On the twenty-eighth day, the old man took the old lady and Yun Shuilian to the county to buy New Year's goods.

said that it was to buy New Year's goods, but in fact, it was just a walk around the county.

Supply and marketing cooperatives and department stores have nothing to sell these days, and the goods that are sold out before opening every morning are sold out before 10 o'clock in the morning.

Some small things needed for the Chinese New Year are even more in demand, such as soap, clam oil, fruit candy, pastries, etc., which cannot be delivered for several days.

The most tormenting thing is the Food Bureau, which is about to celebrate the New Year, not only can it not provide fine grains for making dumplings, but it also can't supply coarse grains, so it can only use substitute food for residents to make a living.

In the north, the New Year must be pinned with cypress branches at the door and eat dumplings, otherwise it will not be considered the New Year.

Even if all parts of the country are now breaking the four olds, not engaging in feudal superstitious thinking, not having holidays during the New Year, and engaging in production as usual, many families will still find a way to eat dumplings on Chinese New Year's Eve.

But the Food Bureau can't even supply coarse grains for urban residents, so where can we get fine grains for the New Year?

There were long queues at the gates of several food supply points in the county, and without exception, they could only receive substitute food.

Yun Shuilian first took the old couple to Zhang Chunni's house to pick up Yunsheng, and then led by Gu Shinian, squeezed into the department store and turned around with difficulty, and finally pulled out two feet of blue coarse cloth.

Yun Sheng lay in Yun Shuilian's arms, curiously looked at the blue coarse cloth that the old lady was sandwiched under her elbow, and asked Yun Shuilian, "Auntie, what can my grandmother do when she buys two feet of cloth?" ”

"Make the upper. Two feet of cloth can make two pairs of uppers, and your grandfather and grandmother have a pair of each, which can be regarded as a purchase for the New Year. ”

Yunshang answered, looked at the patched cotton jackets on the old couple, and secretly wondered, should I go to find two flawed cloths and make new clothes for the old couple to wear?

It's just that thinking of the thrifty nature of the two, Yunshang has a little headache, worried that the fabric he found will be pressed by the old couple and reluctant to wear it.

After thinking about it, I felt that I should give the clothes to the old couple after they were ready.

At this time, the group walked to the door of the supply and marketing cooperative, and before they entered the door, they saw that it was full of people.

Gu Shinian looked back at a few people behind him, the old one, the little one, and a big girl who was just eighteen years old, just squeezed in, what if she fell, or was taken advantage of?

The old man was also frightened when he saw the crowded posture of the supply and marketing cooperative, supported the old lady, and said to Gu Shinian, "Comrade Gu Xiao, there are too many people, let's not go in, right?" ”

"Grandpa Yun, what is still missing at home? Or you guys wait outside, I'll go in and help buy ......"

"I'll go, I know what I want to buy."

No matter how steady Gu Shinian is, his body is still a half-grown child after all, Yun Shuilian naturally can't let Gu Shinian go in and squeeze with adults.

handed Yunshang into Gu Shinian's arms, and slipped into the supply and marketing cooperative.

Several people waited across the road for more than half an hour, and Yun Shuilian's hair was messy, and her clothes were squeezed out crookedly.

He only carried a towel and a wooden comb in his hand, and nothing else.

"Dad, mother, many counters of the supply and marketing cooperatives are empty, and there are no melon seeds or anything, saying that they can't transfer the goods."

The old lady took the towel and comb handed over by Yun Shuilian, and pulled the clothes on Yun Shuilian's body, "Forget it if you don't have it, anyway, we don't have any relatives in our family, so we won't prepare dishes for entertaining guests." ”

It was not early at this time, the wind was blowing, and the weather was a little cloudy, the old man looked up at the sky, did not dare to stay longer, and rushed to the mule cart stop with his family, ready to go back to the village.

Yunshang hugged Gu Shinian's neck and reluctantly let go for a long time. "Second Brother Gu, remember to come to me after dinner on the morning of the first day of junior high school, let's eat hot pot in the evening, and use the charcoal hot pot I bought in the provincial capital last time."

"Okay, I'll be there around three o'clock in the afternoon, you wait for me at home."

Gu Shinian couldn't help but laugh, put Yunshang on the mule cart, touched her head, and watched the mule cart turn onto the road before turning back.

The mule cart is covered with thick straw stalks, which are both shockproof and warm.

The old lady and the old man protected the clouds in the middle, a small quilt wrapped most of the body, could not blow the wind, and the buttocks were soft, not only did they not feel cold, but they also felt warm on their bodies.

A few people in the same car saw that the old couple was protecting a little girl as if they were a baby, and they couldn't help but be secretly speechless.

I've only seen someone who loves his grandson like this in these ten miles and eight villages, but I've never seen such a precious granddaughter, what do the two of the Yun family think about this brain?

The woman sitting at the front turned her head, her eyes lit up suddenly, she changed places with the person next to her, and squeezed opposite the old couple, "Uncle, aunt, what are you doing with the water lotus?" ”

"It's the daughter-in-law of the second baby." The old lady looked up and smiled, "I went to the county to buy something." ”

"Auntie, this is a girl, right? Tut! This little appearance is really handsome! ”

The second daughter-in-law praised Yunsheng, and the old lady's face immediately smiled, and even the corners of the old man's eyes showed a smile.

"Uncle, aunt, the old Wang family hasn't given you food yet, right? Go back and hurry up and let the old branch secretary urge you, if you don't need food, then the old Wang family will be separated! The second daughter-in-law approached the old lady and said shyly.

The old man was stunned, "Old man Wang and his family are still happy, why are they separated at this time?" ”

"What a joy! Uncle, you shouldn't know yet, the old Wang family was robbed yesterday, and now the family is going to drink the northwest wind! Aunt Wang's bones haven't grown yet, and she can't get up from lying on the kang every day, and Uncle Wang also makes the thief sick with anger.

The second daughter-in-law said that the debts carried by the family were all caused by Xu Dalan, and she was not happy to give this money, so she asked the second child to split up, and now the old Wang family is in a mess. ”

The old man and the old lady glanced at each other, their brows furrowed.

If the old Wang family really separates the family, should the old man Wang ask for the food that should be given to the widow Wang, or should he ask Xu Dalan and his family?

Also, Lao Wang's family is not rich, and he owes a lot of debts, which lame and blind thief stole to Lao Wang's house?

The old lady was more concerned about whether the food that the old Wang family paid to the widow Wang was still there, and asked in a low voice, "Second daughter-in-law, did the old Wang family say that they lost something?" ”

"I don't know, the people of the old Wang family don't have a word of truth in their mouths. Xu Dalan sat at the door of the brigade in the morning and shouted that she had lost a hundred catties of grain at home and asked the brigade to recover the grain, but I don't think there is such a thing! ”

Seeing that the attention of the people around her was attracted, the second daughter-in-law became even more excited, and her eyes sparkled and said, "It's February, who can make a hundred catties of grain at this time?" In my opinion. Xu Dalan didn't want to split up, so she deliberately didn't go home and messed around in the team! ”

"It's not, splitting up the family is not good for the big house at all, there is so much famine, where can Boss Wang afford it!"