branch plum blossom

Chapter 8 Big Grass Carp

When I arrived in the town, it happened to be going to the market.

Among the hustle and bustle of the crowd, Qin Yulan and her mother were like a bunch of rootless weeds, swaying from side to side as if they were drunk.

"Baimei, take care of Baifeng and Baiyue."

Qin Yulan was carrying a pannier on her back, looking around to compare which restaurant had the most affordable food, and at the same time turning around to tell Baimei anxiously.

There are too many people, and there are too many things where children get lost while going to the market.

Qin Yulan had to worry.

Especially Bai Yue, who is only four years old.

I really regret that I didn't look at the calendar when I went out. If I had known that I would go to the market today, I would never have brought Bai Yue here.

Qin Yulan stared at Bai Yue whenever she was free, for fear that she would be carried away.

"Oh, okay, Mom, I'm holding them, I can't lose them."

Baimei was carrying a smaller pannier, holding Baifeng with one hand and Baiyue with the other, and followed Qin Yulan closely.

From time to time, I would glance at the chicken, duck, fish and other kinds of meat that make people starve and salivate.

I don't know if Bai Gui has the money to buy fish for his mother.

Baimei really wants to eat fish, the last time she ate fish was during Chinese New Year last year.

Aunt Tang took pity on the few of them who could only eat the worst pork for Chinese New Year, and brought them a bowl of fish.

That guy is delicious!

Baimei felt that it was a fairy delicacy that she had never tasted before.

Since then, she has been obsessed with fish, always thinking about when she can eat it again.

Bai Feng also said it several times. He was standing at the fish shop just now, his feet seemed to be nailed, and he couldn't move for a long time.

Baimei sneaked sideways glances at Qin Yulan a few times, tried to speak a few times, but held back.

After wandering around several times, Qin Yulan finally bought the vegetables.

He didn't buy the fish that Baimei was thinking about.

Baimei felt a little lost.

When they walked to a slightly more open place, Qin Yulan took out a note and compared her with the one written on it, the same as the vegetables in Baimei's basket.

"oops!"

After the comparison, Qin Yulan slapped her thigh and screamed.

"Mom, what did you forget?"

Baimei's depressed mood was aroused by Qin Yulan's scream. She thought that Qin Yulan must have forgotten to buy fish.

"I forgot to buy MSG."

Qin Yulan stomped her feet and patted her forehead.

"Oh."

Baimei's hope was shattered again.

"Baimei, I'm here looking at the vegetables and Baifeng Baiyue, you hurry up and go to the shop next door to where we bought the pork just now, to buy a packet of MSG."

Qin Yulan originally wanted to go by herself, but her calf hurt again.

She couldn't help but bent down and rubbed it.

"Mom, what's wrong with your leg? Does it still hurt?"

Baimei noticed that the leg Qin Yulan rubbed her calf in the morning looked different when she was walking.

"It's okay, maybe I walked too much."

Qin Yulan waved at Baimei, urging her anxiously.

"Go and buy MSG, we'll go back early and make lunch."

Baimei didn't want to make Qin Yulan angry, so she took the money and ran towards the direction Qin Yulan pointed.

After Baimei bought the monosodium glutamate, she ran back quickly. When she passed by the place where the fish was sold, she tripped over something like a brick and fell to the ground.

She got up quickly and kicked what was tripping her aside.

After the thing rolled a few times, the layers of newspapers on top of the bread fell apart, revealing a stack of one-hundred-dollar bills.

"what!"

Baimei let out a low exclamation.

He hurried forward to pick up the money, and quickly held it in his arms.

Fortunately, no one noticed.

Holding the money, she stood there, her heart beating faster.

How to do?
take it back?

Take it back and bury it on the slope behind, and it is estimated that I can pay the tuition fees for several semesters.

Well, take it back!

After Baimei took two steps, she stopped again.

I don't know who lost so much money.

It must be very anxious.

What if, this is also the money that people use to pay their children's tuition?
Or, money for medical treatment?

Or, money to pay off debts?
or.
Baimei stood there, unable to move anymore.

At this time, there was a commotion at the other end of the crowd.

"Oh, my life-saving money. My youngest son is going to have an operation this afternoon. This is the money my elder son borrowed and sent back from everywhere. Oh, what can I do, oh, oh, oh, my poor son yeah."

The mournful cry of a middle-aged woman reached Baimei's ears.

Baimei looked for the sound and ran.

"Ma'am, is this what you're talking about? You lost it, right? I just picked it up at the fish shop."

Baimei quickly stuffed the pile of money with her body temperature into the middle-aged woman's hand.

"Oh, yes, yes, it's my money, thank you, girl."

The middle-aged woman took the money, counted it, and nodded her head to thank Baimei.

The people around also gave Baimei a thumbs up.

"It's not easy for this little girl to be dressed in such rags and not take away so much money."

"This is really a poor man with a lot of ambition."

"I think this little girl will be promising when she grows up."

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Various voices of praise made Baimei feel the weight of the word "glory" for the first time.

A little flustered, she forgot the time and Qin Yulan who was anxiously waiting for her.

Suddenly, she saw the packet of monosodium glutamate in her hand.

Oops!

She started running back.

But accidentally bumped into a man in a suit and leather shoes.

"Little sister, slow down."

A young man wearing glasses and speaking Mandarin lowered his head and looked at the timid Baimei.

"It's really great that you just collected money!"

The man gave her a thumbs up, exuding a noble and refined temperament.

Baimei took a few steps back unconsciously.

She was afraid that she would dirty this handsome man who looked like a movie star.

"Oh no."

Baimei rubbed her trouser legs, speaking incoherently, she even forgot to apologize.

"This is my heart, I hope you and your family can be happy."

The young man looked Baimei up and down, took out a few RMB 100 bills from his pocket, and handed them to Baimei.

"No no no!"

Baimei waved her hands in embarrassment.

Although she dreamed of getting ahead and earning a lot of money, she didn't like being handed out.

Baimei said that she was about to run away.

"Your spirit of collecting money is really worth rewarding. If you think it's not good to collect money, then you can choose a gift in this market, and I will give it to you."

The young man spoke very sincerely.

"Gift?"

Baimei's heart skipped a beat.

I don't know, can a fish be considered a gift?
"Hmm! Yes, a gift!"

The young man nodded solemnly at him.

"Well, can I have that?"

Baimei pointed to a long grass carp in the fish shop.

"Are you sure? You don't want nice clothes, or, school bags or something?"

The young man looked at the direction of Baimei's finger and was stunned.

Baimei shook her head, pointed firmly at the fat grass carp, and swallowed her saliva.

"Ok."

The young man immediately nodded with a smile as if he understood something.

"What a nice guy."

"In this world, there are still many good people."

"..."

The onlookers sighed again.

Under the envious eyes of a group of people, Baimei carried the big grass carp and rushed towards Qin Yulan and Baifeng Baiyue.

"Mom, Baifeng, Baiyue, look, what is this? We have fish to eat!"

As soon as she saw Qin Yulan and the others, Baimei shouted excitedly from a distance.

"Baimei, where did you get the fish?"

Qin Yulan stared at Baimei, who was running out of breath, with a serious face.

She thought that Baimei might have stolen it or picked it up.

Whether it was stolen or picked up, she couldn't accept it.

We must be upright and upright, and we must not do things that make people look down upon.

"Mom, I didn't steal this fish, nor did I pick it up. It was given by a kind person."

Seeing the suspicious look on Qin Yulan's face, Baimei knew Qin Yulan's suspicion a long time ago, so she hurriedly explained what happened just now.

"If you don't believe me, you can go to the fish seller over there and ask now. If you ask, you will know that I am not lying."

Bai Mei raised her chin very proudly.

I was secretly glad that I didn't get back the pile of money that the woman lost!
Qin Yulan looked at Baimei, then looked in the direction she just ran over, and finally chose to believe in Baimei.

"Okay! Then let's go home quickly, your Uncle Bai Gui and Grandma Liu should be in a hurry."

Qin Yulan urged Baimei to hurry home.

(End of this chapter)