The two of them walked around and found that someone was selling pork, and there were quite a few people buying it.

"Don't go, that's dead pork. It was killed by the thick fog. Eating it is bad for your health." A mother-in-law pulled them and pointed them to look at the basket in her hand, "I have duck eggs! I made them myself."

Duck eggs! Buy my duck eggs, they are delicious and nutritious!"

Shao Sheng'an thought that salted duck eggs were also good, and asked his mother-in-law what he would exchange for them.

"Are there any cough medicines? My child has a severe cough and the medicines distributed are not enough. Give me two packs and I will give you these duck eggs in exchange for two packs! I will even give you the basket!"

With that said, the mother-in-law put the basket into Shao Sheng'an's arms.

Her eyes were full of expectation. Shao Sheng'an decided to buy these duck eggs, but Qiao Qingqing stopped him and said to her mother-in-law, "We won't buy them." She pulled Shao Sheng'an away and left.

"Hey! My dear, don't be like this! Why are you stopping your husband from buying it when he says he wants to buy it! These are good duck eggs that are very nutritious!"

Shao Sheng'an was a little strange, but he didn't say anything and just followed Qiao Qingqing.

After her mother-in-law followed her for seven or eight meters, Qiao Qingqing stood still and turned around to interrupt her: "Are your salted duck eggs really nutritious?"

"I--"

"The city management is right over there."

The expression on the mother-in-law's face could not be concealed even in the thick fog. She turned around and ran away.

"Is there something wrong with duck eggs?" Shao Sheng'an asked.

"Well, that's a common deception. It's not a salted duck egg, it should be a ping pong ball. She poured water into it and then covered it with mud to make a disguise. In addition, the visibility was not good due to the thick fog. She couldn't find the problem unless she took it out and looked carefully.

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Shao Sheng'an understood: "It's my fault, I will be more careful in the future. By the way, do you still buy pork? Can you eat it?"

Qiao Qingqing nodded: "The pigs that died in the thick fog can be eaten, but they must be very expensive now, so I won't buy them."

They continued shopping, the autumn wind was cold, and Qiao Qingqing rubbed her arms.

"There's nothing to buy, why not go home?"

"Okay, you can tell mom about knitting sweaters when you get home. The temperature will return to normal. Sweaters and scarves will be in hot demand when winter comes."

The couple waited at the intersection back to the new community. After an hour, they gathered 20 people and set off together. This trip felt full of security. On the way, they also encountered a security team patrolling from the opposite side, which further enhanced their sense of security.

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After going out in the morning, the two returned home in the afternoon. Unexpectedly, there were guests at home.

"Village chief? Changtian?"

Village Chief Ye stood up with a smile: "Long time no see. Did you go well?"

Ye Changtian also stood up, smiling and saying nothing.

Shao Sheng'an hurriedly asked them to sit down, and sat opposite them with Qiao Qingqing, curiously asking them how they came together.

"Ahem! My right leg has been so numb recently that I can't walk. I wanted to ask Dr. Qiao to give me two injections. Chang Tian happened to be free and insisted on sending me here, ahem." Village Chief Ye said.

Qiao Qingqing let him into the house and called Shao's father to come in and help.

They went in for acupuncture, and Ye Changtian looked back to chat with Shao Shengan.

The hot topic of chat now is of course the dense fog. Ye Changtian picked up some non-confidential information and chatted with Shao Shengan: "The institute is working overtime to do research, and the mayor takes extra care of the researcher's family so that they have no worries... Yes

Well, Mayor Yu’s sister died suddenly while taking a questionnaire. It seems that she had a heart disease and died suddenly from overwork. She fell from upstairs and died on the spot."

Shao Sheng'an's eyes moved: "Mayor Yu? Is his sister called Yu Manshu?" Ye Changtian was a little surprised: "Do you know her?"

"It's either that I know her or I've heard of her. I've often seen her leading people to kill rats at the grassroots level."

Ye Changtian nodded: "It's her. She works very hard and has great abilities. I quite admire her, but her husband is not very good. Isn't she gone? Her work was handed over to her husband.

, I see, her husband is not a practical person, he is very powerful in what he talks about, and he does well on the surface, but in reality - I don’t know what Yu Jingshen’s vision is.”

"Do you have any opinions about the mayor?"

He shook his head and told the truth, "I don't have to hide it. When I work for Mayor Luo, I naturally count as Mayor Luo's people. Our faction is in competition with the mayor, but I still treat people who have the ability very much."

I admire her. Yu Manshu is really powerful. She takes the lead and is thorough in her work. Mayor Luo even praised her. Yu Jingshen is very ambitious. I don't like him. The bad honey he distributed at that time was made by his subordinates.

He's still protecting him! Anyway, I have a bad impression of him. The fog was so severe that he even asked people to come down to do a questionnaire survey. Yu Manshu died suddenly during this task. There are also several grassroots community officials whose coughs have worsened. Now they are all

While on sick leave, what's the point of doing this? Oh, the point is to provide reporters with materials. Before the home quarantine was lifted, he visited several homes, bringing reporters and cameras with him, saying that it was to satisfy the people's wish for home quarantine.

Do you know how long the video was played internally? One episode was broadcast every day, and ten episodes were cut out. The music was so touching that it made my scalp numb."

After Qiao Qingqing finished acupuncture treatment for Village Chief Ye, she saw the two of them chatting animatedly and couldn't help but laugh: "I'm going to make some ointment, Brother Ye Tian, ​​the village chief called you in." Village Chief Ye didn't want Shao's father to let him in.

Help with dressing.

Ye Changtian stopped talking and responded with a smile.

After sending the father and son away, Qiao Qingqing asked curiously: "You have been chatting for so long, what were you talking about?"

Shao Sheng'an glanced at Qiao Songzhi. Qiao Songzhi put down the knitting and rolled her neck: "It makes my back hurt from sitting. I'm going to make dinner."

He said simply in a low voice.

"Yu Manshu is dead?" Qiao Qingqing was stunned.

This was too unexpected. She digested it for a while and looked in the direction of the kitchen: "Mom was knitting a sweater in the living room just now. Didn't she say anything when she heard it?"

"No, I didn't even raise my head."

Qiao Qingqing didn't care, she was more concerned about why Ye Changtian said so much to her husband.

"Actually, there is no secret. You know he is very measured. I think he is under too much pressure and wants to find someone to vent to."

"more than."

Shao Sheng'an smiled helplessly: "Anyway, I pretend not to know. I just want to do odd jobs and take care of the house most of the time. I don't want to go with him to do things with Mayor Luo."

"Sheng'an, don't be too burdened. You can go if you want. It's not far from home to work there, so you'll be taken care of." Qiao Qingqing didn't want her husband to suppress her too much.

"I really don't want to go. Is there anything else I can't tell you directly?" He stroked Qiao Qingqing's hair, "Okay, I'll go downstairs to get water."

Shao Sheng'an carried the empty bucket, and Shao's father followed him out to take care of each other, fearing that Shao Sheng'an went downstairs to fetch water but injured his foot and was unable to move. Qiao Qingqing went to the kitchen to help, and asked Shao's mother to play with Shao Shengfei.

After Shao's mother went out, she asked her mother in a low voice how she was feeling now.

Qiao Songzhi stirred the porridge in the pot and said in a calm tone: "How can I feel? I actually didn't hate her. What I hated at that time was Lin Mingyong. I married him when he was very poor and had nothing to do. I became his wife and waited for his career.

When I was a child, I hadn't had a few days of happiness when he cheated on me. He decided to divorce me because of the power in Manshu's family. Even though he and I were celebrating your birthday the night before, he said that you were the apple of his eye.

...Yu Manshu, after hearing you talk about the evil Lin Mingyong did in the previous life, I had already guessed that she would die. Otherwise, it would be impossible to sit back and watch Lin Mingyong treat her daughter like this, but I didn't expect her to die like this. Qingqing, you

Was her destiny arranged long ago? Because of her family background and because her cousin held an important position in a government agency, Lin Mingyong divorced me and abandoned his wife and daughter with just one word after she got pregnant.

Now she is working hard for her cousin and died suddenly from exhaustion at her post. Is this karma?"

"...Mom, this is all her own choice."

"Yes, everyone has to pay the price for their own choices, so I really don't hate her, I just feel that fate is a trick."

Qiao Qingqing held her arm and rested her face on her shoulder.

The mother and daughter did not speak, but they could draw warmth from each other.

After a long time, Qiao Songzhi let out a long sigh.

Shao's father and Shao's mother didn't know the names of Qiao Qingqing's biological father and stepmother, so they didn't care about what Ye Changtian said and forgot about it after hearing it. Shao's mother could tell that Qiao Songzhi was not in a good mood and thought she was in poor health.

Comfortable, secretly said to Qiao Qingqing: "Your mother is stubborn. She takes it upon herself to tell you if she feels uncomfortable, for fear of worrying you. Check to see if she feels uncomfortable in any way. I think she looks bad."

"I asked her just now. She just feels a little annoyed by the thick fog outside and is in a bad mood. She is fine."

Shao's mother breathed a sigh of relief: "It's okay."

After dinner, Qiao Qingqing opened the consultation fee sent by Village Chief Ye: a bag of dried longan.

The shell of the dried longan is sun-dried until it becomes crispy and breaks into pieces with a gentle squeeze. The meat inside is also close to the core and smells very similar. Qiao Qingqing gave each family member a handful and said: "Eat and watch."

Unappetizing."

After trying it, everyone said it was delicious. The longan meat was sticky, sweet and left an endless aftertaste.

Qiao Songzhi's mood gradually improved. When she saw Shao Shengfei crushing the dried longan into fine pieces, she gently wiped his hands and helped him peel the shell.

Shao Shengfei finally ate the longan meat and narrowed his eyes: "It's so sweet!"

A bag of dried longan allows the family to enjoy simple happiness.

However, you can't eat too much of this food. Qiao Qingqing put away the rest and planned to take some out for her family to eat after a while.

Later, Ye Changtian came again, bringing Liuzi with him. This time he was more direct, saying that he had promoted some people in the village, and asked Shao Shengan if he wanted to go with him.

"Mayor Luo needs talents around him."

Shao Sheng'an also refused directly. Ye Changtian seemed to be disappointed. He knew that Shao Sheng'an and Qiao Qingqing were both from prestigious schools. Such people must have had very decent jobs before the natural disaster, and their abilities must not be bad.

Ye Changtian knew what he and his friends in the village lacked, so he looked forward to Shao Sheng'an joining. What if their Qiuye Village was broken up and lived separately? Qiuye Village would exist forever.

But he didn't expect Shao Sheng'an to refuse again. He could understand that the last time he asked Shao Sheng'an to deal with spoiled honey together, Shao Sheng'an refused because he was afraid of retaliation. But this time there is no risk at all! The mayor is their backer.

,Why did Shao Shengan also refuse?
To be continued...