Chapter 17, Granny Wu
"Mother." Wu Shaoyuan was a little unhappy, how could he bring a stranger home, but with outsiders there, he couldn't say anything.
She knew better than anyone what her son was like, and Granny Wu immediately opened her mouth to explain.
After listening, Wu Shaoyuan stepped forward and thanked Bai Jiu sincerely: "Thank you, Comrade Bai." "People are kind enough to send the old man back, and he has to be grateful.
Bai Jiu was startled by him bowing and thanking him, and hurriedly dodged away, "Uncle Wu, what are you doing here, you can't use it, you can't use it." ”
Granny Wu rolled her eyes, she knew better than anyone else what virtues her son had, and she must have been suspicious of Bai Jiu just now.
"Okay, why are you back at this time, didn't you say that the unit had a meeting?" Granny Wu asked after pulling her son apart and letting him sit aside.
"Just have a task meeting, I don't worry about you, I'll come back after the meeting." A few days ago, his mother accidentally broke her foot at home alone, and her daughter-in-law took the child back to her parents' house, so he was not at ease. ,
"When I come back, I'll pick up my wife and children, and I'll be back for a few days, but don't annoy your Yue's family." Granny Wu glared at her unpromising son.
Everything is good, but she is pinched by her daughter-in-law, and she is too lazy to care so much.
Bai Jiu didn't want to stay here, she still had something to do.
But what she didn't expect was that this Uncle Wu was actually from the bus station.
"I know, mother."
Bai Jiu stood up at this time, "Granny Wu, since Uncle Wu is back, then I will leave first." ”
"Girl, don't be in a hurry to leave, my mother-in-law has something to tell you." Granny Wu glanced at her son and sent the person away.
After her son walked away, Granny Wu asked, "Girl, are you selling something?" ”
Without waiting for Bai Jiu to refuse, Granny Wu spoke again, "Mother-in-law has no bad intentions, she just wants to ask you to buy something." ”
Anyone who frequents the black market knows that there are good things in the basket of such a person.
Bai Jiu was stunned, you know, she didn't have anything in the basket, Granny Wu was like this, it seems that she still thinks too simple about people in this era.
"You have also seen that the life of my mother-in-law's family is really difficult, the supply in the county has become more and more tight over the years, even if you Uncle Wu has a job, it is still very tight to support a large family."
It's not about money, it's about tickets.
No way, whoever makes it necessary to buy everything now needs a ticket.
Coupled with the shortage of materials, you have nowhere to buy if you have money.
"Mother-in-law." Bai Jiu was a little moved, but she couldn't conjure things up in front of others.
"That's it, mother-in-law, you see what you need, I'll go and transfer it for you." The water is a little deep.
She came to the county seat to sell things, and she had scared half of her life there, and now, of course, she didn't want to miss the opportunity.
She had an idea...
"Cheng, Cheng, Cheng, my daughter's mother-in-law is waiting for you at home, if there is fine grain, it would be better, my mother-in-law hasn't eaten fine grain for many years." Granny Wu said to Bai Jiu very excitedly.
There was anticipation in her eyes, and she swallowed saliva in her mouth, as if what she was saying was in front of her eyes.
This is the second time she has sold something, and her understanding of the market is really not thorough, seeing Granny Wu like this, Bai Jiu is actually a little unconcerned in her heart.
"Okay, then mother-in-law, you will wait for me at home."
After going out, Bai Jiu has been vigilant, there is no way, eat a trench and grow wise.
If she doesn't take precautions, I'm afraid she will suffer from this.
Seeing that there was no one behind him and that the pedestrians on the road were normal, Bai Jiu went to a no-man's land and took out a lot of good things from the space to fill his back basket.
Of course, she also dropped her weapon for self-defense, and a dagger was placed close to her body.
With her strength, even if she is a man in her prime, she doesn't want to be courted by her.
After an hour passed, Bai Jiu returned to Granny Wu's house.
As soon as I knocked on the door, the door opened from the inside.
Bai Jiu didn't delay, and walked in quickly.
"Girl, you're finally here, and my mother-in-law still thinks she's dreaming today." Seeing the person coming back, Granny Wu's heart fell down.
Soon after Bai Jiu left, Granny Wu sighed deeply.
Thinking about it for a while, if this happened to her, I was afraid that she would not come.
Now seeing people come back, how she is not excited.
"What's wrong mother-in-law?" Bai Jiu was a little inexplicable, and Granny Wu was too excited.
But when I think of my own things, I take it for granted.
"It's okay, it's okay, it's okay to come back, it's good to come back, let my mother-in-law see what good things you brought." Granny Wu was a little embarrassed, embarrassed to open her mouth to say what she thought.
This girl is good.
The recognition of Bai Jiu in his heart was one degree higher.
Bai Jiu didn't grind, she had been delayed in the county seat for a long time, and she had to go back early today.
She's still a lot of things she hasn't bought.
"Mother-in-law, look." Bai Jiu took out the things in his backpack, and added some small things to it halfway.
For example, dried noodles in bulk and so on.
The egg didn't take anything, it was easy to break.
But she took a lot of meat, and it won't be bad to buy more this day.
Besides, people here have the habit of eating wind-blown meat, and most of the meat that can't be eaten at home will be hung up and dried before eating.
She also put some dry goods in it.
For example, mushrooms and other things.
Watching Bai Jiu take them out one by one, Granny Wu covered her mouth with both hands, for fear that she would accidentally call out.
"Girl, my mother-in-law wants all these things, you can calculate how much it will be." Granny Wu is a willing person.
Good things are hard to touch, and now let her touch them, of course, she can't miss it.
So she wanted it all.
Bai Jiu originally wanted to sell everything to Granny Wu, and the things she took out were also very attractive.
I'm not afraid that people won't look down on me.
"Okay, twenty catties of rice, twenty catties of flour, twenty catties of meat, ten catties of dried noodles, twenty catties of cornmeal, and dry goods, even if it is a pack of five yuan for the eldest mother." It is indeed not cheap to buy this dry goods in modern times, but the cost performance in this era, of course, cannot be calculated equally.
So five dollars for almost half a bag of mushrooms is considered very expensive.
I quoted the price of everything to Granny Wu again, and Bai Jiu calculated for a while and gave the total price.
"Mother-in-law, it's 195 yuan in total, do you see it?" Tickets, she didn't ask for them anymore, there were already a lot of tickets today, and she didn't need tickets for the price she sold.
Granny Wu pinched her fingers and calculated, although her movements were a little dizzy, but her speed was not slow.
"Yes, girl, you're right, you're so smart." After Granny Wu calculated the total price, she liked Bai Jiu even more, the little girl was smart.
"Wait, mother-in-law will get you the money."
Soon, Granny Wu came out with twenty large unions.
"Girl, next time you have something good to send to your mother-in-law, it will be calculated according to your price today." Who doesn't like good things, and her family can't afford to eat them.
Although only her son works alone, who makes her family have a thick background.
If it weren't for the old man's own incompetence, the family would have a better life.
Bai Jiu didn't know much about the Wu family, otherwise he would definitely not be as surprised as he is now.
"Okay."
Bai Jiu responded without thinking about it.
That's what she thinks, too.
"When will you come to see your mother-in-law next time?" Granny Wu was not in a hurry to move her things to the kitchen, but made an appointment with Bai Jiu for the next meeting.
Bai Jiu thought about it, there is no work in the team recently, most of them are at home, even if there is work, it will not be her turn.
"Then half a month later." Recently, there have been a lot of things at home, and although she doesn't want to live in the village for a long time, at least she can't leave for a short time.
There are only two ways to leave the countryside, one is to marry a city person.
The second is to find a job in the city, and then move your hukou to the city.
Otherwise, the city would not accept people from the countryside into the city.
Looking for a job, she didn't think about it.
Now the days outside are not long, it is better to stay in the village, at least it will not be short of food and drink.
But it's different in the city, where the butt is bigger, every household knows about the slightest movement.
It's not like in the 21st century, where you live in the same building and don't see each other for ten or eight years.
Half a month is not far from the Chinese New Year, and she also needs to go into the city to buy some things for the New Year.
"Cheng, then half a month." When Granny Wu heard the set date, she nodded in agreement after thinking about it in her heart.
But Granny Wu also has her own thoughts.
The price of her grain is indeed high, but who makes the family have enough goods.
She changed hands again, and she didn't make much money, but she didn't lose her mouth.
After taking the money, Bai Jiu left the Wu family and made an appointment to come back in half a month.
After entering the main road, Bai Jiu began to buy the things he was going to bring back today.
There is no shortage of food at home, but there is still a shortage of household things.
Cotton still has to be bought, but there is space for her, so she doesn't have to buy it, but she plans to go and buy some cloth from this era.
There really isn't enough stuff at home.
Although the children are still young and can live with her, in two years, when the children are older, they will not be able to live together again, and she has no plans to move out of the village now, so she has to prepare for the next few years.
Also, the old people next door, winter is coming, but they are still wearing single clothes.
It's not her Virgin, but she knows that these old people will be of great use to the country in the future.
Although they are still working below, in two years, they will be able to contribute to the country.
So within two years, she plans to save these old people in her village.
The things that were prepared for them definitely couldn't be new, so she had to look for a place to sell second-hand clothes and quilts.
Give them the old ones no better.
After a busy meal, the sun is also setting in the west.
When Bai Jiu got to a place where there was no one, he put all the things in the basket into the space, and then hurried to the village.
When she came back, she fortunately didn't run into anyone, and she went straight into the house.
The children haven't come back yet, thinking that they are still at Aunt Peng's house, knowing where the children are, she is not in a hurry.
Take out the things in the space and add a few more things to the home.
Also took some cooked food out.
After a tiring day, she planned to treat herself and the children well.
Send some to Aunt Peng too.