When I was a kid, life at my grandmother’s house wasn’t much better than here.
After using the toilet.
Xu Xiuwen and Tang Weiwei went out together to buy meat at the village entrance.
Xu Xiuwen asked.
People in villages like theirs usually buy meat at the entrance of the village.
But Tang Weiwei's family is poor.
So except for the Chinese New Year.
I basically don’t buy meat.
As for vegetables.
There are not many people selling and not many people buying.
Because every household has land.
It is enough for everyone to grow some vegetables for their own consumption.
If you are in urgent need, you can borrow some from your neighbors.
You can return it or not.
On the way to buy meat.
Xu Xiuwen listened to Tang Weiwei introducing the situation of the village.
He lamented that this place is not only poor, but also backward.
The lifestyle of people in the village is completely different from that of people in the city.
On the way, Xu Xiuwen and Tang Weiwei also met some villagers.
These villagers are all wearing typical rural auntie clothes.
It's that colorful color.
Most of these aunts were standing in the distance and talking to people around them.
From time to time, people pointed fingers at them.
However, no one took the initiative to greet Tang Weiwei from beginning to end.
Tang Weiwei did not go up to greet these people.
Usually people from a village.
They are all relatives to some extent.
Xu Xiuwen was a little surprised by the unfamiliar relationship between Tang Weiwei and the villagers.
In addition to adults, I also ran into a lot of children.
These half-grown children, both boys and girls, some of the braver ones, opened their eyes wide and circled around the two people from a distance.
But more often than not, he just looked at them with those big innocent eyes.
Not to mention the clothes on the children.
Xu Xiuwen saw that many little boys' clothes had patches on them, and there were more than one or two patches.
Just a simple turn.
Xu Xiuwen already had a general understanding of the situation in the village.
It's really too poor.
I followed Tang Weiwei to the butcher's house at the entrance of the village to buy pork.
The pork on the cutting board looked quite fresh.
Tang Weiwei carefully selected a piece of meat and was about to pay.
Xu Xiuwen took out his wallet first and pulled out a hundred-yuan bill.
Before coming, Xu Xiuwen went to the bank and withdrew 5,000 yuan.
All in my wallet.
The butcher who bought the meat didn't care at first.
But when he saw the thick stack of hundred-yuan bills in Xu Xiuwen's wallet, his eyes widened in surprise.
Tang Weiwei stubbornly pushed Xu Xiuwen's money back.
She took out the change from her pocket and paid for it.
The butcher came to his senses from his surprise.
As he took the money, he asked curiously, "Are you Tang Weiwei?"
Tang Weiwei didn't expect that the butcher would know her.
She hesitated for a moment, but nodded in acknowledgment.
Tang Weiwei before going to college.
I have always deliberately hidden my inner thoughts.
There is also little contact with the outside world.
So she felt that no one in the village knew her.
But she didn't know that she was actually very famous in the village.
Tang Weiwei had good grades since she was young. She became even more impressive after entering high school and was always ranked first in the school.
Anyone who has a child attending high school in town knows a person like Tang Weiwei.
It just so happened that the butcher’s child was also attending the high school in the town, and was only two years younger than Tang Weiwei.
And Tang Weiwei was finally admitted to university.
He was also the first college student from their village.
In 2005, college students were still not that common.
So don’t say it’s their village.
Even many people in the surrounding villages know her, Tang Weiwei.
However, the butcher's focus was not Tang Weiwei.
He then asked, "Who is this person next to you?"
Tang Weiwei whispered, "My classmate."
"College classmate? He looks like a city guy."
"Yeah." Tang Weiwei nodded.
The butcher suddenly sighed, "Oh, my Xiaoxiang will also take the college entrance examination next year. It would be great if Xiaoxiang could get into college like you, and then go to the city to find a rich husband. Then I can enjoy the rest of my life."
When Tang Weiwei heard what the butcher said, her face turned red.
She pulled Xu Xiuwen and walked outside.
Except for the butcher's house.
Xu Xiuwen smiled and asked, "Why are you walking so fast?"
Tang Weiwei turned her head and glanced at him, and whispered, "He's talking nonsense."
Although what the butcher said just now was in a dialect with a strong Chongqing accent.
But Xu Xiuwen still understood.
He smiled and said, "I don't think he's talking nonsense. There shouldn't be anyone richer than me in the surrounding villages. I should be considered a rich son-in-law."
Tang Weiwei's face suddenly turned even redder.
She explained in a panic, "I didn't, please believe me."
Xu Xiuwen took a step forward and asked, "What do you believe in?"
Tang Weiwei's face turned red and white, she lowered her head and whispered in defense, "I'm not attracted by your money..."
Before she finished speaking, her eyes were already red.
Xu Xiuwen also realized that he had gone too far in his joke.
From my usual contact with Tang Weiwei.
Of course he knew Tang Weiwei.
She is definitely not the kind of woman who is looking for a rich husband.
He said that just now just to tease Tang Weiwei.
But I didn’t expect that Tang Weiwei couldn’t help but burst into tears.
Xu Xiuwen hurriedly said a few words to comfort her.
Tang Weiwei's mood gradually improved.