Chapter 92: Short of Money
Sheng Shijing first went to his second uncle's house to say goodbye to his grandfather and talked to him for an hour.
After this departure, I don’t know when we will meet again.
He had no luggage and was carrying an empty suitcase. His mother had given all her love to his sister and had no time to pay attention to him.
Even though they knew he was going to the south border, they didn't prepare anything for him, and his spare clothes were in the dormitory.
The empty bag was for bringing back gifts for his family. Sheng Shijing first went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy gifts and then went to Su's house to see Jiaojiao.
But he was short of money. After he started working, he handed over most of his salary and spent the remaining little on Jiaojiao.
He felt that since he received a salary every month, he would take Jiaojiao to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy her things she liked when he had money.
Later, his biological sister came home, and the whole family felt that they owed Sheng Yueliang.
Sheng Shijing even spent all his pocket money on Sheng Yueliang.
He stood in the supply and marketing cooperative with ten yuan in his hand, not knowing whether to use it all to buy gifts, or save five yuan and give it to Jiaojiao privately.
This was the private money he had saved in the past three months, and he planned to give it to Jiaojiao when she came home.
Last night I learned from the third brother that Jiaojiao can earn her own money, so I'll use it all to buy gifts.
In particular, the third brother described the situation of the Gu family in great detail. He bought two bottles of malted milk and other nutritional supplements.
You can buy half a bag for ten dollars, and that’s because his luggage bag is very big. If it were a smaller bag, it could be filled up.
When he arrived at the Su family, he saw the old man of the Gu family, an old man, and Gu Jinghua struggling to cut the tail tip of the conch.
Gu Jinghua's hands, which were as thin as chicken claws, were bulging with blue veins, and he looked weak.
He walked forward to say hello, introduced himself, gave the gift to Gu's mother, and swiftly took the scissors from Gu Jinghua's hand.
"Brother Sheng, it's very kind of you to just come and buy so many things. It's really polite."
Mother Gu took the things and placed them on the high and low cabinets in the living room, and said with pity.
"Jiaojiao said that you are going to the southern border, so you should take these things with you."
Sheng Shijing was moved by Mother Gu's words again, "Jiaojiao said she prepared something for me to bring."
"Haha... No wonder Shuo Ci went out with Jiao Jiao so early in the morning."
Grandpa Gu laughed heartily. He looked a little more energetic than the eldest brother of the Gu family.
Sheng Shijing had heard of the Gu family when he was a child. Grandpa Gu and Uncle Gu were both very talented people.
But when they were lifted high by fate and were about to show their talents and realize their ambitions, they were thrown down heavily.
"Grandpa Gu and this grandpa can sit aside and take a rest. I can do it by myself."
Grandpa Gu laughed out loud. Geng Ruixian was very depressed because he was only two years older than Gu Chengzhou.
"Okay, Jiaojiao told me not to overwork myself. She said she would just cut a bowl of snails for you to try at noon."
Grandpa Gu put down the scissors without any hesitation. He only cut ten small snails in total and was so tired that he was out of breath.
"Jiaojiao said she would make it for me to taste?" Sheng Shijing was so moved that his eyes filled with tears.
"Yes, Jiaojiao said you will leave in the afternoon, so wait for Shuoci to come back and cut the remaining snails. He is very strong."
Mother Gu added with a smile that she had been sitting aside picking beans and onions, and only washed her hands and greeted Sheng Shijing when she saw him come in.
"Yuehua, go make a cup of tea for the eldest brother of the Sheng family, and get some snacks." Grandpa Gu ordered happily.
"I don't want to drink tea, aunt, please stop busying yourself. I'll sit here and cut the tail tip of the conch." Sheng Shijing said sincerely.
"Don't underestimate these little snails, their shells are very hard, like armor, and are generally invulnerable to swords and guns.
The snail has two tentacles on its head, through which it can sense external dangers and protect itself.
When it is quiet, it will stick its head out of its shell to look at the outside world.”
Grandpa Gu really couldn't cut it, so he sat beside her, drinking tea and talking, feeling very comfortable.
So the scene that Gu Jiaojiao saw when she came back appeared, several people chatting and laughing.
While Gu Jiaojiao went to fry snails, Su Shuoci sat in the living room and talked to Sheng Shijing.
While Jiaojiao took out hemostatics, painkillers, and various medicines for him, she also patiently told him how to use them.
In particular, a large bag of food filled Sheng Shi Jingkong's luggage bag to the brim, pressing and squeezing it again and again.
During the chat, Su Shuoci found out that Sheng Shijing didn't know about it, so he didn't tell him, as telling him would only add to his troubles.
Gu Jiaojiao served a large plate of fried snails and told Grandpa Gu how they should eat it.
She also packed another box in an aluminum box, as well as a large piece of cut braised pig's trotters and braised meat, in a net bag and gave it to Sheng Shijing to give to his comrades on the way.
Gu Jiaojiao put the big plate on the table, picked up a small snail with her tender little white hands, and said to everyone.
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"Grandpa, Uncle Geng, my two brothers, Shuo Ci, please look carefully.
First suck the cut tail tip, then take a sip of the other end, and the snail meat will come out.
Ah! When you take a bite of the sweet, slightly spicy, tender and delicious snail meat, you will realize that delicious delicacies are all the same, but delicious snails are one in a million.”
"Let me try. Just listening to Jiaojiao talking makes Grandpa drool."
I don’t know if Grandpa Gu used too much force or what, but he didn’t even spit it out!
“I didn’t even suck out the conch meat, but the taste was so delicious. It was really good.”
Grandpa Gu was not embarrassed and spoke proudly.
Gu Jiaojiao gently scooped out a snail with a toothpick and put it into Grandpa Gu's mouth: "Grandpa, it's okay to eat it this way."
"Haha...thank you Jiaojiao."
Everyone slurped up the delicious snail meat and tasted the fragrant juice. Snails are really delicious, and the more you eat them slowly, the more delicious they become.
Gu Jiaojiao went to prepare other dishes. Several men in the living room were eating conchs, and Su Shuoci could eat every grain of them.
Everyone was very envious, but luckily they had toothpicks, so they used them when they really couldn't suck the food out, and there was no waste.
Gu Jiaojiao also made a pickled fish dish. The pig’s trotters and pork belly were braised last night.
The pork ribs stewed with winter melon was cooked in advance by Gu's mother. Even though there were more than ten dishes, it didn't take Gu Jiaojiao long to prepare.
When the ten dishes were served, the people who were setting up the stall came back. Brother Gu washed his hands and grabbed a fried snail when he went to the table.
"Wow, this fried conch is so delicious. I have been wondering what fried conch is today!"
"Second brother, eat slowly, there's a lot." Gu Jiaojiao saw Gu Jingtai busy with his left and right hands.
"Jiaojiao, didn't you say you wanted to give food to the eldest brother of the Sheng family on the way? I have to eat more."
Gu Jingtai was a little jealous of Sheng Shijing, but he also knew that Sheng Shijing's trip would be very dangerous, so he would not forcibly refuse to give it to him.
"You are just a naughty boy who only knows how to eat. Jiaojiao has already packed the food for Shi Jing. The table is full of food for everyone, and there is more in the kitchen."
Mother Gu spoke softly, with a smile on her weather-beaten face.
Su's mother felt very sorry for Sheng Shijing and tried her best to help him pick up food, not because she felt sorry for him, but because he had to go to the front line.
(End of this chapter)
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