Return to 1983: Starting from hunting in the mountains

Chapter 7 This is a good deal

After all, these days, the taste of sweetness is really a luxury. The little money Lu Jiansheng spent selling pheasants could only be spent. He didn't buy more, only bought a dime.

Matches were made by Gongnong Brand and cost 50 cents a pack, with ten boxes in each pack. There were not many matches at home, so Lu Jiansheng bought two boxes for 10 cents.

These days, sugar is sold in bulk and the price is not cheap. Lu Jiansheng only bought it for 10 cents. After paying the price, Lu Jiansheng still had 90 cents left in his hand.

With the remaining money, Lu Jiansheng planned to buy a lard board, because there was no oil at home. He wanted to hunt and replenish the health of his wife and children, so he couldn't survive without some oil and water.

When you turn left outside the supply and marketing cooperative, there is a pork stall. The owner of the meat stall is a strong man in his thirties.

There are slices of pork on the chopping board, some fat and some lean.

Lu Jiansheng's heart moved, he walked over quickly and asked:
  ''How do you sell this meat? "

"Do you have meat tickets?" The stall owner stopped, looked up at Lu Jiansheng and asked.

Lu Jiansheng nodded,
  Seeing that Lu Jiansheng had a ticket, the stall owner introduced: "The ribs are seven cents and ninety pounds."

Lu Jiansheng walked over immediately without thinking much! He put on a harmless smile and came to the little boy: "Little comrade, where did the knife in your hand come from?"

"You...are you telling the truth?" The little boy also licked his lips and asked quickly.

Not only that, beef and mutton these days are also cheaper than pork, because beef is not fragrant and oily. These days, it is popular to eat oily food. As the saying goes, mutton is mutton, beef wool is delicious, and pork is delicious but not expensive.

Especially if this knife is used as a toy in the hands of two little kids, it is a waste! It's better to "cheat" it yourself, or buy it instead.

After coming out of the butcher shop, Lu Jiansheng only had three cents left on him.

"Hey, it's nothing. I just want to exchange something with you." Lu Jiansheng took out a few candies from his arms and put them in his hands.
  Looking at the two children again, he could not help but smile when he saw them staring at the candy.

"What do you want to change?"

The older boy licked his lips and asked quickly.

"Eighty-cent pork."

"Eighty-six cents on lard plate."

But before he came out of the village street, Lu Jiansheng saw two seven or eight-year-old boys playing on the side of the road.
  Suddenly a bright object made his eyes light up. He found that the older boy among them was playing with a knife in his hand. The knife was about fifty centimeters.

"What! Pork ribs are so cheap?" Lu Jiansheng thought he had heard something wrong. Pork ribs were actually cheaper than pork, but then he thought that every household these days is short of fat and water. Generally, when people buy pork, they buy fatter, lard. Not to mention the board.

It looked like the bayonet on the enemy's 38 cap, which made him feel moved. He must know that he lacked suitable weapons when he went hunting in the mountains.
  Whether it's a gun or a knife! He needs them all, but the money he has on hand is simply not enough to buy them. Now finding a knife is like providing help in times of need.

Lu Jiansheng showed a kind smile.

"It seems that if we want to go hunting in the mountains more, this little money is not enough." Lu Jiansheng sighed and rushed home with his things.

He knows how tempting candy is to children in this era.

"What are you doing? We picked this up in the back mountain." The two children looked at Lu Jiansheng who suddenly came over with wary expressions.

"How about I trade the candy with you for the knife?"

Lu Jiansheng finally bought a pound of lard board! After paying the money, Lu Jiansheng handed him another meat ticket.
  The meat stamps read "meat stamps for one catty". Some of the fonts are black, and some cities are red. These days, regardless of meat stamps or food stamps, the sizes of the paper are slightly different, and each city prints them themselves.

"..."

"Of course!"

At this time, the older boy looked at the knife in his hand and hesitated.

The little boy had a longing expression and pulled the older boy's clothes: "Brother, I want to eat candy."    "Okay, I want to eat it too."

"Then don't regret it," the big boy immediately handed the knife to Lu Jiansheng's hand before Lu Jiansheng could react.
  "Don't worry, I won't regret it."

Lu Jiansheng looked at the knife in his hand and couldn't help but feel happy. Then Lu Jiansheng gave each of the two children a candy, and they left happily. The two candies were exchanged for a knife. This was a good deal!

Although it was unethical, he also thought about the safety of his children. After all, the knife looked sharp. If it hurt someone, it would be bad, so he treated it as a good deed. Then Lu Jiansheng rushed home...

An hour later, Lu Jiansheng arrived at the door of his house. The reason why he could get home so quickly was certainly not due to the speed of his legs.

It was all because I met an old man driving a donkey cart on the way back. He said a few nice words and got on the donkey cart.

He hadn't eaten anything all morning, and he was very hungry. There was no fat or water in his stomach, and he couldn't hold it any longer.

On a cold day, Lu Jiansheng wiped the sweat from his head and opened the door.

In the yard, two little guys, Tangtang Xixi, were squatting on the ground playing throwing stones.

Hearing the sound of opening the door, his eyes lit up and he all looked up towards the door.

Before Lu Jiansheng could react, he saw two small dumplings rushing towards his arms.

He hurriedly put down the sack in his hand and hugged the two little guys one on the left and one on the right.

Since Tangtang and Xixi were coaxed and hugged by Lu Jiansheng yesterday, the two little guys were forcibly hugged by him several times before going to bed last night.

Maybe it was because he, as a father, cared too little about his children before, and the children did not hold grudges. Now Tangtang and Xixi not only are not afraid of Lu Jiansheng, but are much closer to them, like two cute little animals, rubbing in Lu Jiansheng's arms. .

"Oh, daddy, Xixi misses you~"

Xixi's furry head was like a handful of dry grass, rubbing against her neck, itching and tingling.

Tangtang tilted her head, her big, round eyes filled with tears. She was misty and pitiful. She flattened her mouth, looked at Lu Jiansheng, and said in a nasal voice, "Tangtang." , I miss my dad too, wuwu, I miss my dad~."

Xixi, although Tangtang is a twin.

But because she is a younger sister, she was born with deficiencies in her mother's womb, and it is really difficult to give birth to twins in rural areas.

Therefore, Xixi lags behind Tangtang in terms of size and speaking ability.

Small body is thinner.

Two little guys, like polenta.

His chin was pointed, which made Lu Jiansheng feel distressed.

"Tangtang is so cute, daddy misses Tangtang too."

"Woo~ I want to tell mom, dad said Tangtang is cute!" Tangtang had never been praised by Lu Jiansheng before, and Tangtang was obviously very proud and happy.

"Daddy, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh~" Xixi asked in a sweet voice, her big watery eyes looking anxious were so cute.

"Of course Xixi is cute too!"

Lu Jiansheng stroked Xixi's little head.

"Woooooo~"

(End of this chapter)