Chapter 189 Old Classmate
Anyway, this little yellow dog is very suitable for Wang Cunye. I was afraid of freezing it, so I put it in the backpack and gave it an old cotton-padded jacket that I had prepared in advance. Cover and keep warm.
But this little yellow dog is indeed very active, a little too lively. He stood up on his hind legs several times and crawled out.
Seeing this, Wang Cunye had no choice but to take it out and hold it in his arms. However, even if he held it, it was not very honest. It would either turn its eyes and stare at the people walking around, or lie on its side. With his arms bent, he wagged his tail at Heiwa and Xiaojin, hummed softly, and struggled to think of coming down to play with the two dogs.
"He must be restless even when he is raised..."
Wang Cunye said with a smile, but the more he looked at it, the more satisfied he became.
Then he enthusiastically ran to the stall of two acquaintances and weighed the little yellow dog, which weighed just over four pounds.
"The dog seller must not be fooling people. This is probably just a little tiger with a yellow head, or the puppy that has just been born is not so heavy."
He said to Chen Ling.
“Well, indeed, a one-month-old puppy can weigh about four pounds. Even if it is a big breed, it should be okay if it is tiger-headed and yellow.”
Chen Ling agreed.
"Lingzi, the bell seller has come out of the stall, let's go and have a look."
While the two men were talking, the second uncle dragged Chen Ling to the front. It’s time to pick out bells at the stall.
He bought it for the family's draft horse.
Wearing bells on packhorses can ward off wolves.
The local packhorse is a pony. The pony is small and strong, resistant to thirst and hard work, and has strong adaptability. It is good at walking on mountain roads and can easily cross mountains and rivers. It is the main force of pack transport in local mountainous areas.
Although this kind of pony has many advantages, it is very afraid of wolves. If it encounters a wolf, its legs will become weak and unable to walk.
So the packhorse must be equipped with a bell. When the wolf hears the sound of the bell from a distance, he will know that someone is following him, and in most cases he will not come.
Wolves are cautious by nature and will not risk attacking people or invading villages unless they cannot find food in the middle of winter and are extremely hungry.
It was almost ten o'clock in the morning, and the crowds in the town were getting denser. At first glance, they were full of people, bustling and bustling, and even the bridge in the distance could not be seen.
After Wang Qingzhong had already picked out the bells, Chen Ling thought about it and chose two. He was going to hang them on the little white cow during the Chinese New Year to add some joy.
After buying the bell, the three of them rushed back to the medicinal shop.
It happened that Wang Susu and the others had just sold the medicinal materials and were picking up cloth next to the cloth stall not far from the medicinal materials shop.
After they selected the fabric, the woman running the stall measured the size with a wooden ruler, cut a slit in the measured position, pulled hard, and with a "prick" sound, the entire piece of cloth was neatly aligned. It was torn off.
Two kinds of floral cloth, two kinds of blue cloth and black cloth, five or six pieces torn from the front and back.
"Mom, do you want to buy some cloth to make cotton clothes?"
After Chen Ling and the others walked up to them, Wang Qingzhong came over and asked.
"Well, the money from selling the medicinal materials will make two new cotton clothes for the dolls."
Gao Xiulan said with a smile.
"Oh, this year you can do it for Zhenzhen and Tongtong. I don’t need all the stuff in my family..."
Wang Qingzhong chuckled: "Two days ago, his grandmother said that she was doing it for him. You should take it easy this year."
"Then if you didn't tell me earlier, I would have bought the cloth."
< br>Gao Xiulan complained a little.
Baby babies grow up quickly, so when making cotton-padded clothes, they are often made as large as possible so that they can last for two or three winters.
When you grow taller and you can’t wear it anymore, you will take it off and reattach a piece of cotton-padded clothing so that you can continue to wear it.
So I had to pull out a lot of fabric, and if I was making clothes for a little baby, the quality of the fabric wouldn't be too bad, and with the addition of cotton, it was a big expense.
"Ah? Didn't Xinping tell you?"
Wang Qingzhong was stunned for a moment and looked around, but couldn't find his wife.
Not only Guo Xinping was not there, but Wang Zhenzhen and the other three were also not there. After careful inspection, Chen Ling's cow was not there either.
“They were going to school to feed the cows. My second sister-in-law was afraid that they would run around, so she went with them.”
Wang Susu explained from the sidelines.
"Ah? That's it..."
Wang Qingzhong scratched his head and said with a smile: "It's okay, mother, I will use the extra fabric to make it for Dongdong next year. My Dongdong doesn't need it. I dislike old materials."
"You can keep the new fabrics for Tongtong to make. The old ones were used for my sister-in-law the year before last. I can't let Tongtong wear the old ones all the time."
"Okay. , can I not know?”
Gao Xiulan glared at her second son angrily: "You still need to say this?"
Chen Ling looked on and couldn't help but smile: "The eldest brother and the second brother have a really good relationship."
< br>"Haha, the two of them, when they are good, they are like a good person. When they are at odds, neither of them pays attention to the other for most of the year."
"They are so old, they are like a baby. "
At this time, Wang Cunye curled his lips and said behind him.
"Eh? Dad, have you picked out the puppy?"
Wang Susu's eyes lit up, she walked up quickly, took the little yellow dog into her hands and teased it for a while.
She has always liked dogs.
Gao Xiulan also came over when she saw this: "Isn't this similar to the big yellow dog we used to have?"
"It's similar, this is a tiger-headed yellow dog."
Wang Cunye said unhappy.
"What's wrong with Tiger Head Yellow? Tiger Head Yellow is still a dog, isn't it? A dog still has to rush to the market to buy it, and give you a high-end one..."
Gao Xiulan retorted.
In the past two days, Chen Ling has become accustomed to the quarrels between her father-in-law and mother-in-law from time to time.
When Wang Susu finally had enough playing with the little yellow dog, she took her to the stall next to her to choose a headscarf.
Wang Susu has cut her hair short now, and she wore a pink and white hairband when she went out today. She looks young and pretty. If anyone didn't know better, she would look like an unmarried girl.
"You are not suitable for this bright red scarf, it is too flashy."
Seeing Wang Susu walk to the stall and go straight to the bright red scarf, Chen Ling reminded helplessly.
Wang Susu lives up to her name, and she is suitable to match with some plain-colored clothes.
With her fair complexion, bright red will make her look old-fashioned.
"You say that again, except for the year we got married, I have never worn a red scarf."
Wang Susu complained, and then took off the red scarf, put it on her head, and tied it gently Okay, turned around and asked: "How is it? Is it really not good-looking?"
Chen Ling smiled immediately and stretched out his hand to straighten her hair.
"It looks good. My wife looks good no matter what. If you like it, we will buy it."
I have to say that good-looking people do look ugly no matter how they match it.
Just like Wang Susu, although the red headscarf is not as flattering as the light-colored headscarf, it does not look ugly. The beautiful forehead-length bangs, fair and rosy cheeks, and big watery eyes, how can it be ugly?
"She looks like a new daughter-in-law, haha..."
Chen Ling looked left and right, and after sizing it up for a while, he suddenly said something.
“Fuck you.”
Wang Susu glared at him shyly, then turned around and asked about the price.
Chen Ling also walked to the stall and took a look: "Let's buy another red scarf and a red hat..."
In fact, the bright red knitted cotton hat and scarf Wang Susu would look better on, at least better than the scarf. Yes, it won't look old-fashioned.
"It's enough for me to have a headscarf, and I'll let you choose the rest..."
The little daughter-in-law was satisfied just to buy a red headscarf, and she said to him with a smile upon hearing this.
"What else can I choose? Just buy a pair of scarves and hats. Let's wear them together."
Chen Ling smiled.
"That's okay."
Wang Susu raised her head and looked at him, her eyebrows curved.
"You two, take your time shopping first. Let's go to the school to look for Zhenzhen. This crazy girl doesn't know what she is doing. She won't come back for a long time. Let's go and have a look..."
< br>Gao Xiulan said to them, walked forward for a while, then turned around and reminded: "It's the elementary school in Zhendong, not your brother's place. If you don't want to go shopping, come and find us. It's very close."
"I know, Mom."
After Gao Xiulan and the others left, Chen Ling took his wife to the stalls of two Miao women to pick out jewelry.
I bought a silver necklace and a pair of silver earrings.
"Huh? Are there people taking pictures in front?"
Wang Susu suddenly pointed to the corner in front.
There was a photo booth set up there, close to the wall, and a small purple-black tent. The appearance of the tent was a bit shabby, and there were many patches on it.
“Let’s go and have a look.”
This was the first time Chen Ling encountered someone taking pictures at the market.
There are only temple fairs in the county and Changle Township, and there are no general fairs, because temple fairs are almost always before and after festivals, and they are often when meeting relatives, when they are happy and take pictures. There is usually little business going to the market, and people don’t have that spare money.
The two walked to the photo booth.
What catches the eye are colorful canvases, or blue sky and white clouds, flowers and grass; or azure sea, coconut trees on the beach.
Or maybe the Tiananmen Square of the Forbidden City, and the Monument to the People’s Heroes...
They are gorgeous and colorful, and they are all used as backgrounds for photography.
There are also samples posted next to them, which are photos taken in the past and displayed for people to see.
An old lady with an orange headscarf was sitting on a donkey cart, guarding the photo stall. When she saw Chen Ling and the others approaching, she smiled and said, "Do you want to take a photo? If you want to take a photo, pick the canvas first. There is someone in the tent taking the photo, you guys?" I have to wait a while..."
"Well, how much does it cost to take a photo now?"
Chen Ling reached out and touched the canvas and asked.
"It costs five yuan for a set of ten photos. The more photos you take, the cheaper it will be for you."
The old lady got up and gave them two more beautiful sample photos. One person said: "Look, this photo is so good. Young people should take more photos. You two are good-looking, and the photos will definitely look better than this."
"We are planning to take some photos as a family. This tent is too small. Can we change the place to take photos?"
Chen Ling looked at the photos given by the old lady and found that they were indeed pretty good, so he asked again road.
"Yes, yes, behind the stall is my niece's house. The place is quite big and bright. It's your family taking pictures..."
The old lady said with a guilty look on her face. Difficult color.
The more people there are in a family, the less they earn.
And it’s troublesome.
For the same price, single and double photos are more trouble-free and faster to take.
Those who take photos in the countryside usually do business only when they are engaged and married, during holidays or at the end of the year.
If you want to take pictures, make an appointment with someone in advance, or go to your door to take pictures. The person who takes the pictures will ride a bicycle and bring a camera to the village to take pictures at your door.
Most of these people also make a living by farming.
You can’t make a lot of money just taking photos.
Chen Ling also knew what the old lady was thinking, so he said: "We will take a few more pictures later."
"That's okay."
The expression on the old lady's face It immediately calmed down.
So Chen Ling and the others went to Fenglei Town Primary School to call for help.
Then I went to the town middle school to see if Wang Qingwen had finished the meeting.
After waiting for another twenty minutes, Wang Qingwen and his wife came out.
It was close to noon at this time, the sun was shining warmly, the streets were becoming more and more lively, the vendors were shouting more and more vigorously, and the aroma of hot rice and meat was all wafting out.
As a big family, they were accompanied by the crowded crowd. The elderly, adults and children all went to the photo booth with great interest.
“The last time your dad and I took a picture was when Zhenzhen was full moon. How many years have passed and Zhenzhen is already ten years old.”
In front of the photo booth, Gao Xiulan sighed with a smile.
“Yes, it’s been ten years. When I saw the photos Susu and you took two days ago, I thought that during the Chinese New Year, our family must take some good photos. I didn’t expect this. I met someone taking a photo.”
Wang Cunye also said happily: “It’s a coincidence that you are all here, so let’s take a few more photos today.”
The person taking the photo is a short and fat man wearing a black liberation hat. The old man, with a camera slung around his neck, became very enthusiastic when he heard them say to take more pictures. He led them into the house behind the stall, and then stepped on a stool to hang the canvas.
Tiananmen, monuments, airplanes and ships...
After hanging the canvases one by one.
The whole family first walked to the canvas in Tiananmen Square.
Wang Cunye and Gao Xiulan sat side by side on the two stools in front.
Wang Zhenzhen and his two little nephews stood beside them.
Chen Ling and Wang Qingwen's family stood behind them.
"Get ready, smile."
The old man shouted and took the photo with a "click".
Then he looked at it, frowned and said: "This one won't work. The two boys in front of you should look forward. Don't look at the puppy, and don't smile playfully. Brother, you'd better pick up the dog. , If it doesn’t work, put it aside first, the baby keeps moving..."
"Okay, okay, I will pick it up."
Wang Cunye picked up the little yellow dog and looked at the two little grandchildren. glared.
In this era of photography, the style of painting is still relatively serious, and everyone is more traditional. They believe that smiling is good, and smiling happily should not cause trouble.
"Everyone is fine, otherwise they won't be allowed to wear red or military clothes for the photo, and they won't be allowed to carry guns."
Gao Xiulan knows how to treat them.
After saying this, the two little grandsons immediately became extremely honest.
"Okay, ready, smile..."
The old man said again.
With a "click".
"Yes, this time is good. Brother and sister-in-law, please take a photo of you two..."
"Okay."
"Will you change the scenery?"
"If you don't change, you will have Tiananmen."
So after Wang Cunye and Gao Xiulan finished taking pictures, they took pictures with Chen Ling and Wang Susu, their daughter and son-in-law. After that, adults and children came in twos and threes, changing various scenery. According to.
Hei Wa, Xiao Jin, the little white cow, and the little yellow dog were all not left behind either.
The two male dolls also put on small military uniforms as they wished, carried guns, and had sullen faces. They looked presentable, which was enough.
After taking the photo, I was still immersed in it, as if I were really two little soldiers. I straightened my back and stopped making trouble on the road.
The adults were all beaming with joy, especially Wang Cunye and Gao Xiulan. The old couple grinned and felt filled with joy and excitement, as happy as the Chinese New Year.
My daughter and son-in-law are back, and the whole family went to the party in a lively manner, and even took pictures together. Even if it is the Chinese New Year, it is nothing more than this.
When he was happy, Wang Qingwen waved his hand and went to a restaurant for lunch.
He also said to Chen Ling: "I didn't let you have a good meal the day you first arrived. You didn't taste our specialties. You have to try it today."
That's not what I said. , and went straight to the Eighth Hall of the Pier.
In the restaurant, most of them were people carrying food, cargo and other manual labor, and some were students from the town middle school. When they saw Wang Qingwen coming in, they hurriedly lowered their heads to avoid him.
At first glance, I knew that there was a market on Saturday and I didn’t get home in time, so I stayed here to play. There was also a drink on the table.
Wang Qingwen pretended not to notice that there were many people in their family, so he turned around and went out to find a large restaurant with a separate room upstairs.
“Eh?”
“Are you...Wang Susu?”
They went upstairs, but before they entered the room, a woman passing by suddenly stopped and turned around, and asked with surprise and uncertainty.
“Huh?”
Wang Susu was stunned immediately after hearing this, and stopped and looked over.
I saw a woman wearing a black hairband and a white fur scarf, about 25 or 26 years old, wearing a red plaid cotton coat, smiling at her in surprise.
“Niu Xiaoling?!”
Wang Susu also stared in astonishment, and then stepped forward to chat with him quite excitedly.
“It’s been so many years, why are you here to catch up?”
“Yes, I came with someone...”
This woman named Niu Xiaoling She was also very happy. She held Wang Susu's hand and said, "By the way, you know this person too. She is Xiang Yuhua from our class. She is getting engaged. She was too embarrassed to meet her partner alone, so she pulled me over."
“Yeah, Xiang Yuhua is here too?”
Wang Susu suddenly laughed.
Meeting two old classmates at the same time, she was surprised and happy.
"Yes, the two of them just sat down inside. Let's go, I will take you to meet them."
The more she spoke, the more excited she became. Niu Xiaoling couldn't wait to pull Wang Susu inside.
"Mom, Aling, you go in first, I'll go meet my classmates."
Wang Susu quickly turned around to say hello.
Niu Xiaoling only reacted when she heard what she said. She was so happy that she hurried forward before talking to Wang Susu's family behind her.
After a brief chat with the elders, her eyes fell on Chen Ling.
"Susu, is this the one in your family?"
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(End of this chapter)