be a waste for me to drink this at my age. Leave it for Chenchen."

Su Taotao took a sip and found it tasted really good. No wonder everyone likes to drink it.

"The first time we open it, let's make a bowl to taste it. From now on, it will be dusty food. Xiaohang can drink it once a week."

Fu Yuanhang has a good appetite and can quickly catch up with the nutritional needs through a normal diet. Chen Chen actually needs to drink milk powder, but unfortunately we don’t have the conditions for that.

Fu Yuanhang was reluctant to drink it in big gulps, and took small sips. When he heard Su Taotao say this, he shook his head and said, "Sister-in-law, I am an adult now. I don't need to drink it. Leave it all for Chenchen."

Su Taotao touched his head and said, "You are just a kid, why are you pretending to be an adult? We don't have the conditions for that at the moment, otherwise we should give everyone a bowl of milk every morning."

Zhou Linglan suddenly thought of something and asked Su Taotao, "How about goat milk? The brigade next door has a lot of goats. I heard that a lot of ewes have given birth recently, so there is extra goat milk. But they want an egg in exchange for a bowl of milk, and no one is willing to do so."

Su Taotao's eyes lit up: "How big is the bowl?"

In fact, goat milk is much more expensive than cow milk. It is said to have higher nutritional value and is easier to absorb. Parents who have the conditions are more willing to let their children drink goat milk.

Zhou Linglan shook her head: "I don't know about that, but it's definitely not a small bowl. How can it be so expensive? It just doesn't taste very good. I exchanged it once, but Chenchen refused to drink it."

Even Fu Yuanhang, who was never picky about food, frowned and said, "Goat milk is not good to drink. It tastes too fishy."

Su Taotao said: "Don't worry, I have a way to make it taste better."

Chen Chen raised his head from the malted milk and nodded seriously: "It tastes good~~"

It was the first time for the little guy to drink malted milk since he was a child. He drank it very seriously and didn’t hear what the adults were talking about. He thought they were talking about malted milk, so he just followed Su Taotao’s words and said it tasted good.

Su Taotao smiled and pinched the boy's face: "Mom will make a bowl of tea for Chenchen every day from now on."

Chen Chen nodded and said in a baby voice: "Okay~~"

Su Taotao asked him again: "How about Chenchen and mom go and exchange goat's milk later? Mom can make goat's milk taste as good as malted milk."

Chenchen blinked, struggling over whether he should go to school with his uncle or go with his mother to exchange goat milk.

After spending a few days together, he actually no longer objects to being alone with Su Taotao, but in terms of feelings, he is still closer to his uncle for the time being and is more willing to follow him.

After the young man figured it out, he shook his head and said, "Uncle~~"

Su Taotao didn't force him. At least this time he didn't refuse outright. He thought about it for a while. If he got closer to her every day, it wouldn't be long before the little guy completely accepted her.

After breakfast, some went to work, and some went to school. Fu Yuanhang showed Su Taotao the two candies in his pocket: "Sister-in-law, I'm bringing two candies to school today, one for Chenchen and me."

Su Taotao nodded: "Just make your own arrangements. Go ahead. Goodbye Chenchen. Remember to miss mom."

Chen Chen nodded vigorously: "Yeah~~"

In fact, they couldn't even wait to get to school. Fu Yuanhang peeled off a candy and gave half to Chen Chen on the way. He then folded the candy wrapper and put it back in his pocket with extra care.

The morning sun shone lazily on the child. Fu Yuanhang half-squinted his eyes, carefully holding half a candy in his mouth, and said to his little nephew on his back: "Chenchen, I feel like the days now are just like a dream, not real at all."

He has been living a god-like life these past two days. His sister-in-law took him to the county town, went to the state-owned shopping mall, bought him new clothes and shoes, and had eggs, meat, White Rabbit milk candies, and malted milk every day. For lunch, there was even a salty smell that would make the kids next door cry.

He was so afraid that this was all a dream, and when he woke up he would be back to square one and nothing would be there.

Chenchen lay on his uncle's shoulder, tilted his head and thought for a while, thinking of his mother's smile, the warmth when his mother held him, the touch of his mother kissing his face, and how good his mother was to him, and said very firmly: "It's so nice~~"

Fu Yuanhang smiled from the bottom of his heart, which was rare: "Yes, it's true."

…

Su Taotao asked Zhou Linglan about the address for exchanging goat milk, and then "disguised" herself before going out.

Banyan Tree Head is the only way to leave the group. Su Taotao never expected that she would hear her own legend every time she passed by here.

"Uncle Niu is talking nonsense, right? Who saw it? It's good enough that she didn't take the candy from the kid. How could she give him a bunch of it?"

"It's true. Aunt Guihua saw it with her own eyes. She thought she saw a ghost."

"It's not a ghost. Tell me what Su Zhiqing has been up to lately. Everything he did after he fell into the water was weird."

"What's so weird about that? She didn't care about other people's business before, but now she does."

"Bah, going to her house to take a dump and collect an egg, is that something a human would do?"

"Hey, stop talking about it. When will we be able to build a bathroom like that? The weather has been warming up recently, and my toilet is so smelly that it's killing me."

"Who says it's not?"

…

Su Taotao really didn't mean to eavesdrop, but there was no entertainment in that era, and there were too many legends about her in the world, so she became the "woman on the hot search list" every day.

"Little Black Charcoal!" Su Taotao waved to the little boy who was jumping on the airplane grid with his back to her.

Little Black Charcoal's first reaction was to run away!

My second reaction was to cover my pocket, but I found that there was no candy in it. Well, there was no need to run away.

Little Black Charcoal is a smart kid. He just heard everyone say that Su Zhiqing gave Uncle Niu a handful of candy. He remembered that Su Zhiqing said last time that he would return the candy to him. What if Su Zhiqing stopped him to return the candy? What if that was the case?

Little Black Charcoal trotted over slowly: "Su, what's the matter, educated youth Su?"

Su Taotao took out a handful of fruit candies and gave them to him: "Here, I promised to return them to you last time. Don't go around saying that I owe you candies."

Little Black Charcoal opened his mouth into an O shape, and it took him a while to react: "Give it to me, give it to me?"

Su Taotao took out another White Rabbit candy and gave it to him: "This one is even better, I'll give it to you too."

Little Black Charcoal: "Big Big Big, White Rabbit Milk Candy?!"

Su Taotao smiled and said, "I'm fine. I remember now. I almost fainted from hypoglycemia that time, so I had no choice but to lend you a candy to save my life. I still owe you a thank you. Okay, let's go play."

Su Taotao patted his head and turned away.

Not to mention Little Black Charcoal, even the gossipy ladies who were chatting animatedly just now were staring at her back in amazement.

"Heitan Milk, are you looking after the house? She just gave Heitan a handful of sugar and a big White Rabbit milk candy!"

Little Black Charcoal Grandma muttered to herself, "I saw a ghost, I really saw a ghost, could it be that Su Zhiqing is really possessed by a ghost?!"

"Pooh, pooh, pooh! The new society doesn't accept feudal superstitions. Be careful or you'll be criticized."

The little black charcoal grandmother quickly closed her mouth and ran over to confiscate the candy from her eldest grandson. There was so much candy that if you save it, it could last you a month.

Little Heitan was so angry that he burst into tears and rolled over, crying and shouting that it was Su Zhiqing who returned it to him and he refused to give it back no matter what.

Su Taotao had no time to watch the show. She came to the sheepfold of the Red Flag Brigade next door, where there were already several people queuing up to exchange goat milk.

Just as Su Taotao stood up, she heard someone calling her name: "Su Taotao, Su Zhiqing?"

Su Taotao looked over. Oh, old acquaintances, and there was more than one...