Back to the 1970s: Building My Fortune Through Time Trading-Chapter 287: Dividing the Goods

"Last month? I tell you, why do you smell so sour? Go take a bath later."

Liu Cuilan exploded upon hearing this. She’s been so busy lately that she hasn’t noticed. These two are truly filthy, no wonder the new sheets formed body shapes so soon – turns out they haven’t bathed in two months.

No way, she has to clean up the two of them and their room later, she’s been feeling itchy all over recently, probably they’ve attracted fleas in their bed.

"No way, you two go now, and bathe before you eat."

Standing next to the two, she felt itchy all over, even her hair felt itchy.

"Mom, I’m so hungry, just let me eat one."

Su Jianwu looked at his mother pitifully, his expression heart-wrenching.

Too bad Liu Cuilan wasn’t one to be softened by such things. She kicked him in the butt immediately: "Hurry up, stop dawdling."

Su Jianwen quietly raised his hand, "Mom, I just bathed the day before yesterday."

Upon hearing this, Su Jianwu turned around, looking heartbroken as if he’d been betrayed: "Fourth Brother, aren’t we the best in the world together? You secretly bathed without me?"

Su Jianwen said speechlessly, "I called you the night before yesterday, you said you were too cold to go."

Seeing the kids taking their time, Liu Cuilan got hands-on and dragged him by the back of his neckcoat out of the house: "Hurry up, there’s water on the stove, wash off your dirt well."

At this moment, there is no heating in the countryside; the only heating equipment in winter is the small kitchen’s coal stove and the earthen bed.

The small kitchen was next to Liu Cuilan’s room, with the stove against the wall and the coal stove beside it.

Usually, when lighting a fire, the bed could be heated as well.

Recently, the weather was getting colder, so Liu Cuilan burned the coal stove as well, worried about Little Stone getting cold.

It could be used for cooking and heating.

The Su Family had two stoves: one in the small kitchen and another next to Su Xiaoxiao’s room.

This way, boiling some water every night would warm up the earthen bed.

As for the boys’ room, Comrade Liu Cuilan thought boys are rough-skinned and don’t fear the cold, so they didn’t need it.

"Mom, I’m really hungry, just let me eat a bite before going, I beg you."

"Go quickly, I’ll help you wash!"

Comrade Liu Cuilan ignored her youngest son’s pleas and dragged him like a chick into the small kitchen, accompanied by the wailing of the child.

Su Jianwen shrank his neck, luckily he’d just bathed.

Thinking of his mother’s way of bathing, which resembled scalding pig bristles, made him nervous.

Su Xiaoxiao pulled out two pieces of the cheapest soap and two packs of shampoo powder from her bag and shoved them into Su Jianwen’s hand: "Fourth Brother, one for you and one for Fifth Brother."

Su Jianwen resisted with a full face, "Third Sister, we’re big men, can’t we just skip it?"

If their classmates found out they used such girly things, how could they face them at school?

"You must use it, I don’t want to catch fleas from you two later."

Su Xiaoxiao stuffed his arms resolutely.

Then she separately gave Su Pan and Xu Zhaodi a bottle of shampoo and a piece of soap each.

Considering the old lady in the west wing, she decided to give her a piece of soap and a pack of shampoo powder to acknowledge her contribution when she cashed out her certificate of deposit.

After distributing, there were still three bottles of shampoo, four pieces of soap, and several packs of shampoo powder left in the mesh bag.

She left her share aside, and the rest could be given to her mom to distribute to her two brothers as she saw fit.

When she finished everything, Su Jianwen said eagerly, "Third Sister, can we eat the sweet potato balls now?"

He’d been standing by the two plates earlier, with the aroma constantly wafting into his nose, smelling so good.

"Alright, eat, but save a plate for Fifth Brother and Mom."

Upon receiving his third sister’s approval, Su Jianwen hurriedly grabbed one and stuffed it into his mouth, crispy on the outside, sweet and tender on the inside, delicious.

It was his first time tasting something so delicious.

"Sister Zhaodi, Su Pan, you two eat too, there’s another plate."

Seeing him eat so eagerly, Su Xiaoxiao also got a little tempted and quickly invited the two to join.

When Su Jianwu was released clean by his mom, there were only a few sweet potato balls left on one plate.

From afar, he screamed miserably: "Ah ah ah...you all ate them!"

The once full plate now only had two or three left.

Watching the people eat with oil all over their mouths, Su Jianwu felt heartbroken.

His sweet potato balls, which he’d been eyeing for so long...

Su Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes and brought out the other plate that Su Jianwen’s arm had blocked: "Why rush? We saved some for you."

Foodie Su Jianwu immediately switched moods, happily approached her, and looked at her with shiny eyes: "Third Sister, you’re the best, I love you the most."

Su Xiaoxiao: "Don’t dirty me, quickly eat."

What he said was disgusting enough to make her almost spit out the sweet potato ball she just ate.

Seeing his sister look disgusted, Su Jianwu got a little hurt, and as he was about to speak, a sweet potato ball was stuffed into his mouth.

Sweet and tasty, mm, delicious.

He happily began eating his sweet potato ball, reaching for the next one before finishing the first, forgetting the sadness of being rejected by his sister.

Liu Cuilan also picked one up and ate it, her eyes lighting up instantly; no wonder the kids were so tempted, it was really delicious.

This filling is purple, soft and sticky, something she hadn’t seen before.

Su Xiaoxiao pushed the remaining toiletries towards Liu Cuilan: "Mom, these are what’s left, and also the elder’s share."

She couldn’t bring herself to call her ’Grandma’, but ’the elder’.

Liu Cuilan didn’t expect that her third child, who usually disliked the elder, would think of saving her share too, really just like her, sharp-tongued but soft-hearted.

The family was eating when the gate suddenly knocked.

Who would come this late? Su Xiaoxiao frowned.

Su Jianwu was eating with his head down, and just as he was about to take another one, Liu Cuilan slapped his hand impolitely: "Stop eating, hurry and put the things away."

If it were someone close coming to visit, it’d be awkward not to share; but if they shared, she’d feel reluctant.

Her own family hadn’t eaten enough yet.

Su Jianwu hurriedly swallowed what’s in his mouth and ran off with the plate.

After the things were hidden, Liu Cuilan raised her voice and shouted outside, "Who is it?"

It’s mealtime now, who would come normally?

Just as she thought, a young man’s voice came from the doorway: "Hello, is Comrade Su at home?"

The voice?

Su Xiaoxiao immediately recognized it as Skinny’s voice.

Why did he come looking for her so late?

Didn’t expect this, Liu Cuilan glanced at her: "Who’s this male comrade? Do you know him? How old is he? Where’s his family?"

Seeing her mom in an interrogation mood, she quickly interrupted, "Mom, he’s here to ask me to buy things for him, I’ll go check it out."

With that, she quickly walked to the door and opened it.

She froze upon seeing the scene before her.