Chapter 11 Preparing for the Exam
Chapter 11 Preparing for the Exam
He put the flour into the backpack, covered it with wild vegetables, and made sure no one was watching him.
Wang Dong took the remaining huge sum of more than four yuan and went straight to the supply and marketing cooperative.
The two sisters put in a lot of effort in fishing today, and they must be rewarded well.
"Brother... why did you come here just now..."
Chen Li had been looking around at the door of the supply and marketing cooperative. When she saw Wang Dong, she ran towards him with a smile on her face.
Wang Dong touched her head and smiled lovingly. Pazhou explained: "I bought some things..."
"Sister Jun... little sister... let's go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy things now."
I first spent 80 cents and a half-pound of non-staple food coupons to buy half a pound of candy, and then spent 85 cents and a pound of meat coupons to buy a pound of fat meat...
Seeing that no one wanted the pork ribs at the meat stall and that no tickets were required, Wang Dong ignored Chen Jun's objections and spent fifty cents to buy two pork ribs that had almost no meat on them.
Seeing that the headdress on the counter was very beautiful, Wang Dong once again bought one for a full 80 cents despite Chen Jun’s objection.
Although Chen Jun rolled her eyes at him several times, Wang Dong could feel her inner joy after getting the headdress.
For Wang Dong now, as long as he can make Chen Jun happy, live a good life in the future, and win Chen Jun's heart, any amount of effort will be worth it.
Looking at the remaining one yuan in his hand, Wang Dong did not hesitate and exchanged all of it for peanut oil...
The things I bought were hidden in a backpack and covered with wild vegetables.
Holding a white note in his hand, he went straight back to the courtyard.
Uncle Yan Fugui also went fishing today and caught more than three kilograms of fish.
In addition, Wang Dong only had one fish in his hand, and the fisherman happened to take advantage of Wang Dong yesterday. Although he was jealous of the big white stripe in Wang Dong's hand, he did not say anything.
The two sides greeted each other tacitly and stopped talking.
Walking into the front yard, I turned around and returned to the east wing...
Seeing Wang Dong carrying a large backpack and the two sisters following closely behind him, both with mysterious looks, Chen Dehui could tell at a glance that there was something wrong with the backpack.
He immediately said to Aunt Li: "Old lady..."
"Close the door quickly, the children are back with goodies!"
Wang Dong admired Uncle Chen's sharp vision.
I didn't say anything, but I could tell from everyone's expressions that something was wrong with the backpack.
He is indeed a veteran who has fought in wars.
Before Wang Dong could even open his mouth, Chen Li, who had been holding back all the way, couldn't help but open her mouth...
"Father...Mother..."
“We got rich today…”
"Brother is really good at fishing..."
"One every few minutes..."
"The first fish I caught weighed five kilograms..."
"My sister and I have been helping him catch fish and put up bait..."
"My brother said that my sister and I contributed to today's catch, so he bought me half a pound of candy as a reward!"
"whee……"
As he spoke, he turned over the backpack that Wang Dong had placed on the table.
He quickly found out half a pound of candy, took out two, peeled them, and placed them in front of Uncle Chen and Aunt Li, and continued with a happy expression.
"Father...Mother..."
"You guys eat it too...it's so sweet..."
"But my brother said that eating candy frequently would damage my teeth, so he only allowed me to eat two a day..."
While talking, she took out the headdress that Wang Dong had spent a huge amount of money to buy: "This is what I bought for you..."
"So beautiful..."
"Sister promised to give me a headdress... hehe..."
"This is the first time in my life that I wear such a beautiful headdress!"
Seeing Uncle Chen and Aunt Li looking at him with reproachful eyes, as if reminding him not to spend money indiscriminately, Wang Dong quickly took out a handful of bills that he had hidden close to him.
"Uncle...Aunt..."
"These are the tickets I got in exchange for the fish..." "There are cloth tickets, meat tickets, sugar tickets, salt tickets, and tobacco tickets..."
"Save all of them for you. Try to buy things before the New Year. We'll have a good year this year, and make clothes for everyone..."
"I remember that my family hasn't made new clothes for several years..."
"Sister Jun is a grown-up girl, and she's also my future wife. You can't wear patched clothes every day!"
"Otherwise, people will definitely say that I am an irresponsible man who doesn't even buy a nice dress for my wife!"
"So many cloth coupons..." This exclamation came from Aunt Li.
He stared at Chen Dehui with wide eyes: "Boss..."
"This is 25 feet of cloth coupons... together with the cloth coupons my family has saved, I can definitely make a set of clothes for everyone in the family..."
"There are still so many oil coupons and meat coupons..."
The more he looked, the more shocked he became. Then he looked at Wang Dong and asked, "Dongzi..."
"You went to rob the ticket scalpers..."
"Where else would so many votes come from?"
"Don't worry, auntie..." Wang Dong comforted confidently.
"I didn't rob the ticket sellers... I bought these tickets with the money I earned from selling fish..."
"I also bought 20 kilograms of flour, one kilogram of pork, two shanks, and more than two kilograms of peanut oil!"
"Calcium supplement for bones..."
"Uncle just injured his bones. Tonight we will make a big bone and carrot soup, steam a fish, and stir-fry some wild vegetables with lard."
Seeing Wang Dong grabbing the ingredients on the table and about to go into the kitchen, Chen Dehui, who had not yet finished asking the question, was about to call him, but the eldest daughter Chen Jun at the side decisively interrupted.
"father……"
"I'll be with Dongzi most of the time today. If you have any questions, just ask me. My sister and I can tell you the answers!"
Faced with the eldest daughter's interruption, Chen Dehui could only let Wang Dong go and asked with a puzzled look!
"How many fish did Dongzi catch today? How come he bought so many goodies?"
Chen Li rushed to answer without waiting for Chen Jun to speak.
"I know... Dad..."
"I caught more than 30 kilograms of fish today. Except for the whitebait I brought back, I sold all the other catches..."
"The total was sixteen dollars and seventy cents."
"I only have 30 cents left, and I exchanged the rest for food and bills... and my candy and headdress!"
Chen Dehui widened his eyes in shock and shifted his gaze to Chen Jun.
Chen Jun followed up with, "Dad..."
"My little sister is absolutely right..."
"Dongzi asked us to keep today's events a secret. No one can tell it except you, so as not to attract some jealous villains..."
"We have been so depressed that we can't even smile when we share this good news with you now!"
"Hurrah……"
Chen Dehui suddenly looked happy and emotional.
"With Wang Dong here, our Chen family will not only not decline, but will get better and better!"
After that, he said to Aunt Li who was still in a daze: "Hurry up and put the flour and peanut oil in the cellar and hide them."
Steamed large white strips, stewed radish with pork ribs, and stir-fried wild vegetables with lard, these are the dishes Wang Dong prepared tonight.
Everyone at the table had smiles on their faces and quickly finished the three dishes with hope for the future.
Chen Dehui searched his stomach which was full again and said to Wang Dong: "Dongzi..."
"You've worked hard these past few days!"
"You'll have a test tomorrow, remember to go to bed early tonight!"
"Consume your energy and try to get the ninth-level cook certificate!"
(End of this chapter)