Chapter 10:

When Zhao Lanxiang returned to the room, she saw the pile of scattered money lying on the table, and her hand wiping her hair was stagnation.
The dim light of the kerosene lamp cast on her sober face, she looked at the money and pursed her lips involuntarily. This family is too poor, too poor, beyond Zhao Lanxiang's imagination. People who can’t even eat enough meals talk about happiness. Zhao Lanxiang feels that she should start doing something to improve the family’s distress.
He Sanya and her grandmother lay on the bed, she licked her mouth happily and contentedly.
"Did you eat meat?"
The old man put his granddaughter in his arms, and patted her back with a dry wood-like hand, "Eat it."
The stewed pig's trotters had a beautiful taste that reminded the old man of the declining sight of the He family. At that time, the helpers in the family were in groups, with good food and meat that could not be eaten, and silk satin that could not be worn... With these good memories, the old man fell into a sweet dream.
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Zhao Lanxiang was sent to the corn field early in the morning to fertilize. She carried the ash at the bottom of the stove, and waited for the members to dig a small pit and shoveled it down.
At this time, the corn had already sent out shoots that were as high as others, and the lack of fertilizer was very bad. Zhao Lanxiang was not afraid of being dirty or tired. The most feared thing was the furry bugs hidden under the corn leaves. She turned around in three steps, and she could see the creeping worm in her vision. This sour taste is more tormenting than letting her hands and feet grind the bleeding bubbles.
At this time, she pulled out a caterpillar from her cuffs and crawled over sometime, stunned her body.
"Sister Zhao!"
He Sanya drilled from the corn stalk full of green eyes, took two sticks and quickly grabbed the insects in Zhao Lanxiang's hands into her bamboo tube.
Zhao Lanxiang wiped a cold sweat, "Why are you here?"
She touched He Sanya's sweaty head, and the little girl handed the bamboo tube in her hand honestly, and a pile of creeping bugs was entangled in the fat bamboo tube.
Zhao Lanxiang was scared when she saw the chicken skin all over her.
"I'll catch the insects and feed the chickens." He Sanya whispered, her eyes black and white.
She lifted the lid and glanced at the bug in her eyes, and it would be enough to catch today's portion.
Zhao Lanxiang knew that the chickens at home were fed by He Sanya, and she admired her even more.
When Sister He took the chickens back from the town as a small fluffy group, He Sanya began to feed them. She loved these chickens very much and ran to the chicken pen every day to hug one by one. Yes, every chicken was brightened by her bugs.
Every day, Sister He can pick up two or three eggs, which are round and full. She will knock a bowl of egg custard every three times to make up for her grandmother's nutrition. The remaining eggs are all saved by her. Let the younger brother take it to the supply and marketing cooperative to exchange money.
For this difficult family, hens are like treasury, and the money in exchange for eggs is a very important income. If it weren't for the commune to stipulate that each family could raise up to three chickens, the hardworking three sisters would definitely raise a dozen or twenty chickens in one go.
He Sanya licked her mouth and said, "Big Brother is going to town for egg money today."
Zhao Lanxiang said, "Really? I happen to go to town to do something."
After finishing her morning work, she took leave decisively. Captain Li Dali opened his eyes and closed his eyes, and gave Zhao Lanxiang the job of Zhou Jiazhen. Anyway, if he didn't work, there would be no cent.
Zhao Lanxiang didn't know if he could meet He Songbai, but apparently when she returned to He's home, Sister He said he had already left.
Zhao Lanxiang took out a large unity from the bag and took a basket by the way to go out. She didn't call Jiazhen last week when she went to town because she was going to do something big.
She came to the town and walked all the way to the black market. She bought fresh bayberry on the roadside and asked vaguely where to buy food.
The honest farmer's eyes immediately became vigilant and quickly waved his hand: "Comrade Li, ask me where I know!"
"The sister-in-law at home has just laid off her cubs, and she lacks milk and milk. My parents want to give her some good food." Zhao Lanxiang said.
The peasant took off his hat and carefully looked at Zhao Lanxiang several times.
The girl was very handsome in dress, two braids in a plaid shirt fell down, and a pair of black leather shoes were stepped on her feet. The spoken Mandarin was round and the voice was thin and light, and it looked very studentlike. .
Zhao Lanxiang took out the money to buy the rest of his bayberry, and said sadly: "You can’t buy eggs or meat. Buy more bayberry and go back to make her appetizer... I can only spend a little money for it Grain, how much is a pound of the grain that you don’t want to vote for?"
The tight mouth of the honest farmer was finally pried, and he directed her to find an alley.
Zhao Lanxiang went as he said, and found the black market in Qingmiao Town. This place is particularly mobile because it is afraid of being arrested by the public security, so it will be changed to another location at intervals. If it weren't for Zhao Lanxiang's golden eyes, she smelled the lord's breath from the stall owner, and it was estimated that she could not find this place through the town.
She broke her mouth and cut the price. She spent five yuan to buy a ten-pound meat ticket from a lord, and she bought a few food tickets and sugar tickets. She also bought many rare spices on a street in the black market.
The prices in the 1970s were actually very cheap, and the prices were uniformly set by the state, so they did not dare to change prices. A lot of things can be bought for ten dollars. Dad Zhao has so much wages, and there are still more than 50 yuan left after posting each month. It's not that he pulls, but most of the things in the city require tickets. I ran out of tickets and had too much money to spend, so I had to save them.
Zhao Lanxiang bought the meat and food stamps at a low price, and he was relieved. She took the ticket firmly to the grain and oil store, the grocery store, intending to buy some pig's trotters and meat back.
Passing the supply and marketing cooperative before going to Liangliang, she spotted He Songbai's thin back.
"You can only be given so much," the salesperson of the supply and marketing cooperative said contemptuously.
"Look at how big your eggs are, and they deserve the price of five and a half cents? A small one like you is all charged for five cents."
Zhao Lanxiang glanced at the eggs brought by He Songbai, all round and full, and even the stained chicken feces were carefully wiped clean.
A sighted person knows at a glance that the salesperson opened his eyes and talked nonsense, because of the bad composition of the person, he deliberately embarrassed the person.
He Songbai was also accustomed to this kind of cold reception, and his eyelids were not raised. When selling eggs, you must pay attention to luck. When you are in a good mood, the salesperson will give you 5/5 according to the normal one. When you are in a bad mood, the price will be less.
He pushed the egg forward, ready to speak. At this time, he was suddenly pulled back by force...
Zhao Lanxiang said with a smile: "The eldest sister asked me to say a few words to you."
She said that she simply took the basket of eggs on the counter and took it away. The other hand pulled the man's clothes corner and pulled him out.
He Songbai wrinkled his thick brows, his sharp brows tipped upright, and there was an impersonal indifference in his eyes.
"What are you talking about?"
Zhao Lanxiang said: "I will help you sell eggs."
He Songbai, like treating the unreasonable Sanya, said fiercely: "Don't make trouble, eggs are for me."
Relying on his youth, he wanted to forcefully take back the egg basket in the woman's hand.
Unexpectedly, the woman bowed her head and hugged the egg firmly in front of her chest. She didn't get entangled with him, and turned and walked away. As he walked, he counted him down and said, "That man had a bad attitude just now, but you are very kind to others. I didn't offend you much, you put on this stinky face."
"Wait for you to watch, don't stop it."
Zhao Lanxiang took the eggs to a street in the black market, and she looked at the pedestrians.
An elder sister looked at her eggs a few times, Zhao Lanxiang waved at her, and the two went to a hidden place.
Zhao Lanxiang whispered: "Fresh farm-grown eggs are big and nutritious enough. Those who have confinement mothers and elderly people can come and see them. The prices are cheap and the children are not bullied.
Her voice is thin and clean, and she uses standard Mandarin, which is different from the rough and sloppy lords elsewhere. Her decent and clean appearance makes her look comfortable.
"How much is this?"
"Little girl, you're such an egg? Can more points be cheaper?"
Zhao Lanxiang nodded.
The elder sister bought half a basket of eggs.
Zhao Lanxiang did it the same way, whoever stared at her egg, she went to recruit the guest
Zhao Lanxiang used this sneaky method, and a basket of more than 30 eggs was quickly sold out. The eggs of the He family were of very good quality. Once they were put out, it was easy to see them.
She finally ordered the money in her hand. She bought two extra cents for each egg and sold a total of thirty cents for thirty eggs. She handed the money to He Songbai in full.
He Songbai watched her sell eggs silently from the beginning, until Zhao Lanxiang sold out the eggs, his dull eyes had a relieved emotion.
"you you……"
He Songbai's thin lips fainted faintly, as if he knew Zhao Lanxiang again.
The fierceness in his eyes suddenly drooped, and soon became more fierce and unreasonable, "You can't do this kind of thing in the future!"
He thought about it for her thoroughly. The ship of the He family was completely rotten, and it was their business to be as bad as possible. But she is a bright and knowledgeable young man who does not lack money or food, and cannot commit to doing such bad things for them...
Zhao Lanxiang said with a smile: "You control me?"
The woman's smiling eyes were bright and warm, and the brilliant light shattered into the eyes. Her slim body walked on the road with a generous style, full of confidence and firm temperament, she knew everything, and could block all his crude words with full words.
He is clever and unreasonable.
He Songbai fell into a terrible calm, his thin lips tightening pale.
Zhao Lanxiang didn't care, and said easily: "Come on, I'm going to buy some meat."