Affection for Sidaogou during the Famine

Seeing that the old lady was anxiously getting up and about to get out of bed to look for her shoes, Han Zhaozhao didn't dare to tease her anymore.

It's dark, old lady, don't trip and fall! With old arms and legs, falling is not fun.

"Grandma, don't move. I'm coming over here! Let's make it clear first. A gentleman uses words, not fists. I'm not one to hit people!

"You hit me twice just now, it hurts so much, I will definitely be covered in bruises tomorrow, I am still young, my flesh is tender, I can't withstand your iron palm as big as a dustpan."

Seeing that she was still smiling, the old lady suddenly felt that she had been fooled and her heart thumped.

"Stop being naughty and come here and tell me clearly whether there is jade or gold. Are you kidding me?"

Han Zhaozhao tilted his butt, sat on the edge of her breast bed, and held her breasts tightly with his hands.

"Grandma, why would I tease you? I wouldn't dare to do anything disrespectful! You were just impatient and didn't understand what I meant.

What I mean is that books contain beautiful women and golden houses!

This "Yan Ruyu" is not jade, but a term used by people in ancient times to describe a beautiful woman with a face as white and tender as jade.

The Golden House is not a real golden house, but a metaphor used by people in ancient times.

Oh, a metaphor is just an analogy!

I didn't say that, and your granddaughter is not that talented in writing.

This is what people in ancient times advised people to study hard. If you study well and understand the knowledge in the books, you can make money and have a beautiful woman as your wife..."

The old lady pricked up her ears to listen for a long time, then slapped her thigh and said, "Oh, you can't say nice things properly! Isn't it just like now when poor students are admitted to university, the government will assign them jobs and houses, and there will be older girls who will come to ask for marriage?"

Han Zhaozhao had white foam at the corners of his mouth and gave her a thumbs up in appreciation. "Nay, when it comes to summarizing something in a simple and easy-to-understand way, you've got to be the best!"

The old lady herself is uneducated, but she admires educated people the most, otherwise she wouldn't be so close to old man Guan.

In the old lady's cramped living environment, she only knew this one person who had read many books.

In her eyes, Old Man Guan was a capable man who was well-educated, cultured, and knowledgeable. Hidden in the wrinkles on his face were rich experiences and wonderful stories and legends.

"I've been setting up a long formation for a long time. What does this have to do with you catching scorpions in the middle of the night?"

The old lady was taken around in a big circle and finally came back.

"Hey, of course it does matter! Someone once said that no step in life is taken in vain, and no book is read in vain! I read a lot and found a trick from it.

Grandma, let me tell you, there is a magical way to modify a flashlight. When you go out at night to shine it on scorpions, you can always catch them accurately. Catching scorpions is as easy as picking them up for free."

The old lady looked at her granddaughter's boastful look and was half-believing and half-doubting. You say you don't believe it? The children can catch eight or nine hundred scorpions every night.

Do you believe it? I have never heard of such a miraculous thing in my life!

"Are you kidding me again? I don't believe you! Otherwise, take me with you tomorrow night and see for yourself if you can really catch a scorpion. Then I will believe you!"

The old lady rolled her eyes and started to make some plans!

No one is afraid of having too much money. The kids can make money by catching scorpions, so why can't she? It's not like she can't walk! It's not like she can't endure hardship!

Han Zhaozhao understood as soon as she heard it. The old lady's abacus was making so much noise that the abacus beads were hitting her face!

“It’s not impossible, but you have to keep it a secret for us. No one can tell this, including the parents of our third son Niu Xiaomin and Grandpa Guan.

If we can make money from this, we can do it for many years. Even if we only make a thousand dollars a year, after a few years, we can earn enough to buy a house.

If this method gets leaked out, not only will we not be able to compete with others, but I am the only one who can modify the flashlight, and our family will be in big trouble in the future."

The old lady was puzzled: "What's the problem? If everyone goes to catch scorpions and you are the only one who can make a flashlight, then you can make money just by sitting at home."

Han Zhaozhao didn't expect that the old lady had such economic acumen.

"Grandma, you don't understand. I got the materials for modifying the flashlight by accident. I spent a lot of time on it and only succeeded in making two.

"If you ask me to find a third one, I won't be able to do it even if you kill me! That's why I asked Xiao Sanzi and the others to return the flashlights every day. Otherwise, if one is lost, there will be one less and there will be no way to make up for it."

The old lady: "Well, just say you are a blind cat that has caught a dead mouse!

Don't scare me, I understand, you have a modified flashlight hidden in my house, just give it to me, I will go out and try it tomorrow night!"

The old lady was obsessed with money and insisted on catching scorpions to make money. Han Zhaozhao couldn't persuade her, so he had to accept it.

After finally pacifying the old lady, Han Zhaozhao went back to his room and went to sleep, feeling extremely exhausted. He was supposed to go into the space to pick fruit, but now he had no energy left.

She got on the kang, put a sheet over her belly, closed her eyes and fell asleep. Although she was mentally mature but physically immature, she was really tired.

The next day, the old lady went to work after breakfast. Han Zhaozhao took Niu Xiaoyun to sell scorpions again and earned another 18.75 yuan. Adding the previous money, they finally collected 1,000 yuan.

After taking the money home, Han Zhaozhao opened the big lock of the wardrobe in front of Niu Xiaoyun, took out the carved wooden box, opened the small copper lock, put away the neatly arranged stack of money, and locked it up again.

The two girls took their watches, water bottles, sickles and backpacks, locked the door, and left the city again.

They changed direction and moved southward from the East City Gate. Han Zhaozhao looked at her watch and set the journey time to half an hour. It was not until half past ten that they found two hillsides suitable for catching scorpions.

There are not too many tall trees on these two hillsides, and they are not too far from the farmland. The roads are flat and can be used as farming roads for ox carts.

Han Zhaozhao lifted the towel from his neck and wiped the sweat off his face. "This road is flat. We don't have bicycles. If we had bicycles, we could cut the time by more than half!"

Niu Xiaoyun's eyes lit up when she heard this: "Zhao Zhao, can we buy a bicycle together?

Anyone who has something to do can ride it during normal times, and at night they can ride it to the countryside to catch scorpions.

With bicycles, we can travel farther. With an extra half hour a day, we can catch half a pound more scorpions.

Half a pound of scorpions costs 4.75 yuan, so I can sell an extra 100 yuan a month!

A bicycle costs less than 200 yuan, so shouldn’t it be possible to earn enough money to buy one in two months? "

Han Zhaozhao: Didn’t you claim that you could count to less than a hundred numbers? When did you become a successful businessman?

"That makes sense! Your idea is great. Let's discuss it together tonight and decide!"

It’s time to buy a bicycle. If you don’t, you won’t be able to buy one later. The era of coupons is approaching.

For large industrial products like bicycles, radios, and sewing machines, special tickets and industrial tickets are required. If you have money but no tickets, anyone who comes will be left with nothing but hopeless waiting!

But such a valuable and large item is very important to every ordinary family. Didn’t you see that among the five workers in Xiao Sanzi’s family, only Qian’s father owns a broken bicycle?