On the twenty-sixth day of the lunar month, every family stewed big meat.

On this day, no one wafted out the smell of meat, which means that the family is indeed very poor, and they can't even afford to eat a knife of meat during the New Year.

Xia Xiaoling returned home with a pound of excellent knife head meat, which Xia Xiaoqin gave her today, saying that it was not a salary.

Xia Xiaoling's whole family laughed extremely happily, Xia Xiaoling's mother Miao Cui had a lot of eyes, she pulled Xia Xiaoling into the house, and only after closing the door did she ask: "Xia Xiaoqin is a fool, can you make so much money selling tofu?" ”

"Mom, Xiaoqin, she's not stupid, she's very good at business." Xia Xiaoling defended Xia Xiaoqin.

"The whole village knows she's not in a good head! I think she's just a silly, a pound of meat, money buys it! Say it's free? Let me tell you, you have to be a little more mind-minded, and if possible, it's better to learn the tofu recipe of Xia Laoer's family! ”

"Mom! That's someone's secret recipe! ”

Xia Xiaoling was shocked by Miao Cui's words, Xia Xiaoqin was so good to her family, she gave meat and money, why didn't her mother know how to be grateful at all!

"Silly Nizi! Isn't it our family who has learned it? Selling tofu is so profitable, don't you want to cut the cloth and make new clothes when the season changes? And your younger brother, Xia Xiuxue's Xia Xiu can go to school, as long as you learn the tofu recipe and earn money, your brother can also go to school! Xia Xiuxue is paralyzed, your younger brother will be the only college student in our village in the future, and he will definitely help you in the future. ”

Miao Cui saw that Xia Xiaoling was stunned and didn't speak, and twisted her arm, her movements were skillful and she stopped quickly, and she knew at a glance that she usually didn't miss a move.

Xia Xiaoling was in pain, so she could only purse her lips and nod.

That night's stew, Xia Xiaoling, as the hero of the whole family, only got a mouthful, most of which was locked in the cabinet by Miao Cui, and a small part went into her brother's bowl.

Xia Xiaoling's heart became more bitter......

On the twenty-ninth day of the lunar month, this is Xia Xiaoqin's last day to send tofu to "Xiangmanyuan", Zheng Lan is going to have a holiday, and the door will not open until the eighth day of the new year.

After the tofu was handed over, Zheng Lan took out two red envelopes, the big one was handed to Xia Xiaoqin, and the small one was handed to Xia Xiaoling.

"Happy New Year, this is the New Year's money for you."

"I ...... Do I have that too? Xia Xiaoling was stunned, and her next thought was that she couldn't accept it!

Xia Xiaoqin put away the red envelope in a good manner, and said to Xia Xiaoling: "The elders give it, you can't give it, Sister Xiaoling, you can put it away." Let's give Aunt Lan an early year here, and wish Aunt Lan a prosperous business and wealth in the coming year! ”

Zheng Lan scratched Xia Xiaoqin's nose with a smile and said with a smile: "Just your little girl's mouth is sweet!" ”

Xia Xiaoqin stuck out her tongue and rarely showed a little girl posture.

Zheng Lan thought of the phone call this morning, took out a piece of paper with a phone number written on it from the counter, and said to Xia Xiaoqin: "This is the phone number of the Beijing People's Hospital, Xiaokun will help you ask for it." ”

In eighty-three years, the phone was not available to anyone, and Zheng Lan's Xiangmanyuan was able to install a phone, not because she was the sister of the county party secretary, but because she was the daughter of Zheng Taoran in the capital!

Zheng Taoran asked her to install a phone, and it was not difficult to install this phone at all.

"Brother Kun called? I just asked casually, I didn't expect him to really get the call, Aunt Lan, if he calls again, you must help me thank him! ”

Xia Xiaoqin's call was for Xia Xiuxue, and she had this idea after she knew that Zheng Kun was from the capital.

Xia Xiaoqin was not worried about the skills of the doctors in Anxian County, and was afraid that Xia Xiuxue's leg would fall into trouble.

"Let me convey it when you want to call, and let me convey it when you say thank you?" Zheng Lan skillfully dialed out a string of numbers, and then handed the microphone to Xia Xiaoqin, "Only when you thank yourself can you be sincere." ”

Xia Xiaoqin took the microphone with a smile, and as soon as she reached her ear, she heard a voice from inside.

The corners of Zheng Lan's mouth hooked, she, a stupid nephew, was bound to wait next to the phone in the morning!

"Hello? Who is it? Repeated questions came over the phone.

This person's voice is very calm and familiar, but it is definitely not Zheng Kun!

Xia Xiaoqin tried to ask: "I'm Xia Xiaoqin, may I ask...... Is Zheng Kun here? ”

After Xie Chuan, who was on the other end of the phone, heard the soft voice, the beautiful face immediately appeared in his mind, Xie Chuan thought to himself, it must be her smart apricot eyes that are too beautiful, so he will remember it deeply.

But......

Zheng Kun stayed by the phone early in the morning, in order to wait for Xia Xiaoqin's call?

Xie Chuan's index finger tapped the phone unconsciously, if Company Commander Xie's subordinates were there, I am afraid they would mistakenly think that Company Commander Xie was thinking about what deployment!

"I'm Xie Chuan, Xiao Kun has something to do for the time being, do you have anything you want me to convey?"

"It's Brother Chuan, thank you so much for what happened last time!" Xia Xiaoqin knew from Zheng Kun that Xie Chuan was only five years older than herself, and she had now changed her name and called Xie Chuan "Brother Chuan" by Zheng Kun's light.

Xie Chuan raised his eyebrows when he heard this salutation, and asked, "Don't call uncle?" ”

Xia Xiaoqin was embarrassed and hurriedly diverted the topic: "I just want to thank Brother Kun for helping me find the phone number of the People's Hospital, he is not there, so please ask Brother Chuan to help me convey it." ”

Xie Chuan's heart jumped, and his inquiring tone was a little anxious: "Isn't your leg okay?" ”

"It's my brother and I want to operate on his leg."

"Actually, the technology of the military hospital is better." Xie Chuan said in a ghostly manner, but after speaking, he felt that it was too abrupt, and followed up, "But they don't accept foreign patients." ”

Xia Xiaoqin twitched the corners of her mouth, what did this person tease her?

Xia Xiaoqin coped with a few more words and hung up the phone.

Zheng Lan knew who Zheng Kun's cousin was, Xie Chuan, but Zheng Kun had to learn from childhood to adulthood.

Xia Xiaoqin had just walked for five minutes when the phone in front of Zheng Lan rang.

"Hey, Xia Xiaoqin, I'm back!"

Zheng Lan put the earpiece farther away, frowned and said, "Xiaoqin has already left." ”

"What! Let's go? Aunt, why don't you stop her! ”

Zheng Lan frowned: "She still has to go to the guest house to deliver tofu." ”

"Aunt!!" Zheng Kun was dying. He knew that his aunt wouldn't open the store tomorrow, and he would have to wait until the eighth day of the New Year!

"It's better for you to call the guest house than to talk to me here."

"That's right. That aunt, I'll hang up first. ”

"Yes."

Zheng Lan was just about to hang up the phone, but an old and serious voice came from the receiver: "Ask her, if you will go home this year!" ”

Zheng Lan was so frightened that she hung up the phone even faster.

Zheng Kun was so frightened by the sudden appearance of his grandfather that his head shrank that he was about to convey his grandfather's words, but he heard a blind voice on the phone.

"Doodoo ......"

Zheng Kun said with great embarrassment: "Grandpa, my aunt hung up." Well, I'll dial it back now. ”

Zheng Taoran knocked on the ground with the crutch in his hand: "No need to ask!" If she wants to go back, she will be back a long time ago! ”

Zheng Kun stuck out his tongue, and waited for Zheng Taoran to leave before he dared to call the guest house.

Xia Xiaoqin didn't expect Zheng Kun to call the guest house, and when she heard Zheng Kun ask her when she would go to the capital, Xia Xiaoqin thought about it and said, "When I have saved enough money." ”

Xia Xiaoqin came out of the guest house and went to the post office to call the hospital. She asked for the exact address of the hospital, and discussed with the hospital to send Xia Xiuxue's case over to do all this, Xia Xiaoqin hurried back to Xia's house to share the good news with everyone.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the sound of firecrackers in Xia Laoer's house was the most ear-shattering, and it spread all over Xiajia Village.

In the winter of 1983, a disaster happened to Xia Lao's family, and they worked together to move forward, Xia Xiaoqin is confident that next year will be better!