When it was Chen Jianguo's turn to weigh himself, the old man saw that he took the iron basin he had just bought that day.
He kindly said, "We have two more of the same iron basins. Do you want them? If you do, take them both. I'll give you a discount today."
Before Chen Jianguo could speak, Jiang Baige nodded: "Yes, I think this one is quite durable. We'll take as many as we can."
The old man saw the two young people being affectionate with each other, smiled, and talked to them as he walked inside.
"There aren't many people like you. Some young people think the things here are used by others, so they all go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy the expensive ones."
He thought the two young people were going to buy wedding items, so he nagged them a few more times.
"Getting married! There are so many things to spend money on! Just buy something that works, and then you can buy something better when you have money later."
When Jiang Baige heard him say that they bought it for their wedding, her eyes suddenly widened. She didn't understand why this old man could tell that they were planning to get married. They didn't look like it!
Chen Jianguo did not refute the old man's words. He actually wanted to get married, but his girlfriend was too young and it might take another two years before he could marry her.
The old man bent down and pulled out a linen bag from under a table.
When he dragged it out, there was a slight rattling sound in the pocket. It seemed that there was quite a lot of things inside.
The old man said, "Everything here was sent by one family. Take a look. If you don't want any, pick them up and put them on the ground."
Jiang Baige and Chen Jianguo looked at the things in his pocket together, and sure enough, they were the same as what they had.
There were not only two iron basins, but also many iron bowls, chopsticks and spoons.
There are so many. If I take them all back, the whole family can use them in the future.
Chen Jianguo said to Jiang Baige in a negotiating tone, "Baige, take all of these! Take them all."
Jiang Baige nodded, "Yes, yes! I think it's pretty good, but it's a little dirty. I need to boil some water when I get home.
"Um."
Chen Jianguo nodded in agreement, and they went out with the bags.
After weighing everything, these basins, bowls, chopsticks, and a kettle together weighed just over 20 pounds, and at one cent per pound, it was less than three yuan.
After Chen Jianguo paid, the old man said, "You didn't bring a bag with you, so you can take this bag!"
After thanking the old man, Chen Jianguo tied the bag tightly and tied it to the back seat of the bicycle at the door.
Jiang Baige looked around and saw that there were no seats left, so she guessed that he wanted to sit in the front.
She is not stupid. This man is acting like a cat sometimes and a dog sometimes, and she doesn't know what he is thinking now.
After Chen Jianguo sat down, he asked Jiang Baige to sit in the front.
"Come, Baige, let's put things in the back. Come sit here."
Jiang Baige didn't hesitate and just sat down, not afraid of anyone.
After she sat down, Chen Jianguo rode his bicycle away from the scrap collection station.
When the old man saw them leave, he quickly ran to the pile of books and started flipping through them.
Today, these two young men were honest and gave all the money they found to themselves. If they had met someone else, they might not have gotten a penny.
He was panting as he flipped through a pile of books. He did find some money, but it was less than two dollars in total.
He thought that the young comrade was quite lucky to have gotten the book with so much money in it.
It’s better to have courage than not to have it at all. No matter what, he made a lot of money today.
He was so focused on flipping through the books that he didn't notice that a lot of things were missing from the pile of waste paper.
When Chen Jianguo and his friends returned to the guesthouse, they happened to meet the accountant and Erzhu and others who were carrying a few bags of things back from the supply and marketing cooperative.
The two groups met at the door of the guesthouse, and Jiang Baige quickly jumped off the bicycle.
I said to the accountant embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, uncle, I can't help you."
The accountant laughed and said, "You're just a little girl, I can't even carry you. You two should go out and play."
As he spoke, he looked at Jiang Baige and then at Chen Jianguo.
He thought, these two young men were just far away from home, what if they were seen in town?
Jiang Baige's face flushed red, as if she had done something bad and was caught red-handed.
The accountant looked at Chen Jianguo without saying anything, then went in.
Erzhu looked at their captain and their future sister-in-law, smiled foolishly, and followed them into the guesthouse.
The other two comrades did the same, looking at them as if they were looking at something strange.
Jiang Baige lowered her head, glanced at Chen Jianguo, and then followed him into the guesthouse.
It would be too embarrassing for the two of them to be caught on a date.
Chen Jianguo stood there in a daze. What happened to him? He didn't do anything!
The older sister at the guesthouse saw them coming back with lots of bags and greeted them warmly.
"You guys are back! Hey! What are all these bags?"
Jiang Baige smiled sweetly at her and said, "I bought some things for the village, such as peanuts and melon seeds."
After the eldest sister asked clearly, she didn't ask any more questions.
As long as the things that come into their place are not of unknown origin, it has nothing to do with her.
After Jiang Baige opened the door, the puppy Siyan started whining and wanted to go out.
Jiang Baige guessed what he was going to do, so she didn't try to pick him up and just followed him downstairs.
Siyan also felt aggrieved. In the past, when he went to the toilet, his dog parents would help him clean it. Now that he is away from his dog parents, he has to go to the toilet alone.
He thought his dog parents and brothers and sisters didn't cry, so he felt uncomfortable going to the bathroom. He whimpered all the way and crawled down the stairs.
After Chen Jianguo locked his bicycle, he took his things and went upstairs, where he saw them coming out.
He leaned close to Jiang Baige's ear and whispered, "Why were they looking at me like that just now? What did I do?"
Jiang Baige sighed, "We went in together and left together. I'm afraid we can't keep the secret of our relationship anymore. You decide what to do!"
Chen Jianguo was delighted. "If you can't hide it, then you can't hide it. If that's the case, we should get engaged sooner so that I can be with you openly."
Holding hands and kissing each other are all reasonable and legal for him.
He had wanted to make it public for a long time. It would be best if they could get engaged sooner rather than later so that no one else would be keeping an eye on his partner.
He planned to explain everything to his family when he returned home this time so that they could help him take care of her more.
When it got dark, it was soon night. After Chen Jianguo and the others fell asleep, Jiang Baige secretly left the guesthouse.
She took a look at the address written for her by the lady at the post office, and the lady took the paper back. Fortunately, her memory had not deteriorated, otherwise no one would know where her home was.
It is obvious that the place where my eldest sister lives is not where an ordinary worker can live.
This row of houses are all single-family houses. To have such houses in this county town, the family must be of very high status.
No wonder they had to buy so many things for the banquet. If there was anything else, they should be able to order it.
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