The time for shopping in the mall passed quickly, and before she knew it, it was more than six o'clock in the afternoon, although Su Qingtong was ready to walk home, but she didn't expect it to get dark so quickly, she didn't dare to wander around anymore, and hurriedly walked in the direction of home.

The disparity between day and night in winter is huge, the days are short, the nights are long, the sky gets dark fast, as soon as the sun sets, the temperature drops sharply, Su Qingtong walks alone in the cold and dark winter night, the surroundings are silent, only the houses not far from the road are flashing with mottled lights.

From time to time, she took out snacks from the space and stuffed them into her mouth, Su Qingtong's fear of the dark was diluted a lot by the fragrance of food, and as she walked, she suddenly thought of a problem, that is, how to take out these things for use at home.

She went home with this batch of things, although her parents were happy, they would definitely ask where the things came from, Su Qingtong was a little embarrassed, she didn't know how to explain, space can never be said, even parents can't, she is afraid that her parents will expose her secrets and bring disaster to her, the reason why secrets are called secrets is something that cannot be known.

Su Qingtong originally thought that the eighteen-mile road would be completed soon, but she underestimated her age, she was just a little girl who was just ten years old, and her legs were not long, so she walked for a long time, and her feet hurt from exhaustion.

Finally came to Waziping, here is only three or four miles away from home, the supply and marketing cooperatives have been closed, it is dark again, only the laughter of men and women came from a brightly lit barber shop next to it, this way, there is a little bit of fireworks in the world, Su Qingtong breathed a sigh of relief, and felt not so scared.

At this moment, three men in bell bottoms walked out of the barbershop, and when they saw Su Qingtong in the dark, they said, "Whose little sister is this?" How to walk alone on the road? ”

Su Qingtong saw that they were dressed in a flowing manner, and he was a little scared, but he pretended to be strong and glanced at them, ignored them, and walked forward quickly, and heard another boy shouting in a smooth tone behind him: "Little sister, where do you live?" Do you want my brother to send you back? ”

There was also a serious voice saying loudly: "Little sister, you walk carefully, a person was crushed to death not long ago on the road ahead, we often hear people crying, don't be afraid." ”

Su Qingtong didn't remember such a thing, the memory of his previous life was too long.

At this moment, a charming woman's voice was scolding: "Come on, Liu Er, don't scare other people's children." Aren't you going to buy melon seeds and peanuts? Why don't you go yet? ”

The man smiled and said, "Okay, grandma, I'll go right away." ”

Su Qingtong couldn't help but look back at the woman, vaguely dressed very fashionably, and looking beautiful, this boy named Liu Er should like her, suddenly, Su Qingtong suddenly thought of something, and looked at the woman and the second-rate people around her with a shocked expression, only to feel that her scalp was numb, her whole body was cold, and she ran forward like crazy.

For the first time, Su Qingtong felt that it was not an easy thing to be reborn and return to the past, just like some people and things that were about to happen, he knew what the outcome would be, but he didn't know how to deal with it, and he felt creepy when he thought of what had happened.

Su Xiuqian was angry at home at the moment, he and his wife Wang Xuelian borrowed money everywhere to no avail, and came home to cold the pot and cold stove, the eldest daughter was not at home, and naturally did not cook, Su Zitong cried with Su Tianhua vigorously, saying that they had been hungry for a day and had not eaten, which made his heart ache, and he wanted to beat the eldest daughter who was missing.

Su Xiuqian said to her youngest daughter: "When she comes back, I will open the light for her, such a big person, and I don't know how to take care of my younger brothers and sisters at home, she is so good these days, I don't remember how many eyes Ma Wang Ye has." ”

Wang Xuelian didn't speak, she was worried that her daughter had been out all day today, and if something happened if she didn't come home so late.

At this moment, Zhou Qingshan next door came in and said to them: "Teacher Su, Wang Xuelian, your daughter bought a lot of things and piled them up on the road, let you go over and pick her up." ”

Su Xiuqian thought he was joking, how could his daughter have the money to buy things, she was just afraid of making herself happy, so she couldn't help but look at Wang Xuelian with a look of disgust and said: "Look at the good daughter you gave birth to, she has been crazy outside for a day, and now she is lying to me to pick her up, I see that she is afraid that I will beat her, and deliberately distract my anger, I will go and see what the hell she is doing, if I tell a lie, I will let her kneel there and not come back." ”

When Wang Xuelian heard this, she was also a little stunned, and she was afraid that her husband would really be angry and punish her daughter, so she didn't cook anything, so she hurriedly followed Su Xiuqian to find her daughter.

Su Xiuqian naturally didn't pick up things with a basket, he didn't believe that his daughter would have something to pick up with a basket, he just wanted to see what tricks his daughter had not seen for a day was playing, if he really carried the basket and didn't have anything, wouldn't it be a joke?

But when he shook his hands and rushed to the intersection outside the supply and marketing cooperative, he regretted it, from the dim light at the door of Grandma Tan's shop, which sold steamed buns, the eldest daughter Su Qingtong was standing in a pile of small mountains of goods and talking to Grandma Tan, and he realized that Zhou Qingshan did not lie to him.

Grandma Tan asked with a smile: "Young girl, why do you buy so many things in your family, is it the money given by grandpa?" What about Mom and Dad? Why haven't they come to pick you up yet? ”

Su Qingtong replied with a smile: "Dad took the basket and went." As soon as the words fell, she saw her parents walking with empty hands, and she was speechless, she knew that her parents didn't believe that she really bought something and came back.

Grandma Tan also saw Su Xiuqian and his wife, so she greeted her with a smile and asked, "Teacher Su, why did you come here empty-handed?" How do you get so many things back? ”

Su Xiuqian first said hello to Grandma Tan, Wang Xuelian had already walked to her daughter's feet to look at the pile of things, in addition to a few bundles of cloth packed with kraft paper and plastic bags, there were also three large snakeskin bags, and they didn't know what they contained, and asked her daughter suspiciously: "Where did you get this from?" What's in there? ”

Su Qingtong whispered: "It's all for food." ”

After Su Xiuqian greeted Grandma Tan, she looked at the pile of goods on the ground, bent down to take a look, and then asked suspiciously, "What are the things here?" Why don't you just send it to your home? ”

Su Qingtong said: "I took a ride, and people didn't go to us, so they had to put me down here." ”

Su Xiuqian was about to ask, but Wang Xuelian next to him tugged at his cuffs and said, "Hurry up and borrow a basket to carry things back." ”

Su Xiuqian hurriedly walked back, and Grandma Tan said enthusiastically: "How troublesome is it to go back and pick up?" Why don't you go to my house and get it, it's empty there anyway. ”

Grandma Tan's house is not far away, just ten meters behind the steamed bun shop, Su Xiuqian went in a hurry, and after a while, she came over with a basket, Su Qingtong and Wang Xuelian hugged a bundle of cloth, and the rest were stuffed in the basket, and the three of them hurriedly walked home.

There is no nightlife in the countryside, and few people move around at night, Su Xiuqian saw that there was no one on the road, so he asked his daughter in a low voice: "Qing Meizi, where do these things come from?" ”

Su Qingtong was about to say, but Wang Xuelian scolded: "It's not too late to go home." ”

Su Xiuqian pursed her lips, walked quickly with the basket, and soon arrived at Qingjiatang, Wang Xuelian took the cloth in Su Qingtong's hand and said to her, "Go home and open the door." ”

Su Xiuqian and his wife's room has a TV, and at night there are neighbors watching TV, and there is a small door next to the bedroom to enter and exit, and the door will be closed at night, Wang Xuelian asked Su Qingtong to open the door first, not only the door is good to enter the basket, but also does not want the neighbors who watch TV to see so many things.

Su Xiuqian lightly picked the basket into the hall, the lights were not turned on, and went directly through the kitchen to Su Qingtong's sisters' bedroom, Su Zitong saw that her father had picked so many things in, and she didn't write her homework and came around to check, she had a sharp nose, and soon smelled the sweet taste of snacks, so she was going to find it to eat.

Zhou Qingshan, who was watching TV, really followed up and asked where he got so many things, Su Xiuqian smiled and said, "It's my father's New Year's goods." ”

Zhou Qingshan stopped talking, Uncle Su is a well-known old revolutionary, with a retirement salary of 60 yuan per month, and cadres in small cars often come to visit him, it is not surprising that there are so many New Year's goods.

Wang Xuelian walked to the kitchen to continue stir-frying, Su Qingtong also went over to light the fire, Zhou Qingshan was embarrassed to stay inside and not come out, so he had to follow Su Xiuqian to watch TV in the bedroom in front of him, he also knew that the Su family would not take out things for him for the time being, although he was curious, he couldn't help but didn't ask more.

After the family ate, Wang Xuelian and Su Xiuqian avoided the eyes of the people in front and shook into the back room, they were like Su Qingtong in the later generations when he opened the express mail, one by one opened the things wrapped in kraft paper, and the expressions on their faces became richer and richer.

Wang Xuelian couldn't help but ask Su Qingtong anymore: "What happened today?" Where do you get so much stuff? Now tell Mom and Dad. ”

Su Qingtong had already seen that his parents were itching and unbearable, and they even ate quite a meal, if they didn't give them an explanation, I was afraid that they wouldn't be able to live this life, but how should they explain it, how to explain where the money came from?

Su Qingtong sighed in his heart, and pondered for a while before saying: "I carried a basket on my back this morning to the mountain to collect firewood, and walked to the channel stone bridge on the opposite gate mountain, and saw a rolled up handkerchief under the bridge, I picked it up and saw that there was a lot of money in it. ”

When Su Qingtong said this, he heard a soft sound, his mother dropped the door with her backhand, and her father hurriedly whispered, "How much money?" ”