Eating melons

Wei Wei, who received a large sum of money yesterday, is in a particularly good mood today.

Jiang Qi immediately noticed Wei Wei's good mood. "What's wrong with you today? You found some money, so why are you so happy?"

I actually found money.

Wei Wei walked over to Jiang Qi and whispered in her ear, "I bought a lot of wild duck eggs from Xiao Zhiqing yesterday. He'll have more in a couple of days. But this is something only the two of us know about. Don't let anyone else know."

When Jiang Qi heard about wild duck eggs, his eyes lit up. "Don't worry, I will keep it a secret."

After all, no matter how many wild eggs there are, there are only so many of them. It is enough for them to share among themselves. No one else should come to share them. Otherwise, if people find out about speculation, they will be in trouble.

Jiang Qi: "Oh, right, the autumn harvest is almost here. Tomorrow, Uncle Wang's ox cart is heading to the county town. Should we take some time off and go there?"

Wei Wei: "Sure, I just happened to be sending something to my sister."

Jiang Qi: "Then I'll write a letter too, but if I'm sending something, what should I send?"

Wei Wei: "Didn't we buy a lot of fruit at the market earlier? Those are local specialties. You can send some over. You can also send some vermicelli and other things. Anyway, everything in the city is in limited supply and there's a shortage of everything."

Jiang Qi: "Then I'll send some back to my mom and her family."

Wei Wei: "Should we go call Liu Jiaojiao, Wu Mei and the others?"

Jiang Qi: "Let's ask them later to see if they're going, but I have a feeling Wu Mei won't go."

Wei Wei: "Okay."

As soon as the two mentioned Wu Mei and Liu Jiaojiao, Wu Mei and Liu Jiaojiao came over.

Liu Jiaojiao: "What are you doing? What are you whispering about?"

Wei Wei: "Let's say we take a leave tomorrow and go to the county town to send a letter home. Do you want to go?"

Liu Jiaojiao: "Let's go and ask Captain Zhang for leave. I also want to send a letter back to my mother and the others.

I'm going to the county town to have some fun. I've been here for so long, but except for the market that day, I haven't been out to play."

Wu Mei: "I won't go back, but could you please mail a letter for me?"

Wei Wei: "Sure, just bring it tonight."

Wu Mei: "Thank you."

There is indeed more and more work to do these days, and it seems that the autumn harvest is about to begin.

After taking a leave, Wei Wei started searching the system mall in the evening to see if there was anything that could be sent back.

After all, the original owner's sister and brother-in-law gave her so much money, she would feel bad if she didn't give something back.

I didn’t know what to buy, and then I saw a cute tiger-head hat. This hat could be given to Wei Wei’s son, and it was also cheap, only a little over ten yuan, so I placed an order directly.

I gave my cheap sister and brother-in-law a pair of couple scarves, and that’s it!

Then some dried fruit vermicelli and other things, because there is a shortage of everything in the city anyway.

There was a lot of each item, several kilograms each.

We’ll talk about the rest next time. Aunt Liu said that after the autumn harvest, there will be chestnuts, nuts, melon seeds, peanuts and the like. We’ll send some of them then. These things haven’t been collected yet!

Just find a sack and pack all the things you need to send tomorrow.

The oxcart at six o'clock, just set the alarm clock for half past five.

After all, tomorrow I just need to wash up and have two small rolls for breakfast.

However, just in case, I set the alarm clock ten minutes forward to 5:20.

As expected, it is always better to be prepared. When the alarm clock rang at 5:20 the next day, Wei Wei couldn't get up at all. She tossed and turned in bed before she could get up.

As a result, I didn’t get to eat the bread and almost missed the bus.

The result of the scouting was that the three of them had their stomachs growling all the way, and they also had to deal with all kinds of aunts and grandmas.

There are quite a lot of people going to the county town before the autumn harvest. They all want to buy some good things to replenish their energy during the autumn harvest.

When the aunts saw the three people, they immediately surrounded them. Everyone in the team knew that these three people were rich!

"Wei Zhiqing, Jiang Zhiqing, Yu Zhiqing, they're going to the county!"

Wei Wei: “Yes.”

"Wei Zhiqing, Jiang Zhiqing brought so many things! Are you sending them back to your family?"

Jiang Qi: "Well, I bought a lot of dried fruits at the market. I thought they were local specialties, so I sent some to my family to try."

"If you want to try something different, why don't you come to my aunt's house? She has lots of mushrooms there."

"Yes, Auntie has dried fruits, chestnuts, nuts, and dried mushrooms at home."

The two of them really forgot about it, but it will be the same if they send it next time.

Jiang Qi: "Then I'll have to change more next time."

"Okay, come to my aunt's house. The mushrooms she picks there are very clean."

"Bah, you old fool! Everyone knows that your mushrooms have a lot of weeds in them! Mine are cleaner!"

"You? Bah! Everyone knows that all you have are inventory."

Wei Wei and Jiang Qi listened to their quarrel without saying anything.

After all, regardless of whether they will buy it or not, even if they do, they will definitely buy the captain's house first.

If the team leader's family doesn't have it, or doesn't have that much, and you want to buy it from someone else, you will ask the team leader's family for recommendations. After all, they are familiar with the talents in the team and know which ones are good and which ones are not.

They finally arrived at the county town amidst the quarrels among various aunts and grandmas. She was already sleepy and hungry, and their quarrels made her head hurt. As soon as they got off the car, the three of them went straight to the state-owned restaurant.

Wei Wei wanted to eat wontons, but they didn't seem to be available, only noodles and dumplings.

But the dumplings are also good. There are three kinds of fillings today: sauerkraut pork, leek and egg, and three fresh fillings.

Wei Wei: "How about we each order something and share it?"

Liu Jiaojiao: “Sure.”

Jiang Qi: "Comrade, three dumplings, one with sauerkraut and pork filling, one with leek and egg filling, and one with three fresh fillings."

"How much?"

The three of them were confused. How much? Didn't they say they wanted one serving?

Wei Wei: "One serving?"

"I mean, how much is a serving? Half a pound or a whole pound?"

This question stumped the three southerners. What is the quantifier for half a pound and one pound? How many dumplings are there in half a pound?

Jiang Qi: "How many dumplings are there in half a pound?"

"You are the educated youth from the south, right? Half a pound of dumplings makes fifteen. Half a pound is enough for you."

Jiang Qi: "Okay, half a pound each, thank you."

The three of them shared the price, but when they saw the dumplings served, they were stunned. No one had told them that dumplings in the north were so big! They were as big as two dumplings in the south. How could they finish them?

Wei Wei: "Are dumplings this big? I can only eat about twenty small wontons for breakfast."

Jiang Qi: "I've learned a lot today. I knew the portions would be generous, but I never expected them to be this generous."

Liu Jiaojiao: "Can we finish it?"

Wei Wei: "It's okay, I brought a lunch box. If you can't finish it, we can have a snack when we get home tonight. Eat it while it's hot!"

The three of them were so full that they only ate half of the meal.

The rest had to be packed up. Wei Wei brought two lunch boxes. She originally wanted to take two dishes back, but she didn't expect to use them all to pack dumplings. The two lunch boxes were full.

After eating and drinking, it’s time to get down to business. First, go to the post office to send the things. Otherwise, it’s not fun to carry things around.

When they arrived at the department store, they were very disappointed. After seeing the things inside, Wei Wei had no desire to shop at all.

Not only Wei Wei, but also Jiang Qi and even Liu Jiaojiao didn't have much desire to buy anything. They only bought some daily necessities and some snacks.

Wei Wei and Jiang Qi bought the most seasonings, such as soy sauce, vinegar and salt, while Liu Jiaojiao bought a lot of cakes and candies.

I originally wanted to buy meat, but there was not much left. Liu Jiaojiao and Jiang Qi both bought some, but Wei Wei didn’t. There was plenty of meat in the system mall.

"Comrade, won't you take another look? Are you really not buying? These big meat bones are only 26 cents each, no meat coupons needed. If you want them, take them for a discount!"

Wei Wei felt it was okay, "Then give me two!"

Jiang Qi: "I'll have two too."

Liu Jiaojiao: "Please install the remaining one for me!"

There weren’t many places to visit in the small county town. After buying what I wanted, I went out for lunch. Then it was almost time to go back.

Looking at the car full of aunts and grandmas, the three of them felt a headache, but they had to get on. After all, it was too far, and they couldn't get a seat if they walked back.

From a distance, everyone saw the three of them.

"Wei Zhiqing, Jiang Zhiqing, Liu Zhiqing, come here quickly, we're the only ones missing."

Hearing this, the three of them hurried over.

"You've been shopping for so long, you must have bought a lot of good things, right? What did you buy?"

As soon as he finished speaking, before the three people could react, he quickly took off the three pieces of cloth on the backpack.

Seeing her rude behavior, the three of them looked unhappy.

"Wei Zhiqing only bought a few large ribs with meat on them, but he didn't even buy some meat. Oh, what a fool Liu Zhiqing is! He only bought cakes. He really doesn't know how to live. Who can afford such a loss?"

Liu Jiaojiao wasn't one to let anyone tell her what she was talking about. "There's nothing I can do about it. My parents were lucky. Everyone in my family was a worker, and they only had me to support. I had nothing to eat except cakes."

Wei Wei: "That's not so bad. At least you still have some cakes, but I can only gnaw on bones. But my aunt's family must be doing well! How about helping us?"

"Bah! What do you have to do with me? Why should I help you?"

Jiang Qi: "So Auntie also knew it had nothing to do with us! I thought she didn't know, but she immediately pulled off our cloth and rummaged through our things. If you didn't know, you would have thought she was going to rob us!"

"When did I steal your things?"

Jiang Qi: "I meant I thought, I thought, not already. Hey! Auntie isn't too old! Her hearing isn't that good either!"

"What are you talking about, you little bitch!"

Jiang Qi: "Auntie, you shouldn't say that! You little bitch are a feudal dregs, you can't spread feudal ideas!"

"you……"

"That's enough, Old Lady Li. You were the one who started this. It's your fault for being so naughty."

Wei Wei looked at one person. She knew this person. She was Accountant Zhou’s wife, but she didn’t know her name.

Old Lady Li: "Zhao Xing, this has nothing to do with you! You don't need to intervene."

Zhao Xing: "Why don't you mind my business? Am I supposed to let you ruin our brigade's reputation and spread feudal ideas?"

"Old lady Li, please stop talking!"

"Yes! Your eldest grandson is going to talk about his wife. Don't make a mistake here, or your eldest daughter-in-law will fight you to the death."

Old Lady Li thought of her eldest grandson who was about to get married, and she closed her mouth unwillingly.