After visiting the whole market, there were no other snacks to buy except sugar gourds and popcorn.

This year, everything depends on planning, and adults who eat a little bit are very close, like when popcorn was just now, there were dolls who could take out food and money to popcorn, and they could become the object of collective envy of their friends.

Grandpa Xu later bought persimmons, and the reddish-brown persimmons were covered with a layer of white frosting, which looked very good-looking.

Now candied fruit is even more difficult to find, and Grandpa Xu doesn't say a word to weigh five catties.

"Old man, I only have four catties and one tael left, one catty and five cents, count you two yuan, do you think it's okay?"

The man who sold persimmons was a man with a face that looked very honest, and after he finished weighing the persimmons, he rubbed his hands and talked to Grandpa Xu with some embarrassment.

Grandpa Xu counted out two yuan from his pocket and handed it to him, and he wiped his hand twice on the clothes on his body before carefully taking the money, his movements and expressions were very reverent.

Then Grandpa Xu found that someone was selling meat, and it seemed that it was still beef.

I walked over and asked the stall owner, sure enough, it was a cow from their village, who fell into the ditch and broke two legs.

There are cows in the Happy Space, but it's rare to get beef these days.

Nowadays, cattle are all ploughed and carts, which are collective common property, and the people who are responsible for raising cattle are more concerned about serving cattle than their own fathers, for fear that something will go wrong and they will not be able to get rid of their claws.

Grandpa Xu felt that the opportunity was rare, the rib beef brisket cost ten catties, the tendon meat cost 5 catties, and the oxtail was also weighed together, and finally they also sent 2 beef barrel bones, which was exactly what he wanted.

"It's just that it's not in the water, and the beef tongue and stomach are delicious!" Grandpa Xu chattered regretfully while giving money.

The beef seller should be a village cadre, but he refuted Grandpa Xu's statement with a smile.

"Offal I let the village cook a big pot of rice yesterday and eat it, and I ate meat this time all year round this year!

But the old man, the beef belly you mentioned, after cooking, it is hard and can't bite at all! ”

I am happy and slandered, this hairy belly can be eaten after a few scalds, and if it is cooked for a long time, it will become like a rubber and can't be bitten!

Grandpa Xu smiled and didn't speak, now count on the street, maybe you can't find a few people who have eaten beef, let alone know how to cook.

Even if it is a halal restaurant, it is now mainly mutton, and cattle is really a collective means of production, and it is generally not killed to eat meat.

As for the current rural areas, because there are no meat stamps, most of them eat meat once a year, especially in the famine of the past few years, even people can't feed themselves, let alone pigs.

As for why cattle still raise cattle, it is because they still rely on cattle to plow the fields, and cattle can only eat grass without adding grain, and pigs will not get fat if they don't eat grain.

Grandpa Xu counted out the money and handed it out, and the other party saw that the grandfather and grandson did not bring tools to pack things, and also sent a basket, loaded the meat and covered it with newspaper.

This sense of service is much stronger than that of any supply and marketing cooperatives and state-run stores, and it definitely belongs to the leading level in China.

Now that the supply and marketing cooperatives and stores are state-run units, and the waiters are also proper civil servants, how can they feel that they are not bullish?

Grandpa Xu put all the things he bought into the basket, carrying the basket in one hand and holding the joy in the other, shuttling back and forth in the crowd.

finally arrived at the place where the ox cart was parked in the village, and Duan Huan was also squeezed out of sweat.

Huan Huan originally wanted to take off his hat to dissipate the heat, but Xu Jiajun hurriedly held it down.

"Little fish, you can't take off your hat, you will catch a cold if you pick it!"

Grandpa Xu took out a handkerchief from his pocket and hurriedly helped him wipe his sweat, "Your uncle is right, you can't take it off!"

I can only wail in my heart if I can't be happy, I miss you, my down jacket, my thermal underwear.

Seeing that Duan Huan's expression was cowardly, Grandpa Xu was so kind that he allowed her to unbutton the two buttons, and Duan Huan finally let go of a little heat.

"Catch the thief! There are thieves snatching things! ”

A high-pitched female voice immediately shouted in the noisy market.

As soon as he dissipated his mental power, he saw a little boy wearing a cotton wool jacket squeezed out of the crowd, and his two hands were tightly grasping the things in his hands.

He looked around, as if looking for a safe place to hide, and his gaze collided with the gaze of Duan Huan staring at him.

His expression immediately became even more panicked, and he could clearly see that his two hands full of things trembled slightly.

Duan Huan beckoned to him, he hesitated, but when he heard the sound of "catching the thief baby" closer, he immediately ran towards Duan Huan, and Duan Huan pointed to the bottom of the car and motioned for him to get in and hide first.

Grandpa Xu and Xu Jiajun realized that Duan Huan was helping to hide the thief and wanted to say something, but Duan Huan shook his head at them.

The little boy looked at the delicate and cute Huanhuan, and he didn't know what was wrong with him.

She looked at Wan Huan's white face and black eyes, and couldn't help but follow her instructions.

That's right, Quan Huan can radiate a psychedelic effect, but it is only useful for those who are simply vigilant.

A group of people scrambled to help chase the thief, but they swarmed along the road, and in this way they got farther and farther away from the goal.

"Alright, come out! They've run away! "Say hello to the boy.

Before the boy came out, he deliberately looked into the distance, and it could be seen that he was a very smart doll, and his heart was very meticulous, but he didn't know why he wanted to steal other people's things.

He glanced at Duan Huan, blushed again, and quickly lowered his head, rubbing the ground with his open cotton shoes.

It took a while before he spoke, "I...... I didn't mean to steal it, my grandma was sick and confused and wanted to eat rice cake soup! Please don't send me to the police station! ”

"Shouldn't you take your grandmother to the doctor first?" Wan Huan pointed out the key points at once.

Unexpectedly, this sentence hooked out the tears for others.

"My grandmother was sick, and when I went out to pick up the rags, my uncle and aunt came to the house and took all the food and money tickets! Woo~"

Xu Jiajun was angry first, "What kind of wolf-hearted son and daughter-in-law are these?" What about your mom and dad? ”

The boy was even more sad when he heard this, "I don't have a mother!" When my father went down the mine the year before last, the mine collapsed and the people were gone! ”

"Shouldn't you go to the mine for your family's situation? Why can't you steal? Grandpa Xu is also very sympathetic to this baby.

The baby gritted her teeth and said hatefully: "My uncle took my father's class, and the second uncle said that my milk was eccentric and didn't care about my milk!" ”

Grandpa Xu let out a long sigh, "Baby, listen to me, no matter how much you steal, it's not right!" ”

"I know, but I ...... her," he said, his voice muffled, his head down.

Huan Huan immediately said: "You have to think about what your grandmother should do if you were caught by the police and locked up in the class room?" ”

"Xiao Yu'er is right, you have to think about the consequences!" Jia Junbo patted the boy's thin shoulder.

Grandpa Xu thought about it, squatted down and said to the boy very seriously: "The best way now is to go to the mine where your father worked, and find the union leader to say that your grandmother is sick, your uncle and aunt don't care, the union will definitely help you!" Do you dare to go alone? ”

"I dare! For the sake of grandma, I dare to go anywhere! The boy looked up and replied in a slick manner.

"That's good," Grandpa Xu took out a small piece of beef from the frame, wrapped it in newspaper and handed it to him, "This piece of meat is cooked and chopped fine, and your grandma will make up for it!" ”

The boy took the meat and bowed to Grandpa Xu, "My name is Ye Xinming, and I will definitely repay you when I grow up!" ”