When Uncle Niu brought Qin Guoqing back, Li Huan gave Uncle Niu a basket of food and asked him to go back first. Most of the food was for Zhao Guoliang and his wife, and a small part was for him, including, of course, the meat floss he missed day and night.
"Little rascal, how much is this food?"
"Uncle Niu, let's talk after I get back. I have something important to do now. You go back first."
Uncle Niu nodded repeatedly, got on the ox cart, and left shouting. Although the little gangster and Cheng Qiao didn't say what they were doing, he knew it very well. It was great that he could also have a sip of soup in the back.
Qin Guoqing wanted to sleep after eating. In order to pick up Cheng Liguo earlier, he had not slept for two consecutive nights and was very tired.
"Go to bed first, but the kang is still cold. You can sleep in my father-in-law's room first."
As soon as Cheng Qiao and the others arrived at the house, they first lit up the kang in the second room. The one in the outer courtyard had not been heated yet, but fortunately they had hot water, which was just enough for Qin Guoqing to wash his face and feet so that he could sleep comfortably.
Qin Guoqing refused. He hadn't taken a shower for several days and didn't want to dirty Cheng Liguo's room. So what if the kang was cold? It would warm up after a while.
By the time Li Huan heated up the whole room, Qin Guoqing was already snoring. Li Huan smiled and shook his head. This kid was too hardworking. I don't know how he was raised.
"Qiao, our children must also be able to endure hardships in the future. Only those who endure the most hardships can become successful people."
Cheng Qiao rolled her eyes. She didn't agree with this idea. There are so many people who have to endure hardships, but how many of them can become the best
Li Huan took Cheng Qiao to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy food. Cheng Liguo had nothing to do, so he started to check the van. He knew that he had to take Cheng Qiao and little Cheng Li with him on the way back, so the car must not have any problems.
First, I took the oil barrel off the car, opened the fuel tank and filled it with oil, then checked the brake pads and found that they were newly replaced.
If this is the case, Cheng Liguo would not need to check again. Even the brake pads have been replaced. The car must have been checked before leaving the house.
There were only three seats in the front of the van, and the back was empty, ready for storing supplies. Cheng Liguo was still thoughtful and placed a large backpack at the back, which was filled with food and things they would need on the road.
When Cheng Qiao and Li Huan came back, Skinny Monkey just pulled over a cart of corn kernels. These corn kernels had just been harvested and had not yet been ground into powder.
"Qin Guoqing is here. This guy arrived a day early."
"Is that so? Then I'll go get some more goods. I still have a cartload of rice."
"No need. Cheng Qiao is going this time too, and she's bringing little Cheng Li with her. There won't be enough room for everyone if there are too many things."
"ah… "
The skinny monkey looked at Cheng Qiao in surprise, but his mind quickly came to its senses. After all, they were father and daughter, and it was normal for a daughter to worry about her father not having enough food to eat or a warm place to live, so it was normal for her to go and see him.
"Don't take little Cheng Li with you. It's so far away and the conditions there are very difficult."
"No, it's better to let the little guy see the hardship. Besides, if Chengli is not with Chengqiao, neither of them will feel at ease."
Yes, mother and child are also connected in heart. He really hopes that his wife will give birth to the child soon so that he can also contribute some fatherly love.
While there was still time, Cheng Qiao not only prepared a sumptuous lunch and dinner, but also made more than a dozen portions of food for the journey and placed them in the space. She also brought a kerosene stove with her, so that she would not have to worry about not having hot meals or hot water in the freezing weather.
He even steamed a lot of egg custard and put it in the space. Little Cheng Li would eat a bowl of egg custard every day. Anyway, they were placed in the space, so Cheng Liguo could just cover for them when the time came.
Qin Guoqing slept for a whole day and night. When he woke up, it was already the next morning. He had breakfast, packed his supplies and prepared to set off.
Qin Guoqing took out five thousand yuan and handed it to Cheng Qiao. Now an average of five thousand yuan is spent on these supplies every month. The patients get nutrition and recover quickly.
Moreover, they can transfer the surplus supplies to those who are in particular need and slowly earn back some of their capital, so that there is a steady stream of capital replenished.
Now people from several brother units have been eyeing their area, all wanting to get a piece of the pie. Fortunately, the old man was full of strength and fought back.
"Sister-in-law, what are you saying? You want to go too."
When Qin Guoqing saw Cheng Qiao carrying little Cheng Li to get in the car, he was so shocked that he couldn't even speak clearly. It was such a long journey, sleeping in the open air, and Cheng Qiao and little Cheng Li were too delicate to handle it.
"Let's go. My daughter has a temper as stubborn as a donkey. It's impossible to persuade her. If I let her go once, she won't come back next time."
Qin Guoqing was full of admiration and quickly opened the car door to let Cheng Liguo, Cheng Qiao and others get in.
"Qiao, take good care of yourself and your son. Dad, I leave my wife and son to you."
Li Huan held Cheng Qiao and little Cheng Li's hands reluctantly, hoping that Cheng Qiao would suddenly change her mind and say she couldn't go, but he knew that this hope was too slim.
The car started slowly. Watching the car going farther and farther away, Li Huan felt very sad. How would he live without Cheng Qiao's company
"You are not allowed to go up the mountain. Remember this."
Cheng Qiao finally shouted and rolled up the car window, otherwise the cold wind would blow in and little Cheng Li would be the first one who couldn't stand it.
She took out three hot water bottles, gave one to Cheng Liguo, put one in little Cheng Li's cotton-padded jacket, and put another one on Qin Guoqing's lower back, so that it wouldn't be too hot through the clothes, but it would be very warm.
Qin Guoqing drove much slower because of the presence of Cheng Qiao and the others, but he was guaranteed food and drink along the way. He was especially happy to see Cheng Qiao using a kerosene stove to heat up rice and dishes.
He had been chewing on cold steamed buns all the way here. Steamed buns are made of flour, but there was nothing he could do about it since they had frozen into lumps of ice. He could only treat it as an exercise for his teeth.
"Beef rice, my God, sister-in-law, how can you make such delicious food?"
Qin Guoqing held the lunch box and ate the delicious beef rice, he was so happy that tears were about to come out. He wished that Cheng Qiao could be in the car every time Ouji made a long-distance trip.
"National Day, when we get to the Hexi Corridor, I'll give you this kerosene stove. You won't have to eat cold meals when you travel long distances."
Cheng Qiao directly gave the kerosene stove to Qin Guoqing, and Qin Guoqing was so moved that he could no longer speak. Cheng Qiao smiled. In fact, she had better gas and gas tanks in her space, but she didn't dare to take them out.
On the seventh day, the car entered a winding mountain road with 22 sharp turns. The lanes were very narrow and the turns were very sharp, so we had to drive carefully.
"Sister-in-law, we're almost there. There are only eight more bends to go. Just try to overcome them."
Cheng Qiao had already coaxed little Cheng Li to sleep. The little guy was sleeping soundly and didn't feel uncomfortable at all. It was only a sudden brake that woke him up.
“Wow…Wow…”
Little Cheng Li was so scared that he started crying, but Cheng Qiao felt a chill in his heart.