Xia Yao sat in the bullock cart and carefully calculated his remaining assets.
I got more than 100 yuan from Su Linlin, as well as the money from several traffickers, and now the total amount is 552 yuan and 40 cents.
Those traffickers still had a lot of tickets on them, including bicycle tickets and a lot of special tickets, which were all good things.
But it's nothing to sit still. According to the direction in the book, plus the sets of quilts sent by Xia's father and mother, they all told her that sooner or later, the Xia family would be unable to contain their true colors.
In this case, finding a way to get money is the biggest problem at the moment.
Lu Jing does have ways to make money, but she is now the number one suspect in Lu Jing's heart, and she still has to wait before she can cooperate with Lu Jing.
How to make money?
Xia Yao's heart drifted away as the bullock cart bumped.
In this age of scarcity of food and clothing, in this age where you have to be careful in everything, and if you are not careful, you will become a speculative bad element. Is there any way to be safe and make money at the same time?
However, after racking his brains, Xia Yao couldn't figure it out.
"The county seat is here!"
Uncle Niu shouted, and Xia Yao immediately woke up.
She quickly took out five cents and handed it to Uncle Niu: "Uncle, please go back first. I want to buy something in the city. I'm afraid it's already dark when I get back."
Uncle Niu looked at Xia Yao for a while, but did not take the money, but looked at Xia Yao again.
"Xia Zhiqing, let me just say one more thing. If you go back now, you won't even be able to buy a train ticket without a letter of introduction."
"Uncle Niu, what are you thinking about? Am I that kind of person?" Xia Yao immediately shook his head, "I want to buy a bicycle. Our brigade is only more than an hour away from the county seat. If you ride a bicycle quickly, you can get there in half an hour." Here you are, what if you wait here for me and delay the work in the fields?"
When Uncle Niu reached the point of persuasion, Xia Yao blocked him back by saying "bicycle".
"Bicycle?" Uncle Niu stopped smoking and stared at Xia Yao as if looking at something rare, "You want to buy a bicycle?"
Xia Yao nodded: "Yes, otherwise I would have to ask you to help me every day when I come to the county. How embarrassing would that be?"
After saying this, Xia Yao quickly handed the money to Uncle Niu: "Uncle Niu, take it, I'll leave first!"
Xia Yao ran so fast that before Uncle Niu could react, he could only see her disappearing around the corner.
Helpless, Uncle Niu could only take a long puff of dry cigarette.
He can't ask for this money. I'm a fellow countryman. Where can I collect money if I do you a favor? Just go back and give it back to that boy Lu Jing!
Xia Yao quickly ran into the supply and marketing cooperative.
Her purpose of coming here is very clear, that is, to buy a bicycle.
The salesperson at the supply and marketing cooperative looked to be about forty years old, with a long face, and she looked like she was not easy to deal with. Xia Yao walked in quickly, and when he saw her, he called out sweetly: "Sister!"
Being called sister by such a young person, the salesperson's face looked much better. In addition, except for that face, everything about Xia Yao's body was attractive and of high quality, especially the watch on Xia Yao's wrist.
Although the salesperson was not enthusiastic, her attitude had improved a lot: "What do you want to buy?"
"Sister, do you still have any bicycles?" Xia Yao smiled and pushed the ticket and money in front of the salesperson. She had inquired before she came that the bicycles in the county were 220 yuan each.
When the saleswoman heard Xia Yao's words, she finally stopped squinting at people. She checked it carefully and nodded lazily.
"You're lucky, there's still one last one. If all the other ones are sold, you'll have to wait until next month."
She said, going to get Xia Yao's bicycle.
And Xia Yao took advantage of this time to buy everything that the supply and marketing cooperative could buy.
Sugar, white flour, polished rice, and two pairs of large pig's trotters.
The sales clerks watched her spend money like water, and their eyes changed from initial shock to numbness.
Xia Yao met the eyes of several people and smiled shyly: "There are many children at home."
This not only means having more children, but also a strong family background!
The eyes of some people who also came to buy goods changed after catching a glimpse of the tickets that Xia Yao inadvertently exposed.
Xia Yao happily pushed his bicycle out of the supply and marketing cooperative. Before he walked out of the street, he heard a panting voice behind him.
"This comrade!"
A man with a sharp voice and heavy breathing blocked Xia Yao's way.
Xia Yao's eyes became wary, and the man quickly explained his purpose: "I just saw that you had milk powder tickets."
He scratched his head and felt a little uneasy, but he still expressed his thoughts: "Can I buy... from you in exchange for these milk powder tickets?"
"My wife just gave birth to a baby, but there is no milk. The baby is hungry and cries all day long. We really have no choice..."
Before the man could finish speaking, several milk powder tickets had appeared in front of him.
Xia Yao suppressed the fleeting thoughts in his heart, raised a smile and asked, "How do you want to change?"
…
It can be said that the pig pen is a place that the entire Qingshui brigade is concerned about. They have to go and take a look from time to time to prevent these golden bumps from disappearing.
Some people even wanted to see Xia Yao's jokes.
For example, Su Linlin.
Su Linlin cleans the pig pen and cleans up the feces every day. She smells terrible. When she returns to the educated youth dormitory, she is disliked by others and is looked down upon every day.
The only motivation for her to continue was, first, the money sent by Xia Qingqing, who was far away in the provincial capital of Southern Province, and second, watching Xia Yao's jokes.
She has been with Xia Yao for so many years, how can she still not know? Xia Yao didn't have any ink in his stomach, yet he was still treating pigs! It would be nice if he wasn’t put to death! It must have been an accident last time!
After such thoughts came to my mind, I became increasingly uncontrollable.
But Su Linlin cleaned the pig pen for three days, and watched helplessly as the pigs turned from half-dead to vigorous, with their faces drooping.
It's not like she hasn't thought about trying to do something dirty, but there are so many people from the pig pen coming to the pig pen every day, and they all stare at her as if they are looking for thieves, and there is no way to do it!
Su Linlin glanced at the pigs in the pigpen with disgust, and a deep jealousy flashed in her eyes - even the pigs ate better than she did!
At this time, Aunt Guihua from the entrance of the village came over with a few old sisters. They were all very excited when they saw the lively pigs inside.
"The pig is alive! It's alive!"
"Xia Zhiqing is really good at it! I heard that three generations of her family have been doctors!"
Aunt Guihua lowered her voice, as if this was such a big secret.
But her loud voice had already spread several meters away. Not to mention Su Linlin on the side, even Xia Yao, who had just walked over, heard it.
Xia Yao met Aunt Guihua's eyes with burning eyes and immediately said: "Aunt, my family is not a third-generation doctor. My family..."
"Aunt Osmanthus Osmanthus, you don't know yet, right?" Su Linlin's voice became very loud, not like the person who was working carefully just now.
She stood on the haystack, ignoring the smell of pig manure around her. She looked at Xia Yao and did not hide her gloating: "Xia Yao is not the daughter of the Xia family! She is fake!"
"The Xia family's real daughter is still staying in the provincial capital of Nan Province! How could the Xia family have the heart to let their daughter go to the countryside?"
Su Linlin said this series of words, her hands covered her chest, and she stared at Xia Yao with contentment, hoping to see sadness in Xia Yao's eyes.
But as soon as her eyes glanced at Xia Yao, Xia Yao's beautiful and clear peach blossom eyes were filled with smiles.
Su Linlin's proud smile froze on her face. She watched helplessly as Xia Yao's provocative smile turned into a sob of grievance: "I...I am indeed not the daughter of the Xia family. I don't even know where my biological parents are." have no idea."
Xia Yao rubbed her eyes and opened them again. Her eyes became red.
Aunt Guihua was not as bad as Cheng Dahua. When she saw that she mentioned Xia Yao's sadness, she immediately panicked.
Xia Yao did nothing wrong, and she was the one who saved these pigs and was the great benefactor of their Qingshui Brigade!
"What nonsense are you talking about! It just seems like you can do it, right? If you have so much free time, you might as well clean up the pig excrement quickly! Even the excrement can't stop your mouth!"
Aunt Guihua scolded Su Linlin fiercely, and Su Linlin looked at her in disbelief.
However, after she finished scolding, she didn't even look at Su Linlin. When she spoke to Xia Yao, her voice softened several degrees.
"Xia Zhiqing, you also know that we are rough people. We are just praising you for your superb medical skills, but we have no intention of bringing up your sadness."
Xia Yao lowered his head and nodded "weakly".
"I know." Xia Yao said softly, "Aunt Guihua, you are all good people."
"I will definitely try my best to raise this batch of pigs." Xia Yao's voice became a little firmer.
Aunt Guihua was even more moved after hearing Xia Yao's words: "Don't worry! If you have any difficulties in the village from now on, just come to me! I will definitely make the decision for you! You are a noble person in our brigade!"
Su Linlin saw these shrews shouting at her and treating Xia Yao like a different person, and her heart became even more unbalanced.
Her face was very ugly, and she stared at Xia Yao wanting to say something.
Aunt Guihua moved faster than her. When she saw her standing still, she shouted impatiently: "If you are lazy again, I will tell the captain! Then I will ask him to dig ditches for you. , it will be too late for you to regret it by then!”
"Aunt Osmanthus Osmanthus, Linlin also went to the countryside with me after all. Although our friendship is no longer there, but..."
"You silly girl!" Aunt Guihua immediately shouted, "She has taken you for granted, and you still care about those feelings? This human heart is the most difficult to guard against! You have to beware of her!"
"I see that she is full of evil intentions. You'd better stay away from her!"
After the last incident, Su Linlin's reputation has spread throughout the entire brigade.
Su Linlin held the bamboo basket, her face turned blue and purple, and she opened her mouth, unable to say anything to refute.
Xia Yao raised his chin and smiled provocatively at her.
In the past, others praised Su Linlin and belittled Xia Yao. Now it was Su Linlin's turn to taste the feeling of being belittled.
Things are turning, and the faster they turn, the better.
