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Chapter 526 One Family, Three Groups! (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

"Patriot, do you want to put the fish you're holding into the bucket? It could easily spoil in this weather!"

"How about this, I'll carry it for you, okay?"

It's quite something that old man Yan Bugui actually had the audacity to follow Wu Aiguo around, whispering and being incredibly attentive.

His goal was the three small fish that Wu Aiguo had tied together with water plants.

Each one weighs only three or four ounces and is not particularly noticeable.

But Yan Bugui was relentless and insisted on taking advantage of Wu Aiguo.

In fact, the wooden bucket he was carrying contained his catch from fishing that day: a grass carp weighing over a pound and several silver carp weighing half a pound each.

For no other reason than he was provoked.

He watched as Wu Aiguo, relying solely on a long stick, ...

Three grass carp, each weighing over a pound, were knocked unconscious on the north coast.

He casually exchanged money with the fishermen around him for a total of more than one dollar and eighty cents, which was quite a good income.

Fortunately, Wu Aiguo's luck ran out.

Although three grass carp were stunned, the amount was negligible.

Even so, Yan Bugui felt a tightness in his chest and wanted to gain some advantage from Wu Aiguo.

"Teacher Yan, is it really that serious?!"

Wu Aiguo was getting annoyed by the nagging. He turned around and glanced at the heavy bucket in Yan Bugui's hand. He said irritably, "Your haul is pretty good too. How about we just swap?"

"How to change?"

Yan Bugui's eyes lit up, and he subconsciously asked, "Would you like to exchange all your spoils for the bucket I'm holding today?"

"You think beautiful!"

Wu Ai laughed heartily, picked up the three small fish in his hand, and said leisurely, "These three small fish will do, in exchange for all the catch in your bucket!"

"Wouldn't I be at a huge disadvantage?"

Yan Bugui was displeased and huffed, "You little brat, I didn't expect you to be such a stingy person. Fine, fine, I'm not going to argue with you anymore!"

Having said that, fearing that Wu Aiguo would make further unreasonable demands, he quickened his pace and left, his slender frame surprisingly strong.

Wu Aiguo watched this unfold and couldn't help but chuckle.

The courtyard at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang is full of oddballs, but Uncle Yan Bugui, the third uncle, is relatively normal.

He is a bit stingy and likes to take advantage of others, but he has never done anything bad, so he can't be considered a good person either.

When I passed by the state-run restaurant, it had just opened for business.

Well, state-run restaurants are a powerful institution. Unless a leader comes, no one's face matters.

Wu Aiguo didn't have any grain coupons, so he could only buy steamed buns at a negotiated price that didn't require coupons.

Without any hesitation, he bought five large meat buns in one go, spending a full fifty cents.

Don't think that 50 cents is a small amount. According to later generations, 10 cents at that time was equivalent to 10 to 20 yuan in later times.

Even using the lowest price of ten dollars as a benchmark, five mao (0.5 yuan) was equivalent to fifty dollars in later times, which shows that five large meat buns were quite valuable.

Before even reaching Nanluoguxiang, he devoured three large meat buns in one go.

I must say, the taste was quite good.

Pure, natural pork, it tastes absolutely delicious!

In later generations, the large meat buns sold outside always had a strange smell, and people generally wouldn't buy them unless they really wanted to eat them.

Although the service at state-run restaurants isn't great, a state-owned enterprise is a state-owned enterprise, and the quality of their steamed buns is absolutely top-notch.

After showing off the three large steamed buns, he felt only about six-tenths full, enough to eat three more. But instead of continuing, he carefully hid the remaining two meat buns. "Aihong, Aihong, I'm back!"

It wasn't yet time to leave work, so apart from children running around, there weren't many adults or elderly people strolling around Nanluoguxiang.

Wu Aiguo returned to the courtyard house at number 96, called out to one of the rooms, and walked directly into the house.

It's strange, really. They're right next to each other, but No. 95 is the residence of an official, while No. 96 is a real tenement, neither in size nor layout.

In short, Wu Aiguo's feeling was not very good!
His first impression of No. 96 Courtyard was that it was dirty, messy and chaotic.

The spacious courtyard was cluttered with miscellaneous items.

The ground was made of rammed earth, not bluestone slabs.

The rooms in each house are all low-rise brick and tile houses, which are really incomparable to the layout and architecture of the houses in the neighboring No. 95 courtyard.

"Here you are, brother. Are you alright?"

A slender figure nimbly stepped forward, his voice booming.

The gray cloth clothes he was wearing didn't fit him well; they were obviously old clothes that had been altered. It was unclear who the previous owner was.

Upon seeing Wu Aiguo, his eyes lit up, and his sallow, malnourished face was filled with joy.

Her name is Wu Aihong, and she is Wu Aiguo's half-sister.

Interestingly, he had a rather cold relationship with his two younger brothers, which could even be described as strained.

This is definitely the stepmother's fault!

Otherwise, Wu Aiguo didn't deliberately target either of them.

How could a half-brother from the same father have such a strained relationship?

On the contrary, the younger sister, because her biological father and stepmother favored boys over girls, was always an unnoticed nobody.

At such a young age, they have to shoulder the entire burden of household hygiene, and as they get older, they also have to take on the task of cooking for the family.

It's like a hardworking and dutiful little ox!
Wu Aiguo's original body saw that she was pitiful and secretly helped her a lot. Over time, their relationship naturally became closer.

Of course, the two kept it well hidden and were not noticed by their biological father, stepmother, or two somewhat spoiled younger brothers.

"Brother, where did you get the fish?"

Before Wu Aiguo could reply, he saw the three small fish in his hand and exclaimed with delight, "This is wonderful! I haven't eaten fish in a long time!"

But then she hesitated, saying tentatively, "How about we wait until Mother comes back and see what she plans to do with these fish?"

"Forget it, I'll handle it!"

Wu Aiguo said irritably, "If we really let your mother handle it, will we siblings even get a sip of soup?"

As they were talking, they had already entered the house.

Sure enough, his two half-brothers, Wu Aidang and Wu Aijun, were not there; they were probably off somewhere having fun.

"Aihong, look what this is!"

After placing the fish in a basin, Wu Aiguo took out the large meat bun he had hidden.

"Ah, these are big steamed buns! Brother, where did you get the money to buy steamed buns?"

Wu Aihong was both surprised and delighted, her expression constantly changing.

"You don't need to worry about that, there's absolutely no problem with the money for the steamed buns!"

Wu Aiguo said with a smile, "Hurry up and finish them off, otherwise when those two kids come back, you'll probably not only have nothing to eat, but you'll also get a scolding!"

Favoritism is a mountain that can sometimes make the victim feel suffocated. Fortunately, children in this era have a very strong psychological resilience, otherwise who knows how many tragedies would have occurred.

(End of this chapter)