The road back to the village was fairly smooth. The two of them supported each other at the back of the car. After stumbling for a long time, they were able to ride for a while, but they were both exhausted and sweating profusely.
After arriving home, Chen Lishu and Gu Xingping first put away their things, then turned on the water, locked the door, and briefly scrubbed themselves until they were fresh. Gu Xingping went to cut pig grass, and Chen Lishu made a "fake collar" at home.
Because of Zhang Qin and Li Xiulan's tailoring looks, she made a dozen of them in half an afternoon.
Looking at the time, it seemed that Li Xiulan and the others were about to leave work. Chen Lishu got up and started preparing dinner.
She bought the tenderloin today and is going to make pot-roasted pork for dinner.
First cut the meat into thin slices, marinate it with seasonings for a while, then coat the meat evenly with cornstarch and set aside.
Add oil to the pot, and when the oil temperature rises, fry the meat in the pot until golden brown and hard. Then add the chopped ginger and carrot shreds to the pot and stir-fry. At the same time, add the prepared soup, and then fry
The good meat is quickly put into the pot and scooped out, and the sweet, sour and crispy flavor instantly fills the entire kitchen.
Soon Li Xiulan and the others came back from work and couldn't help but sniff when they smelled the aroma of vegetables in the kitchen.
"Hey, who bought the bicycle?" Gu Xingmin asked, looking at the bicycle in the corner.
"My third sister-in-law bought it, it's a permanent brand." Gu Xingping had just finished feeding the pigs and was washing her hands when she heard him ask.
When everyone heard that it was bought by Chen Lishu, they all walked over to take a closer look. However, they were soon attracted by the aroma of the dishes and washed their hands and prepared to eat.
But no one noticed that a pair of eyes in the Liu family next door were leaning on the courtyard wall and looking towards this place.
"Brother, what are you looking at?" Liu Xiaobao couldn't help but asked curiously when he saw him lying next to the wall of Lao Gu's courtyard when he went out.
"Xiaobao, come here and see what that is." Liu Dabao was originally attracted by the aroma of vegetables coming from the Gu family's kitchen and couldn't help but want to see what he was eating, but now he was attracted by another thing in the yard.
Liu Xiaobao came over curiously and saw the brand new bicycle parked in the yard.
"Brother, it's a bicycle!"
The number of people with bicycles in the village can be counted on the palm of a hand. Unexpectedly, the old Gu family actually bought one.
"I'm a little short of money recently, how about we steal it and sell it for money?" Liu Dabao squeezed his mouse eyes, which were carved out of the same mold as Widow Liu, and looked at Liu Xiaobao.
Liu Xiaobao hesitated: "Brother, the Gu family is not easy to mess with. Have you forgotten about the last time you were beaten?"
Liu Dabao was still angry when he mentioned this, and spat fiercely on the ground: "It just so happened that I stole their bicycle in exchange for money, so I guess they will pay me compensation."
After saying that, he looked at Liu Xiaobao: "I know about you, Zhang Erzhu and Gu Laoer playing cards. Gu Laoer won you a lot of money, right?"
The two brothers perfectly inherited the 'excellent' genes of Widow Liu. One loved gambling and drinking, and the other was born a dirty child.
Liu Xiaobao listened to Liu Dabao's words and nodded without hesitation: "Okay, but we will do this together, and the sale price will be divided equally."
"no problem."
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"Mom and Dad, I want to tell you some good news that you will never expect." Gu Xingping stood up after seeing everyone sit down.
After pausing for a moment and seeing everyone looking over, he coughed lightly and said, "I'm going to the town to go to school."
"What? Old girl, tell me again where you are going to school?" Li Xiulan thought she was hallucinating and asked again uncertainly.
Gu Xingping repeated it with a smile, and then briefly explained the ins and outs of the matter.
When Li Xiulan and his wife heard that they had asked Chen Lishu to give her 20 yuan of tea as soon as she was told, who sister-in-law would be willing to spend such a large sum of money on her sister-in-law, they were immediately moved and relieved.
"Sister-in-law, you study hard and find a good job. When my fourth uncle and I learn to drive, we will drive for you." Gu Song suddenly said.
Gu Xingguo couldn't help but put his hand on the back of his son's head and said with a smile: "Looking at your little potential, won't you also study hard and drive for yourself in the future?"
Usually, the couple would occasionally plan for their children in private and would say that if Gu Song didn't learn well, he would learn to drive from the fourth child. Unexpectedly, this kid started to worry about him now.
Gu Song was a little aggrieved by the slap from his father: "I also want to give my sister-in-law a motivation to study."
"Brother, if you drive for me, I won't dislike you." Gu Hong suddenly raised her face and said in a sweet voice.
Everyone couldn't help laughing when they heard her words.
After dinner, Chen Lishu went back to the house and continued making fake collars. Seeing that school was about to start in a few days, Chen Lishu and Gu Xingping did not go to town anymore, but kept concentrating on working and studying at home.
Seeing that school was about to start in two days, Chen Lishu went back to Chen's house.
The new house built by the Chen family this time is quite large, with three rooms in total. The frame has already been erected, and it is estimated that it will be completed in another ten days and a half.
Chen Lishu first said a few words to Wu Chunmei and Chen Mandun in the yard, then went into the house and gave Chen Liyuan 20 yuan to pay for their tuition and miscellaneous expenses. She also told her to study hard before going home.
The next day, Chen Lishu and Gu Xingping packed their things and rode to town.
During this period, Chen Lishu made a total of 152 "fake collars", which she took to the town to sell.
After arriving in the town, the two put down their things. Gu Xingping couldn't wait to take some of the "fake collars" out to sell. Chen Lishu also went to the Materials Bureau to ask Zhou Bin if he wanted any goods.
"I sold all the thirty pieces last time. Sister, how many do you have on hand this time?"
She also wanted to leave some for Gu Xingping, so Chen Lishu thought for a moment and said, "One hundred pieces."
"Then I want them all."
Soon the two made an appointment to pick up the goods at home when Zhou Bin got off work. Then Chen Lishu went home and took some of the "fake collars" with her to sell.
All the 'fake collars' were sold out in less than two days. Chen Lishu earned a total of 462 yuan, and Gu Xingping also earned more than 20 yuan.
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At a training ground in the provincial capital, the Autumn Tiger is still showing its remaining power. The soldiers are doing various difficult training in the field under the scorching sun. They are sweating profusely and almost lying on the ground from exhaustion.
"Wang Dazhu, ten minutes and two seconds, failed, try again!"
Wu Zheng returned the chronograph in his hand and looked up to see Wang Dazhu not moving at the same place. He frowned: "What are you doing?"
Wang Dazhu glanced at Gu Xingdong behind Wu Zheng, hesitated for a moment, but then quickly stiffened his neck and said: "I don't accept it!"
Wu Zheng frowned and said, "Why are you so dissatisfied? Why are you dissatisfied?"
Wang Dazhu: "It requires us to compress the time to complete it within ten minutes. It is simply an impossible task. I refuse to accept it!"
"Dazhu is the training pacesetter of our battalion. If he can't complete it, it's even more impossible for us."
Seeing someone taking the lead, other soldiers stopped one after another.