Rebirth in the ’70s: The Cold-Faced Commander’s Pampered Feisty Wife

In the year 1977, Zhan Nanhui, a former Deputy Director of the National Security Bureau, was undercover as a “re-educated” criminal doing manual labor in the countryside. His mission was compro...

Chapter 11 I Don't Regret Choosing a Man

Zhan Nanhui entered the shack and saw that Xiaoxiao's shack was already full of people, including three or four strong women, and Yi Anan was busy combing one of them's hair.

Zhan Nanhui raised his eyes and looked at Yi Anan.

Yi Anan said, "Please prepare a charcoal stove and put it in the shed. Oh, and find an iron hook and bring it over."

Zhan Nanhui hesitated for a moment, nodded, bent down and walked away.

After more than an hour, Yi Anan bowed and nodded to send him away, while reminding: "Remember, your hair will not be curled after washing it. Don't wash your hair for half a month. Whenever you want to curl it, come to me anytime, or I will help you perm it when you go."

The three or four girls all nodded with a smile and left together.

Zhan Nanhui went in after the girls left.

"Here are some draft books and pencils, they'll be enough for you for the time being!" Yi An'an said, "There are also two kilograms of food over there, which will be enough for us to eat for the day."

Zhan Nanhui asked: "They are..."

"I came to see you for a perm," Yi An'an explained calmly, "Don't worry about these trivial matters. Read that book carefully and review well. The news of the resumption of the college entrance examination should be in Yanjia Village soon!"

Zhan Nanhui's eyes flickered.

Indeed, the news has spread throughout the town. Tomorrow, Yanjia Village will be able to get the news of the resumption of the college entrance examination, but his identity as a bad element...

"Don't worry, I'll help you with your college entrance examination registration. Just calm down and study hard to prepare for the exam!" Yi Anan said.

Zhan Nanhui had no choice but to nod.

Early the next morning, Yi Anan went to the scrap collection station with a sack.

The last time she came, she spotted a pile of leftover cloth from the garment factory. They were several centimeters wide and indeed useless, but to Yi Anan, they were treasures.

Yi Anan divided the cloth strips into two piles, stuffed all the ones with pretty patterns into the sack, and put the ugly ones and those that absorbed water in the other side.

"What do you want these things for?" Fanny didn't understand. "These strips are too narrow. They're not even enough to be used as rags."

"You'll have a good use for it!" Yi An'an said with a smile, "In the future, you can keep all this kind of fabric for me!"

As Yi An'an spoke, she found some sticks and iron bars and quickly tied up the mop.

Fan Xiaoni was very strong and helped Yi Anan tie the mop. After a while, she had tied several mops.

Yi Anan carried the mop on his shoulders and dragged the sack out of the door of the scrap collection station.

Yi Anan did not go home, but went to the road not far from the door of the supply and marketing cooperative, spread out the mop, and shouted on the spot, "The newly tied mop is hairy, absorbs water well and saves effort. It is definitely a good helper for you to sweep and mop the floor!"

In 1977, there was no reform and opening up. Everything was state-owned, including state-owned barber shops, state-owned restaurants, and state-owned supply and marketing cooperatives. Even buying a box of matches or a piece of salt required money and tickets. No one dared to sell anything casually because they were scared by those years and were afraid of being labeled as a capitalist.

Yi Anan's shout attracted quite a few people.

"Hey, girl, you are really brave, aren't you afraid of being caught?" A man on a bicycle stopped his bike, looked at Yi Anan and asked.

Yi Anan saw that the clothes were formal and clean, and the house must be clean too, so she immediately took the mop and said, "There's nothing we can do. We can't starve to death. So if you want it, buy it and go. You can sell it for money, and you can buy what you want. Isn't it the best of both worlds?"

The man smiled, nodded, and took out a dime and gave it to Yi Anan.

Yi Anan quickly picked out the strongest and most sturdy mop and stuck it on the back seat of the man's bicycle.

The man nodded and said, "You, little girl, are really good at doing business!"

The man rode away on his bike.

All things are difficult at the beginning. After selling one, everything went much smoother afterwards. Although the owner was a little scared, he really needed this thing. Besides, it was only a few cents, which was not cheap, but also not expensive. After a while, the other four were sold.

Yi Anan's hawking voice still spread to the supply and marketing cooperative.

"Go and have a look. How dare they resort to capitalist socialism!" The president was very unhappy and asked me to go and have a look.

Yi Jixiang was selling pickles. When she heard the president lose his temper, she also looked up. She recognized Yi Anan at a glance, and she quickly lowered her head, fearing that Yi Anan's affairs would implicate her.

The president sent a male comrade to take a look, but before he arrived, Yi Anan had already bought it and left!

"Next time you come here, be careful not to open this door!" the president said with a cold face.

The 꺶 family quickly responded.

Yi Jixiang didn't even dare to say anything and cursed Yi Anan in his heart.

This Yi Anan must have come to make things difficult for her on purpose. Knowing that she was selling pickles in the supply and marketing cooperative, and that Yi Anan couldn't get any of this, she deliberately stood outside to cause trouble!

Yi Anan sold a mop for two yuan and exchanged it for a pound of meat tickets on the black market, and went to the meat processing factory to buy a pound of meat.

Yi Anan carried the meat home and met Yan Xiaobao as soon as she entered the village.

Yan Xiaobao's mouth was still swollen from the beating he received from Zhan Nanhui last time. He stared at Yi Anan with anger in his eyes.

Yi Anan wore a grey cotton-padded jacket and black pants, nothing special about her, but her snow-white face and long black braids were enough to make all the girls in the village look bad.

Yan Xiaobao couldn't help swallowing a mouthful of water. Such a beauty was almost eaten in his mouth, but it ran away again!

"Yi An'an, you are such a slut. You buy meat to support your man, right?" Yan Xiaobao shouted, "I heard that you have fallen to the point of picking up trash at a scrap yard. Where did you pick up this meat?"

Yi Anan sneered: "You are free to do what you want, Yan Xiaobao, take care of yourself first!"

Yan Xiaobao was stunned. He didn't expect that this girl was not only good-looking, but also sharp-tongued, which made his heart beat even more!

Yi Anan was about to leave, Yan Baobao stepped forward, stretched out his hand, and stopped Yi Anan.

"Don't think that your family has paid back the money and this matter is over. I'm telling you, Yi An'an, your man is a bad guy and will implicate you sooner or later!" Yan Xiaobao said, "When you regret it, I still want you, but I can't marry you openly. You can just be my wife!"

Yan Xiaobao stretched out his hand to touch Yi Anan's face.

When Yi Anan raised her hand, Yan Xiaobao felt a pain in his arm. He quickly took a step back and looked at the screwdriver in Yi Anan's hand.

When I went to the scrap collection station today, I found a screwdriver. Yi Anan thought it was handy, so she brought it back with her. It’s just right for self-defense!

"Yan Xiaobao, I tell you, you don't regret choosing the man you chose. Don't worry, you will live a good life with him, definitely better than living with you!" After Yi Anan finished speaking, she looked up at a figure not far away, it was Zhan Nanhui.