It was already dawning, and as soon as they sat down, they heard the sound of bicycle bells "ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding."

The ringtone was clear and sweet, and Susie even felt that it contained a bit of indescribable joy.

A bicycle drove over the way they came.

Susie quickly saw the man on the bike clearly—Xu Zhiqiang.

Xu Zhiqiang's face was filled with a smile, and he turned his head from time to time to talk to the people in the back seat.

Only then did Susie realize that there was a woman sitting on the back seat of the bicycle, who seemed to be Yu Xue.

Soon, Xu Zhiqiang also saw a few people resting on the side of the road. He stopped the car and tapped one foot on the ground, "Are you going to the venue?"

Tian Xiaohui nodded, glanced at Yu Xue in the back seat of Xu Zhiqiang's car, and said with a smile: "Brother Xu, why are you going?"

Xu Zhiqiang's face turned red, "No, I'm not doing anything, I'm just going to the county town to have fun."

Yu Xue sat in the back seat of the car without getting out. She glanced at a few people and pulled Xu Zhiqiang's clothes, "Let's go, there are still many things to do, don't be too late."

Xu Zhiqiang smiled apologetically at the group of people, "Let's go first." As he said that, he kicked his feet and the bicycle quickly walked away.

Zhao Tingting chuckled, "Yu Xue is also interesting. He doesn't even say hello, and looks at people as if they are superior."

Susie didn't answer, and they rested for a while, then got up and continued walking.

After walking another three or four miles, we finally arrived at Qingshi Town.

Today's Qingshi Town is completely different from when we arrived that day.

From the street to the end of the street, there are people everywhere.

The ground on both sides of the street is filled with various stalls.

Mushrooms, bamboo baskets, chairs, brooms, loofah pulp, dog skin plasters, ginger candies, everything is sold.

Su Qian took a look and saw that they were mainly agricultural and sideline products. Things produced in factories were basically not available on street stalls.

Tian Xiaohui was so excited that she dragged Su Qian and Zhao Tingting around. After they bought some needed things, she suddenly said mysteriously: "Come with me, I know a good place."

She looked around as if she was looking for something, and then led the two of them through twists and turns in the town until they arrived at a secluded alley.

Tian Xiaohui pulled the two of them in, and after turning a corner, Su Qian discovered that there were also stalls here, which must be a black market.

After walking for a while, I saw a chicken with its feet tied and thrown on the ground at a stall, with a basket of eggs next to it.

Susie first studied the comb, which was short, and confirmed that it was a hen. She asked the aunt selling chickens, "Does this chicken lay eggs?"

The aunt nodded vigorously, "Lay eggs." She pointed to the eggs next to her, "The eggs here are all newly laid."

Susie asked again, "Wouldn't it be better to keep the chicken and lay eggs every day? Why sell it?"

The aunt waved her hand and said, "I have raised this chicken for two years. Now it doesn't lay many eggs. It takes several days to lay one. Let's sell it to make some money."

Susie chatted with the aunt for a while, and then she realized that only young hens are willing to lay eggs. Generally, hens will lay fewer eggs after they are two years old. It seems that they still have to buy chickens.

However, these hens and eggs were also rare, so Susie wrapped the aunt's chickens and eggs, which cost a total of three yuan.

Zhao Tingting watched Su Qian pay the money and quickly took out the paper to write down the account.

After wandering around for a while, Su Qian finally found a chicken seller. The stall owner was an old man. Zhao Tingting bargained a lot and bought five chickens for one yuan and fifty cents.

Tian Xiaohui suddenly pointed to the end of the alley ahead and pulled Su Qian hard. Su Qian looked over and saw two bags of white rice on the ground.

Tian Xiaohui said excitedly: "Buy some, I really can't eat sweet potato rice."

Susie also wanted to buy it, but hesitated, "We're afraid we won't be able to get this rice back."

Zhao Tingting tugged at the corner of Su Qian's clothes and whispered: "Qian Qian, I think it's better not to buy it. After all, we are all eating together. Qiao Mu, Yuan Gang and the others may not agree -"

Susie understood what she meant. To buy rice for everyone to eat, everyone must pay. Not everyone is like her, with hundreds of dollars in their pockets.

Besides, if you eat rice for a long time, you really can’t afford it.

Susie pondered for a moment, "Then I won't buy it."

Although Tian Xiaohui was reluctant to part with the rice, she was still very obedient and was pulled out of the alley by Su Qian.

It was still a secluded alley when they came out. Susie thought that the town was not big and she was not afraid of getting lost, so she chose a random direction and walked forward.

After walking for a while, they heard the bustle of people in the market. They reached the entrance of the alley and were about to go out when Susie's eyes suddenly stopped on the roadside.

There is a scrap recycling station in this alley.

There were many scrap newspapers and books on the ground. An old man was sitting on a bamboo recliner, listening to the radio with his eyes closed.

Susie's heart moved and she walked over and asked: "Old man, can I buy some books here?"

The old man opened his eyes and waved his hand casually, "Choose for yourself. Once you choose, you will be given money. One dime per book."

It seemed that this was not the first time that the old man had done this kind of business. Susie agreed and squatted in front of the pile of used books and started rummaging through them.

Tian Xiaohui knelt down next to her and started rummaging, "What book are you looking for? A novel?"

There was nothing interesting in the countryside, and she was planning to go somewhere to get some books to read.

Susie shook her head, "Textbooks, textbooks for the second and third years of high school. Take them out if you see them." She has the textbooks for the first year of high school, but she lacks the textbooks for the second and third years of high school.

Although the college entrance examination will be resumed in two or three years, she has to prepare early.

Tian Xiaohui laughed, "We don't go to school anymore, so what else do we do?"

Susie didn't explain, just said: "I'm useful."

Zhao Tingting murmured next to her, "I would have brought those books if I had known you wanted them."

Su Qian turned to look at her. By the way, Zhao Tingting is a recent graduate of high school. "Do you still have your textbooks?"

Zhao Tingting nodded and shook her head, "I don't know. I took it home after graduation. My mother probably sold it as scrap."

Susie continued to search, "When will you go back to visit relatives, look for it and bring it over if you find it."

"Okay." Zhao Tingting agreed, put down her backpack, sat on a pony and looked around boredly.

Susie searched for a long time and found only a few textbooks for junior high, middle and elementary schools, but none for high school.

She patted her head. Qingshi Town is where the commune is located. The commune is actually the township government in later generations. There is only a junior high school here, not a high school. I am afraid there are not many high school students in the entire commune. If you want to find high school textbooks, you may have to go

Check with the county.

She took out two junior high school textbooks and turned around to see Tian Xiaohui holding the book and reading it with gusto.

She tugged on Tian Xiaohui's braid and said, "If you want to read it, buy it and go back to read it. Think this is a library."

"Ouch, my legs are numb from squatting." She stood up and stretched her legs and feet.

At this moment, something suddenly kicked under her feet. She looked down and saw a pile of broken metal and scrap metal at her feet. What almost hit her feet was a pile of dust.


Chapter completed!