Chapter 33: Discussing the purchase of cows
A dreamless night, time passes quickly. At the first rooster crow, Hao Hao got up.
She looked at the time, at four o'clock in the morning, she got dressed neatly, washed up in a hurry, and then warmed Tiantian's clothes, and she went to make breakfast.
Because there are guests at home, she has to eat something early in the morning, she made the simplest breakfast, egg cakes, boiled millet porridge, and then fished some pickles by herself, added some ingredients and stirred, a simple and nutritious breakfast was ready.
"Big black and little black go out to the bathroom." Hao Hao spread out the egg cakes, mixed the vegetables, looked at the second dog stretching on the kang, and whispered.
"Wang" The second dog barked quietly, jumped down and opened the door, and went out. It snowed last night, and the outside of the house was white, and when they finished their physiological problems, they came in again, with snowflakes on their backs, it seems that the snow has not stopped all night, and it seems that it will continue to fall, Hao Hao can't help but be a little worried, is it safe to go out of the stall in this weather?
"Have you packed up the woman's things?" Suddenly, Xu Laohan's voice sounded outside the window.
"Okay, Dad, I made breakfast, now it's okay, I'll bring it out for you, let's go after eating, okay?" Hao Hao walked to the door and lifted the curtain, looking at the snowy old man Xu under the street lamp.
"Okay. The afterlife is still sleeping, and I'll help serve it. Xu Laohan didn't want to agree.
"Daddy, wait." Hao Hao set up the dishes and chopsticks, put the millet porridge, put the mixed vegetables and egg cakes on one side, and went out with the tray.
"I'll keep Uncle Sun's, and I'll eat it when Uncle Sun gets up." The cattle and sheep at home do not need to be fed grass at this time, and it is estimated that Xu Laohan has already fed them. So the old man Sun Yuhai doesn't need to get up early.
"Your uncle got up early, helped me feed the big cattle, loaded the car, and waited for your things. Serve the rice together, and I'll get it later. Xu Laohan said with a smile.
"I thought Uncle Sun didn't get up?" After Hao Hao finished speaking, he went in again, and after a while, he came out with a big bowl of porridge, and Xu Laohan took his things and went back to the house.
Hao Hao was not in a hurry to eat breakfast, she carried everything she used for business into the car one by one, placed it in place, and then entered the house.
"After eating, dress Tian Tian. Britney is still asleep, she can't bear to wake up so early, she still has to eat breakfast anyway, so it's too late to dress Tian Tian after breakfast.
The sound of "ping pong" came from next door, and after a while, I remembered that the cough was probably because Xu Laohan had smoked too much and his throat was uncomfortable.
Hao Hao finished breakfast, put the bowl in the pot, and put it on the kang to dress Tiantian.
Xiao Tiantian closed her eyes and let Hao Hao dress her, but she didn't open her eyes in the process, until Xiao Erhei ate her breakfast, Tian Tian opened her face for a moment, and then the homemade diaper she just wore was wet and there was a burst of warmth. It seems that she peed.
Hao Hao patted her buttocks, and Tian Tian opened her eyes again.
"Eat grandma, we'll leave after eating." Hao Hao picked up the child and fed the milk.
It is estimated that the child was not hungry early in the morning, and he fell asleep again after eating a few bites, Hao Hao couldn't, so he could only wrap it tightly and go outside the house with Tiantian.
"Woo woo" The north wind was raging, the sound was like a wolf howling, Hao Hao quickly stepped into the mobile dining car, the dining car had already lit a fire, this temperature would come up, and it didn't feel so cold.
"Runsheng, you eat and then sleep, let's go first." Xu Laohan carefully advised, and then went out of the house.
Behind him was the tall Tian Runsheng.
"I'll go with you, it's safer to have company on the road, and I'll open the way in front of me on such a dark day." Tian Run straightened his hat and looked at the sky outside the house, and couldn't help but be a little worried.
It will take a whole day of snow.
"Can you see it when it's so dark?" Hao Hao asked uneasily.
"There's headlights, I'll be fine if I drive slower." Tian Runsheng walked to the mobile food truck, looked at the armed Hao Hao, and said with a smile.
"Okay, you go to the car first and see if you can drive it, I'm afraid that the engine of the car will freeze overnight." Hao Hao feels that the current temperature is about the same as the northeast where he was when he was in college, and the night is more than 30 degrees below zero, and the engine is afraid that it is frozen.
"Okay, I'll take a look." After Tian Runsheng finished speaking, he turned around and left.
Hao Hao arranged the child behind the curtain, covered it with a thick quilt, and slept beside her to shield her from the wind and cold.
Hao Hao took the time to add a coal to the stove, and then sat on the side kneading the dough, fortunately with the glass and a thick windshield, otherwise her hands would have been frozen.
Fortunately, the car did not freeze, and Tian Runsheng hit it lightly. The rumble shook the village dogs and howled.
It was very lively for a while.
The big yellow cow snorted and set off.
"Dad, let's buy another cow, there is not enough at home, and it is very hard to pull a cart every day." Hao Hao looked at the big scalper like a small mountain, she added food every day, and she was fat and strong, but she was still distressed and afraid of being tired.
"After the New Year, I inquired in the village, who sells cattle, I will fill in a cow for our family." Xu Laohan sat in front of the car to catch the car, with the whip in his hand, but he was reluctant to hit the big scalper, and he fell on the frame of the car every time.
"Okay, it's all calves. Dad, do we have cows here? I'm thinking about buying one too, and when Tiantian is older, let her drink milk. Hao Hao thought that now that the venue is large, she can afford to buy as much as she wants, and what she lacks most at present is cows and money.
"Cows?" Xu Laohan couldn't help but speak.
"Is there one?" Ask well.
"I haven't seen it, I'll ask when I have time." Xu Laohan is rich and open-minded now, and Hao Hao is responsive.
"I also asked someone to ask, I don't know how Runsheng's connections are?" She really didn't know about the cows in the 80s, at the beginning of the reform and opening up, it is estimated that many people did not have the courage, and because of the climate, the cows could not be raised.
"In this later life, I heard that there were big officials in the family, and I guess I have a lot of connections." Xu Laohan took a puff of cigarette, it was too cold this morning, he couldn't help but gather his clothes, the bullwhip in his hand had already frozen into a hard stick, and the hand holding the bullwhip was also a little stiff.
"Well, I'll ask later." Hao Hao pinched the bun neatly, but the words did not stop.
Tian Runsheng, who was driving the road in front, sat in the car, often looking at the mobile food truck behind him through the reflector, and felt that the two were too far apart, so he stopped and waited for a while.
In this way, it took three hours to get to the town.
Even though it's almost New Year's Day and the children in the school are on vacation, the open area and the hospital on the opposite side are not.
People who got off work at seven o'clock in the morning came out of the gate of the mining area one after another, and they were all dressed very tightly.
Those who have not eaten breakfast come to the dining car in pairs.
"The proprietress has three buns and one meat bun." Xu Hai had just gotten off the night shift, and he was the first to come to the dining car, stretching out his hand to untie his scarf and exposing his mouth.
"I don't have meat buns today, but I have added a bun stuffed with big meat and cabbage, do you want to have two?" Hao Hao looked at Xu Hai, took out Xu Hai's usual favorite stuffing from the cage drawer, and suggested by the way.
"Okay. You are going to make a New Year's Day dinner in our canteen, and the other workers are very happy when they hear about it. Looking forward to your craftsmanship, hostess. Xu Hai didn't mind, accepted Hao Hao's suggestion, and at the same time fed back the good news he knew to Hao Hao.
"As long as everyone is happy, I will do my best, hoping to make a name for myself and pave the way for the future." Hao Hao wrapped the bun, handed it to Xu Hai, and continued to greet the next one.
Xu Hai did not leave, but looked at Tian Runsheng in the carriage, he was helping on the side, occasionally collecting money for her, seeing this, Xu Hai frowned without a trace.
"Four proprietresses."
"Five hostesses."
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It wasn't until the night shift miners left that Hao Hao had a chance to rest.
"Runsheng, you take these buns to eat at work, I think it's about the same time now." Hao Hao wrapped ten buns, packed some meat, and sent Tian Runsheng to work.
"I'll be back in the afternoon." Tian Runsheng was a little reluctant, but when he thought of going to work, he was ruthless and threw away the reluctance in his heart.
"It's snowing so hard, don't come, I'll go home straight after selling out today." Hao Hao watched a large snowflake fall, and the streets were covered with snow, although it was trampled on a little harder, but it was another layer down, and the footprints were already covered.
"I'll see." Tian Runsheng gave an ambiguous answer, and then went to the side of the car with the snow on his head.
"Dad drink saliva, I'll go to the mine at nine o'clock, and we'll be home at about twelve o'clock." Hao Hao raised his eyes and looked at Xu Hai, who had become a snowman, and couldn't help but be stunned. Hasn't he left since now?
"Why didn't you go back?" Hao Hao couldn't help but ask.
"I'll go back now, was that your husband just now?" Xu Hai asked suddenly.
"No, he's my classmate." Hao Hao replied truthfully.
"And your husband?" Xu Hai thought that Tian Runsheng was Hao Hao's husband, and heard Hao Hao say this. Suddenly, he looked at her in surprise.
"It's gone." Hao Hao replied.
"I'm sorry!" Xu Hai immediately apologized, he didn't know that Hao Hao would have such a tragic background.
"It's nothing, let's go back. I've got to go to your head chef. Hao Hao doesn't care, the dead have long been lost, and he should learn to let go. Although she is not herself, she should bear no less.
"I'll stay with you, I'll be fine anyway." Xu Hai offered to take Hao Hao there.
"No need, you've been on the night shift all night, you're tired, and besides, I know the road in the mining area." Hao Hao refused again and again, she didn't want to have an extra peach blossom.
"Okay." Xu Hai was quite regretful, but he couldn't force it, and left after speaking.
Xu Laohan saw Xu Hai leaving, so he spoke.
"Go ahead, I can watch it alone, anyway, I'm only responsible for taking the buns."
"Okay, I'll go." Hao Hao returned to behind the curtain, picked up Tiantian and walked out.
"It's so sweet." Xu Laohan reminded.
"Hmm." Hao Haoshen moved forward with a shallow foot, approaching New Year's Day, and he should go back. The one who should be cleaned up was still busy cleaning up, and when she entered the compound, she saw the busy workers in the snow.
"The boss lady is so early, our squad leader is not here." The thin man saw Hao Hao and said with a smile.
"It's okay, I'm looking for your head chef to discuss cooking." Hao said with a smile.
"Hostess, we love your cooking and are looking forward to the New Year's party. By the way, I'll take you there. It's snowing so hard, I'm afraid of freezing the doll in your arms. The thin man took the initiative to ask for help and open the way for Hao Hao.
I finally arrived at the place, but the head chef was not there, saying that he was going to buy vegetables.