When Dagang heard what his grandfather said, he nodded and said, "Yeah, I understand."
Dagang ran out holding the candy in his pocket.
The ground outside was a little wet and the child was not wearing shoes. Seeing how fast he was running, I was really worried that he would fall.
Jiang Baige shouted, "Dagang, run slower."
When the child ran out, he didn't fall, but he almost bumped into the grandmother who was coming in.
The old lady yelled, "Ouch, you two bastards, you almost spilled the sugar water on me."
The child ran away without looking back, "Grandma, I want to share the candy with my brother."
The old lady watched her grandson leave, then came in with a smile.
"Girl, come and have a drink of water."
The sugar syrup was already prepared, so Jiang Baige had no choice but to reach out and take it.
"Thank you, Auntie."
She took it and took a sip. The sugar water was a little bland and had no taste, but it tasted a little better than cold boiled water.
It’s not good if it’s too sweet, as it makes you thirsty on a hot day.
Uncle Zhao then officially began to speak: "Girl, you don't know, those salted duck eggs you gave me a few days ago, my two grandsons loved them very much, uncle also wants to thank you."
Jiang Baige turned her head to look at him, "Uncle, do you have chickens at home? If you have eggs, you can pickle some yourself."
Uncle Zhao held a pipe in his hand, tapped it on the ground and sighed.
"Oh, where are the eggs? I have two chickens, but one of them drowned in the water tank. The remaining one is a rooster, and I'm going to sell it."
The chickens, ducks, eggs, etc. raised by the villagers can be exchanged with other villagers or sold at designated cooperatives.
However, this price is the lowest compared to the black market.
Jiang Baige asked tentatively, "If there are any cheap eggs, would you like to buy them? I can help get some for you."
The old lady was sitting on a stool at the door, picking mud off the soles of her shoes with a wooden stick. When she heard her words, she turned around and asked.
"Girl, seriously, you can even get this."
Jiang Baige nodded, "Yes, but you have to keep it a secret for me. This is a big deal, as you know. If I get reported, it could be fatal."
Uncle Zhao said, "Mother, go see if your son and the others have returned."
When the five bad categories were being fought just now, their two sons and daughter-in-law ran over to watch the fun.
He was afraid that they were talking in the house with the door open. It would be bad if they brought someone else home and heard their conversation.
The old lady agreed and said, "Well, then she closed the shop."
After the old lady went to close the shop, Jiang Baige said again: "I know a seller. Her goods are very cheap. Uncle, if you need anything, just tell me and I will deliver it to you."
Uncle Zhao has a large family, and the food distributed every year is not enough for them to eat. Just like now, only half a year has passed, and there is not much food left at home.
Their whole family worked, and they did have some money saved, but they couldn't buy food without tickets.
After he told Jiang Baige about the situation at home, he looked at her and waited for her answer.
"Girl, if you can help get some rice, noodles, and oil, my family will thank you."
Jiang Baige felt quite sad when she heard what he said. She thought that maybe she ate too well on a daily basis and completely forgot about their current situation.
He nodded and said, "Okay, I'll send it to you in the evening. We'll figure out how much it can weigh then."
The old lady came back after closing the door, but didn't go into the house. She just stood at the door listening to them talking.
When she heard that the little girl would bring food over in the evening, she said happily, "Girl, just talk to your uncle in the house. Auntie will go cook now."
Jiang Baige hurriedly called her over, "Auntie, I won't eat. There's an elderly person at home. They should have prepared dinner by now and are waiting for me to go back."
She thought that it was not easy for this family, as they had to cook and entertain guests, which was quite troublesome.
The old lady was a little embarrassed. "Well, now that we're here, it's not right to leave without eating!"
Uncle Zhao said: "The girl is right. She has an elderly person at home, so we won't force her."
Jiang Baige pursed her lips and said, "Then I'll go back. I'll come over in the evening after I get some food."
She said as she stood up.
Uncle Zhao said, "Let's go. I'll see you off."
Jiang Baige waved her hand and said, "No, no, it's still raining outside. I know the way and can go back by myself."
Uncle Zhao thought about it and nodded, thinking that they didn't need him to send them off.
"Okay, uncle will take you to the door."
After Jiang Baige left the Zhao family, she walked towards Chenjia Village.
I met a few people on the way and they were chatting about things in the cowshed.
A woman tutted her tongue a few times, "Oh my, what a scoundrel this captain is! This family is miserable enough, why is he dragging them out for criticism?"
Someone else echoed, "Yeah! His forehead was broken. I see the old man is covered in injuries. I'm afraid he won't be able to withstand the next one."
"And that cowshed stinks. It's not suitable for living there."
"We don't usually go there, and there are so many flies on this rainy day. We'll get sick sooner or later."
They spoke away from others and their voices were not loud.
Jiang Baige heard it very clearly, and after piecing together what she heard along the way, it seemed that those people were not evil people.
Jiang Baige didn't know whether to help them or not. If she helped good people, she would help them, but what if she helped bad people?
Let’s go home first and see what happens in the evening.
When she was almost at Chenjia Village, she saw a man walking towards her with an umbrella.
When I got closer, I saw that it was Chen Jianguo.
She asked, "Why are you here? Where are you going?"
There was nothing to do at the Armed Forces Department, and Chen Jianguo had a day off tomorrow, so he ran back.
When I got home, I heard from his sister that Jiang Baige was still in Qinghe Brigade, so I wanted to pick her up.
Hearing her question, he finally said, "I heard Jiaojiao say that you were visiting the Qinghe Brigade, so I wanted to go pick you up."
Jiang Baige snorted lightly. This person acted like he was very familiar with her.
But since everyone came to pick her up, she still gave her a sweet smile.
"It's not like I can't find the way home. Let's go! Let's go back."
After saying this, she was still a little embarrassed. Why did she seem to be acting like a spoiled child to him?
Her little face turned red and she lowered her head.
Seeing her lower her head and remain silent, Chen Jianguo said, "Let's go! Let's go back. My mother is making steamed buns for dinner today and asked you to come over and eat some too."
It was still raining, and the two of them walked back while talking.
Jiang Baige asked, "Have you bought flour for steamed buns?"
Chen Jianguo responded, "Well, I won't buy it. I asked someone else to help me get it."
Jiang Baige thought that the use of the word "Nong" was very clever, maybe it was bought on the black market.
I thought to myself, "Chen Jianguo is such a big bastard. She dared to buy it even though it's so expensive on the black market."
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