Chapter 26.2

Shu Qingyao took back the duck eggs in her hand, “No, big sister, the price of these duck eggs was set by my mom. If I sell them cheaper, I’ll get less money and she’ll skin me alive.”

The two of them bargained, neither willing to give in, until another woman’s voice came over, “Little girl, how much are your duck eggs?”

Shu Qingyao answered crisply, “One yuan and five cents a pound, sixteen cents each, no bargaining!”

“Then I…”

The woman hadn’t finished speaking when she was interrupted by the other woman.

“I was here first! Little girl, one yuan and five cents is one yuan and five cents, you wrap them all up for me!”

These duck eggs were of such good quality, and there were indeed many people who wanted them. She didn’t dare to bargain any further.

Shu Qingyao borrowed a scale from the stall next door. The eight duck eggs weighed exactly one pound. The woman counted out one yuan and five cents from her pocket and gave it to her. She wrapped the duck eggs in newspaper and put them in her vegetable basket.

These duck eggs were enough for her daughter-in-law to finish her confinement period.

Duck eggs were surprisingly easy to sell in this era.

Shu Qingyao thought of the twenty pounds of duck eggs under her bed. One yuan and five cents a pound, she could sell them for over forty yuan.

Forty yuan.

That was almost half a month’s salary for her father, Shu Jianguo.

If this jade pendant was good, and it gave her twenty pounds of eggs every day, she could directly supply them to the supply and marketing cooperative. Wouldn’t she and Xie Hezhang be well-off directly?

Shu Qingyao touched the jade pendant around her neck and said earnestly, “Baby, work harder, our happy life with Hezhang depends on you.”

Jade pendant: “…………”

Shu Qingyao closed her stall, took the freshly earned one yuan and five cents, and went to the meat stall to buy a pound of ribs and a pound of beef.

Beef was cheaper than pork in this era, only seventy-five cents a pound.

There weren’t many people at the supply and marketing cooperative on Monday. Shu Qingyao only had to queue for a short while.

Since she was out, she thought about the poor state of Xie Hezhang’s house and said to the salesperson, “I want a pound of salt and a pound of sugar. Vinegar, soy sauce, and yellow bean sauce, one bottle each. Give me half a pound of peanut oil and a pound of strong flour!”

She ordered so much at once, the salesperson looked at Shu Qingyao a few more times. Seeing that she was a young girl with a stylish appearance and a striking dress, she guessed that she was a female educated youth who had just come to the countryside from the city, stocking up on supplies.

She didn’t say anything.

Shu Qingyao walked around the supply and marketing cooperative. Thinking of Xie Xiaoqian’s clothes, she asked the salesperson to cut three meters of cloth. She planned to go back and have a tailor make a set of clothes for Xie Xiaoqian.

Shu Qingyao actually had a lot of things she wanted to buy for Xie Hezhang and his sister, clothes, shoes, food, and necessities, but she couldn’t carry them all, and she was also afraid that Xie Hezhang would be angry. He was still quite distant with her now. Because she had helped him, he had directly given her all his wages.

Forget it.

Shu Qingyao sighed.

One step at a time, she would eventually fill that small home.

Carrying a full bag of things, Shu Qingyao hurried back to Helian Village. She was lucky on the way and met a villager from Helian Village who was driving a tractor to transport fertilizer. He gave her a ride back.

When Shu Qingyao carried a large bag of things back home, the sky had already turned gloomy. Shu Qingyao looked into the distance and guessed that it was going to rain heavily. She quickly went to school to pick up Xie Xiaoqian.

Just as she picked up Xie Xiaoqian and returned home, a strong wind suddenly blew outside, and hailstones the size of peas fell from the sky, hitting the tiles with a “bang bang bang” sound, making people feel terrified.

Shu Qingyao quickly closed the window and looked out. It was only four in the afternoon, but it was already pitch black outside.

What was Xie Hezhang doing today? Did he have a place to take shelter from the rain?

Shu Qingyao looked at the thunder roaring outside, the rain so heavy that she couldn’t see a single blade of grass outside. She was a little anxious. She stood by the window for a while, then turned around and saw Xie Xiaoqian standing anxiously behind her, her eyes red.

She was also worried about her brother.

Shu Qingyao reached out and hugged the little girl, “Be good, are you hungry? There are some lard candies in the bedside table, take one and try it.”

Xie Xiaoqian shook her head, her voice as weak as a kitten, “I don’t want to eat…”

Shu Qingyao sighed softly in her heart, cheered up, and comforted Xie Xiaoqian, “It’s okay, don’t be afraid. Your brother is probably taking shelter from the rain somewhere. He’ll be back when the rain stops.”

Shu Qingyao really thought so.

Although the rain was really heavy, Xie Hezhang was a grown man, he could just find a place to hide.

But she didn’t expect that until it was completely dark and the rain stopped, Xie Hezhang still hadn’t come back.

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