Little by little moved a stool and climbed up, then squeezed a large amount of toothpaste onto Li Wenjun's toothbrush.
It's enough for Li Wenjun to brush three times.
I also ran to the bathroom early, but I was too short, so I couldn’t even see it even if I stood on tiptoes.
Li Wenjun walked over and held Zaozao in his arms. When he saw Dian Dian, he squeezed toothpaste onto his toothbrush and said hurriedly: "Hey, hey, hey, honey, you don't need so much."
Diandian looked at the small section of toothpaste tube left in his hand, glanced at Gu Zhanyan's toothbrush, and squeezed a large section of toothpaste onto Gu Zhanyan's toothbrush.
Only then did Li Wenjun feel that something was wrong: Diandian didn't want to be filial to him, but just wanted him to help him use up the toothpaste quickly.
He is a tool man!
Sure enough, Diandianjian hadn't finished using it yet, so he planned to squeeze the toothpaste into the sink.
Li Wenjun hurried over and stopped Diandian: "Baby, do you want to use this toothpaste shell? It's not good to waste things like this."
Nodding excitedly: "Yes. Nana told me that toothpaste shells, turtle shells and chicken kidney skins can be exchanged for delicious sugar by drying them in the sun."
Li Wenjun suddenly realized: It turned out to be maltose.
The villagers would make maltose during the off-season, then put it in a small wooden frame on a bamboo basket, cover it with a dirty plastic sheet, and carry it through the streets. Some people heard him knocking it with a small shovel and a small hammer.
When he makes a rhythmic sound when he hits it, he will come out with a toothpaste skin, a turtle shell and a dried chicken gizzard in exchange for a piece of candy.
The vendors then sell these items to pharmacies or scrap collection depots in exchange for money.
The adults disliked the candy as it was dirty, but the children loved the sweet stuff that stuck to their teeth, so they would save these things and wait for the people carrying the burden to come.
When Li Wenjun was a child, he also felt that the three sounds of the "dang-dang tower" were the most beautiful sounds in the world.
He thought that with so many chocolates and various snacks and fruits at home, they wouldn't care about this.
Diandian ran to the next room, brought a box over, and said excitedly: "Look, I have saved so much."
Li Wenjun opened it and saw that it was filled with toothpaste skins, chicken giblets, golden turtle shells, etc.
Gu Zhanyan put his head in to take a look, and said with a smile: "You don't know, these three children took turns telling grandma that they wanted to eat chicken and turtle, just to save the turtle shell and chicken gizzard. We ate every meal these days.
I'm almost tired of these. There's also toothpaste, a tube every three to five days, but she's wasted it all."
Diandian pouted: "Mom, I want to exchange for candy."
Li Wenjun felt a little distressed: Although he built a castle for Dot and Tiaotiao, which protected them well and provided them with adequate food and clothing, it also caused them to lose a lot of the happiness of ordinary children.
Sure enough, sugarcane is not as sweet as the two ends.
Li Wenjun touched his head and nodded, but said nothing.
After he brushed his teeth, washed his face and had breakfast, he found that his two babies were missing.
Gu Zhanyan said: "Maybe I went to play with Tiao Tiao."
The yard is very big, and Li Wenjun also installed a carousel and a seesaw. So the children can entertain themselves even if they don't go to the kindergarten. If that doesn't work, they still catch grasshoppers on the grass or visit various houses. Anyway, these ten households
They are all relatives and friends, and security will follow you, so there is no need to worry.
Li Wenjun felt relieved and went about his own business.
By noon, when the two children had not returned, Li Wenjun said to Gu Zhanyan, "I'll go look for them."
Gu Zhanyan, who was busy talking to Ji Rushi, raised his head and said, "Okay."
When Li Wenjun went out, he knew where Diandian and the others were without even looking for them.
Diandian is holding the box in one hand, holding Zaozao in one hand, and holding Tiaotiao in the other hand. The three children are lying on the big iron gate, not knowing what they are looking at.
Li Wenjun didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and walked towards them.
When the guard saw him coming, he was a little nervous and said, "I told the three children several times that it was time to go back for lunch, but they refused to stay here and wait for uncle to come."
Li Wenjun waved his hand: "It doesn't matter, just go about your business."
The guard then walked away.
Li Wenjun looked outside behind Diandian and saw nothing outside, so he asked, "Who are you waiting for?"
He raised his head slightly, pursed his lips and said, "Wait for the uncle carrying the load. I haven't arrived all morning."
Li Wenjun felt a little distressed, so he knelt down and held her in his arms: "Silly girl."
That person would never come here at all.
Diandian said with tears in his eyes: "Why doesn't he come? I've been waiting for him for many days."
Li Wenjun touched her head: "In a few days, dad will ask him to come pick up candies."
Tiaotiao and Zaozao still didn't understand what Diandian was doing. They only heard that there was candy, and they said, "I want it too, I want it too."
Li Wenjun smiled: "There are some, there is enough sugar."
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After Li Wenjun had eaten, he hid in the study and called Yuan Lezi.
Not long ago, Li Wenjun, considering Zhang Aihua's age, made him deputy factory director and promoted Yuan Leizi to factory director.
Yuan Lezi now has a monthly salary and bonus of almost 100 yuan. He is so proud that he has become the first person in Yuanjia Village to install a telephone at home.
This was the first time Li Wenjun called his home. Yuan Leizi was a little nervous: "Hey, Director Li, did something happen in the factory?"
Li Wenjun hurriedly said: "Ah, no, no, no. I have something personally that I want to trouble you with."
Yuan Lezi breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Hi, Dong Li is really polite. If there is anything I can help with, just ask."
Li Wenjun said: "No one in your village knows how to make maltose, the kind that carries a burden and exchanges maltose for toothpaste skins and tortoise shells."
Yuan Lezi was stunned and said, "There should be. Let me ask. What does Director Li want him to do?"
Li Wenjun sighed and told what happened today.
Yuan Lezi laughed while listening.
Li Wenjun said: "It was a bit strange to have a few children guarding the roadside, and it was inappropriate to call that person to the yard of the villa area, so I thought about finding someone unknown to the children to pretend to be a maltose maker.
Come to the factory. It's best to be trustworthy. After all, this is food for the children. In addition to the money to buy maltose, I will give him another dollar for hard work."
This was also what he was worried about. It would be troublesome to find a stranger to do some tricks in the maltose.
Yuan Leizi understood and replied solemnly: "Okay, don't worry, I will find the most reliable person and he will be at the factory gate in three days."
It takes at least three or four days from soaking the wheat to finally making the maltose.
Li Wenjun thanked him profusely, hung up the phone and went to talk to Diandian.
Dotandian's beautiful eyes widened in surprise: "Really? Dad, will he come to the door of our nursery?"
Li Wenjun said: "Yes, I asked the uncle, and he said he would walk along the mining area and pass by the entrance of the nursery. But you have to wait patiently for three days."
Diandian screamed and jumped, then threw herself into Gu Zhanyan's arms: "Mom, mom, I'm going to take my treasure box and come back in exchange for a lot of maltose. I will definitely bring you one."
Gu Zhanyan pursed her lips and smiled: "Okay, thank you for remembering me."
