Eating melons

It was almost noon by the time we finished cleaning up, but we were both very full, so we had no plans to have lunch.

When she opened the door, she saw Wu Mei turning over mushrooms. Wei Wei was a little surprised that this person didn't go to pick mushrooms.

Wei Wei: "Didn't you go up the mountain today?"

Wu Mei: "Aunt Liu and Aunt Zhao are not going. They said they have to clean up the vegetables in the garden. In a few days, the grain and vegetables will be distributed, and they won't have time to clean up the garden then."

Hearing this, Wei Wei nodded. It was indeed time to deal with the vegetables in Liu Aiying and her friends' private plots. They were already old and would rot in the garden if they were not cleaned up.

At this time, Li Zhibin also came back. Seeing Wei Wei, he couldn't help but teasing, "Aren't you too late? Why are you still here? Hahahahaha."

Upon hearing this, Wei Wei glared at him and said, "You're asking for a beating!"

Li Zhibin immediately made a gesture to shut up and asked, "By the way, what were you doing this morning? Why were you in such a hurry?"

Wei Wei: "We're going to exchange for mountain products. We're worried that Auntie won't be home! We have to go early."

When Li Zhibin mentioned this, he remembered that they had not bought any mountain products yet!

Li Zhibin: "You guys often exchange mountain products, so you know which one is better? We want to exchange some too."

Wei Wei: "Aunt Wu Cuihua still has quite a few at home. There are many kinds of things, and they are also very clean."

Li Zhibin: "Where is her home? I want to go and change some too."

Wei Wei: "You want to go now? We exchanged sugar coupons and cloth coupons. If you want to go now, I can take you there."

Li Zhibin: "Okay, wait a moment, I'll go get the money and the ticket."

Li Zhibin came back in less than two minutes and brought Wei Wei a handful of White Rabbit milk candies.

Li Zhibin: "This is for you, and this is for Jiang Qi."

After saying that, he took out a handful from his pocket and stuffed it into Wei Wei's hand. Seeing this, Wei Wei was not polite and took it with a smile, "Thank you."

If he couldn't hold the candies in his hands, he would put them in his clothes pocket. After saying that, he took the candies and put them into the house. With one in his mouth, he took Li Zhibin and walked towards Wu Cuihua's house.

As for Jiang Qi, she was sleeping at home. Just after she finished packing up, she sadly discovered that her period had come.

Even the hot pot we were going to eat in the evening turned into a clear soup pot, but the clear soup pot has its own flavor.

Wu Mei looked at the way the two of them were getting along, and a hint of envy flashed in her eyes. She envied that they could get along so comfortably.

If it were her just now, she wouldn't dare to accept even one of the White Rabbit candies, let alone so many of them, because she couldn't afford it.

But Wei Wei and Jiang Qi don’t have this kind of trouble, and neither does Liu Jiaojiao. But she is also very lucky, her life now is better than in the city.

At least she could eat her fill, and with Liu Jiaojiao and Yu Xi, she ate much better at every meal than before.

Although I can't eat meat as often as Wei Wei and Li Zhibin, I can still eat meat from time to time.

Wei Wei brought Li Zhibin to Wu Cuihua's house. Today, Wu Cuihua's family did not go up the mountain and were pickling sauerkraut in the yard.

Before reaching the gate, Wei Wei's voice had already arrived, "Aunt Wu, I'm here again."

When Wu Cuihua heard the voice, she immediately turned around and saw Li Zhibin behind Wei Wei. She immediately knew what was going on. The God of Wealth had come again.

Wu Cuihua put down the things in her hand and said, "Wei Zhiqing, Li Zhiqing, come inside and sit down."

Once again, Wei Wei was pulled into the main hall by the enthusiastic Aunt Wu. Looking at the tea, kiwis and wild walnuts in front of her, she didn't know what to say. She was really too enthusiastic.

Wei Wei: "Aunt Wu, Li Zhiqing wants to exchange some mountain products. You two can talk among yourselves!"

Li Zhibin: "Aunt Wu, I want to exchange some mushrooms, chestnuts, pine nuts, etc. for more than ten kilograms each. Do you have any left?"

Wu Cuihua knew it was a big customer as soon as she heard it. "Yes, yes, we have everything. Wait a minute! I'll get it right away."

After saying that, she stuffed a big handful of kiwis into Li Zhibin's hands. Even Li Zhibin was overwhelmed by her enthusiasm.

Looking at Wei Wei again, after she finished the introduction, she drank two sips of water to dissipate the sweetness of the White Rabbit milk candy in her mouth and then started eating.

Li Zhibin was speechless. "You're quite rude! You're eating right away!"

Wei Wei blinked, "It's given to me, why shouldn't I eat it? Didn't you see how happy Aunt Wu is when I eat it?"

Li Zhibin: ...Is it because you eat delicious food that they're happy? Okay! Maybe that's a little bit of the reason!

After eating a kiwi, Wei Wei grabbed two wild walnuts and stuffed them into Li Zhibin's hands. "Please help me crack them. I can't do it. Thank you!"

Li Zhibin thought she was going to give him food. He was touched for a moment before he heard the following words. He was speechless. She was ordering people around so confidently. Even if he added "thank you", it couldn't change her confident tone.

But he still accepted his fate and squeezed it open for her. Not only did he squeeze the two in his hand, he also squeezed two more for her.

At this time, Aunt Wu also came in with a lot of bags and small bags. "Come, look, it's all here."

Li Zhibin looked at it and saw that it was indeed good. He looked at Wei Wei and said, "Brother Xiao and I are going together. Is ten kilograms enough?"

Wei Wei: "If you're sending something home, you could send more hazelnuts and pine nuts, and you could also send more mushrooms. Chestnuts can be roasted and eaten during the winter, which can be used as a snack or to fill your stomach."

Li Zhibin thought so too, but he still bought less, more than ten kilograms for each one.

I also specifically asked Wei Wei which mushrooms are good for making soup. How would Wei Wei know? Can the dried mushrooms from Northeast China be used to make soup?

It was Aunt Wu who cleared up his confusion. Perhaps influenced by Jiang Qi's soup, Li Zhibin bought the most mushrooms and chestnuts for making soup. He bought 20 kilograms of chestnuts.

Wei Wei saw the potato chips drying in the yard and thought of how Li Zhibin had left a lot of money and tickets.

Then he said to Wu Cuihua, "Auntie, can you exchange these potato chips and potatoes? And the cabbage and radish."

Wu Cuihua: "Yes, I'll get it for you right away."

Wu Cuihua was about to leave when Wei Wei hurriedly said, "We also need cilantro, celery, green onions, lettuce, and eggplant."

Wu Cuihua didn't expect that she wanted so many different things. "I need to pick these from the vegetable garden."

Wei Wei: "Then I'll go pick them with you."

Wu Cuihua: "Okay, I'll pack the potato chips for you first. How many do you want?"

Wei Wei: "Two kilograms will do, twenty kilograms of potatoes, five heads of Chinese cabbage, five radishes, and as for the other miscellaneous items, just a basket will do. Aunt Wu, how do you think we can exchange this?"

Wu Cuihua: "Just give me one dollar."

Wei Wei: “Okay!”

After saying that, he looked at Li Zhibin next to him and said, "Li Zhiqing! Lend me a dollar for this emergency. I don't have any money with me. I'll pay you back later."

Li Zhibin didn't understand, "Why did you buy so many vegetables?"

Although he said this, his hand did not stop taking out the money.

What else can I do with it? Of course, I’ll use it to make hot pot at night!

Wei Wei: "Eat it."

Li Zhibin: ...How could he not know that it was for eating? The problem is, can the two of them finish so much?

Wei Wei followed Wu Cuihua in the garden and picked a lot of fruits. They were not limited to what they had just mentioned. They picked everything that could be put into hot pot. In the end, the baskets were full.

This time Li Zhibin was there. He borrowed a small cart from Wu Cuihua's house and pushed the things back.

The first thing Wei Wei did when she returned home was to return the money to Li Zhibin.

Li Zhibin: "It's okay, that's all I have. I'll just give it to you."

Wei Wei shook her head. "No, I said it was a loan and I have to pay it back."

Seeing her like this, Li Zhibin didn't insist and said, "Okay!"