Reborn in 1987: The Story of an Abandoned Girl

Chapter 45 put on three pounds every festival

On the thirteenth day of the first month, she arrived at tan city at noon. After getting out of the car, she walked directly to the wholesale department with her luggage.

After the new year, the business in the shop was very quiet. When she arrived, Sister liu and her daughter Duan Jinqiao were sitting in the shop. Sister liu was knitting a rose-red sweater vest with a needle in his hand. Duan Jinqiao was also doing his homework.

"Haitang, why did you come here today?" Sister liu looked up and saw her. He immediately put down the thing in his hand.

Duan Jinqiao also stood up and obediently shouted, "Sister haitang."

"Sit down. Don't greet me. There was a small matter to attend to here, so I came early." Li Haitang threw his luggage on the counter and exhaled heavily.

Sister liu quickly poured her a cup of tea and said with a smile, "Pepe also came this morning. She just went shopping with her two brothers and said to come here for lunch."

"What a coincidence that I came here today. Did you buy food at the shop?" Li Haitang took a sip of tea, pulled a stool and sat down at the table to rest.

Sister liu glanced at the clock on the wall, picked up a needle and knitted it again. "The dishes have been bought. The rice is already cooked in the pot. They probably won't be back until later. I'll cook in 20 minutes."

"Okay." Li Haitang looked at the vest she was knitting and praised, "Sister liu, this vest is beautifully knitted. This pattern is beautiful. It looks even better than what I bought at the new west road store."

"Really?" Sister liu showed her the completed vest and introduced it, "I made it for jinqiao. She chose the color of the wool herself. It's bright and suitable for little girls."

Li Haitang reached out to touch it and nodded, "It's really nice. The sweater I bought in the shop should be machine-woven. It's not as thick as hand-woven, and the quality of the wool is a little worse, and the price is a little expensive."

Sister liu smiled and said, "What I bought outside is a beautiful style. In terms of thickness, it is not as good as my own weaving. Most of our generation knows how to knit sweaters, and most of our children wear what their mother weaves. Very few people spend money to buy them outside."

The corners of Li Haitang's mouth twitched. It was also true that it was much cheaper to buy wool than clothes. Everyone wore mother's or wife's woolen clothes and pants. Only a motherless weed like her would buy them.

"Sister liu, can you knit me two vests?" Li Haitang felt that her craftsmanship was really good. Soon it would be spring and she would have to prepare some thin clothes. The vests she knitted could be worn inside or outside.

"Sure. It doesn't take much to knit a vest. It can be done in a few days. Go to the store and pick out your own wool. At your height, the wool used for a vest shouldn't exceed two kilograms." Sister liu measured her and said.

"Okay, thank you, Sister liu."

At noon, it was about 12 o' clock. Lin Peipei and his two brothers came back with bags. As soon as they entered the shop, they saw Li Haitang lying on the counter, calculating. They said happily, "Haitang, you're here. When did you arrive?"

"Half an hour ago." Li Haitang looked up and saw the three of them come over with smiles on their faces." Are the three of you... Putting on three pounds every holiday?" He teased."

"Haha... Haha..." Duan Jinqiao, who was doing his homework by the side, covered his mouth and laughed. This poem was very interesting.

The three people who were teased laughed at the same time. The 800 yuan they brought back before the new year was enough to make their parents happy. This year had indeed been a very fat year. Every day, big fish and big meat were eaten. The weather was cold and did not go out to exercise.

Lin Peipei piled up the bags and said cheerfully, "It's good to eat, drink, and be in a good mood during the new year, so you will naturally gain weight. After school starts, I can guarantee that under the pressure of the head teacher, I will only need half a month to regain my figure."

"That's true. Did the three of you just go to xinjian west road? What did you buy?" Li Haitang poured them three cups of hot tea and sat down at the table, chatting with them.

"It's time for school to start. My mother paid for a new pair of shoes for all three of us. She also bought a new bag for haowen, a pair of pants for Hao Ran, and a book for me." Now that they have made money, their family life has naturally improved, and they don't have to live so hard.

"What book did you buy? Did you buy it in the store or in Xinhua bookstore?"

Lin Peipei took the book he bought out of a pile of bags and handed it to her, "A math exercise book. I bought it at a bookstore on the side of the road. I didn't go to Xinhua bookstore."

"Are you busy this afternoon?" Li Haitang glanced at it and handed it back to her. She should prepare a math exercise book, too.

Lin peipei nodded, "Something happened in the afternoon. My grandmother quarreled with her uncle during the new year. She was so angry that she almost had a stroke. Now she's still lying in the hospital. My mother asked me to send some food over."

"Ah? Is it serious?" Li Haitang also heard her talk about her strange grandmother, which was a more exaggerated product than Deng Wenfang.

"It's not serious. She could have been discharged from the hospital a long time ago, but she stayed in the hospital just to make my uncle Auntie pay more." When lin peipei mentioned this, her face was full of sarcasm and helplessness.

"More money? To her or to the hospital?" Li Haitang was confused.

"Give it to her. The longer she stays in the hospital, the more angry she is with her uncle. Uncle Auntie should be more burdened." Lin Peipei was especially speechless. He had never seen such an old man who was always messing around with his son.

Li Haitang sympathized with his uncle, Auntie, when he met such a mother.

"When uncle Auntie went into business, they refused to let him go. There was a lot of trouble at home. Now that the two of them had made money and lived a good life, they wanted to make a decision on them. Fortunately, my uncle was not a fool. He didn't even eat the reunion dinner on new year's eve. He lost his temper at home and left with his family. They only came to our house during the spring festival, and the other uncles and aunts didn't go. The old lady was instigated by them. He knows what he wants and doesn't want to talk to them anymore." Lin peipei was worried about her family, which had many relatives and a complicated mouth.

Li Haitang patted her on the shoulder and reminded her, "There are so many exotic flowers in the house. You should also be careful. Money is not revealed in vain. I believe you understand that. If you let them know that your family is getting better, there will probably be no peace in the future."

"Heh heh, I know that. My parents' hearts are like mirrors. Besides, our family doesn't have much money, so they probably won't like it." Lin peipei smiled.

"Well, if you want to see your grandmother, I won't force you. I wanted you to accompany me to Xinhua bookstore." Li Haitang planned to help Liu Zhanzhang find the book today.

"The old lady probably has to go home tomorrow. She can't stay here until the lantern festival. My parents are going to work. Let's go over and take a look. She can't find a reason to be picky." Lin Peipei actually didn't want to go, but he had to go because of his face.

"Well, I'm going to your house tomorrow to ask your parents for advice." She wanted to know more about the household registration and try to get it done in the first half of the year.

Lin Peipei didn't ask her what the details were, but said, "My parents still have to go to work tomorrow and stay home at noon."

"Okay."

After lunch at the shop, the Lin Peipei brothers and sisters went back. Li Haitang went upstairs to take a nap. After getting up, he said hello to Sister liu, went to the shop across the street to call the wang family to report his safety, and then took the bus directly to Xinhua bookstore.

After searching for a long time in Xinhua bookstore, she couldn't find the book that Liu Zhanzhang needed. Then she went to the salesperson and found out that the book had been sold out two days ago and had applied to buy it, but she might have to wait about ten days.

She had no choice but to look for it in other bookstores in the city. She couldn't find it all afternoon. Finally, she dialed the number jiang chuheng left for her in his letter.

Jiang Chuheng was packing up at home and preparing to leave for school. When he heard his mother calling him to answer the phone in the living room, he immediately put down his things and strode over to answer, "Hello, this is Jiang Chuheng. Who is this?"

"Hello, chu heng, this is Li Haitang. Happy new year." Li Haitang's heart suddenly thumped when he heard his deep, magnetic voice.

Jiang chu smiled and kept his temperature constant. A joy that he had never seen flashed in his eyes, "Haitang, it's a little late for you to say happy new year. Now it's time to say happy yuanxiao."

"Hehe, it's not too late for the lantern festival." Li Haitang was a little embarrassed and smiled foolishly.

Jiang chuheng saw his mother sitting on the sofa next to him, pretending to read the newspaper. His eyes drifted over from time to time and he sat down helplessly to talk to Li Haitang. "Are you at home or have you already returned to school?"

"I haven't gone to school yet, but I've arrived in tan city today." Li Haitang smoothed her hair and asked, "Chu heng, I'm calling you today to ask you a favor."

"Oh, what's up? Say it." Jiang Chuheng straightened his posture.

On the other hand, mother jiang listened with her ears pointed and her face turned a little pale.

"Well, my junior high school homeroom teacher's lover wants to buy a book, but we can't buy it in Shaoxian. I just searched all over Xinhua bookstore and other bookstores in tan city, but I didn't get it. I want to ask you to buy me a book and send it to beijing." Li Haitang smiled.

"Yes, it's a small matter. I'll go out and buy it for you later. Tell me the name of the book and the publishing house, and I'll record it." Jiang Chuheng answered immediately. It was still easy to buy a book in the capital. He picked up the pen and paper beside him.

"It was published in march last year by the agricultural university of beijing," the catalog of agricultural reform," with a green cover." Li Haitang relayed Liu Zhanzhang's words to him.

"Okay, I got it. Is this book sent directly to your teacher's house or to your school?" Jiang Chuheng asked.

Li Haitang smiled and said, "Send it to my teacher's love unit." Then he told Liu Zhanzhang the address of his work and added, "Thank you."

"One small thing at a time, you're welcome." With a warm smile on his face, Jiang Chuheng stuffed the note he had written into his pocket and asked casually, "Great writer li, when will your novel be finished? I'm waiting to see the ending."

"Haha, the manuscript is finished. I'll send it to the publishing house tomorrow. Thank you for your support." Li Haitang smiled. Jiang Chuheng was one of her die-hard fans and gave her some good advice when she wrote.

"Okay, after you finish this one, do you want to continue writing the third one, or do you want to take a break?"

Jiang Chuheng really did not expect this Xiaonizi to be so good at writing, comparable to those famous great writers. If the world knew that this new author called "Mu Zihaitang" was a high school student, it would be shocking.

Li Haitang thought for a while and said, "I have a new idea in my mind. It's not a martial arts series, it's a fantasy style. I just don't know if the current readers will accept this new style of writing."

"Fantasy?" Jiang Chuheng raised his eyebrows and smiled. "Great writer li, will the readers accept this new style of writing? Can't you just test it out? I'm a loyal reader of yours. Write me 20,000 words first."

"Sure, I'll write it and send it to your school." Li Haitang thought his proposal was really good.

Jiang Chuheng's eyes were full of smiles, not noticing that his mother's face was getting worse and worse. He looked at the time on his watch and said, "Haitang, I bought a 7: 30 pm train ticket. It's only two hours before the train leaves. I won't talk to you anymore. I'll go out and buy you a book first."

"Okay, I won't thank you anymore. I'll send you 50 kilos of snacks later." Li Haitang had long heard that his roommates had divided the crisps, and he kept less than three pounds each time.

"Hehe, okay." Jiang chuheng hung up the phone and was ready to leave.

Mother jiang, who was pretending to read the newspaper, frowned and said unhappily, "Chu heng, who is this girl?"

"It's a friend you don't know."

"What friends? When did they meet? You're not that old, are you?" Mother jiang was a bit of an inquisitive person.

Jiang Chuheng sighed helplessly and replied truthfully, "I met last summer. I was only 16 years old this year. I studied Senior one in a key high school. I am a very talented girl."

When she heard that the other party was still so young, mother jiang's face instantly turned dark and clear. Her son had made some friends with similar interests outside, so she supported him wholeheartedly as long as he was not pestered by someone who had put in a lot of effort.

"Mom, I'm going to Xinhua bookstore to buy her a book. I'll be back later." Jiang Chuheng said hello.

"Well, go early and return early. Don't miss the train." Mother jiang put down the newspaper in her hand and warned her.

Li Haitang hung up jiang chuheng's phone, then gave Liu Zhanzhang a call, and then bought four catties of wool in a roadside shop, one kind of light yellow, one kind of light purple.

When they got home, it was just time for work. As soon as Sister liu and her daughter left, Li Haitang closed the store door and went into the kitchen to heat up the leftovers for lunch. After eating, he went upstairs to the attic to read.