Chapter 27: Going to the County City
When Xie Jinghao entered the house, she saw Shen Meng frowning and staring at the letter in her hand. She couldn't help but feel happy. It was the first time she saw such an expression on her sister-in-law's face.
"Sister-in-law, are you reading the letter?"
Shen Meng listened to the voice and quickly pretended to look at her with sorrow. The Shen family was good in everything, but they didn't let the original owner go to school for two days. It was a pity.
"What are you looking at? There are words all over the paper. They don't know me, and I don't know them either. Jinghao, come over and take a look. If you know them, read them to us. See what your eldest brother said."
Xie Jinghao blushed. When her grandmother was alive, she only went to the third grade. The school at that time didn't teach as much as it does now. She recited quotations when she was in school, and had to go to the fields to earn work points during the busy farming season. She herself was not sure if she could recognize them all.
"Well, then I'll take a look."
Xie Jinghao took a look first and breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, there were no rare characters. She recognized them all, and some of the unfamiliar ones could be read fluently. The two sisters-in-law came out of the house and read the letter again in front of the children.
Lu Mingkai, who had never seen his father since he was born, stared at the letter with his little face, as if he could see his father's face from it.
"I have collected the remittance slips, food vouchers and parcel receipts. I will take a bullock cart to the county town tomorrow. Jinghao, do you have anything to bring? Sister-in-law will bring it to you."
Xie Jinghao was very good to the children. She was about to give birth, so she should show some appreciation. Besides, she was not good at sewing, and there would be many places to find her in the future!
"No, no, sister-in-law, Jiasheng will be back soon, and he will help take care of the children. It's not easy for you to take care of four children. Don't worry about me. Um, sister-in-law, you are going to the county tomorrow. Can you bear it?"
Shen Meng chuckled and said, "The half-dead look is just to fool mother and others. My body is not seriously injured. I will be well tomorrow. There will be no problem going to the county tomorrow. It's just that I have to go to the county after everyone goes to work, and I have to avoid people."
Xie Jing was relieved now. She was afraid that the children would die in two days, and as long as sister-in-law was in good health, good days would come.
Lu Mingyang and Lu Mingliang, who were playing in the yard, looked at each other. Sure enough, they saw that their mother was lying.
The next morning, Shen Meng woke Lu Mingyang up.
Lu Mingyang was sleeping soundly when he suddenly saw his mother's face enlarged in front of him. He was so scared that he cried out "ouch" and rolled to the side.
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. Mom has to drive the ox cart in the morning. I've prepared breakfast for you. Come back and bring your brothers and sisters to eat. Mom cooks a lot. If I come back late, you can order some first. Oh, share the stewed eggs and leave some for Xiaogang. Do you understand? Your third aunt will bring Xiaogang to make clothes for Mingfang today. Your third aunt has a big belly. If she feels uncomfortable, you should go to the village chief as soon as possible. Do you understand?"
Lu Mingyang, who was still frightened, said with a stiff mouth: "I know, I know, mother."
"Okay, then mother is leaving."
After Shen Meng gave the instructions, she went to wait for the ox cart before dawn. She wore a gauze scarf on her head and got on the ox cart after paying the money. She ignored the people on the car who wanted to chat.
It took nearly two hours to reach the county town. The swaying of the ox cart almost made Shen Meng's stomach burst. After getting off the ox cart, she went straight to the post office, took the voucher to collect the remittance and got a large package. She tried twice before she could carry it on her shoulder.
Panting with her waist bent, Shen Meng's eyes were filled with tears. It was so damn heavy! What kind of things did these warriors send that were so heavy? Maybe they sent all the good things they had on hand.
She carried the things, turned around and found an alley, and quickly put them into the space. She rested for a while in the space and replenished her sleep for two hours before carrying the basket to the supply and marketing cooperative.
The supply and marketing cooperative in the county town was larger than the one in the commune, and it sold more things, basically everything needed for food, clothing, housing and transportation. There were a lot of people in the cooperative, and it took her a long time to squeeze in. The salesperson frowned as he helped the crowd take things, pack them and collect the money.
"Comrade, please give me one meter of blue polyester, two pairs of rubber soles for two-year-old children, and one pound of Golden Monkey candy. Thank you, comrade."
Shen Meng said this while looking at the things in the counter. These were common goods in this era. She bought these for Xie Jing, so it was not a wasted trip to the supply and marketing cooperative. She glanced at the general things and took what she needed from the space later, in case she took out something that was beyond this era or behind this era, which would be a joke.
"Wait!"
Shen Meng breathed a sigh of relief. Although the salesperson's attitude was not good, he did not embarrass her like in the novel. She was not the protagonist and did not have the honor of quarreling with the salesperson.
After getting the things, Shen Meng walked around the county town. The radio played songs unique to this era. People were coming and going in a hurry, but everyone was in high spirits. This passionate side also infected Shen Meng.
She went to the scrap yard on purpose, but unfortunately there was nothing valuable. She picked up a few old newspapers that were relatively clean, and left awkwardly at the suspicious eyes of the gatekeeper.
She had a good shouxi hotpot in the space, drank a cup of milk tea, slept comfortably for a while, then found a burlap sack, packed out two quilt covers, two sets of ready-made clothes for each of the children, a pair of Jiefang shoes, cloth, wool, two sets of clothes for herself, pots and pans, a new toothbrush, cups, enamel basin, a thermos, three pounds of pork belly, two pounds of lean meat and five pounds of spareribs, as well as some candies, cakes, brown sugar and white sugar, all sorts of things filled a sack.
Shen Meng didn't catch the oxcart back to the village. When she was worried, she happened to meet the tractor of the production team next door. After chatting with them, she found out that they were military dependents. She quickly helped to load the things onto the tractor and sent her home. When Shen Meng got off the tractor, she stuffed a handful of candy into the driver's pocket. The man was embarrassed to help carry the things back home.
Xie Jinghao, who was doing needlework in the house, and Lu Mingyang and Lu Mingliang, who were still awake, came out and saw two large sacks of things on the ground. They were shocked.
"Sister-in-law, what are these? Are these all sent back by my brother?"
Shen Meng was shaken by the tractor. When she was about to get off the car, she wanted to thank the driver. As soon as she opened her mouth, the car passed a big pothole and she almost bit her tongue.
"No, I bought this bag. There is a shortage of everything at home. If I don't buy some things, I can't live."
Xie Jinghao: "..."
Lu Mingyang: "...."
Lu Mingliang: "..."
The three of them looked at Shen Meng with trembling hearts. How much money does this cost? How can we live in the future? ? ?
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