Chapter 4: The First Pot of Gold

"Baoya, it's time to get up, we have to go to the health center. ”

Xu Zhiqi's warm voice sounded, pulling Xu Zhinian back from the chaotic dream.

"Second brother, how did I fall into the river yesterday?" This is the first time she calls her family, Xu Zhiqi was stunned for a moment, and then said happily: "You know me, Baoya, I am the second brother, you call again." ”

"Second Brother ......"

"Hey, hey, hey!" Xu Zhiqi happily turned around in place three times, rubbed Xu Zhinian's hair, and said, "Second brother knows, if you don't hurt you in vain, you will definitely be fine." ”

"Second brother, you haven't answered my question yet, how did I fall into the river yesterday?"

"I don't know about this, but I heard from the people in the village that you were rescued by Song Chuxing of the old Song family, and when we turn around, we have to go to his house to thank him, and then ask what is going on." ”

"Hmm. Xu Zhinian agreed, and silently remembered Song Chuxing's name in his heart - it must be that guy, saving people is worthy of gratitude, why is his mouth so damaged, burying her like an eight-month-old fat pig?

The eight-month-old fat pig has more than 300 catties, how can her small body be compared with the pig!

Xu Zhinian got up from the kang and went to the kitchen, Song Shuzhi had already made breakfast, and said, "Quick, you two go to the health center after eating, Baoya, these two eggs are yours." ”

Xu Zhinian looked at it, there were two bowls of porridge and two steamed buns on the stove, his own one was obviously larger, and it was also accompanied by two peeled boiled eggs, and the second brother did not have one.

Xu Zhiqi seemed to have long been accustomed to this kind of eccentricity, so he didn't say anything, and went into the house to eat after taking the meal.

"Mother, didn't I take a hundred eggs from my second aunt yesterday, why don't you give them to my second brother?"

"Baoya, now is the time for you to grow your body, your second brother is so old, and his body has grown. ”

After Song Shuzhi finished saying this, she suddenly stood up from the bench and shouted: "Baoya, did you call your mother just now?

Xu Zhinian realized that he had indeed shouted "mother" just now.

This seems to have blurted out, without any preparation—perhaps, in her heart, she has begun to accept her new identity.

"Mother, I remembered it, all the nonsense I said in my dreams, don't worry, I'm fine!"

The stone in Song Shuzhi's heart fell to the ground, and she wanted to cry again, but she finally controlled it.

"Mother, you boil all the eggs I got back yesterday, put some soy sauce and cinnamon star anise tea or something, and make a spiced egg. ”

Song Shuzhi had just been happy for less than a minute, and when she heard this, she was worried again--There were still more than 90 eggs left in the eggs she brought back yesterday, what did they mean when they were all cooked? The whole family couldn't finish eating them in a week! Her girl still didn't seem to be well, and she was very stupid.

"Baoya......" Song Shuzhi touched her forehead and muttered, "I don't have a fever either, could it be that the water in has not come out yet?"

"Mother, hurry up and cook it, I still have to take it to the health center. ”

"Okay, I got ......."

Although Song Shuzhi feels sorry for the eggs, she feels even more sorry for her daughter.

She felt that Baoya was already stupid, and if she didn't follow her, no matter how much stimulation she received, she would not be cured at all.

Song Shuzhi gritted her teeth, took out all the eggs and put them in the cauldron, added a large pot of water and boiled them.

The smell of spiced eggs quickly came out, and Xu Zhiqi in the house didn't know what medicine was sold in his sister's gourd, Xu Zhinian didn't forget to call him, asking him to find a big basin and a thermal insulation quilt, and then borrow a tricycle - they went to the health center this time, not just to see a doctor.

With a large pot of spiced eggs, the brother and sister pedaled three rounds to the town health center.

Although the town is also very backward, it is still very different from the real countryside.

There are many people on the streets, and there are many people, such as post and telecommunications offices, pharmacies, delicatessens, and grain stores, and you can still see a few cars in the past, and there are two-story school buildings built by schools in the distance.

"There are quite a lot of people in the health center today, Baoya, you look at the car, I'll go inside and line up to register your number. ”

Xu Zhiqi repeatedly told her not to move, and then squeezed to the registration window.

Xu Zhinian saw him go away, lifted the thermal quilt, revealed that the spiced egg was still hot, and opened his voice and shouted.

"Five-spice tea eggs, five-spiced tea eggs, three cents for one, two for five cents, one dollar for four big ones!"

It is the era when the well-off is just starting, and people have some money in their pockets, but the relative scarcity of materials cannot keep up with people's needs.

In other words, people have just survived from the era of "nothing", and there is not much oil and water in their stomachs, which is the time when they are hungry.

In addition, this is winter, the hot tea eggs are obviously very attractive, in addition to the health center, there are many children who come to be vaccinated, as soon as the aroma comes out, the big guys are not calm, and the children next door are crying.

Soon, more than ninety tea eggs were sold out, and when she sold out, Xu Zhiqi's account had just been hung up.

"Second brother, twenty-three yuan, what shall we buy?" Xu Zhinian raised the gross ticket in his hand, and the second brother was stunned.

"Baoya, you came out with eggs, are you doing business?"

"Isn't it, or else, it's still here to hatch the chicks?"

Xu Zhiqi laughed twice, gently stroked the top of her head, and said, "I see, we don't have to go in to see the doctor, you are not stupid, you are smart!"

"Let's take a look, otherwise you won't be able to explain in front of our parents, by the way, I also left a spiced egg for you, hurry up and eat it while it's hot." ”

Xu Zhinian took out an egg wrapped in oilskin paper from his pocket and stuffed it to Xu Zhiqi, and then clearly saw the tears flashing in the eyes of the second brother.

In the past, the whole family spoiled the little sister, and he also spoiled it, the little sister was very cute, but because of being favored, sometimes he would brush his temper and be unreasonable, he was used to it, but he didn't expect that his little sister could one day learn to think about people and care about people.

"My little sister has grown up. Xu Zhiqi rubbed Xu Zhinian's hair, and his heart was moved.

A spiced egg brings the hearts of the brother and sister closer.

On the same day, they finished the examination, and the doctor concluded that everything was normal, and the second brother was relieved and took her back on a tricycle.

On the way, Xu Zhinian came down several times, used the money she used to sell eggs to buy a pair of gloves for the eldest brother, bought a scarf for the second brother, bought a new pair of cotton shoes for his father and mother, and bought pig's head meat and half a catty of bulk liquor in a deli - Dad works so hard, he must be happy when he comes home and drinks some wine to warm his body.

With the little money left, she made a passbook, although she only saved five yuan, but this was also the beginning of the original accumulation of capital.