At the home on Zhanqian Road, Qu Guangquan and Zhang Qian entered the hospital with Liu Guixiang wearing a hat on one side, although Liu Guixiang took out all his strength and walked from the gate to the staircase to rest twice.

"Qianqian, Xiaoquan, forehead——, do I have a fever, why do I feel lightheaded?"

"Mom, it's a little, I touched your forehead just now, it's a little hot, maybe it's hot. It doesn't matter, it's a normal response to radiation. ”

"Brother Guangquan, if you don't help your godmother, I'll pour water. Zhang Qian hurriedly ran up.

"Qianqian, by the way, take out that sea cucumber and send it. Qu Guangquan squatted down, "Mom, you hold my shoulder, and I'll carry you upstairs." ”

Liu Guixiang really couldn't move her legs, so she had to grab her son's shoulders and lean down.

"When I was a child, my mother carried you on her back, but I didn't expect that now you are carrying your mother. Liu Guixiang rested her head on her son's shoulder.

"I was very skinny when I was a kid, wasn't I?"

"It's very skinny! I can dig three handfuls in the mouse hole, and I like to wrestle with others. Once, Jianzi in the east snatched the candy that your father bought for Qianqian, and you are still willing to fight Jianzi with a flying jumper, Jianzi is a year older than you, and he can't fall on others, so he will bite when he opens his mouth!"

"Godmother, is there such a thing? Why don't I know. ”

"You were too young, five or six years old. I thought at that time, if Qianqian married Xiao Quan when she grew up, Xiao Quan would definitely protect you desperately. Unexpectedly, this thing is now true. ”

Liu Guixiang took the water cup handed over by Zhang Qian: "Your mother, when your father left yesterday, we said okay." The two of you will stay in Lu Yuelu, what about the hotel, Xiaoquan, it's still the Qiaozhou Hotel you opened. Your uncle in Yongcheng and I will call and please, there are not many relatives and friends in our Shuanggang, you go back and please, isn't Xiaoquan going to Yanjing tomorrow night, don't forget to go early tomorrow morning. ”

"Well, are there any rules for going home for a treat?"

"There are really a lot of rules, but fortunately, we orphans and widows, people don't care, when you go to ask for it, don't just go empty-handed. ”

"Good. ”

"You have to invite the four big matchmakers, the woman invites the two, and the man invites the two. Don't you tell your friend Wang Songtao, he counts as one, and he has to invite another one. Otherwise, I think it's good to ask you Uncle Zhentang, if it weren't for your Uncle Zhentang to help sell pesticides, why would you be today. ”

"Good. "Qu Guangquan is really embarrassed to invite Mayor Ma, it's a bit too fussful.

"Well, by the way, I have to call your Uncle Zhang and ask Qianqian how much sugar she has to buy?"

"Mom, what are you doing with candy?"

"Our rules. When the woman invites a guest, the family has to take two catties of brown sugar to invite, and the man has to buy this brown sugar. Before you get engaged, let the old matchmaker take you to Qianqian's house, so that you can ask Uncle Zhang to have a treat. ”

"It's the 7th today, and I have to go to Yanjing and Jinmen again, and then rush back, the time is really urgent. Qu Guangquan placed Zhang Qian: "Qianqian, you look at the sea cucumber stew, remember to put less salt, I'll go call, and when we come back, we'll go buy brown sugar." ”

"Well, can I put some greens in the sea cucumber?"

"Okay. Don't make too much of it, and make the soup white. ”

Qu Guangquan rushed to the nearby post office, and it was Cheng Xiaoqin who answered the phone: "Aunt Cheng, my mother said to ask you how much brown sugar you want to buy?"

"Well, I have to buy seventy pounds. I was about to call you to say this, now brown sugar is not easy to buy, Lu Yue Lu has a lot of relatives, originally after the New Year, brown sugar is not easy to buy, this time Lu Yuelu, our Shuanggang Supply and Marketing Cooperative's brown sugar, I heard that it has long been sold out. You have to hurry up on this matter! We can save all the rules here, but brown sugar can't save it. The girl is married to have a treat, and she can't say it if she doesn't take brown sugar. ”

Qu Guangquan panicked, as if he had read some information, before the price breakthrough, there had been a small-scale rush to buy.

Don't be in case it's brown sugar.

Hurriedly returning home, Zhang Qian had already made sea cucumber soup.

"Mom, you rest for a while after eating, and Qianqian and I will go buy brown sugar. My Aunt Cheng said that she would buy seventy catties. Qu Guangquan beckoned, picked up Zhang Qian and walked out.

"Don't worry, Brother Guangquan, isn't it just buying brown sugar, a little earlier, where is it a little later. Zhang Qian took Qu Guangquan's hand: "A few days off, you are bored in the upstairs of the trading center every day, it is rare to accompany me to go shopping, it rained yesterday, and the weather is still so cool." I want to buy my godmother a dress to wear when she is married. ”

However, Qu Guangquan didn't dare to be careless: "I heard your mother say that brown sugar is not easy to buy, and our Shuanggang Supply and Marketing Cooperatives almost can't buy it." ”

"Shuanggang is in the countryside, Qiaozhou is in the city, can it be the same, just like you get that kung fu emulsifiable concentrate, Shuanggang doesn't have it yet, you can send eighty pieces in Qiaozhou. ”

"I'm worried. "Qu Guangquan has hidden worries.

"Definitely bought. Zhang Qian leaned on Qu Guangquan's shoulder, "You deceived me with seventy catties of brown sugar?"

"How can I buy my girlfriend a beautiful dress!"

"Buy a skirt first, then buy brown sugar!" Zhang Qian shook Qu Guangquan's hand.

"Buy brown sugar first, I'll go to Yanjing to buy you a dress!"

"Do you know what size I'm wearing?"

Qu Guangquan patted his head, "I really don't know." Do you want to go back and measure?"

"What do you use? We don't have a ruler at home, why don't we go back and buy one?"

Qu Guangquan stretched out his two hands: "I'm a ruler, go back and measure a few slowly, don't you know?"

"Brother Guangquan, you big hooligan! No wonder Xiao Ying said you are a little hooligan!" Zhang Qian blushed, "If I ignore you, you won't go to the department store to try it first! Go to the department store first and then go to the sugar and liquor company!"

"Let's go buy candy first!" Qu Guangquan gestured with a middle finger: "If you don't listen to me, I'll carry you away!"

"Big rascal!"

However, when she arrived at the sales department of the sugar and liquor company, Zhang Qian finally stopped insisting on her own opinion and knew why she came to buy sugar first.

There were two long queues at the door of the sugar and liquor company, almost all of them bought brown sugar. And the purchase is limited, a person is only allowed to buy 5 catties, and only one day is allowed.

Qu Guangquan looked at it: "Qianqian, let's line up in two lines, whoever arrives first will call another person over!"

Half an hour later, Zhang Qian arrived first: "Brother Guangquan, come quickly." Come on, I'm here!"

Qu Guangquan hurriedly stood in front of Zhang Qian, and was about to pay for it, when a person with a red armband came over: "Comrade, you are not allowed to cut the line, please go to the back and line up." ”

Qu Guangquan clasped his palms together and saluted: "Big brother, I am her object, we Lu Yue and Lu Dingqin, originally I was in that line, don't you want to hurry up!

"Look at the people who buy candy now, there are a few who are not in a hurry, either giving birth to children or getting engaged, if you don't abide by discipline, I will immediately ask the police station to take compulsory measures against you!" The man wearing a red armband had a straight face, and he didn't give Qu Guangquan any color at all.

There was also a coaxing at the back of the line:

"No extra queues allowed!"

"If anyone adds to the team, I'll start scolding! My daughter-in-law has a baby, and I'm waiting for brown sugar!"

Before the previous words fell, the back started to scold, "Your mother XX, if anyone dares to join the team, I X his whole family!"

Qu Guangquan's face flushed, and he retreated, and it was impossible to return to the original team.

"Big brother and sister, I was just lined up here。。。。。。 ”

"Little brother, it's not that the big brother won't let you, it's true that you shouldn't go, I think you are also rich, let me give you a message, there is brown sugar bargaining in the store department under the old brick street sugar and wine company. It's expensive, it's five cents and one on this side, and two dollars over there. But you have to hurry, I don't hear much. ”

As soon as Zhang Qian bought five catties of sugar in his hand, Qu Guangquan pulled it up: "Qianqian, hurry up, hurry up and go to the store of the Old Brick Street Sugar and Liquor Company!"