"Cheng Qiao, don't worry. I'll go borrow a bullock cart from Uncle Niu. We can take the bicycle to the county town to get the tire fixed. It won't cost much."
Li Huan looked at Chai Jianmin meaningfully, turned and left. Han Chunmei and the others also hurriedly got busy.
"Cheng Qiao, if it's not convenient, don't buy it. There will always be a chance in the future."
Xiaofang walked to Cheng Qiao and whispered. Cheng Qiao nodded slightly. She would definitely buy it. She didn't want to miss such a good opportunity.
"Cheng Qiao's betrothal gift includes rice and meat, why don't you just buy them from her?"
Xu Laidi suddenly pointed at a piece of meat hanging on the beam in the kitchen and said.
"We have already pickled this piece of meat for Cheng Qiao, and she will take it away when she gets married. Brother Xu, if you dare to touch this piece of meat, I will have the captain write a letter to drive you away."
Han Chunmei suddenly looked at Xu Laidi seriously and said very seriously.
Xu Laidi was frightened by Han Chunmei's aura. He stole a glance at the others, and saw that they were all looking at him with disgust. He couldn't help but pouting, as if he had never been greedy for small advantages before, but now he was serious.
He quickly put the lunch ration into the lunch box, turned around and went to work. He left early yesterday and didn't know how many centimeters he would be deducted for. He had to make up for it today.
After Han Chunmei and the others prepared breakfast and ate it hurriedly, they all went to work, leaving Cheng Qiao looking at her betrothal gifts and dowry in worry. She had to go out today, and what if so many things were damaged by someone
Li Huan sat on the cart frame and drove the ox cart to the educated youth site. Seeing the large and small packages of things in the yard, he thought Cheng Qiao was moving.
"Li Huan, I really don't feel comfortable leaving these things here. Let's put them on the ox cart."
Li Huan loaded several packages onto the ox cart without saying a word, but he began to mutter in his heart, there seemed to be a lot more things, maybe they were what Cheng Qiao already had.
When Cheng Qiao was about to lock the door, Li Huan said he wanted to go to the toilet and asked Cheng Qiao to wait on the ox cart. Cheng Qiao nodded obediently and got on the ox cart. Li Huan was very fast and helped to lock the door and got on the ox cart.
The two drove the ox cart to the county town. Li Huan first sent Cheng Qiao to the hospital to change the medicine and asked her to wait for him in the hospital. Then he went to find a car repair place and had the tire repaired.
When the doctor changed Cheng Qiao's dressing, he was a little surprised when he saw the wound. This little girl has a really good healing ability. Judging from the degree of healing of the wound, the stitches can be removed today.
When Cheng Qiao learned that she could have her stitches removed, she nodded happily. After the stitches were removed, the doctor shook his head regretfully. The wound was visibly red and swollen, and there were obvious scars where the stitches were placed. It was definitely a disfigurement.
"Doctor, is the wound ugly?"
"It's still red and swollen. Maybe it will get better once the wound is completely healed. Try not to touch it with water. If you think it looks ugly, just grow your bangs. It will still cover it up." The doctor comforted him quickly.
"Thank you, doctor. I understand. Do I still need to bandage it with gauze?"
"Bandage it for another two days. Although the wound has healed, the skin in this area is still tender and needs to be well protected."
The doctor put a small square piece of gauze on the wound on Cheng Qiao's forehead, and then bandaged it with the gauze. After three to five days, when he felt it had healed, he could remove the gauze.
Cheng Qiao went to the toilet, smuggled out two pieces of pork belly, four fish and several pork bones, then put them into a burlap bag that had been prepared long ago, and stood at the door of the hospital waiting for Li Huan.
Li Huan had already placed the repaired bicycle on the ox cart and drove over. When he saw what Cheng Qiao had placed at his feet, he couldn't help but be curious.
"An auntie came over and asked me if I wanted these things. I saw they were all good stuff, so I took them. It cost me ten dollars."
Li Huan had no doubt at all that the thin guy would also take the goods to crowded places to sell secretly, such as near hospitals and in front of some large factories. His business was no worse than that of the black market.
It's just that the price seems to be a little cheaper. If you buy these things on the black market, they will cost more than fifteen yuan anyway. It seems that this speculator is either timid or inexperienced.
"How is the wound on your head? What did the doctor say?"
"The doctor said the wound is healing well. There is no need to come to the hospital unless there is something special."
"What about removing the stitches?"
"It has been removed. The doctor told me to keep it bandaged for a few more days and see how it goes. If I feel there is no problem, I can remove the gauze."
"So soon? Then don't demolish it yet. Wait until after the autumn harvest."
Li Huan smiled, as long as Cheng Qiao was fine.
"Let's go to the supply and marketing cooperative first. Xiaofang asked me to bring her some egg cakes. I wonder if the supply and marketing cooperative sells them."
"Okay, you get in the car first and be careful. How about we put the dowry in that house? Otherwise, I won't feel comfortable leaving it in the educated youth camp."
There were too many things on the ox cart, and Cheng Qiao felt a little uncomfortable sitting on it, Li Huan said with concern.
"Okay, put the things down first, and then store the oxcart. You can take me faster on your bicycle."
Without saying a word, Li Huan drove the ox cart directly to the house in the county town, asked Cheng Qiao to take out the key to open the door, and carefully put all the things in.
After the two of them deposited the ox cart, they rode their bicycles to the supply and marketing cooperative. When Qiu Min from the supply and marketing cooperative saw Cheng Qiao, her eyes lit up:
"Cheng Qiao, you came by chance. A batch of goods arrived at the supply and marketing cooperative today, and I didn't know where to find you."
"I came here specially to see you. You said you couldn't buy fish last time, so I brought it to you today."
Cheng Qiao opened a hole in the sack, and when Qiu Min saw that it was a black carp, she was so happy that she almost jumped up. Her sister couldn't buy fish for her baby, so she was asking for help from others.
"How much is it? I'll give it to you."
"One dollar a piece. I have four of them. Do you want one or two?"
"I want two, no, I want four. You still have pork bones and pork belly. Good Cheng Qiao, give them all to me. My sister is in confinement and her husband's family treats her very well, but there is nothing we can do if we can't buy anything."
"Okay, just leave me two big pig bones, otherwise I won't be able to report back. These things are not cheap. Give me ten dollars for removing the two big pig bones."
"Hey, ten dollars is cheaper than the black market. Wait for me, I'll put the things away and come back. Just look around and I'll get what you want when I come out."
Qiu Min quickly took out ten yuan from his trouser pocket and handed it to Cheng Qiao. He took the sack and ran to the lounge at the back. He took out his own bag, put all the things in it, and then came out carrying the bag with the remaining two pig bones.
Cheng Qiao looked at them carefully. There were egg cakes, chicken biscuits, walnut cakes, manna cakes and fruit candies of various colors on the counter. She took all of them.