The dirt roads in the countryside are extremely muddy after rain, and are a little passable when frozen. But when the sun comes out and thaws, the roads are impassable and it is inconvenient to ride a bicycle. Over time, the bicycle will be filled with mud and cannot be pushed.
Su Li wanted to give Su Huai the bicycle before he went into hibernation, and also pack some things for him to take back to the Su family. He would not go back home before winter, as it was really inconvenient to take care of four children.
In the morning, Su Li heated up some steamed buns, cooked a pot of sweet potato rice porridge, and mixed some shredded radish. The family ate the delicious food at the small table in the kitchen.
After the meal, each of them had a glass of milk. Because they were all afraid of being the shortest person in the family, the children drank it all up.
Su Li took a small basket, put 10 meat buns and two bags of noodles in it, packed them together with the children and sent them to the Xie family. Then she rode her bike to the county town before the ice thawed.
Xie 㫅 and Xie 遺 knew that Su Li must be busy, maybe writing a book again. However, Xie 㫅 and Xie 遺 did not want to accept the things Su Li brought. After all, why would they send food over when their grandson came home for a meal?
The old couple and their granddaughters often come to Su Li's house to eat and drink. Alas! The third daughter-in-law is just too polite.
Pan Zhaodi glanced at Su Li's back, opened the basket, and sneered, "Stingy guy, you send your child to your own county town every day. You earn so much money but don't know how to honor your parents. I wonder if you should take the child into the coffin."
What Xie Qi hates most now is that she only knows how to pretend to be a good husband in front of outsiders. She is so sarcastic and no one knows where her reputation comes from.
"If you don't want to eat, no one will force it on you."
Pan Zhaodi felt that her mother-in-law was bribed by Su Li's small favors. "Mom, I am doing this for you and Dad. Su Li makes so much money, but she doesn't give much to you two."
Su Li gave money to Xie's family to have several children, but she was the only one who didn't know. There was nothing she could do, if she knew, she would have to take them back to Pan's family.
"For us, you didn't show any respect to us. Now, you just need to take care of our children. No one will think you are dumb if you say less!"
Pan Zhaodi was holding her breath because of what Xie Qi said, and she looked at Tiedan and the other kids in the yard even more displeased.
It was not easy for Su Li to ride to the county town, stumbling all the way. There was no way because the road was too bad.
After arriving in the county town, Su Li went to the supply and marketing cooperative to find Wang Hong. Wang Hong took a leave of absence, and the two of them rented a house. Su Li collected the money from last time, a total of 2,732.5 yuan.
"Sister Wang, I won't come over if I don't have anything else to do. I didn't bring any goods this time. It's cold now, so it's not convenient."
Although Wang Hong felt it was a pity, she had no choice. She knew that Su Li was alone with the child and it was not convenient in winter. "Hey! I understand. Thanks to you, my relatives and neighbors can have a good time this year. Thanks to you, our family has made a lot of money in recent times, enough for your eldest brother and me to have enough food, bedding and cotton clothes for the winter."
"It's okay, Sister Wang. We are mutually beneficial. By the way, I will have a sewing machine delivered to my place later. I'd like to trouble you to send it home for me."
"Oh! It's not a bother, it's not a bother. It's not easy for you to ask us to do something. Don't worry, leave the things in the yard, and I'll ask your eldest brother to deliver them to you tomorrow."
"That's really true! Sister Wang, I wish you a happy New Year in advance. We still have to continue doing business after the New Year."
Wang Hong's eyes lit up when she heard this. What else was there to not understand? She was just afraid that Su Li would not look for her in the future. After getting the confirmation, she felt relieved. "Tian, that's it. You are busy. I will go back first."
After Wang Hong left, she rested for a while, then entered the space and had a simple steak meal.
He took out a 28-inch bicycle from the space, and found a big bag, filled it with half a pork, two bottles of wine, a large bag of snacks, 50 eggs, a bag of apples, a bag of pears, a bag of oranges, 10 kilograms of brown sugar, 2 bags of red dates, and a bag of flour.
The whole bicycle was hung like a wishing tree. After it was tied up, I rode the bicycle to the gravel factory.
The gravel factory asked the security guard to call Su Huai out. Su Huai was wondering who was looking for him, but then he saw his younger sister standing at the factory gate pushing a bicycle and waving at him from a distance.
"Brother, brother, here it is!"
Su Huai took two quick steps and said, "Little sister, why are you here? Are you cold? Come in with me and warm up."
"No, brother. I'm here to give you something. I bought this bicycle for you. Do you like it?"
After Su Li finished speaking, she looked at him with a smile. Su Huai was surprised and happy, "You bought it for me."
Then he added, "I don't want it. How can you buy it for me? You can ride it yourself. This is a bicycle. It's very expensive. We can't even find one in Sujiaba. You can keep it."
Su Li frowned and said, "If I give it to you, just ride it. I earn my own money, so why can't I give it to you? You get up early and go to work late, and you're always busy. You'll freeze to death in winter without a bicycle."
"Don't bother. I'll have a single dormitory tomorrow, and your sister-in-law can come and live with me later."
"Well! With a car, everything will be more convenient. You can take these things home tonight. I may not come back to our house before the holiday. It's not convenient to take four children with me, and it's cold. Tell my parents when you go back, don't be offended, I will come back after the holiday."
Su Huai looked at the dazzling array of things in the cart. He thought his little sister bought some for herself to eat. He was a little shocked for a moment, "Why...why did you buy so many things?"
"It's not much, brother. This half of pork is enough for our family to eat for a long time, and it will also make our family fatter. You can't ride a bike, so you can push it back home. Ask for a leave and go back home early! There are too many things, and I'm worried about leaving them outside. I'll give you the bike and the things, and then I'll go back home."
"Hey! Brother, don't buy so many things next time. Keep the money for yourself. You are always thinking about home, which makes us, your brothers, feel useless. I will work hard to make money, and my brothers will also make a little money tomorrow, and they will all be filial to our parents. Don't worry."
Su Li smiled, "Well! Brother, if you come back early, go home before it gets dark."
Su Huai understood that if so many things were seen by the villagers, they might say something ridiculous.
After parting with Su Huai, Su Li went to Maozi Hutong again and dropped off a batch of goods. This time the amount was larger, more than three times the previous amount. After finishing the job, he looked for his grandfather, who had been very worried recently because the business was too brisk and the goods were in short supply.
I can't go find the older sister, so I can only wait. I'm already very anxious.
When Su Li was talking, Grandpa and the others' eyes sparkled, "Auntie! You finally came. If you hadn't come, we would have no rice to cook."
Su Li smiled and said, "Brother, there are more goods this time. Bring the money and we will go through now."
Grandpa quickly asked someone to get the cash box, "Let's go! Sister, what are you waiting for?"
We went to Maozi Hutong, weighed the grain, and counted the bicycles, radios, sewing machines, watches, cotton, cloth, shrimps, and pork. The total amount was 28,492 yuan.
Grandpa handed the money to Su Li, who then put it in the bamboo basket on the back seat of the bicycle.
Grandpa looked at so many things, and felt relieved. "Sister, these are the jewelry I have collected recently. Take a look and see if you like them."
Su Li opened the box that Grandpa handed to her, and was almost blinded by the light.
The jewellery inside is extremely exquisite, including four or five large headpieces inlaid with kingfisher feathers.
Su Li was very satisfied. "Thank you, big brother. It's cold, so I won't come over later. I'll have to wait until after the summer. The management is stricter around the summer, so please be careful."
Grandpa was very touched and clasped his fist towards Su Li, "Don't worry, sister, I know what's going on. We'll see you in a little while."
After separating from her grandfather, Su Li found a secluded place to store the money in the space. Her savings totaled more than 10,000 yuan, and she also had two boxes of jewelry.
With money in hand and no worries, Su Li went to the bookstore to buy a few picture books, then rode his bicycle back to Shanghe Village.
After returning home, Su Li thought about filling the house with things so that there would always be food even when she was not in the county town during the winter. Even if outsiders did not suspect anything, the children would.
So he first put 200 catties of coal in the woodshed, and then put three rolls of colorful cotton cloth, two rolls of solid-colored woolen cloth, 60 catties of cotton, and 30 catties of each of the five kinds of yarn in the east room.
There was no shortage of clothes at home. The clothes that Su Li had knitted for the children a few days ago were also finished. Melons, vegetables, eggs, salted duck eggs, and preserved eggs were all stored in the cellar next to the kitchen. There were 200 kilograms of cabbage alone.
Rice, flour, grain, oil, and condiments were all put there, as were candles, kerosene, and matches.
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