Rebirth started in 1987

Chapter 23 The Unspoken Truth
Xiao Jianke called the woman Fourth Grandma, and Ye Huai'an also called her Fourth Grandma.

This address made him feel a little uncomfortable, after all, he hadn't called anyone grandma for many years, and since his second uncle passed away, he had already forgotten that he seemed to have relatives to call him.

But he still quickly adapted to his status, looked at the number on the ledger, and shouted at the woman.

"Fourth grandma, your family weighs 450 catties, 13 yuan five, right?"

The woman nodded quickly.

"That's right, that's right, it's this number!"

Ye Huai'an didn't hesitate, quickly took out a stack of money, counted 13 yuan and came out, and said as he handed it over.

"Fourth grandma, it's 13 yuan and five. You can order it. By the way, fourth grandma, my second uncle has negotiated with a factory. They plan to order some navel oranges. See if you have any. If so, you can prepare them first." Alright, when my second uncle comes back tomorrow, we will weigh them together, by the way, this time the boss gave a deposit, so we will pay the money first tomorrow, so if you still have navel oranges at home, prepare them first!"

At this time, the woman's eyes were already attracted by the money in Ye Huai'an's hand, and she didn't even blink her eyes. When she heard Ye Huai'an's words, her eyes lit up instantly, and she replied almost without thinking.

"Yes, yes, there are more on the mountain, the price is still three cents, right?"

Ye Huai'an nodded quickly.

The woman stopped counting the money, and hurriedly yelled at the children sitting on the chairs warming up by the fire.

"Hurry up and call your father back, and go to the mountains to pick navel oranges. You know how to play cards every day, go!!"

The children looked away from the plate with some reluctance, and they all stood up and started to work.

Rural children in this era are really hard-working. They come home from school to do housework, do farm work, cut pigweed, feed chickens and ducks, and do everything. That is, during the few days of the Chinese New Year every year, I am a little looking forward to it.

In Ye Huai'an's hand was a thick stack of big unity, about a hundred yuan, which he showed on purpose.

He just wants everyone to see the money in his hand, three cents a catty, cash, which is more direct than saying anything.

For farmers in this era, especially those in mountainous areas, they are really happy, even ecstatic, to have such an income before the Chinese New Year.

For children, the Chinese New Year is something to look forward to, but for adults, it is a very helpless thing.

To buy new year's goods, you have to buy clothes and shoes for your children. Many children will have a new set of clothes for the New Year all year round. The joy is unimaginable for children in future generations.

The reason for joy is that it is hard to come by.

In addition to the Chinese New Year, there are also tuition fees for children to start school. For many families, this is a huge burden on their shoulders.

In later generations, there are very few children who drop out of school because they cannot afford the tuition fees. In this era of rural areas, there are really many children who cannot afford the tuition fees.

In Ye Huai'an's memory, there was a classmate who seemed to be a female classmate. She was at the same table and her grades were always at the top. But she had been in school for a month and hadn't received any textbooks yet, because she had no money to pay the tuition fees. In the last month, the school really didn't The only way is to inform her father, and later her father took her hand and left the school.

The appearance of that female classmate is already very vague, and she can't even remember what grade she was in and what she looked like, but her father, Ye Huai'an, still has such an impression.

That hunchbacked body humbled himself and knelt down to the teacher in the classroom, and finally got up helplessly with tears in his eyes, and led the female classmate with her calloused rough palm, and walked out of the teacher with her head bowed.

That scene is now somewhat blurred, but the sadness and pain of his father will remain in his mind for a lifetime.

After paying the bill, Ye Huai'an didn't intend to stay any longer, so he got up and prepared to leave.

The woman still wanted to stay, but Ye Huai'an refused with a smile, pulled Xiao Jianke up and went out.

It wasn't until he walked out of the door that Ye Huai'an remembered that he still had two candies in his hand. He wanted to return them, but felt it was unnecessary, so he put them in his pocket and went to the next house.

What happened next was much smoother than Ye Huai'an imagined.

Almost every family is very enthusiastic, especially knowing that Zhang Lijun will purchase navel oranges in the future, and it will cost three cents a catty, and the most important thing is to pay in cash, which makes everyone's enthusiasm even higher.

After running around seven or eight houses, Ye Huai'an already had a lot of snacks in his pocket, including candy and biscuits, but more of them were home-grown peanuts, which Ye Huai'an didn't want, and were stuffed.

Xiao Jianke followed suit, his two pockets were stuffed to the brim, his little face flushed with excitement.

Looking at Xiao Jianke's excited rosy face, Ye Huai'an also smiled helplessly.

Many times, adults miss the happiness of childhood, because they were carefree at that time. Although there was a lack of supplies, that kind of happiness is something that adults can no longer find.

In fact, from Ye Huai'an's point of view, the reason why children are happy is pure ignorance.

Because of ignorance and little knowledge, I feel that the world is happy.

In Xiao Jianke's mind, it is good for him to grab snacks from the uncles and aunts in the village, and let him feel the double happiness of family affection and snacks.

If Xiao Jianke understands, it is his father and cousin who helped buy their navel oranges, and they are also helping them, that's why they treat themselves so well!

But I don't know, if these uncles and grandmas know that the navel oranges that cost three cents a catty are sold for thirty cents a catty in the hands of Zhang Lijun's nephew, it is estimated that what greets them at that time will not be thanks, but gossip. up.

This world is full of all kinds of unspeakable truths, which is why it is so harmonious and beautiful!

After working on seven or eight households, Ye Huai'an basically didn't need to continue running, and the men and women who were the masters of every household came out.

There are only a few dozen families in the village of my second uncle, and the houses are all built next to each other. I know what happens to any family.

Especially those seven or eight families, mobilizing people to go to the mountains to pick navel oranges with fertilizer bags and baskets made a big fuss, every family soon got the news, and all gathered around Ye Huai'an.

Ye Huai'an didn't bother to run by himself, and stood directly in front of the ancestral hall in the middle of the village, buying navel oranges for three cents a catty. As soon as the news of the cash settlement was announced, everyone's facial expressions could be seen with the naked eye, which made people amazed.

Especially when it was learned that only the last day was accepted, the anxiety on the brows of the people made people feel emotional, and they hurriedly went to the house to greet people to go up the mountain.

Within half an hour, more than half of the entire village's population disappeared, and many families went up the mountain with sacks on their backs.

Seeing this situation, Ye Huai'an was about to go home and have a sip of tea. After running back and forth for more than an hour, he just didn't drink a sip of water.

After walking a few steps, I saw in the distance a young man of thirteen or fourteen hesitantly walking over.

Seeing the young man, Ye Huai'an didn't say hello, and was about to leave. Seeing that Ye Huai'an ignored him, the young man was also a little angry, but remembering his father's instructions, he still strode to Ye Huai'an, blushing, but his attitude was a bit nasty, angry Shouted loudly.

"Ye Huai'an, my dad is calling you over!"

After speaking, the boy turned around and ran away without looking back.

Ye Huai'an looked at the boy's back with a playful smile on his lips.

The boy's name is Zhang Jianpeng, and he is Zhang Liguo's youngest son.

Zhang Jianguo is Ye Huai'an's uncle!
It seems that the dear uncle still didn't want to lose face, so he only let his son call him.

If you don't give face so much, should you go or not?
(End of this chapter)