Long years (26)

In the golden autumn of August, Taiping Town is particularly lively these two days.

The material exchange meeting is held in these few days, only once a year, and only lasts for five days. Businessmen, big and small, from within and outside the province, are all coming. The streets of Taiping Town can be set up on both sides from East Street to West Street, from

From South Street to North Street.

Yingzi's small restaurant also became very popular. People from within a few dozen miles came to the market. Some had to get up at three or four in the morning and walk here to go to the market.

Aunt Jin looked at Qingping. Old man Jin and his wife were helping Yingzi.

Lao Wu also came over, but before he had stayed for ten minutes, Ma Xiaoting stood at the door and shouted: "Who will give you a penny here? Hurry! Are you busy?"

What are they busy with? Each of them is carrying a basket and picking up things on the street.

Taking advantage of the popularity, some families brought in vegetables and other things they grew at home and sold them. The buyers looked carefully at the vegetables, leaves, clappers, etc. and broke them off. Then the couple went to pick them up.

. Pick this up, wash it, pickle it and eat it to last through the winter.

Aunt Jin wants to say it, but what can you say after thinking about it? No matter what happens, you are always living a frugal life, right? Is this wrong?

She saw that the life of the fifth child was really tiring. My daughter-in-law couldn't do the work in the fields. She planted sesame seeds in the first season of this year. From two and a half acres of land, she harvested less than 110 kilograms of sesame seeds.

.How much do you think this is worth?

It is better to grow melons, pick them when they are ripe, and not sell them elsewhere, but just put them in front of the factory. Each one of them cost more than a hundred yuan.

There was no income in the first season, so corn was planted in the second season. After the autumn harvest, there was barely enough to eat.

When Lao Wu is free, he works as a mason for others and earns some money to support his family. But if he wants to spend an extra cent outside after receiving his salary, that is all a dream. Buy some oil, salt, soy and vinegar, and ask Lao Wu to go there.

No. Let Lao Wu find a way. What can Lao Wu do? He is no better than Lao San. No matter it is coaxing or deceiving, he can get it anyway. He has no way and dare not go for credit. The key is that he

I don’t know when I can return it. So what can I do? Either I’ll get it from my parents, or I’ll get it from my second sister.

Yingzi would also pay for anything from three cents to five cents, or even ten cents.

Ma Xiaoting is very clever. If she takes money from here, she will never stop her from helping her with the heavy work of moving things.

Yingzi also looked at Lao Wu pitifully. After all, Lao Wu was still a child of fourteen or fifteen when she entered the house. She didn't care about what Lao Wu's daughter-in-law couldn't do.

Seeing Lao Wu leave, she still wanted to stop him. What do you think about eating rotten leaf pickles like that?

Just as he was about to speak, He Xiaowan stopped him: "Why do you care so much about him? Lao Wu is not the same as before."

"You are the youngest after all, why bother with him?" Yingzi said, opened the drawer, took out five dollars and gave it to He Xiaowan: "You and the third child are coming over these two days to help me. You can keep this money.

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He Xiaowan accepted the call without politeness, but she scolded Ma Xiaoting in her heart. She is such an idiot. Don't you know what the tempers of the two of you are? How can I make you suffer? Come here and help, five yuan can buy a car.

It's a dish. The two second-hand men don't do things that can both give favors and implement them, but choose to do things that are hard-working and thankless.

Lin Yutong and Fourth Master didn't go to help, but the vegetables grown in the open space in the orchard were used by the small restaurant, so they could pick them when they were gone. It was very convenient.

The two of them held Qingning and accompanied Aunt Jin who was holding Qingping, and went to a material exchange meeting together.

What does it mean to be crowded with people? What does it mean to be crowded with people?

That’s it?

The fourth master didn't dare to ask his mother to hold his niece. He handed Qingning to Tongtong, and he hugged Qingping himself, "Just take care of yourself."

Let alone looking at things, I was pushed along the street by the crowd.

The streets of Ping'an Town used to be full of potholes. Now for the material exchange meeting, bulldozers were specially hired to straighten the road surface. Although it is still a dirt road, it is at least smooth.

The people selling things are also very concentrated. Those selling fabrics are all in this area, those selling ready-made clothes are all in that area, and those buying farm tools are also gathered together.

Anyway, everything a farmer needs throughout the year can be purchased here.

Aunt Jin looked at the fine cotton cloth and bought some, which were for the child in He Xiaowan's belly.

I also saw some satin material with a particularly dark color, and I was stroking it back and forth, looking like I wanted to buy it but was hesitant.

Lin Yutong looked at the material and frowned. It looked shiny, but in fact it was very hard to wear. If there were a few cracks, the fabric would become strips. "What do you want to buy this for?"

Aunt Jin's mouth moved: "While I can still move, I have to make my and your father's shrouds."

You see, what a wonderful day, I am very happy to come out. You said this again.

Lin Yutong said angrily: "Your temper comes out right away when there is anger in your stomach. You don't have any anger in your heart, but you still have some work to do. Besides, you have a son and a grandson, what are you afraid of?"

Just drag her away and you will really find trouble.

Aunt Jin raised her hand and patted the fourth daughter-in-law gently, "You are all amazing. When your father and I came back from the army, your breasts were still moving. At that time, the family law was very strict. Housework

If you don't do a good job, you'll get scolded and slapped. But now it's better, everything has changed. The third child's family is no older than mine, and they're arm-in-arm, which makes people laugh. You look at Mature, are you so mature?

Did you just rub your mother-in-law and leave? If you were like this thirty years later, your mother-in-law would really hit you with a rolling pin."

Lin Yutong chuckled: "You can't go backwards, but after this? In thirty years, when I become a mother-in-law...Mom! Seriously! Your grandson-in-law will avenge you as soon as possible. We should also

I've received my retribution." I also wanted to show off my mother-in-law's money, so I could stay there for a while.

Aunt Jin laughed and said, "This is the best, because none of you can be a good wife. I also ask your daughter-in-law to fight against you, then you will know how the mother-in-law feels." She turned to look at the two granddaughters.

Even more happy, "Then my two little babies will no longer have to be angry with my mother-in-law..."

The fourth master was impressed by both of them. You said it was so crowded and everyone was shouting like they were quarreling. Why can’t we have a good chat when we go home? It would also work if we left it among the crowds on the street.

Tongtong is becoming more and more down-to-earth now.

I didn’t buy anything, so I just followed the crowd on the road. Things like pea yellow were sold on the roadside. Aunt Jin wanted to buy it for her children, but Lin Yutong stopped her, “It’s all dirt, how do you eat it? I’ll give it to them when I get home.

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Here, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were talking about what to buy or not to buy, and suddenly the crowd started to push in one direction.

If you don't want to be stepped on, you have to follow the crowd. When you get to the place, you find out it's the old stage on West Street.

There was no acting on the stage, but a crazy woman running up. The woman was jumping and twisting. She also took some red paper for writing couplets, wetted it with saliva, and then dressed herself up. She put on a touch of red lips.

, put a touch of red on her cheeks, and made various shy looks, making everyone laugh.

There was an aunt nearby who loved to tease children. Seeing that Qing Ping and Qing Ning were not noisy and not making any noise, they also followed her and looked at them. They both asked, "Oh! Why do these two babies look so much like the people on the stage? I'm afraid they were adopted.

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Qingning looked at her father in astonishment, and the fourth master couldn't help but laugh.

Then I saw Qingping with tears in his eyes, holding his mouth while looking at the woman on the stage.

When people tease their children, they forget about it and don't take it seriously.

As a result, after returning home, the two sisters had a falling out.

Qingping held her quilt tightly and pointed outside: "Send it...send it..."

To whom?

The child shed tears and wiped his face, "It's red here... there's no place to sleep..."

Come on! The child really thinks that the madman is her real mother, and wants to send the quilt to her mother, because she is afraid that she will have no place to sleep at night.

Where is Qingning?

She kept asking her father: "Am I the mother of two?"

Fourth Master said: "Just one!"

"No!" Qingning was very persistent, "They say that's the case too!"

Only one person said it, but it was said everywhere?

Fourth Master reasoned with me: "A person only has one mother."

"No!" Qingning pointed in the direction of the orchard behind, "My mother and my mother."

It refers to the mother and mother-in-law who moved the grave. She heard Tongtong call her mother to the grave, and she also had to call Aunt Jin her mother. So she believed that one person can have two mothers.

This question seems a bit unclear.

Fourth Master asked Lin Yutong for help: Take this naughty child away quickly. The more he explains, the more confused he becomes.

Lin Yutong never explained such problems that were unclear to her. She always pursued force suppression: "You have two mothers? You little white-eyed wolf... Otherwise, I will send you to your mother..."

Qingning instantly opened her eyes in horror, shook her head like a rattle, and leaned against her father without letting go.

The fourth master also disliked Tongtong for threatening the child: "Tell her properly." He told her very patiently that only when they grow up can they have two mothers.

They thought the matter would just go away. But when they were eating, Qingning looked at her mother's face, scooped up a spoonful and ate it herself, and then scooped up another spoonful and poured it on the table. The couple thought the child had accidentally spilled it.

Did you take a bite? It turned out that she was so persistent. She took a bite, scooped out a bite, and piled it together. She also carefully observed the faces of the adults, especially her mother. If Tongtong showed any displeasure on her face, she would quickly put it away.

hand.

The Fourth Master put down his chopsticks and said, "Daughter, what are you doing?"

Qingning imitated her father, put down the spoon seriously, and sat upright, "...give it to that person who...isn't...mother..."

I'm afraid that the person who seems to be my mother will be hungry.

Well! The child is at least a kind person at heart.
To be continued...