Chapter 282 Neighborhood

After dinner, Zhang Guoqing washed the dishes, talked to Zhou Jiao, and walked to his eldest sister's house.

Zhang Meili's family is eating. Seeing him coming, Zhang Chunming quickly pulled him to sit down and drink.

Zhang Guoqing waved his hands again and again, "Brother-in-law, I just ate. I came here to ask my eldest sister to help me to see if I am safe. I have something to do at night. We will go out around 7 o'clock and we will be back at 8:30."

"I'll go with you now." Zhang Meili hastily picked up the remaining few mouthfuls.

Zhang Guoqing already knew that his brother-in-law was on the night shift, so he quickly pulled her and said, "Don't worry, it's still early. There's still time to go after you pack up."

Zhang Ziwen's face was flushed with anxiety, and he didn't drop his chopsticks for a long time. He had been looking forward to going to his little uncle's house, but seeing that there would be no chance if he didn't say anything, he pushed his younger brother Ziwu, and secretly pointed at Zhang Guoqing.

Zhang Ziwu nodded, and quickly picked up the food in the bowl. Stand beside Zhang Guoqing and tug at the corner of his clothes.

Zhang Guoqing patted his head, "Is there any problem for you three brothers to protect your mother and Yaya to my uncle's house later?" After speaking, the children cheered loudly.

Seeing Zhang Meili's objection, Zhang Chunming quickly persuaded her that he was on duty tonight, so he was worried about leaving the children at home. Let her take it all over.

Zhang Meili had no choice but to make the children obedient. He kept saying that he couldn't ask for things casually in the past, and he couldn't have a bunch of conditions.

Zhang Guoqing hurriedly dragged the three children out. If you keep listening, the children don't have to go. Seeing that she said so much, I don't worry about his brother-in-law's embarrassment.

Just when I went out, I ran into Zhang Meimei bringing her children to visit the elder sister's house. When Zhang Meili heard that she was going to take care of the child, she quickly asked Ziwen to go to her house to say something.

A group of people dragged their feet back to the small courtyard, it was getting late.

Zhou Jiao prepared safe milk powder and snacks for the children, and was dragged away by Zhang Guoqing.

The time has not yet come, and the two are not in a hurry. The couple walked slowly down the street. Zhang Guoqing looked around and stepped forward to pick up Zhou Jiao and put him on the cart. Pushing the cart with both hands, he whispered to her about going to the fishing village with Zhao Dashan's family on the weekend. I plan to let Zhang's mother come to take care of the child for a day, and take her to have fun.

Looking at Zhou Jiao's star-like eyes and the dimples on both sides of her cheeks, Zhang Guoqing laughed straight away. He guessed that the girl must want to catch the sea. He was now looking forward to Cheng Hongli and her performance that day. I hope the cold wind of winter can't blow away their passion.

Near the forest in the eastern suburbs, the kerosene lamp hanging on the cart shone on the other side. The other party probably didn't expect that there was a little girl in the car, and after a moment's hesitation, he pulled out a cart from the woods.

Zhang Guoqing opened them to check them one by one, and nodded in satisfaction. The two moved the food to Zhang Guoqing's cart, paid the balance, and watched each other pull the cart and run away quickly. Zhang Guoqing returned with a cart full of grain. All the way through, there were only two bags left in the car?——These two bags were kept to cover people’s eyes and ears.

As soon as they got to the door of the house, Wang Dasheng opened the door next door, and shouted with a smile: "You are finally willing to come back? I saw that the lights in your yard were on, so I guessed that you are back." After speaking, he walked towards them quickly, looking to the bag on the cart and point with your finger.

A smile appeared on Zhang Guoqing's face, and he said in a low voice: "It's food, I just went to the farm to buy it. Uncle, you haven't rested yet? Where's Auntie? Would you like to come in and have a sit?"

Wang Dasheng waved his hand and said in a low voice: "Your aunt is cleaning pigs into the water, let me ask if you want bones? They are not good things, but they are all internal prices. Your Uncle Chen asked me to buy twenty catties at noon. I don't know if you are coming back today, or I would have told you earlier."

Zhang Guoqing nodded quickly, "Uncle, I listen to you. As much as you want. It's just right to stew on the stove in winter."

Wang Dasheng shouted quickly: "Mother, I'm taking Xiao Wu to the factory."

"Go early. If you are late, you will be gone. Come back early." The voice from the left courtyard was unusually loud at night.

Wang Dasheng responded to her loudly, while pointing to Zhang Guoqing to compare the grain on the cart to the yard.

Zhang Guoqing picked up the two bags and put them in the yard, and said to Zhou Jiao, "I'll go to the factory with my uncle first." After speaking, he hurried to catch up with Wang Dasheng who was anxiously pushing the cart away.

In the courtyard on the right, Lao Chen ran while putting on his coat and shouted, "Hey, wait for me. I said, Lao Wang, why didn't you call me? I just remembered your wife's loud voice."

Wang Dasheng said aggrievedly: "Oh buddy, didn't you just go there at noon? I thought you wanted enough."

"A few relatives at home ordered some, and there is only a little left. I just told my wife that I will go to you tomorrow. When I heard you said that I would take Xiao Wu to the factory with me, I jumped up and almost missed you. Xiao Wu, this You should buy more next time. Save it and eat slowly."

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Zhou Jiao looked at their leaving backs, thought she didn't go into the back room, talked to Zhang Meili who came out to watch the fun, and walked towards Wang's house with the courtyard door wide open. No matter what, I have to go over and say a few words, the etiquette can't be bad.

There was a lot of firewood piled up at the entrance of Wang's house, and every time Zhou Jiao came to Wang's house, she was most afraid that rats and insects would come out.

The Wang family’s courtyard is about the same size as Zhou Jiao’s, with a different layout. There are five houses and a kitchen in the middle. Now, except for the lights in the outer room and the west room, the yard is also dark.

Zhou Jiao remembered that the Wang family had a dog who lived better than the Wang family. It gnawed on bones and sticks every day, and did not say hello when people came. It often glanced at people and turned its head proudly. As a husband and wife working in a meat joint factory, the life of the Wang family dog ​​is better than that of the general public. This is a happy dog, and it is a proud dog.

More favored than dogs are the hens of the Wang family, who can spit and defecate anywhere without worrying about the territory being occupied by others. You can also stroll around the east room and the west room. I don't know if these Wangjia chicken sisters can still walk freely like this in summer.

Zhou Jiao stepped carefully across the ground /D, and finally came to the outside room. As soon as you walk in, you can smell the strong aroma of meat. The cauldron on the clay stove was bubbling and bubbling.

"Auntie, I'm Jiaojiao. I'm coming in."

Aunt Wang squatted on the ground alone to wash pig intestines and some pig offal. There were still voices in the room, and it seemed that her children were more pampered.

Aunt Wang looked up to see Zhou Jiao, smiled and said, "Come in quickly, Auntie has work to do and can't get away." After speaking, she pointed to the stool with her finger and told her to sit down.

Out of the corner of Zhou Jiao's eyes, she saw a few stools covered with oil and dirt, her eyes twitched, and she walked quickly to Aunt Wang's side. She would rather smell the sewage than sit down. Aunt Wang wondered if the husband and wife were working in a meat joint factory, and the house was full of oil stains. She had never seen a piece of clothes of the couple clean. The only girl in the Wang family wiped her face white, but her clothes were not clean no matter what.

Zhou Jiao sneaked to the side, feeling that the smell was better, and said: "Auntie, thank you. Why don't you say that the two of us haven't had a chance to buy it yet. Things that can be eaten in our mouths are very scarce these days, let alone That's all."

"Thank you, thank you. I knew you were back when I saw the lights in your yard. This time, Uncle Wang's factory has imported a batch of pigs from somewhere. The above said that the quantity is enough, and some bones are divided into the water for the employees to buy at an internal price. The price is very cheap, and the bones are covered with meat. The workers in the factory heard that they supply it internally, so they tried their best to keep the meat.

Look at the meat on the table, it's all picked by me. Is it a good deal? You are too thin, you have to eat hard, boil the bone soup for a long time and drink it as water, you will definitely gain weight.

You see, when I was a girl, I was only seventy or eighty catties, but now I have doubled it, and I only drink soup. "Aunt Wang kept her subordinates and talked non-stop, trying to persuade Zhou Jiao to drink the soup. She also took care of looking up at Zhou Jiao from time to time.

Zhou Jiao nodded straight with a smile on her lips and did not forget to respond. Listening to her talking about the annual benefits in the meat joint factory, who among them is the most calculating, and who buys the most.

After talking about the meat joint factory, he went on to talk about the families in the front yard who can't get along with each other, whoever is easy to get along with, whoever pretends to be rich, and whoever is so poor that they want to be pants.

After speaking, he then asked whether Zhou Jiao's family had received the food supply for this month? Tell her what will be available at the end of this month, what time is the best time to get some things, how to sneak in the queue, and how to buy good cabbage.

From Chinese cabbage to sauerkraut, how to stew pork with sauerkraut, to the price of pork, and how to make fragrant bacon.

Zhou Jiao's legs were a little tired from standing, so she secretly changed positions. Seeing the other party gossip non-stop, he is really an enthusiastic person, but there are too many words, so I can talk-can she go first.

As she was talking, Aunt Wang suddenly yelled: "Oh, look, I forgot the time when I said this. Go back quickly! It's not that Auntie won't keep you, the child can't leave you at night. You can come anytime during the day. Your mother came here specially to ask me to take care of you. Don't be polite, remember to call me if you need something. "

Zhou Jiao heard it like the sound of nature, and it turned out that Aunt Wang's loud voice was also a kind of beautiful music. After exchanging pleasantries with her, she walked out of Wang's courtyard with a bowl of meat that Aunt Wang gave her, and she walked quickly.

Entering her own yard, Zhou Jiao looked at the bowl full of fat meat in her hand. Letting out a long breath, looking at the yard on the left, he covered his mouth and laughed nonchalantly.

I went back to the kitchen and washed my hands, staring at the bowl of meat in a daze.

After Zhang Guoqing and Wang Dasheng separated, they pushed the car back home. The children in the family ran out when they heard the sound of the gate outside. Seeing him, they shouted happily that there is meat to eat.

In the kitchen, Zhang Guoqing picked up the bag and poured it into the wooden tray. Seeing Zhang Meili and the others tidying up, he smiled and said, "It's really lucky tonight. Old Chen next door asked for all the pig offal that I don't like. I don't think his house will eat it at night." I want to sleep. Many people don’t want pig’s trotters and pig’s tail. I found someone who wanted them all.”

Zhou Jiao nodded, she was indeed lucky. With so many bones, she may have to double her weight.

Chen Xiaobin's shout came from outside the door.

Zhang Ziwen went over and opened the door and took him to the kitchen, chattering about his little uncle bringing back a lot of meaty bones.

Seeing him, Zhang Guoqing joked, "Are you worried about my second sister? Come and sit down."

"I'm worried about what's going on here with you. If there's nothing wrong, let's go back first, and we'll get together again in a few days when parents come up."

Zhang Guoqing smiled and nodded. Seeing that it was getting late, I didn't keep them anymore. I picked some things and put them in bamboo baskets to send them home.