Chapter 4 Chapter 4 In the 1970s, making money and tickets was really...
Among the five rooms in the Jiang family, the only two people living there are the two elders.
In addition to a red lacquered bed, there are two wardrobes and a locked table.
They were talking outside before, and Jiang Nannan heard it in the house.
The Cheng family's soldier son.
If, if my aunt can do it, why can't she?
The reason why my aunt got involved with the Cheng family was simply because she and my third uncle were siblings. So, her identity as my third uncle's niece is also justifiable, right?
My face feels a little hot.
In fact, I know deep down that this reason is not valid.
Especially since grandma has already suggested this marriage to Jiang Shuangshuang, her cousin is the most qualified one.
But of the four people in the family who met the requirements to go to the countryside, except her, all others had their parents consider and find ways for them, but she was the only one who was completely abandoned.
If she doesn't think about herself anymore, she will really have to go to the countryside.
My body was trembling with nervousness.
But he still walked towards the table.
She had tidied the house for her grandmother many times before and knew her habit of hiding things. Important items must be locked in the cupboard.
However, she discovered by chance that the lock had become loose over the years and could be opened without a key by simply pressing it inside.
Jiang Nannan tried it with shaking hands.
A small "click" sound made her feel happy and nervous. She looked outside again, and after making sure that no one was there, she quickly opened the drawer.
She wanted to find letters between her grandmother and the Cheng family.
If I want to find the address of the Cheng family, it would be great if I could find the communication method of the Cheng family’s son.
Even if Jiang Shuangshuang doesn't have this marriage, her third aunt will still find another way for her.
Then why couldn't she secretly intercept this marriage?
Even if she is discovered later... as long as she holds on to the son of the Cheng family, the marriage will not change... right? Right, right?
Jiang Nannan knew that her behavior was despicable and kept wondering whether she should stop.
But her hands were quicker than her brain.
I rummaged through the things in the cabinet and soon found the letters. The addresses on the envelopes were clear at a glance and I memorized them in no time...
"What are you doing?"
Suddenly there was a sound behind her. Jiang Nannan's face turned pale with nervousness. She pretended to be calm and turned back. She quietly closed the drawer that was ajar a little. "I, I'll help grandma sort out the clothes in the closet. Some clothes need to be taken out and replaced..."
"I have something to talk to you about tomorrow, so don't run around and make yourself unavailable." Jiang Qing interrupted her, not in the mood to listen to her nonsense.
But after saying this, he realized that his tone was not very good, so he coughed twice and added, "I think the pancakes you make are delicious. Teach me tomorrow."
Obviously, she wanted to establish a good relationship with Jiang Nannan.
Because the most promising child of the Jiang family in the previous generation was this niece who was about the same age as her.
I guess no one expected it.
Now, she is the most pitiful person in the family.
There is endless work to do every day, but the food I eat is the minimum ration.
Her second brother and his wife ignored her and did not even think of a solution. They had already decided to send her to the countryside.
But before Jiang Nannan settled down in the countryside, she quietly brought a lame man home.
The lame man's family was extremely poor. He had two elderly people to take care of at home, and they relied on him sweeping the streets for a living.
But after getting married, Jiang Nannan naturally no longer had to go to the countryside.
How could my second brother and his wife be willing to do that?
Not even a penny for the betrothal gift, and still got a concubine for nothing.
Given the conditions of her son-in-law's family, she won't be able to get any benefits when she returns to her parents' home in the future. She may even have to rely on their family for financial support.
He was so angry that he beat and scolded the young couple and kicked them out.
He also threatened to break off the relationship.
But in fact, Jiang Nannan's life is not difficult.
She was very good at calculating for herself. Her family members were either old or disabled, and they later gave birth to two children. It was difficult for them to make ends meet, so the street office would give priority to their family when distributing some manual work.
In the early 1980s, the couple pushed a trailer and sold pancakes on the street.
It was shameful to run such a small business at that time.
The second sister-in-law was so angry that she told everyone that there was no such concubine and treated her as if she was dead.
But who could have imagined that Jiang Nannan would be the first among all their children to buy a small house.
It is a seven-story building located in the south of the city, and the smallest unit costs four digits.
Jiang Nannan and his wife paid without blinking an eye and bought a two-bedroom, one-living room house.
That’s not all.
With the pancake stall, they not only supported their children's education, but also bought them a house and a car. She was extremely jealous at that time.
It’s definitely not as wealthy as the richest man’s family.
But Jiang Nannan was too close to her life, especially since she used to be inferior to her in everything but was living better and better than her. How could she not be jealous?
But now she is not jealous anymore.
No matter how well Jiang Nannan develops in the future, can she be reborn?
She simply doesn't care about those small profits.
But Jiang Qing did want to have a good relationship with Jiang Nannan.
Jiang Nannan can always find a way out in adversity, which she admires very much.
Especially her pancakes are really delicious.
The future richest man did not wait for Jiang Shuangshuang to agree, and later married a woman in order to take care of the elderly and children at home.
It is said that she is very good at taking care of people and cooking delicious meals.
Take good care of the home.
But this is her shortcoming.
Pampered by her parents, she has hardly ever cooked or done housework since she was a child. Even though she did a lot of housework after she got married in her previous life, her family was in financial difficulty at that time and it was good to have something to eat, so she didn't bother to study how to make delicious food.
Jiang Qing felt it necessary to learn cooking.
As long as you can coax those two children, why worry that the future richest man will not give in?
In order to make Jiang Nannan teach her seriously, she praised her wholeheartedly: "The biscuits you bake are especially crispy and the saltiness is just right. It would be even better if you put a layer of meat sauce in it."
Meat sauce?
Impossible.
Even though her parents dote on her, it is still difficult for her to get a bite of meat at home now.
On the way back, Jiang Shuangshuang smelled the aroma of bean curd coming from the state-owned hotel and felt unable to move.
It comes out of the pot steaming hot, with a golden and crispy crust that exudes fragrance.
Tell me, how could this not be tempting?
"Want to eat?"
Jiang Shuangshuang nodded immediately and looked at her eagerly.
The old lady has always been frugal and is very strict about her food intake. After finishing a bowl of corn porridge, even with some side dishes, she is only half full.
Xu Yingxia pretended not to see the desire in her eyes, "Don't you have some private money?"
Jiang Shuangshuang was very confident and said, "Since it is private money, we must spend it quickly."
Xu Yingxia was so angry that she uttered a "haha", "So you want to spend your own private money, and spend my money?"
Her expression softened. "How about you tell me how much private money you have saved during this period?"
Jiang Shuangshuang raised her eyebrows, "I suddenly feel that the bread is not fragrant anymore. Isn't there still half a steamed bun left at home? Let's go home and eat the steamed bun."
Having said that, he walked forward with big strides.
Xu Yingxia followed him, "You really won't tell me? Mom saved a meat ticket and said she would take you to eat braised pork tomorrow? Did she save three pieces or two? Girl, I don't want yours, why are you hiding it so tightly?"
Jiang Shuangshuang smiled but said nothing.
Don't say it means don't say it.
Because if I say that, she will definitely be scared.
It's a coincidence.
After I got my diploma, I stayed at home every day. I occasionally took some work making paper boxes, but most of the time I was idle.
After Jiang Shuangshuang came here, she really couldn't sit still to paste paper boxes. Her fingers were stiff after a day of work and she only earned a dime or two. She might as well follow some little kids to pick up coal slag.
Although I earn less, at least I can walk around instead of sitting so hard that my butt hurts.
After running away several times, one day when she was wandering near the railway tracks, she suddenly saw a group of men wearing police hats chasing a middle-aged man.
This man runs so fast.
It seemed that he was about to climb over the wall and disappear into the complex alley.
Jiang Shuangshuang has the good character of being a good person and doing good deeds. When he was about to climb over the wall, she kicked him with her foot, knocking out half of his front teeth. He was easily captured by the public security comrades behind him.
I thought there was no follow-up to this matter.
As a result, two days later, the elder sister from the street office came to her home in person to commend her, praised her for doing a great thing, and asked her to go to the Public Security Bureau to receive the award.
It doesn't matter if it's anything else, but if there's a bonus, she will go without saying a word.
There wasn't much reward for assisting the police, not to mention she didn't help much, it was just a matter of taking advantage of the situation.
In the end, I received two yuan, five industrial certificates, and a certificate with a handwritten stamp.
But for Jiang Shuangshuang, this is a big business opportunity!
In the 1970s, it was really difficult to get money and tickets.
Although she wore it, she didn't wear it completely. God must have given her a golden finger.
Before this, she seemed unable to support herself except for supporting her family.
The city is not like a mountain village where one can make a living from the mountains and the sea. Even if she wants to go up the mountain to get some wild goods, she has to find a legitimate reason to write a letter of introduction.
In this era when it is difficult to travel far away, there is a lack of opportunities.
But after that time, she really found a way to make money.
She doesn't do anything that may touch people's hearts, such as trafficking materials, but she has established good relations with the public security department.
You can get rewards for assisting the police.
So if she really catches a petty thief and sends him over, can she also get a reward?
She wasn't too sure, but Jiang Shuangshuang had time, so while picking up coal slag, she also began to pay attention to the people around her, and she actually found one.
Catch thieves and robbers easily.
Then he was sent to the Public Security Bureau.
The old comrade from the Public Security Bureau praised her again and again, but later saw her standing there without leaving. I don’t know if this system really existed or if the old comrade paid for it out of his own pocket. Anyway, when she left, she had one more dollar and a few bills in her pocket.
I didn’t know if there was such a system before.
But there are definitely some now, and there are also mission requirements within the public security department. If there are enthusiastic citizens who are willing to "send" tasks, they will not refuse them in vain.
Of course, this matter cannot be spread outside.
After all, not everyone has the ability to deal with those habitual offenders.
There is only one enthusiastic citizen like Jiang Shuangshuang.
Over the past six months, she had managed to save nearly twenty yuan in pocket money and a small pile of receipts from this job, not to mention the money she had spent when she couldn't resist indulging herself in greed.
Seeing that Xu's mother was still going to ask more questions, Jiang Shuangshuang changed the subject, "Xiaozhou has a day off tomorrow, I will take him to pick up coal."
"Go ahead." Xu Yingxia knew that she couldn't get anything out of him, so she reluctantly warned him, "Be careful."
She knew what the lady was doing.
I was terrified at first, but later I found that the girl's mind was as clear as a mirror.
Don’t touch anything dangerous, don’t touch anything with knives, don’t touch anything if your accomplices are nearby…
Even the police praised her highly, saying that she had a stable character and knew what to do and what not to do.
And this isn't really a bad thing.
Regardless of whether there is a bonus or not, at least it is good to have a good reputation. Especially since the girl has been a little restless recently, if she doesn't have a good reputation, who would dare to want to marry her?
Take Lao Jiang for example, if he hadn't left behind a good reputation for bravery, she and the children wouldn't have lived so smoothly over the years.
Besides, it's not easy for a thief to meet a girl. Even if they pass by her face to face, they may not recognize her.
You may not encounter it once or twice in one or two months.
Once, twice...
That’s right, Xu Yingxia thought it was just once or twice.
But she didn't know that there were fewer petty thieves around her, because people in their circle were saying that there was a bad guy here who loved to break people's teeth, and they didn't know how many of his kind had suffered from him, so they just tried to hide from him if they could.
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