good old days

As the Chinese New Year approaches, Uncle Luo becomes a busy man in Shitou Hutong.

Every household also asked him to write couplets for free. Those who had fried honey twists, burnt rings, and loose meat would send some to him.Each household is given a little, so he doesn't have to do it himself.

Chen Jinhua brought rice, flour, oil and meat dishes two days ago. Wang Sumei fried sugar-oiled fruits and brought a bowl to Uncle Luo.

Chen Yi came back from the Shanghai market a year ago. Before he entered the courtyard, he smelled the sweet smell of sugar, oil and fruit.

If her mother-in-law were not there, Jiang Xinyu would have to jump on him and cling to him.

Chen Yi took out the things he brought back one by one, and Wang Sumei even saw mung bean sprouts.

"Bought it from the Shanghai market? It's not broken yet?" My son must be right. He bought mung bean sprouts from the Shanghai market.

Chen Yi: "No, I met a bean sprout seller in the alley, so I bought some."

Doing business is like a thief. After selling his order, he quickly changes places.But this is also a good sign. At least someone is doing small business.

Chen Yi brought back a lot of crabs, as well as some small dried croakers and shrimps. The dead fresh shrimp carcasses were already hard, but they didn't last long and they were still edible.

Jiang Xinyu had eaten enough cabbage and potatoes, and she couldn't dislike the seafood being stale like before, otherwise she wouldn't even be able to eat it.

Wang Sumei raised her eyelids: "How much did you spend to get these?"

Chen Yi was calm and composed: "It's not much money, but I bought something for you all."

Chen Yi bought a pair of brown-red shallow leather shoes for his mother. In addition to leather shoes, there is also a pair of cotton shoes. One pair can be worn now and one pair can be worn in spring.

Jiang Xinyu's small leather boots have a soft white fur ring around the top of the shoe, which looks warm. In addition to the leather shoes, there is also a milky white cashmere scarf that is very popular with her!
Without waiting for his mother to speak, Chen Yi said: "The institute rewarded me with 30 yuan. These crabs, fish and shrimps are not considered valuable items in the Shanghai market. Adding shoes and other items, they actually didn't cost much."

Wang Sumei believed that he was the real one. Those clothes were said not to be expensive, but they turned out to be dozens of dollars. These leather shoes didn't look cheap.

This time when he went to Shanghai, Chen Yi only hated that he didn't have much money in his pocket.

The reform and opening up has not been long ago, but there are more types of goods in Huaiguo Old Town in Shanghai. It is said to be a second-hand market, but in fact there are many new goods, and even tickets are not required. In the streets and alleys, the peddlers selling things on poles are comparable to those of thugs. There are many in the streets and alleys of the capital.

Wang Sumei admired her son and daughter-in-law's ability to spend money. She brought back a lot of dried fish. She gave some to Uncle Luo, and then packed two more packages for her son and daughter-in-law to deliver to Chen Jinhua and Jiang Yuzhu respectively. go.

"You two go deliver the food first. After the frying is finished, I will steam the crabs and fry two more vegetables. We will be back in time for dinner."

Jiang Xinyu put on the little boots immediately and tucked in her trouser legs.

Wearing a red bun suit, black pants and leather boots, Jiang Xinyu was also at the forefront of fashion in the 70s.

There is smoke from cooking in the alley, and every household seems to be making delicious food. The flavor in the alley is very rich.

When he reached a place where no one was around, he took her hand and pulled her into his arms.

The couple, who had not seen each other for twenty days, were cuddling and kissing in the leeward alley.

After taking the bus and walking for about ten minutes, we arrived at the security booth outside the military compound.

Chen Yi had no intention of going in. He reported his name and put his things directly at the guard booth. After registering, he just asked the guard to send them in.

The two of them put down their things and left alone. The guard immediately took their things and went to Chen Jinhua's residence.

In the whole small building, Chen Jinhua was the only one sitting quietly in the living room reading the newspaper.

Chen Jiajia has been going out to play every day recently, and Feng Man has moved out a long time ago. This small building is so deserted that even when the sun shines in, it feels deserted.

When he received the dried fish and shrimp, his eyebrows softened a lot.

"He's gone?"

The guard on duty nodded.

Chen Jinhua put on his coat and went out to drive. When he arrived at the nearest bus stop, he saw the young couple still waiting there.

The two were chatting and laughing, and the atmosphere seemed good. "have you eaten?"

"My mom is making it at home."

Chen Jinhua said: "Come up, I will take you back."

Jiang Xinyu: "We have to go to Zhou Qi's house to deliver some dried fish to my sister."

Although his tone was gentle, there was no doubt about it: "I will send you there."

In this way, she got into a Jeep in the 70s.

I don’t know when her family can buy a car.

"How do you feel about your trip to Shanghai?"

Chen Yi’s words were concise and to the point: “I found that there is still a lot to learn.”

Chen Jinhua appreciates this in him. As long as he knows how to make progress, he will definitely be good in the future.

They only said a few words along the way. When they arrived at Zhou Qi's grandma's house, Zhou Ping greeted him with a smile when he saw him.

Zhou Ping and Chen Jinhua used to work together, but later Chen Jinhua stayed in the army and Zhou Ping entered politics, but the friendship between soldiers remained.

Grandma Zhou Qi has a lot of family members, including Zhou Guofeng, Sun Zhaohui and their daughters.

Jiang Xinyu heard her sister say that Zhou Qi also had an aunt and uncle in another place, and the Zhou family could be said to be prosperous.

Chen Jinhua asked about the health of the old lady Zhou Qi, and Grandma Zhou Qi smiled.

Zhang Tongzhi took out orange and melon seed peanut candies to entertain several people.

When she saw Jiang Xinyu's red bread uniform, she felt that this girl was somewhat ignorant.Not long after Grandma Chen Yi died, she wore red.

But when she thought about it carefully, she realized that the relationship between Chen Yi and the Chen family was indeed not good.However, since Chen Jinhua brought his son and daughter-in-law as guests, this shows that the relationship is not particularly bad.

Jiang Yuzhu and Sun Zhaohui were busy in the kitchen. When they heard the noise, they came out together.

Sun Zhaohui couldn't help but ask, "What a rare visitor. Where is Feng Man? I haven't seen her for a long time."

After the old lady's funeral, rumors spread that Feng Man and Chen Jinhua had divorced, and that Chen Jinhua's death had something to do with Feng Man.But these are not proven, and no one knows whether they are true or false.

Zhang Tongzhi glanced at Sun Zhaohui.

Did this sister-in-law take the wrong medicine?Chen Jinhua brought his son to his home as a guest. What did she mean by mentioning Feng Man?
Chen Jinhua didn't want family news to spread all over the world, "She has been transferred to the Ministry of Health. Her father has been in poor health recently, so she is taking care of him at her parents' house."

Sun Zhaohui didn't find out anything, so she curled her lips inwardly.

"You father and son look like father and son at first glance, and they look alike between your facial features."

Zhang Tongzhi felt that Sun Zhaohui was returning more and more as he lived, so he changed the subject and said: "Why didn't Xiao Chen and Xiao Jiang go to the last sorority party? You young people should have more contact with young people. School is on holiday. Make more friends. It’s also good.”

Zhang Tongzhi said this out of good intentions. She heard her daughter-in-law say that Chen Yi and his father were not very close, but they were not close at all, and there was no need to refuse some things.

Chen Yi said: "Professor Wang took me to Shanghai to study. Xinyu is also very busy at home."

Zhou Guofeng interrupted: "Which Professor Wang, Wang Songzhi?"

Chen Yi nodded, "It's him."

Zhou Guofeng put down the teapot and became interested, "I read in the newspaper that the automatic distributed repeating camera was a successful project he took the lead in developing."

Chen Yi nodded, "The automatic distributed repeating camera is the core photolithography machine in chip manufacturing."

Under Zhou Guofeng's inquiry, Chen Yi explained the function and use of the lithography machine, as well as its importance, and also popularized a lot of computer-related knowledge.