There was hardly anyone on the street. It was not lively at all. It was the time of spring ploughing. Most of them had to go to the fields. There were no hawkers, so there were no snacks at all.
But unexpectedly, there was a long line at the food stand. At this time, a lot of things were supplied, and these were all sold out. Therefore, if you wanted to eat meat, you had to line up early.
However, Kang Xiaoqiao's luck was good today. She came late, but not many people came to buy meat today.
It was the first time Kang Xiaoqiao saw such a scene, and she was very curious. She heard the two women in front of her chattering, "Sister-in-law Wang, are you also here to pick up meat today?"
Sister-in-law Wang chuckled and said, "Yes, isn't this my son who just got engaged? There are quite a number of relatives coming to the house. No matter what, we have to buy some meat for the teeth festival. Aunt Liu, why are you also here to pick up the meat?"
When the person who was called Aunt Liu heard this, her mouth was so wide that it almost reached her ears. She said happily, "It's my second son. His aunt has introduced a person to their food station. She has already taken a fancy to him. He came to the house to pay his respects."
When Aunt Wang heard that, she immediately said in surprise, "What? He's from the food station? Is that true? Aiyo, if that's true, that would be the best. You're lucky. Take a look, take a look..."
When Aunt Liu heard that, she said with a bright smile, "It's all thanks to his aunt's luck."
When Aunt Wang heard that, she smiled and said, "That's right. Your family's little sister-in-law is famous for having a good life here. She married into a good family too. Now, the two of them are working at the supply and marketing company. They earn cash. Tsk tsk, I'm so envious."
"Oh, right, how old is she? How's her family situation?"
When Aunt Liu heard that, her smile disappeared and she whispered, "The others are pretty good, but she's a little older. She's thirty-five this year, and she left behind two girls..."
When Sister-in-law Wang heard that... She hurriedly patted Aunt Liu's arm and said, "Hey, although she's a little older, this is nothing. Her son-in-law has a good job, and her second son's life will be better in the future. What's the big deal about being older than ten years old? When she gives birth to a son, why would she be afraid of not being able to stand firm in her in-law's family? This mother-in-law can also borrow some light. Look at you, what a good marriage. Don't look so sad. Just like that, we can't even beg for it."
When Aunt Liu heard that, she also smiled and said, "Look at what you're saying."
When Aunt Wang heard that, she said very enthusiastically, "Aiya, what a good happy occasion. Alright, alright. We're all dying of envy. However, I hope that we can get some good meat and fat today so that we can fry some oil when we go back..."
After that, the two of them chatted about other things one after another. However, most of them were firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and tea. Meanwhile, Kang Xiaoqiao, who was standing behind them, did not look good at all.
A teenager was not considered old. The other party was married twice and had two daughters? Wasn't this pushing her own daughters into the fire pit? Was this still considered a happy occasion?
From the tone of her voice, it seemed that she was very impressive to work in a food station. However, when Kang Xiaoqiao looked at the food station, she saw that it was a pork seller.
All of them had oily faces and looked sloppy. They were all big and burly, and their faces were full of fierce meat. They did not even have the slightest bit of hesitation when they raised and slashed their knives, but they were all expressionless. It was as if they owed him eight million yuan. This, this young lady in her prime...
Kang Xiaoqiao felt terrified just thinking about it. How could it be like this? She actually thought it was good. Looking at the happy faces of the two people in front of her, they did not feel guilty at all.
After that, she could not help but shiver. She remembered the original owner's eavesdropping words. It seemed like she was going to marry her off to someone from some supply and marketing agency. She heard that that person was not young anymore. Otherwise, how could she have schemed against Lu Yichen...
Just as Kang Xiaoqiao was thinking about something, the line in front of her finally reached her. Looking at the meat on the chopping board, Kang Xiaoqiao could not help but frown. She had never seen meat sold this way.
A whole fan of pork was on the chopping board. The ribs were not picked out, and the rib cage and streaky pork were not separated. It was almost as if the meat was cut into different places.
The man who sold the pork looked at Kang Xiaoqiao and said angrily, "How much do you want?"
Kang Xiaoqiao held the meat ticket in her hand, swallowed her saliva and said, "Can you give me some streaky pork?"
Hearing that, the man who sold pork said angrily without any good expression, "No, no. Do you want to buy it? If you don't want to buy it, then forget it. Next, next..."
Kang Xiaoqiao's expression immediately turned bad. She stood there and said to the man who sold pork, "Hey, what kind of attitude is this? What do you mean by no? That piece is clearly streaky pork."
The man who sold pork chopped the knife on the chopping board with a bang. After looking at Kang Xiaoqiao, he felt that this person was very unfamiliar. However, after looking at her appearance, he felt that this person was very unfamiliar.
He frowned and said loudly, "This is how we sell meat here. You are not allowed to pick. You can't get whatever you want. Otherwise, who will want the remaining skinny ones?"
"Little girl, this is your first time buying meat, right? Let me tell you, this is the rule. Do you want it or not? If not, then next."
When Kang Xiaoqiao heard this, her expression was very bad. The people around her also tried to persuade her, "I say, this daughter, this is how we buy meat here. You can go wherever you want."
"That's right, that's right. Aiya, are you going to buy it or not? If not, I'll buy it. This piece of meat is good. It's all fat. If you don't want it, just give it to me. Give it to me..."
Kang Xiaoqiao took a look. That was not good. If she did not buy it, she would probably be robbed in a while. She had no choice but to bite the bullet and buy three jin of meat.
Kang Xiaoqiao held the fat meat in her hand and was speechless. This, how was she going to eat this? Just as she was worried, a big sister-in-law came over with a timid look and called out in a low voice, "Sister, sister."
Kang Xiaoqiao turned around and saw a woman dressed in very simple clothes with a green face calling out in a low voice. She could not help but ask in puzzlement, "Are you calling for me?"
Hearing this, the sister-in-law nodded, feeling very embarrassed. She said with sweat all over her head, "Well, sister, I heard you just now. You want streaky pork..."
Hearing this, Kang Xiaoqiao nodded and said, "Yes, I do want streaky pork, but that person didn't cut it..."
Before she could finish, the sister-in-law grabbed Kang Xiaoqiao. Without waiting for Kang Xiaoqiao to come back to her senses, she was dragged to a hidden place and looked left and right as if she was a thief. Kang Xiaoqiao immediately became alert. What did this person mean? Could it be that she had met someone who was abducting and selling women?
She had heard that times were very chaotic at this time. Abducting and selling women were also common.