Red Merry

('Xue Xiang walked out of the room to the main room, pushed open the small ventilation window on the left wall, and looked at the whole house. This is the independent small courtyard assigned to the No. 57 chief by the military division compound in [-], the main house with four bedrooms and one living room , directly facing the main room is a wide courtyard, in the middle of the courtyard there are two side-by-side opposing flower ponds, and two rows of white birches stand upright two meters apart from the flower ponds. The wildflowers have taken on a new life, dense and dense, as if in this world. On the left hand side of the yard is a verandah directly leading to the main room, and on the right side is a row of wing rooms. Except for a kitchen, the rest of the wing rooms either store sundries or support no one. Sleeping in an empty bed. Looking at this strange and familiar compound, Xue Xiang was filled with emotion, and this was the only property left by the Xue family in this catastrophe.

In 67, veterans composed of children from the compound stormed the compound of the military division. The house was looted of all valuables, and even the family servant, Aunt Xu, was driven back to her hometown in Hebei. In 70, my uncle was quarantined for inspection and reformed through labor. The only good thing is that, unlike other residences of leading cadres in this compound, this small courtyard was not sealed up by the Revolutionary Committee.Later, Xue Xiang learned from his uncle that Xue Anyuan saved the life of Zhang Guangzhu, director of the District Revolutionary Committee, during the rectification of the caves in [-].Later, after Xue Anyuan resumed his duties, every time he recalled this incident, he didn't appreciate it, and he was still angrily: How did he save such a thing in the first place!

Xue Xiang turned on the incandescent light bulb in the main room and came to the door of the bedroom directly opposite his room. This is the room of Xiao Wan and Xiao Shi.After her parents died, Xiao Shi, who left her mother's arms, slept with her sister.Xue Xiang pushed open the door carefully, staring tenderly at the two immature faces on the bed.Xiaowan wears a student's head unique to this era, neat bangs covering her forehead, Guazier's nose is slightly wrinkled, her small mouth is pulled up, and the corner of the quilt is tightly clenched in her hand, maybe she is having a nightmare Bar.Looking at Xiaowan's restless face, Xue Xiang was full of self-blame. When her parents passed away, Xiaowan, who was 12 years old at the time, was already sensible. After crying once, she silently took on housework. Four laundry and cooking.On the contrary, I, the elder brother, messed around all day long and never shared the slightest responsibility for the family.

The 5-year-old Xiaoshi Fan Tuantuan slept peacefully and comfortably with her small face. Because she was young, the departure of her parents two years ago did not leave a shadow in her heart, which also comforted Xue Xiang.Xue Xiang gently tore off the corner of the quilt in Xiao Wan's hand, carefully put her arms into the quilt, carefully pressed the corners around the quilt, walked out of the room with small steps, and slowly closed the door.The room on the left of the two sisters sleeps in Xiaoyi. Open the door of Xiaoyi’s room. The lamp on the bedside table is still on. Looking from a distance, Xiaoyi is sleeping soundly, snoring lightly, wearing a hat His head sank into the thick cotton pillow.Xue Xiang didn't intend to turn off the desk lamp. He knew that this was a child's way of fighting against the fear of the night, so he gently closed the door.

Exit the main room and come to the courtyard. There is a pressure tank washbasin five meters away from the kitchen. Although this pressure tank washbasin is an old-fashioned water collection device, it can be used no less than a tap water pipe.Xue Xiang looked from a distance and saw a basin full of clothes in the washbasin. He knew that these clothes were usually washed early in the morning in Xiaowan. Since he came to this world, how could he let his sister wash it again? Suffering tired.

Xue Xiang poured the clothes into the washing pool, used a basin to catch the water, dipped a small military uniform that had been washed white into the bottom of the water, sprinkled saponin powder and rubbed it vigorously.In early spring, the temperature was very low at night, but Xue Xiang was sweating profusely from washing.Three hours later, looking at the washed clothes on the clothesline, Xue Xiang smiled with satisfaction.

After packing up his clothes, he went into the kitchen and checked the rice jar and vegetable basket. The gray rice jar had already bottomed out, and there were a few white radishes lying crookedly in the vegetable basket woven with green bamboo strips.Xue Xiang took out three or two large white radishes from the vegetable basket, turned the vegetable basket downwards to the case, poured out the offal inside, and planned to go shopping.

Readers, you may wonder why Xue Xiang buys vegetables at three or four o'clock in the middle of the night.It turns out that the supply of vegetables is very tight in winter and early spring at this time. Ordinary citizens line up at the vegetable market at two or three o'clock at night. Instead of queuing up, go home and sleep, and come back to line up at four or five o'clock in the morning. It is unimaginable for today's people to quarrel and fight over this.

Xue Xiang found the secret compartment where the bills were stored, opened the secret compartment, and there were food stamps, oil stamps, meat stamps, sugar stamps, tofu stamps, and side stamps of various tickets lying in it.At this time, bills are far more important than money. They are used to purchase eggs, fish and other scarce food or non-staple food in a fixed amount. Cigarettes are sometimes supplied by ticket.If you have money, you can’t buy such scarce materials as tickets. Fortunately, after the advent of "According to the Good" last year, all kinds of cloth tickets have gradually withdrawn from the daily lives of ordinary people.

Xue Xiang took out some bills from the dark grid and stuffed them into the big pockets of his military uniform. He put on an otter fur military cap, a white fox fur scarf, and his uncle's general school coat.This coat is the bottom of my uncle's press box. It is gray-brown in color, thick and soft.At this time, both young people and children like to wear military uniforms, and the military uniforms issued by the People's Liberation Army in different periods are all fashionable clothing. When the army was awarded ranks in 55, the uniforms issued to officers above the colonel were very particular. The winter clothes were made of woolen and breeches, and the summer clothes were made of tussah silk.The military uniforms of the generals are even more particular. The same is the woolen military uniform, and the fabric of the general uniform is one grade higher than that of the school official uniform.They also issued otter hats and serge trench coats.As a result, military uniforms of various fabrics became fashionable items, and even the calfskin elastic-mouth high-waist leather boots distributed with military uniforms became top-notch items, commonly known as "general school boots".The children of cadres probably hope to express the level of their parents in this way.The fox fur scarf was also seized by the uncle when he was fighting in the Northeast. It is soft and warm around the neck, and does not let a breath of wind.

Xue Xiang was riding a "permanent brand" manganese steel bicycle, his legs were kicking fast, and the bike was like an arrow shooting away against the cold wind.It took about ten minutes to arrive at the entrance of the vegetable market. Most of the paint on the dark red lacquer gate was peeled off, and it stood mottled, like a face of an unlucky person.A long banner was stretched above the wide gate, and the white banner was painted with a red brush with the words "The thought of the great leader guides us forward".

In front of the two-meter-wide gate, eight crooked columns with a length of ten meters were already lined up. Small benches and square bricks were placed in the gaps between people, which were used to occupy space.At this time, most of the people who came to line up were the old and the weak, women and children, and there were no young people or strong men like him.

The people who got up early were sluggish one by one, some whispered, some sat on the small bench with their heads down and dozed off, some leaned against the wall and fell asleep, all kinds of strange things, and so on.Xue Xiang pushed the car and went straight to the end of the second team, parked the car, hung the vegetable basket on the handlebar, raised his leg and stepped on the seat, with one long leg propped on the ground and one leg coiled on the horizontal bar.He took out a pack of "Emerald" cigarettes from the purse of his woolen coat, lit a red military lighter, lit it, and smoked happily.These days, the price of a pack of "Jadeite" is [-] cents, which is worth two days' wages for a strong laborer in some rural areas.The original young man could not afford to smoke "Jade" every day. He always carried two packs of cigarettes in his pocket. One pack of "Jade" made friends with revolutionary brothers from all over the world. He usually smoked [-] cents "Peony".The pack of cigarettes fell into Xue Xiang's hands, and he didn't care if he received cigarettes or not, he started smoking as soon as he picked it up.

Xue Xiang took a deep breath, and the strong tobacco aroma dilutes the rancid smell from the garbage truck not far away. After smoking a cigarette, a deep sleepiness gradually hits him.Xue lowered the car seat, parked the car on the spot, and found a wall against the wind. Regardless of his top-notch equipment, he sat down with two blue bricks under his buttocks, and turned up his collar to cover his face. The legs were drawn together towards the abdomen, and the arms were folded to form a nest, and the head was buried in the nest, and fell asleep after a while.

I don't know how long I slept, but the loud noise woke Xue Xiang up.He raised his hand and looked at the "Pearl Brand" club watch on his wrist. It was already 05:30.He rubbed his eyes, patted the dust off his body, and walked towards the column that parked.After walking a few steps, Xue Xiang stopped his feet, his eyes widened, as if staring at a piece of gold ingot, and he couldn't move his eyes away.

A young woman is standing against his bicycle with a green grocery basket resting on the back seat of his car.The girl standing still is like a lily standing in the sun, blooming in the wind, fresh and elegant.The girl had long black and glossy hair, which was not tied into two thick braids like the fashion nowadays, but tied loosely behind her head with a red-headed rope.She was wearing a national defense green, perhaps it had been worn for a long time, and it was a little whitish after washing. The cuffs and shoulders were patched with white linen, and the patches were made into a beautiful sunflower shape.This shabby national defense green dress does not look cramped or sloppy on the girl's body, but looks natural.The tight military uniform made the girl Xin's long body more graceful and graceful, making people feel like a spring breeze at a glance, and want to be intoxicated.The girl was wearing a pair of light black trousers on her lower body. The opening of the trousers was a bit wide, as if a certain pair of trousers was cut into a small section.One can tell at a glance that the girl is not the original owner of the trousers. The trousers hang straight down and cover a pair of black-soled and white-topped rubber shoes.This extremely simple pair of trousers, paired with the girl's tall figure, is very similar to the long pencil trousers of later generations, and it makes the legs slender and straight, elegant and generous.

The girl's delicate face is not like most oval faces. The chin is thin and pointed, but a rounded arc is drawn where the two profiles of the chin meet. The big eyes flicker and flicker, and the eyes are clear to the bottom. Cherry lips are plump and rosy, just like a plump version of Lin Chiling.

Xue Xiang stared at the girl with straight eyebrows for a long while.Finally, the girl noticed that Youdao's lecherous light was staring at her, she stomped her feet in embarrassment, twisted her slender waist, and changed her face.The girl didn't know that when she turned her body around, her full and strong round butt broke through the loose trousers and drew a thrilling arc. The strong visual impact made Xue Xiang almost bleed.

Xue Xiang noticed that the girl had discovered his peeping, and felt a little embarrassed at his recklessness.Neither Xue Xiang in the previous life nor the original young man had much experience in dating girls, let alone falling in love.In his previous life, Xue Xiang had a withdrawn and shy personality, belonging to the category of deep homeboys.The original young man was a bit of a dandy, but he had a bold and generous personality. He made friends with all the young boys who kicked the ground, and they were all full of energy. Not at all.

Xue Xiang continued to walk towards his car.Liu Ying'er was a little anxious: why is this person like this.It's not like she hasn't encountered those hooligans who strike up a conversation on purpose, but they are all in remote places, secluded places.This is the first time I have met such a daring hooligan. Seeing him dressed up like a senior cadre, he must be the leader of the hooligan. Liu Yinger gave Xue a verdict.At that time, the naughty masters loved this kind of dress the most. In the eyes of ordinary people, the naughty masters were almost equated with hooligans. No wonder Liu Yinger misunderstood.

Xue Xiang approached the bicycle and helped the handlebar with both hands.Liu Ying'er was taken aback, and said in a panic, "Don't come over, I'll call someone if you come over again." She tightened her grip on the vegetable basket in her hand, took a step back, her voice trembling.Her soft reprimand sounded to Xue Xiang's ears like a yellow oriole singing in a valley, and a young phoenix crowing for the first time, as if eating a life fruit, all [-] pores were opened.

"Comrade, this is my car." Xue Xiang scratched his head, but blushed first.

Liu Ying'er didn't respond, she lifted the vegetable basket from the back seat of the car, wiped the place where the vegetable basket had been placed on the back seat of the car with her sleeve, and took another step back.

Being mistaken for a hooligan, Xue Xiang felt a little annoyed, ignored her, stepped on the car seat, and put on the pose he used when queuing at night, shaking his long legs that were on the ground.

Xue Xiang stretched out his right hand to take out a cigarette from his pocket, flicked the bottom of the cigarette case lightly with the index finger of his right hand, a cigarette jumped out of the cigarette case like lightning, and went straight to the door. Xue Xiang opened his mouth and caught it precisely cigarette.This subconscious action is extremely cool, as if it has been rehearsed thousands of times, Xue Xiang did it reflexively.Why didn't you do this when you smoked last night?Xue Xiang was a little puzzled.It is the instinct of all animals to attract the attention of beautiful women, Xue Xiang gave himself a perfect explanation.

Liu Ying'er's attention was really attracted, and she exclaimed in her heart: How many cigarettes do you have to smoke to practice to this level, you are not very young, but you are a smoker.Fortunately, Xue Xiang couldn't hear what was going on in her heart, otherwise she would have to show her anger, and she would really wink at the blind man.

Halfway through the smoke, the team in front seemed to be flooding with the brakes on, rushing back, Xue Xiang stabilized the handlebars, crossed his legs on the ground, and put on a look of "Let it be as high as the wind and the waves are, I will do it myself." stand still" posture.

It turned out that the gate of the vegetable market was opened, and the opened vermilion gate was suddenly squeezed and creaked, and it seemed that if there were more people, the gate would have to be squeezed down.This kind of scene has long been common to the salesmen of the state-owned vegetable market, and they methodically put all kinds of food and vegetables on the tables of the eight sales windows.The setting of the vegetable market is very unique. After the hinged door is opened, a half meter forward is a wall, and eight wide windows with a height of one meter are cut in a row on the wall.The windows are connected by thick colorless transparent glass, through which you can clearly see all kinds of food on the shelves in the vegetable market. Three salespersons in each window are responsible for collecting tickets, collecting money, and picking up the goods. The division of labor is clear, which greatly speeds up the receiving speed.

The front team was led back by the opened gate, and the rear team rushed forward suddenly when the door opened.While pushing, Liu Ying'er couldn't hold herself still, and looking back, the old aunt behind her was replaced by a young man of eighteen or nineteen.This guy was dressed crookedly in a yellow military uniform, his mouth was full of yellow teeth while he was smoking a cigarette, his face was full of flesh, and there was a pea-sized tumor on his left cheek, which was disgusting to look at.The fleshy man's eyes stared at Liu Ying'er's round buttocks, and the corners of his mouth leaked out.

Ps: Here, I would like to thank Mr. Du Liang, some of the descriptions of military uniforms can be used for reference. In addition, he is also good at climbing roads, and he also borrowed from Bloody Romance. Here, thank you!

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