Chapter 63
Wu Jiangshan dumped all the big sacks he brought back in the courtyard.
Song Xiangjun came close to him and was almost knocked over.
"Are you going to the provincial capital to collect rags?"
"Mom, you have a good sense. This is junk. You paid for it."
Song Xiangjun touched Wu Jiangshan's head: "You don't have a fever, why are you still talking nonsense?"
Wu Jiangshan smiled and picked out the pair of jeans and floral shirt: "Mom, can you wash these for me?"
Song Xiangjun looked through it in disgust: "Whose pants did you pick up? The material is quite thick."
"Does it look good? I'll make some money later and buy you a new one."
"I don't want to wear this, it looks weird." He said he was disgusted, but he still took the clothes and pants away to wash.
Wu Jiangshan found a small bench, sat in the courtyard and started playing with the broken skates.
This thing really has no technical content. He just doesn’t know anyone who knows how to use a lathe and can’t make standard parts.
According to the owner of the skating rink, it's not worth spending money to buy it from other places.
Wu Jiangshan went to the house and dug out screwdrivers and other tools, and started disassembling and assembling.
As soon as he picked one up, his mother hurried over and gave him a small pink purse.
"What is this? Where did it come from?"
Wu Jiangshan glanced at it: "Oh, it's for the girl I saved. Pay for my medical expenses. You take out the money and give it to me. You can use your wallet."
Song Xiangjun rummaged through his wallet, took out the money and counted it first, then handed it to Wu Jiangshan: "Keep it carefully and don't spend it randomly."
Then I looked at the small purse. It was made of pure leather and was quite new, but the color was too tender and not suitable for her.
He gave a piece of it to Wu Jiangshan: "Why don't you give it to your sister?"
Wu Jiangshan took it and stuffed it into his trouser pocket together: "I'll buy you something better next time."
"You just have a good mouth." Song Xiangjun curled her lips and turned around to leave.
I kept playing around until about three o'clock in the afternoon and finally managed to get three pairs of the same size.
There was still a pile of dismembered bodies, so Wu Jiangshan removed all the usable parts, including shoelaces, and put the remaining worn leather uppers and shoe uppers into the kitchen and kept them for the fire.
He put the shoes he had put together, went to the backyard to fetch water and took a shower. He went to his grandma's house and took out a pair of old clothes and put them on, and then he lay down on the kang.
He turned around and looked at the calendar hanging on the wall above the kang. It was Saturday, June 28, 1986.
The college entrance examination is in early July, only a few days away, so we have to set up the stall before students start school.
Grandpa went to the field, and grandma saw him lying down and thought he was sleepy now that he hadn't taken a nap, so she took out a summer quilt made of rags from the kang cabinet and put it on him.
Then he sat next to Wu Jiangshan and touched her eldest grandson's head curiously.
I really didn't plan to sleep at first, but having my grandma touch my head like this made me feel like I was back to when I was a kid and being coaxed to sleep by my grandma.
Wu Jiangshan closed his eyes without knowing it.
On the other side, Zhong Dagu wiped away his sweat. He had become even darker from the sun in the reed pond in the past few days.
He looked at the bucket next to him, with the fish in it jumping around, and thinking about his income in the past few days, a smile appeared on his thin, dark face.
I don’t know when Wu Jiangshan will come back, and I will give him a surprise then.
After taking a breath, Zhong Dagu tied the bucket to his bicycle and pedaled home as fast as he could.
When you get home, quickly pick up the fish and put it in the pot to stew.
In the past few days, he sold out all the goods from the night before at noon, and went to Weitang in the afternoon.
It was sold out in the evening, so I went to catch Dulu crab roe in the evening, spinning like a top. It was like trying my best.
But seeing the money getting more and more day by day, Zhong Dagu didn't feel tired at all.
Zhong Dagu did not regard the money as his own. He always believed that this stall belonged to Wu Jiangshan, that the way to make money was Wu Jiangshan's idea, and that he was just helping Wu Jiangshan.
But he believed in Wu Jiangshan. If he asked to borrow money, Wu Jiangshan would definitely lend it to him.
While the fish was stewing, Zhong Dagu dug out a corn pancake and squatted on the edge of the stove to eat it.
I wonder how Wu Jiangshan is doing when he takes his father to see a doctor?
It must be very expensive to go to a big hospital in a provincial capital for medical treatment.
If Wu Jiangshan doesn't have enough money, he has made a lot in the past few days and can still afford it, but he wants to go to Pingdao to see his father, so he has to postpone it.
When the fish is stewed, the whole house is filled with delicious aroma.
Zhong Dagu scooped up water and was about to wash out the basins, when he heard someone coming outside the courtyard.
He stretched out his head and saw that it was Zhang Dana.
Zhang Dana wore a light pink dress, her hair was half tied up with a hair tie, and she was wearing snow-white sandals. She was so beautiful that she glowed.
When I walked into the courtyard, I saw Zhong Dagu working alone in the kitchen, with a little disappointment on his face.
"Jiang Shan hasn't come back yet." Zhong Dagu stood up with wet hands, a little nervous.
Zhang Dana pouted slightly: "Didn't he say when he would come back?"
Zhong Dagu shook his head, not knowing what to say next.
Wu Jiangshan was not here, and Zhang Danna didn't want to go in. She looked at the bicycle in the yard. It was covered with mud and could not be seen as it was.
"I, I will clean your car later."
"It's okay, you can use it." Zhang Danna looked disappointed when she didn't find Wu Jiangshan, waved her hand casually, turned and left.
Zhong Dagu scratched his messy hair and looked down at himself.
The Jiefang shoes turned into open-toed sandals, and the color of the pants was no longer visible.
The tattered vest worn by his father many years ago was moth-eaten and there was a hole in it with just a slight tug.
He rubbed his nose, continued to wash the basin, then packed the fish, pushed his bicycle to the door of the knitting factory to sell, and started to repeat the previous busyness...
Wu Jiangshan didn't wake up until dinner. As soon as the family sat down at the table, his second uncle and his family came back.
The second sister-in-law put on a new floral gown and entered the main room arrogantly. The third sister Wu Meihua followed her in and called her grandpa.
The second uncle was holding two bottles of cans in his hand: "Dad, you are back, how was the checkup?"
"It's fine. There's nothing wrong with it. You haven't eaten yet. Come sit down and eat."
"Hey." The second uncle agreed and moved the stool out himself.
The second uncle didn't say anything since she walked in. The second uncle moved a stool for her, and she sat down without using chopsticks.
"Dad, I just heard that you are back and your family is all together..."
The second uncle pulled the second uncle's mother and said, "Let's eat first."
The second uncle waved her hand: "Who can eat the clear soup with little water every day? I have to tell you sooner or later? Why are you dragging me? Don't forget what you promised me before you came here."
The second uncle remained silent again and sat there with his head lowered, looking very pitiful.
Wu Jiangshan put down his chopsticks. This situation still happened. He looked at his grandfather, who smiled at him with a calm expression.
"Second brother, if you have anything to say, just say it."
Grandma's face was filled with disappointment. Is this the son she raised?
The second uncle did not dare to visit his grandparents, and he was also in a dilemma.
Chapter completed!