"Dongdong, come here." Cheng Xiaolin greeted her nephew.

The little guy looked at his parents, and then at Cheng Xiaolin, the intimacy from the blood made him take a step forward.

But before he walked to Cheng Xiaolin, he turned around and ran back to his mother Liu Yingying.

Liu Yingying was a little embarrassed: "Sister, in the past few days since I came back, I have taught him every day, and I am bolder than before." ”

Cheng Xiaolin did not deny this, she nodded: "It's okay, take your time." ”

She could see that her nephew's progress was noticeable.

The few times I came over last year, this little guy hid behind his grandmother and didn't dare to see himself.

At that time, he was only bold when he played with Mengmeng, a child of the same age.

"Yingying, don't worry, Dongdong is doing very well now." Cheng Xiaolin encouraged her younger siblings.

Cao Shujie and Cheng Xiaolin and their family of three were going back in the afternoon, and they didn't drink at noon.

Six adults, two children, sat around a square table and talked about the changes in the past year.

From work to all aspects of life, the biggest change is undoubtedly Cao Shujie and Cheng Xiaolin.

Dare to give up the work of drought and flood to ensure a bumper harvest and return to his hometown to develop, how much courage does it take, her mother-in-law Li Xiaojuan has never gone out to work, she may not be able to understand.

But father-in-law Cheng Rengui and brother-in-law Cheng Yunping are very clear.

Cheng Yunping said with some envy: "Sister, brother-in-law, you two look younger now." ”

"Nonsense, I'm getting old." Cheng Xiaolin touched her face and was stunned for a moment, it seemed to be quite smooth.

Liu Yingying followed and said: "Sister, you look really younger, you look at Ling's skin is much better than before, I can't tell you how it feels, it's like ......"

I was thinking about finding a word to describe it, when she turned her head and saw her niece Mengmeng and her son rushing to eat meat in the competition, she had a flash of inspiration in her heart, pointed at Mengmeng and said: "Sister, your skin looks the same as Mengmeng now, really, you see if that's the case." ”

The more she talked, the more boundless she became, and Cheng Xiaolin said: "Pure nonsense, I'm almost thirty years old, and it's the same as egg white, wouldn't I become a monster, eat quickly." ”

said so, but her heart was already happy, thinking about what she touched just now, it was indeed very tender: "Could it be that the regular life of the past 9 months has changed so much?" ”

Liu Yingying was only left with envy, and she asked curiously, "Sister, what kind of cosmetics do you use?" ”

"Cosmetics?" Cheng Xiaolin shook her head and said, "I'm just a normal water cream, and it's not very special." ”

"I should not be in a hurry to go to work at home, live a regular life every day, and my mood is different from before." Cheng Xiaolin's self-analysis.

Cheng Yunping held the wine glass: "Sister, it was spelled out by my brother-in-law, you have a good life, follow the blessings, otherwise how can there be such a good thing." ”

After finishing speaking, he toasted to Cao Shujie: "Brother-in-law, I salute you, thank you for your hard work and training my sister heartlessly." ”

"Smack!" Cheng Xiaolin slapped her brother on the back: "Yunping, what do you mean that I have no heart and lungs, you talk nonsense again, believe it or not, I will cut you with a knife." ”

Cao Shujie also laughed.

The father-in-law decided to raise cattle after next year, and Cao Shujie asked him: "Dad, have you found a suitable calf?" If you don't find it, I'll tell my partner and ask him to send you five calves in the new year. ”

Since Cheng Rengui decided to raise them, he no longer hesitated and asked, "How much do you get for 5 calves?" ”

Cao Shujie couldn't say it well, he also knew in his heart that the price of buying calves last year had no reference meaning, so he said: "Dad, the price of beef has been rising this year, and the price of calves is also rising, I have to call and ask, and then tell you." ”

"Okay!" Cheng Rengui nodded, and did not urge.

Cao Shujie took out his mobile phone from his trouser pocket and dialed Cui Jingguo's phone directly.

After waiting for Cui Jingguo to answer the phone, Cao Shujie heard the voices of many people talking on the other side, and vaguely heard someone asking him, 'Boss Cui, how much is the calf now'.

He thought to himself, "Could it be that there are people who come to buy calves?" ”

After a while, I heard Cui Jingguo shouting, "Boss Cao, what are you busy with?" ”

"What else can you be busy with, it's the New Year soon, come to my father-in-law's house to have a look." Cao Shujie chatted with him, and during this period, Cao Shujie also heard someone ask Cui Jingguo loudly how much a calf is a pound.

"Boss Cui, you're very busy over there." Cao Shujie said with a smile: "Wishing you prosperity!" ”

"Haha, Cheng Jiyan, thank you Boss Cao." Cui Jingguo's laughter was even more hearty, he said: "I have raised cattle for more than 20 years, who knew that the price would grow the most outrageous this year." ”

Cao Shujie understands, and he knows that as people's demand for beef further increases, the price of cattle will increase again.

This is called demand opening up the market.

"Boss Cui, how much is a calf now?" Cao Shujie asked him.

Cui Jingguo was surprised: "Boss Cao, do you want it now?" Isn't it a year later? ”

"I can give it to me after 100 years, and my father-in-law wants to raise it too." Cao Shujie said.

"That's right." Cui Jingguo was very happy, he said: "Boss Cao, we are an old cooperative relationship, I won't lie to you, calves under 300 catties, we will pay 1,700 yuan a head, what do you think." ”

When talking about this price, Cao Shujie obviously felt that Cui Jingguo's voice was much quieter, as if he was afraid of being heard by others, so he covered his mouth and whispered.

"Boss Cui, can't it be cheaper, I'm likely to buy more after the year, and there will be more than 100 heads by then!" Cao Shujie asked.

As soon as he finished speaking, Cui Jingguo swore and said: "Boss Cao, we are an old relationship, you are my old customer, the volume is large, I promise to give you the lowest price in the market, even if the price rises in the market after the year, I will not give you an increase, we will still come at this price." ”

He said: "The calves on the market are generally sold for more than 9 yuan. ”

"Boss Cui, according to the price you said, when the strawberries in my orchard are ripe in a few months, you bring your sister-in-law, nephew, and niece to pick strawberries and eat them." Cao Shujie said with a smile.

Naturally, the relationship can last longer.

When Cui Jingguo heard him say this, he was not polite: "Okay, Brother Cao, let me tell you the truth, your sister-in-law, nephew, and niece have eaten your kiwifruit since last year, and they have bought other people's kiwifruit later, but they are not right, and they have been telling me to wait for your kiwifruit to be ripe, pick a little more, take it home and eat it slowly." ”

"Haha, Brother Cui, when the kiwi is ripe, I'll call you, it'll be free then!" Cao Shujie laughed and promised.

"If I had waited another year and the yellow and red kiwi in my orchard had started to bear fruit, it would have tasted better," he said. ”

Cui Jingguo admires Cao Shujie very much, he can only say that everyone has their own expertise, which is not wrong at all.

Cao Shujie had a deep study of planting at a young age, otherwise he would not have been able to grow such delicious fruits.

In the end, Cui Jingguo suddenly remembered something, and he asked, "Boss Cao, where is your father-in-law's house?" ”

"Oh, look at my brain, I forgot to tell you, he is in Chengjiapo, Dayao Town, Anwu County." Cao Shujie said.

"Dayao Town, Anwu County is a little far away, according to common sense, we will deliver it to our homes for free in Pingyuan County, and we will charge some freight outside the county, but whoever makes us an old relationship, this money will be forgotten."

Cui Jingguo then returned, and both of them tacitly agreed.

After chatting for a while, and finally hung up the phone, Cao Shujie said to his father-in-law: "Dad, the price of calves is a bit much now, 1,700 yuan a head, 8,500 yuan for 5 heads, free of transportation fees." ”

If it had been last year, I would have been able to buy several more heads at this price.

But there is no way, the price will rise with the market, and he still has a hunch that in the next time, the price will be longer and higher.

Cao Shujie began to think in his heart, from the perspective of reducing costs, he had to be ready for self-breeding, and buying a few more cows to achieve self-reproduction is the king of long-term development.

He didn't say it.

Cheng Rengui was also surprised, at this stage, this price is really not high.

After deciding to raise cattle, he inquired about the price of calves, and the price of a calf of about 300 catties did not come down to 2,000 yuan.

The price given by his son-in-law is at least 300 yuan cheaper, and if he buys five calves, he can almost leave one calf behind, which is not a small amount for him.

"Shujie, this price is okay, it's really not expensive, just look at it and let him help me send 5 heads, I'll get used to it and take my time." Cheng Rengui is quite crisp.

Cheng Yunping saluted his brother-in-law with a wine glass next to him.

This kid spoke dryly, and it was just those few sentences over and over again, obviously lacking social experience.

But this kind of thing, if he doesn't open his mind, no one can help, so Cao Shujie told him to take Yingying around after he was busy with work.

Stop talking!

When leaving, Cao Shujie also left 2,000 yuan for his mother-in-law to buy some more things for the Chinese New Year.

Li Xiaojuan and Cheng Rengui said that they didn't like asking for this money, but Cao Shujie still left it behind.

Cheng Xiaolin thought about the scene where her husband kept money domineeringly, and said in her heart that it was fake not to be moved!

"Husband, why are you so nice to me?" On the way back to Caojiazhuang, Cheng Xiaolin asked Cao Shujie, who was driving in front.

Cao Shujie smiled and said, "This is what you ask, are you stupid?" ”

"You haven't said it yet?" Cheng Xiaolin held on.

Cao Shujie said: "I'm not good to you, do you want me to be good to others?" Find another junior, isn't this! ”

"When you gave me Meng Meng, you were stabbed 7 times, and I can't remember it." Cao Shujie looked ahead and drove very seriously.

He said, "Silly girl, don't ask such brainless questions in the future. ”

"Hmm!" Cheng Xiaolin took a deep breath and felt that she was not looking at the wrong person.

Mengmeng listened to what her parents said, she was a little confused, she didn't understand what they meant, so she asked her mother: "Mom, what did you say?" ”

"It's okay, Mom and Dad are talking about how you got here." Cheng Xiaolin told her.

Mengmeng was very curious when she heard this question: "Mom, how did I get here?" ”

"You, you crawled out of my mother's belly, and the doctor cut 7 times on the skin of my mother's stomach, but it hurt." Cheng Xiaolin stretched out a finger and gestured at her abdomen.

When Mengmeng heard this, she opened her hands and hugged Cheng Xiaolin, and said with a crying voice: "Mom, I don't want you to cut yourself, I don't want Mom Oops!" ”

Cheng Xiaolin looked at the girl who began to cry, and really didn't expect her to cry so easily.

She couldn't cry or laugh, but she still coaxed her: "It's okay, you see that mom is okay now." ”

"Really?" Mengmeng still didn't believe it, she had to pull off her mother's clothes and take a look, Cheng Xiaolin couldn't let her make trouble.

One hand grabbed the girl's hands, and the other hand hugged her: "Mengmeng, dad is driving, don't move." ”

After finishing speaking, she said to Cao Shujie: "Husband, next time you go out, you have to put on the mobile shoulder strap child seat for Mengmeng, otherwise she will be too noisy and unsafe." ”

"Okay." Cao Shujie remembered this.

Halfway down the road, he saw a supermarket, Cao Shujie parked the car on the side of the road, got out of the car and went to the supermarket to buy two boxes of milk, a box of eight-treasure porridge, and a box of walnut powder.

Cheng Xiaolin looked a little stunned and asked him, "Do you want to go to the door again?" ”

"What kind of door, this is Meng Meng's grandmother bought it, and she wants to be happy for the New Year." Cao Shujie said casually.

For a quarter of an hour, Cheng Xiaolin felt that the sky was falling, and she was fearless!

But I have to admit in my heart that her mother is a little worse than her mother-in-law in details.

Cao Shujie continued to drive, and told Mengmeng on the way: "Mengmeng, remember, those things were bought by your grandmother, and whoever asks will also be installed by your grandmother." ”

"Oh, good!" Meng Meng nodded.

Then, Meng Meng opened her hands, widened her eyes, and said exaggeratedly: "Dad, you buy me a toy, I want a big dinosaur, such a big dinosaur." ”

Cao Shujie looked at his daughter from the rearview mirror in the car, he always felt that his daughter seemed to understand something, and now she was taking the opportunity to blackmail him.

"What if I don't buy it?" Cao Shujie asked her.

Then I heard Mengmeng say: "If you don't buy it, you won't buy it, I'll tell my grandmother ......"

"Buy, Dad will buy you two dinosaurs, okay?" Cao Shujie wanted to complain about her.

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard Meng Meng say, "...... Let grandma buy it for me. ”

Cao Shujie: "......"

He glanced back at his wife: "Wife, look at the good girl you taught, she will play with her heart." ”

Cheng Xiaolin always felt that her husband was thinking too much, Mengmeng was still so young, what did she know?

But obviously, in terms of human sophistication, Meng Meng knows a little more.

She came to Cheng Xiaolin's side and said mysteriously: "Mom, dad is stupid, buy something for my grandma, and in the end I will eat it." ”

"......" Cheng Xiaolin instantly didn't want to speak for his daughter.

What a cute elf, she feels like she's given birth to a goblin!

Back at home, the family of three had just gotten out of the car, and before they entered the door, Mengmeng shouted loudly: "Grandma, my grandma bought you something delicious." ”

"......" Cao Shujie.

Cheng Xiaolin: "(个_个)"

The two glanced at each other, and Cheng Xiaolin said, "Husband, or stuff her back and give birth to another one." ”

Meng Meng seems to be a little crooked.

Cao Shujie said to her: "What nonsense are you telling the truth, you can't let her learn blindly in the future." ”

(End of chapter)