At this time, Mrs. Chu came in and shouted to Xinxin, "Xinxin, let's go and sleep with grandma tonight."
Xinxin blinked and asked innocently, "Grandma, are Daddy and Mommy going to give Xinxin another brother?"
Chu Tian, "..."
Mrs. Chu took Pingping from her arms and said with a smile, "It could also be your younger sister."
Xinxin said happily, "Xinxin likes a younger brother, but she also wants a younger sister."
Old Mrs. Chu smiled and said, "Then you and your great-grandmother should leave quickly now, and don't delay your parents from giving birth to your siblings..."
Chu Tian, "..."
When Yao Xiujuan came back from her shower, she was stunned to see Chu Tian was the only one on the kang in the room. "Brother Tian, where are Xinxin and Pingping? Didn't Xinxin say she wanted to sleep with us during dinner?"
Chu Tian opened his mouth and could only say that he wanted to sleep with Old Madam Chu. Fortunately, Yao Xiujuan didn't ask why, otherwise he really didn't know how to answer...
"Oh, okay."
Yao Xiujuan blew the oil lamp on the cabinet at the end of the kang, then lay back down next to Chu Tian.
After a good night's sleep, Sun Weiguo and Sun Baoguo came before dawn the next day. They rode two bicycles, and each of them carried 600 kilograms of goods and left.
Sun Weiguo listened to what Li Gang said, and after a moment of silence, he said, "Brother Li Gang, I will tell my brother Chu when I get back, but I can't guarantee whether he will agree or whether he can do it..."
Li Gang smiled and waved his hands, "It's okay, just tell Brother Chu, whether it can be done or not, we are still friends..."
As he spoke, Li Gang took out some money from his pocket, counted it out, and handed it to him. "Red dates and walnuts, I see they are all top quality, so the price is 80 cents per pound. 1,200 pounds is 960. You count it."
Seeing that Sun Weiguo had counted the money, he took out a stack of bills from another pocket and said, "Take these bills back to Brother Chu..."
When Sun Weiguo and Sun Baoguo were walking back from the regiment, Sun Baoguo glanced at Sun Weiguo.
"Weiguo, what did Li Gang want Chu Tian to do just now?"
Just now when Li Gang was talking to Sun Weiguo, Sun Baoguo was unloading goods, so he didn't hear clearly what he said.
Sun Weiguo said casually, "Ah, nothing, I just wanted to ask Brother Tian if he could get a batch of fine rice."
Sun Baoguo frowned, "A batch? Didn't Chu Tian often ask for refined rice and white flour to be delivered before?"
Sun Weiguo thought for a moment and said, "It seems the quantity required this time is quite large."
After a pause, he said, "Oh, forget about that for now."
"I'm so envious of Brother Tian now. He can drive a truck everywhere now. Look, the red dates he brought back from southern Xinjiang were only 40 cents per pound when he harvested them, and 80 cents when he sold them. He made 400 to 500 yuan from these 1,200 pounds..."
"That's it. Brother Tian still has over a thousand pounds at home. If we sell the rest tomorrow, we'll make a total of about a thousand yuan... enough money to buy six cement bungalows."
Isn't it said that one shouldn't easily reveal one's cards to others? Therefore, Chu Tian certainly couldn't tell Sun Weiguo the truth about how much he bought a pound of silver.
Sun Baoguo glanced at Sun Weiguo and said, "Weiguo, there is no one in our family who is disloyal. Chu Tian made you and my brother earn so much money, we can't be ungrateful!"
Sun Weiguo was stunned for a moment, then got angry, "Brother, what are you talking about? Don't you know who I am? Brother Tian has been so good to me, how could I be ungrateful?"
Sun Baoguo nodded calmly, "I think Chu Tian is really good to you. You must have a righteous heart. As long as you keep your mouth shut and your heart right, I think he will not treat you unfairly!"
Sun Weiguo curled his lips and said, "Brother, you don't have to tell me this. I understand these principles very well!"
Sun Baoguo smiled and said, "That's good."
After a pause, he continued, "By the way, my father said that when he's free in a few days, he'll separate our two families' household registrations and allocate a piece of land for you..."
Sun Weiguo was surprised, "Dad wants to divide the family?"
Sun Weiguo nodded, "You are married and have children. I will take care of your parents in the future. You and your sister-in-law can just live a good life with the children..."
"Now, decide where you want to build your house. Then, let Dad mark out the foundation for you. As for building a house, Dad said that we only have a little over 600 yuan at home, so we'll split it equally between our two families. If you want to build an adobe house, do it during the slack season. If you want to build the same as Chu Tian, I'll lend you the money I get..."
The two brothers chatted on the way and soon arrived at the brigade. Sun Baoguo looked at Sun Weiguo and said, "Weiguo, you should give the money and tickets you received today to Chu Tian. By the way, please return Chu Tian's bicycle as well. It's almost time to go to work. I will go directly to the brigade instead of going to Chu Tian's house."
"Then I'll go directly to the field..."
Sun Weiguo nodded to show that he understood, and rode his bike towards Chu Tian's house.
When they arrived at Chu Tian's house, they were having breakfast. Chu Tian asked Sun Weiguo to sit down and eat with him. He didn't hesitate and sat down and grabbed a piece of steamed bun and started eating.
"Sister-in-law, my family often makes wowo, but why do I think yours tastes better? They're obviously made of cornmeal..."
Yao Xiujuan was feeding her son rice soup. Upon hearing this, she looked up at Sun Weiguo and explained with a smile, "Maybe it's because I put some milk powder in it..."
"What? Milk powder?"
Sun Weiguo opened his mouth in surprise, and Chu Tian raised his chin when he saw it.
"Why are you so surprised? If you think it tastes good, just eat two more."
Sun Weiguo reacted and looked down at the steamed bread in his hand in disbelief. He said in amazement, "Sister-in-law, you are too extravagant. This milk powder is so precious, and you even make steamed bread to eat..."
Yao Xiujuan couldn't help laughing when she heard this. "This is Xinxin's milk powder. She doesn't like it anymore lately. Your brother Tian said it's not good if you keep it for a long time, so I mixed it into the noodles to avoid wasting it."
Sun Weiguo blinked, glanced at Pingping who was happily drinking rice soup in Yao Xiujuan's arms, and said hesitantly, "Then, then why don't you give it to Pingping?"
Chu Tian drank a mouthful of porridge, glanced at him, and explained lightly, "That is for three or four-year-old children, not suitable for Pingping to drink."
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Sun Weiguo complained in his heart, thinking, this thing has age restrictions? It's good enough to be able to drink it, okay...
After dinner, Chu Tian saw that Sun Weiguo had something to say to him, so he asked Yao Xiujuan and Old Mrs. Chu to go to work first, while Pingping and Xinxin stayed.
"What's up?"
Sun Weiguo handed the banknote to Chu Tian, then scratched his head and said tentatively, "Brother Li Gang wants to ask if you can get 2,000 kilograms of fine rice."
Chu Tian paused while checking what tickets he had, thought for a moment and said, "Two thousand kilograms is not a small amount!"
Sun Weiguo nodded and said, "Yes, that's why I didn't agree to it. I just said I would ask you when I got back."
Chu Tian touched his chin, thought for a moment, and said, "You and Brother Baoguo will deliver the remaining red dates and walnuts tomorrow morning. Tell Brother Li Gang that I'm not sure and want to ask."
Sun Weiguo nodded, "Okay, I understand."
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