Chapter 25

Chicken Feather Letter

"By the way, your sister sent a telegram saying that she wanted to bring Wang Hongbing with her when she came. I have never met Wang Hongbing. Comrade Chen, can you tell me more about him? What kind of person is he?"

When the firewall was lit, Nie Bozhao's office, which was also a small bedroom, became warm.

"My brother-in-law is a nice guy. He is also a high school graduate. He used to work at a water conservancy and hydropower station. But because his aunt fled to Taiwan before liberation, he was labeled a capitalist roader. Alas, when reform and opening up come in the future, he will return to the hydropower station and become the director."

"What is reform and opening up?"

Chen Lina rolled her eyes at Nie Bozhao and said, "Only after you believe that I am your little princess can I tell you what reform and opening up are."

"I probably understand it even if you don't say it. It's a kind of policy reform and change. It belongs to macro-control and major policies in the general direction." Well, he really understood it.

There was a sound of urgency outside. The children looked and saw that it was the postman, so they immediately surrounded him.

Nie Bozhao was still outside the firewall, so Chen Lina wiped her hands and walked out. "Comrade Xiao Wang, do you have a letter from my family?"

"A five-feather letter, which Nie Gong specifically requested, was sent from Uru, but he had to sign for it in person."

Even nowadays, with the approval of their superiors, people like Nie Bozhao must read a certain amount of European and American magazines and periodicals every month to understand the global technological trends.

However, apart from him, even people like Secretary Ah and Chief Engineer Wang could not stand these things. After all, not everyone can absorb the remnants of capitalism.

Therefore, this thing certainly cannot be given to his family.

Nie Bozhao came out in a hurry, signed the documents, and asked if the road was easy to travel, whether the bridge over the Baiyang River had been repaired, and whether he had taken a long detour to get here. He also asked if he wanted some medicine for the frostbite on his hand, pretending to show concern.

The postman Xiao Wang smiled and said a few words, then rode away on his bike.

The big envelope was bulging with what seemed to be several large boxes of stuff.

Chen Lina was not curious, but what was strange was that Nie Bozhao handed the things to her and said solemnly, "Put it in the small warehouse and don't let the children see it."

"What is so important? Why can't we let the children see it? Is it food or candy?" Chen Lina was so curious that she wanted to open it in front of everyone.

Chen Tiantian ran over first and asked, "Auntie, do you have any candy?"

Nowadays, children's favorite thing is probably candy.

Chen Lina took it apart and looked at it, then quickly said, "It's not candy, it's medicine, Auntie's medicine."

"No, I want to see it."

Xiao Tiantian stood on tiptoe and saw a small brown kraft paper bag. She exclaimed, "Auntie, you don't understand. This is not medicine, it's a balloon."

Nie Bozhao blushed immediately. "I told you to put it away. If the children see it, they will use it to blow up balloons again."

Sure enough, Chen Tiantian took one from Chen Lina's hand, opened it very skillfully, and immediately started shouting, "Da Dan, Goudan, come and blow up the balloons. Let's see who can blow the bigger one."

This is a condom produced by the Guilin Latex Factory. There are two men and women in swimsuits painted on the outside of the box, and two condoms inside. The back of the kraft paper packaging says that after use, you should first wash it clean, then apply talcum powder on it to preserve it. Each condom can be used several times.

There is also a small line of notes: Before each use, it is advisable to blow air into it to check for leaks.

Several children were obviously very skilled. They grabbed one and started blowing it up one by one. In a blink of an eye, it became a big balloon. After the string was tied, it flew all over the room.

When Chen Lina first arrived, she often saw the children at the base playing with these balloons. At first she thought the children were playing with the pig bladders from slaughtering pigs during the New Year in the countryside. Well, now she finally understood that the children were using all their parents' condoms to blow up the balloons.

She took out a handful of candy from the small storeroom and finally managed to exchange the two condoms.

"Oh my god, Comrade Lao Nie, the postman has frostbite on his hands, and you're forcing him to deliver mail on the weekend just because of this?"

"If you want to get things done, you have to be well prepared," said Nie Bozhao.

Seeing Chen Lina was about to leave, he suddenly became rude. He was tall and turned to block her. After all, he looked younger than when he was in his forties. With his navy blue shirt tucked into his trousers and his belt fastened, his figure was really...

Pointing at the fire wall, he said, "Well, the fire wall is lit, and we are husband and wife, Comrade Xiao Chen, we have to sleep in this room tonight."

Chen Lina burst out laughing. Well, she finally understood why Nie Bozhao had to take the risk of not having enough coal to build another fire wall today.

But it turns out it was for this.

But unfortunately, she was infertile in her previous life, so she actually doesn't need this thing.

However, there is still something wrong with his mentality. He wants to get things done after marrying her, but doesn't want to have children. This idea is a bit too problematic.

"Aren't you afraid that the children will kick the quilt at night?"

"I'll be there right after I'm done. You can sleep in this room. Don't worry, I'll come over in the middle of the night to add more coal for you. I promise not to let the fire go out."

"You are going against your original intention. After all, you are still doubting my origins."

Suddenly, her whole person changed. Her eyes were sparkling and her lips were exceptionally plump. Her skin, which was already fair and tender, looked especially delicate under the light after she applied some vanishing cream at night.

"I may not be as experienced as that apricot tree, but I am confident that I can distinguish between public and private matters. Now that we are married, we still have to go through the necessary procedures," said Nie Bozhao.

"Well, you still think that there is no such thing as apricot tree, nor any Nie Bozhao in the previous life. Maybe my rich experience comes from my cousin Nie Guozhu."

"Chen Lina, you are being mean-spirited. I never thought about it that way."

"It's impossible not to have thought about it. I only agreed to get married with you and help you raise your children, but I didn't expect to be with you so early."

"If we don't sleep together, then what kind of marriage is this?" Nie Bozhao didn't understand.

"I am a person with aspirations. Without love, there is no sex life. As for marriage, it was because I, a stinking ninth grader, wanted to avoid the revolution, and you wanted someone to raise your children, so I used my bad brain to deceive you for a while. You deceived me by hiding your tigress mother-in-law and such difficult conditions. You must understand these two aspects clearly."

Nie Bozhao thought for a long time and then asked, "We don't have love now?"

"You are still a long way from what you were in your previous life." Chen Lina shook her head meaningfully.

To make Nie Bozhao believe in the existence of a previous life is equivalent to making him believe that his two sons will become gangsters in the future. How could he possibly believe that?

Well, that night, the reusable condom failed to use its power and lay quietly among the miscellaneous items in the warehouse.

When Nie Weimin woke up in the morning, he was very unhappy.

Of course, it was noodle soup again, and steamed buns made with 85% flour. The children were picky eaters, used to good food, and couldn’t eat rice without oil or smell. They bit the buns with drooping necks.

Chen Lina's cooking was very oily, and the bucket of cooking oil at home had already been used up. Otherwise, the noodle soup would have a little oiliness, and the taste would have been a little better than it was now. Nie Bozhao was used to being picky about food, and he didn't want to eat the 85-flour bun, so he said, "Comrade Chen, can't we try a different flavor?"

Chen Lina rolled her eyes at him and said, "Do you know how much a barrel of cooking oil costs on the black market?"

"How many?"

"Thirty bucks, and it's a blend of sunflower seeds and peanuts. It doesn't taste good."

"I gave you all my salary, royalties, and overtime pay for this month. You can spend it as you like. What's the big deal? Wei Min can't just wear his cotton-padded jacket like this. He needs to wear a big coat over it. Sandan's coat is too small. Should we find a way to make him another one?"

You see, if you have money you are the boss. Sitting there, Nie Bozhao is like Huang Shiren, directing the country.

It seems that as long as I open my mouth, those things will have legs and can come into my house in an endless stream.

"Then I have to find a place to buy it. The only Kazakh businessman I trust doesn't have any cooking oil. And the overalls can't be made of ordinary cotton cloth, they have to be the Soviet-made windproof cloth. Even so, I still asked people about it. If I really want to buy it, I have to leave the base. Once I leave the base, if the security guards check on me and ask about my background, it will be troublesome again."

She was quite clear-headed. She was outspoken at home because she knew Nie Bozhao's past. She knew that no matter how much she accused him of bullying him, he would just go crazy and would not give her away.

It was a different story when she went out. In those turbulent times, if she said something wrong in front of someone she didn't know, she could lose her life.

Nie Weimin said, "Liu Xiaohong's family also sells things. Her mother is asking around the base. If anyone wants something good, just ask her."

"Liu Xiaohong's mother passed away, so when did a new mother come?" Chen Lina and Nie Bozhao were both surprised.

Nie Weimin licked the soup, shook his round head, and said, "She's new, and she's my aunt, the kind who gives me candy."

"I said so. Your son used to not want to play with Liu Xiaogang, but in the last two days he was willing to entertain Liu Xiaogang. It turns out it's because of this. Comrade Xiao Nie, tell me, who is she?" Chen Lina said again.

"My little aunt Ai." said Nie Weimin.

"Sun Xiaoai? Didn't she marry a military officer? The military officer died, so she is still a martyr's family member. How could she like Liu Han?" Nie Bozhao was very surprised.

Liu Xiaohong's father was a truck driver who drove a truck all year round. He smoked, drank, spit everywhere, and always loved to beat his children. Of course, he also loved to go to prostitutes. Nie Bozhao had to hold his breath every time he rode in his car. He hated that man very much.

As for the family of Sun's family who moved here collectively from Zhang County, because of the influence of Sun Zhuan'nan, all the daughters wanted to marry promising young men with careers. Even the husbands of Sun Zhuan'nan's sisters and cousins ​​were all introduced by Sun Zhuan'nan himself.

From the personnel officer of the mining area, to the factory manager of the farm, to the officer stationed at the border, all the sons-in-law are good.

When Nie Bozhao heard that Sun Xiaoai married Liu Han, he simply couldn't believe it.

"Okay, you can find a way to get some cooking oil for us. I really can't eat mutton fat. I'm a Han Chinese with a stomach half filled with iron filings, not a Hakka with a stomach half filled with wool. Xiao Chen, thank you for your help." In life, Nie Bozhao now completely depends on Chen Lina.

To be honest, he had struggled with this issue before. What if this girl was really a Soviet revisionist, or a secret spy sent by Britain or the United States?

However, when her sister comes, she will have to take root here.

She wanted to turn him against him, what a joke, he also wanted to turn her against her!

Seeing that he hadn't eaten anything and was about to leave, Chen Lina called him back, "Hey wait a minute, I'll give you something, take it before you leave."

"What is it? Can we eat it? There are also balloons. Give us some to blow up, Mom." The three brothers jumped up immediately when they saw Chen Lina opening the door of the small warehouse.

The candy is locked inside, and the balloon is locked inside. If she opens the door, she must get something good.

"Coffee! This can is probably not cheap, right?" Nie Bozhao was stunned when he saw it was a can of coffee.

Chen Lina rolled her eyes at him again. "Yeah, you only give me 70 yuan a month, and you still want to eat and drink delicious food. I also saved money to buy you coffee, 30 yuan a can. I used the money I secretly deducted to buy this thing. Let me ask you, are you ashamed? Are you ashamed?"

Shame on you, Nie Bozhao is really ashamed.

He had always thought that she was just like his mother-in-law, who took the living expenses and didn't give them food and drink, because she wanted to save it and give it to her parents' home.

Of course, drinking this stuff is a sign of the lingering capitalist style of extravagance, and if the leaders see it, they will criticize it severely.

But Nie Bozhao stayed in the laboratory all day, working intensively, and most of the time, he had to have a cup of this stuff.

After thinking for a while, Nie Bozhao poured the coffee into the Chinese medicine bottle he bought for Sandaner and left with it.