That night.
The uncles and aunts of the Lu family carried a lot of things, including rice and dried bamboo shoots, five chickens, three ducks, and dozens of eggs.
"Jiao'er, you all bring these with you tomorrow."
Five chickens and three ducks were squawking on the ground, which seemed extremely lively.
Lu Jiaoer: "..."
It’s not that it’s not easy to bring, but can you bring live poultry on the train now? ! Isn't it dirty, smelly, and noisy if I bring it in? !
"Auntie, I won't bring any chickens or ducks, and I won't bring them to the train. I won't bring any raw eggs, which are easy to break. Tomorrow, each person will boil five eggs and take them to the train to eat."
It's not that she doesn't want to take chickens and ducks to Beijing, it's mainly because it's inconvenient to bring them. The chickens and ducks in Guangxi Province are much better and more delicious than those in other provinces. Even chickens are divided into several different types, and the same goes for ducks.
The chicken and duck in Guizhou Province have delicate meat and a particularly good taste. What Lu Jiaoer misses the most in Beijing is the chicken and duck from her hometown.
No, after she came back, Lu Jianping and Su Yulan either killed chickens today or ducks the next. Their main goal was to make Lu Jiaoer eat enough.
What? !
Not allowed to bring chickens or ducks? !
Well, that one only brings rice, eggs, and dried bamboo shoots? !
Several uncles and aunts looked at each other. They didn't have many specialties here, the only ones they could get away with were chickens and ducks, and there weren't many dry goods here either.
The people in the mountain town are mainly engaged in farming and are busy working in the fields all day long. Except for three times a year, they go to the mountains with a radius of more than ten miles to cut firewood. They generally do not go into the mountains.
There are not many mountains here, probably less than one-fifth of the total. The rest are mountains, slopes, cultivated land, and dry land, which are enough for everyone to eat.
Therefore, apart from raising chickens, ducks and pigs, people here really don’t have much in the way of food.
"This, what should we do?!"
"What are you going to eat without me?!"
"How expensive is it to buy food on the train?"
"How about we finish the killing and then take it to the train?!"
“You can still eat it after one day in this kind of weather, but it won’t go rancid after two days?! If it’s winter, it’s still the same.”
"That's right. You can't release it if you kill it, and you can't release it if you cook it."
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Everyone was worried as they talked. They originally thought that these chickens and ducks could be eaten for at least two weeks if they were brought to the capital. They would not have to spend as much money as Lu Jiaoer. The little they could save was a little bit, but they turned out to be raw and cooked. Not easy to carry.
Lu Jiaoer: "..."
It's just a pity that it's not winter.
However, she does have a small space, but she can't put it in, otherwise how will she smooth things over when asked? !
"Uncle, second uncle, brother-in-law, there is too much rice. You don't need to bring so much. We are only going for twenty days. Carrying so much on the train is heavy, hard and troublesome. We also need to take good care of our younger brothers and sisters. One bag of rice is enough."
There are three big bags of rice on the ground. Each bag weighs eighty or ninety kilograms, not to mention one hundred meters.
The three cousins are only sixteen or seventeen years old, and each of them may not be able to carry such a heavy bag of rice. What are these adults thinking? ! In order to save money, I really don’t care about the situation.
"How can a bag of rice be enough for you?!"
"With so many people, each person has to eat one kilogram of rice a day. Your cousins and the three of them only have three kilograms. This bag is just enough for them. Three bags is really not much."
"Jiao'er, then just carry two bags. They still need the strength to do this."
"I think it's better to listen to Jiao'er. I heard it's quite chaotic on the train. People are more important than rice."
"Yes, sisters-in-law, Jiao'er is right. Let Jiu Yu and the others go together this time. In addition to wanting them to gain knowledge, doesn't Jiao'er just want them to watch Jiu Qing and the others? ! Now that we have decided to go to the market, we are not short of money to buy rice."
"That's right, but we thought wrong."
"Okay, then I'll listen to you."
Several uncles and aunts originally thought that if three bags were too much and too heavy, then two bags would be fine. However, after Lu Jianping and Su Yulan heard their daughter say that she was mainly interested in her younger son and daughter, they immediately turned around to persuade their brothers and sisters-in-law. .
Who cares about these rice? !
What if someone is lost? !
If it weren't for the fact that the work in the fields was inseparable from the couple, they would have gone together, mainly because they couldn't bear to worry about so many children.
Thinking about it, the uncles and aunts thought that if Jiu Qing and the others were lost, then they would no longer be human inside and out.
Finally, at Lu Jiaoer's suggestion, she only brought a bag of rice, dried bamboo shoots, and thirty hard-boiled eggs.
"Mom and Dad, you can use this bicycle ticket whenever you can. It's convenient to do everything with a bicycle."
All the uncles and aunts had left, and Lu Jiaoer and her brothers and sisters had packed their belongings. Taking advantage of this little time before going to bed, she explained to Lu's father and mother.
"We know that even if we want to buy something, it won't be until the end of the year at the earliest. You just bought us a radio and a watch. Buying a bicycle will be too eye-catching and let people know that our family is rich. Doesn't that attract thieves?!"
"Yeah, don't worry, we know what's going on."
Lu Jianping and Su Yulan also like bicycles. It is indeed very convenient to have a car. Even now, there are not many families with cars in the town, no more than 200 households anyway.
Of course, one more family is not too much, and one less family is not too few. I just don’t want to attract attention.
Since Father Lu and Mother Lu had said so, Lu Jiaoer also decided that it would be better to keep a low profile. Anyway, there is nothing wrong with making a fortune in silence.
