In the book, the female supporting role dreams of being an idle fish

"I didn't bring a backpack, but I did bring a cloth bag. If you don't mind, you can use it first. Just bring it back to me later. I'll recognize you."

"Okay, no problem. It'll only take us half an hour to go home and back, and we'll be able to bring it to you in a while. You still have half an hour left before get off work. What's your name, sister?"

"Tian Xiaoxia. Last time I saw you with a five or six-year-old boy. We have two boys at home too. The eldest is six years old, and the second one is still young, only two years old."

"Okay, sister, let's go back first and bring it back to you later. Otherwise, when you need it, it won't be a problem if you're short of something."

Jiang Xiu was stunned watching from the side. Gu Lixia went up to talk to the salesperson, and the salesperson actually responded to her and even lent her a cloth bag.

Jiang Xiu couldn't imagine that she actually saw such a scene. If she were allowed to go up, she wouldn't even be able to open her mouth, let alone borrow something.

Although I can guarantee that I can return it within half an hour, the salesperson may not lend it to me. He even exchanged names and said that the children were about the same age and wanted to be friends.

Gu Lixia pulled Jiang Xiu.

She put the malted milk, the ball, the soap, the harmonica, the sneakers for Jiang Huainan, and the four pairs of tacky plastic sandals, counting the buttons beforehand, into her pockets, no need to take them out. She also put the large enamel plate, vanishing cream, shampoo, and the small plastic trumpet into Tian Xiaoxia's cloth bag.

Ink and three pounds of pastries were carried in his hands.

After saying goodbye to Tian Xiaoxia, the aunt and sister-in-law returned home in silence.

At this time, almost every household has started cooking, and there is only a group of children running and playing outside the yard.

Gu Lixia originally wanted to say something, but looking at Jiang Xiu's silent and tense facial features, she didn't know what to say.

What's more, holding those four mirrors is not light. Although they are placed on the shoulders, I still have to hold them in front and on the sides with my hands.

As soon as I turned towards my home, I saw Aunt Hu, who led me the way that day, standing at the gate of the yard, smiling at her grandson.

There were many children outside, about ten or so, and Gu Lixia didn't know which one was his grandson.

But she still called out, "Auntie Hu, look at your grandson. Has he eaten yet?"

Aunt Hu said she was visiting her grandson, but in fact she was in a daze.

Aunt Hu's daughter married in Jiangcheng, which is in another direction. If you walk there, it will take more than two hours.

Aunt Hu hasn't visited her daughter for half a month and is missing her grandson.

I was just thinking that since it’s Sunday, should I let the old man look after his grandson by himself while I go to see my daughter?

Suddenly, I heard someone calling me Aunt Hu, so I looked around.

I saw Gu Lixia and Jiang Xiu, one of them had a mirror on his shoulder and the other was carrying a large cloth bag.

The bag was bulging with stuff.

"Did you go to the supply and marketing cooperative? Did you buy a lot?"

"We went to the supply and marketing cooperative and bought a few pairs of shoes. There was malted milk on the counter, so we bought two buckets. There's a lot of stock now, and we don't have tickets. If we had tickets, we would buy more. After all, Huaixi is still small and needs to be used for a while."

"Malted milk is back? Why didn't anyone tip us off? Today is Saturday. Tomorrow is Sunday, and they'll all be sold out by tomorrow morning. No, I have to go home and get my tickets. I also have to buy a few buckets. I still have three tickets at home, so I have to go buy them quickly."

When Gu Lixia heard that Aunt Hu was also going to buy malted milk, she realized that she also needed to return the cloth bag, so she thought they could go together. "Auntie, wait for me! I borrowed a cloth bag from a friend and need to return it soon. Wait for me at the door. I'll go home and drop it off, then I'll come find you. We can go together."

"Okay, I'll get the ticket and wait for you." After saying that, Aunt Hu turned and went into the yard.

The group of children outside the yard heard their conversation: malted milk, the sweet and fragrant malted milk, and what Jiang Huainan's Second Aunt had just said about buying a few pairs of shoes.

A group of children scattered, each going back to their homes and looking for their mothers.

Every household was filled with the sound of, "Mom, the supply and marketing cooperative has malted milk."

Some smart people even brought up Gu Lixia and said, "Jiang Huainan's aunt bought it for them. Are you still my real mother?"

Some mothers also feel sorry for their children and can't resist, so they just buy the tickets.

Some of them had already exchanged their tickets, or refused to buy the food, so the children had to have a meal of stir-fried pork with bamboo shoots.

Gu Lixia carefully moved the mirror directly to Jiang Xiu's room.

He took out everything from the cloth bag.

"Give the ball to Huainan, and the two trumpets to the two little ones. Put the malted milk and soap in the main room. Also put the large enamel plate and shampoo in the main room."

"You get one vanishing cream, I get one. And you can divide the sandals between them: mine, yours from Huainan and yours from Huaibei."

"Leave the ink, pastries, and harmonica here for now. I'll come back and ask for them later."

After saying this, Gu Lixia took the cloth bag and left.

After leaving the yard, Gu Lixia and Aunt Hu followed each other and crossed the intersection.

As expected, people from every household who wanted to buy things came out with money in their pockets. There was a huge group of people, about 30 in total, heading towards the supply and marketing cooperative together.

No one spoke on the road. Everyone was in a hurry, some were walking quickly, and some were running fast.

The journey, which should have taken 20 minutes in total, only took about 15 or 16 minutes.

It’s not time to get off work yet.

Gu Lixia returned the cloth bag to Tian Xiaoxia and left without saying a word. After all, she couldn't take care of such a large group of customers.

Gu Lixia used to be slow and leisurely, and now she walked home even more slowly, step by step.

As soon as I entered the yard, I heard the sound of a horn. It blew once and then stopped. It blew once and then stopped. Now I feel a little regretful that I bought two horns for the children. I feel like they will send people away.

This is not music from the human world.

The first person to discover Gu Lixia was Jiang Huainan. Jiang Huainan didn't expect that he would get more than others.

It’s like my younger brother Huaixi has nothing, but I have one more pair of sneakers than others.

Those are sneakers.

A pair of sneakers that cost eight dollars.

Those who wear sneakers in elementary school are the graduating class.

Students in other grades all wore cloth shoes made at home.

Jiang Huainan never expected that he would wear the sneakers that his father and grandfather had never worn when they were alive. He couldn't describe the feeling.

Just hope this isn't sugar-coated.

Throughout her life, Gu Lixia believed that one should enjoy life and spend all the money she had.

After all, he died young in his previous life and had a lot of money, but now he is gone. The more I think about it, the angrier I get.