Kissed and Seduced By the Most Rough Man in the Village-Chapter 219: Jiang Guoli’s Self-Inflicted Misery

There weren’t many people going to the cooperative store early in the morning, but there were two families waiting to buy pork belly, and Aunt Guo was behind them in line.

Unlike in the city, there were only few people buying meat here, so they usually had only a little bit available each day. The butcher wouldn’t arrive early either; he would usually come around seven o’clock every day.

Naturally, Jiang Guoli wouldn’t accompany them to wait. Instead, he took Jiang Mancang to buy eggs nearby. But how could the child be satisfied with just buying eggs at the cooperative store?

His gaze kept wandering around the counter, then he would demand candy one moment, firecrackers the next, and finally he wanted the slingshot that cost fifty cents. Jiang Guoli almost lost his patience every time and wanted to explode, but every time he looked up, he saw Su Xiaoxiao’s teasing gaze, staring straight at him, as if waiting to see when he would lose his patience.

This only strengthened Jiang Guoli’s speculation. He gritted his teeth, endured the pain, and bought almost everything Jiang Mancang wanted. But although children were not sensible, they weren’t stupid either.

Seeing that his grandfather was so accommodating today, he naturally became more unruly. Fortunately, there wasn’t much in the cooperative store, and when they were almost done shopping, Jiang Mancang stopped making a fuss.

"I’ll wait outside with Mancang. Come out when you’re done buying," Jiang Guoli hurriedly said to them, then without waiting for their response, he quickly walked out. He didn’t dare to stay in the cooperative store any longer, lest his grandson suddenly take a liking to something else.

"He bought both of those toys just now, and he didn’t bring Mancang over. When we go back, his eldest grandson will definitely throw a tantrum. Even if the eldest grandson didn’t think of it, Hu Yuezhen, who was beaten just now, will definitely instigate her son to make trouble with Uncle Jiang," Su Xiaoxiao said to Aunt Guo.

Aunt Guo thought for a moment and nodded in agreement. "This Old Jiang always stirs up trouble for no reason. The second family just settled down, and now the eldest family is in chaos again."

As they were chatting, the butcher carrying a small sack came in. He placed everything from the bag on the counter. In addition to about five pounds of pork belly, there was also about a pound of ribs, a pig’s ear, and half a set of pig offal.

However, the two people in front of the line were naturally only interested in the pork belly. "Master, please cut a pound of pork belly for us, and then cut it in half, each half should be half a pound," one of the women said, taking out a meat coupon and a handful of change from her pocket.

It was mostly one cent and two cents, it looked like they had been saving for a long time. The butcher was used to this situation of pooling money to buy meat.

Usually, one family had a meat coupon, and the other family paid for most of the meat, and then they only took half of the meat. This way, both families could have meat to eat without spending much money.

After they finished buying, it was Aunt Guo’s turn. Aunt Guo looked at the meat and gestured to the pork belly.

"Cut these for me."

"Okay." The butcher cut the meat in the direction she indicated, and it turned out to be exactly two pounds.

Only then did Aunt Guo say, "Then give me the rest and divide it into two portions." The two pounds she picked out were definitely for their own family to cook and eat. The rest left behind would naturally be used for treating guests at the Old Jiang family today.

Once everything was weighed and tied up, Aunt Guo looked at the other items on the counter. She remembered that Xiaoxiao loved eating ribs, and since it was freezing outside, leaving them out for half an hour wouldn’t harm them.

"Please give me these two ribs as well," Aunt Guo said to the butcher, then turned to Su Xiaoxiao with a loving smile and asked, "Xiaoxiao, do you like eating pig ears and pig offal?" "I don’t know, I’ve never tried them," Su Xiaoxiao replied, a little enviously shaking her head.

Her parents were busy, and they usually only cooked the most basic dishes. Her brother was much better at cooking, but it wasn’t until he grew up a bit that he specifically learned some dishes she particularly liked and cooked them for her.

"Then we’ll buy them too. The pig ears are good with alcohol. Didn’t you want to taste our homemade rice wine last time? Today, when we’re done with work, you can have some," Aunt Guo immediately arranged everything. Then she called the butcher over and had him weigh everything for them.

Although they bought a lot, the butcher wasn’t surprised. After all, just by looking at the young lady in front of him, he could tell she was pampered and raised in the city. And they were all wearing brand new military coats.

With these conditions, how could they not afford a bit of meat?

Jiang Yexun paid for the remaining money and coupons and took the meat they bought. Aunt Guo then took Zhou Shuyu to buy some vegetables and tofu. But nowadays, everything other than meat cost only a few cents per pound, and even if they bought a lot, it was only a little over a dollar.

Jiang Yexun carried the things they needed to bring home, while Hua Shoucheng carried the vegetables they bought for the Old Jiang family as treats. After leaving the cooperative store, Jiang Guoli saw how much they had bought and how much meat they had. He felt secretly pleased.

Hmph, despite the harsh words, when the Old Jiang family was in trouble, they still had to spend money and effort. Wanting to get rid of him and move out to live a good life was simply a pipe dream.

The more Jiang Guoli thought about it, the more pleased he felt, and he couldn’t hide the smile on his face. Su Xiaoxiao looked at his smug look, feeling somewhat inexplicable.

"Brother Yexun, is he getting abnormal from being scolded too much by us?" Su Xiaoxiao asked Jiang Yexun secretly.

Jiang Yexun looked up at him and then gently lowered his eyelids, nodding in agreement with his little partner, "I think you guessed it right."

Su Xiaoxiao suddenly felt that Jiang Guoli’s danger level in her heart was rapidly rising. But Jiang Guoli, who was walking in the front, had no idea what the people behind were discussing.

He was still thinking about how many things were seen by everyone as unavoidable and had to be paid for with money and effort. Since they couldn’t control those few people in normal ways, they could just find another way. They swayed back to Hongfeng Village.

By this time, it was almost eight o’clock, and there were occasional passersby on the road outside. When they saw Jiang Guoli, their eyes dodged, and some even tried to stay away.

Although they were in the same production brigade and had to give gifts later, everyone still didn’t want to have any relationship with the Old Jiang family, fearing that their bad luck would spread to them. But their eyes soon fell on Jiang Yexun, who was carrying a large pile of meat and vegetables, and even the son-in-law of the Old Jiang family was carrying a large piece of pork belly.

Immediately, they realized that luck and superstition were not good things to believe in. Jiang Guoli, who was already feeling proud, straightened his back even more when he saw these people staring at the food.