Affection for Sidaogou during the Famine

Xiao Sanzi also said, "We have enough food stored at home. Xiaoyun, if your family has any difficulties, just let us know. We can give some bean cakes and corn kernels to you."

Niu Xiaoyun refused repeatedly. She said that her family had too many burdens and she had almost nothing to eat. She couldn't bring trouble to the Han and Qian families.

"I have enough food for now. Don't worry, I will definitely come to you if I have any difficulties."

After lunch, Xiao Sanzi and Niu Xiaoyun went to school. Wu Ni was still a little weak, so she went to take a nap, and Han Zhaozhao studied by himself.

In the afternoon, Wu Ni got up and Han Zhaozhao took her to continue studying, torturing himself and her.

There is no way, a knife is not sharp without sharpening, and a person does not know righteousness without learning. If you want to stand out, you must work hard!

No matter who you are, there are no exceptions!

The family is not without the conditions, and she doesn't want to be short-sighted like her aunt and raise an illiterate child.

Wu Ni was having a hard time learning, her butt felt like it had thorns on it, and she would shiver from time to time. Han Zhaozhao was also having a hard time teaching her children, she would read the book and would often imitate her teacher and say “cough, cough!”

You can't hit or scold her, you can only suppress her through blood.

The two sisters battled with each other, and finally Xiaoliang came back. Wu Ni was mean, so she gave Xiaoliang a pencil and a piece of paper, and helped her learn to read.

Finally, Wu Ni was hit!

She didn't expect that Xiaoliang could already write and recognize more than 300 words. When she gave him a picture book, he could actually understand the content by guessing.

Wu Ni was not convinced, so she went to the yard to find a wooden stick to draw a chick. Xiao Liang followed suit and also drew a chick.

After comparing them, Xiaoliang made Wu Ni cry!

"Woo woo woo, I will never play with you again, you are a liar. You know everything, why are you playing dumb?

I treated you as my good friend, secretly saving toys and delicious food for you, but you are so mean! You are a bad person! "

Her behavior scared Xiaoliang. The child finally had a friend, but he was made to cry by her. Xiaoliang was at a loss and started crying too!

Han Zhaozhao pretended not to see it. She thought that the child would get angry and would beat the dog and the cat at the same time, and would be nice to them the next time. She would not get involved.

Sure enough, within ten minutes, the two of them reconciled!

Seeing Wu Ni’s puffy mouth, Xiao Liang smiled, Wu Ni also smiled, and Han Zhaozhao shook his head and smiled bitterly.

Children have their own world. With a toy or a bite of delicious food, they will soon forget all their past grudges.

In the evening, Xue Tao came while we were having dinner. The Han family's grandfather and grandson said: Weird, why is this girl here?

"Grandma Han, can I borrow your scale?" Well, no need to guess, Xue Tao got straight to the point. Just say it, the Xue family never visit you for no reason.

They didn't usually interact with each other, and only visited occasionally to borrow things. Facing the old lady's scrutinizing eyes, Xi Tao felt a little embarrassed.

Without noticing, she has quietly grown into a big girl, about fifteen or sixteen years old, standing there pretty and tender as a flower bud. No wonder her family has spread the word that they are going to find a husband for her!

Although Xue Tao is not very tall, her body proportions are good, her skin is fair, her face is beautiful, her thighs are long, and most importantly, her breasts are big and her butt is big. In the eyes of some people, she is a woman who will have many children.

She has a pair of long braids that reach her waist, and a gentle and kind face, very much like an elder sister.

According to Niu Xiaoyun's gossip, she does most of the housework in her family. She is good at sewing, mending, washing clothes and cooking, and is a good hand at managing daily life.

In their Jingshui Hutong, she is one of the best girls.

"Xue Tao is here. Please sit down first. Have you eaten? Zhao Zhao will bring a steamed bun to your sister Xue Tao."

The old lady didn't like the Xue family, but she had no prejudice against Xue Tao and Xue Xing. The two girls were sensible and they didn't smile or call people when they met. They were very polite.

Xue Tao refused to take it, and Han Zhaozhao didn't force it in. Seeing that she was uncomfortable, he quickly got up and got a scale for her.

In those days, a scale cost six or seven yuan, and ordinary people could not afford to buy one. In the entire Shuijing Hutong, no more than three families had scales.

There is a problem of borrowing and returning between neighbors, and basically they all come to borrow her scale. Her scale can definitely be called the Shuikai Hutong fair scale.

Having just experienced the incident with the medicine jar a few days ago, the old lady really didn't want to lend it, but it was difficult to refuse. She forced a smile and asked, "What do you want to borrow the scale for?"

Xue Tao blushed: "My mother will weigh the grain to pay the debt, Grandma Han, don't worry, I will return it to you immediately after use."

The old lady lowered her eyelids and said, "Okay, I'm not urging you to pay it back, it's mainly because my family can't leave, and the old neighbors often come to borrow it.

This scale in my house is a good one that my family bought, but it is used the most by the neighbors. No matter who comes to borrow it, if I can't take it out, others will think that my family is stingy! "

Xi Tao agreed repeatedly, took the scale and left.

The old lady sent her to the gate, then came back and sighed, "The Xue family only has two good children, and now they have learned to lie! Alas! It's a pity to be born into the Xue family!"

Han Zhaozhao understood it, but couldn't say it.

The next day, Xi Tao came to return the scale. Han Zhaozhao took it and found that the scale was very dirty. There was mud on the scale rod and rope, and there were two spots of porcelain knocked off the enamel plate.

Xue Tao put down the scale and left in a hurry without explaining anything, probably because she was afraid that Han Zhaozhao would find out and give her a nasty look.

Han Zhaozhao was afraid that the old lady would feel sad when she saw it, so she secretly painted it over. Unexpectedly, the old lady still found it at night.

"Remember this from now on. Don't lend anything to anyone who comes to borrow something from the Xue family. You can't have any more contact with this family!"

The old lady was very angry. The problem was very serious! Wu Ni forced a banana into her mouth, and her mood turned from cloudy to sunny.

This scale was bought when Han Zhaozhao's mother was still alive, because she was afraid that the old lady would be cheated and sulk when she came to Beijing. (The lower-class people in Beijing have the same daily life as those in the village. It is not uncommon for people to take advantage of others.)

Her family has been using it with great care, and it is still as good as new after all these years. This scale is also a very important asset in her family, equivalent to a family heirloom!

On Sunday, Niu Xiaoyun and her sister came to ask her to go pick wild vegetables. Han Zhaozhao then found out that the Xue family had borrowed her scale to sell wild vegetables at the pigeon market.

Han Zhaozhao expressed his admiration for their business sense! While others were still struggling to make ends meet, the Xue sisters were already on the road to financial freedom.

After having no income for half a year, Niu Xiaoyun was tempted. She found out the route in advance and took Niu Xiaolian and Han Zhaozhao to the southern suburbs in a proud and confident manner.

Most of the people in several communes in the southern suburbs are vegetable farmers, and they supply half of the vegetables in Beijing's urban area.

There are large tracts of vegetable fields here, with ditches crisscrossing the fields and extremely convenient water conservancy.

Although it was dry this year, the wells pumped water day and night to irrigate the land, so the drought was much less severe than in other places, and it was all green from a distance. People were not allowed to approach the fields, but the wild vegetables along the road were bigger than those in the mountains.

The three little girls, each carrying a cloth bag, avoided the fellows going to work and specifically looked for wild vegetables by the wet ditches.

They were still too naive. Where were the wild vegetables? The three of them stood by the canal, each with one foot in the mud. The empty cloth bag seemed to be mocking them.