Return to the era: starting from the state-owned hotel

Chapter 82: Radish cures frostbite

When Su Qingfeng came to the river, she realized that the river was already frozen.

A group of boys lay on the ice, smashed a hole as big as a washbasin, held a fishing line in their hands, and looked inside intently.

Not long after, the fishing line began to swing up and down. When the boy of fifteen or sixteen years old had enough strength, he pulled the fishing line up with a tug of his arm.

A black fish weighing about seven or eight kilograms was jumping on the ice, its tail flicking and splashing a lot of water.

The boys' clothes were also splashed wet, but no one cared about this at the moment.

A group of people were surrounding this black fish, and the younger ones were so greedy that their saliva almost flowed out.

Seeing their appearance, Su Qingfeng felt a little greedy.

But taking advantage of children is absolutely impossible.

Su Qingfeng touched his trouser pocket, found a few cents, took out a handful of toffee from the warehouse, and then walked over slowly.

On the ice, a group of boys saw it was a black fish, but they felt a little worried.

"Why not grass carp? If you take the black fish to the supply and marketing cooperative, you won't be able to sell it at a good price. Why don't we eat it together?"

A boy on the other side glanced at the person who spoke, "Eat? There are so many of us, how many mouthfuls can each person get? I would rather sell it. At least I can buy some candy to sweeten the mouths of my family."

The truth is that.

But again, these days... snakeheaded fish is really not as valuable as grass carp.

To put it harshly, the black fish is given away for free and no one wants to eat it.

In some people's perception, snakeheaded fish tastes like catfish, and it can make you feel nauseous if you eat too much.

This is one of the reasons why black fish cannot be sold at high prices.

But at this moment, Su Qingfeng appeared in front of a group of boys holding a handful of candies.

He estimated the weight of the snakeheaded fish, and while feeling satisfied, he quickly stuffed the toffee into the hands of the boys, "Since you can't sell this snakeheaded fish, why don't I trade the candy with you?"

On the way here, Su Qingfeng had already heard what they were talking about.

Based on the background of the times, he also realized that at this time, black fish was not as popular as in later generations, and even replaced grass carp in one fell swoop.

In this case, he simply took back the money note and only exchanged it for sugar.

After all... there is no reason to cheat someone by giving him money.

These days, especially in rural areas, the emphasis is on making a fortune in silence.

Those boys were a little surprised when they saw the toffee in their hands.

In their plan, this black fish could only be exchanged for some fruit candies, but how could it be exchanged for milk candies?

They politely refused, but when they saw that Su Qingfeng really wanted the black fish, they felt relieved and happily accepted the toffee. They also sent the black fish back to old Su's house, for fear that Su Qingfeng would be tired.

After throwing the black fish into the tank, the boys hurried back for fear that Su Qingfeng would ask for the candy back.

But one of the tough-looking guys looked very smart.

He rubbed his hands, and Su Qingfeng noticed that although he was young, his knuckles were thick, and he looked like someone who often did farm work.

The most important thing is that he still has large and small chilblains on his hands. When the cold wind blows, the boy feels painful and itchy. In order not to scratch it, he has to bear it and grin.

Su Qingfeng looked at him, remembered the experience of his previous life, and took a radish from the backyard.

He held up the knife, cut off two pieces of radish, and stuck them on the lid of the cauldron.

Under the steaming heat, the radish was softened, and Su Qingfeng waved, called the boy over, and put the heated radish on his hand.

The boy bared his teeth again, but soon he realized the benefits.

Although the radish gradually cooled, the pain in his hands gradually subsided.

Next, Su Qingfeng did the same thing a few more times, until the swelling on the boy's hand subsided visibly, and then he stopped.

While doing this, he also asked, "What's your name?" "They all call me Hutou."

For some reason, Hu Tou felt the warmth in his palms and felt warm in his heart.

His family is an outsider in the village. There is only a blind grandfather and a five or six-year-old sister left in the family.

It is no longer easy to survive on a daily basis.

Whenever there was a shortage of food at home, he often went out to borrow food.

Borrowing food, what kind of flattering thing can it be?
For this reason, he was often looked down upon and even heard some cynicism.

But as long as he could survive, he didn't care at all.

But now, when he was suddenly treated like this by Su Qingfeng, a seed quietly took root and sprouted in his heart.

It turns out that this is what it's like to be treated like a serious adult.

However, this thought flashed past.

Hutou had to return to reality, looked into Su Qingfeng's eyes, and mustered up his courage, "Brother Qingfeng, next time I catch black fish, can I trade with you?"

After saying that, as if he was afraid that Su Qingfeng would misunderstand, he hurriedly added, "I don't want money tickets or milk candies. Those are too valuable. If you want to exchange fruit candies with me, that's fine. I want to give them to my sister and Grandpa has a sweet mouth."

Su Qingfeng didn't think it was anything, and he had to take it seriously.

But he didn't laugh out loud. Instead, he sighed heavily in his heart.

In an age of scarcity...

He touched the tiger's head and nodded with a smile, "Okay, you can trade with me when you catch a fish next time."

When he spoke, he emphasized the word "change".

Hutou immediately understood and had a smile on his face.

Before leaving, Su Qingfeng added another reminder, "Next time you get frostbite, just use the same method just now."

"Hey, I got it!" Hu Tou smiled brightly, waved to Su Qingfeng, and ran away again.

Just at this time, the old lady walked in from the back door, a little confused:

"Who are you talking to if you don't have frostbite?"

"Tiger Head. They caught a fish today, and I'm thinking about making a bowl of pickled fish for lunch."

The old lady knew everything about the village, and when she heard it, she immediately understood.

"It's the Hutou family at the end of the village. There is only one young man in the family, the older one, the younger one. Life is not easy... But these days, everyone's life has been soaked in the bitter water, and it will always get better. The better comes.”

Perhaps the last sentence "getting better and better" touched Su Qingfeng.

Yes.

It will get better and better.

These days, it's not easy for everyone.

He must first live his life clearly.

Not to mention anything else, the second aunt in the family is still a time bomb.

Su Qingfeng stood up and shouted into the kitchen, "Nai, let's eat fish today."

"Eat! It's just a fish, you can eat it if you want!"

Su Qingfeng smiled.

This old lady in my family is really becoming more and more stylish.

　Radishes are used to treat chilblains. This comes from my mother’s mouth and memory. I don’t know if it is useful because I have never had chilblains.See you in the next chapter.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)