When he found out that the Ai Cao had been admitted to high school, Gu Dong was even happier than the Ai Cao.
He was so excited that he ran several laps in the courtyard.
"Alright,
You're back. You'll get wet in a while! "The Ai Cao stood at the door of the house.
Looking at the man in the courtyard, his eyes were filled with gentleness.
"I'm happy! It's good to be drenched in the rain! It's smooth,
It's delightful! " Gu Dong ran excitedly to the Ai Cao. He didn't care that his body was wet. He picked up the Ai Cao and spun in circles excitedly.
"Hahahaha, be careful!"
"Hehe, fly! Fly! "Gu Dong deliberately teased the Ai Cao.
The laughter in the small courtyard drifted far away along with the drizzle in the sky.
August,
It was a promising start.
It was raining. Although it was a light rain,
The weather was finally no longer in a state of drought.
Gu Dong not only felt that there was hope for the seedlings in the field, but more importantly, he felt that there was hope for her and the Ai Cao's life,
There were more possibilities.
In the blink of an eye,
It was already the day when the Ai Cao's school term was about to start,
Gu Dong and the Ai Cao went to the city again, and this time,
The two of them came specially to stroll and play,
They came to buy things for the Ai Cao when school started.
"Buy a watch,
It's easier for you to see the time. "Gu Dong looked at the watch in the container,
He couldn't move his feet. He wanted to buy a watch for the Ai Cao.
The Ai Cao looked at the price. A swallow's watch, one hundred and twenty-five yuan, and it also needed industrial coupons.
"Do you have enough coupons to exchange?" They had already bought three sets of clothes, a backpack, and a small water bottle. The Ai Cao didn't bring enough to buy Gu Dong.
Gu Dong secretly calculated in his heart and said, "Enough. Did you forget what I showed you outside? I've got a whole bunch of them. "He didn't dare say that after buying the watch, they couldn't buy the bike.
Industrial coupons were not easy to get. What he had left were mostly cloth coupons, food coupons, and other miscellaneous items.
"Alright then." The Ai Cao wants to go to school and feels that it is good to have a watch. Anyway, her family is not short of money now. This watch can tell the time better than the sun. But after looking at the other brands, she finally said to Gu Dong: "Let's buy two. We don't need coupons. The price is also low. This way, we can buy two, one for each of us."
Gu Dong tilted his head and looked at the model the Ai Cao was pointing at. He realized that he had never heard of this brand before. He smiled and said, "You want the one just now. I'll buy this one!"
"I want the same." Ai Cao understood what Gu Dong meant and felt warm in his heart. She smiled and said to him, "We'll change it together in the future."
In the end, the Ai Cao couldn't help but ask Gu Dong for two different watches.
This time, when they came to the city, the two of them went to many places that were run by the local government. They saw many rare things and didn't forget to take a look at the black market before they came back.
There were two black markets in the city, one in the north and one in the south. This was the first time Gu Dong and the Ai Cao came here. They realized that this black market was bigger than the one in the county. It was lively and there were all kinds of things to buy.
This was considered a small market. After listening to Li Han's report, the higher-ups knew about the situation here. But some things can't be controlled too strictly. Otherwise, many things will be difficult to deal with.
People have to live. If they are too strict, there will be trouble.
Gu Dong brought the Ai Cao to look around. "Look, someone is selling walnut crisps. Let's buy some! Also, look, there is someone selling canned food over there! "
Growing up in a small village, they were poor. If their family didn't buy a radio later on, the two of them would listen to the radio at night when they were free. Otherwise, they wouldn't have heard of many things, let alone seen them.
Because they didn't lack money and didn't need tickets, Gu Dong really wanted to buy everything he saw for the Ai Cao.
The Ai Cao was still calm. She picked things that she felt were not bad and bought two sets of clothes and two pairs of shoes for Gu Dong and Grandpa. She also bought a new tobacco pipe for Grandpa. When they passed by an old man who was pushing a tricycle to pick up rubbish, she also bought a few books for Gu Dong.
Knowledge is power. The Ai Cao felt that this sentence was quite true.
The more she experienced in this world, the more books she read, the more she listened to the radio, and the more she learned about the lives of the people around her. She increasingly felt that, no matter in which dynasty, studying was a visible and touchable way for people at the bottom to change their fate.
Although this path was very difficult, it did exist, and it could be passed through.
The Ai San An was admitted to a technical secondary school. Now, he was a worker and no longer needed to learn Feng Shui and work in the fields.
The villagers were envious of his changes, but at the same time, they also saw a ray of hope. Many of the families with children were no longer like before. They no longer let their children run around and play for two years if they wanted to go to school. If they didn't want to go to school, they could just go home. Many of them had started to urge their children to study and go to school.
The Ai San An was now a role model in the village.
Although Gu Dong didn't like the Ai San An, he could clearly see a ray of hope from the Ai San An. It was a hope that studying and going to school could change the situation.
In the past, he let the Ai Cao go to school because it was a path. However, he only heard about it and it was only a possibility. But now, the Ai San An had taken this path and it had become possible.
So when the two of them were at home, the Ai Cao studied. Sometimes, she would let Gu Dong listen to the things that she thought were useful. Now, Gu Dong was no longer the person who felt that the books she read were meaningless. He tried to listen to and understand them. When he didn't understand, he would ask her why.
What would the future of a family be like? The Ai Cao didn't know. She didn't want to guess the current world. She could only take every step steadily and try to learn as much as she could.
What if it was useful in the future?
The Ai Cao buried her head in choosing the books. When she was done, she looked up and found that Gu Dong, who was standing behind her just now, was gone.
Where did he go?
Mugwort turned his head to search. In the bustling streets, Mugwort looked to both sides. Only then did he see Gu Dong's back facing him at a corner covered by a willow tree 20 meters away. He was chatting with a bald uncle in his forties. He didn't know what they were talking about.
"Hey, I've weighed it. It's a total of 46 cents." The old man who bought the books counted them by the catty. These books, regardless of whether they were old or new, were all waste paper in his eyes. He bought them by the catty and bought them by the catty. But when he changed hands, the price would be higher.
The Ai Cao was brought back to her senses by the old man. She quickly handed the money to the old man: "Okay, here you are. Thank you." Then, she took a pile of books and walked towards Gu Dong.
When he walked in and stood beside Gu Dong, he didn't even get to hear a few words before the bald uncle who was talking to him glared at him vigilantly with a ferocious expression.
Gu Dong saw the change in the person opposite him. He turned around and was happy.
"Hey, don't mind her. She's not an outsider. She's my wife." Gu Dong explained to the bald man. Then, he said to the Ai Cao: "I saw that you still need a while. I saw someone selling something here so I came to take a look."
The Ai Cao was puzzled. What was this person selling? Why didn't he set up a stall?
"Little brother, do you still want this thing? If you don't want it, I'll find someone else." The uncle looked at the Ai Cao and asked Gu Dong with a smile.
"How can I decide so quickly? Since you want so much money, you should let me take a closer look." Gu Dong didn't answer. Instead, he wanted to continue looking at the thing in his hand.
At this time, the Ai Cao saw the uncle take out an exquisite incense burner from the small cloth bag behind him. He looked around and felt that it was safe. Then, he handed it to Gu Dong.
Gu Dong didn't know what it was, but he was hesitating whether he should buy it or not. In the end, he made up his mind and turned to the Ai Cao: "Do you like this? If you like it, I'll buy it for you to play at home. "
"Hey hey, little brother, what are you talking about? This is a genuine purple incense burner from the Ming Dynasty. Look at the engravings on it and the fine workmanship. You, on the other hand, are using an antique …" He wanted to coax the woman.
The Ai Cao didn't even touch it. She only looked at it and frowned: "She doesn't like it. Don't buy it."
"Okay, then we won't buy it." Gu Dong happily returned the item to the bald uncle: "My wife doesn't like it. We won't buy it." Then, he decisively handed the item back to the uncle.
"Hey, so you're not here to buy Gu Dong. You're just here to buy something for your woman's pleasure!"
"Hehe, that's right." Gu Dong grinned.
In fact, he wasn't confident just now. He didn't know anything about these things. However, when he saw the uncle talking to others, he thought of those storybooks that always talked about gold and antiques in a time of chaos. So, on a whim, he chatted with the uncle for a while.
Then, the uncle looked at him and put away the item. Then, he took out a small incense burner and enthusiastically told him how valuable the workmanship of the dynasty was.
After a while, Gu Dong felt that what he said was quite reasonable. Then, the two of them began to negotiate the price. But he didn't expect that the man would ask for five yuan.
Gu Dong took a deep breath and felt a bit of heartache. A broken incense burner was really f * cking expensive.
He didn't know if it was an antique or not, but he had to spend money for something. Five yuan wasn't a small amount, but he could still afford it. Since he wasn't sure, he might as well ask the Ai Cao.
If he accidentally came across an antique, then he would just treat it as spending some money to buy something that Mugwort liked. That way, he wouldn't lose anything.
But what Gu Dong didn't know was that his wife knew about antiques. She had been used to antiques since she was young. She could tell if the workmanship was good or not and how long it had been used.
Just now, the bald uncle gave Gu Dong. The Ai Cao looked at it and knew that it was definitely less than 100 years old. It was at most 50 years old. Just now, he said it was from the Wanli era. She had just finished reading the history here. In the Ming Dynasty, it was a few hundred years old. It was definitely wrong.
He was trying to trick Gu Dong.
"My wife said she doesn't like it, so we don't want it." Gu Dong waved his hand and wanted to turn around and leave with the Ai Cao.
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