"Oh, right!" she asked, remembering something. "Do you like plums? There's a family in the nearby village with two plum trees. They're a bit sour, but not expensive. Every year I go there to trade for some plums. It's at least a little fruit, and it adds a little flavor to the children at home. Do you want to trade? Do you want to come with us?"
Fruit was scarce these days, and when the children craved fruit, they had to find wild fruit in the mountains, and finding any depended entirely on luck. Although Wu Xiufang lived frugally, she was willing to spend money on her children. Of course, this was mainly because they were affordable.
"Plums?" Jian Shu wasn't very interested, but after thinking about it, he nodded. "Okay, sister-in-law, when you go, ask me to come with you. I'll go and exchange some for them too. How do they do that?"
With this excuse, I can take some plums out of the space and let Gu Mingjing taste them. I think he will like them.
"Okay, I'll let you know when the time is confirmed. As for the exchange items, any food or vegetable is fine. A few years ago, some people even exchanged soap and towels. You can just bring some vegetables from the garden. Two kilograms of vegetables for one kilogram of plums. It doesn't matter what kind of vegetables they are. This is basically how everyone exchanges." Wu Xiufang gave her advice.
Two pounds of vegetables for one pound of plums, this price is not too expensive. Nowadays, there are more vegetables than fruits, and things are expensive because they are rare. However, eating too many plums will damage the spleen and stomach, and vegetables can be eaten for a long time after being dried. Weighing both sides, this price is acceptable.
Every household has a vegetable garden, and those with children at home will not be reluctant to take out two kilograms of vegetables. This business is doing well.
"I'll just listen to my sister-in-law. I happen to have a lot of vegetables at home, so I can get a batch." Jian Shu didn't intend to do anything out of the ordinary, so he just followed the crowd and exchanged some vegetables. If he really took out something else, it would easily attract attention. So, Wu Xiufang remembered the soap and towel he exchanged, so she must have exchanged a lot.
"Oh, it's great to have a plum tree. I can exchange it for a lot of vegetables and food every year." Wu Xiufang said with some envy. The food I exchanged can also be eaten for a long time.
"That's other people's luck, but we're not doing badly either. If I really asked you to trade with others, would you be willing?" People are like this, always envious of what others have, but they don't know that they are also the object of others' envy.
"Forget it, it's fine now." Wu Xiufang shook her head without a second thought, knowing full well that she was living a much better life. Although there were many children and pressure at home, the man in the family also had a high salary, which was much better than working in the fields in the village and not earning much money in the end.
Jianshu wasn't surprised at all. Aren't people all greedy? It's human nature, no need to blame them. It's just a saying.
A loud "boom" startled the two of them.
The sky had become gloomy at some point, with dark clouds gathering, and a rainstorm was about to come.
"Sister-in-law, I'll go back first. There are clothes hanging out to dry at home!" Jianshu said goodbye immediately.
"Hurry up, hurry up, the rain starts coming down suddenly, don't get wet!" Wu Xiufang didn't try to keep them and started to drive them away.
Although the two families are neighbors, they are also some distance apart, so it is more reassuring to get home early.
"Remember to call me in advance when you want to go!" Jian Shu hurried out with a basket on his shoulder, not forgetting to remind him.
Wu Xiufang was amused. "Okay, okay, I won't forget you. Hurry up. If you dawdle any longer, the clothes at home will get wet."
"Hey, I'm leaving!"
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I trotted all the way home, a few drops of rain falling on my face, which made me run even faster. Without even bothering to go in, I gathered all the clothes drying in the yard, not even bothering to put them in the basket on the ground, and rushed into the house with the clothes in my arms.
As soon as I stepped through the door, the rain started to intensify, with large raindrops pouring down. The whole process took less than three minutes. The weather was truly unpredictable.
She put the messy clothes on the bed and folded them one by one in the closet. Fortunately, she ran quickly, otherwise she would have to wash everything again.
It was raining heavily and he couldn't go out at all. Jianshu didn't bother to take care of the basket in the yard, so he just let it get wet. A little rain wouldn't damage it.
There were some leftover vegetables in the kitchen, which saved her the trouble of going out in the rain to pick them.
In addition to the tomato mixed with sugar, Jianshu also cooked some hairtail and fried some eggs.
I looked at the food at home and felt a little worried. Apart from eggs and some dried seafood, the rest were only vegetables from the garden.
I looked at the rain outside and didn’t know how long it would last, so I decided to go buy some vegetables.
At noon, Gu Mingjing came back and saw that she was a little worried. He asked her a question and after listening to her, he said, "It's okay. I'll go buy it this afternoon and bring it back."
Jianshu's eyes sparkled, and he raised his hands to make a heart shape above his head, "Dear, I love you!"
Gu Mingjing was very pleased with her occasional expression of love, and the smile on his lips widened a little, "Be good, I love you too." At this moment, let alone asking him to go out in the rain to buy vegetables, even if it rained knives from the sky, it would not be able to stop him.
After dinner, the rain continued to fall. Jianshu took out his umbrella, raincoat, and rain boots and put them on Gu Mingjing without hesitation. "Be good, let's sleep in the same bed. If you catch a cold, won't you infect me?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Gu Mingjing, who felt it was too troublesome, stopped moving immediately and reached out to put it on cooperatively. Although he thought he was in good health and would not catch a cold so easily, it was still better to avoid it in advance.
"That's enough!" Reaching out to brush off the dust on his shoulders, Jianshu took two steps back, nodded in satisfaction and praised, "You're worthy of being my man. You look good in anything you wear." He can even look like a knight in a raincoat. He's really a natural clothes hanger.
Upon hearing this, Gu Mingjing straightened his back even more, and his every move became more perfect. He really liked the way Jianshu's eyes were full of him.
"I'm leaving now. You should rest at home. Don't go out if the rain doesn't stop, okay?"
"I know—" Jian Shu said in a long tone, feeling a little speechless. This man had explained it many times. Was she a child? Did she deliberately run into the rain?
She selectively ignored the fact that she occasionally wanted to be artistic, and it was not the first time she had gotten wet in the rain, which was why people kept reminding her.
Gu Mingjing could only choose to believe it, "I'll bring the food back tonight. Is there anything you want to eat?"
"Just buy whatever you like. As long as they are not vegetables we have at home, anything else is fine." Jianshu is not picky at all. As long as he is not asked to eat too much cucumber, beans and eggplant, it's fine.
"Okay." Gu Mingjing responded, reached out and rubbed her head, then turned around and walked away with an umbrella before getting beaten.
Jianshu straightened his messed up hair, cursed softly, and couldn't help yawning.
"Forget it, I won't argue with him, I'll go back to sleep!"
This kind of rainy weather is perfect for sleeping.
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