The era is sweet and fried: the widow and her man are back

Chapter 12, Distressed Food

After getting along for a short time, she felt that the Zhou family was pretty good.

Sure enough, Bai Jiu was very accurate at seeing people.

"Big sister, this chicken brother doesn't take advantage of you. It costs [-] yuan a catty, and the black market sells it for about [-] yuan. For eggs, I'll give you five yuan directly. You can see if it's okay."

Zhou Daqing offered a slightly higher price than the black market price, and he took advantage of the fine grains, which can no longer be taken here.

Thirty eggs for five dollars?

Bai Jiu was dumbfounded, why is this different from what grandma said?

But no one will think that they are expensive.

"Okay, listen to Brother Zhou."

During this trip to the Zhou family, Bai Jiu earned a total of 160 yuan.

I have to say that this black market is really quick to make money.

Zhou Daqing not only gave all his tickets to Bai Jiu, but also gave half of Aunt Zhou's tickets to Bai Jiu.

Bai Jiu didn't plan to sell any more things today, so she took the ticket and went directly to the supply and marketing cooperative with a backpack on her back.

When she came over, she happened to bump into the person who quarreled in the morning again.

"The eldest sister is here, and the elder sister will issue a ticket for you immediately." After receiving the lesson in the morning, she dared not neglect her at this moment.

"Okay, I'm sorry to trouble you, but you have to help me get three enamel pots, a kettle, ten large bowls, three towels, three toothbrushes, and a toothpaste." nothing.

"Hey big sister, there are so many things, no wonder you said you will buy them later." After hearing what she reported, the salesperson twitched his mouth and cursed secretly.

But there was still a pleasing expression on his face.

"Ah."

Bai Jiu didn't want to talk to her, since there was nothing to talk about anyway.

The salesperson was still very nimble. After a while, he packed the things for Bai Jiu and issued an invoice, "Big girl, it's 22 yuan in total, plus 35 yuan for industrial tickets."

Bai Jiu took out two big unity cards from the bag, and took out two coins, some fifty cents.

She sorted out the tickets on the way here, and spent all those that were about to expire first.

"Here, count."

The salesperson took it and counted directly, and it took a while to count clearly.

"It's just right, big sister, take it well."

After putting it into the basket, Bai Jiu went to buy cloth again. She bought all the coarse and cotton cloths, but there was no cotton for sale.

But thinking of her own space, she didn't plan to buy it here, because she didn't have cotton tickets.

There is that kind of cotton quilt in the space, and she will just take out a quilt when the time comes.

There are clothes, but shoes are indispensable.

She bought both hers and her two children's, but she bought the simplest kind of old cloth cotton shoes.

Cheap, one yuan a pair.

Just can't wear it outside, because it will get wet.

After making the big purchases, Bai Jiu left with the protruding pannier on her back.

What she didn't know was that after she left, people in the supply and marketing cooperative talked about her a lot.

These have nothing to do with Bai Jiu.

On the way back, Bai Jiu was so hungry that she took out two big meat buns from the space and ate them.

After drinking a bottle of milk, she hurried back.

Because the place where she lives is far away from the center of the village, she didn't meet anyone along the way.

When he got home, the two children were not at home. Although he didn't know where they were going, Bai Jiu didn't delay, and hurriedly took out all the inconvenient things and packed them up.

The quilt, the clothes inside, and the two cotton-padded jackets are very earthy in design and color, but Bai Jiu thinks that in this day and age, they are pretty good things.

She didn't dare to take more, for fear of being seen by others, so one set for each person. Today she bought cloth and planned to use the cloth to make a few more sets of winter clothes for the two children.

Before the children come back, Bai Jiu makes a big change in the house.

The daily necessities are complete, not to mention, the food is also full.

Like chicken and meat, she also kept a lot of them frozen at home.

The stove was also repaired by her.

A simple home came out.

Looking at the fruits of her labor, Bai Jiu was very satisfied.

Looking at the sky outside, although she didn't know where the children had gone, the villagers did not see them when they looked up and looked down. It seemed that the two children might have gone to play in the village.

Bai Jiu washed his hands and started to make today's dinner.

The children didn't come back for lunch, so let's have an early dinner.

Just as she was washing the rice, there was a sound outside.

"Why did the door of our house open? Brother, is it possible that mother is back?" Xiuxiu carried a pannier on her back, which was very small, even if it was small, it was bigger than her body.

No one is as big as a backpack.

When there is no separation, I can't even eat enough to eat. How can this head grow up?

"Mother must be back." Zhengyang looked towards the dilapidated courtyard, his footsteps were a little anxious, "Hurry up, let's go back."

When I woke up this morning, I found that my mother was not at home. Thinking of what my mother said last night, Zhengyang knew that when my mother went to the county town, and saw sweet potatoes buried in the fire, he was even more relieved.

After taking his sister to eat breakfast, he buried the fire, and then went out to work. The work points for hunting pigweed were not much, but they could also be exchanged for food.

Mother hasn't worked these days, so of course he, a man, has to help the family share more.

No, the two of them went out to hunt pigweed. It was a very difficult day to hunt pigweed. At the end of the day, the two of them handed over a full basket in exchange for a work point.

Because they didn't eat at noon, the two were very hungry, so they wanted to come back and eat the sweet potatoes left in the morning.

Unexpectedly, Niang arrived home before them.

"Mother." Because of the last time she was betrayed, Xiuxiu had a special attachment to her mother, so after she got her brother's affirmation, she immediately shouted loudly.

Bai Jiu is cooking in the house, there is no way, there is only one pot at home, she has to cook the rice before cooking, otherwise the food will lose its taste when the rice is cooked.

"Hey, mother is here, come in quickly." Bai Jiu responded immediately when she heard the shout.

As soon as they entered the house, they saw a big fire burning at the fire. Mother also put the stove back on. Their eyes lit up, "Mother, did our family buy a pot?"

The child of the poor has long been in charge of the family, and he knows that it will cost a lot of money to buy this pot.

"No, let's have a good meal today. Come on, are you hungry?" Seeing the two children coming in, Bai Jiu helped to take off the basket.

"Mother bought rice cakes and some glutinous rice sticks in the county town. You should fill your stomach first." There is no ticket for these things, and she bought a lot of them, and the price is still cheap.

"Mother, you are so kind." The little girl Xiuxiu didn't take what her mother handed her, but hugged her mother instead.

Bai Jiu knew that the two children were scared, and the original owner was so inactive, but everything that tasted delicious fell into the mouths of himself and the children.

That's why Xiuxiu thinks that Bai Jiu is good.

Because this mother will leave food for them to eat.

"You are mother's children. If mother doesn't treat you well, who will we treat? After we have our own little family, we can tell mother what we want to eat, and mother will buy it for you and make it for you." Bai Jiu felt sorry for the two children.

It's really too bitter.

It can be said that they grew up soaking in bitter water, and there is not much difference between having parents and not having parents.

The only thing to be thankful for is that their mother can support them within her own ability.

"Okay." The two children were very happy.

How could a four-year-old really not care about eating.

"Okay, hurry up and wash your hands, these mothers are here for you, mothers are cooking now, you haven't eaten lunch yet." Bai Jiu put down the things, and gently pulled Xiuxiu away from her lap.

The two children are really well-behaved and obedient.

Bai Jiu was busy at the side, and Zheng Yang helped her watch the fire while eating.

Xiuxiu even helped Bai Jiu wash the vegetables soaked in the basin in winter.

Even if she obstructed again and again, neither of them would listen.

He also said that he wanted to help his mother, how could Bai Jiu let them down.

In this way, the first meal in the new home was completed with the help of the two.

"It smells so good, mother, the meat you made is much more delicious than the one made at grandma's house." Zhengyang's saliva almost flowed out.

Bai Jiu made braised pork, fried shredded carrots, and seaweed egg drop soup. Although there were only three dishes, this dish was considered a luxury even in the village head's house.

It was perfectly normal for Zhengyang to drool when he smelled the fragrance.

"I like to eat more later."

The rice she cooks is rice, nothing is mixed in it, pure rice, it is called a fragrant.

People in the city dare not eat like this.

"Hmm." Zheng Yang kept staring at the braised pork in the pot without blinking.

The smell of the rice here spread quickly, but it was hard for the old men and women who lived with Bai Jiu's family.

Xiuxiu is no better than her elder brother, she pouted, if Bai Jiu hadn't said that she was not familiar with her, I'm afraid this girl would have done it right away.

Soon, after the braised pork juice was collected, Bai Jiu lifted the lid of the pot, and the braised pork cooked with soy sauce was full of color and fragrance.

"Dinner."

There was a small table in the kitchen, and it was unknown who left it. The dishes and meals that the three of them had cooked earlier were already on the table.

The table was placed by the fire.

While eating, I kept warm by the fire in the fire. In this bitterly cold winter, the whole kitchen was warmed by the small fire.

On one side of the kitchen is the room. Although it is a room, the partition in the middle has long been broken due to disrepair.

In addition, the stove is connected to the Kang in the house, and the cooking room here is full of smoke.

Bai Jiu couldn't change this.

You can only open the window halfway.

Because of this, the few people in the room not far from them will be greedy.

During this meal, the stomachs of the mother and son were full, even Bai Jiu could not escape the temptation of meat.

"I'm so full." Bai Jiu leaned on the wooden board and touched her stomach. It's been a long time since she overeat like this.

But the taste is good.

"Mother, will our family eat like this from now on?" Zheng Yang looked at the empty bowl on the table, feeling distressed for a while.

He didn't feel it when he ate it, but after he ate it, he felt a pain in his heart.

They actually ate up so many things in one meal.

"How about we save it in the future?" Zheng Yang worried.

Bai Jiu was amused by his small appearance, "Stinky boy, my heart ached just after I put down the bowl, and I didn't see you eating less just now." After she finished speaking, she patted the little guy's head vigorously.

"Don't worry, mother is sensible, our family's life will not be bad in the future, just feel at ease." The little guy really has a lot of thoughts in his little head.

"At your age, just eat well, sleep well, play well, and you don't need to worry about other things. You have a mother." The son's sensibleness made her feel distressed. In modern times, children as old as him are acting like a baby in the arms of their parents.

　It is very important to follow up, my dear children, please make a card every day.

　　Tickets and collections move
　　There is no shortage of five-star praise, thank you.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)