After dinner, Zhang Guoqing washed the dishes, said hello to Zhou Jiao, and walked to his eldest sister's house.

Zhang Meimei's family is eating. Seeing him coming, Zhang Chunming hurriedly pulled him to sit down and drink.

Zhang Guoqing shook his hand again and again, "Brother-in-law, I just eat." I'm here to ask my eldest sister to help me see how safe I am. There was something going on in the evening, and we went out around seven to come back at half past eight. ”

"I'll go with you now." Zhang Meili hurriedly pulled the remaining few bites.

Zhang Guoqing already knew that his brother-in-law was on the evening shift, so he hurriedly pulled her and said, "Don't worry, it's still early." It's too late to go when you're ready. ”

Zhang Ziwen was so anxious that his face was flushed, and he didn't drop his chopsticks for a long time. He had been looking forward to going to his uncle's house, but seeing that he would have no chance if he didn't say anything more, he pushed his younger brother Ziwu next to him and secretly pointed at Zhang Guoqing.

Zhang Ziwu nodded, and quickly picked up the food in the bowl. Stand on Zhang Guoqing's side and pull the corner of his clothes.

Zhang Guoqing touched his head, "Is there a problem with your three brothers protecting your mother and maid when they go to your uncle's house?" After saying that, I saw the children cheering loudly.

Seeing Zhang Meimei's objection, Zhang Chunming hurriedly persuaded her that he was on duty tonight and didn't feel at ease when he let the children go home. Let her bring them all.

Zhang Meili had no choice but to make the children obedient. kept saying that in the past, you couldn't just ask for things, and you couldn't have a bunch of conditions.

Zhang Guoqing hurriedly dragged the three children out. If you listen to it any longer, the children won't have to go. Seeing that she said so much, he didn't worry about his brother-in-law's embarrassment.

When I went out, I happened to meet Zhang Meimei with her children to visit the eldest sister's house. When Zhang Meimei heard that she was going to take care of the child, she hurriedly asked Ziwen to go to her house to say something.

A group of people dragged back to the small courtyard, and it was not early.

Zhou Jiao prepared safe milk powder, prepared the children's snacks, and was pulled away by Zhang Guoqing on the side.

The time has not yet come, and the two of them are not in a hurry. The couple walked slowly down the street. Zhang Guoqing looked around, stepped forward and picked up Zhou Jiao and put it on the cart. Pushing the cart with both hands, he whispered to her about going to the fishing village with Zhao Dashan's family on the weekend. I plan to let Zhang's mother come over to take care of the child for a day and take her to have a good time.

Zhang Guoqing looked at Zhou Jiao's starry eyes, the dimples on both sides of his cheeks, and smiled. He guessed that this girl must have thought of catching the sea. He is now looking forward to Cheng Hongli and her performance that day. May the cold winds of winter not blow away their passions.

Near the eastern suburbs of the forest, the kerosene lamps hanging on the carts shone on each other. The other party probably didn't expect that there was a little girl in the car, and after being stunned, he pulled out a cart from the woods.

Zhang Guoqing opened them and looked at them one by one, and nodded with satisfaction. After the two of them carried the grain to Zhang Guoqing's cart, they paid the balance in full and watched each other pull the cart and run away quickly. Zhang Guoqing returned with a cart of grain. All the way over, there were only two bags left in the car, and these two bags were left to cover people's eyes and ears.

As soon as he walked to the door of the house, Wang Dasheng next door opened the door and shouted with a smile: "You are finally willing to come back?" As soon as I saw the lights in your yard turned on, I guessed you had returned. With that, he walked briskly towards them, saw the bag on the cart, and pointed with his finger.

Zhang Guoqing had a smile on his face and said in a low voice: "It's grain, I just went to the farmhouse to buy it." Uncle, you haven't rested yet? What about the aunt? Would you like to come in and sit down? ”

Wang Dasheng waved his hand and said in a low voice: "Your aunt is cleaning up the pigs in the water, let me ask you if you want bones?" None of them are good things, but they are all internal prices. Your Uncle Chen asked me to buy twenty catties at noon. I don't know if you'll be back today, or I'll have told you earlier. ”

Zhang Guoqing nodded hurriedly, "Uncle, listen to you." How many to have. In winter, it is just right to put it on the stove and stew. ”

Wang Dasheng hurriedly shouted: "Damn it, I'll take Xiao Wu to the factory." ”

"Go early. It's late and it's gone. Come back soon. "The sound from the left courtyard was unusually loud at night.

Wang Dasheng responded to her loudly, and pointed to Zhang Guoqing and compared the grain on the car to the yard.

Zhang Guoqing picked up two bags and put them in the yard, and said to Zhou Jiao, "I'll go to the factory with my uncle first." After speaking, he hurriedly caught up with Wang Dasheng, who was anxiously pushing the car away.

In the courtyard on the right, Lao Chen ran and shouted while putting on his coat: "Hey, wait for me." I said Lao Wang, why don't you call me? I heard your daughter-in-law's loud voice before I came back to my senses. ”

Wang Dasheng said aggrievedly: "Ouch buddy, didn't you just go at noon?" I thought you'd have enough. ”

"A few relatives in the family asked for some, and only a little was left. I just told my daughter-in-law that I would come back to you tomorrow. When I heard you say that I took Xiao Wu to the factory together, I jumped up and almost couldn't catch up with you. Xiao Wu, you buy more this time. Save and eat slowly. ”

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Zhou Jiao looked at the backs of them leaving, thought about not going into the inner room, and after saying hello to Zhang Meili who came out to see the excitement, she walked to the Wang family with the courtyard door wide open. I have to go over and say a few words, and the etiquette can't be bad.

There is a lot of firewood piled up in front of Wang's house, and Zhou Jiao is most afraid that rats and insects will come out every time she comes to Wang's house.

The courtyard of the Wang family is about the same size as Zhou Jiao's house, the layout is different, there are five rooms, the middle kitchen, and now in addition to the lights in the outer house and the west house, the yard is not lit, and it is dark.

Zhou Jiao remembered that the Wang family had a dog, and it lived better than the Wang family, gnawing on bones and sticks every day, and did not greet people when they came, often glanced at people and turned their heads proudly. As a husband and wife of the meat factory, the life of the Wang family dog is better than that of the masses, this is a happy dog, but also a proud dog.

More favored than dogs are the Wang family's hens, who can spit and defecate anywhere, without worrying about the territory being occupied. You can also walk around the East House and West House. I don't know if these Wang chicken sisters can still walk so freely in the summer.

Zhou Jiao cautiously stepped across the ground and finally came to the outer room. As soon as I entered, I smelled the rich aroma of meat. The cauldron on the earthen stove was bubbling.

"Auntie, I'm Jiaojiao. I came in. ”

Aunt Wang squatted on the ground alone to wash the pig's intestines and some pig offal. There was still someone talking in the room, and it seemed that her children were still quite pampered.

Aunt Wang looked up and saw Zhou Jiao, and said with a smile: "Come in, my aunt has work in her hands and can't leave." With that, he pointed to the stool and asked her to sit down.

Zhou Jiao saw a few stools full of oil stains and dirt out of the corner of her eye, and the corners of her eyes twitched, and she walked quickly to Aunt Wang's side. She would rather smell the water than sit down. This Aunt Wang doesn't know if the couple is working in a meat factory, and the house is full of oil stains. She had never seen the two of them clean, and a single piece of clothing was clean. The only girl in the Wang family wiped her face white, but her clothes were not clean.

Zhou Jiao secretly walked aside, felt that the smell was better, and said, "Auntie, thank you." If you don't say that the two of us haven't had a chance to buy it yet. Nowadays, everything that can be eaten in your mouth is scarce, let alone these. ”

"Thank you. As soon as I saw the lights in your yard, I knew you were back. This time, your Uncle Wang factory bought a batch of pigs from nowhere. The above saw that the quantity was enough, and some bones were divided into water for the employees to buy at the internal price. It's very cheap, and the bones are covered with meat. When the workers in the factory heard that they had internal supplies, they all tried their best to keep the meat.

If you look at the meat on the table, I picked it off. Affordable, right? If you are too thin, you have to eat hard, and if you boil bone broth for a long time and drink it as water, you will definitely get fat.

You see, when I was a girl, I was only seventy or eighty pounds, and now I have to double it, and I drink it all from soup. Aunt Wang's subordinates kept talking, and they persuaded Zhou Jiao to drink soup. also took into account looking up at Zhou Jiao from time to time.

Zhou Jiao smiled and nodded, and did not forget to respond. Listen to her talk about what benefits are available in the meat factory every year, who is the most calculating, and who buys the most.

After talking about the meat factory, he then said that there are several families in the front yard who can't deal with each other, who is easier to get along with, who will be rich, and who is really poor to be pants.

After speaking, he then asked if Zhou Jiao's family had received the food supply this month? Tell her what will be supplied at the end of the month, what time it is better to go for some things, how to sneak in line, how to buy good cabbage.

From Chinese cabbage to sauerkraut, then from how sauerkraut stewed pork is delicious, when it comes to the price of pork, and then how to make fragrant bacon.

Zhou Jiao's legs were a little tired from standing, so she secretly changed positions. Watching the other party keep gossiping, she is really a warm-hearted person, but she talks too much, so she can say that she can go first.

As Aunt Wang spoke, she suddenly shouted, "Ouch, you see that I forgot the time when I said this." Go back! It's not that your aunt doesn't keep you, and the child can't leave you at night. You can come whenever you want during the day. Your mother came over to let me take care of you more. You're welcome, remember to call me if you have something. ”

Zhou Jiao heard it like a heavenly sound, and it turned out that Aunt Wang's big voice was also a kind of beautiful music. After a few words of greeting with her, she walked briskly with a bowl of meat given by Aunt Wang's dead piston, and walked out of the courtyard of the Wang family.

Entering her yard, Zhou Jiao looked at the bowl of fat in her hand. He let out a long breath, looked at the courtyard to the left, covered his mouth stupidly, and smiled.

I went back to the kitchen to wash my hands and kept looking at the bowl of meat in a daze.

After Zhang Guoqing and Wang Dasheng separated, they pushed the cart home. As soon as the children of the family heard the sound of the gate outside, they all ran out, and when they saw him, they shouted happily that there was meat to eat.

In the kitchen, Zhang Guoqing lifted the bag and poured it into the wooden plate, and when he saw Zhang Meili and the others cleaning up, he said with a smile: "It's really good luck tonight." Next door, Lao Chen asked for pig offal that I don't like to eat. I don't think he wants to sleep at night. Many people don't want pig's trotters and pig's tails to be meatless. I found someone and asked for them all. ”

Zhou Jiao nodded, she was indeed lucky. With so many bones, she might have to double her weight.

Chen Xiaobin's shouting came from outside the door.

Zhang Ziwen went over and opened the door and pulled him to the kitchen, saying that his uncle had brought back a lot of meat and bones.

Zhang Guoqing saw him and quipped: "Are you worried about my second sister?" Come and sit down. ”

"I'm worried about what's going on here. It's okay, let's go back first, and we'll get together again in a few days when my father and mother come up. ”

Zhang Guoqing smiled and nodded. It was too early to see that the time was too early, and I didn't keep them anymore. I picked up some things and put them in a bamboo basket to send them home.