"Okay, anyway, when you bring in the fish, I'll give you 43 cents. It's a good thing, any money earned is good money!"
Liu Cuihua nodded happily, and when she saw it was almost time, she ran home to cook. Originally, Wang Xiaolan wanted her to stay home for dinner, but she refused. It was fine once or twice, but how could she let the three of them eat lunch here all day?
So Liu Cuihua resolutely refused to agree to this. In recent days, the family of four had eaten so many meals at Ye's house, and she felt very embarrassed! How could she listen to Wang Xiaolan and continue like this?
Ye Zhiqiu comforted her, "Mom, Aunt Liu has her own pride. If she doesn't want to eat here, don't force her. We can just help out a little. When the vermicelli is dried, I'll sell it for money. I think you two can share a few dollars in profit."
Besides, Aunt Liu is helping me with the fish business now. Even if she catches a few pounds a day, she can earn a little to supplement the family income in a month."
Wang Xiaolan nodded and said, "We have these savings now, which makes us much better off than your Aunt Liu's family. You can help them as much as you can! Mother remembers their friendship in her heart. Back then, your father and I didn't take care of you at all!
It was Aunt Liu, your uncle Qian's wife, who had just married you. She had experience in taking care of little kids, and she taught me how to raise you! So your father and I both remembered this great favor, otherwise I would have worried that I would have raised you to death."
Ye Zhiqiu smiled and nodded. He didn't think Wang Xiaolan was exaggerating. This little baby was really not easy to raise. Two young people with no childbearing experience, and no experience in taking care of a baby!
Perhaps in Liu Cuihua's eyes, these things were just a casual help or a casual remark. But they were indeed a great favor to the Ye family. No wonder Wang Xiaolan was so generous to them alone!
Ye Zhiqiu said jokingly, "Of course I did. If nothing else, it was because of Aunt Liu's arrival that I didn't get killed by you two! I have to thank Aunt Liu and her family. They are my adopted parents!"
Listening to Ye Zhiqiu's words, Wang Xiaolan couldn't help but laugh. Because back then, she and Ye Tianya were both clumsy, and they didn't even know how to hold Ye Zhiqiu's head. He was really lucky to be alive...
After lunch, Ye Zhiqiu went for a stroll on his bicycle. This time, his goal was to find some fruit seeds!
This month, black-skinned watermelons are on the market. One of them weighs more than ten to twenty kilograms, has a thick skin and many seeds, but is rich in water and especially sweet!
There are also fruits such as grapes, peaches, and Beijing white pears! However, if you buy fruits now, you need to bring supplementary food with you, and they are all purchased in limited quantities.
In fact, food shortages were already showing signs at this time, as people began to find it difficult to get their hands on food. However, there were no signs of a shortage of fruit, which was already subject to purchase restrictions to ensure that everyone could buy it.
Ye Zhiqiu didn't consider buying fruit at state-owned stores. Although the fruit was cheaper there, if he used the grocery store book to buy it, his information would be registered. It would be better for him to go to the Pigeon Market for a stroll.
Furthermore, fruit is classified as a Category III commodity, so the inspection isn't that strict. Otherwise, the farmers would have carried their fruit by hand or pulled it into the city on ox carts. The police wouldn't have been blind and would have simply detained it at the checkpoints before entering the city!
It’s no wonder that when Ye Zhiqiu rode his bicycle to Tianqiao Pigeon Market, the scene in front of him made him feel a little bit amused and helpless!
Because at a glance, there were so many fruit stalls! The funniest thing was that he saw a red armband and bought a big watermelon!
Ye Zhiqiu was pushing his bicycle. After the man with the red armband left with the big watermelon, he approached him and asked curiously, "Comrade, why are all the red armbands here buying fruit? Is there no purchase limit on fruit now?"
The middle-aged man grinned and explained, "How could that be! We're not a private seller! We're farmers, and these fruits are all grown on our farm. Because the weather is quite hot right now, we have too much fruit on our farm, and these won't last long."
So we applied for it, and it was approved by our superiors, so we brought it here to sell! Comrade, would you like one? This watermelon is so sweet, and it’s only five cents a pound!
When Ye Zhiqiu heard this, he realized that these fruits were sold under special approval. He immediately said happily, "Then comrade, please help me pick two that are ripe enough. I have a large family and we can eat them tonight!"
"Okay! I'll pick two sweet ones for you. If they're not sweet, just bring them back and we'll refund or exchange them!"
When someone said this at this time, Ye Zhiqiu dared to believe it! Because an unripe watermelon is a defective product, you can't sell unqualified products to the public, and you can really return it!
Ye Zhiqiu then went on a shopping spree, buying six pounds of Beijing white pears at 20 cents a pound, five pounds of peaches at 15 cents a pound, and eight pounds of grapes at 30 cents a pound, the most expensive fruit because they are rarely transported and grown.
Ye Zhiqiu, who returned with a full load, felt a little regretful because the fruits from the south were now in short supply due to transportation problems. Even if these fruits were available, they would not appear on the market!
Otherwise, no matter how expensive the price is, Ye Zhiqiu wants to collect these seeds and plant them in the space!
When they were halfway through the ride, Ye Zhiqiu put away a watermelon, left only one bunch of grapes, five Beijing white pears, and five peaches, and put the rest into the space.
After riding all the way back home, Ye Zhiqiu took the bicycle back to the yard and saw Wang Xiaolan and Liu Cuihua busy.
He smiled and called out, "Mom, Aunt Liu, we're so lucky today! We ran into a farm selling fruit, and they don't need a receipt to buy it! I bought some and we can enjoy it!"
Wang Xiaolan said happily, "Oh, there's still fruit that I can buy without the food coupons? I was thinking of saving our fruit ration for your dad's birthday so I can buy some more! One person with this household can only buy two kilograms, so you and your dad can only buy four kilograms. I don't even dare to buy anything!"
Ye Zhiqiu didn't look at these things carefully. Anyway, the certificate was given to his cheap mother, so she could worry about these things.
Because no matter what he wants to buy, he is not willing to go to the state-owned stores to buy it, and the pigeon market is more attractive! Not to mention that there is no purchase limit, he doesn’t even need to take a book to queue up!
However, Ye Zhiqiu couldn't remember when Ye Tianya's birthday was. He didn't expect it to be this month. He asked curiously, "Mom, when is Dad's birthday? I don't think we celebrated his birthday last year. I don't even know the date!"
Wang Xiaolan said angrily, "What birthday did he celebrate last year? We ate from a big pot and didn't even have any white flour. How could we celebrate his birthday? Now that we have food, we can celebrate it for him. Then just make a bowl of egg noodles for your father."
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