Chapter 21

Chapter 21

Grandma Qian and Xu Di returned to the Liang family. As soon as they entered the door, they smelled the unique aroma of hot pot.

“It smells so good!”

Xu Di couldn't help but praise her.

In my previous life, after I was diagnosed with breast cancer, I had to undergo chemotherapy continuously and my appetite was greatly reduced. I hadn’t eaten hot pot for a long time.

After coming here, my appetite has improved. But, in 1970, who could afford to eat hotpot? It was too difficult!

"It smells good, right? This is authentic Donglaishun hot pot lamb. Your brother Liang got the soup base from his friends."

Aunt Wang looked at Xu Di, who seemed to be pregnant with a child at this time.

"What a treat! What a treat!"

“What a treat…”

Kang Kang, who didn't understand what was going on, also repeated it and just clapped his hands.

"Ha ha……"

Several people burst into laughter and Xu Di felt a little embarrassed. I haven’t eaten hotpot for a long time, and I couldn’t control myself.

The old copper pot was bubbling with steam and the soup was boiling.

"Come on, Xu Di, do it yourself, you're welcome."

Aunt Wang picked up a piece of boiled mutton with chopsticks and gave Xu Di a piece of boiled mutton and asked her to eat more.

"Thank you Aunt Wang, I can do it myself and I won't pretend."

Xu Di thought, I've already eaten, so I must be full.

When eating hotpot, Xu Di’s favorite dish is frozen tofu. The frozen tofu soaked in soup leaves a lingering fragrance in your mouth after taking a bite.

The meal lasted nearly an hour and everyone was full.

"My belly is up!"

Kang Kang touched his belly, which was round.

Aunt Wang found some hawthorn meatballs and gave each person one to digest.

Xu Di helped to clean up the dishes, chatted for a while, wiped off the sweat, and prepared to leave.

"Okay, it's getting late, I won't keep you here anymore. Come over often in the future, we get along well."

Aunt Wang held Xu Di's hand, feeling a little reluctant to let go.

"Auntie Wang, I'll come over often in the future. Don't find me annoying when the time comes."

Xu Di also likes the Liang family and Grandma Qian very much.

"I can't wait to miss you, right?"

"I like auntie!"

Xu Di left with a smile, she was going home.

After returning from the Liang family, Xu Di hurried to clean up the space.

There are more and more eggs, and leeks are harvested one after another.

Xu Di didn't care about anything else. Taking advantage of the upcoming New Year, he sold all the eggs and leeks in the space.

Xu Di thought that two thousand yuan would be enough to buy a job, and she already had more than one thousand yuan.

With a target in mind, Xu Di was not so scared anymore. He had space anyway, and as long as he was careful, he would not be caught.

Because the Chinese New Year was approaching, Xu Di found that the red armbands were not so strict anymore. She also found several black markets, but did not dare to enter.

Now that the red armbands are loose, Xu Di is no longer afraid of being tired. He changes into several sets of clothes in turn, and changes locations in turn. He won't ship too many goods in one place. It is better to be safe than sorry.

Xu Di was busy until the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month. There were almost no eggs and leeks left in the space, so it was time for her to stop.

Xu Di entered the space in advance, changed his clothes, took out two bundles of leeks and twenty eggs, and went home.

"Mom, I'm back."

"You're back. Are you done with your shift?"

"It's over. You won't need me after the New Year."

Xu Di carefully placed the cloth bag containing eggs on the kitchen table.

"Mom, I met someone selling eggs and leeks on the road, so I bought some to make dumplings for the New Year."

When Xu's mother heard that there were leeks, she was stunned for a moment. When she opened the box, she saw that they were indeed leeks.

"Have you noticed that you are quite courageous? If you are caught by the red armbands, you will be in trouble."

"I saw it in the alley. No one was there. Otherwise, I wouldn't have dared to buy it. The leeks are so tender!"

"It's quite tender. You must have spent a lot of money. Mom will give it to you later."

Xu's mother couldn't let her daughter spend money. She had to leave the money she earned from substitute work for her to spend on herself.

"No, I earn money, buy some food for my family, and you give me money back."

"You worked so hard to earn that little bit of money, I can't bear to spend it."

The mother and daughter were chatting and laughing in the kitchen, thinking about cooking a few dishes for the New Year.

"Xu Di, you and Xu Jun should go back to your hometown tomorrow to give New Year gifts to your grandparents. Your father, your brother and I have not had a rest since the New Year."

Xu's mother bought everything, including cigarettes, alcohol, sugar and tea.

"Okay, I'll take Xu Jun back with me tomorrow. I miss my grandparents, too."

Xu Di was busy selling eggs before the New Year and hasn't been back for a while.

After dinner, Xu's mother gave Xu Di five dollars. Her daughter earned the money through hard work as a teacher, and she had to keep it for herself.

"Xu Di, you should collect the money you earned from working so hard this month. Use it to buy yourself some clothes."

Mrs. Xu also advised that her mother-in-law was a fair person. Since she and Xu Li got married, except for the living expenses they had to pay every month, all the other money was kept by them.

This is rare in the entire family compound. Every family lives together, and the money is managed by the mother-in-law.

Xu Di took the money, thinking about buying some other food later.

The clock on the cabinet rang, it was half past seven, and Xu Di was ready to go back to the house.

I haven’t counted the money from selling things during this period, and I don’t even know how much I made in total.

After locking the door, Xu Di slipped into the space.

I quickly fed the chickens and didn't care about anything else but counted the money.

Xu Di achieved what others only dreamed of, counting money until his hands cramped.

Xu Di had a lot of Mao Zedong's banknotes and he didn't know how to exchange them for the Great Unity.

She didn't dare go to the bank, for fear that people would ask her where the money came from.

Forget it, let’s just leave it this way for now. Bills are still money, so it’s fine as long as they don’t waste time spending them.

In the ten days before the New Year, Xu Di sold a total of 848.6 yuan. Including what he had sold before, Xu Di now has two thousand yuan!

After putting the money away and coming out of the space, Xu Di lay on the bed, feeling much more at ease.

Regardless of whether she can find a job next year, with this money, she is not afraid even if she has to go to the countryside.

Go to sleep. We have to go to grandpa’s house tomorrow.

In the dream, Xu Di was lying on a pile of banknotes, so beautiful!

When he woke up the next day, Xu Di could still smell the smell of money.

"Xu Di, this is the red envelope for grandpa and grandma for the New Year, please put it away. And these things, you and Xu Jun, take them to grandpa and grandma."

Before leaving, Xu's mother gave instructions again and left in a hurry.

Seeing that there was still time, Xu Di went to the supply and marketing cooperative first and bought a hat for his grandfather, a triangular scarf each for his grandmother and second aunt, and a pair of Liberation shoes for his second uncle.

Three cousins, each got a string of firecrackers, and my cousin got two hairbands.

Xu Di bought the things, packed them up, and went home to meet Xu Jun.

We took the bumpy ride in the minibus to my grandfather's house and finally arrived before lunch.

"Sister, how are you, are you okay?"

Xu Jun looked worried, and his sister's face turned pale.

"It's okay, I just got smoked."

Xu Di didn't expect that there were so many people on the bus, it was so crowded, and many people were carrying live chickens and ducks.

It was stuffy and noisy, and Xu Di felt carsick.

After breathing in and out, Xu Di relaxed for a while and felt much better. He carried his things and went to his grandparents' house.

"Xu Di is back, with all these bags and packages, Accountant Xu is so lucky!"

"How can I not be blessed? My son and daughter-in-law are filial, and I have a ton of grandchildren. My family is thriving!"

…

Xu Di responded to the village aunt with a smile, and quickly entered her grandmother's yard with her brother.

"Grandpa, grandma, your eldest granddaughter is back."

Xu Jun is such a nagging guy that I feel uncomfortable if I don’t shout it out every time.

Grandma Xu heard shouting in the room, but couldn't make out what was being said, so she pushed the door open to see what was happening.

Oh, her eldest granddaughter is here!

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