"That's right, people who sell goods know people, and those who don't know the goods just treat them as toys, and can't tell whether they are good or bad at all. Unlike us cooks, when the food goes into your mouth, you will know which one is delicious and which one is not."
He Yuzhu nodded in agreement, stepped forward and opened the wooden door of the vegetable cellar with his feet.
Chen Jingnian and He Yuzhu put the vegetables into the vegetable cellar, took a carving knife, and cut off the rotten core of the radish. The remaining part was really not suitable for carving a doll, so they carved a awning boat.
"That's great, axe. You are so skillful with it."
He Yuzhu had been watching from the side and admired sincerely.
"Little gadgets, just fool the children."
Chen Jingnian finished carving the boatman on the black awning boat and handed it to He Yuzhu.
"What are you doing for me? I'm not a child."
He Yuzhu took the carrot boat and said in surprise: "Don't tell me, it's really like that."
"Brother Zhuzi, I don't have much contact with Sister Qin's family. You and their family live in the backyard and we are familiar with each other. You can show it to Xiaodang to play with."
Chen Jingnian tidied his clothes, put away the carving knife, and returned to the front yard.
Early the next morning, Chen Jingnian got up early.
The relatives of Qin Huairu's family had already packed up their affairs and sent Jia Dongxu away.
Chen Jingnian and the neighbors in the yard followed suit.
The first aunt, the second aunt, and several other aunts supported Qin Huairu, who was wrapped in sackcloth and filial piety, with a bulging belly, and followed the carriage for a while before returning.
Bang Gang was sitting on the carriage holding Jia Dongxu's portrait. Jia Zhang seemed to have been roasted by fire, leaning on Bang Gang sluggishly, and got into the two hired carriages with the relatives from the countryside.
Scattering paper money all the way, I dragged Jia Dongxu back to his hometown in Changping.
...
When working during the day, the name Jia Dongxu completely disappeared from people's mouths, and new rumors and gossip became the talk of everyone.
When he got home in the evening, Chen Jingnian smashed the last bit of peanuts with salt and drank some wine with Li Xianwen.
"On the weekend, take your time to take my daughter to the car repair shop. I want to see her. I don't hear her calling me godfather these days, and I always feel empty."
Li Xianwen hesitated for a moment, the left side of his face was a little red, and he said embarrassedly.
"Nanny even said that she missed you that day. She clamored to come back. She held on to me and wouldn't let go. She almost hung up on my waist."
Chen Jinnian said it very easily, but he felt uncomfortable in his heart.
He felt that if it had been three years ago, Li Xianwen would never have said this.
Although the difference is only three years, Li Xianwen's body is aging rapidly, and his mentality and temperament are also changing.
"Much better than you."
Li Xianwen laughed when he heard this. Although Chen Jingnian told him when he came back that day, he still had fun hearing it again for a long time.
"Just hit one and pull the other."
Chen Jinnian pretended to be unhappy and pushed the door back, causing Li Xianwen to laugh even louder.
Chen Jingnian was the only one in the house, and the yard became quiet, except for the crickets in the cracks in the ground that chirped uninterestedly.
Chen Jingnian took out the scraps left after cutting the rabbit skin and began to polish Qin Qiong's statue, rubbing every corner. It was more tiring than when he was carving, but it was very effective.
"I'll try to finish polishing it tomorrow and then start carving the Pixiu."
Chen Jingnian's fingernails were sore from the pressure, and he began to think about giving his daughter a handjob.
He always felt that the wild rabbit fur was a bit unclean. It was fine for his fifth uncle Li Xianwen to sit on. But if it was worn on his daughter's hand, would it need to be disinfected and sterilized?
"Spray some alcohol on it, but you can't steam it."
Chen Jingnian suddenly remembered that there was some alcohol left at home, so he dug it out and dusted it on the rabbit skin.
...
The next morning, Chen Jinnian met Xu Damao outside Dongzhimen.
On the day of Jia Dongxu's visit, he and Lou Xiao'e took away five yuan, which made the third uncle who was also nearby tremble when he saw it.
Although Xu Damao didn't miss a shadow or stretch out a hand during this period, once he took out this money and the third aunt screamed, he really gained all his dignity.
When Chen Jingnian was helping out these days, he always heard people complaining about how many gifts Xu Damao and his wife had paid.
"Brother Xu, why is it so early today!"
Chen Jingnian's bicycle was packed very smoothly, but Xu Damao's bicycle was not so stubborn. After he caught up with Xu Damao, he had to slow down.
"Axe!"
Xu Damao stuck his butt out and pushed forward hard, and said with a grimace: "Hey, don't mention it! Last time I went to the countryside to play a movie, the big car bumped around. I don't know which part of the projector was bumped.
It's loose, I've been fiddling with it for several days, and it still has some glitches when I play a movie.
I thought about going to the factory early today, taking the projector to the distribution station to show it to an acquaintance, and checking out what new films there were, but I was late and the day lily was gone."
"Brother Xu, it's time to tidy up your car. Coming from the back, I found that the rear rims are all out of shape."
Chen Jingnian saw that Xu Damao was struggling to ride, so he put his hand on his shoulder and gave him a helping hand.
"Oh, oh, it's so fast. I, my feet can't keep up!"
Xu Damao's catfish mouth curled up, and the mustache on his lips, which looked like black people's curly hair sticking to their scalp, looked awkward. Especially when he was excited, he would tremble a few times. It was not too disgusting.
"Axe, slow down, slow down, there are pits and pits!"
"Brother Xu, please ride my car when you go out later."
Chen Jingnian slowed down and said after slowing down, "Your car can easily delay things."
"Okay, axe, thank you in advance, Brother Xu! By the way, has Jia Dongxu sent it? Your sister-in-law and I are still waiting for him to finish sending it and go home to live!"
Xu Damao was happily brought to the factory gate. When he got off the bus and got back in, he looked constipated again.
"Sent away yesterday!"
Chen Jingnian parked the car, waited for Xu Damao to ride over, and handed him the car key.
"Axe, there is a package from your sixth uncle!"
The guard Wang Tianzuo shouted towards Chen Jingnian.
Chen Jinnian waved his hand and walked towards the guard.
After entering the house, he found that only Wang Tianzuo was there. Chen Jingnian asked: "Uncle Wang, where are the others? Why are you the only one left?"
"I just received an urgent notice to expedite the shipment to Hebei. Junzi took Ma Jinzhu and Defa there to help."
Wang Tianzuo was flipping through the cabbage in the lunch box with a spoon. The cabbage was overcooked and turned dark yellow.
The lid of the lunch box was also placed on the stove, and two large pancakes were heated on it.
"Uncle Wang, you haven't had breakfast yet!"
Chen Jinnian walked to the shelf at the back of the utility room and asked.
"Hey, don't mention it. My hometown is sick. Your aunt and I took care of each other at night. I didn't let her get up to cook in the morning. I made something for the child to deal with it. I felt that I didn't have enough time, so I brought a bite of chewable food.
"
"The old man likes to cause trouble when the seasons change. It's enough for you and your aunt."
Chen Jingnian found a bag that smelled of peppercorns from the shelf. The strong smell made him want to sneeze.
"No, I'm older and my foundation is still poor. I'm just afraid of winter and tend to get sick when the weather gets cold."
Wang Tianzuo took the rag and carried the lunch box from the stove to the table, lamenting.
"Okay, hurry up and eat, I'm going back first!"
Chen Jinnian carried the bag, and after greeting Wang Tianzuo, he walked out of the guard room.
"Uh-huh!"
Wang Tianzuo just took a sip of the vegetable soup, and an overly meaty smell came out of his mouth, so he had to close his mouth and respond twice. This chapter has been completed!