Bai Fumei in the 70’s

When Zhao Lanxiang returned to the room, she saw the pile of scattered money lying on the table, and her hand wiping her hair was stagnation.

The dim light of the kerosene lamp cast on her plain face, she looked at the money and pursed her lips involuntarily.This family is too poor, too poor, beyond Zhao Lanxiang's imagination.People who can’t even eat enough for three meals can talk about happiness. Zhao Lanxiang feels that she should start doing something to improve the family’s distress.

He Sanya and her grandmother lay on the bed, she licked her mouth happily and contentedly.

"Did you eat the meat?"

The old man put his granddaughter in his arms and patted her back gently with a dry wood-like hand, "Eat it."

The stewed pig's trotters had a beautiful taste that reminded the elderly of the scene before He's home.At that time, the helpers of the family were in groups, with good food and meat that could not be eaten, and silk satin that could not be worn... With these beautiful memories, the old man sank into a sweet dream.

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Zhao Lanxiang was sent to the cornfield to fertilize early in the morning. She carried the ash at the bottom of the stove and waited for the members to dig a small pit and shoveled it down.

At this time, the corn had already issued a shoot with a height equal to that of others, and the lack of fertilizer was very bad. Zhao Lanxiang was not afraid of being dirty or tired. The most fearful thing was the furry bugs hidden under the corn leaves.She turned around in three steps, and she could see the creeping worm in her vision.This sour taste is more tormenting than letting her hands and feet rub the bleeding bubble.

At this time, she pulled out a caterpillar from her cuffs and crawled over sometime, stunned her body.

"Sister Zhao!"

He Sanya drilled from the corn stalk full of green eyes, took two sticks and quickly grabbed the insects in Zhao Lanxiang's hands into her bamboo tube.

Zhao Lanxiang wiped a cold sweat, "Why are you here?"

She touched He Sanya's sweaty head, and the little girl handed the bamboo tube in her hand honestly, and there was a bunch of creeping insects entangled in the fat bamboo tube.

Zhao Lanxiang looked at the chicken skin all over her and was frightened.

"I'll catch insects and feed chickens." He Sanya whispered, her eyes black and white.

She lifted the lid and glanced at the bugs in her eyes, and it would be enough to catch today's portion.

Zhao Lanxiang knew that the chickens at home were fed by He Sanya, and she admired her even more.

When Sister He took the chickens back from the town as a small pile of fluff, He Sanya began to feed them. She loved these chickens very much and ran to the chicken pen every day to hug one by one. Yes, every chicken is brightened by her feathers fed with insects.

Every day, Sister He can pick up two or three eggs, which are round and full. She will knock a bowl of egg custard every three times to make up for her grandmother's nutrition. The remaining eggs are all saved by her. Let the younger brother take it to the supply and marketing cooperative to exchange money.

For this difficult family, hens are treasury, and the money in exchange for eggs is a very important income.If it weren't for the commune to stipulate that each family could raise up to three chickens, the hardworking three sisters would definitely raise a dozen or twenty chickens in one go.

He Sanya licked her mouth and said, "Big Brother is going to town for egg money today."

Zhao Lanxiang said, "Really? I happen to go to the town to do something."

After finishing her morning work, she took leave decisively.Captain Li Dali opened his eyes and closed his eyes and gave Zhao Lanxiang the job of Zhou Jiazhen. Anyway, if he didn't work, he wouldn't get a cent.

Zhao Lanxiang didn't know if he could meet He Songbai, but apparently when she returned to He's home, Sister He said he had already left.

Zhao Lanxiang took out a large unity from the bag, and incidentally brought a basket out.She didn't call Jiazhen last week when she went to town because she was going to do something big.

She came to the town and walked all the way to find the black market. She bought fresh bayberry from the street stall and asked vaguely where to buy food.

The honest farmer's eyes immediately became vigilant and quickly waved his hand: "Comrade Li, ask me where I know!"

"The sister-in-law at home has just laid off her cubs, and she lacks milk and milk. My parents want to give her some good food." Zhao Lanxiang said.

The peasant took off his hat and carefully looked at Zhao Lanxiang several times.

The girl was very handsome in dress, two braids in a plaid shirt fell down, and a pair of black leather shoes were stepped on her feet. The spoken Mandarin was round and the voice was thin and light, and it looked very studentish. .

Zhao Lanxiang took out the money to buy the rest of his bayberry and said sadly: "You can’t buy eggs or meat. Buy more bayberry and go back to make her appetizer... I can only spend a bit of money on it. Grain, how much of a pound of grain do you want to buy?"

The tight mouth of the honest farmer was finally pried, and he directed her to find an alley.

Zhao Lanxiang went as he said, and found the black market in Qingmiao Town.This place is particularly mobile because it is afraid of being caught by the public security, and it will be changed to another location after a period of time.If it weren't for Zhao Lanxiang's golden eyes, she smelled the lord's breath from the stall owner, and it was estimated that she could not find this place through the town.

She broke her mouth and cut the price. She spent five yuan to buy a ten-pound meat ticket from a lord, and she also bought some food tickets and sugar tickets. She also bought many rare spices on a street in the black market.

The prices in the 1970s were actually very cheap, and the prices were uniformly set by the state, so they did not dare to change prices.A lot of things can be bought for ten dollars.Dad Zhao’s so much salary, there are still more than fifty yuan left after the monthly paste.It's not that he picks up, but most of the things in the city require tickets.I ran out of tickets and had too much money to spend, so I had to save them.

Zhao Lanxiang bought the meat ticket and food ticket at a low price, and he was relieved.She took the ticket firmly to the grain and oil store, the grocery store, intending to buy some trotters and meat back.

Passing the supply and marketing cooperative before going to Liangliang, she spotted He Songbai's thin back.

"You can only be given so much," the salesperson of the supply and marketing cooperative said contemptuously.

"Look at how big your eggs are, and they deserve the price of five-fifths of a cent? A small one like you is received for five cents."

Zhao Lanxiang glanced at the eggs brought by He Songbai, all round and full, and even the stained chicken feces were carefully wiped clean.

A sighted person knows at a glance that the salesperson is talking nonsense with his eyes open.

He Songbai was also accustomed to this kind of cold reception, and his eyelids were not raised.When selling eggs, you must pay attention to luck. When you are in a good mood, the salesperson will give you a 5 to 5 according to the normal price. When you are in a bad mood, the price will be less.

He pushed the egg forward, ready to speak.At this time he was suddenly pulled back by force...

Zhao Lanxiang said with a smile: "The elder sister asked me to say a few words to you."

She said that she simply picked the basket of eggs on the counter and took it away. The other hand pulled the man's clothes corner and pulled him out.

He Songbai wrinkled his thick brows, his sharp brows tipped up, and his eyes came with a kind of impersonal indifference.

"Something, say it quickly."

Zhao Lanxiang said, "I will sell you eggs."

He Songbai, like the unreasonable Sanya, said fiercely: "Don't make trouble, eggs are for me."

Relying on his youth, he wanted to forcefully take back the egg basket in the woman's hand.

Unexpectedly, the woman bowed her head and hugged the egg firmly in her chest with both hands.She didn't get entangled with him, and turned and walked away.As he walked, he counted him down and said, "That man had a bad attitude just now, but you are very kind to others. I didn't offend you much, you put on this stinky face."

"Wait for you to watch, don't stop it."

Zhao Lanxiang took the eggs to a street in the black market, and she looked at the pedestrians.

An elder sister looked at her eggs a few times, Zhao Lanxiang waved at her, and the two went to a hidden place.

Zhao Lanxiang whispered: "Fresh farm-grown eggs, big enough nutritious enough, you can have a confinement of maternal and elderly people at home, the price is cheap, childish without bullying."

Her voice is thin and clean, and she uses standard Mandarin, which is different from the rough and sloppy uncle elsewhere. Her serious and clean appearance makes her look comfortable.

"How much is this?"

"Little girl, you're such an egg? Can more points be cheaper?"

Zhao Lanxiang nodded.

The elder sister bought half a basket of eggs.

Zhao Lanxiang did it the same way, whoever stared at her egg, she went to recruit the guest

Zhao Lanxiang used this sneaky method, and a basket of more than 30 eggs was quickly sold out. The eggs of the He family were of very good quality. Once they were put out, it was easy to be seen by others.

She finally ordered the money in her hand. She bought two extra cents for each egg and sold a total of thirty cents for thirty eggs. She handed the money to He Songbai in full.

He Songbai watched her sell eggs silently from the beginning, until Zhao Lanxiang sold out the eggs, his dull eyes had a feeling of relief.

"you you……"

He Songbai's thin lips fainted faintly, as if he knew Zhao Lanxiang again.

The fierceness in his eyes suddenly dangled, and soon became more fierce and unreasonable, "You can't do this kind of thing in the future!"

He considered it for her thoroughly. The ship of the He family was completely rotten, and it was their business to see how bad it was.But she is a bright and knowledgeable young man who does not lack money or food, and cannot do for them... doing such bad bad things.

Zhao Lanxiang said with a smile: "You control me?"

The woman's smiling eyes were bright and warm, and the brilliant light shattered into the eyes.Her slim body walked on the road with a generous style, full of self-confidence and firm temperament, she knew everything, and could block all his crude words with full words.

He is clever and unreasonable.

He Songbai fell into a terrible calm, his thin lips tightening pale.

Zhao Lanxiang didn't care, and said easily: "Come on, I'm going to buy some meat."