Early the next morning, Su Aimin dug Su Qingyun out of bed.
"Dad, please let me sleep a little longer." Su Qingyun tried her best to open her eyes. It was pitch black outside. What time was it!
"You don't mean to follow me to the county. If you don't get up, you won't be able to catch the bus." Su Aimin urged.
"Right away, right away."
She climbed up resignedly and put on a blue floral shirt with a pair of simple black pants.
"You're so old and you still need your mother to braid your hair. I think you're getting smaller and smaller as you live." Qin Ying fiddled with her hair, her mouth full of blame, but her eyes were full of smiles.
"I don't know how to braid it." Su Qingyun pouted, enjoying her mother's craftsmanship with peace of mind. The original owner's hair was plentiful and long. She thought it was fine if she had her hair loose a few days ago. She couldn't let her hair be loose when she went into the city today, right?
For the convenience of conducting experiments, she basically kept her hair short. She really couldn't handle the various braids that were fashionable in this era. There was either an extra strand here or an extra strand there. Within ten minutes, she decisively gave up and let her Mom helps.
"Okay! We are so beautiful!" Qin Ying said with satisfaction.
Su Qingyun looked in the mirror and nodded with satisfaction. Yes, this little face was so tender that it looked like it could squeeze out water.
Su Aimin urged from the side: "We really have to go, otherwise we won't be able to catch the bus."
"Then let's go, dad." Su Qingyun quickly followed.
The figures of the father and daughter disappeared in a hurry. Zhang Xinlan, who had gotten up early to make a fire for cooking, curled her lips. The older one and the younger one were not doing anything serious!
"So, can we still leave? If not, let's take a rest." Su Aimin looked at his daughter with concern.
"Let's rest for a while." Su Qingyun grimaced and sat down on a tree stump by the roadside.
No wonder, her father said that he would be late to catch the bus. From Luoshui Village to the county seat, he could only walk to the town first and then take a bus to the county. It was more than ten miles to the town. How could Su Qingyun have walked so much road in her body? , she now feels like she has blisters on her feet.
After walking for who knows how long, I finally arrived at the station where I was waiting for the bus. It was said to be a station, but it was actually just a sign on the roadside. You couldn’t see it unless you looked carefully.
There are not many people waiting for the bus. Many farmers have never been to the county town in their lives and have always stayed in the place where they gave birth and raised themselves.
"Yunyun, the car is coming. Be careful and follow Dad." Su Aimin greeted the car when he saw it from a distance.
Su Qingyun followed him into the car. Su Aimin took out a dime from his pocket to pay the fare, and took her to find a seat to sit down.
In addition to people, there were chickens, ducks and geese in the car. The sounds of "clucking" and "quacking" were endless, mixed with the stench that rushed into the nose. It was still two hours before we arrived in the county, so Su Qingyun could only grit his teeth and endure it.
The car had to stay for ten minutes and had not yet started. Su Qingyun closed her eyes and tried to ignore her surroundings.
"Sister, your chickens look really well fed." It was her father's voice.
Su Qingyun opened his eyes and watched his father chatting with an older sister wearing a straw hat. She was holding a hen tied with straw, which looked particularly plump among a bunch of drooping chickens.
"Of course, my chickens grew up eating bugs. They are fed carefully. They can lay at least two eggs a day." The eldest sister looked proud.
"Two eggs?!" Su Aimin's eyes widened and he exclaimed, "Then why don't you raise such a good laying hen?"
Although large-scale free trade is not allowed now, no one is allowed to secretly sell one or two chickens.
The eldest sister's face showed reluctance visible to the naked eye, "This is not because my daughter-in-law has given birth and has no milk. I am going to sell the chicken to buy her something... Oh, yes, milk powder, otherwise who would be willing to sell it?"
"That's true." Su Aimin nodded in agreement.
With a smile on his face, he said, "Well, eldest sister, your chicken is also for sale. Can you sell it to me?"
"You?" The eldest sister looked at him suspiciously.
"Yes." Su Aimin nodded firmly, pointed at Su Qingyun and introduced, "This is my daughter. She just got seriously ill a while ago. I was thinking of buying her an old hen and stewing it to replenish her health."
"My dear, did you buy a chicken specially for your daughter to replenish her health?" The eldest sister was stunned and repeated his words again. She looked at Su Qingyun's pale face and believed it a little.
Su Qingyun:......
What's wrong with her body? Her father is using her as a shield.
"Then...how much can you offer?" The eldest sister asked hesitantly, "I won't sell it for less."
"Look at what you said, sister, don't worry, I will never cheat you."
Su Aimin looked at the chicken carefully, thought for a while and said, "Well, eldest sister, the price of a chicken now is about three and a half yuan. I think you raise chickens well, so I will give you four yuan. You will definitely not lose money." "
"Four yuan?" The eldest sister was a little dissatisfied, "I'll go to the county to ask more about this price to make sure it can be sold higher."
"Sister, this is not the comparison." Su Aimin slowly analyzed it for her, "When you go to the county, first of all, it takes a lot of time to ask people everywhere. Secondly, people in the county have many choices, and they don't necessarily have to buy you at a high price. of chicken.”
Su Aimin pointed to the pile of chickens and ducks around, and the eldest sister fell silent.
"Also, eldest sister, the total fare for the round trip to the county is almost 30 cents. The train hasn't left yet. You can still refund the ticket. If you sell this chicken to me, won't you save money again?"
The eldest sister's eyes lit up, yes, how could she forget this?
"Brother, why don't you take a look at my chickens? They're no worse than hers. At least I'm cheaper." A black man who listened for a long time couldn't help but said.
"That won't work! Just buy mine if you say you'll buy mine." The eldest sister was anxious, why would anyone cut off the money she got?
She hurriedly put the chicken into Su Aimin's hand.
A smile appeared on Su Aimin's face, and he slowly took out four dollars from his pocket and gave it to the eldest sister.
Seeing the eldest sister happily counting the money and going to the driver to refund the ticket, the black man's eyes turned red with envy.
"Brother, do you want more?" He continued to sell without giving up.
"This..." Su Aimin looked embarrassed.
"I only want three and a half yuan!" The black man gritted his teeth and said cruelly.
"Dad, this one is not bad, buy it, I can eat it." Su Qingyun began to cooperate with her father.
"Okay then." Su Aimin hesitated for a long time, but finally agreed, "Then buy one more and give it to my daughter."
"Young man, why don't you take a look at my chickens?" The man in the front seat turned his head, his wrinkled face full of eagerness.
"And mine!"
"Brother, do you want duck? The old duck soup will make up for it!"
"There is also goose. Goose is also a great supplement. Do you want it?!"
Amidst the sound of sales, Su Aimin "reluctantly" picked a few more, and a few more got off the train with refunds.
The driver glanced lightly and looked away.
Su Qingyun sat aside, singing along with her father, her face broke with laughter, but she was complaining in her heart, she would have to make up for so many chickens and ducks until she was bleeding!
She now knew where the watches and creams at home came from. With her father's acting skills, it was a pity that he could not become an actor in this era.
The car finally started and drove slowly towards the county town. The engine roared and it was a dirt road. Su Qingyun was so jolted that he grinned and finally arrived at his destination.
"Dad, get out of the car." She couldn't bear it anymore.
"Don't worry, wait a moment, there are many people now, it's crowded." The old man Su Aimin was there, sitting firmly.
Two minutes later, Su Qingyun watched helplessly as her father stuffed a dollar into the driver's hand with a calm expression.
Didn't the driver stop for a while on purpose just now? Su Qingyun looked incredulous.
Good guy, she called him a good guy. She was wrong. Her father shouldn't be an actor. Her father was just a business genius!
