The next day, early morning.
When Chen Jun got up and washed, he heard the aunties in the yard starting to chat about Jia Zhang.
His words implied that Jia Zhang had a mental problem and that Qin Huairu and Jia Dongxu were unfilial.
Originally, they could have spared Jia Zhangshi from forced labor by spending some money, but Qin Huairu and Jia Dongxu were reluctant to spend money on a letter of apology. Instead, they bought a wheelchair and spent their days eating and drinking lavishly.
The aunties in the hospital didn't know how much the wheelchair cost, but they knew the price of a bicycle, so they spread the word that Jia Dongxu's wheelchair was worth two hundred yuan.
"Alas, I'll probably have to wait a year before I see Jia Zhang again."
"It's okay to be locked up for a year. I noticed that during the time when Jia Zhang was in labor camp, our courtyard was quite quiet."
"Of course, if Jia Dongxu hadn't been pushing his wheelchair around, nothing would have happened in our hospital."
"Hey, his aunt, your family is starting to steam..."
Listening to the aunties chatting, Chen Jun couldn't help but smile.
Jia Zhang has gotten into a big trouble this time, and the punishment will be much more severe than stealing a car wheel.
The only thing that made Chen Jun curious was how a middle-aged woman who was bullied all day long could escape. Is the management so lax?
After washing up, Chen Jun went home for dinner.
Today is the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, and every household has begun preparing for the New Year. Just like Xu Damao, he took his wife out shopping early in the morning.
This guy has money in his pocket and spends it lavishly. I guess when Xu Damao comes back from shopping, he will have to change into a new outfit.
The other residents who don’t have much space will still buy some New Year’s goods during the Spring Festival and try their best to have a good year.
After breakfast, Chen Jun was leaning against the stove and chatting with Lin Yao when he suddenly thought of the red envelope that Mr. Liu had given him last night. He took it out of his pocket and took a look. He found that there was not only money in it, but also a lot of bills.
Wow, Mr. Liu is really thoughtful. He knows that there will be a great demand for tickets at the end of the year.
"Brother, when are we going shopping? I want to buy some firecrackers." Lin Yao moved the peanuts on the stove and turned to ask Chen Jun.
Nowadays, firecrackers are one of the favorite things of children. If someone has a dozen firecrackers in his pocket, he can definitely take a group of children to blow things up.
"Let's go, let's go now!"
Chen Jun thought about the bicycle ticket he had snatched from Director Yang yesterday, and with a wave of his hand, he took Lin Yao out.
"Hey, are you going out shopping?"
In the front yard, the third uncle Yan Bugui was drying salted fish. At a glance, he saw three full ropes hanging there.
Putting aside other things, just looking at these fish, anyone who sees them will have to say they are rich.
Yan Bugui probably had the same idea, so he took it out to dry early in the morning.
"Well, let's go to the supply and marketing cooperative." Chen Jun replied.
Yan Bugui was delighted when he heard this: "Please bring me two kilograms of fine tea. Tea is indispensable for the New Year."
"Okay!"
Chen Jun responded and rode his bicycle towards the department store.
The reason why I didn’t go to the supply and marketing cooperative was because it would definitely be packed at that time and the items might not be complete.
After entering the department store, before the greedy Lin Yao could speak, Chen Jun waved his hand and said to the salesperson, "Hello, comrade, please weigh out 20 kilograms of melon seeds, 20 kilograms of peanuts, 5 kilograms of nougat, 5 kilograms of White Rabbit milk candy, and more..."
Chen Jun mentioned seven or eight things in one breath, each of which weighed several kilograms.
When these things were shouted out from his mouth, they immediately attracted the attention of countless people.
Good job!
This young man is young, but he is very generous. He bought so many things right away.
Although it is Chinese New Year, who would be willing to buy dozens of kilograms of peanuts and sunflower seeds?
Are you here to purchase goods?
In fact, it’s not that the people around me are ignorant, but things are different now than they were a few years ago. You can’t buy things just by having money.
The number of tickets for each month is fixed. Excluding daily food and drink, you can be considered wealthy if you can save some tickets every month.
So during the Chinese New Year, everyone buys melon seeds and peanuts in batches of two or three pounds. Even if they eat sparingly, they can still last until the end of the Chinese New Year.
Candies are even more of a luxury. Even the most ordinary fruit candies have to be bought one by one and taken out on New Year's Eve to be given to children as lucky money. Even these cannot be given away all at once. Half have to be kept for the other half, and then put in the pocket when visiting relatives during the New Year. A few more candies can be given to children of relatives when they meet them. Even the candy wrappers are treasured, and they are tucked away in a notebook and occasionally taken out to show off to friends.
Chen Jun started by ordering five kilograms of White Rabbit, which costs more than ten yuan per kilogram. It was simply inhumane.
"Comrade, are you sure you didn't yell?"
The salesperson was also shocked by what Chen Jun wanted: "Do you know how much these cost, and how many candy coupons can you come up with?"
It's not that the salesperson looked down on people, but she had been working in the department store for two years and this was the first time she had encountered someone buying things like this.
In addition, Chen Jun and Lin Yao were both relatively young, so the salesperson thought Chen Jun was there to cause trouble.
"It's Chinese New Year, I'm sure I didn't yell."
When asked this by the salesperson, Chen Jun did not explain much. He just took out the money and bills from his pocket and put them on the counter.
He has no shortage of money now, and he has plenty of tickets, so even if he gets double the amount, it would be easy.
"Wow! This kid is really rich!"
"It's not just money, look at the tickets he has in his hand, there are so many!"
Some people who were more restless exclaimed on the spot.
The way they looked at Chen Jun also changed slightly. They felt that Chen Jun and Lin Yao were most likely children from wealthy families, or from a cadre family.
The salesperson was stunned for a moment, then started packing peanuts and sunflower seeds.
Since she has the money and the ticket, she doesn't care about anything else. As long as she can pay, it's fine.
After buying these things, Chen Jun took Lin Yao to buy a few new pairs of shoes. They didn't look at clothes because all the clothes for their family of three were bought out by Xueru Silk Shop, and the new clothes for the New Year were prepared early.
In this regard, Chen Xueru did a very good job, and Chen Jun was also very decisive. He prepared gifts early and planned to visit his future father-in-law and mother-in-law tomorrow.
"Comrade, does your department store have women's bicycles now? I want them in stock." After buying the small items, Chen Jun went straight to the bicycle area.
Lin Yao looked at her elder brother in confusion, not understanding why he was asking about the ladies' bicycle when their family already had one.
"Yes, but only Phoenix brand, and the price is more than ten yuan more expensive than other brands."
So when the salesperson saw Chen Jun carrying so many bags, he knew they were not there to make fun of him.
Although women's bicycles are smaller than ordinary 28-inch bicycles, the price is not much cheaper, so sales are very low and there are only two in stock in the store.
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