The exam took two days in total, and the second cousin and aunt sent her off for two days like this.

Lu Jingqiu answered very easily, and felt that there was no big problem.

After hearing this, both Yang Mingchao and Zhou Lanping heaved a sigh of relief.

Lu Jingqiu went home and slept for a day and a night.

During this period of time, she was too tense, afraid that something might happen in the middle, and she was afraid that she would miss the university.

After the exam, I will resign myself to fate.

After relaxing for two days, Lu Jingqiu resumed her two-point and one-line life.

Also at this time, the two paintings mailed to the Jiefang Daily were requisitioned, and the newspaper suggested to publish a series of several more, which they planned to serialize until August.

Lu Jingqiu was very happy to read this letter. Now that she has finished the exam, she has a lot of time to create.

After returning home, Lu Jingqiu went to "follow" Xiaoshun and the others again.

Xiaoshun watched sister Xiaoqiu following them from time to time, and thought she had done something wrong.

I didn't play anymore today, and walked home directly with my schoolbag on my back.

Lu Jingqiu chased after him and said, "Xiao Shun, don't you have any projects today?"

Xiao Shun glanced at Lu Jingqiu sideways and said: "Miss Xiaoqiu, don't think I don't know, since my mother fell in love with Ah Fu, you and my mother have talked a lot, and now you still follow me from time to time, is it my mother?" Mom asked you about my mischief outside?"

Lu Jingqiu shrugged helplessly: "I don't have that much free time. Besides, between your mother and you, I will stand with your brother and sister. After all, we are of the same generation."

Xiao Shun looked at her in disbelief: "You are sure you didn't sue me in front of my mother."

"I swear."

"Hmph, then why are you always following us? With you following, none of them want to play with me anymore."

"I do painting, and I'm still painting for children. I'm looking for a subject after you. Recently I wrote a small picture book, which is being serialized in Liberation Daily."

"Hey, sister Xiaoqiu, you couldn't be the one who wrote me."

Lu Jingqiu nodded: "The little protagonist in the painting is you."

Xiao Shun was overjoyed: "What?"

"Really, if you don't believe me, if you observe the Liberation Daily, there should be an issue published today."

Being able to be written in the newspaper by Sister Xiaoqiu, Xiao Shun was so excited that he ran back home without even reading the newspaper, so he told Aunt Liu that he had reported it.

I didn't figure it out for a long time, and after asking for a long time, I realized that Xiaoqiu had painted the daily life of the children in the compound into paintings.

When Head Liu came back and found out about the incident, he was very proud, thinking that his son had reported it.

Before going to bed at night, I specifically asked my daughter-in-law to send Qiu'er some delicious food as a token of gratitude.

So, as soon as Lu Jingqiu woke up the next day, Aunt Liu came over with five or six big meat buns.

"Aunt Liu, what's the matter?"

Aunt Liu smiled and said, "Xiaoqiu, I heard from Xiaoshun yesterday that you drew him and published it in the newspaper, but his father and I were so happy. You said that child is naughty all day long. You have to look like a monkey, how can you report it as the protagonist? I think the painting is very attractive. This matter is enough for me to show off in front of relatives and friends. The meat buns specially made by my aunt this morning , thank you very much, you must accept it."

"Ah, Aunt Liu, you're welcome. I can draw it, but it's all inspired by Xiaoshun and the others. How can I want something from you? Aunt Liu, Baozi is precious, take it back quickly."

"No matter how expensive it is, we can afford it. Qiu'er is early in the morning, don't push me around, let the other side read the joke, and pass it on everywhere. I leave it for you. I will come to pick up the plate in the afternoon. .”

Aunt Liu didn't give her a chance to refuse at all, she put down the steamed stuffed bun and turned back to her yard.

Lu Jingqiu didn't expect that she would get this kind of treatment after drawing a picture using Xiao Shun as the prototype.

Whether she eats this bun or not, she always feels that she is taking advantage of it.

Xicheng black market
With gray patches on his body, a black hat on his head, and a dark face, a "young man" is carrying a bamboo basket on his back, and the bamboo basket is covered with a layer of rags.

He gave a dime for walking the birds in the alley with ease, and went in directly.

The alleys of Yuwei Hutong extend in all directions, even if they come to arrest people, they are rarely caught. Most of the residents here know about the Yuwei black market.

The time of opening the stall is different every time, as long as you see an old man walking a bird, you are sure that the black market will open today.

Xue Jianian looked at many people squatting or standing in the long alley, with a basket or bamboo basket pushed in front of them.

There are a lot of people coming and going inside, they are all quiet, and the transactions are very quiet.

The scene in the memory of the brain has become reality again.

She found an empty seat and put down her bamboo basket.

After a while, an old woman came over and asked in a low voice, "Young man, what are you looking for?"

"Ma'am, I have fine grains, how about you?"

The aunt was overjoyed, and hurriedly asked again: "Yes, what are they?"

The Xue family said: "Rice, flour, millet, and five catties of pork."

"What is the price of rice, and what is the price of white flour?"

"Rice is sixty-seven cents a catty, flour is thirty cents a catty, millet is more expensive at ninety-eight cents a catty, pork is one yuan and twenty cents a catty, rice and flour require tickets, and I want tickets for daily necessities, but I don't need tickets for anything else. "

The aunt thought about the price and said, "I want five catties of rice and six catties of flour."

Xue Jianian nodded, and took out a big two cups: "Did you bring a cloth bag?"

"Bring it."

One or two is half a catty, let the aunt look at it, and then packed her with five catties of rice and six catties of flour.

It was five yuan and fifteen cents, and I got a ticket for towels and soap.

After the aunt left, Xue Jianian frowned and put the money in his pocket.

Lu Jingqiu knew that her father was coming back soon, and she hadn't bought any meat at the farmer's market recently, so she came here to have a look after get off work.

I just heard this guy say that he has pork, and wait for the aunt to leave.He walked over by himself and asked in a low voice, "Comrade, how do you sell your pork?"

After Xue Jianian saw Lu Jingqiu, he said flatly, "One piece of pork and two catties, no ticket required."

Lu Jingqiu was stunned for a moment, and it was [-] cents more expensive than the ones at the farmer's market: "Can I have a look?"

Xue Jianian pulled the cloth on the bamboo basket to one side, revealing a few pieces of delicate pork belly, Lu Jingqiu said happily, "I want two catties."

Xue Jianian nodded, and took out a strip for her from inside: "This is all divided, one catty per catty."

Lu Jingqiu nodded, took the basket, and asked her to put it directly in it, while she took out two yuan and gave it to him.

After seeing the millet in her house, he asked, "How much millet is there?"

"Five pounds."

Lu Jingqiu took out another four yuan and ninety cents from her pocket and handed it to him: "I want it all."

Xue Jianian waited until Lu Jingqiu was far away, and then secretly rejoiced: "It's so rich, not bad, not bad."

The bamboo basket can't hold too many things, so she ran back and forth three times this afternoon before she sold out all the things she brought. The things sold out quickly, but she didn't dare to be too aggressive and be targeted by others.

Earning 50 yuan a day, she is already very satisfied.

In the past few days, she also has more than 200 yuan in her hand.

The most important thing now is to get out of the hostel and rent a place to settle down.

After Lu Jingqiu returned home, she first marinated the two catties of meat with salt. In this weather, these meats could not be put at all.

Lu Jingqiu gave my aunt two catties of the millet she bought.

This millet is rare, and it is extremely lucky to meet her once a year, and she is lucky today.

Counting the time, Dad and Jiang Nanzhou should be back in a few days.

After returning from her aunt's house, Lu Jingqiu touched the chicken coop in the yard, but found nothing.

Xiao Shun told her that chickens should be able to lay eggs this month.

"Huahua, the chicks are weak, let's wait a little longer, if both of them lay eggs, you will be able to lay eggs freely in the future."

"Meow"

"Huahua, have you caught mice again recently? Why is your stomach so big? Be good, and don't eat mice by the way. Now every household is injecting rat poison."

While talking to Huahua, Lu Jingqiu shoveled shit for Huahua in the sandpit.

She is very dedicated as a shit shoveler. She cleans the bunker every two days and adds big sand every two months.

When Lu Jingqiu was pouring out the cat feces, she deliberately turned to Aunt Liu's house to check on his Ah Fu.

Aunt Liu's house is bigger than theirs, and it's still a two-story building.

If you want to talk about why Uncle Liu, a battalion commander, can allocate such a good house, it must be Grandpa Liu. Originally, the army provided Grandpa Liu, an old general, for the elderly. Later, Grandpa Liu left and Grandma Liu was still there. Just confiscated it.

Uncle Liu happened to be in the army here, and he said he wanted to live here with his family.

Now Grandma Liu can barely get out of bed and doesn't go out often.

Because Lu Jingqiu felt ashamed about the buns this morning, she brought four apples over. After entering the yard, Lu Jingqiu called Aunt Liu.

Aunt Liu responded to her from the kitchen window: "Xiaoqiu, have you eaten yet?"

"Eat, I met a fruit seller today, give Xiaoshun and Xiaoyin a taste."

"Xiaoqiu, why are you being polite to my sister-in-law? You come and go with me like this. How can I get along with you when I have something to do in the future?"

"Neighbors, you should come and see each other to get along well. Auntie, where is your Ah Fu?"

"Ah Fu, I don't know where he went again. Unlike your family, Huahua, who doesn't go out very often."

"Huahua is timid, and I'm afraid that it won't come back after running away."

"We should recognize it in this area. We are afraid that it will go out and not want to come back. Ah Fu knows to come back, because Xiaoshun and Xiaoyin make delicious food for him every day. There is nothing outside. If he doesn't come back, he will only be hungry."

"Where are Xiaoshun and Xiaoyin?"

"Isn't it a holiday now? I don't know where I went to play. You told him about the report yesterday, and you must have gone to show off to those kids today."

"Summer vacation is the happiest time of the year for the children. Auntie, I'm going to pull two bags of sand this Sunday. Do you want to go together?"

"Okay, call me when the time comes, I'll look for the old Zhang's wooden cart, and I'll pull two bags too. After Ah Fu came back for a month, he followed your Huahua and learned to pull in the sandpit, which saved a lot of trouble."

"Okay, then I'll call my aunt, then I'll go back first."

"Okay, come and play at home when you have time."

"OK."

When Lu Jingqiu thought about the summer vacation, a sudden inspiration came to her heart.

I am going to draw a children's summer vacation paradise, with a beach, a swimming pool, and a picture of children swimming together.

Go and try to vote for the Xicheng Daily, and my compound can also have some daily play activities in the compound.

When the inspiration comes, you can't trust it, and forget it all once you trust it.

This painting was drawn until after ten o'clock at night.

When he was about to go to bed, there was a sudden movement at the door.

Lu Jingqiu glanced from the window, her eyes suddenly filled with joy: "Father."

With a cry, he quickly got out of bed and ran down.

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