90s Little Struggle

Chapter 21 Buying Shoes
Mrs. Zhao thought to herself, she couldn't bear the child not being caught by a wolf, endured the pain in her flesh, and told her again: "Tomorrow, go to my place to get the money, and then go buy some meat."

You must know that the last time she bought meat was two months ago.

Wu Julan was very flattered when she heard this: "Grandma, why don't you pay for it, I'll just go buy it tomorrow."

Although she still can't understand why such a difficult mother-in-law is willing to make a fool of her eldest daughter.

But the mother-in-law would like her daughter to stay, that's the best thing. Even if she is usually frugal, she is willing to spend money on meat at this time.

"That's fine." Just as Mrs. Zhao also felt sorry for Qian, she responded, "Then I'll kill the big cock in the house."

Xiao Hong saw that her mother was still refusing, so she quickly smiled and thanked: "Thank you, Grandma Zhao, have you had dinner yet? How about I cook something for you?"

The main reason is that the weather is hot now, and I am afraid that the food will go bad, so I try to finish it as much as possible.

"No, I've eaten at Jiang's." Mrs. Zhao beamed brightly when she mentioned this: "That fortune teller is really powerful. It's not surprising to hear that I came to the door. She expected it a long time ago, and asked her daughter-in-law to cook more. Here, you specially asked me to have dinner before coming back."

Xiao Hong didn't expect Mrs. Jiang to be able to fool people. When Mrs. Zhao talked about her, she couldn't stop being excited.

On the contrary, Zhao Youqiang put on his long rain boots winkingly, and took a few bamboo cages to the stream to put the cages.

After Grandma Zhao left contentedly, Xiao Hong said to Wu Julan: "Mom, I just want to go to the town tomorrow, how about my sister and I go to buy meat? It's just a good time to get acquainted with this place, so as not to delay the work at home. .”

Throughout the year in the countryside, there is a lot of work in the fields.

The barley in the field is ready to be harvested, water needs to be carried in the corn field, and weeding needs to be weeded in the bean field. There is indeed a lot of work.

Wu Julan hesitated for a while, then nodded: "Okay, I'll wait and ask if He's tractor can go to town tomorrow."

"No, we can go by bicycle." Xiao Hong was really disappointed with the current means of transportation, and even more desperate for the way in and out.

What's more, she didn't want to deal with three aunts and six wives riding on tractors.

"It's more convenient to go out by bicycle. You don't have to wait around. Anyway, Xiao Fang and I are also company."

After Xiao Hong finished speaking, seeing Yanyan looking at her expectantly, she smiled at her: "Yanyan is also going with us, sister will buy you popsicles, okay?"

Yanyan nodded excitedly: "Okay, I know the way, I will go with my eldest sister, who is in school in the town."

On Zhashan, only Qiancun has an elementary school, and there are only first-, second-, and third-grade students. Afterwards, they have to go to Houzhai Town to have elementary school, junior high school, and high school.

So Xiao Fang went to the town to study by herself by bicycle.

She went to school in town on Sunday afternoons and came home on Saturday afternoons.

This night, in an unfamiliar environment, Xiao Hong slept soundly.

Although there is no electricity here, the temperature inside the mountain is several degrees lower than outside, and it is even more comfortable at night, so we have to cover it with towels and quilts.

When she woke up, it was already the next morning, and the sunlight slipped in through the small window, indicating that today was a fine day.

After Xiao Hong got up, she went downstairs to wash up, and saw Xiao Fang cutting sweet potato vines with a guillotine and feeding pigs, and Yanyan sweeping the floor.

Yanyan smiled shyly when she saw her: "Sister, there is porridge on the table."

In fact, she is a bit skeptical, but she is really looking forward to going to the town to play.

Anyway, in her memory, the number of times she went to the town was really not many.

But the town has electricity, a TV, and many new things, which she has always yearned for.

Because of this, she did not reject this elder sister who appeared out of nowhere.

"Okay." Xiao Hong was a little embarrassed: "Why didn't you call me?"

It was indeed a little late to sleep until more than six o'clock.

Now it’s dawn before five o’clock in the morning, and everyone goes out to work while it’s dawn and it’s not hot.

After feeding the pigs, Xiao Fang washed her hands: "Okay, I will call you next time, and you should hurry up and eat porridge."

They cooked mung bean porridge and half a salted duck egg.

She finished eating quickly, and went out with Xiao Fangyanyan carrying a cloth bag.

At home, Zhao Youqiang rode a 28-inch big Phoenix bicycle with bars, and later bought a second-hand 26-inch women's bicycle for Xiao Fang.

Xiao Fang saw Xiao Hong riding a 28-inch bicycle very skillfully, and couldn't help shouting: "The road here is not good, please ride slowly."

"Understood." Xiao Hong responded perfunctorily, and told the little girl who sat behind her and grabbed her clothes: "Yanyan, put your arm around my waist, don't worry, I am very good at driving."

The mountain breeze blows, bringing the fragrance of the trees.

When we got to the town, it was already past seven o'clock.

At this time, there were not many people in the vegetable market.

Xiao Fang first took them to the vegetable market to buy meat.

There are only two meat stalls in the vegetable market. Unfortunately, one of the meat stalls was not open today, and they came a bit late, so the only meat stall left some bones, pig offal and a few pieces. lean meat.

People nowadays like to eat meat with a little fat, oily and watery.

It would be best if it had pork belly.

So Xiao Fang felt a little regretful when she saw the lean meat: "Auntie, is there no more fat?"

The proprietress is very happy today, because the family has something to do, so their business is very good today, she smiled and said: "Also, my family is going to butcher pigs, if you are sure, then more than half Come back in an hour, you can buy the best and freshest meat."

When Xiao Hong saw those bones, she thought of sweet and sour pork ribs, and those pig offals, which can be braised with braised large intestines, green pepper pork liver, and spiced pork belly, everything is delicious.

Anyway, seeing these, she even thought of how to clean up and eat them.

But when I thought about the hot weather now, I was impatient to clean up, so I suppressed my appetite and persuaded myself: forget it, I am not lazy, anyway, braised pork and sweet and sour pork ribs are also delicious, and I will clean up the pork when the weather is cold into the water.

Seeing Xiao Hong's eyes falling on the pig's water, Xiao Fang hurriedly approached her and said in a low voice, "It's not easy to clean up, it always tastes bad."

He pinched the money in his trouser pocket again: "Let's go shopping outside first, and buy later?"

Mother gave her ten yuan early this morning to buy four catties of meat, and also asked her to buy some sugar, matches and soap.

Xiao Hong responded, and after going out, she first bought three milk popsicles in the small shop at the door, and the three sisters went to the supply and marketing cooperative first.

After Xiao Fang bought the candy, a letter of matches, and two pieces of soap, Xiao Hong called them to the shoe counter: "You choose a pair of shoes, each of us three sisters gets a pair."

Yanyan looked at the white sneakers inside, and then at the plastic sandals on her feet, very excited and looking forward to it: "Is it really possible?"

Xiao Fang was silent for a while, a pair of shoes cost at least [-] yuan per person, she wanted to refuse.

But Yanyan was excited to look at the white sneakers there. Thinking that her sister wears old-fashioned cloth shoes most of the time, they are indeed old and bulky, so she also went to choose: "Then we will not be polite."

(End of this chapter)