At this point, she said angrily, "I've been selling for nearly 20 years, and I've never had a customer who didn't pay me enough. I suspected she hid some of the candy, so I said I wanted to search her bag and clothes, but she didn't want to, so we started arguing."

You can say she has a bad attitude, but you cannot say she is shortchanging people. If she keeps this up, she will lose her job. She was particularly impressed by this old woman.

Lu Jiaxin was overjoyed: "Sister, do you know where this person lives?"

The lady shook her head and said, "I don't know where she lives, but from her accent, she's from Xixiang. I heard her son is a leader in a factory, and he speaks in a very arrogant way."

As a leader in a factory in another city, no matter how high his position was, he couldn't control her. When she said to call the police, the old woman didn't dare to make a fuss, and it was obvious that she was guilty.

Lu Jiaxin was overjoyed. This clue brought them one step closer to finding the old woman. She grabbed a handful of fruit candies and stuffed them into the hands of the elder sister: "Elder sister, thank you, you really helped me a lot."

Then she grabbed a handful of fruit candies and stuffed them into the enthusiastic salesperson's pocket.

After leaving the supply and marketing cooperative, Zhao Dajun said, "Miss Lu, we should go to the Public Security Bureau now and inform Leader Wu and the others of this clue."

Lu Jiaxin shook her head and said, "You just saw it. There are only a few people in the Public Security Bureau today. The others should have gone out on missions."

This shows that they are seriously understaffed. If they had enough staff, they wouldn't let me go to work.

Lu Jiaxin said, "Uncle, let's go back and tell our second and fifth brothers about this. Let's go to Xixiang together tomorrow to look for him. With so many clues, we will definitely find him tomorrow."

The police force today is far less than that of later generations, so by the time they go to arrest the old woman, they must have a solved case on hand.

Uncle Lu frowned and said, "Jia Xin, even if we find the person, we can't catch him."

When they went to other villages to arrest people, the police were carrying weapons and were performing their duties, so those people did not dare to take action. If they dared to do so, they would definitely be chased and beaten by people from that village.

Lu Jiaxin smiled and said, "We just need to find the person. Arresting people is the job of the Public Security Bureau."

With these words, Uncle Lu felt relieved.

On the way back, Lu Jiaxin suddenly said, "Uncle, I think the dishes and steamed buns made by the state-owned restaurant are not as delicious as those made by my aunt."

Uncle Lu smiled and said, "The braised pork and hot and sour potato shreds made by your aunt are not as delicious as the chef's, but the steamed buns are indeed softer than theirs."

Lu Jiaxin explained: "Spicy and sour potato shreds are easy to make. I'll fry some for you tonight. I guarantee it will taste just as good as the one made by the chef."

"Oh, then uncle will try it tonight."

Time passed quickly as they walked and talked. Lu Jiaxin mentioned her great aunt's cooking skills again: "Uncle, if someone in the family learns from her cooking skills, they can open a restaurant in the county, which will provide an additional source of income."

My aunt is almost 70 years old, so it is impossible for her to be the chef. Xiaoqiu still needs to help her cook for more than a dozen people at home. Her body will definitely not be able to handle the hard work of running a restaurant.

Uncle Lu blamed Lu Hongjun for not teaching his child anything and letting him do whatever he wanted: "Xinxin, opening a restaurant is not that easy."

He knows that the current policies are different from before, but what happened in the past still scares him. What if things get the same again? So he still hopes that his children can work in factories or public institutions, or stay at home and farm. He won't get rich, but he will have a stable life.

She also understood that many people were taking a wait-and-see attitude towards reform and opening up. Those who opened small restaurants in the old city were all good cooks and brave. However, a large number of these people could not make ends meet and had no other choice. If they had a stable job, they would not take risks.

Uncle Lu waved his hand and said, "I can't control what others do, but our family is not allowed to open a store. We can make ends meet, so there's no need to take risks."

When she got home, Lu Jiaxin found out that Uncle Lu and his sons had returned early, but Brother Lu and his friends had not returned yet.

The eldest aunt said, "Jia Xin, I took the painting you gave me and asked around in the surrounding villages, but no one knew this old woman."

Lu Jiaxin smiled and said, "It's okay. We have already found out that this old woman speaks with an accent from Xixiang."

The eldest aunt was very surprised: "Jia Xin, how did you find out?"

When my aunt heard that the news came from the salesperson at the supply and marketing cooperative, she gave me a thumbs up and praised me, "Jiaxin, you are really smart. Your uncle never thought of it."

Others in the family probably didn't think of going to the state-owned restaurant or the supply and marketing cooperative to ask. The main reason was that the people in these government agencies had bad attitudes and they thought they wouldn't respond if they asked.

Uncle Lu saw that she was slandering him again, and said helplessly: "Okay, since we have a clue, let's go to Xixiang to inquire tomorrow. Don't be impulsive after getting the news, let's ask the police to arrest the person."

My aunt also understood that if you dare to take action in someone else's territory, the only ones who will suffer are your own family members.

The children at home saw that Lu Jiaxin bought so many things, and after Uncle Lu and Aunt Lu went out, they all came into the house and looked at them eagerly.

Niuniu was a little bolder and asked directly, "Aunt, what delicious food did you buy?"

Lu Jiaxin took out a bottle of soda, opened it and said with a smile: "Go get a bowl and everyone drink a little."

Nowadays, all sodas are pure natural, so you don’t have to worry about getting an upset stomach.

Xiao Qiu quickly stopped her and said, "Aunt, they ate Guopi Dan and White Rabbit Milk Candy today. Save these for later!"

She actually wanted to drink it, but was afraid that her grandmother and mother would scold her when they came back.

Lu Jiaxin smiled and said, "It's okay, go get three bowls and each of you drink half a bottle. If I scold you, just say that I insisted and you couldn't stop me."

Xiaoqiu went to get a bowl and drank the soda with the children. After finishing the soda, she saw the soda bottle on the ground and picked it up and said, "Aunt, I heard that you can exchange this soda bottle for money."

Lu Jiaxin thought about what the salesperson said: "If I return a soda bottle to them, I can get two cents in return."

"Aunt, you bought ten bottles. You can exchange them for 20 cents if you return them after you finish them."

In her previous life, she had never worried about money. In this life, the only difficult time was in the ancient capital. Now that she is back, she has more money: "Then when we finish drinking, we can take it to the supply and marketing cooperative to exchange it for money if we see who is going to the county town."

(End of this chapter)