We were exhausted yesterday, so today we just wanted to rest and stroll around the neighborhood.
It was almost noon when I went out.
The two of them went to a state-owned restaurant and ordered a plate of scrambled eggs with tomatoes, a serving of shredded potatoes, a bowl of cabbage and tofu soup, and four steamed buns made of 200 grams of flour. It was a very light meal.
They had such a good meal yesterday that they plan to eat vegetarian food for the next two days. In this day and age, there are only a few people who live like them. Thanks to Wei Jianguo's frugality, he hasn't spent much money over the years.
It’s no wonder that the chefs in state-owned restaurants at that time were very skilled. They could stir-fry the shredded potatoes to be very refreshing, with a good combination of sour, sweet and spicy. Song Shuqian fell in love with it after taking one bite.
After dinner, the two of them strolled to the trust store, which was Song Shuqian's request. She heard from others that she could buy some old items here, so she wanted to see what was available and what the prices were.
It would also be good to have a general understanding of what is in the magic gourd.
The trust stores at that time were very unique, a bit like the pawn shops of the past. It has two modes. One is consignment, in which the trust store takes a commission after the item is sold; the other is that the trust store directly purchases the item, and the subsequent selling price has nothing to do with the owner of the item.
There was only one clerk in the store, an old man.
Song Shuqian strolled around the store and found that the items here were quite complete, including second-hand clothes, quilts, furniture and other daily necessities, as well as luxury goods such as watches, cameras, and radios.
The most interesting things are the old items, all of which are very small.
She chose a jade hairpin, which was not a very precious jade, but Xiuyan jade, which was completely white. The only highlight was the cat carved on it, which was very lifelike.
There is no telling how many things in Song Shuqian's space that are better than this one, but they cannot be taken out. This one needs to be purchased with formal procedures. If she gets checked, she doesn't have to worry because it's sold officially.
"Uncle, how much is this?"
The old man said weakly, "90 cents."
Song Shuqian bought it without bargaining. In her opinion, it was too cheap. If she wasn't worried about getting herself into trouble, she would want to buy everything here.
In fact, 0.9 cents is not cheap at all.
These days pork costs 0.52 yuan per pound and vegetables cost two cents per pound.
Anyway, in Wei Jianguo's opinion, this hairpin is very expensive.
"Jianguo, do you think anyone buys the things sold in the trust store? The clothes have all been worn by other people." Song Shuqian has never lacked money in this era, and the only crisis she encountered was resolved when she married Wei Jianguo.
Plus, Tiantian, who she usually plays with, is also a person who doesn't treat herself badly.
I really can't imagine wearing other people's clothes.
Wei Jianguo whispered to her about his childhood life, "At that time in our village, every family had only one pair of cotton trousers in winter. Whoever went out wore it, and those who stayed at home stayed at home. The conditions of the people in our family compound were relatively good, and at least one person in the family earned a salary. Even so, the older children would wear them too small, so we would alter them and give them to their younger brothers and sisters.
By the time the youngest one put on the clothes, they were no longer presentable. Everyone has three years of new things, three years of old things, and another three years of mending things.
One reason is that cloth coupons are hard to come by, and the other is that there is no money. "
"Then why don't they buy the defective cloth? This doesn't require a ticket." She was talking about the old city, where almost every family has a worker.
Wei Jianguo quietly squeezed her hand, "It's easy for you to buy defective cloth because you wear clothes that are not from an ordinary family. The salesperson wants to make friends with you, so he is willing to give you some benefits. Plus, the White Rabbit you secretly gave to others is not cheap.
Ordinary people cannot afford to buy defective cloth, so when these things become available, they are distributed by the salespersons themselves.
This is also the reason why the job of a salesperson is very tough. The eight major types of people: salesperson, driver, telephone operator, projectionist, hygienist, broadcaster, butcher, and grain management office staff. Any family that has one of these people on its payroll will bring honor to the family. "
Song Shuqian...she still knows too little.
"So how was your childhood?" After being married for so long, Wei Jianguo seldom mentioned his family. Song Shuqian was afraid of touching on his sad memories, so she didn't mention it on her own initiative.
Having come to this point today, she wanted to ask something.
Wei Jianguo was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect Song Shuqian to ask this. He said, "I lived a good life when I was very young. I was born a year after my parents got married. In the village, if there is no movement in the belly after a month of marriage, the baby will be induced to give birth. My birth was what my parents looked forward to. Life was fine at that time.
My life has not been very good since my mother passed away. When my stepmother came into the family, she didn’t like me, but everyone in our village had the surname Wei, so we were united and didn’t allow people from other families to bully the children of the Wei family.
My aunt would watch over me when she had nothing to do, so it was not that bad, at least I was not treated harshly with the food. It’s just that my family members don’t talk to me or pay attention to me.
Later the stepmother had her own children. There was only so much food at home, and if I ate one more bite, others would eat one less bite, so they started to withhold my food rations. I was young at that time, and if I wasn't allowed to eat, I would eat it secretly, and I got beaten many times for that.
When I grew up a little, I realized that I was not welcome at home.
The old hunter in the village is my third uncle from the same clan. He lives alone and he sympathizes with me. He often helps me and teaches me how to hunt and the ways of the world.
Thanks to the prey from the mountains, I never went hungry again.
My family members just ignored me, as if I didn't exist, and never stole my things.
After my third uncle passed away, I started hunting to save money.
When I was sixteen, a troop came to recruit soldiers and I followed them.
Before leaving, I found the clan leader and told him what kind of life I had been living over the years. Everyone in the village knew that we were all poor and only my third uncle had helped me. I asked to be adopted by my third uncle and become his son.
The villagers were unwilling, but my grandfather had done them a favor, so I asked them if they were doing my grandfather justice by watching me being bullied by that family for so many years. My father didn't want to, so I asked him if he still remembered what he promised my mother before he died.
Anyway, he made a lot of noise and successfully got himself adopted out.
I told others that my father disliked me and took the initiative to break off the relationship with me, which saved his face. "
Song Shuqian just felt her heart aching. She couldn't imagine how a child could live alone.
That kind of indifference from the whole family can drive a person crazy.
Holding Wei Jianguo's big hand, Song Shuqian said, "From now on, you have me and two lovely children, and we are a family."
The hand being held tightened.
"Okay, from now on we will be together as a family." Wei Jianguo said firmly.
It’s great that he has a home now.
He has a wife whom he loves very much, and two children.
Although Song Shuxi never said she loved him, Wei Jianguo still felt her love for him in life.
Wei Jianguo himself didn't realize that he was in a bad mood, but Song Shuqian noticed it and was willing to accompany him to relax. How could Wei Jianguo not be moved by this?
He didn't realize it at first, but later Song Shuxi's occasional cautiousness and deliberateness made him discover the clues.
But he pretended not to know and enjoyed the concern.
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