After introducing the two to each other, Lu Fangfang perked up her ears and listened intently.
The women next door discussed her and Sister Shufen for a while, then moved on to other things.
They were about to go to the county town, and what they talked about most was the things they planned to buy there.
Seeing that no one was paying attention to her, Lu Fangfang breathed a sigh of relief.
It's really unpleasant to be talked about by others.
After waiting a while longer, seeing that the car still hadn't arrived, a woman in the crowd became anxious.
"Why hasn't the truck arrived yet? If we're late, all the meat in the market will be sold out."
"That's right, that's right, I was thinking of going early to buy some fabric."
It was not yet eight o'clock, but the women were already impatient.
In those days, resources were scarce. Even if you had money and ration coupons, you still had to queue up at the market to buy things. If you arrived late and everything was sold out, you were simply out of luck.
My sister-in-law, who has a bicycle at home, is fortunate; she can usually go to the county.
If you don't have a bicycle at home, you can only go to the county town by taking the military vehicle that the regiment provides once a month. If you don't buy anything, you have to wait until next month. No wonder the women are anxious.
"Zhao Guihua, your husband works in the regiment's motorcade. When is the car coming?"
"It'll be here soon, it'll be here soon, don't rush."
As soon as the woman named Zhao Guihua finished speaking, a military vehicle drove up from the east, and the women immediately became excited.
Once the military vehicle had stopped, the women in the family compound all climbed onto it.
Lu Fangfang climbed up early and pulled Sun Manling and Wang Shufen up with her.
Finding a secluded corner, Lu Fangfang spread the sacks on the car, then invited her sisters-in-law to sit down and wait quietly for the car to start moving.
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