Chapter 18: Two Cents

Zhang Chunhua ate a sugar and oil poop, sweet and fragrant, and then Tian Xiaoya ate another one for Yang Juan, and she took the remaining four and gnawed them up by herself.

This time I went to Shanpo Village, the county seat is called Wuchang County, not far from Wuhan City, so the snacks are extremely rich, there are hot dry noodles, kang bean shreds, sugar and oil baba, glutinous rice chicken, etc.

When you bite into it, the inside of the sugar and oil baba is empty, the outside is fried crispy glutinous rice shell, and there is a layer of soft glutinous rice with sticky teeth inside the shell, with the syrup that has been hard outside, it is sweet, crispy and soft, and the taste is rich and layered.

Tian Xiaoya was eating, and at the same time helping Zhang Chunhua sell eggs, she turned her head and saw a person she didn't want to see, Huo Qidong.

Obviously, Huo Qidong didn't want to see Tian Xiaoya, but the two of them just happened to look at each other in the air, Huo Qidong's eyes immediately turned cold, and Tian Xiaoya looked at Huo Qidong calmly, especially the things he was carrying.

Huo Qidong carried a bamboo pole on his shoulder, and helped with various bamboo baskets, baskets, baskets and other things woven from bamboo strips in front and back, all of which were commonly used by farmers.

Huo Qidong saw that Tian Xiaoya kept looking at him, thinking that she was still not dead to herself, and strode in another direction.

Zhang Chunhua also saw this scene, and when she saw Huo Qidong's attitude towards the old girl, she couldn't help but spit on the ground, "Phew, I think I look good, a wild seed, poor shoes are broken, what are you proud of." ”

Hearing this, Tian Xiaoya lowered her eyes and saw that the cloth shoes on Huo Qidong's feet had been ground to the point that there were broken cloth slag everywhere, and the little toe of her right foot had been worn through, and you could see the white toes inside.

She couldn't help but think, Huo Qidong is handsome, with a clear face line and a cold temperament, and his skin is whiter than herself, he really has a good skin, but it's a pity that he was born in this era, if he is placed in 2020, how can he make his debut as a little fresh meat.

After shouting for a while, Tian Xiaoya called her sister when she saw a woman, and called her aunt when she saw her grandmother, her mouth was sweet and she could talk, plus the eggs at home were really good, and after a while, more than half of them were sold.

The temporary stall doesn't ask for much, two cents can be placed for a day, Tian Xiaoya also told the administrator about the price, saying that they will only put it for a while, and they will buy it immediately, can they only charge a dime.

Originally, the administrator disagreed, Tian Xiaoya kept saying good things, and said that his mother was injured, the family money was seen a doctor, life was not good, he must close the stall at noon, the two administrators agreed, this is not a big deal, sometimes they encounter unreasonable, they can't do anything if they don't give money, and they don't charge when they meet related households.

Saving a dime, Zhang Chunhua was happy, and found out a dollar for the old girl, so that the old girl could buy candy to eat.

Knocking sugar is a characteristic of Hubei Province, and it is also an indelible light in the memories of the children, the small shovel makes the sound of Ding Dingdang, the children at home can't sit still, some secretly squeeze out the toothpaste at home, and some take out the iron sheet that has been stored for a long time, follow the sound to find the person who sells the candy, change a small bag of knock sugar, take it back and eat it slowly, knocking sugar is the sweetness of their childhood life.

In addition to knocking on the candy, there was also plum blossom cake, Tian Xiaoya didn't go far, she looked around with a dollar, thinking about what to eat, this was a loud reprimand not far away, causing her to turn her head and look.

"No, you have to pay for setting up a stall here, I accept someone else's, I don't accept yours, why? Besides, if you don't pay it, ask the people in the whole market if they agree! ”

"I remember you, the last time you rushed to the big set, you came to set up a stall, refused to pay the money and finally ran east to Tibet, just like you, don't say two cents, you should be asked to pay four cents!"

Tian Xiaoya walked over slowly unconsciously, and saw the pair of broken shoes from the crowd, and there was a hole in the little toe of his right foot, it was Huo Qidong!

"I won't pay it, I don't have any money on me, and I'll make it up when I sell something. It's the first time I've been to the market this year, and it's not me who didn't pay last time. Huo Qidong was so anxious that he kept rummaging through the pockets of his clothes, but there was nothing in them.

"That doesn't work, make up for it? Who knows if you will run away, pay it now, otherwise you are not allowed to sell things in the market, this is the rule! ”

Huo Qidong's face turned red, he couldn't say a word, there was anger and shame in his heart, he had no money, he had made up these things for a long time, he had made them up since before the Chinese New Year, he went to the forest to cut bamboo, polished bamboo, pierced his hands with countless burrs, and was cut by sharp bamboo chips, he didn't feel bitter, he just wanted to sell things and buy medicine for his grandmother.

But now, he doesn't even have the qualifications to stand here and sell things.

"If you don't have money, let's go!"

The two administrators pushed and shoved, kicked the bamboo basket placed on the ground, and pushed Huo Qidong to the door of the market.

"Let go of me, I just want to make some money to buy medicine for my grandmother, I swear with my life, I will pay the management fee when I sell something!"

"What are you doing, you still want to fight? Tell you, if you do this again, we will call the people of the security department to arrest you! ”

Seeing that Huo Qidong was not convinced, and dared to confront them, the administrator became more and more angry.

Hearing Huo Qidong's words that he wanted to buy medicine for his grandmother, Tian Xiaoya couldn't help but feel compassion, she remembered that Huo Qidong's grandmother was a very kind old lady, when the original owner went to find Huo Qidong before, the old lady always smiled when she saw the original owner, asked Huo Qidong to play with her, and asked Huo Qidong to talk to herself.

The old man who was lying on the bed, suffering from illness and sorrow, couldn't help but shout, "Wait. ”

Tian Xiaoya squeezed into the crowd, took out two cents from his pocket, and said a lot of good things to the administrator, saying that the administrator had collected the money, agreed with Huo Qidong to set up a stall, and then left.

"I don't need your help."

Seeing Huo Qidong's appearance, Tian Xiaoya was angry, "If I didn't help you, you would have been driven away, and the duck would have died with a hard mouth." Tell you that I borrowed this money from you, and when you sell it, you will pay me back. ”

Huo Qidong breathed a sigh of relief, he didn't want to have anything to do with Tian Xiaoya at all, his eyes sank and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely pay you back." ”

Tian Xiaoya glanced at him and left, and after a while, he bought ten meat buns, two cents each, pure pork, one bite of oil, thin skin and big filling, he ate one by himself, his mouth was full of oil, and he planned to take it back to his family to eat.

"Mom, I bought meat buns, eat them while they're hot, they're fragrant."

"You kid, buy so much, you buy something you want to eat, how expensive this meat bun is, tsk."

Zhang Chunhua's face wrinkled together in distress, more than the folds of a meat bun.