Take Arada back to the past

Chapter 304, Xizi gathers the second brother’s wool
Yang Xiaole looked at him and said, "Where is your hometown? Why do you still visit the grave on the second day of the Lunar New Year?"

Qu Ying gave him a strange look: "Isn't your hometown from Mentougou?"

"Yes what's the matter?"

"My family is from Yu County, which is only a few mountains away from Mentougou. We go to the grave on the second day of the lunar month."

Hearing this, Yang Xiaole was surprised: "He really went to visit the grave!"

"Then what do you think?"

Yang Xiaole smiled when he heard this. He didn't dare to say it. He originally thought that she was angry with her uncle and said she was visiting his uncle's grave!

Then he said: "We are in the far east of Mentougou, and we are in the far west. We are more than 200 miles apart! How do I know your customs there?"

To be honest, this was really the first time he heard it.

Not surprising though.

My family lives within ten miles of each other, and each place has its own local customs. It’s not too outrageous to have customs that are different from others.

Yang Xiaole thought of the fish she had promised her before, and took the other party's basket with a smile.

"What are you doing?"

Qu Ying felt strange for a while.

Yang Xiaole ignored her and took out some fat-headed fish one after another from the treasure bag and put them into his basket.

While putting it away, he said: "I promised to take you to catch fish before, but I didn't come back because of something happened a year ago! I went to my master today and got some."

Naturally, the fish couldn't be kept in the pond, so he kept them in the wooden house.

It just didn't move.

"Hey, how can I ask for this!!"

Seeing this, Qu Ying hurried over to pull the basket.

Yang Xiaole smiled, stuffed the basket almost full, and then smiled and said: "Okay, I can still get these things. At worst, I just have to go to the river to get them like last time."

"That's different! It was done by the compound, how can this be done!"

"Okay, I'll give it to you. Why is there so much nonsense!"

Yang Xiaole rolled her eyes at him angrily, then patted the car and said with a smile: "Come up here, I'll take you back!"

Seeing this, Qu Ying was a little hesitant, but after thinking about it, she accepted it.Then he sat directly behind the car.

But what he said was: "Then I will give you the money soon!"

Even if she is given money, she still takes advantage, after all, she is asking for tickets now.

Yang Xiaole ignored her and took her home on his bicycle.

While walking on the road, he thought of something and asked her: "Oh, by the way, do you have an uncle?"

"Well, how did you know? What's wrong?"

"Oh, it's okay, I'm just asking casually. Does he know about Qu Guohai?"

Qu Ying sat behind, shook her head slightly, worried that he could not see, and said: "I don't know, they were all doing business in Tjin at that time, and we couldn't contact them. Later...my mother didn't have the shame to contact them. Later He came back after Sijiu City was liberated and the situation here stabilized."

After a pause, he continued: "After they came back, the two families hardly interacted with each other. I didn't tell Qu Guohai this time when he came back."

"Oh!"

Yang Xiaole thought Qu Ying had no relatives!
Unexpectedly, there are still relatives here.

I just don’t know why the two families don’t contact each other. Is it because the uncle feels that his sister has been embarrassed by going to a brothel?

Or is it that while Qu Ying is shameless, she also has resentment towards her uncle?

The specifics are not very clear.

I didn’t ask too many questions. It would be embarrassing if I asked too many questions.

I rode my bike and went straight back.

When I got home, it was still very early.

Yang Xiaole then told the story about Xiaomai and Xiaoli.

Wang Qiuju nodded after thinking about it: "Yes! If you didn't tell me, I would have forgotten that the two of them are apprentices. According to etiquette, it is Chinese New Year and they have to go over to pay New Year greetings, otherwise it would be outrageous."

Forget about this, many apprentices in factories now have to go to their master’s home during the Chinese New Year!

Hearing this, Yang Xiaole looked at the time and saw that there was still time.

Then he said, "Well, let's do this. You will go to work tomorrow. I will take them there now and let them give the gifts. As for whether they have lunch or not, I don't care. If they don't have lunch, let them come back by car. Okay. Bar?"

"Okay, you can arrange it so that no one feels that we have lost etiquette."

Yang Xiaole nodded and hurried to prepare things.

Don't be too exaggerated, just add a little more than the normal etiquette in the city.

After packing up his things, he rode his bike and headed outside with two people.

The two little guys were crowded in the back of the car, with Xiaoli sitting in the middle and Xiaomai holding his clothes tightly.

While riding the bike, Xiaomai thought of something and asked him, "Brother, do you want to kowtow when I go there later?"

"Haha, don't ask me, how would I know! Didn't you kowtow the first time you went there? Just kowtow this time!"

After all, the older generation is not like other people in learning arts.

There are still some courtesies that should be given.

Xiaomai let out a light sigh when he heard this.

Only then did Xiaoli become confused: "Brother, what about me!"

"You! Forget it."

After all, Su Ling no longer mainly teaches her now, she learned them all in the Children's Palace.

Moreover, I did not kowtow at that time, and it is not appropriate to kowtow now.

"okay!"

Xiaoli smiled and agreed.

The car soon arrived at the door of Su Ling's house.

"Aunt Su!!"

When she came to the door, Xiaoli went directly to knock on the door.

After a while, I saw Hua Yourong opening the door with a smile: "Xiao Le, you are here! Come in quickly!"

Yang Xiaole took the things out of the car, carried the things and led the two of them in.

At this time, Su Ling was sitting on the sofa in the main room.

Seeing the three people coming, he stood up with a smile: "Xiao Le is here, Xiao Li, Xiaomai..."

"Auntie, happy New Year! I brought Xiaoli here to wish you a happy New Year."

"Hey, happy New Year, sit down! Eat peanuts."

Su Ling started to greet a few people with a smile, and then asked Hua Yourong to make coffee for them.

Looking at Yang Xiaole, she sighed helplessly: "What? Are you angry with Auntie? Every time Xiaoli comes by herself, you don't come to play either."

In her opinion, it was that time when her brother came over and what he said was heard by the other party.

When Yang Xiaole heard this, he said helplessly: "Auntie, you really think too much. Think about it, did I come here a lot in the past? No? It's only now that Xiaoli comes here almost every week that you feel I don’t come here very often, do I? Sometimes I come here with Xiaoli too!”

This is true.

Before Xiaoli came to learn something, he didn't come here every day, and he only came here when he had something to do.

Basically, they are not here to play.

The main reason is that Xiaoli comes here often. Compared with this, I feel like I don't come here very often.

He was unhappy with Su Hao, but he had no objection to Su Ling.

After hearing this, Su Ling smiled and said: "That's good, I'm afraid you will have any objections to Auntie!"

"That won't!"

Yang Xiaole was polite for a moment, then asked with a smile: "Auntie, how is your health? Have you gone to the hospital for a check-up?"

It has been a year and a half since I first gave him fish.

In the meantime, he also delivered medicine several times under the pretense that he had old prescriptions.

"Well, I've had several reexaminations, and the doctor said there's nothing wrong." Su Ling smiled and sighed: "Thanks to you, you saved me last time, and later you found me some old prescriptions to cure my disease. "

"What's this?! This is just a coincidence."

Yang Xiaole smiled and looked at Hua Yourong coming to deliver coffee, and took it with a smile: "Thank you."

Hua Yourong pursed her lips and smiled: "You're welcome!"

Then he sat next to him, holding his chin with one hand and looking at him like this.

Seeing her expression, Yang Xiaole felt strange for a while: "Why are you looking at me like that? Are there flowers on your face? You washed your face when you got up in the morning!"

He made a joke and pretended to wipe his face.

Hua Yourong chuckled and shook her head: "Try it quickly, how does it taste?"

With hope in his eyes.

At this time, Xiaoli and Xiaomai were drinking there. After coming here so many times, they both knew how to drink coffee.

This is a rare thing!

Yang Xiaole took a sip suspiciously.

Then the movement paused.

Then he ignored it, took another sip with a calm expression, and placed the cup on the table.

She smiled at Su Ling and said, "Auntie, haven't you visited any relatives during the Chinese New Year?"

You’ve come, you can’t leave right away, you have to sit there and chat for a while.

Su Ling shook her head: "Tiantian's uncle and the others are in his hometown. They are too far away. We usually only go back to visit once every few years. Her grandfather and uncle also just arrived. There are not many relatives left now..."

Yang Xiaole nodded lightly, and the two chatted casually for a few more words.

The main focus is on Xiaoli.

It can be seen that Su Ling is very satisfied with Xiaoli and feels that she is very talented.

Yang Xiaole didn't know if it was because he drank well water that his intelligence and body became plastic.

Hua Yourong stared at him for a long time. Seeing that he had almost finished drinking, she asked, "Don't you want more sugar and milk? Why didn't you react at all?"

Hearing this, Yang Xiaole smiled and said blankly: "It's not bad!"

Su Ling next to her was confused when she saw this: "What's wrong?"

Yang Xiaole saw this and said, "Oh, it's nothing, I just didn't add sugar or milk!!"

It's not like he's never drank black coffee before, it's just a bit tasteless, so he won't spit it out in an exaggerated way after taking one sip.

That's what kids do.

When Su Ling saw this, she glared at her daughter angrily: "There are no rules. This is how you treat people when they come to visit during the Chinese New Year! How did I teach you!"

Hua Yourong curled her lips: "I was just joking with him! He won't come to play with me no matter what!"

Then he replaced the untouched coffee in front of him: "Here, this one has sugar and milk."

Yang Xiaole smiled nonchalantly and said, "It's okay, just drink the same!"

Su Ling felt helpless when she saw her daughter sticking out her tongue.

Because Yang Xiaole didn't come often, this girl complained a lot, so she just happened to make fun of her when she met him today.

But she could still feel it, and her daughter probably didn't understand what was going on.

Then he shook off his thoughts and said with a smile: "Let's eat here at noon, I'll cook, and you guys can play for a while."

When he heard her mentioning food, Yang Xiaole just said: "Auntie, we are not here anymore. I have to take Xiaomai to her master. Everyone will go to work tomorrow, and she may not have time."

"This...I'm here and I don't even eat anything!!"

Seeing his expression, Hua Yourong pouted, and then said, "Then let Xiaoli stay!"

Su Ling knew that Xiao Le had something to do, so she didn't try to persuade her to stay: "Then let Xiao Li stay here to have lunch, and you go and do your work!"

When Yang Xiaole saw this, he naturally agreed.

This was also his original intention.

Then he nodded: "Okay, Xiaoli is here, playing with her sister, I will take Xiaomai out for a while!"

Xiaoli naturally agreed.

Before leaving, Hua Yourong felt a little embarrassed: "I just made a joke, don't be angry!"

"fine!"

How could he be angry?
Just children playing around.

Then she said hello and left with Mai Mai, but when leaving, Su Ling still gave each person one yuan of lucky money.

Yang Xiaole was not polite and accepted it.

It’s Chinese New Year!Have a good time.

Riding a car, I arrived at Ruan Yu’s home.

He didn't go in this time, mainly because Ruan Yu had a strange temperament and didn't like to meet outsiders.

Nowadays, apart from being invited to perform, I rarely interact with people.

Hold the things and let the wheat go in.

Tell her that if she is not left to eat, she will take the bus back.

After watching the other party go back, he left.

I was planning to go back, but after thinking about it, I went to Qiao Yan's place.

Years have not passed.

Went there on a bike.

When I arrived at the place, I opened the door with my things in hand. There were some winter rapeseed in the yard.

Before he could call someone, he saw Qiao Yan coming out anxiously.

Yang Xiaole was surprised when he saw this: "What's wrong? Is something wrong?"

Qiao Yan hurriedly shook her head, pursed her lips and asked, "No, it's okay! Did you... have something to do years ago? You didn't even come here~"

"Well, I went out for something a year ago, and I just came back on New Year's Day."

As he spoke, he walked inside.

When he came to the main room, he put the things on the table and said, "I brought you something."

Then he walked towards the house.

Qiao Yan nodded and hurriedly ran towards the house.Yang Xiaole was confused for a moment.

Is there anyone in the house?
He followed in curiously, and when he saw her hurriedly packing her things, it suddenly dawned on her.

I saw cardboard boxes piled everywhere in the house.

At this time, Qiao Yan was sorting things on the kang.

After gathering a place, she hurriedly said: "Sit on the kang, it's not cold here!!"

Yang Xiaole frowned slightly as he looked at the cardboard boxes in the room and the paste being glued to the cardboard boxes next to him.

"It's Chinese New Year, why are you still gluing paper boxes? You don't have any money?"

Qiao Yan bit her lip and quickly shook her head: "No, I have money. Even if I am alone at home, I have nothing to do. I just want to paste some paper boxes and make some money."

Yang Xiaole nodded slightly.

Indeed, Qiao Yan doesn't have many relatives here, and she doesn't seem to have anything to do.

Looking at the clothes he gave her last year, she frowned: "It's the Chinese New Year, don't you know how to change into new clothes?"

There are indeed not many cloth tickets issued now.

It is impossible to change one outfit all year round, but it is still possible to make a new one.

Qiao Yan was confused for a moment, looked at her clothes, and said blankly: "Are these clothes bad? They are very good!"

Hearing this, Yang Xiaole nodded slightly: "By the way, have Dalong and the others come to see me in an emergency?"

"I came to see you a few times, but I didn't come when you weren't there. I didn't say I was looking for you in an emergency!!"

Yang Xiaole hummed when he heard this. He looked at her a little nervous and felt strange for a while. When he turned on the scanning function, he didn't see anyone else there!

I don't understand what happened to her.

After sizing up the other party, he said in a more relaxed tone: "Okay, don't be so busy during the holidays. I don't want your money. I keep it for myself. I can use the tickets and the like. Do you hear me?"

When Qiao Yan heard this, she pursed her lips and smiled, and nodded vigorously: "Well, okay!"

After saying that, he felt a little hungry alone and said quickly: "Are you hungry? I'll cook. Let's eat here!"

Yang Xiaole shook his head: "If you don't want to eat here, I'll go back to eat later. Pay attention to your health and don't burn yourself out."

Qiao Yan was a little disappointed to see that he was not eating here.

But I just kept these in my heart, and then I hurried to the closet and took out a sweater.

Handing it to him with some caution: "I knitted this myself, take it and wear it!"

Yang Xiaole looked at it, took the thing, and touched it. His needlework skills were different, much better than what Qu Ying gave him.

Then he asked in confusion: "Where did you get so much wool?"

The ration of wool is only enough for one person to make one-third of the quantity.

Otherwise, when there are many people in the family, there will be no situation where the eldest child wears the second child after wearing it. This also has a quota.

Qiao Yan smiled when she saw this: "I exchanged it for other tickets!"

Yang Xiaole was speechless for a while. He originally wanted to say a few words, but looking at her hopeful eyes, he gave up in the end.

"thanks!!"

He said thank you and put the things away.

Seeing him accept it, Qiao Yan smiled happily.

Yang Xiaole took the things and was about to leave. He came to the main room and asked her: "Keep this for yourself and eat it. Don't exchange it for other things. Do you hear me?"

Qiao Yan nodded frequently: "Yes, I know, I won't change it."

Looking at the rapeseed in the yard, he asked, "Would you like to bring some vegetables back?"

"I can get it! You can eat it yourself!"

He didn't lack any vegetables, he only ordered so much, and if the other party picked them, there would be nothing left to eat.

Qiao Yan didn't force herself and sent the other person to the door of the backyard. After he had left on his bicycle, she closed the door and went back to glue the paper boxes.

It was already getting late when Yang Xiaole rode home.

Dad has come back by now.

Yang Xiaole took off his hat, warmed himself by the stove, and asked him, "Dad, how was it today? There was no quarrel, right?"

"Why are you arguing during the Chinese New Year?"

Yang Guangzhi said angrily, and then asked curiously: "By the way, what have you done? Why is Yang Guangping so nice to you?"

"What's the matter?"

Yang Xiaole lit up the fire and felt strange for a while.

I didn’t save so many sweet potatoes this year, so I didn’t have any sweet potatoes to bake.

It can be roasted and set on fire.

"I must bring you something, a bottle of canned meat, a bottle of canned oranges, and half a pound of Cuban sugar."

When Yang Xiaole heard this, he shrugged and said, "Ask me, how did I know? Did my conscience discover that I have done something wrong before?"

Yang Guangzhi glanced at him suspiciously.

There must be something he doesn't know about.

It's just that this kid doesn't want to say anything.

Could it be that Xiao Le got food for their family?
Seeing his expression, Yang Xiaole changed the topic and asked, "By the way, Dad, what did you bring to my aunt?"

Dad got up early in the morning and ran away at dawn.

I don’t know if I brought anything with me.

As soon as these words came out, Wang Qiuju, who was serving the food next to her, said with a smile: "What do you think? I secretly get food for your aunt."

Then he said without curiosity: "I won't give you anything. I usually sneak around, and my family is short of forty or fifty kilograms of food a month. You think I don't know!"

Yang Guangzhi smiled and did not talk back when he heard this.

Yang Xiaole also smiled when he saw this. In addition to buying the food in rations, he provided the rest. He probably knew how much food his family could consume every day.

There would be a lot of food shortage on a certain day every month, and he would naturally know where it went.

Although I don’t cook, she pays great attention to food due to the food crisis in the market.

From time to time, I would check how much food was left.

I am deeply afraid that the rice jar has bottomed out.

This matter is just a small matter, and everyone takes it as a matter of fun.

After all, Yang Guangzhi is the head of the family. Even if others are dissatisfied, it doesn't matter if they say it. Wang Qiuju seems to be able to talk, but in fact, she still cannot be the head of the family.

What's more, there is no shortage of food at home.

But Yang Guangzhi was suspicious for a moment: "No, I only take about twenty kilograms every month. How could I take so much! Don't blame me!"

"It was almost this much at first, but then it became much less."

Wang Qiuju glared at him angrily.

I didn’t say I wouldn’t let him give it to me. Anyway, Xiao Le knew how to get food at home. No matter how many times I told him, it was useless. There would be extra food in the house from time to time, no matter who else besides Yang Xiaole.

After a long time, I became too lazy to talk about it.

Yang Guangzhi muttered dissatisfiedly: "I always take so much anyway."

Wang Qiuju didn't bother to argue when she saw this.

I also wondered if I had made a mistake in my estimate. After all, I didn’t weigh it, I just estimated it based on feeling.

The others also smiled and didn't care.

But after Yang Xiaole heard this, he became suspicious.

How much do you value food?

If the disparity is not big, then her estimate is probably wrong, but if the disparity is so big, it is unlikely that she is wrong.

He looked at his elder brother suspiciously.

I suspect that the eldest brother sent the food to Ding Ruolan.

But looking at the calm eyes of the elder brother, it doesn’t feel like it!
Ding Ruolan and the others are short of eggs and meat, which is possible, but food is unlikely. After all, he is a cadre, and he may not have much food, but it is unlikely that he can eat substitute food.

Miss?

Because Jiang Yan’s family is also suffering, so give it to Jiang Yan?
It doesn't look like it either.

When he looked at Xizi who was a little dodgy.

He immediately slapped his head, it was over, no need to think about it, it must be this guy.

No need to think about whom, it must be his brother.

Thinking of this, he calmly asked Wang Qiuju: "Mom, when did the food start to run low?"

"Oh, what happened these two months?"

Wang Qiuju asked strangely.

"Oh, nothing!!"

Yang Xiaole shook his head.

If it is because Xizi gave each other food and several people became brothers, then how to treat them in the future needs to be discussed.

It doesn't seem to be the case now, after all, Xizi has been a brother for some time.

But I still have to talk to him about this matter.

At least this matter needs to be said.

Then the family ate there.

After eating, Yang Xiaole returned to the house and grabbed Xizi over.

"Brother, what are you doing?"

Yang Xiaole pulled him over, looked outside and then asked, "Did you get food from home?"

After finishing speaking, he pointed at his nose and said: "You dare to lie and try it!! If you take it, you take it, if you don't take it, you don't take it!"

Seeing this, Xizi hesitated for a while, and finally nodded: "Yes, take it!!"

Hearing this, Yang Xiaole immediately gave him a shock: "How courageous! You know how tight food is outside now, why don't you tell others when you take things from home? What if the food at home is not enough? Do you want to take the food at home? Are people starving to death?”

After saying that, he looked at Xizi who lowered his head and asked, "Did I give you that kind of brother?"

"Ok!"

Xizi nodded nervously.

Seeing his appearance, Yang Xiaole shook his head speechlessly, pointed at him and said: "Forget it this time, this is the first time. If there is a second time, you see how I will deal with you!"

Then he asked him: "How many times did you take it? How much did you take? What did you take? Also, how did they explain this food?"

Hearing this, Xizi hesitated for a moment and said, "I took it twice! I don't know how heavy it was, but I dug out four or five scoops of that scoop."

Yang Xiaole calculated in his mind that if the water scoop was full, it would be about three kilograms, which is about twelve or thirteen kilograms to seventeen or eighteen kilograms.

Now the accounts match up.

While thinking, I heard Xizi continue to say: "I just said I bought it on the black market! Forty cents a pound."

Hearing this, Yang Xiaole was surprised, looked him up and down and asked, "Where's the money?"

Xizi smiled awkwardly when he saw this.

"It's in my hand!"

Then he hurriedly said: "We didn't spend any money!! It's all in my hands! It only cost three yuan."

After that, go to the schoolbag.

Yang Xiaole was speechless when he heard this!

Emotions are just pulling his wool!

Shaking his head, he watched Xizi come over with the money, pulled it over and counted it.

9 yuan and 4 cents.

Including the three yuan spent, there are almost 32 kilograms of grain.

He hit the other person on the head with the money and handed it to him again.

Seeing this, Xizi was delighted for a while.

I thought this matter would not be pursued!

But Yang Xiaole's next words made him feel like he was in a cold cellar: "Do you know how much a kilogram of food stamps cost on the black market now? The food stamps alone cost only fifty or six cents. Take the money and go tell your mother clearly."

The price was already [-] cents a year ago, and now the price will only be higher.

"what?"

This time, Xizi was frightened.

"Ah what? You want to go or not? I'll tell you if you don't want to go! If I tell you, you'll probably get beaten even more severely."

Hearing this, Xizi was troubled.

Finally thinking about it, I decided to go out honestly.

After a while, the sound of Wang Qiuju yelling and scolding, the sound of beating someone with a feather duster, and the sound of Xizi wailing came from the next door.

Mix together.

Yang Xiaole also knew that the reason why I beat him was not because of the little food.

But if Xizi dares to do this, it is stealing.

There is another reason, and that is that food is so tight outside right now. If we take out so much food, something could easily happen.

"Mom, stop fighting...Xiaobao's family..."

At the same time, Xizi wailed and defended.

Fortunately, Wang Qiuju pulled Xizi into the bedroom opposite.

Yang Xiaole also heard it.

The things are for Song Xiaobao's family.

Song Xiaobao has four children. His mother passed away a few years ago, leaving a family of five, but Song Xiaobao is the eldest.

That's why the Xizi scene appeared.

Xizi was beaten, and he admitted that it was wrong to steal things, but he did not admit that it was wrong to help others.

Yang Xiaole watched happily.

Yelling, it’s quite spirited!
After being beaten and beaten, Xizi decided not to do this again after being warned repeatedly by Wang Qiuju.

(End of this chapter)