Small Shop Owner in the 1960s

Xu Nannan only came to the cafeteria for two days, so that the old staff in the cafeteria were very happy.

Even the mine manager said that the atmosphere in the cafeteria is positive and that everyone needs to learn. See who would dare to look down upon our cafeteria. What's wrong with the cook, the cook is still a model and a role model. If you don’t cook, you miners, clerks and cadres, don’t even drink Nishimoto style.

Master Da Du is the happiest. As the most qualified person in the canteen, Xu Nannan won the certificate, just like what he got, glorious.

"From now on, Nan Nan will work with me," said Master Da Du during a small meeting inside the cafeteria after the meeting was over.

Xu Nannan was embarrassed to hear that, she didn't think about how long she would stay in the cafeteria from the beginning, but right now everyone seemed to think she was going to stay here, and they all accepted her.

Especially Master Da Du seems to have to promote her.

She said, "Master Da Du, everyone is more qualified than me. I just came here. Let me do the chores. I can do it all."

"Don't be stupid, Nan Nan, Master Da Du is not easy to pass on this craft. You can follow along, and we will have your place in the cafeteria in the future." It was the aunt who had a good relationship with Xu Nannan.

"Nan Nan, let's not be too modest. Although you are not capable enough now, you are still young and you have more opportunities to learn later. Study hard." Master Da Du said with a smile.

Everyone likes a smart and sensible child. Xu Nannan is a smart, hardworking child with numb hands and feet, and a high level of consciousness. Such a child is really the best candidate for apprenticeship.

Master Da Du thinks that this child is a manufacturable material, and he will be a character who will shine in the cafeteria from now on. Look at the certificate on the wall, this is the proof.

Under the arrangement of Master Da Du, Xu Nannan's work eased. In the future, there is no need to do miscellaneous things such as picking and washing vegetables, just follow Master Da Du as an apprentice.

After Jiang Lili heard about this arrangement, she almost broke her teeth.

As Xu Nannan’s praise spread, it was natural that Li Jing was criticized.

The two are a mother-daughter relationship, so two diametrically opposed results can be a joke for many people. Especially those who always listened to Li Jing nagging her daughter as disobedient, now feel that Li Jing is slapsing herself.

The child has a decent mind and a high level of consciousness, and has been promoted by the mine. Could it be bad? You Li Jing said that the child is not good. It is not because the child did not listen to you. If you learn from your selfish ideas, then you say that the child is ignorant.

People at this time are so simple, good or not, that is the matter of the above sentence. Organizations say you are not good, how can you be good?

The image that Li Jing has worked so hard to establish over the years has been completely ruined. Even the children in school have heard the teacher talk about these things.

The school the children in the mine go to is the school for the children of the workers in Nanjiang Iron Mine. The school includes elementary and junior high schools. The teachers also belong to the workers in the mine. There is a turmoil in the mine, and the teachers love to use the school to educate the children.

For example, when the meeting was held today, the mine manager could criticize XX by name, saying that this was a bad trend. I also praised Comrade Xu Nannan and let us learn from this comrade.

I heard that this comrade is only fifteen or sixteen years old, and everyone has gotten a report from the mine. We classmates will have to learn like this little comrade in the future.

"Xu Hong, Li Jing is your auntie." In the third grade, Xu Hong was thinking about what the teacher said just now. A boy with a three-to-seven-point comb next to her pushed her arm and asked.

"I, my auntie is called by this name, but the teacher said Li Jing is definitely not my auntie." Xu Hong immediately denied.

The boy, Liu Hongjun, is her deskmate. His dad is from the county armed forces, and the family conditions are good. Many people in the class like it. Xu Hong also liked it a little in her heart. Of course, his favorite is the identity of his father's armed forces.

Liu Hongjun asked suspiciously, "Really? There are still many Li Jing in the mine?"

"Who knows, there are so many people with the same name and surname these days." Xu Hong bit his head, and stretched out his hand to push Liu Hongjun. "What are you asking so much for? Where are you going to play this weekend? Have you thought about it?"

"Watching movies, the movies from Shanghai are great. I got the tickets, and my dad got them." Liu Hongjun said proudly.

Xu Hong's face flushed immediately. That’s how the family background is, even movie tickets can be obtained in advance.

She was about to get bored with Liu Hongjun again, when she heard Xu Meizi calling her outside. Can only reluctantly walk out of the classroom holding the textbook.

"What's your name, I haven't seen me busy." Xu Hong said in a bad mood.

Xu Meizi said anxiously, "Sister, didn't you hear what the teacher said? The aunt was criticized by the notice, and she was also said to be unhealthy. It was the mine manager who criticized her by name."

"How many times have I said, don't call my nickname in school. Tu is dead!" Xu Hong stared.

Xu Meizi said, "Sister Honghong, what are you doing with this at this time? What happened to the auntie, are you not worried?"

"It's my business." Xu Hong snorted and walked outside the school holding the book.

By this time, the people who finished school at noon were almost gone, and even Xu Long and Xu Lei had no idea where they were going crazy. Xu Meizi couldn't take care of her younger brother, and walked home with Xu Hong, while pulling the corner of her clothes, "Sister Hong Hong, this is a big deal."

"That's also the big aunt's own business, I can't control it. I think you are panicking, and it wasn't us who caused the damage, it was the girl who caused the second girl. If the auntie wants to blame it, we can't blame it."

Seeing that she hadn’t even reached the point, Xu Meizi blushed anxiously, “I said this will affect the auntie’s conversion. Now the mines are publicly criticizing the auntie, and she will definitely be criticized by then. People are embarrassed. If the old lady can't transfer, how can we transfer this account?"

Xu Meizi died of anxiety.

Today, when the teacher said about it, she knew what was going on. It wasn't that her auntie had stolen the chicken and lost her rice. This is really not worth the gain. He didn't get rid of Erya, but it turned the big issue of farming into nonsense.

Xu Hong stared when he heard about the household registration, "You are talking nonsense. Auntie, isn't this going to be done?"

"It's going to happen, but it didn't happen." Xu Meizi didn't get angry when she saw her like this. Usually she is very clever when coaxing the auntie, but she is so stupid at this critical time. No wonder her mother always said that the second aunt is a fool, and the child she gave birth is also a fool, and she was right.

When Xu Hong heard this, she was dumbfounded. If it doesn't happen, what will happen if it doesn't happen... The auntie can't convert from a farm to a crime, and Xu Hong won't even want to transfer her household registration to the city to become a city citizen.

Xu Meizi thought more.

She is not in a hurry if she is a city resident. Anyway, she is going to continue studying, and she will read higher in the future. She is not in technical secondary school yet, she wants to go to university. After going to university, you will be a cadre, and the hukou issue will be solved by that time. Don't rely on the favor of her aunt.

What she is anxious now is that if the aunt can't convert from farming, it means that their dream of eating commodity food is broken. The hometown is not as good as before. The uncle has to subsidize the hometown and raise a few children. Can he afford it? Longlong and Leizi are boys, and Nai and Uncle will definitely let them both read. Maybe she and Xu Hongke might.

She glanced at Xu Hong who couldn't believe it.

It seemed that she had to go home and discuss this with her mother. She didn't want to be left behind by the family like Erya and Siya.

Xu Hong was reminded of this by Xu Meizi, and it seemed that she finally realized something. He ran home with a book in his arms, running faster than Xu Meizi.

"Auntie, our teacher said that you were criticized by the mine report, is it true?" Xu Hong yelled as soon as he entered the room.

Li Jing was half lying on the bed with a wet towel on her head, looking extremely weak.

After the announcement of the criticism came out today, she fainted. Fortunately, she fainted, so she didn't have to face the ridicule of so many people. She didn't expect the matter to be such a big deal. Even the mine manager personally came forward, saying that she was doing crooked ways in the mine and asked her to conduct a thorough review. She also asked Xu Jiansheng to come back every day to give her political lessons, so that she would realize early.

She has never been so embarrassed in her life. Even if she was the current person in the landlord's house, she was decent, and she was not much different from that of Miss Qianjin, and she was also the number one person after she went out. How could it be like today, being laughed at by those dirty miners pointing their noses.

When Xu Hong talked about it, her unwell scars were torn apart again, "What's wrong, you kids, if you ask what this is for, do you want to laugh at me?"

Although Li Jing didn't answer directly, Xu Hong could also understand the meaning of her words. The auntie was really criticized by the notice... "Auntie, when can I do the job of turning a farmer into a nonsense?" She looked at Li Jing nervously.

"After a while." Li Jing said perfunctorily.

"Will it be affected?" Xu Hong asked. This is what she is most worried about now.

Xu Meizi stood aside and didn't speak, her eyes were a bit eager.

"What's wrong, are you still worried that you will be affected?" Li Jing said sternly. Xu Hong was taken aback. This was the first time Li Jing had lost her temper to her, and she didn't respond at once.

Xu Meizi hurriedly pulled Xu Hong, "Sister, let's go cook, the aunt is uncomfortable, let's stop quarreling her." Then she pulled Xu Hong out.

Watching the two children go out, Li Jing breathed a sigh of relief. Meizi is still sensible. But this matter shouldn't let her hometown know, otherwise those people would definitely not spare her.

"I blame the dead girl for killing me." Li Jing took a breath and wiped her tears angrily. Why is my life so bitter? I didn't have a good father and mother, I didn't meet a good mother-in-law, and even my daughter-in-law was so unfilial. God is so boring.

After a while, Xu Long and Xu Lei also returned.

The two of them didn't know anything about the family. They didn't go to class today. Instead, they went to dig out the bird's nest in the grove behind the school. But the two discovered one thing.

"We saw Si Ya, and when school was over, how many children were with her. They were still eating sweets."

Xu Long said angrily. But it was obviously not seeing Xu Xiaoman who was angry, but seeing that they were eating sweets, but they didn't feed him.

Xu Jiansheng also ate at home at noon. Hearing this, he asked, "Xiaoman has gone to school?"

Then I thought of something again, yes, Xiaoman's age should also go to school. Nan Nan was in the first grade at this age. Thinking of this, Xu Jiansheng shook his head again, and Nan Nan was only in the first grade. Xiaoman is now almost ten years old before going to school. How did he find out.

He looked at the little girl Xu Ling. The child was still eating with big mouthfuls, and his little head was covering the bowl tightly.

Xu Jiansheng gave her a piece of meat, but didn't pay attention to Li Jing's pain. "Xiaoling, do you want to go to school?"

Hearing Xu Jiansheng's intention to send Xu Ling to school, Li Jing frowned and said, "What school does she go to when she is so young."

Xu Ling said immediately, "Dad, I will be seven years old after the Chinese New Year."

Seven years old is the age to go to school.

Xu Jiansheng nodded, already thinking about it. When school starts next year, I will send Xiaoman to school. No matter what, the child still has to go to school.

Li Jing suddenly panicked, and the situation at home is not as good as before. I also need to provide for a child to go to school, how will I live in the future?

What's the point of reading this little girl's film? It's not good for her, and it costs money. When they grow up, like her two sisters, they are both white-eyed wolves.

Li Jing wanted to speak again, but Xu Meizi pulled her secretly.

Knowing that she was going to study, Xu Ling was happy to eat soon. After eating two bites, he raised his head and smiled at Xu Jiansheng. Seeing the girl like this, Xu Jiansheng breathed a sigh of relief, with a little pride in being a father.

When Xu Jiansheng left, Li Jing looked for Xu Ling everywhere, but no one was found. She stood in the yard, gritted her teeth and said, "This dead girl runs away all day without people. I don't know where to go."

Xu Meizi came out of the room holding the book to go to class, and walked over when she saw it, "Mother, don't be angry. My uncle has agreed to Wuya going to school."

"He's just talking about it. He doesn't know that firewood, rice, oil, and salt are expensive. In our family's situation, he doesn't know how much money is required for children to study."

Xu Meizi nodded. "What the auntie said is that the tuition fee is not much, but the borrowing fee is a lot. The tuition fee for elementary school in the village is not much."

Upon hearing this, Li Jing raised her brows, thoughtfully.

Seeing this, Xu Meizi didn't say much, and said with a smile, "Auntie, I'm going to class."

Li Jing nodded, not knowing whether he heard it or not.

In the canteen, Xu Ling was happy to explain to Xu Nannan that she would be able to go to school in the next year.

Xu Nannan stuffed her a piece of toffee. She held it in her mouth, her cheeks bulging. "Next year I will be able to go to school with Sister Si Ya."

Xu Nannan smiled while helping to wash the basin, "Then Xiaoling has to study hard. If she studies well, I will buy you stationery like Xiaoman's." She didn't expect Xu Jiansheng to treat Xu Ling like this this time. Mind, I knew I was going to send my child to school. She thought that Xu Jiansheng really wanted to go to the dark one by one, regardless of his own daughters and daughters. No matter what, it is good for Xiaoling to be able to read.

"I can read it well, I know a few words now." Xu Ling said crisply.

"Okay, Xiaoling is smart." Xu Nannan took another candy out of her pocket and put it in her hand. Put the washed rice bowl on the table. The aunt next to me said, "Nan Nan, I'm almost busy. Go back and rest. Just come over and help cooking later, you don't need to be busy here."

Xu Nannan smiled and said, "Auntie, then I'll go back first. I'll come early in the afternoon."

Jiang Lili, who was brushing the pots, saw Xu Nannan leaving just like that, and said dissatisfied, "Why can she go first, I'm still a formal worker."

The aunt glanced at her squintly, "If you can brush eight pots at noon like Nannan's numb hands and feet, no one will say anything after you leave. But just look at how many pots you did? Really No, it’s okay to get a certificate for our cafeteria. Everyone is right?"

"Yes, Jiang Lili, if you come back with your certificate, you can leave early." Someone agreed with a smile.

The others laughed.

Jiang Lili bit her lip bitterly. Didn't it just come back with a certificate? What's so great? When that girl gets into trouble in the cafeteria, see if you guys are still taking care of it.

Thinking bitterly in my heart, the big pot in my hand also shook, making a harsh sound.

Xu Nannan took Xu Ling out of the canteen, and gave Xu Ling a handful of candy, and asked her to go and play with her friends. I went back to the dormitory and changed into clean clothes before leaving the mine.

Since the last time she thought about buying a house, she has been thinking about saving more money to buy a suitable house.

As for how to explain the source of the money... Wait until you have money, and now you are worried about it.

Most of the people in the county have units, and there are not many people on the street after lunch. It is some old people and children walking around in the street. The children squatted in groups to play games in one place. There is no need to look at it.

There are not so many small cars on the road like later, even a bicycle is hard to see.

Really poor at this time. She wanted to get a bicycle out. There are all kinds of bicycles in Taobao stores. When she bought a house, she bought a bicycle, a Phoenix brand.

Still familiar to the old couple's house last time.

Old grandfather Yu Donglai saw her coming, his muddy eyes lit up, "Little girl, you haven't been here for a long time."

"There have been no good things at home, this time I brought them back from outside, and I came over immediately." Xu Nannan smiled.

"There's another good thing, what's it this time?" Yu Donglai said in surprise, thinking of something, and quickly let Xu Nannan into the house, "Look at my head, come in and say."

Xu Nannan entered the door with his bag on his back.

I didn't see the old lady when I walked in. "Grandpa Yu, I didn't see Grandma Yu."

"It's in the room." Yu Donglai's face returned to the previous decadence. "Recently, the old problem has been committed again, and I can't eat anything. When I go to the hospital, the doctor has nothing to do, saying it is a heart disease."

He looked at the picture of his son on the wall.

Since the son left, his wife's health has been getting worse and worse.

Xu Nannan looked at the pictures on the wall following her gaze. The man in military uniform in the photo is very young.

Her mood was also affected a little, and she didn't know what to say. The pain of losing a child is the most painful in this world. She took out the milk powder from her backpack, "This is for older people, not the same as before."

Yu Donglai took it over and looked at it. Looking at the glass bottle in his hand, he felt better. In any case, let your wife eat better. This is the only thing he can do now.

Yu Donglai was about to get the money, Xu Nannan stopped him, a little embarrassed, "Grandpa Yu, don't give this in a hurry, I actually want to ask you for a favor."

"What, you say, if I can do it, I will definitely help you." Yu Donglai said readily, the kid is not small in helping him. Otherwise, my wife's nutrition may not be available. It was not that he had never thought about how this child would have these good things, but this is not his concern. Now he and his wife are the only ones at home, and they care about so many things. Just have something to eat.

Xu Nannan also took into account the simplicity of Yu Donglai’s family, so he decided to ask Yu Donglai for help, "Grandpa Yu, it’s like this. I know a person in Shanghai who can ask him to help bring things back for a long time. You can get everything. I just want to see if there is anyone here in the county seat. Grandpa Yu, you have lived in the city for a long time. See if there is anyone who needs these nutrients like you. Could you please introduce me."

Yu Donglai was surprised, "My child, what are you doing..." He didn't dare to say the last two words in a daze.

Once this thing is bought and sold, isn't it the same as the capitalists in the past? He and Xu Nannan are dealing with each other in a surreptitious manner.

"Little girl, what do you want so much money for?" Yu Donglai somewhat disagreed. He wasn't worried that he would be affected, anyway, the two of them didn't have much life after they got older, but the child was still young. If something really happened, he felt a little pity.

"I want to buy a house." Xu Nannan said sincerely. She knew that if she didn't make it clear today, Yu Donglai guessed that she wouldn't be able to help this.

"Grandpa Yu, I actually lied to you before. My dad didn't bring these things back from outside, but I helped others sell them."

She talked a little bit about her experience with Xu Xiaoman, and she didn't have to add fuel and jealousy to make Yu Donglai unable to listen. But she didn't say where she lived or where she worked, and she was still a little wary in her heart.

"I have to leave there. Grandpa Yu, if it's inconvenient for you, you don't need to show up, just tell me who is more reliable, and I will come and ask myself." It's not like when I met Yu Donglai before. Look for it yourself like that. But after the incident between Old Lady Xu and Li Jing, she has a deeper understanding of this era and is more cautious.

Yu Donglai didn't speak, and went straight into the house to take out the money, and gave her the milk powder money just now, "I have to think about this. Next time you come, let's talk about it."

He was like this, Xu Nannan was a little uncertain whether this thing would happen or not.

As soon as Xu Nannan left, Yu Donglai closed the door and entered the room.

The old lady was lying on the bed and looking out the window, "All the leaves have fallen out. When will my son come back."

Yu Donglai sat on the edge of the bed, "My son is busy. He walks around in the army, so he won't have time to come back."

"Oh." The old lady shed tears again.

The old couple often do this, knowing that their son is gone, it's the same as when the son was still alive. I always feel that he is still there. As long as they are determined that his son is still alive and still in the army, he might be able to come back one day.

Yu Donglai took her hand and said, "The child came last time and brought us milk powder. It's specially for the elderly to drink, and it's for replenishing the body. I'll make a cup for you later."

"Spending money again," the old lady said.

"Enough for us, don't worry. That child is not easy." Yu Donglai also told the old lady about Xu Nannan's experience.

The old lady turned her attention away when she listened. She didn't cry any more, but was a little angry. "How can there be grandparents and parents like this. How precious is the child, why don't you know how to cherish it."

If her son can keep the child, she must be as painful as an eyeball.

Yu Donglai discussed, "I'm thinking that the house we kept for Xiaohai will remain vacant, or let them live. You won't need to spend money on supplements in the future, let's use this money to cover it."

They have been living in the county, and they also have real estate. In addition to the house arranged by the unit, the two also kept a house. At the beginning, they were planning to keep their son after returning from the army and let him live in marriage.

It has been empty all these years, and Yu Donglai sometimes goes to clean it up. It's been decades, but people can still live.

This time he considered taking it out for Xu Nannan to live with, and Yu Donglai still had his thoughts on it. My son didn't stay behind. If these two children are good, can they be regarded as the son's queen in the future?

In this way, they will no longer be there, and every year on Ching Ming Festival, someone will be able to offer incense to their sons and them.

A person who steps into the coffin will always think a little more.

The old lady was a little reluctant, after all, that was the last thought left by her son.

After Yu Donglai talked to her about her considerations, she was silent for a moment before she said, "Next time, let me take a good look at that child."

Yu Donglai didn't give Xu Nannan a letter, and Xu Nannan felt a little suspenseful in his heart, so he decided to make two-handed preparations.

After leaving Yu Donglai's house, she bought some flour and eggs from Taobao and took them to the black market.

At this time, in addition to the supply and marketing cooperatives in the county, there was also a black market.

The black market is a market that is traded in private. Of course the government does not allow this thing to exist, but it cannot be forbidden either. The supply of urban people is limited, and there is not enough food at home, so they can't really get hungry. You have to find a place to buy additional grain subsidies.

In rural areas, there are often people who are reluctant to eat fine grains. They eat wild vegetables at home, saving the grains and taking them in the city in exchange for some cash.

Xu Nannan also wanted to come to the black market to sell things before, but the things sold on the black market are not expensive. She came here to sell valuables, not to mention whether there is a market, but also easy to be caught. Otherwise, I wouldn't say that to Donglai.

But now Yu Donglai may believe it, and she can't wait, simply sell some fine grains, and accumulate more. No matter how small a mosquito is, it is meat.