Xiao Si and Chou Dan became good friends.
Xiao Si brought a boiled egg and some delicious snacks to Chou Dan every day, and he would find his own clothes and shoes that he no longer wore and prepare to give them to Chou Dan. He would find Li Shuwan and say to her, "Mom, I'm going to give these clothes to Chou Dan."
Li Shuwan said, "These clothes are too small for Ugly. Let's give him the clothes that his brother doesn't wear."
Li Shuwan sorted out a lot of clothes and shoes that the older children could no longer wear, packed them up, and found some of her own old clothes, tied them into a bag, and then gave it to Xiaosi to sew the eggs.
Said to Xiao Si, "Xiao Si, there are some clothes from my mother in there for Chou Dan's mother to wear."
Xiao Si smiled happily and replied, "Oh, I understand. Thank you, mother. I'm leaving now." He put the bag in the backpack, put the backpack on his back, and ran up the Daqing Mountain. When he arrived at the free-range chicken breeding area in the red willow nest on the Daqing Mountain, he shouted loudly, "Ugly Egg, Ugly Egg, I'm coming!"
The ugly egg answered loudly, "Hey, I'm here. Come here and take a look. These chickens have laid so many eggs. They are white and round. They are very good. My mother and I have picked up a whole basket of them."
Xiao Si said, "Really? Come, let me see."
He turned around, took off the backpack on his back and threw it on the ground. He didn't care about it anymore and immediately ran to the basket of eggs to take a look. There was a basket full of white eggs.
"These chickens really lay eggs."
Ugly Egg puffed up his chest proudly and said, "Of course. I look for earthworms and other insects for them every day. My mother said that chickens will lay eggs after eating these insects, and the eggs they lay are really big."
At this time, Han Yanzi, the ugly egg mother, came over and said, "Xiao Si is here. This hen is really laying eggs. I haven't gone to collect the eggs from the red willow nest over there yet."
Xiao Si said, "I'll go collect the eggs. I'll go."
Xiao Si remembered something and said to Han Yanzi, "Aunt, in that basket are clothes that my mother brought for you and Chou Dan, because your brothers can no longer wear them. There are also my mother's clothes and shoes. She asked me to bring them to you. Let you take them out and have a look."
"Ugly, hurry up, let's go pick up eggs."
Choudan took two small baskets and handed one to Xiaosi. Then the two of them each carried a small basket and ran to the red willow nest to pick up eggs.
Xiao Si and Chou Dan were having a blast digging in and out of the red willow nest, collecting eggs. They completely ignored the debris from the red willow stamens and petals that fell and got into their necks or landed on their faces, mixing with the sweat from the sun and making them itchy and scratchy.
Xiao Si looked at it and said, "Ugly Egg, are there any more eggs over there?"
Ugly Egg said, "There are no more. We have picked up all the items for today. Let's take them over."
Xiao Si turned his neck uncomfortably and called out to Chou Dan, "Chou Dan, what's in my neck? Is there a bug? Can you help me check it out? It's itchy." Chou Dan said, "It's not a bug. It's the stamen of a red willow flower. The stamen will fall off when it falls. If you're not careful and it falls on your face and neck when you sweat, it will be very uncomfortable."
Xiao Si felt uncomfortable all over. "What should I do?"
"It's okay. Let's carry the basket of eggs over, and then I'll rinse them for you."
Xiao Si held his neck erect and didn't dare to move around anymore. He felt uncomfortable, so he carried a small basket of eggs and slowly moved to the big basket of eggs.
When Choudan saw that Xiao Si was in great pain, he shouted to his mother, "Mom, bring me a basin of clean water. Xiao Si's neck and face are covered with red willow flowers. He is sweating again and feels uncomfortable. Wash him."
Han Yanzi brought a basin of clean water and a cloth to Xiao Si. She wiped his neck, face, and head clean and asked him if he was feeling better. Xiao Si said he was feeling better. Han Yanzi then said, "Take off your coat and I'll shake it out for you. It'll be fine after you shake it out."
Xiao Si obediently took off his coat and handed it to Han Yanzi. Han Yanzi picked up Xiao Si's clothes, shook them vigorously in the air for a few times, and then said to Xiao Si, "Okay, it's clean now, put it on."
Then he patted his clothes and trousers clean, poured two bowls of water on the stone table, and said, "You two go drink some water, I'll put these eggs in the basket."
Xiao Si and Chou Dan sat by the stone table, drinking water and eating the potato pancakes that Xiao Si brought from home. Chou Dan said, "Thank you, Xiao Si, for bringing me delicious food every day and teaching me how to read and study."
Xiao Si said, "That's nothing. We are good friends. After we finish eating potato pancakes, we will start studying. When the village primary school opens in the fall, we will go to school together."
Ugly Egg said, "Okay, my mother also said that she would send me to school so that I can learn knowledge and skills, leave the mountains and see the outside world."
Xiao Si said, "Yes, my uncle said that we should study hard. Let's study hard and go to Beijing. Beijing is so big, there are so many people, the streets are full of cars and trams, and the schools in Beijing are very good. So we should all study hard and go to Beijing. Choudan, you should study hard too, and you can also go to Beijing. You can also bring your mother to Beijing with you, and you can live with us in our house, and we can go to school together."
Han Yanzi, who was picking eggs outside the door, heard Xiao Si say this, tears welled up in her eyes, and she thought to herself: Fortunately, I met Qin Feng's family. Otherwise, I am afraid that both of us would have no chance of survival.
After Han Yanzi's mother and eldest brother and sister-in-law came to cause trouble last time, they went to the police station and wrote a document to sever ties with their family. The commune police station and the village chief both stamped and signed it. From then on, she no longer had her mother's family. These days, she lived a very comfortable life. No one bullied her mother and mother anymore. Every day when Xiao Si taught Choudan to read, she followed suit. Now she knows quite a few words. Han Yanzi is very happy and very satisfied with her current life. She hopes that Choudan will study hard, learn more culture, and then leave the mountains.
After Qin Muxiao and Ke'er sold sweet potatoes, potatoes, and brown sugar last time, they established contact with Li Dahao, the head of the textile factory's supply and marketing department. Li Dahao asked them which village they were from, and Qin Muxiao said, "Don't ask that. Just receive the goods. If you have any special needs, please let us know in advance. Next time you need some food, we'll send you flour or rice. We can also get two pigs, chickens, and ducks. If you want them, we'll find someone else."
Li Dahao was shocked when he heard this. "My goodness, this guy has a great background. We have to be careful in the future and not offend him. We want him, how can we not want him? We want him no matter how many there are."
Then he said to Qin Muxiao, "Don't worry, I'll pay you on the spot every time, and I'll also give you the tickets you need. I couldn't find the bicycle tickets you asked for last time, but I'll definitely bring them to you this time."
So in the evening, it was their second transaction. Qin Feng also went with them this time. After arriving at the grove, Ke'er waved her hand and took out the prepared rice and flour, two slaughtered pigs, sweet potatoes and potatoes. This time she didn't give them candy, but some flowered cloth.
Qin Feng said, "Ke'er, do you think Daddy should disguise himself? It will be troublesome if he recognizes you again."
Ke'er said, "Daddy, you don't have to worry at all. He won't remember you if he sees you turn around. I always give them short-term memory spells. He only remembers that he made a deal with us. He can't specifically describe our special appearance."
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