Return to 1981 and start from breaking off the engagement

Chapter 16 Tired and Happy
"Okay, okay, don't make any more trouble!"

Mother Zhu Mei glanced worriedly at the door of the courtyard, quickly stopped Yao Weilin, frowned and said: "Explain to Suxia tonight, after all, Xiaohua is also your eldest brother's child, and Dad and I have to take care of it too!"

The second brother Yao Weilin was speechless after hearing this and went straight to get water to wash his face.

In the evening, the family had dinner. The second sister-in-law, Yan Suxia, didn't speak the whole time. After eating, she immediately took Li Wen and Liwu back to her house. The second brother quickly followed after his parents' eyes indicated.

Yao Weijun pretended not to see anything, ate and drank enough, and came to the threshing floor at night.

Those two adobe houses had never been locked when the educated youth Zhang Xiaobin lived there. Judging from the traces in the houses, Shunzi and the four of them should have been back, but they did not start cooking here and had gone back to their respective homes.

Now that the sticks and soybeans in the field have not been transported back to the threshing floor, Yao Weijun doesn't have to worry about losing anything. He closes the door and gets on the kang to sleep.

The next morning, I borrowed Shunzi's bicycle. After everyone in the village got to the ground, I tied the fried peanuts and melon seeds to the back seat of the car and rode all the way out of Jiachang Village.

This time when he came to the Xiheba Joint Area, he went to another street.

It was almost noon before we rushed to the fork again.

Just like last time, there were already many people setting up stalls at this time, and the workers coming off work were bustling in, making the place more lively than the market.

Yao Weijun is familiar with the road and his business is very prosperous.

When the workers gradually returned to the factory and the intersection cleared up, the [-] kilograms of peanuts and [-] kilograms of spiced melon seeds he brought with him on this trip were all gone.

"Now I have more than 300 yuan in my hand. In addition to going to other communes to buy some raw melon seeds in the afternoon, it's time to buy a second-hand bicycle. It's always inconvenient to use Shunzi's."

At noon, he spent money for lunch on the street and went to the nearby Liushutun Commune.

After a lot of effort, I bought 150 kilograms of raw melon seeds, loaded them on the back seat of the car, and returned to Jiachang Village.

Seeing that it was still early, Yao Weijun immediately fried the 150 kilograms of raw melon seeds before the villagers left work.

"It's hard work, but in this day and age, if you make more than 100 yuan a day, no one will believe you!"

When Yao Weijun thought about the money he had earned, he suddenly felt less tired.

The next day he came to Xiheba as usual, and this time he met Lao Dai, who happily left behind thirty kilograms of spiced peanuts and ten kilograms of spiced melon seeds on the spot.

"Lao Dai, please do me a favor."

Yao Weijun said after counting the money in his hand.

"Assuming that I can do it, Brother Yao, just ask!" Lao Dai handed over the cigarette.

"I want to buy a second-hand bicycle. Do you have any information about it?"

"Then you have asked the right person. As the saying goes, what is far away is what is right in front of you. Brother Yao, if you want to buy it sincerely, you can buy it right here in Xiheba!"

"Oh? How do you say that?"

"To tell you the truth, on the street at the end, there is a man who repairs bicycles at the alley entrance. He sells second-hand bicycles. If you are willing to spend an extra two yuan, they will stamp them for you to ensure that you will be fine riding them. Son!"

After Lao Dai came closer, he whispered with a proud look on his face.

Yao Weijun thanked him and continued to set up a stall on the roadside.

At noon, after selling the peanuts and melon seeds I brought at the fork, I rode my bicycle to the street directed by Lao Dai.

At the entrance of an inconspicuous alley, he saw the car repair stall.

"Comrade, what's wrong with the car?"

The stall owner, who was in his 30s and had greasy hands, looked up and asked when he saw Yao Weijun approaching with a cart.

"Master, I was introduced by an acquaintance. I want to buy a second-hand bicycle." Yao Weijun knelt down and handed over a cigarette.

The stall owner ignored the cigarettes he was handed, glanced at him sideways, frowned and said, "Don't you have a bicycle now? It's for fun, right?"

"The car is borrowed from someone else. Don't worry, I brought all the money. I am a sincere buyer!"

"How much new do you want?" The stall owner asked calmly with a gentler tone.

"As long as it rides briskly and can lift heavy objects, it doesn't matter if it's old."

"This is simple, just give me 60 yuan, including a steel seal."

"Okay, take me to see the car?"

"Well, come with me."

The stall owner threw the screwdriver in his hand on the ground, stood up and led Yao Weijun into the alley.

Yao Weijun thought about it and there was no need for him to buy a new bicycle now.

On the one hand, it is too eye-catching and does not look like what a small business should be. On the other hand, after the land is divided in the village, they will just buy three bunzis to sell goods. There are not many places to use the bicycle.

Second-hand bicycles are cheap and practical, and even if people in the village see them, they won't attract much attention.

More than ten minutes later, Yao Weijun paid and pushed a bicycle out of the alley. He rode on this one, held the handlebar of the other bicycle with his right hand, and left Xiheba.

After returning to Jianchang Village and returning Shunzi's bicycle, Shundaoer bought tea, liquor, cigarettes and some non-staple food items from the village agency. He planned to treat Shunzi to a drink in the evening. Thank you Shunzi for risking being harassed these days. To avoid the risk of being beaten, he secretly rode out the bike and lent it to him.

"Hey, Junzi bought so much delicious food, how dare you have a drink at night?"

Yao Weijun was carrying his things and preparing to return to the threshing floor when a woman walked towards him and greeted him with a smile.

This woman is about 30 years old. She is plump and good-looking. Her clothes are relatively trendy. She wears a floral shirt, three-in-one pants, and a pair of sneakers. She looks like a city girl from top to bottom. .

"Brothers, let's get together. When did Sister Chuntao come back?"

Yao Weijun replied with the same smile.

Chuntao is a daughter from Jianchang Village. She married to the county town a few years ago.

According to rumors in the village, the relationship with her husband's family is not very good because she has never been able to conceive a child. Some even say that the couple has reached the point of divorce.

"You came back yesterday." Chuntao stared at Yao Weijun intently and smiled brightly, "I haven't seen you for a few years. I didn't expect you to change so much. You have to be tall and have the same appearance. If you were in the county, you might be fascinated. How many big girls are there, haha..."

"Sister Chuntao, stop it. I don't need to be praised. If you keep talking, I will go straight to the county town tomorrow. I will ask any girl in the photo if she is a good match. If she dares to hesitate for a second, I will go to the civil affairs office. Game!"

"Pfft... Hahaha, you have to be poor!" Chuntao was so amused that she burst out laughing, her branches trembling wildly, and it took her a long time to regain her breath.

"Okay, I won't tease you anymore. I'm going to pick eggplants on my own plot. Come and sit at my house when you have time."

She straightened her hair, glanced at Yao Weijun with a tilt of her head, and walked forward.

It was getting dark.

Shunzi and the others carried the prey in their hands and hummed songs all the way to the threshing floor.

In the past, when Zhang Xiaobin was here, this place was their 'stronghold', but now that his friend Yao Weijun lives here, he treats it as his own home.

"What are you doing, Commander Yao! The army has gained a lot today. I have decided to hold a big banquet tonight to reward the three armies!"

(End of this chapter)