Chapter 61: Stealing a Small Stove
Xiaolou was at an impasse.
My grandmother didn't want to take the money out.
Widow Zhang cried poor all day long.
My dad and my grandfather were angry with the splint and ate with it every day.
Fortunately, my dad's part-time job outside has not been lost, and he can get seventy or eighty a month, and he can also get hundreds, so that the small building will not even be unable to eat.
But because there are many people, there are five people, eating, drinking, Lasa, food, clothing, housing and transportation, which is less than 100 yuan, and it can't last long, and life is tight.
But it doesn't matter to us.
In the past two days, our barbecued sausages have been sold very hot, pure meat sausages, six cents a piece, two for a dollar, not a high price, and it has become a must-eat snack for nearby students after school.
Sometimes I can sell eighty or ninety in a day.
The large intestine and small intestine are also sold well, Hou Liang, a foodie, loves the taste of glutinous rice sausage sandwiched with pure meat sausage, and comes to the store to eat one every day after school, and praises me every day at school that I am a kitchen god, and I can do anything.
I was embarrassed by his compliments.
Recently, the weather has become relatively cold, Shen Bi and I have put on small jackets, and the quilt has been replaced with new ones, the cotton is soft and soft, and it is very warm.
Because the final exam is approaching, my mother has recently not allowed me to meddle in the affairs of the store, so that Shen Bi and I can review well and get good grades for the New Year, so I also handed over everything I did to my mother and Zhang Xiaofei's mother.
Mr. Ji called me once during the period, asked me about the branch in the next county, and asked me about the barbecued sausages, and when he learned that they were selling very well, he smiled happily and told me mysteriously that the next time he came to see me, he would bring something new.
I'm still a little looking forward to it.
At the end of December, in the final exam of the school, I got an eleventh place, and my mother was very happy because I had improved.
Shen Bi's grades are a little not very good, more than 20 people, and she is in the middle of the class, but this guy has a big heart, and he doesn't care about it all day long, my mother reprimanded her and ignored her.
Zhang Xiaofei's exam is similar to her, but because Zhang Xiaofei's mother has a strong personality, she was criticized for a long time, and locked her at home to do her winter vacation homework, and she was not allowed to go out until she finished it.
Because of this, I haven't heard much about Xiaolou during this time, and I felt quite boring for a while.
The final exams are over, and the next thing is the winter break for the New Year.
I think it's a bit blandish to sell every food directly in our store, so I got a "New Year's package", which is a festive box filled with all kinds of things, which is more cost-effective than buying alone, and gave away some small hairpins and other things, which is a small surprise.
Originally, this was just something I was doing for fun, but I didn't expect it to sell quite hot, which directly drove the turnover of the store, and Zhang Xiaofei's mother praised me for being smart every day.
I took the opportunity to intercede for Zhang Xiaofei, and Zhang Xiaofei's mother released Zhang Xiaofei.
Zhang Xiaofei can bring news from Xiaolou every day: My grandmother and Widow Zhang still don't like each other, as long as they meet, they will say a few words to each other, because the Chinese New Year is approaching, and my father can't send the second elder away, so it's over.
During this time, my dad was also in dire straits, according to Zhang Xiaofei's father's visual inspection, he lost seven or eight pounds.
It's Widow Zhang, who is still so plump.
Moreover, she doesn't eat at Xiaolou at noon every day, my grandmother suspects that she goes out to eat Xiaozao, but because she didn't catch substantial evidence, Widow Zhang cried and shouted that she was wronged, and my grandfather was restrained, so my grandma didn't make a fuss.
I'm actually standing for my grandmother about this statement.
After all, I have lived under the same roof with Widow Zhang for several years, and I know a little bit about her personality.
She is the kind of person who spends money lavishly, likes to eat meat the most, and is most afraid of poverty, so that she eats bran every day more than killing her.
So, she must have gone out to eat Xiaozao.
Even Zhang Qiongyu must have gone out to eat.
But I didn't expect my dad to go out to eat too.
On that day, the weather was unusually good, the sun hung high in the sun, and in this cold winter, the sun was warm.
Zhang Xiaofei and Shen Bi finished their summer vacation homework and took me by the hand and wanted me to take them to play.
It just so happened that Hou Liang and Su Wen also came over, so I said, then invite you to dinner.
Although I guard a fast food restaurant, I get tired of eating it every day, so I took 50 yuan and took this group of children to a small restaurant to order two dishes to eat.
As a result, as soon as I pushed the door, I saw Zhang Qiongyu and Widow Zhang sitting in a corner, eating there.
My dad sat next to Widow Zhang, and he also had a piece of meat in his chopsticks, but he was a little depressed when he ate.
Widow Zhang didn't bother to pay attention to my father, as if she was about to fly under the chopsticks, and only pineapple pieces were left after a plate of grunt meat.
My dad glanced at Widow Zhang, sighed, stuffed the meat into his mouth, and put down his chopsticks heavily.
"You don't eat, and you sigh, who do you show with a drooping face?" Widow Zhang also looked a little unhappy, but she did not give up chewing, resulting in a somewhat slurred speech.
"My dad and my mom eat cabbage stewed vermicelli at home, and I eat meat here, can I feel better?" My dad said angrily.
"Then don't eat it!" Widow Zhang raised her voice, "Your mother deliberately didn't give money, nor did she buy meat for the family, every day except cabbage or cabbage, she didn't want to change a turnip, saying that it was two cents more expensive, who can live this kind of life, if I don't come out to eat meat, can I still live?" ”
"Then you bring your parents to eat together, what's the point of eating secretly." My dad said upset.
"I thought, two more people, then you can't add two more dishes, now these dishes are more than ten yuan, two more dishes, not thirty or forty, you make enough money a month to eat a few meals?" Widow Zhang was also annoyed, put down her chopsticks, and pushed my dad, "You look for a job, you make money, as long as you receive a salary, you can eat whatever you want to take your parents to eat, I don't care." ”
At the mention of this, my dad's face instantly darkened.
He has become accustomed to being an accountant over the years, checking the accounts every day, calculating the money, and is a little busy when he pays his salary in the middle of the month, and he is idle and tight at other times.
Now I can't find such a good job anymore, and I am tired and I don't want to do it, so my dad has been unable to find a job.
"I want to get a job, too." He scratched at his hair in some distress.
Widow Zhang snorted coldly, picked up the chopsticks again, and said vaguely while picking up vegetables, "I asked someone to help you find a job a few days ago, but there are some things that need help......
"What's the matter?" My dad looked up in surprise and just saw me and a group of classmates walking into the store.
My dad froze directly in place, and it took a long time for him to stammer and greet me, "Xiao Jiang...... Xiaobi, you ...... How did you guys get here. ”
I clenched the fifty dollar bill in my hand, pursed my lips and didn't speak.
My dad quickly stood up and wanted to greet me and Shen Bi, "Have you two eaten, come over and eat two bites......
Since Widow Zhang saw how I provoked my grandmother to trouble her, she didn't dare to treat me as a fool anymore, but she was unwilling to ask her to invite me to dinner, so she took my father's arm and said with a smile, "Xiao Jiang and Xiao Bi still have friends behind them, Guozheng, don't disturb other people's friends." ”
My dad took one look at the number of people on our side and immediately became confused.
I sneered and said lightly, "No need Dad, I'll invite my friends to dinner, so I won't bother you." ”
After speaking, he pulled Su Wen and them to a slightly more spacious table and sat down.
A waiter sent a menu, in fact, it was just a piece of paper, Shen Bi and I each ordered a dish, Su Wen and Zhang Xiaofei also ordered a dish, and finally ordered a big dish, five people ate six dishes, which can be regarded as sumptuous.
My dad was a little restless, probably afraid that I would tell my grandparents, so he wanted to come and talk to me, but he didn't know what to say.
Widow Zhang ate very deliciously, and at the same time did not forget to skim it over to our table.
When she saw hard dishes such as "sweet and sour tenderloin", "pineapple pork" and "charcoal-grilled crispy fish" on our table, her eyes straightened.
I caught a glimpse of her tugging next door to my dad, leaning into my dad's ear and muttering, "These are a few dishes, you have a lot of money, how old is Xiao Jiang, where did you get the money?" Wouldn't this be ......"
She didn't finish, but my dad's face was not good-looking.
After a while, my dad stood up suddenly, walked up to me, pointed at me and asked loudly, "Shen Jiang, are you stealing your mother's money?" ”
I was stunned.
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