Chapter 20: Chapter 20
Grandma Wu often said these words, and Wu Bo didn't feel bored when she heard them.

Keep firmly in mind Grandma Wu's teachings, and dare not forget for a moment.

The mother and son were talking when there was a noise at the door and Zhao Lian came back.

After all, the three of Wheat, Rice, and Xiaomi were still young, and couldn't sit still when there was any movement, so they ran out.

Damai was sensible, he finished writing the last word in his hand, packed up his things, and then welcomed him out.

Wu Bo also greeted him, and took the burden from Zhao Lian's hand.

"Is the road going well?"

Zhao Lian nodded: "It's going well, barley, wheat, rice, millet, let's go, let's go to grandma's house, mother brought you something good."

The girls cheered, their voices were uncontrollable, Xiao Xiya trembled in fright, and woke up.

Grandma Wu picked up Xiao Xiya and patted her, but she didn't blame the four girls.

"Mom, I'm back."

Zhao Lian greeted Grandma Wu first.

Grandma Wu nodded with a smile: "Hurry up and sit up to warm up, it must be freezing."

Zhao Lian said it was all right, took the bundle from Wu Bo, put it on the bed and opened it.

Wu Bo took the opportunity to take Xiya from Grandma Wu's hand, and gave her the urine.

Zhao Lian first took out two pieces of two-foot old cloth with insect eyes on them.

But no one in the family disliked it, they were all very happy, seeing Xinbu for the first time.

"Mom, you keep this cloth first. I snatched it from the supply and marketing cooperative. No tickets are required. Many people want to buy it."

"Two pieces of cloth cost [-] cents, which is a bit more expensive, but it's still a bargain without a ticket."

"Save some more and make new clothes for the children."

The four girls' eyes lit up, and even the sensible Da Mai couldn't help but look forward to it.

Grandma Wu smiled and said yes, and put it in the cabinet.

The piece of cloth that Mrs. Ma gave Xiya was also inside, and that piece of cloth was big enough to make a whole suit of clothes for Xiya.

It was given to Xiya by Mrs. Ma, and Grandma Wu didn't intend to give it to other girls.

But now I won’t do it for Xiya. The Xiya is still small and grows fast. It will have to be redone after half a year. It’s too wasteful. Wait until the Xiya is bigger.

Then Zhao Lian took out another worn-out padded jacket, I don't know how long she had worn it.

But even though it was worn out, it was much better than the few padded jackets the Wu family had.

The clothes are the size that a youth of fifteen or sixteen can wear, and the three adults in the family can't wear them.

Zhao Lian said: "I bought this at the recycling station. When I went to buy old newspapers for my child's father, I found it was buried under a pile of junk. No one noticed it. It was a good deal for me."

Wu Bo loves to read, but all the old books at home have been destroyed, so he can't just look for other books to read.

Zhao Lian tried to find a way, and occasionally helped him find some newspapers.

The waste newspapers that Wu Bo had seen before were all kept by him as treasures, and now they are piled up in a big pile.

Damai sometimes goes to take a look, and is very interested in everything above.

"It's only [-] cents for such a big padded jacket. I'll wash it later and change it again. I can wear it with a few barley."

With an extra piece of clothing, the family is very happy.

Grandma Wu praised: "Xiao Lian is a person who knows how to live, you can handle these things as you see fit."

Zhao Lian smiled, and took out another oil-paper bag, which contained three pieces of mung bean cake.

One piece is half the size of a palm, no ticket, one penny, this is the only pastry that doesn't need a ticket.

It's Chinese New Year, Zhao Lian wanted to give the children something sweet, so she bought it cruelly.

"Barley, take two pieces to share with the younger sisters, and leave one piece for grandma and dad."

Damai is sensible: "Mom, I don't want to eat, I will give my portion to eat."

The girls in Maimai are also sensible, imitating their elder sister, saying that their share is given to mother, father, and grandma.

The adults were heartbroken when they heard this, and Grandma Wu smiled and said, "Your mother bought it for you, just eat it obediently. Grandma is old and has bad teeth, so she can't eat it. Grandma's piece is for your mother."

Zhao Lian disagreed, and neither did Wu Bo. He said that he was a big man, and he didn't want any pastries.

In the end, the four of Barley shared two pieces, and the remaining piece was divided among the three adults.

Poor little Xiya, her mouth is wide open, her eyeballs are rolling around, waiting to be fed.

But no one paid any attention to her.

The villain was anxious: "Ahhh..." There are still Xiya, and there are Xiya...

The little feet kicked hard, for fear that others would not see them.

The eager little appearance made everyone laugh.

The little girl didn't understand that Xiya could not be eaten, thinking that they had forgotten her sister and felt a little guilty, so she hurriedly handed over her pastry.

Grandma Wu hugged Xiya with a smile, and pushed the girls' pastries back: "My sister is still young, so she can't eat it, she won't be able to eat until she can crawl away next year, and you can eat it by yourself."

The girls sympathized with Xi Ya for a second, and then happily ate it.

Xiya looked at Grandma Wu aggrieved, not understanding why she had to wait so long.

Grandma Wu was overjoyed, and nodded her little mouth: "Baby, our little belly hasn't grown well yet, we will have diarrhea after eating these."

"Don't worry, when Xi Ya grows up, grandma will buy a lot of delicious food for Xi Ya to eat, okay?"

Xiya is a good baby, he can't eat and doesn't make a fuss.

Just still a little sad.

Zhao Lian looked at Lehe, and went over to stick Xiya's little face: "Mother's Xiaobao is not sad, mother bought rice noodles for Xiya, and at noon, mother cooked rice paste for Xiya, it was delicious."

Half a catty of rice crumbs, mixed with some rice bran, is quite expensive.

It costs two cents a catty and a ticket.

The food stamps at home were only enough for half a catty, so Zhao Lian only bought half a catty.

When you come back, you can wash out the rice bran, and then grind the rice crumbs into finer pieces to make rice paste.

Zhao Lian was reluctant to use the rice that Xi Ya took out for grinding, so she kept cooking rice soup.

It can't be because Xiya has something to eat, they don't care about anything when they are parents, and they don't produce anything.
So I went to buy broken rice specially.

With the new food, Xi Ya didn't feel wronged and sad, she danced her little hands to celebrate, and wished that it would be noon immediately.

In addition to these, Zhao Lian also bought a box of plaster for frostbite, which was bought for several girls.

There was no salt at home, so I bought some salt and half a catty of soybean oil.

I also bought a few taels of kerosene. The oil lamps at home are used occasionally, and I can’t do without kerosene.

Bought some needles and thread.

Adding up the bits and pieces, there are a lot of things.

Originally, I wanted to buy some whole grains for the family to eat, so I ate sweet potatoes, which adults and children couldn't bear.

However, there is also a ticket for coarse food, and Zhao Lian has no one, so she can only give up.

She thought about going back to the brigade to see if she could exchange money for some, or borrow some and pay them back with work points in the coming year.

After taking out all the things she bought, Zhao Lian sent the children to the kitchen to boil some hot water.

Only when Grandma Wu, Wu Bo and Xiya were left in the room, Zhao Lian handed over the money in exchange for the golden earrings to Grandma Wu.

"Gold earrings are a little more than two grams. The general price of gold is more than 30 a gram, but because our earrings are not pure enough, we can only exchange them for more than 20 a gram."

"A little more than two grams, a total of 45 yuan." 45 yuan, in a family like them, is definitely a huge sum of money.

However, neither Grandma Wu nor Wu Bo, even Zhao Lian herself, didn't have much reaction.

This money is really not much to use.

(End of this chapter)

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like