Chen Xingling rubbed his little head and praised: "Okay, then mom will make you a little more hawthorn candy to eat." ”

"Good!" Xiaohuzi nodded obediently and happily played with a lump of colorful small banknotes.

Chen Xingling looked at the crumpled coins of one cent, two cents, five cents, and at most one dime and two dimes, and secretly laughed a little.

Then, she whispered to her son: "Only when you pay can you get something." You have been busy all morning and made money, except for the capital to repay your mother, the rest is earned by you. Uncle accompanies you out to sell hawthorn candy, and he also pays for the labor, so some of this money is given to uncle, understand? ”

"Understood!" Xiaohuzi nodded.

Chen Xingling said softly: "Mom only needs two pieces, Uncle gets two pieces, and the rest belongs to you - I'll help you save it, and come to me to get it when you want to buy a candy man or a rock sugar gourd in the future." Do you think that's good? ”

"That'...... Then I seem to be the least. Xiaohuzi muttered: "I'll have more than one piece." ”

Chen Xingling explained funny: "Uncle is the hardest, he wants to sell hawthorn candy, and he has to take you - he pays more!" ”

The little guy tilted his head and thought, "Okay then." ”

Soon, Xiaohuzi counted out a wad of coins and ran to find his uncle.

Gu Yi refused to accept it at first, and it wasn't until Chen Xingling explained in a low voice that he happily accepted it.

Little Huzi jumped up and down excitedly: "Mom, I'm going to sell hawthorn candy!" ”

"Okay!" Chen Xingling replied with a smile: "I'll go again when I'm full!" ”

"Great!"

After lunch, Chen Xingling took out another basket of hawthorn candy.

Gu Yi and Xiaohuzi set off again.

In the evening, everyone came back one after another.

"Ten bucks?! It's true? Li Ying was dumbfounded: "Can a little hawthorn candy be sold for so much money?" ”

Xiaohuzi gestured: "Three hundred and three hundred—six hundred!" It's all made by my mom! It's delicious! ”

Li Ying's eyes fell on Chen Xingling, and she hesitated and rolled her eyes.

Why didn't you find it before...... I can't imagine that this country fisherwoman has a way of making money!

"Mother Huzi, the food is all ready, right? Ah Xuan, Ah Miao, Ma Li give your sister-in-law a hand! ”

Gu Xuan glanced at his mother, and indifferently got up to set the dishes and chopsticks.

Gu Miao couldn't believe "oh", and slowly stepped forward to help serve the food.

Chen Xingling snickered secretly, enjoying her mother-in-law's first "prosperous enthusiasm" in several years, and also deeply felt the urgency and necessity of women's economic independence for the first time.

After dinner, the tired little tiger fell asleep.

After nightfall, Gu Qi returned.

Chen Xingling asked with concern: "You didn't drink the bar?" A pot of hot water was left for you on the stove. ”

"I had a few drinks at noon." Gu Qi explained gently: "I didn't drink at night, I don't like to drink much, and my old classmates are embarrassed to be reluctant." ”

Chen Xingling thoughtfully helped him bring him a change of clothes.

Gu Qi had been socializing all day, but he was also very tired.

After the two changed their clothes, they went to bed early.

The sky was bright, the streets and alleys were still indulging in the New Year's sleep, a jeep hurriedly turned into Ping'an Street, and after going around for a while, it finally stopped at the gate of the Gu family.

"Knock knock!"

"Hello! Is Gu Qi here?! Comrade Gu Qi! Is Comrade Gu Qi here? We've got something important to look for! ”

Everyone in the Gu family was woken up, the lights were turned on one after another, and the voices of doubt and exclamation came one after another!

Soon, the lights in the hall turned on, and Gu Qi hurriedly settled the two visitors in the living room to drink water, and then turned around and went back to the room.

"Xing'er! I've got to get out right now! ”

Chen Xingling was wearing a coat and was startled.

"What's going on? Who's out there? ”

Gu Qi frowned and explained: "They are all crew members of the 'Voyage', and the older one is the deputy captain. The Explorer had an accident while sailing in the northern seas, and there was a major breakdown in the ship. The captain contacted our factory director, hoping that the 'Voyage' would hurry south to the repair shop. The factory director was afraid that the 'Voyage Explorer' would not be able to hold up to Yucheng, so they asked them to pick me up on the ship first to help with the renovation to ensure that they could make it to Yucheng. ”

"They came to the door through the factory director?" Chen Xingling was secretly anxious: "Then if you go south with the ship, will it be dangerous?" Will? ”

"Don't worry." Gu Qi's voice was gentle and reassuring: "The hull of the ship is not damaged, according to their statements, I judge that there should be something wrong with the internal structure." The captain and crew were still on board, and they docked at the port a few hundred kilometers away from Shangjing. The factory director probably thought that I could help, so he asked them to hurry ashore and find me on board. It was not easy for them to drive over for more than a day and travel overnight to get here. ”

Chen Xingling quickly fastened the button and said calmly: "You pack your luggage first, and I'll go to the kitchen immediately to make some hot soup for them to eat." ”

"Xing'er......" Gu Qi hesitated to take her hand, and his eyes were full of embarrassment: "At this time, the sea is cold, and I am not very sure about the situation of the 'Voyage' for the time being, just in case, I can't take you and Xiaohuzi on board." Otherwise, when I arrive in Yucheng, I will come back to pick up your mother and son. ”

"Don't be afraid." Chen Xingling was very calm and said, "The tickets have already been bought, so they can't be wasted." Don't worry, it's no problem for me to go south with Xiaohuzi alone. If the ship is broken, we won't be able to sail that fast, and maybe we'll get to Chongqing before you. ”

"Nope." Gu Qi shook his head hesitantly: "Your body has not completely healed, Xiaohuzi is naughty again, even if the train goes smoothly, it will take at least two days and one night to arrive, the journey is long and long, I don't worry about your mother and son taking the car by themselves." ”

Chen Xingling already had an idea, and said, "Don't be in a hurry, hurry up and pack all your luggage." ”

With that, she wrapped her headscarf and went to the kitchen.

When Li Ying heard that her eldest son was going to help repair the ship and that she was going to leave immediately, she was very nervous all of a sudden.

Gu Yi, who came over, held her down and comforted: "Mom, don't panic first." Big brother, he's going to do something big, you have to let him pack up the tools and guys, let's not quarrel with him first, lest we bring something wrong. ”

Gu Xuan and Gu Miao's hair was messy, and they stood in a daze with sleepy eyes, both at a loss.

Chen Xingling braved the cold morning wind into the kitchen and closed the door.

Then, she hurried into the space to get a few packets of instant noodles.

The fastest and most convenient food is instant noodles.

She boiled the water, quickly poured the seasoning packets into a large pot and boiled them, then stuffed the bags into the stove and burned them, and when the seasonings were fully boiled, the soup quickly changed color, and finally threw the noodles down.

The stove is large, and it cooks in less than a minute.

Chen Xingling put three bowls into the iron plate one by one, turned around and took three pairs of chopsticks and put them in the corner of the plate, carefully picked them up and walked towards the hall.

The visitors were all dressed in army-green clothes, wearing Lei Feng hats and scarves, all of them were tired and dusty.

When the two of them saw her enter the hall, they both stood up very politely and greeted politely.

“…… Hello. I'm sorry, I bothered early in the morning. ”

"Excuse me."