Cheng Qiao learned that she could have the stitches removed, and nodded happily. After the stitches were removed, the doctor shook his head sadly. The wound was red and swollen, and the place where the stitches were stitched was also obvious. It was definitely a disfigurement.
"Doctor, is the wound ugly?"
"It's still red and swollen now. It may get better after the wound is completely healed. Try not to touch the water. If you find it ugly, just grow your bangs. It can still be covered." The doctor quickly comforted her.
"Thank you doctor, I understand. Do you still need to wrap it with gauze?"
"Let it be bandaged for two more days. Although the wound has healed, the skin in this area is still tender and needs to be well protected."
The doctor put a small square piece of gauze on the wound on Cheng Qiao's forehead and bandaged the removed gauze. After three to five days, he could remove it when he felt better.
Cheng Qiao went to the toilet and smuggled out two strips of pork belly, four fish and a few large pig bones, then put them into the linen bags he had prepared earlier and stood at the door of the hospital waiting for Li Huan.
Li Huan had already put the repaired bicycle on the ox cart and drove over in the ox cart. When he saw what Cheng Qiao put at his feet, he couldn't help but be curious.
"An aunt came over and asked me if I wanted these things. I thought they were good things, so I wanted them. They cost me ten yuan."
Li Huan had no doubt at all that thin people would also take things and sell them secretly in crowded places, such as near hospitals and at the entrances of some large factories. The business was no worse than the black market.
It's just that the price seems a little cheaper. If you buy these things on the black market, they cost more than fifteen yuan anyway. It seems that this speculator is either timid or inexperienced.
"How is the wound on your head? What did the doctor say?"
"The doctor said that the wound is recovering very well. If there is nothing special, I won't come to the hospital."
"What should I do if I remove the stitches?"
"It has been removed. The doctor asked me to keep the bandage for a few more days. I will see the situation myself. If I feel there is no problem, I can remove this layer of gauze."
"Then don't take it apart yet, wait until after the autumn harvest."
Li Huan smiled, as long as Cheng Qiao was okay.
"Let's go to the supply and marketing cooperative first. Xiaofang asked me to bring her cakes. I wonder if the supply and marketing cooperative sells them."
"Okay, get in the car first and be careful. Why don't we put the dowry in that house? Otherwise, I won't worry if it's left in the educated youth center."
There were too many things on the oxcart, and Cheng Qiao felt a little uncomfortable sitting up. Li Huan thought for a while and said.
"Okay, let's put the things away first, and then store the ox cart. I can go faster if you ride a bicycle."
Without saying a word, Li Huan drove the ox cart to the house in the county town, asked Cheng Qiao to take out the key, opened the door, and carefully put everything in.
After the two people stored the ox cart, they rode their bicycles to the supply and marketing cooperative. Qiu Min from the supply and marketing cooperative saw Cheng Qiao, and his eyes lit up:
"Cheng Qiao, what a coincidence that you came here. A batch of goods arrived from the supply and marketing cooperative today. I don't even know where to find you."
"I came here specially to find you. Didn't you say you couldn't buy fish last time? I brought it to you today."
Cheng Qiao opened the sack and Qiu Min saw it was black fish. She almost jumped up with joy. Her sister had given birth and couldn't buy fish, so she was looking for help everywhere.
"How much, I'll give it to you."
"It's one dollar a piece. I have four here. Do you want one or two?"
"I want two, no, I want four. You also have pork bones here. Oh my God, there are also pork belly. Good Cheng Qiao, give them all to me. My sister is in confinement and her husband's family is very good to her.
, but there’s nothing I can do if I can’t buy anything.”
"Okay, please leave me two big pig bones, otherwise you won't be able to pay the job when you go back. These things are not cheap. If you remove the two big pig bones, please give me ten yuan."
"Hey, it's good to be able to buy it. My mother will give it to me for ten yuan. Just wait for me and I'll put the things away and come back. You can take a look first and wait until I come out to get you what you want."
Qiu Min quickly took out ten yuan from his trouser pocket and handed it to Cheng Qiao. He took the linen bag and ran to the lounge at the back. He took out his own bag, put everything in it, and carried the remaining two pigs.
The big bone bag came out.
Cheng Qiao really looked at it carefully. There were chicken cakes, chicken cakes, walnut cakes, nectar cakes and fruit candies of various colors on the counter. They were all there.
There are also schoolbags and pencil cases. Thinking of letting Li Le go to study, he quickly remembered these things in his mind. There are men's sweatshirts and vests here. Well, help Li Huan get two of them.
Thinking that the weather would get colder after the autumn harvest, I also found cotton sweaters and cotton trousers for a family of four (counting myself as the Li family). The cotton sweaters cost 5.46 cents a piece and the cotton trousers cost 4.58 cents.
This outfit cost over ten yuan. No wonder she had never seen the Li family wearing cotton sweaters and pants in her previous life. This life was different, and she couldn't lack anything she should have.
When Qiu Min came out and saw Cheng Qiao's generosity, he didn't know whether to persuade him or not. Four sets of cotton sweaters and trousers cost over forty yuan, and the singlet and vest together cost more than five yuan.
This still requires a cloth ticket. If there is no cloth ticket, the price of a set of cotton sweaters and pants on the black market is fifteen yuan, which is a good thing if you have money but no goods.
"Sister Qiu Min, you still have this book and pencil case. I have a little girl at home who will sign up to study after the autumn harvest."
"Well, I should buy this. The tuition is not expensive anyway. Why don't I buy some pencils, notebooks, erasers and so on."
Qiu Min neatly took off the schoolbag from the wall, dusted it off, and took the pencil case, pencil, notebook and eraser from the counter.
Li Huan watched Cheng Qiao buying this and that, and his heart felt warm. There seemed to be many things, but there were very few things that really belonged to Cheng Qiao. Most of them belonged to his Li family.
Qiu Min glanced at Li Huan secretly, worried about Cheng Qiao. The money for buying these things, not to mention the bills, was at least eighty yuan. Which man would tolerate such a prodigal woman.
But Li Huan not only did not speak, but also pointed to the cream, lipstick and other things used by women on the counter and said:
"Cheng Qiao, take two boxes of that cream. When the weather gets cold, your skin will become dry and cracked. Applying a little cream will help. You can also take a few more boxes of this clam oil. You can use it on your hands or feet."
"And this lipstick, it will make you feel happy when you get married. This piece of cloth, you can buy it and make it home... That dress is also good."
Li Huan always remembers that night when he saw Cheng Qiao's little clothes. The material was soft and soft, and the color was light and light. He could fall in love with it at a glance. Today, when he saw the same color and fabric, he would definitely not like it.
Will let it go.
Cheng Qiao blushed. She thought of the same scene and stepped on Li Huan calmly. Although Li Huan felt the pain on her foot, she smiled and didn't take it seriously.
