good old days

We all came to the county, so we happened to go to the department store to have a look.

Just like the supply and marketing cooperative in the commune, the department store is lined with people at the door, and it is certain that people will not be able to get through the door in a short while.

I'm already here, and I can't stay in the room, so I just put aside the queue and wait for Chen Yibai.

"Sister Xinyu, what do you want to buy? There are so many people at the door every day lately, so there probably isn't much to buy." Song Guifang asked, rubbing her hands in anger.

"I'll just see what else there is."

Asked her what she wanted to buy, she really couldn't tell. She wanted to turn this department store into a shopping building, and then go in with her card to raid, and she wouldn't come out until she made a purchase.

However, the variety and quantity in this department store are limited. At first glance, except for food, she doesn’t need or want to buy anything else. She really can’t even spend her money!

When the two of them entered the department store, their faces were frozen.

Candies and other items were out of stock yesterday, but there are still a lot of snacks such as candy corners and puff pastry.

She used half a catty of pastry tickets to buy some fruits and a few packs of sour plum powder. She didn't need anything else, so she simply saved the money.

When the salesperson handed her the wrapped pastries, he whispered: "A batch of underwear has recently arrived. If you want it, go to the innermost door on the left."

The so-called inner garment refers to the underwear worn inside.

Jiang Xinyu asked with a look on her face: "Do you want to vote?"

The salesperson looked at her like she was an idiot and said, "I need tickets, but they are small. You can buy one for one foot, so it's a good deal."

For Jiang Xinyu, it was really not cost-effective at all, because she didn't even have a half-foot ticket in her pocket.All the cloth stamps at home were used, and her mother-in-law and biological mother were making and modifying her clothes.

After leaving the counter, Song Guifang whispered: "If you need it, I still have a few feet of cloth tickets. You can use them first."

Jiang Xinyu didn't show any pretense and asked for two feet of cloth tickets.She has been wearing this for three years, and she doesn't know how the material is so good.

There was a salesperson in that room, and other lesbians were shopping, and the door was ajar.

The atmosphere was so conservative that Jiang Xinyu was convinced, but with this attitude, she thought she was doing something shameful.

After spending a few more dollars and all the cloth tickets were spent, she felt comfortable.

Song Guifang held the basket and didn't want to go back. Her mother-in-law knew that she would scold her if nothing happened.

"I'll go to the factory to find him, and you go to the station by yourself?"

Jiang Xinyu nodded, bored and carried her things to the station to wait for Chen Yi.

The bus from the city to the county is parked there, and the station staff is cleaning it.

Jiang Xinyu's ears perked up when she heard others talking about "foreign persimmon sauce".

She asked the eldest sister sitting next to her: "Sister, what is persimmon sauce? What's wrong with the car?"

The eldest sister said: "The road was too slippery. The bus to the city had not gone very far when it had an accident on the way. Everyone was fine. It was just that someone brought a jar on the bus, which was full of foreign persimmon jam. Turn over Half of the car has been loaded up, and the people at the station have been cleaning it up for half an hour."

The eldest sister continued to mutter: "How are these persimmons made into sauce? If there are persimmons to eat in winter, it would be delicious to scramble eggs and make soup..."

Jiang Xinyu looked around and saw Ding Changhai talking to someone on the east side of the bus.

She knew it was him.

But Chen Yi, her tomato sauce, had already sent it to Ding Changhai, so why hasn’t it been sold out yet?

After Ding Changhai finished speaking, he turned around and saw Jiang Xinyu looking over here. His eyes lit up and he raised his legs and came over. "Brother and sister, where is Chen Yi?"

Jiang Xinyu said: "He went to the train station to buy a ticket."

There were so many people, so she didn't ask about the ketchup. After all, she felt guilty.

Ding Changhai also knew that this was not the place to talk, so he just said: "When you get to the commune, you and Chen Yi go to our house. I have something to discuss with you."

Jiang Xinyu nodded.

After waiting for a while, Chen Yi rushed back just before the car was about to leave. Faced with Jiang Xinyu's questioning eyes, he shook his head.

Jiang Xinyu said: "It's okay, we'll talk about it on the day we set off."

Ding Changhai, who was sitting in the back seat, leaned forward and asked, "What are you two talking about? Did you not buy a ticket?"

Jiang Xinyu shook her head, "We want to exchange for sleeper tickets."

Ding Changhai said angrily: "You should come to me. I bought the tickets for which day. I will go to my uncle to ask for help and see if I can exchange them for you."

This is really a surprise.

The school wanted to arrive before the end of February. Chen Yi wanted to go a few days in advance, so he bought ticket No. 18.

The three of them talked and the car quickly arrived at the commune. The two followed Ding Changhai to his home.

Ding Changhai's wife Zhao Ying took out a plate filled with melon seeds, peanuts and sugar to entertain the two of them, and poured hot water for them.

"Why are you guys back together? Seeing that my siblings' faces are all blue from the cold, hurry up and hug Cha Gangzi to keep warm."

Ding Changhai shook his head, "You go to the yard and watch, and I'll talk to them about something."

Zhao Ying went out obediently and closed the door.

Chen Yi was surprised, "Why do you have to close the door to talk about it?"

Ding Changhai sat down across from the two of them, "I measured out the persimmon jam you sent before, thinking I could sell it at a high price during the Chinese New Year, but this thing is so popular in the county, I will take it today." It was the last jar, and it broke."

Jiang Xinyu was wondering, could it be that he asked the two of them to return the money to him?But I have been dealing with Ding Changhai for a long time, and this man is very loyal.

"It's like this. I was on the bus today with the director of a canned food factory in the city. He asked me how I made this thing. If their factory can do it, it can also increase the variety of food in their factory and improve the efficiency of the factory."

"I'm not thinking that you made this thing, and I'm here to ask for your opinions. If you are interested, I will ask him for some benefits. After all, there is no reason to teach others skills in vain."

Chen Yi raised his eyebrows slightly and said firmly: "If you have an idea, just say it directly."

He knew that Ding Changhai always had a lively mind. If he didn't have an idea, he wouldn't mention it to the two of them.

Ding Changhai felt somewhat embarrassed, rubbed his hands and said, "I want to find a worker position for my brother, and I will give you some extra money."

Of course, making up some money is not the price of a job.

Chen Yi and Jiang Xinyu looked at each other. Seeing her blink, he said, "You can do it. We have no problem here."

Ding Changhai beamed, "I just know that you don't have any close brothers or sisters at home, so I dare to talk to you like this. Just wait, I can handle this before you take the train and add a lot of travel expenses to you."

Chen Yi's jobs were all given to people from other families in the same brigade. One of Jiang Xinyu's two sisters went to the capital and the other was admitted to university. Ding Changhai knew this, so he opened his mouth to ask his brother for a job as a worker.

It was not easy to get access to factories in the county, let alone canned food factories in the city. This foreign persimmon jam gave him an opportunity.