Chapter 52: When you are away from home, your identity is given by yourself
Wen Zhu slept until the next morning. When she stretched, she realized she was lying in her own bed. Her mother had just changed the sheets, which still smelled of soap.
Dad has already gone out to the town to inquire about renting a house. Mom and my brothers are washing potatoes and preparing for today's stall.
Seeing Wen Zhu get up, Jiang Qin hurriedly showed concern.
"My dear, wake up. Does your foot still hurt? There's rice hot in the pot. Come and eat when you're hungry."
"It doesn't hurt anymore. It will heal on its own after a good sleep."
Wen Zhu jumped a few times in front of her after he finished speaking. Jiang Qin was relieved.
After washing up, she served herself some food, moved a small stool, and sat next to her mother to eat. She liked to be closer to her family this way.
"Mom, my second brother told you what happened yesterday, right?"
Wen Zhu asked Jiang Qin while eating shepherd's purse and egg pancake.
"I'm telling you, how can there be such vicious people in this world! The whole family has no good intentions." Jiang Qin said angrily while scrubbing the potatoes.
"Although that family isn't in our village, we still have to be on guard at all times, lest they come back to wreak havoc on our family someday."
Wen Zhu reminded that he was afraid that one day he would not pay attention, or the barrage would not remind him, and his family would be tricked by that family.
"Don't worry, Mom has a record of these bad guys. When they fall into my hands one day, I will make them suffer! As for your father and your third brother, I have already told them everything. I have also sent a letter to your eldest brother and your father. If these bad guys want to mess with our family, they will never succeed!"
"No, not only is there no door, but the windows have to be papered up! There won't even be a rat hole for them!"
After Jiang Qin finished speaking, Wen Zhu couldn't help laughing and gave a thumbs up, "My mom is still amazing!"
Jiang Jianye and Jiang Jianbei also laughed.
After dinner and cleaning up, they fried a batch of semi-finished rice-crust potatoes in advance, and the four of them loaded the cart onto the road and headed towards town to set up their stall the next day.
They set out early today. Jiang Qin went first to reserve a seat, saying that it was still early for the workers to get off work for lunch, so she gave them some money and sent Wen Zhu and his two siblings to visit the supply and marketing cooperative, asking her to buy some cloth to make clothes for them and buy some things for herself.
Wen Zhu saw that it was still early, so he went too. Jiang Jianbei planned to stay and help, but was also sent away by Jiang Qin.
"Everyone go play for a while, there's not many people here right now, I'm enough."
The three siblings went to the supply and marketing cooperative. With the coupons, Wen Zhu was no longer as stingy as before when buying things, and he had money but couldn't spend it.
She bought some fabric suitable for outerwear in spring and autumn to make clothes for her family, and also bought some pure cotton fabric to make some underwear for herself.
In their small place, there are no fashionable new bras with sponge pads. The current small vests are too thin. She is a girl who is still in the growth stage, and she always feels uncomfortable and insecure when wearing them.
After buying some snacks and shoes for his parents and brother, Wen Zhu decided not to go shopping anymore.
There wasn't much to choose from. The walk was over in a few steps. She wanted to buy a watch, otherwise she would have to guess the time.
So I walked over to the counter and looked, "Can you take out this ladies' watch so I can see it?"
The salesperson acted like a big shot, rolled his eyes, and looked them up and down. "Let me see your tickets and money first. If you're missing anything, I won't show you. Everyone has to touch them. If they're scratched, who will I sell them to?"
Wen Zhu slapped a handful of money and a few bills on the counter, and before the salesperson could even see them, she quickly took them back and put them in her pocket. Her eyes were even more disdainful than hers.
"You're a salesperson in Linshan Town? Is this your attitude? These things are public property, not yours. You wouldn't look at them every day and think they belong to you, right? Your attitude is so bad, it's really hard to deal with."
After saying that, he didn't forget to say to his second brother, "Comrade Jiang, look, this is the quality of the salespersons at the Linshan Town Supply and Marketing Cooperative. I think this competition is, well, very suspenseful."
He said this with a serious face, shook his head, put his hands in his pockets, and walked out arrogantly.
Jiang Jianbei wasn't wearing his military uniform today, but casual clothes. Seeing his sister's expression, he immediately realized what was going on. He pulled a small notebook and pen from his pocket and scribbled a few words expressionlessly.
Jiang Jianbei glanced at the saleswoman's name tag and said, "Luo Xiaoli, right? We'll remember that."
Jiang Jianye said nothing, shook his head, and walked out.
The few people came and left quickly, leaving the salesperson named Luo Xiaoli with a pale face.
"Sister Zhang, what's going on?"
The candy salesperson nearby nudged Luo Xiaoli and said, "Xiaoli, you should change your temper. You've probably hit a wall this time. It looks like these people were sent by higher-ups to conduct a secret inspection, posing as customers. You might not be able to win the title of Outstanding Employee this time! You might even bring shame to our town's supply and marketing cooperative!"
Luo Xiaoli finally came to her senses. She was so scared that tears came out and she slapped her thigh in regret.
"Oh, how should I know? They look young, how could I have imagined that there would be such a surprise investigation? What should Sister Zhang do? What should we do?"
Wen Zhu, who had already walked out of the supply and marketing cooperative, couldn't help but give his brother a thumbs up and laughed so hard that he fell backwards.
"Sure, Comrades Jiang, hahaha!"
"Sister, what are our identities? Why are they so afraid of us?" Jiang Jianye approached Wen Zhu and asked for advice humbly with a serious look on his face.
Wen Zhu winked playfully, "Third brother, you have to remember that when you go out, your identity is given by yourself. It doesn't matter who we are, what matters is who they think we are!"
Jiang Jianye nodded seriously.
"I listen to my sister!"
Jiang Jianbei looked at the two of them, and a smile appeared on his serious face.
Wen Zhu had wanted to be tough, but she didn't have the ticket for the watch, so she couldn't really afford it. Plus, even if she had the ticket, it would still be a bit expensive for her right now. Money had to be spent wisely. Her third brother was about to take the college entrance exam, and that cost money. She also had to take the high school entrance exam, which would also cost money. The family also needed to rent a house.
I can only wait until I have more money in the future.
Jiang Jianbei saw his sister looking at the watch counter again and again, and secretly took note of it in his heart to see if he could exchange it for a ticket for the watch.
Even though she didn't buy the watch, Wen Zhu wasn't going to treat herself badly. She bought two pounds of hind leg meat and gave it to her third brother to carry. It was mostly lean and less fat, and others would refuse it because it was too thin, but she just happened to get a bargain.
My parents have suffered a lot in the past few years, so they need to take good care of their health, especially paying attention to what they eat.
Her siblings also need to grow, so they need protein. Otherwise, they won't grow tall. She is only 163cm tall, not short, but not her ideal height.
As cannon fodder, you must have the awareness of being cannon fodder.
The legs are long, so you can run faster when escaping!
The brothers and sisters returned with a full load and saw from afar that the entrance of the textile factory was quite bustling.
Upon closer inspection, I saw a group of people surrounding their stall, making a lot of noise, and some were even pushing my mother!
"Are you here to mess up the place?" Wen Zhu finished speaking and ran over.
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