He Xiaoyun was stunned for a moment, and when Wei Jianwei made a move, she realized that she was about to get up in a hurry, but it was pitch black, and she didn't know where was the person or where was the bed. It slipped, and Wei Jianwei stepped on it a few times.
In the end, he sat up and helped her shoulders to get out of the predicament.
Her face was on fire, and for a moment she began to rejoice that it was so dark that no one would see her embarrassment clearly, "I'm sorry..."
Wei Jianwei just hummed, the night was deep, and his voice seemed to be lower than in the daytime.
He Xiaoyun quickly slipped back to the bed, pulled up the quilt to cover her face, only her eyes were exposed. She held her breath and paid attention to the movement across the room, and she breathed a sigh of relief when she heard him also lying down.
The next day, Wei Jianhua went back to school before dawn, Wang Chunhua sent him off, counted the eggs he had saved in recent days, and decided to go to the market.
The market in the commune is once every five days, and many people will bring eggs stored at home and vegetables grown by themselves to the market, and exchange some daily necessities such as salt and oil.
This kind of small-scale private transaction is allowed by the state, but if someone buys the farmer’s eggs and resells them, it will not work. After being discovered, they will be sent to the quarry for labor reform .
When He Xiaoyun first came here, she also wondered if she could do something to earn some money. After all, life without money was always frustrating. Later, I happened to pass by the quarry and saw those who were "reeducation through labor" inside. The person immediately dismissed the idea.
Now she still concentrates on reading, study hard and make progress every day.
She went to the market with Wang Chunhua, and Wei Yuanhang naturally followed. Besides a dozen eggs, they also carried some cabbage and pickles.
There were a lot of people in the market. There were farmers selling things like them, and some came here from the commune or county to buy things.
Wang Chunhua chose a place, put down the basket, and asked He Xiaoyun to show Wei Yuanhang around.
"It's fine for me to be alone here, you and Xiaohang go shopping and see if there is anything you want to buy." He said and took out some change to give them.
He Xiaoyun hurriedly said, "I have money here."
"Then you go, don't go too far."
He Xiaoyun nodded, and led Wei Yuanhang to walk slowly. In fact, there is nothing to see. The only things that farmers sell are those that are not produced by themselves, or picked from the mountains and fished in the water. However, pork and grain are not allowed to be traded privately, so they cannot be seen in the market.
Wei Yuanhang is different, as long as he can go out, he is happy. He said that He Xiaoyun took him for a stroll, but in fact he ran forward with his mother, squatting in front of other people's stalls, looking at the lively fish in the bucket, and running to watch others catch fish. The pheasant is trying to grab a colorful chicken tail.
"Dang-dang-dang-" There was a sound of iron plates colliding in a corner of the market. He Xiaoyun looked for the sound and found that someone was selling maltose, and the stall was surrounded by children.
Wei Yuanhang's eyes lit up, and he quickly took her hand and trotted over. The snow-white maltose is packed in a shallow iron plate. If someone wants to buy it, the stall owner will knock off a piece with an iron plate and cut it into small pieces.
He Xiaoyun also ate this kind of candy when she was a child. Back then, they could exchange things they didn't want at home. She once exchanged a pair of broken shoes for a small piece of candy.
Although there were many children onlookers, few actually bought it, because the price of sugar is not cheap, after all, it is made of grain, and these days, grain is more precious than anything else.
There was a child who tormented his mother for a long time, crying and fussing, insisting on buying candy. The woman had no choice but to curse, and finally exchanged two eggs for a piece of candy the size of a child's palm.
"Mom..." Wei Yuanhang shook He Xiaoyun's hand, looking at her eagerly.
He Xiaoyun said: "Isn't there still orange candy at home?"
"But..." the child pursed his mouth and swallowed exaggeratedly, "I've never eaten this candy before."
His reasons were so straightforward that He Xiaoyun didn't know how to fight back.
She didn't plan to buy it for him originally, she just gave him whatever she wanted, what should she do if she gets spoiled? But after thinking about it, in this age of wanting nothing, what can spoil a child? It's better to spend a little money to make the child happy, so as to save him from thinking about it in the future.
However, she still told the child in advance, "I can only buy a little, and after you buy candy, no matter what you see later, you are not allowed to take it."
"Yeah!" Wei Yuanhang nodded repeatedly.
He Xiaoyun bought a copy for 30 cents, and the stall owner cut it up and wrapped it in newspaper.
She gave the paper to Wei Yuanhang, and the child got it, and gave her a piece first, "Mom, eat."
He Xiaoyun looked down at him, smiled, bent down and opened her mouth to take it, and said, "Thank you, I will remember to give grandma a piece too."
"Understood." The little fat man said, holding the small paper bag, jumping up and down while walking, and then saw someone selling chicken cubs, he squatted and watched for a long time, but remembered what He Xiaoyun said, and didn't make a fuss to buy them .
The market was not big, so the two went to find Wang Chunhua after shopping.
The eggs brought by the family have been sold out, and there are still some dishes left. Eggs have always been a hot seller, and most of the people who come to buy them are factory workers or grassroots civil servants. Because tickets are needed to buy eggs in supply and marketing cooperatives, and their tickets are often not enough, they will come to the market to buy.
Seeing that Wei Yuanhang was holding maltose in his hand, Wang Chunhua was about to say something when her little grandson stuffed a piece into her mouth, "Grandma, eat candy!"
She couldn't say what she wanted to say.
The three rushed home before noon, Feng Qiuyue had already cooked lunch, washed the dishes after eating, and He Xiaoyun took Wei Yuanhang back to the room.
After walking for a long time today, the child is obviously tired, otherwise he would have already run out to play at this time.
"Mom, where's Dad?"
He Xiaoyun smiled and said, "Your father disappeared for a long time, and you only found out now?"
Wei Yuanhang stopped fiddling with the quilt and asked, "Is Dad a soldier again?"
In the past when Wei Jianwei was away, Wang Chunhua would always point to the photos in the main room and teach his grandson that his father was a soldier in the army, and when he came home, he would bring back delicious food. So in the child's head, if the father is not at home, he is in the army.
He Xiaoyun teased him and said, "That's right, Dad has gone to the army."
Wei Yuanhang pouted, "He didn't even say goodbye to me."
"Are you reluctant to part with your father?"
"Reluctantly." The child nodded.
He Xiaoyun said: "But when Dad is gone, you don't have to worry about him coming to snatch your bed."
The little boy thought for a while, and it seemed like this, when his father was away, his mother and the bed belonged to him. Although Dad will buy him orange candies and make wooden boxes for him... However, compared with his favorite mother and bed, Dad should go to the army.
He said loudly as if he had figured it out: "Then dad, let's go."
He Xiaoyun laughed out loud, rubbed his head and said, "Just kidding, your father will return to the army, but not now, he went to his comrade's house today."
Wei Yuanhang couldn't understand what comrade-in-arms meant, but it didn't prevent him from knowing that his mother was lying to him again.
He snorted, turned over and pointed his fart and butt at He Xiaoyun, muttering, "Hmph, don't talk to mom anymore."
He Xiaoyun stretched out her hand and patted his buttocks.
The child was still muttering to himself at first, but after a while it gradually died down. He Xiaoyun took a look and was already asleep.
She pulled up his small quilt, then pulled up the big quilt, and covered him with a quilt corner. It was getting hotter, and the cover was too tight, and he was sweating again after a while.
After doing this, she stood up and was about to read a book, but Wei Jianwei walked in from the outside.
"Come back so early?" She asked in a low voice, hearing that he was going to visit his comrades in the county this morning, she thought it would take a whole day.
Wei Jianwei nodded, glanced at Wei Yuanhang's back, "Sleeping?"
"En." He Xiaoyun stopped holding the book, and planned to go out instead. Thinking about what happened last night, she still feels a little embarrassed. This guy is the kind of person who will make trouble. If he brings up the matter to make fun of her, she will really lose face. It's better to hide.
Before leaving the room, she remembered to ask again, "Have you had your lunch yet?"
Wei Jianwei had already walked to the big box, as if he was about to find something, and said, "Eat it."
When He Xiaoyun walked into the yard, Wang Chunhua just came out from the backyard and said, "Jianwei came back just now, and I forgot to ask him if he had eaten."
"I asked, he has already eaten."
"That's good." Wang Chunhua said, nodding secretly in her heart. In the past, the daughter-in-law never cared about her son, but now she can take the initiative to ask him if he has eaten. It seems that the relationship between the two is slowly improving. If the juniors can live in harmony, she will be happy as an elder.
The vegetables in the yard were collected two days ago, and the pickles can be pickled after the sun has passed. He Xiaoyun helped Wang Chunhua and worked for a long time to pickle this year's pickles.
Afterwards, she went back to the room, ready to wake Wei Yuanhang up, so as not to sleep too long during the day and stay awake at night.
Wei Jianwei was no longer there. He Xiaoyun walked to the bed and was about to speak when she suddenly found a tin flashlight next to the pillow. She picked it up and pressed it, and the bright light shone on the head of the bed.
She has seen this flashlight before, and it is placed under the suitcase. In their rural area, although many people have flashlights in their homes, because they cannot afford to replace the batteries and small light bulbs, very few people actually use them. The one in her hand , but also because the battery is exhausted, it has been idle.
I remembered that Wei Jianwei was looking for something in the suitcase just now. He bought the battery and replaced it
He Xiaoyun was a little moved. Just now she mistakenly thought that the other party would make fun of her with what happened last night, but unexpectedly he prepared a flashlight for her.
"It shouldn't wake me up next time."
She was making small bubbles, Wei Jianwei appeared out of nowhere and said such a sentence.
The little touch in He Xiaoyun's heart was immediately suppressed by her, this guy is still so annoying!