After all, Huang Cuicui regarded her son as a treasure. As long as Gu Huai cried, made trouble, or hanged himself, she would immediately offer him anything.
Gu Huai wouldn't do such a dishonorable thing.
He usually opens his mouth directly: "Mom, I want money!"
Huang Cuicui's eyes almost popped out of her head: "What do you want money for? Are you going to spend money on Xiao Xiao? I know that skinless thing..."
Gu Huai became impatient: "Mom, I want money."
Huang Cuicui was immediately defeated: "How much do you want?"
This is not the first time that the original owner asked Huang Cuicui for money.
Gu Huai: "Two pieces."
Huang Cuicui's voice rose an octave: "How much do you want? Two yuan? Your father only earns five yuan a month! You want two yuan?"
Gu Huai: "..."
He just said a number casually, but he didn't expect Huang Cuicui to be so excited.
So he changed his words: "Fifty cents."
Huang Cuicui gritted her teeth: "Not even fifty cents! I don't know who to imitate every day, and I spend money lavishly!"
Gu Huai: "Fifty cents, I'll pay you two back next time."
Huang Cuicui laughed angrily.
Give her back two dollars? Does he know how to write two dollars?
This prodigal son of mine is being spoiled day by day!
Huang Cuicui felt angry, so she touched a box under her pillow, took out a shiny iron key from her pocket, inserted it into the keyhole, unscrewed the box, and put aside the gas stamps and food stamps on it.
He touched a few one-cent coins and banknotes and put them into Gu Huai's hand:
"I'll give you a few more cents. Don't ask me for money next time. I won't give you a penny again!"
She said this every time, and every time she paid the fastest.
Gu Huai was too lazy to complain about her, so he just put the money in his pocket and left.
The coin slipped out of the hole in his pocket and rolled to the foot of the bed where it disappeared.
Gu Huai: "..."
Huang Cuicui: "..."
While Huang Cuicui scolded the prodigal son, she lay on the ground to pick up coins. Gu Huai turned around and left, deciding to finish the business first.
He gave all the money to Xiao Xiao:
"Now go buy pen and paper and come back to write blessing characters and couplets."
As soon as he said this, Xiao Xiao knew what he was going to do.
She hesitated for a moment and did not take the money: "We are just children, others have written this."
If there are gentlemen who write couplets in the village, they will definitely not be able to compete with others.
Gu Huai was not worried: "As long as it's cheap and good-looking, go and buy it."
It's not that Xiao Xiao didn't dare to do it, she was afraid of being scolded. But looking at Gu Huai's eyes, she felt that she might die faster if she didn't go, so she had to delay her way to the shops outside the village step by step.
There are no shops in the village, so paper and pens can only be sold at shops outside the village. If it is necessities such as rice and grain, you need to purchase them with a ticket.
Xiao Xiao stood outside the shop, watching the boss dry a sausage outside, swallowed silently, and then spoke:
"Boss, get me some red paper."
The boss pointed at it casually and told her to get it herself.
When Xiao Xiao was paying, he saw huge glass jars with slanted legs on the counter, filled with glass candies, and he became even more greedy.
The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and the richer families will buy candies, but neither the Gu family nor the Xiao family belong to the category that can buy candies.
You can only imagine the taste of this kind of luxury product in your mind.
Xiao Xiao took the red paper and walked home. Gu Huai and Gu Xiaoliu came out of nowhere. Gu Xiaoliu's dustpan was full of fish the size of his little finger.
Xiao Xiao hurriedly took the dustpan: "Are you going to chop it up and feed it to the chickens?"
This is how people in the village handle this kind of fish. After all, such a small fish is full of spines and is not tasty at all.
Gu Xiaoliu immediately put the dustpan in his arms: "Agu said, what we eat will be fried when there is oil in the future, why not chop chicken!"
Xiao Xiao looked at the lively fish and pursed her lips. She thought of the taste of the bird yesterday and became a little greedy.
A few people put the fish into the pot randomly and made a pot of milky-white soup.
This time, Huang Cuicui came looking for the food. She didn't ask what it was or who cooked it. She added a bowl and put it aside for dinner when Gu Zhongyi came back in the evening. She also added a bowl and sat down.
I took a few sips on the side.
Fresh! Fresh and sweet. Although only a little salt is added, it tastes really good. The most important thing is that it has a meaty taste!
Huang Cuicui squinted her eyes, feeling that this idea must have come up with her.
Sure enough, her son has been smart since he was a child!
Gu Huai also felt that this bowl of soup was much better than yesterday's. At least it tasted delicious.
The biggest advantage of this place is probably that it is green and pollution-free, and the ingredients are the freshest and the best tasting.
Xiao Xiao was the last one to take action. She looked at Huang Cuicui, a little nervous.
But Huang Cuicui didn't look at her and lowered her head to drink the soup, which made Xiao Xiao relax.
She hurriedly took a bowl and added a bowl, squatting in a corner and drinking silently. When Gu Xiaowu and Xiaoliu had already added a third bowl, she didn't add any soup.
In the end, there was only a little fish residue left at the bottom of the pot.
Gu Xiaoliu originally wanted to take a bite, but before he could swallow it, he was pricked in the mouth by a fish bone. When he took one bite, it was not only full of thorns but no meat, it also had no taste and no soup.
So the remaining bits of fish and meat residue were all sold to the big yellow cat at home.
Before leaving, Huang Cuicui said casually: "Xiao Xiao, why are you just drinking a bowl? That's too polite. Just treat it as your own."
Anyway, she has finished drinking now, so her token concern can be regarded as concern.
Huang Cuicui thought happily that A Gu was right and she didn't lose anything.
Xiao Xiao had mixed feelings in her heart.
This was the first time she heard Huang Cuicui scold her without opening her mouth. She actually told herself to drink more soup?
Are you deaf? Or are you dreaming?
Why would she tell herself to eat more?
So Xiao Xiao took the initiative to wash the dishes, feeling a little dazed today.
She was in a trance, and she still had to do what Gu Huai asked her to do well.
Gu Huai asked Gu Xiaowu to help Xiao Xiao cut red paper, and asked Gu Xiaoliu to help too.
The reason is simple: it will get dark if it gets later, and I have no money to light the lamps, so I have to finish it before dark.
Gu Xiaowu carefully sewed the paper along the edge, for fear of breaking one piece. She heard from Xiao Xiao that these pieces of torn red paper cost ten cents.
A dime!
How many things can you buy with a dime?
Gu Xiaoliu is very clear about this issue -
You can buy three large cakes with meat! Three! One with meat! A cake bigger than your face!
Gu Xiaoliu had seen it when he went to town. The pancake was stuffed with meat, and the meat juice was soaked in the pancake. When you took a bite, the pancake and meat crumbs fell out together. You had to hold it and eat it slowly.
Gu Xiaoliu has never eaten it, but it does not prevent her from eating it in her dreams.
Gu Huai had no idea at all and just said: "You cut the square ones first and write the word "Fu", and tomorrow you will cut the long ones and write the couplets."
Gu Xiaowu looked at the red paper and felt sad, money! This is all money!
Gu Xiaoliu looked at the red paper and salivated, cake! This can be replaced with cake!
Xiao Xiao felt a little worried: "But I can only write, I don't know what to write."