When An An was dragging the kettle back, her fourth uncle ran over from nowhere.
"An'an, An'an..."
The fourth uncle was dirty all over, but he couldn't help but look excited.
"Look what this is?"
He spread his palms as if he were turning a treasure.
"Ah, it's a bird egg!" An An shouted happily.
One, two, three, four, five, five eggs.
"Let's go. Fourth uncle will go back and bake some eggs for you, okay?"
"Okay, okay, fourth uncle is so nice." An An's mouth was sweet.
But Lu Yongsheng didn't seem satisfied, standing there as if waiting for something.
An An:???
"Fourth uncle, what's wrong with you?"
The expectant expression on Lu Yongsheng's face suddenly collapsed.
"No, it's nothing..."
"Let's go back and bake the eggs."
An An: "Well, okay, the fourth uncle is the best. An An likes the fourth uncle the most."
Lu Yongsheng:!!!
My mood suddenly became brighter...
"How about compared with the third uncle? Does An An prefer the fourth uncle or the third uncle?" He decided to press forward.
An An: "I like my fourth uncle."
After all, Third Uncle is not here now, right?
Lu Yongsheng felt that happiness came too suddenly.
"My fourth uncle will pick out bird eggs for you tomorrow. Fourth uncle will pick out bird eggs for you every day," he said excitedly.
"Thank you, Uncle Fourth."
An An walked forward, stood up on tiptoes, and kissed Lu Yongsheng on the face.
Lu Yongsheng felt in high spirits on the way back. When he returned home, he saw Lu Yongchang tinkering with his copybook and even let out a disdainful "hum".
Lu Yongchang:???
Taking the wrong medicine?
Yesterday I was on the verge of death, today I look like my nostrils are in the sky again.
Some time later, Lu Yongsheng kept his promise and really went around collecting bird eggs for An An.
Sometimes An An would follow her fourth uncle around when she was having fun.
Wang Qiaoping and Lu Wenqi had been busy with farm work in the fields recently. When they came back and saw An An, who was all dirty, they kicked their son in anger.
"Look at the photos of your niece. Your niece is a girl. Do you think she looks like you? She is thick-skinned and thick-skinned. Is it because I have been busy working and ignored you for a while, and you are going to die?"
Lu Yongsheng was scolded so much that he huddled up in a ball and did not dare to speak.
It was Cree Yaqian who smoothed things over: "Forget it, Mom, let him play with An An. What if the child doesn't do this? Besides, I always make An An wear a straw hat so that he can't be exposed to the sun."
"Yes, yes, I picked lotus leaves to protect An An from the sun."
After hearing this, Lu Yongsheng hurriedly dealt with it.
"Look, I'm pretty fair despite being exposed to the sun every day." He showed his shame to Wang Qiaoping.
This is true. Lu Yongsheng's naturally white skin, no matter how wild it is, will turn white again in two days.
If he hadn't been so dirty, no one would have been able to tell that he was a rural boy.
Seeing that he was still smiling playfully, Wang Qiaoping rolled her eyes at him, turned around and went to the kitchen to wash her hands and face.
Lu Yongsheng quietly stuck out his tongue behind his mother and made a face.
Well, my mother didn't scold me anymore, which means that she has acquiesced in this matter.
Every beating Lu Yongsheng received was in vain.
The other kids in the family are very mean-spirited, but usually their parents will take it to heart after just one or two words and won't do it again.
Lu Yongsheng was different. As long as his parents didn't break the cane, it meant he wasn't too angry this time.
Will he dare next time...
This time mom just kicked him.
That means he can go a little further...
The next day, Lu Yongsheng asked An An: "Are you going to catch frogs?"
An An: "Go, go, let's go..."
"Not now, we have to wait until night."
"Okay, then I'm going to deliver water to my grandparents now."
"go Go……"
It happened that on this day, Lu Yongguo came back from outside. When he came back, it was already dark.
The villagers looked at his shadow from a distance and ran to the Lu family to report: "Daughter-in-law of the Lu family, your man is back."
Coming back now?
After the Lu family received the letter, they rushed home one after another.
Lu Yongguo had seen his family members and looked at them one by one.
"Huh? Where is An An?"
Doesn't the little guy usually pounce on him early when he comes back? Where is he going today?
"Maybe she went to the wild with her fourth uncle again." Wang Qiaoping explained when she saw the searching eyes of her son's fourth uncle.
"Oh fine……"
Lu Yongguo sounded calm, but there was disappointment in his eyes.
He was used to Xiaotuanzi jumping on him every time he came back, and he was a little uncomfortable not seeing her today.
Cree Yaqian saw Lu Yongguo carrying two big bags and quickly took the things over.
Before she could call out, those who wanted to buy clothes heard the message and barricaded the door.
Cree Yaqian had already prepared it. She went to the market a few days ago to buy a second-hand table. Now she threw herself on a blanket and placed things on it one by one.
Ask Lu Yongguo to divide the clothes into three, six or nine grades according to the purchase price.
"This kind of flowered one is twenty, this kind of shirt is twenty-five, Bragi is thirty-five, Doliang is thirty-five, silk scarf is five yuan a piece..." Cree Yaqian introduced them one by one.
"As promised before, we will give you a 10% discount as promised. What do you think?"
Expensive, really expensive...
Many people stood by and watched the excitement without buying, and were frightened just hearing the price.
But I can’t bear to have someone like me...
People from two or three nearby communes came, and the whole Lu family courtyard couldn't fit in. There were always people who were interested in him and were willing to bleed.
Needless to say, those who were originally agreed to be brought along could not help but those who were not.
"I...I want one of that shirt."
"I want a Bragi too."
"I want a scarf."
…………
Some people cluck their tongues: "Why are you still rushing to get something so expensive?"
"What do you know?" Fang Jing asked from the side.
"How expensive is this? All the cadres in the city wear this. My aunt just bought one. The price is much higher than this." Fang Jing looked arrogant.
"Hey, how do you sell this?"
Someone's eyes were sharp and he saw a watch in the corner.
It's a man.
Lu Yongguo panicked when he saw this, quickly grabbed his watch and hid it beside him.
"This...this is not for sale."
"Hey, why don't you sell it?" Once the man set his eyes on it, he couldn't look away.
This man originally came to see the fun and didn't want to buy anything. By chance, he saw this watch.
He had just engaged in marriage, and the girl's conditions were very good. She didn't know if she would be attracted to him, so she thought that if she bought a watch to add to the bride price, the chance of success might be much higher.
"It's not like I won't pay."
He can talk, but can he just take money? Buying a watch in the county requires a watch ticket.
"I won't sell it if I say it won't be sold." Lu Yongguo was very stubborn.
"I'll give you one hundred, and you can sell it to me." In the county town, the cheapest watch is one hundred, and there are even better ones of one hundred and fifty, and even two hundred.
"This is not about money, I..."
"One hundred and two, just sell it to me."
"I……"
"We sell!" Lu Yongguo wanted to say something more, but was interrupted by Cree Yaqian.