Chapter 69 : Su Mo, who was given money again, buys eggs

Zhang Zhen gave Su Mo a few more instructions, telling her not to rush, to take her time, and to be careful. Then he left, leaving the three of them alone to talk.

“Dad, Uncle Geng gave me 100 yuan and a lot of tickets yesterday,” Su Mo told Su Tingqian about the matter.

“Well, he gave it to you, so just keep it,” Su Tingqian said.

He had always regarded Geng Changqing as his own brother. After Geng Changqing was transferred here, he often mailed things to him in Haishi. Moreover, when the old man passed away, he had also left some property to him.

“We are all family. Now that he is in trouble and willing to give, it is okay to use some of his things. If he can turn things around in the future, he can give it back.”

“Mom and Dad also hid some money and brought it with them. You can take it all. It costs a lot to buy these things.”

As Su Tingqian spoke, he dug out the bag he had brought with him when he was imprisoned from the broken water jar, and found a lot of money from the interlayer, corners, and clothes.

Mo Yurong did the same, rummaging through the bag she had brought with her and soon found a lot of money.

“Momo, your parents will keep 10 yuan for self-defense, and the rest will be given to you.” Su Tingqian counted out 10 yuan from the change and hid it for Mo Yurong.

Su Mo was already calm, knowing that they wouldn’t need it here, so she reached out to take it.

She can just send more things in the future.

“Mom and Dad, is there anything you need? I’ll buy it and send it to you.”

“That’s enough. Add slowly so it won’t be too eye-catching. If you add too many things at once, it will attract attention.”

Although the production team leader here is taken care of and will protect them secretly, they also want to avoid being too conspicuous.

“Momo, don’t come too often. Come once a month at most and just bring some food.”

The people in the cowshed were not eligible for fine grains, and they only had coarse grains like corn and sweet potatoes. The couple had just arrived, and they were still eating Zhang Zhen’s food. Moreover, they had no work points at all, so they had no share of the grain this time.

Su Tingqian was just worrying about what to do in the winter when his daughter came. Fortunately, his daughter had grown up and was so capable that their life was not so difficult.

“Dad, don’t worry, I know what I’m doing,” Su Mo said.

“By the way, Momo, you must keep the passbook and house deed that your father gave you. Don’t tell anyone, and it’s best not to tell Lu Changzheng either,” Su Tingqian instructed.

“I have kept it, Dad. Don’t worry, I haven’t told him about these things.”

“Well, that’s good. Also, don’t go back to Hai City in the next few years.” Su Tingqian looked serious.

“Those people are looking around. If they don’t find anything here, they’ll probably turn their attention to my daughter. As long as my daughter stays here, their hands are not long enough to reach you.”

“Also, tell your uncle to stop looking for people and save himself first. As for Haishi’s matter, if he can do it, he should try his best to keep the house we live in and not let anyone destroy it.” Haishi is the base camp of the four-member group, and his brother may not be capable of it.

He was being targeted by someone from the four-man gang. If the Su family hadn’t used the connections they had built up over the years, it would not have been so easy for the three of them to escape.

“Now that our family of three can live together safely in the countryside, it is a blessing in disguise.”

Even though their daughter got married here, the couple had never even seen each other. They heard everything from their daughter and were always worried.

But their current situation… well!

“I called my uncle before, and he said he knew and would make arrangements. He said that my aunt would go to Hai City in a while and was planning to come here to see me.”

“Okay, okay, thank to your uncle and aunt for hard work.” Hearing that their sister-in-law was coming over, Su Tingqian and Mo Yurong were very moved and grateful in their hearts.

They all understood that Fu Manhua had come all the way here because she must have heard that her daughter was getting married here and wanted to come and see and support her. Otherwise, if no one from her parents’ side came forward, who knows if her in-laws would bully Momo over time.

Although Changqing is there, he is a grown man who is not married yet, so some things are not easy for him to handle.

The eldest sister-in-law is capable and successful. As long as she comes, Momo’s in-laws will definitely not dare to bully her in the future.

“Yes, my uncle said he would send me money every month. I am rich now and people everywhere give me money to spend,” Su Mo joked.

The couple also laughed, “This money is not for you to spend, it’s for buying things for you.” Mo Yurong gently tapped Su Mo’s head.

The family of three gave each other some instructions, and then Su Mo took the backpack and left. Although there weren’t many people in the village now, it was still possible that someone could come.

Su Mo did not go back the same way. She put the backpack into her space, where no one could see it, and took a small path to the main road, then returned to Lujia Village via the main road.

This way, if she met someone, she could say she had been watching the grain tax payment team earlier and was curious about the village.

Sure enough, as soon as she arrived at Lujia Village, she encountered Long Xiumei and several young wives, who were carrying baskets filled with vegetables.

When Long Xiumei saw Su Mo, she was surprised, “Sister-in-law, why did you come out so early this morning?”

Su Mo shook the flashlight in her hand and smiled, “I was woken up by the grain-paying team early in the morning. I got up to look around, and was curious, so I wandered around and ended up in a place called Lijiaao. I wandered around and then came back.”

Long Xiumei smiled and pursed her lips. Her sister-in-law was quite cute, even getting up early to watch the excitement of paying the public grain tax.

“Where are you going with the vegetables?” Su Mo asked, changing the subject.

“Oh, these are the old vegetable stems we don’t eat at home. We carry them to the chicken farm to feed the chickens,” Long Xiumei said.

These old vegetable stalks were given to the chicken farm and counted as work points, one basket for each work point. Since they were not eaten anyway, everyone was happy to exchange them for work points.

“Our brigade raises a lot of chickens?”

“About 200, but we have to pay taxes tomorrow, so except for the hens that lay eggs, most of them will be sent to the purchasing station to be sold.”

“Huh? With so many chickens, shouldn’t there be a lot of eggs?”

“Yes, there are quite a few. If sister-in-law wants to buy eggs, you can get them from our brigade’s chicken farm. They’re from our brigade, and you don’t need a ticket,” Long Xiumei said.

She was delivering vegetables today and also wanted to buy a few pounds of eggs. The hens still laid eggs in the winter, but if she didn’t buy them now, they would be sold to the purchasing station, as chickens don’t lay as many eggs in winter.

“Then I really have to buy a few pounds. I love eating eggs.” Su Mo decided to buy some to stockpile. Every time she went to the cowshed, she would give them eggs to supplement their nutrition.

“Then sister-in-law, you need to hurry up, because most of the eggs will be sold at the purchasing station tomorrow.”

“Then I’ll go with you,” Su Mo said.

“Sister-in-law, you have to find the accountant first, that is, Brother Lu. After you pay the money, ask him to give you a note, and then the aunt at the chicken farm will give you the eggs,” Long Xiumei reminded her.

“Okay, I’ll go get the note first. You guys go ahead and do your work,” Su Mo waved her hand and hurried to the brigade headquarters. By now, Lu Xingjun should be there.

Su Mo found Lu Xingjun at the brigade headquarters and got a note for the payment.

The price of eggs in the brigade is the same as in the supply and marketing cooperative 78 cents per pound but no ticket is required. Su Mo ordered 5 pounds. She originally wanted 10 pounds, but she didn’t dare order that much for fear it would be too much.

She spent 3.9 yuan for 5 pounds of eggs.

Su Mo took the note, asked for directions to the chicken farm, and hurried there.

When the aunt from the chicken farm came out carrying two familiar straw baskets, Su Mo…

It seemed that she had been misunderstanding Lu Changzheng. He had given her eggs before, and she thought he had exchanged them door to door in the village. But it turned out that he bought them directly from the brigade.