Early in the morning, Tao Xueming was called up by his stepmother and asked him to hurry to the village and follow everyone to the county to exchange food.

Tao Xueming knew that it was cold outside, so he put on all the clothes he could wear, but it was still very cold.

When he came to the entrance of the village, it was still dark, Tao Xueming was shivering with cold, and the cold wind cut his face like a knife.

"Little Taozi, so early. ”

Bao Zhipeng trotted all the way over, his face was also blue from the cold, and there was only a pair of tattered cloth shoes on his feet.

He was Tao Xueming's playmate when he was a child, and the relationship between the two has always been very good, but the other party is also a bad person.

When I was a child, after my parents fell into the water and drowned, I could only rely on my grandfather in his seventies.

After a while, the rest of the village came, and the village chief drove an ox cart to lead the way.

Everyone walked towards the county against the cold wind, and a few strong guys in their twenties walked in front and did not talk to Tao Xueming.

But Tao Xueming vaguely heard that they were discussing themselves, and the few words they said were very ugly.

The road to the county was ten kilometers, and with heavy snowfall, they walked for nearly four hours in a group of eight people to reach the county.

After arriving in the county, the village chief took everyone's food stamps and went to line up to exchange for flour and millet.

Food stamps, there are some places that are no longer needed, but here they are poorer, and food stamps are still hard currency.

It wasn't until around '93 that the whole country completely abolished this thing.

Tao Xueming glanced at the queue, it was very long, and it was estimated that it would take three or four hours to finish.

"Baozi, you come with me. ”

Tao Xueming patted Bao Zhipeng on the shoulder, pointed ahead, and then walked over directly.

The two walked to a place where no one was, Tao Xueming took a deep breath and asked, "Baozi, do you want to eat a full meal, you can eat meat every day." ”

"Of course. ”

Bao Zhipeng replied without thinking: "I haven't eaten meat for almost a year, and I can't remember the taste." ”

"Then I'll take you today, do you dare to do a big deal?" Tao Xueming asked.

Bao Zhipeng was stunned, what did he mean when he heard this, did he want to rob someone else's things?

"You come with me. ”

Tao Xueming took Bao Zhipeng's hand and ran forward, Bao Zhipeng shouted: "Let's not run far, we won't be able to find our ...... for a while"

"It's okay, I'll definitely be back in three or four hours. ”

Tao Xueming rushed forward for more than 20 minutes, and finally both of them stopped at the gate of a state-owned coal plant out of breath.

"Come, what are you doing here?"

Bao Zhipeng gasped and said, "You won't take me to steal the coal handle, it's too heavy, we can't get it back." ”

Tao Xueming smiled at the corner of his mouth, stealing things is weak, it's only worth a few dollars.

"Don't say anything for a while, just look at the way I look. ”

Tao Xueming pulled people to the side and waited quietly, Bao Zhipeng was so cold that he kept shivering, and his hands and feet were stiff.

More than ten minutes passed, Bao Zhipeng couldn't stand the cold, and he was just about to speak, Tao Xueming suddenly said: "It's here!"

A green Fiat 126 drove slowly, and the car was surrounded by people all the way, and everyone's eyes were full of envy.

"Wow, it's a car. Bao Zhipeng said enviously.

Tao Xueming took a deep breath, of course, if you can buy tens of thousands of cars in eight or nine years, what kind of identity is that?

The person who drove the car he knew, was the big boss of the local coal plant, and his income was more than that of others for several years.

The first pot of gold in his life has to be obtained from the other party, and today, he can only use a special method to get to know the other party.

Seeing the car driving over, Tao Xueming's hand was placed on Bao Zhipeng's shoulder and whispered, "Brother, do you believe me?"

"Of course I believe you, no, what are you going to do?" Bao Zhipeng asked.

Tao Xueming watched the car drive over, and when he passed by them, he reached out and pushed Bao Zhipeng over.

With a plop, Bao Zhipeng hit the front of the car, screamed, and lay in front of the car.

"Brother, brother, what's wrong with you!"

Tao Xueming pretended to be very surprised and pounced, and the driver of the car also got out of the car and came to him in a little panic.

"It's okay, it's not hurt. ”

The driver asked nervously.

"It's okay, it's okay, it's just a little bloody. ”

Tao Xueming helped Bao Zhipeng to stand up, and Bao Zhipeng said: "Brother, you push me ......"

Without waiting for him to finish speaking, Tao Xueming immediately covered his mouth: "Brother, let's not go and watch it, just go back and wash." ”

Hearing this, the driver hurriedly said, "There is a health center in front, I'll take you to see it." ”

"No, no, don't look at it, it costs money. ”

"I hit someone, I must have paid for it, go. ”

The driver dragged the two of them to the health center.

When he arrived at the health center, the doctor checked Bao Zhipeng's forehead, but it was bruised and swollen, and there was no big problem.

"I'm really sorry, maybe I didn't sleep well last night and didn't see you there. ”

The driver hurriedly apologized.

"It's okay, it's okay, we'll have a good idea next time. ”

Tao Xueming said.

"I'll compensate you for some money and buy some meat to make up for it. ”

As he spoke, the man took out a blue-black hundred-yuan bill from his pocket, and when he saw this money, Bao Zhipeng's eyes instantly widened.

Even the doctor took a look at it several times.

One hundred yuan, now I only earn fifty or sixty yuan a month, the better ones are only about 100 yuan, and the two or three hundred ones are high wages.

"I will compensate you for this money. ”

The driver stuffed the money into Tao Xueming's hand, and Tao Xueming hurriedly waved his hand: "No, no, this money is too much, I can't ask for it." ”

"Take it, I hit you, buy some delicious food for this little brother. ”

The driver said with a smile.

Tao Xueming originally wanted to be polite, but he didn't expect Bao Zhipeng to snatch the money away at once, and held it tightly in his hand, for fear that he would go back.

Seeing this, Tao Xueming didn't say anything, said a word of thanks, and walked out of the health center.

After coming out, Bao Zhipeng immediately jumped up excitedly and said excitedly: "One hundred yuan, we earned one hundred!"

He worked hard for two months to earn so much money, and with the money, it was like a dream.

"One and a half. Tao Xueming said.

"I want sixty, give you forty. Bao Zhipeng said.

"Okay. ”

Tao Xueming was too lazy to bargain, he continued to walk forward, and soon saw an old Chinese medicine shop.

Walking into the store, Tao Xueming grabbed a little medicine for rheumatism, changed the change, and the two began to divide the accounts.

Tao Xueming took thirty-eight yuan, and the remaining sixty belonged to Bao Zhipeng.

Bao Zhipeng put the money in his pocket and covered it tightly with his hands, afraid that he would be snatched away.

Soon, the two returned to the grain station, and the village chief happened to have the food, and the two went back with the group.

No one mentioned anything before.

……

After four or five hours, they returned to the village.

Tao Xueming and Bao Zhipeng carried half a bag of flour from the ox cart and put it into the house.

"Huh, you're back?"

The stepmother's yin and yang weird voice came.

Tao Xueming snorted, didn't want to deal with the other party, and went directly to the kitchen.

"Stop, what you're holding in your hand. The stepmother shouted.

Tao Xueming immediately turned the Chinese medicine on his back, and his stepmother raised her eyebrows, and asked sharply: "What is it, take it out!"

"It's just a little bit of Chinese medicine. Tao Xueming said.

"Where did you get the money to buy Chinese medicine!"

The stepmother's tone became stern, and she wondered if the few dollars lost at home were stolen by Tao Xueming.

Tao Xueming lowered his head and secretly scolded this stepmother for being really nosy, you don't care where I bought the medicine.

"Bring it. ”

The stepmother went directly to grab it, snatched the medicine in her hand, and said coldly: "Don't say where the money came from, I'll throw it into the water." ”

Tao Xueming was so angry that his eyes were red, and he glared at his stepmother angrily, so he didn't tell you.

"Auntie, someone else gave us money, not stealing it. Bao Zhipeng said timidly.

As soon as she heard this, her stepmother immediately searched Tao Xueming's pocket, Tao Xueming covered her pocket vigorously, and her stepmother slapped him on the back of the head.

Soon, the money was snatched away.

Looking at the more than 30 yuan in her hand, her stepmother smiled coldly, she put the money in her pocket, and said indifferently: "You are still young, you will spend the money if you give it, I will keep it for you first." ”

"Don't, this is the money I gave to my dad for treatment, you pay me back. Tao Xueming argued with red eyes.

At this time, the stepmother's daughter Cai'e jumped out and said arrogantly: "Your father and son eat my family, drink my family, live in my family, and they should hand over the money they make." ”

Tao Xueming clenched his fists, and the fire in his heart was like leaking liquefied gas, sneering and squirting out from his nostrils.

But now that he turned his face, he didn't dare.

turned his face, and he could be kicked out of the house by this mother-in-law immediately, and no one outside would take in their father and son.

You have to endure it first, and only after you have the money in your hand can you have the confidence to turn your face with this mother-in-law.

The stepmother snorted and took her daughter into the house.

"Mom, you can buy meat again tomorrow, and I won't give it to them. ”

"Good daughter, my mother will save money for you to pay for your tuition, let that stupid boy go out to work in the future, and build you a big house in the future. ”

Tao Xueming stood still outside, letting the cold wind blow his thin body, and his lips were already purple from the cold.

Bao Zhipeng pulled his arm and handed over his money.

"It's okay, I'm okay. ”

Tao Xueming took a deep breath of cold air and said, "Tomorrow you are watching grandpa at home, don't go anywhere, and we will go to the county seat again the day after tomorrow." ”

"Years ago, I had to save up a few thousand yuan, and then I would turn my face with that stinky woman!"