0p0 Chapter 795 60 Yaozu Sister Control Group 32
Chapter 795 60 Yaozu Sister Control Group 32
In the end, it was Xiao Jiabao who cleaned the fish. Usually, the men in the family do the work of killing chickens and cleaning fish. Since Grandpa Xiao and Dad Xiao weren't home, it was naturally Xiao Jiabao's turn.
Xiao Yun invited Qin Yuanfeng and Xiao Huandi inside to talk. Since the adults weren't home today, it was just the younger generation, so they could relax a bit.
Grandma Xiao went to her sister's house, who is also their great-aunt, in the morning. The sister is sick and not doing well; it's feared she won't make it through the New Year.
Grandpa Xiao mentioned earlier that he and Jia Duo Bao were causing trouble at Old Jiang's place. Dad and Mom Xiao went to Grandma Xiao's house. Today is her son's twelfth day since birth, and people need to go to her maternal grandparents' house, but not everyone can go, as everyone is short of food and can't afford to entertain too many people.
Xiao Laidi married into Sidaogang Village, now called Qianjin Brigade. It integrates four villages, including Yidaogang, Erdaogang, and Sandaogang, but they still habitually call the four villages separately for easy distinction.
I don't know how we started talking, but in the end, the four of us decided to go to the commune together tomorrow.
Now that the effects of Xiao Yun's medication have worn off, she looks much healthier, so her family no longer keeps her confined to the house, and she occasionally goes out for a stroll.
“Then let’s leave early tomorrow. After we go to the post office, we can also visit the supply and marketing cooperative. I have a few tickets that are about to expire, and they’ll be wasted if I don’t use them soon,” Qin Yuanfeng said.
"What kind of ticket? Can't we use it at the village's sales point?" Xiao Huandi asked, frowning. Her mother had told her not to spend too much of Li Guangyuan's money before the wedding, lest Li's parents look down on her if they found out.
Qin Yuanfeng explained, "The sales point only has things like oil, salt, soy sauce, and vinegar. The sugar coupons, soap coupons, and industrial coupons that are about to expire are just enough to buy a thermos. I thought I'd buy them and leave them here for you to use."
"It's inconvenient for me. Last month, someone broke the inner liner of Xu Zhiqiang's thermos. When I asked, he wouldn't admit it. I was so angry that after he replaced the liner, he locked it in the cabinet after using it and never left it outside."
Xiao Huandi was about to refuse, but after hearing what he said next, she swallowed her words back. That meant she couldn't be placed at the educated youth settlement.
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Grandpa Xiao was the first to return. Old Jiang couldn't stand his obsequious behavior any longer, so he chased him out along with the dog.
Immediately afterwards, Grandma Xiao, her father, and her mother also returned. Grandma Xiao went to Erdaogang, which was on the same route as her father and mother. The couple first dropped Grandma Xiao off there before going to their in-laws, the Yang family. They picked Grandma Xiao up on their way back.
Xiao Yun and Xiao Huandi had already started stewing the cabbage and wild boar meat, and also put out the flatbreads, just waiting for their mother to come back and stew the fish, since she was the best fish cook in the family.
This must be a talent. Even with the same seasonings, it tastes better than others. Whether it's stewed or braised, it's not fishy at all, just fresh and fragrant. It's no worse than a restaurant chef's.
That evening, the family, along with Qin Yuanfeng, enjoyed a delicious meal, and Qin Yuanfeng also told them about their itinerary for the next day.
The four elders didn't object, but they gave them an extra task: to take the frozen pheasant and roe deer meat from home to the commune to sell, and to try and buy some ration coupons to bring back.
They were all brought back by Jia Duo Bao, so they can't go there. But there are no restrictions on the Jia Duo Bao team, since they are meat-eaters, so they are specially allowed to go up the mountain every day to solve their own meals.
But that guy always brings home his fill after eating, and he even knows to avoid people. As a result, the amount of wild game in the house keeps piling up. Since the house can't smell the aroma of meat every day, they have to sell some of it to make money.
The four, who originally wanted to travel light, had to set off the next day each carrying a leather bag. Xiao's father had initially packed over 100 pounds of baggage, but after their insistence, the weight was reduced by half, meaning each person still had to carry 10 to 20 pounds.
The journey is never easy, especially since one of the four is a patient who is recovering from an illness, a young man who is not yet fully grown, and a pale-faced young man who has never done heavy work. In all these cases, only Xiao Huandi can be considered a normal laborer.
"It hasn't snowed these past few days, otherwise we could have pulled a sled and carried all that meat with us," Xiao Jiabao said, panting as they walked.
Xiao Yun glanced at the rapidly changing clouds in the sky. "If you want it to snow, we can make it happen tonight. Let's hurry back after dinner, as a strong wind is expected this afternoon."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Huandi and her brother Xiao Jiabao looked up and immediately nodded in agreement. Although they were not as good at observing celestial phenomena as Xiao Yun, they had both learned how to read the weather from their grandfather. Fish-scale-shaped clouds meant that wind, rain, or snow was coming.
Qin Yuanfeng could certainly see it, but "Li Guangyuan" couldn't. So he pretended to be puzzled and asked Xiao Huandi how she figured it out. While she was explaining, he inexplicably showered her with compliments, which made Xiao Huandi say a few more things.
Xiao Yun and Xiao Jiabao couldn't bear to watch anymore, rolling their eyes and pouting in unison. But it didn't affect the two of them at all. Fortunately, it didn't slow them down. Afterwards, they sped up and arrived at the commune half an hour earlier than usual.
Upon arriving at the commune, they went straight to the kitchen of the state-run restaurant. Selling wild game to the purchasing station would definitely not be appropriate, as the price offered would be too low. Selling it in small quantities would also be troublesome, as they didn't have that much time to go door-to-door to promote it.
It's not strict yet; it hasn't reached the point where you'll be checked if you're carrying something on the street. As long as you're not setting up a stall and hawking your wares everywhere, and you're just trading in a random alley, no one will arrest you.
So they discussed it and decided to sell it directly to a state-owned restaurant.
It won't work next year unless it's sold in the name of the village collective, and a certificate issued by the commune is required.
The state-run restaurant sold breakfast, so it was open when they arrived. As soon as they heard that the restaurant wanted to sell wild game, they took them directly to the backyard.
After just one glance, they happily accepted them all, and of course, they also asked which brigade they belonged to.
It wasn't that I was worried about having no one to turn to if I ate something bad; I was just asking casually. They answered openly, and the other person smiled and told me that their village was Jiapigou.
Upon hearing the name Jiapigouzi, Xiao Yun immediately thought of the Qiu family and casually inquired about it, also mentioning that the other party had come to their village to meet potential partners.
Unexpectedly, the other party immediately started talking, "So Qiu Yujiao went to your place for a matchmaking. Let me tell you, when you get back, you should tell the girl's family not to be fooled by the matchmaker. The Qiu family is not a good place to go."
"Is there something fishy going on here? Uncle, please tell us the details~" As soon as Xiao Huandi heard there was some juicy gossip, her radar immediately went off, and she leaned forward to say.
The kitchen worker was also someone who liked to talk, and seeing that they were all looking at him with curiosity, his desire to perform instantly increased.
He even looked around before saying mysteriously, "Qiu Yujiao's parents aren't good people. His current father is a stepfather; his biological father died when he was still in his mother's womb."
Everyone in the village knows this; you can easily find out by asking around. But that's not what I want to talk about. Our family lives across the street from his biological father, Liu's family, so we know more about it than others.
Actually, Liu Kunzi wasn't his father. His mother entered the Liu family while pregnant with him. We vaguely heard Liu Kunzi's mother scolding her a few times, calling her a prostitute and saying she had an illegitimate child.
Liu Kunzi's death was actually quite suspicious. Everyone knew that Japan was in chaos when it surrendered, so people avoided going out if they could. Liu Kunzi wasn't stupid; he wouldn't have chosen that time to enter the city, nor was there any need for him to do so.
We didn't know when he left the village. By the time we found out, his mother and wife were begging everyone to help collect his body.
But nobody went. Not only was the city dangerous, but the man was probably blown to pieces anyway, so it would be pointless to go. So they erected a cenotaph, hoping that with everyone's help, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law could manage. But a few days later, Liu Kun's mother hanged herself.
She wasn't the kind of person who would hang herself. A widow who could raise a child during times of war and chaos must be incredibly strong. And just two days ago she was saying she wanted to avenge her son. How could she have hanged herself in just two days?
Wang Xiulan is quite suspicious. A few days after her mother-in-law died, she sold the house and land, took the money, and married Qiu Zhi. Qiu Yujiao is growing up to look less and less like anyone else, and is a ruthless scoundrel who dares to beat anyone except his parents...
Sigh~ Just listen to this, I've been holding it in for so long. I can't say this to the villagers, because if I just talk nonsense without evidence, I'll offend them terribly. But I feel uncomfortable if I don't say it.
I don't know if it's fate, but I couldn't help but blurt it out the moment I saw you guys. Don't go around telling everyone, or you'll get yourself into trouble..."
The four of them nodded vigorously, their eyes shining brightly. They would only tell their families, and definitely not anyone else.
Wow! I never expected to hear such exciting gossip while selling meat. I'm so curious about how that Liu mother and son died, and I also want to know who Qiu Yujiao's biological father is!
Xiao Yun hadn't expected these hidden details; it turned out that relying on rats to gather information was not comprehensive enough.
Sigh... It's a pity that she, Qin Yuanfeng, and Jia Duo Bao are all tied up right now. I should have told Jia Duo Bao not to come out so early.