Do you want to... stay?
Song Wei is really seriously considering staying.
Since she can move from the village to the town, why can't she move from the town to Chongqing City? Anyway, you can study anywhere, but the house and snack bar over there... you have to take the time to go back no matter what, solve the problem before coming back.
Three days later, the machine was finally repaired and production resumed in the factory.
Jin Hengchuan suddenly became a famous person in the factory. He did a lot of troubleshooting and repairing machines, which made him envious of the others who came to learn from him together.
Jin Hengchuan was also up to par. He seemed to have a special talent for machinery. He could understand things that others had only half-understood after hearing them several times. Xu Weiguo was particularly satisfied, and he felt very energetic.
Song Wei stewed chicken as usual, sometimes changing it to beef, pork ribs, or elbows, depending on what was best that day.
Today's dishes are particularly sumptuous. This is to celebrate Jin Hengchuan's rapid recovery from his injury and his great progress in his career!
The chicken is stewed with fish maw, dried longan and cordyceps flowers. There are also stir-fried seasonal vegetables and stir-fried dried mushrooms. The aroma can be smelled from far away.
While I was busy working, there was a sudden noise outside. When I went out to see it, I saw that Xing Fangfang came in aggressively with several people!
"What are you doing!"
“What are you doing?”
Song Wei didn't know why: "What did I steal? Why didn't I know?"
The aunt on the side couldn't hold herself back for a long time. She rushed towards her and was about to hit her, but Song Wei pushed her away: "Why do you accuse me of stealing?"
"You still don't admit it? My chicken was stolen, and it was this girl who saw you carrying the chicken!" She stretched her neck to smell it, then rushed into the kitchen and took out the chicken that was being stewed.
She immediately yelled: "Look, look at that! This is my chicken! Let me catch it, right? I'm just an old hen that lays eggs! I stewed it all, it's not in vain." What?"
The people who came next to her also started shouting, and they called Song Wei a chicken thief. They called all the neighbors over.
Many people gathered around to watch the excitement, lowering their heads and whispering to the people around them.
"I just said that her family eats stewed meat every day. It turns out it was stolen!"
"How could such a pretty girl do such a thing?"
"That's right! She's still an old hen. How much money does her man have to make in a month? Can he withstand such a huge amount of money?"
"I didn't eat as well as I did during confinement. I'm not a capitalist lady, am I?"
Song Wei's face turned red with anger as she listened to these gossips, but after experiencing so many things in her two lifetimes, she knew that the more she was now, the calmer she had to be.
She said loudly: "I bought this chicken! At the farmer's market just in front, there is an uncle who rides a bicycle to select chickens to sell. He can prove it to me."
"This one costs four yuan, and the one the day before yesterday costs six yuan. I earn every cent of the money. How I spend it is my own business, so I don't need to worry about others!"
There is indeed a man selling chickens at the farmer's market. The chickens are cheaper than those sold by the supply and marketing cooperative. Someone has bought them at this price.
How can the aunt be easy to talk to? The community here is notoriously difficult to deal with, and they won't listen to anything they say. They insist that Song Wei stole her chicken, and even said that someone saw it with their own eyes. In short, they want Song Wei to pay for it!
"This is the only chicken I ordered, and I just point it out to lay eggs so that I can sell them for money! It's all because of you, a greedy thief. If you don't give me twenty yuan today, you can't even think of leaving!"
Song Wei was angry: "This is my home, why should I leave?"
The aunt didn't care, she sat down on the ground and started splashing, crying and screaming.
Song Wei was really helpless because of the noise, and started to get a little angry. When she turned her head, she caught a glimpse of Xing Fangfang's uncontrollable smile.
She knew that today's matter was closely related to Xing Fangfang.
The noise was so loud that it attracted Aunt Xu from the entrance of the alley. She led Zhao Di over and asked hurriedly: "What's going on?"
Song Wei waved her hands and sighed: "I was blackmailed."
As soon as she told her what had happened, Aunt Xu became angry: "What are you yelling at? They all live in the neighborhood, who doesn't know who they are? When Xiao Song bought chickens, I accompanied her to buy them! When did she steal them?" Do you have chickens?"
The aunt glared and spat hard: "You fart, you are all in the same group. You said you went with her to buy it, and I said you two stole it together!"
Xing Fangfang, who was on the side, also joined in: "That's right! I heard that every time she cooks something delicious, she brings it to you, right? You live in the same neighborhood, why does she not give it to others, but she wants to give it to you?"
"I think it's just the two of you who are collaborating on this!"
Aunt Xu was trembling with anger, pointing at Xing Fangfang's nose and unable to say a word for a long time.
"Xiao Song, please ask Hengchuan to come back. Today's matter..."
Song Wei suddenly smiled: "No, I have my own way."
She looked at the aunt who was rolling around on the ground: "Since you are relying on me, there is nothing you can do. I consider myself unlucky. Don't even think about money. How about I help you get the chicken back?"
The aunt rolled her eyes.
She didn't lose the chicken at all, it was just Xing Fangfang who paid her to come over and cause a scene. She glanced at Xing Fangfang quietly, but Xing Fangfang didn't notice at all.
She could only bite the bullet and said: "How do you want to find it?"
"Don't worry about it, I promise to find it for you."
"Then what if you can't find it?"
"If you can't find it, I'll give you one."
The aunt is excited. No matter whether she can find it or not, she will not lose anything!
"Let's go." Song Wei said, "Look for it wherever you lost it. Please show me the way."
Auntie led the way, and several people she brought, including Xing Fangfang, followed Song Wei for fear that she would run away.
Many people watching the fun also followed.
After all, there is not much entertainment in this era, so if there is such a strange thing, everyone will inevitably want to see the excitement.
When we arrived at the yard of Auntie's house, the crowd laughed for a while.
The fairly wide and neat yard was full of weeds and broken bricks, and as soon as I got closer, I smelled a stinky smell.
Chicken shit all over the floor.
It seems that they do have a chicken at home, but the yard is so big and they don’t even have a chicken coop. Where can they find a chicken?
Xing Fangfang smiled proudly: "What are you looking for? Look for it! If you can't find it, you'll pay for it! You even steal the laying hens, how shameless!"
Song Wei smiled: "Don't worry."
She walked into the yard, carefully paying attention to her steps, looking around, and said, "Wait for me, I'll go and come back."
Xing Fangfang stopped her: "What are you doing? You want to run away?"
"If you are afraid that I will run away, just go with me."
I followed her and saw her coming back with a big rooster, smiling at Aunt Xu: "I'll lend you your big rooster."
The rooster was placed on the ground, and Song Wei took out a handful of corn from her pocket and sprinkled it out. She saw the big rooster running straight towards the corn, but instead of eating it, it crowed several times, and patrolled around with a mouthful.
Then she heard a few faint crows of chickens coming from under the haystack. Song Wei hurriedly ran over and, in full view of everyone, released the chicken that was hidden in the haystack and buckled under the dustpan. It was so skinny that it barely had a few ounces of meat. , the legendary "chicken stolen by Song Wei".
"After the rooster finds food, he must first call the hen to eat." Song Wei smiled: "This is their habit."
She looked at the hen with some disgust: "This is the first time I have seen such a thin chicken. It is really difficult to find it when it is hidden in the haystack."
