Wearing the shopping mall through the 70s

Chapter 6
Finally, Mrs. Ji took Shen Ruoqing out of the supply and marketing cooperative empty-handed.

Shen Ruoqing was very disappointed. She had high expectations for the supply and marketing cooperative, but she didn't expect that many of the items inside were empty and had to be purchased with a ticket.

"Go and sell this chicken first." Mrs. Ji said.

"Mom, I'm hungry. Let's go eat a bowl of noodles first."

Although there was no food in the supply and marketing cooperative, the noodle shop outside was still open. Shen Ruoqing couldn't walk when she smelled the aroma as soon as she walked out the door.

Mrs. Ji didn't really want to eat out, because in her eyes, she could just go to her fourth son's house and have a meal, but she couldn't stand Shen Ruoqing and chose to eat noodles with Shen Ruoqing.

“One bowl of Yangchun noodles is enough!”

"Mom, how could I bear to let you watch me eat two bowls, two bowls!"

The store owner looked at Mrs. Ji and then at Shen Ruoqing, unable to decide who to listen to.

Shen Ruoqing took out five yuan and said, "Two bowls!"

"Okay!"

"Mom, give me your food stamps." The mall sells everything except receipts.

Mrs. Ji had no choice but to take out the food stamps and said, "Don't do this next time."

Two bowls of Yangchun noodles cost [-] cents plus [-] taels of food stamps.

This made Mrs. Ji very distressed.

The Yangchun noodles tasted really good. Shen Ruoqing finished the soup, wiped his mouth and asked, "Mom, where can we sell this chicken?"

"Of course it was sold to the purchasing station. Do you still want to go to that (black market) place?"

Shen Ruoqing chuckled twice. She really wanted to see the black market in this era, but I heard that the control was strict, so she might as well forget it. They were just an old lady and a little girl.

When selling the buying station, Shen Ruoqing cried out that he was at a loss because the chicken only cost 8 cents a pound.

You know, the wild chicken she bought on the system cost five yuan!If I had known earlier, I wouldn’t have sold it!As a result, I lost three yuan by changing hands!

But it's also because it's wild that it's so expensive. If she buys a domesticated chicken in the system, it's only [-] pounds.The price difference is more than ten times!

"Mom, why don't you sell it? Our teacher didn't pick up anything when we went to Fourth Brother's house. Why don't we just give this chicken to Fourth Brother?"

"Your fourth brother's family deserves this piece of meat." Mrs. Ji still sold the pheasant firmly and got two yuan.

However, not all visits to the purchasing station were fruitless. At least she learned that the purchasing station also collected various medicinal materials, especially ginseng. A good-quality ginseng could be sold for dozens of dollars.

Later, Mrs. Ji took Shen Ruoqing to Shen Xiangbei's home.

Shen Xiangbei lived in Tongzilou in the west of the city, which was a characteristic of this era.

Isn't it popular in this era to live in a building as a worker?
Although Mrs. Ji had always boasted in the village about how well her fourth son was living, in Shen Ruoqing's eyes, her fourth brother, her son-in-law, was not necessarily doing so well.Look at this building. A large family can live in a house of tens of square meters. Not only is it very crowded, but the bathroom is public.It seems that this cheap fourth brother is not having an easy time either.

"Mom, why are you here again?" It was Shen Xiangbei who opened the door. His originally calm mood sank a little after seeing his mother's face.

"Is it possible that something happened to my little sister?" "Bah, bah, bah! You dog can't spit out ivory from your mouth, so you want something to happen to your little sister? I brought your little sister to see you this time! You My little sister’s head is healed!”

Although she was still wearing a bandage, Shen Ruoqing's complexion was indeed improving. Shen Xiangbei looked at his little sister, then at his mother, and said, "It's good that my little sister is fine..."

"Shen Xiangbei, what are you talking about at the door? Who is here?" Shen Xiangbei's wife Su Jieru asked.

"It's my mother who came with my little sister."

"What? Why is your mother here again!" Su Jieru lost her face when she thought of bleeding again today.

"What's wrong with me coming? As a daughter-in-law, you don't welcome your mother-in-law?" Mrs. Ji didn't even bother to answer. She opened the door and came in with Shen Ruoqing.

"Mom, you know Jieru doesn't mean that. Mom, have you eaten? I'll let Jieru do it. But there is no food at home..." Shen Xiangbei winked at his wife.

"No need, your little sister and I have eaten here before."

Shen Xiangbei and Su Jieru breathed a sigh of relief, but then their hearts started to grow again.Every time my mother came, something happened. She came not long ago last time, and this time she came again. It was definitely not good.

Su Jieru reluctantly poured two glasses of boiled water for Mrs. Ji and Shen Ruoqing.

"Mom, what are you doing here this time?"

"Can't I come and see you if you have nothing to do?" Mrs. Ji said, "Why do I feel like you don't welcome mom? You really are a wolf who forgot about mom after you got a wife!"

"Mom, what are you talking about? Of course my son welcomes you, but now is not the time for farming..."

Mrs. Ji took a sip of tea and said slowly: "Your little sister hasn't been to your fourth brother's place for a long time. I plan to let your little sister play with you for two days."

Shen Xiangbei and Su Jieru looked at each other and said, "Mom, I'm afraid it won't be good for my little sister to live here, right?" Just kidding, many people opened their mouths and said they would stay for two days, but they don't know how long they will stay!

Shen Ruoqing also looked at Mrs. Ji with confusion. Didn't she say she was here to borrow food?Why did she have to play here for two days? Why didn't she know? This mother didn't discuss it with her in advance.

"Why is it bad? You are her fourth brother. What's wrong with my sister staying at your brother's house for two days? If Ruoqing hurts her head, you, the brother, have to patch her up."

What, not only do you need to live in it, but you also need to make up for it?What time is it now?Where can I get anything to replenish her?

"Shen Xiangbei!" Su Jieru pinched Shen Xiangbei's soft flesh. If Shen Xiangbei dared to agree, she would fight him to the death today!
"Hiss--" Shen Xiangbei didn't dare to call out. He looked at his mother: "Mom, this little girl lives here, and there is no one in our family to take care of her. I also have a can of malted milk that my father-in-law brought back. , or you can take it back and give it to my little sister to drink."

The jar of malted milk was originally given by the father-in-law to his son and Su Jieru. Now he has no choice but to hope that the malted milk can satisfy his mother's appetite.

"Malted milk? Why didn't you tell me when I came two days ago?" Mrs. Ji narrowed her eyes.

"Mom, didn't I just bring this over yesterday? Originally, I was thinking that my little sister had injured her head and needed to be patched up, so I wanted to send it to you. Why don't you just take it away when you happen to be here?"

"Shen Xiangbei, that was given to me and my son by my father!"

Malted milk is an expensive item. Not only is it expensive, but it is also generally unavailable.Su Jieru couldn't bear to leave it to Mrs. Ji like this.

"Jieru, my little sister needs tonic even more now." Shen Xiangbei winked at Su Jieru. He was reluctant to part with malted milk, but compared to letting Shen Ruoqing live in his house, he had to give it up.If Shen Ruoqing moves in, nothing can be guaranteed, let alone malted milk.

(End of this chapter)