Chapter 32: It's all little things

Afterwards, Hua Xiali helped Lu Xiaozhi move the bamboo shoots he had picked in the past two days to other places. Hua Xiali estimated with his naked eyes that there were about 500 kilograms, so he gave Lu Xiaozhi five yuan first. After she weighed it, he would refund her the extra money or give her more money if she was short.

After Lu Xiaozhi returned to the depths of the bamboo forest first, Hua Xiali quickly put the bamboo shoots into the Lingquan space, and then went to the depths of the bamboo forest to find Lu Xiaozhi, and the two of them picked bamboo shoots together.

Lu Xiaozhi needs money, and she needs money more than Lu Xiaozhi.

Hua Xiali didn't stop until dusk. Together they moved today's results to the designated place. After Lu Xiaozhi left, Hua Xiali directly put the bamboo shoots into the Lingquan space, then ran out of the bamboo forest to chase Lu Xiaozhi, and returned to the village side by side with Lu Xiaozhi.

It was about ten minutes' walk from the river bend to the last row of the village. Even if Lu Xiaozhi carried her to the bamboo forest to pick bamboo shoots after entering the village, it would take about twenty minutes to go back and forth. The bamboo shoots they had picked before were taken away by the director of the pig farm, so Lu Xiaozhi could not suspect anything.

Even if I suspected him, I had no evidence. After all, anything could happen in twenty minutes.

Watching Lu Xiaozhi walk into the alley where his home was, Hua Xiali couldn't help but stop and hope that in this life, because of his help, this child could have an ordinary life!

In fact, it is not easy to live a peaceful and ordinary life like ordinary people. She was miserable in her previous life. It was not until her house was demolished and she moved into a resettlement village that her life became better. But before she could enjoy a few years of peace, that scumbag Wang Liang came back.

Hua Xiali stood there for a while before leaving. Before he reached the public well behind his house, he saw a tall and handsome figure drawing water there.

I don’t know what kind of family such an outstanding person comes from, and I don’t know why he is willing to start as a grassroots cadre. With his education and abilities, it is unlikely for him to be in this position.

After all, a university degree in those days was very valuable, and Huo Beixi was more than qualified to be the director of a certain bureau, but he happened to become the village party secretary of Qinglong Village.

Seeing Huo Beixi's gaze sweeping over, Hua Xiali subconsciously tilted the basket. He put some wild amaranth in the basket, mainly for show.

Otherwise, how would she explain when her mother asked her why she had been out for so long?
She can bring money to the whole family, but she will never tell her mother about the Lingquan Space. Five fingers have different lengths, and parents naturally have their own favorite children. Her father likes the eldest sister, her mother likes the youngest sister, and she, the second child in the middle, is not that favored.

If her parents knew that she had such a good thing, would they ask her to do something, or perhaps let her take on more of the responsibility of supporting them in the future?

The feeling is completely different when she does it voluntarily and when someone asks her to do it.

If she is willing, she can take care of her parents' retirement by herself, so that her elder sister and younger sister don't have to worry about anything and can enjoy life. This is naturally possible!

But if her parents ask her to take on all the responsibilities because they feel sorry for her older and younger sisters, she will be unhappy, unwilling and unbalanced.

Just like the things in her hand, she can give it to you voluntarily, but you can’t keep thinking about it. If you keep thinking about it, the meaning will be different.

However, her parents' partiality is not as serious as that of other families. Outsiders cannot see her parents' partiality, but it can be seen from some small things in life. For example, her father prefers to carry her eldest sister on his back and play with her. When she was young and ignorant, she always thought that her father was tired after playing with her eldest sister and could not play with her and her younger sister. As she grew up, she gradually realized that in her parents' minds, the weight and status of the three sisters were different.

Also, when her mother took the three sisters out shopping, she would most of the time hold the younger sister's hand or hold her arm. She would also ask her what she liked to eat when buying things, and then buy things according to her taste. She and her older sister were forced to accept her taste.

But they were all small things, not a big deal. Her parents had not wronged her or treated her badly, and she would not resent her parents because of these small things.

And compared to those families that really favor boys over girls, she is already very lucky.

Hua Xiali glanced at Huo Beixi, then walked past him with the basket in his hand, walked to the wall of his own yard, reached inside, unbolted the door, opened the small door, and then entered his own yard.

After dinner, Hua Xiali asked Zhang Yongfeng to help her wash, peel and cut the potatoes into even-sized pieces, while she took out some firewood from the bottom of the bath pot, lit the teppanyaki, and poured oil on the teppanyaki. After the oil was heated and gave off a domineering aroma, Hua Xiali poured the cut potato pieces in and slowly frying them.

She had already added a little spiritual spring water into the oil bottle in advance, so she didn't need to add more later. She didn't dare to add too much, otherwise if the food she made was too delicious, it would definitely arouse other people's suspicion and make complaints about whether she had added something that shouldn't be added, which would prevent her from doing business later.

"Brother-in-law, you just have to watch carefully, because you will be doing this with me next month." Hua Xiali said with a smile.

"Okay." Zhang Yongfeng nodded seriously.

Hua's mother asked curiously, "Xia Li, how are you going to sell these potatoes?"

Hua Xiali pointed to the take-out box and said, "Fifty cents a box."

Hua's mother and Zhang Yongfeng both widened their eyes in shock. Hua's mother even exclaimed, "Fifty cents a box? That's too expensive, isn't it? I think potatoes in the vegetable market are only five cents a pound, right?"

"What's expensive about it?" Hua Xiali raised an eyebrow, pointed at the teppanyaki, oil, chili powder, and take-out box, and said, "Mom, you can't just look at the cost of potatoes, you have to look at the things I prepared, don't these things cost money? And isn't it expensive for my brother-in-law to wash and cut the potatoes? And isn't it hard for me to drag these things back from the farmer's market? Add all the things together, fifty cents a box is still cheap!"

What's more, she has added spiritual spring water into it. Eating it regularly can regulate the body and strengthen the body silently. This is a great thing that cannot be bought with any amount of money. She feels that it is a bargain for everyone at only 50 cents a box.

Hua's mother thought about it carefully and felt that it was right. Although the cost price of potatoes is low, it is not just the cost of potatoes. If all costs are taken into account, then fifty cents is not expensive.

After the potatoes were fried, Hua Xiali sprinkled some chili powder on them, and then served some spicy potatoes to Hua's mother and Zhang Yongfeng, "Mom, brother-in-law, try it and see how it tastes!"

(End of this chapter)