Chapter 181 Chapter 181 Waved over.
The Shanghai market in the late 1970s was very different from the prosperous metropolis decades later. The buildings were not very tall, the roads were very wide, and the city center was all cement roads, which was clean.
Today is a weekday and it is mid-morning, so there are not many people on the bus.
Except for Bi Qin, Mu Mian and the other two kept their eyes mostly on the window. Mu Mian and Shi Xiaolian were looking curiously, while Nie Sihui was watching the changes.
Bi Qin never stopped talking, and kept telling his best friend that this and that were different from before, and he talked about whatever he saw.
Over the past decade, the changes are not particularly large. It is the next decade or so that will see rapid development in the true sense.
When the bus stopped at the station again, Bi Qin shouted to Mu Mian and Shi Xiaolian who were sitting in the back, "We're here, get ready to get off."
Mu Mian stood up with the bag in hand, "Okay."
The two of them followed Bi Qin and Nie Sihui obediently.
Bi Qin held a high position in the publishing house, so the house he was assigned was naturally large, a new building, on the second floor.
Bi Qin’s husband is Tian Ruida, a senior technical engineer with strong abilities.
It's such a coincidence that Comrade Tian has not been at home recently. He went on a business trip at the end of last month to provide technical support to a small factory below. It is conservatively estimated that he will stay there for two months and will not come back for the entire summer vacation.
Bi Qin got married two or three years later than Nie Sihui. Both of his children are younger than Xixi. The two boys are eight and five years old.
Normally, both of them are busy with work, so the children are basically taken care of by the elderly, who are not in the new building now.
Bi Qin greeted them as soon as he entered the room, and showed Mu Mian and the others the bedroom, "I have packed everything, you can sleep however you want tonight."
They are all lesbians.
We’ll talk about what happened in the evening later. At this moment, Mu Mian and the others were chatting while packing their luggage. They all worked together to prepare lunch, with Mu Mian serving the spoon.
Bi Qin is not a good cook and doesn’t know how to cook. She eats in the cafeteria most of the time and occasionally goes back to eat with her parents on both sides. Her husband doesn’t cook either, and her kitchen is so clean that it looks like it has never been used.
It’s said that the two children like to stay at their grandparents’ house and can’t eat well with their parents.
After eating and cleaning up, the afternoon passed quickly. At night, Mu Mian and Shi Xiaolian slept in the same room. The weather was really hot. Although there was a fan, it didn't really work. The wind was hot.
Nie Sihui and Bi Qin in the next room were also awake. The two sisters who hadn't seen each other for more than a year had endless things to talk about.
Mu Mian could still hear a little of her sister-in-law's voice while she was dazed. It was obvious that her sister-in-law was very happy today.
The next day was Saturday. Bi Qin only took one day off yesterday and had to go to work today. She gave the key to her house to Nie Sihui, which showed that she trusted the three of them very much.
Not long after Bi Qin left, Mu Mian and the other two also planned to go out.
Earlier on the phone, Mu Mian and Director Wang from the film studio had an appointment to meet this afternoon. It was still early, with several hours left, and the main reason for her to go out now was... to visit her sister-in-law's house.
Now that I'm back, I always have to go visit my family.
Nie Sihui's biological mother is Jiang Fenglian and her stepfather's surname is Feng.
Over the past decade, Nie Sihui can count the number of contacts she has had with her family on one hand. A few years ago, her stepfather reached retirement age, and Nie Sihui sent the old couple pension money every Chinese New Year according to the standard.
The Feng family did send a few letters, especially in the past two years, after knowing that Nie Sihui was admitted to university, they sent more letters, but Nie Sihui never replied.
After coming down from Bi Qin’s house, the three of them got on the bus.
The Feng family lives in a housing unit allocated by the factory. It has not changed for more than ten years and is still in the same location.
After getting off the bus, Shi Xiaolian did not follow. She went to wander around the nearby stalls. Mu Mian and Nie Sihui turned into the alley. It was not spacious inside.
There are three-story old buildings on both sides.
There were ropes tied across the alley, with a lot of clothes hung out to dry.
A small pool was built at the entrance of the unit, connected to a water pipe, and several families share one.
Nie Sihui and Mu Mian had just walked in for a few steps. She was still telling Mu Mian about her childhood when an auntie who was washing clothes by the sink in front of her turned around. She stared at Nie Sihui for several times, then exclaimed loudly, "You are... you are Sihui, right? Ouch, I almost didn't recognize you."
Nie Sihui smiled and said, "Well, Aunt Yang, you are doing the laundry."
Aunt Yang laughed loudly, "Why are you back? I heard you got into college, right?"
This auntie was obviously a talkative person. After asking, she didn't want Nie Sihui to answer. She raised her head and shouted in the direction of the next building, "Fenglian, your Sihui is back."
Mu Mian stood next to Nie Sihui, looking at her sister-in-law and then at her aunt.
For some reason, she always felt that this aunt's tone implied that she was just looking for fun.
That's true. We are old neighbors and everyone knows what's going on in the Feng family.
In the 1960s, the eldest son of the Feng family was going to get married. His wife felt that the house was not big enough for them and wanted to marry Sihui off. He then went to the countryside and has never returned in all these years.
As a result, the most promising one among the five children was the girl Ren Sihui, but unfortunately she was no longer close to the Feng family.
The Feng family's house was on the first floor. After a few seconds, an old lady and a gay man came out of the door.
The old lady was naturally Jiang Fenglian. She was a little reluctant to recognize Nie Sihui. The stubborn girl in the past was now a mother of two children. She looked like an educated person, carrying a handbag and wearing a skirt. It was obvious that she had lived a good life over the years.
Nie Sihui shouted as if nothing had happened, "Mom."
Jiang Fenglian: "Hey, why, why are you back at this time?"
After saying this, as if she felt that this was a bit wrong, she added: "Come in, come in and sit down."
When she made way for the door, she noticed that there was another person named Mu Mian beside her. Jiang Fenglian asked in a puzzled tone, "Who is this?"
Nie Sihui: "My lover's sister."
Mu Mian raised his head slightly and smiled politely, "Hello, Auntie."
Jiang Fenglian: "Okay, come in and have some water."
Nie Sihui pulled Mu Mian and called out to the man standing at the door, "Brother is here too."
Brother Feng seemed a little embarrassed. "Well, today, today is a day off."
After the few people entered the house, the neighbors in the alley were peeking out and eavesdropping, as if they wanted to stick their ears directly to the door of the Feng family.
At this time, the atmosphere in the Feng family's house was quite awkward.
Jiang Fenglian wanted to ease the relationship with her daughter, but she didn't know how to start. Brother Feng had a similar expression.
Nie Sihui felt very comfortable. She looked around the home she hadn't returned to for more than ten years. The alley had not changed much, but the house had changed a lot. There was no trace of her previous life at all.
As if the atmosphere wasn't awkward enough, children's voices were heard outside. It was Brother Feng's two children and Old Man Feng who had returned.
At the prompting of their father, the children called her aunt obediently.
Nie Sihui responded, then looked at the table where the things she had just brought back were placed. "The food inside won't last long. Let the child eat it early, before it goes bad."
As she said that, she pulled Mu Mian and said, "Mom, I'm leaving first."
Jiang Fenglian was a little anxious, "Let's have lunch first."
Nie Sihui: "No, Xiaomian's friend is still waiting outside."
Mr. Feng: "How many days will you stay here? Where will you stay at night? How about asking your mother to clean up..."
Halfway through his speech, without waiting for Nie Sihui to reply, Mr. Feng stopped talking, saying that there was simply no extra room for people to stay at home.
Nie Sihui saw through it but didn't say anything, she just said there was a place to live.
As soon as the aunt and sister-in-law went out, they found that there were many more figures at the doors of each unit, peeking their heads out.
As expected, there are no secrets at all in this densely populated area.
Aunt Yang was still by the pool. "Sihui, are you leaving now? Why don't you stay a little longer?"
Nie Sihui: "Well, there is still something else."
Aunt Yang: "When will you come back next time?"
Nie Sihui: "It's hard to say. I have to go to school and have children at home."
Nie Sihui just said this, and Aunt Yang just listened and didn't ask any further questions. Everyone knows what kind of life this girl lived when she was a child.
It can't be said that he was abused, but he was definitely treated badly. He had five brothers and sisters, four of whom were named Feng. You can imagine what life was like.
Once there are more children in the family, the distribution of wealth will definitely be uneven. This is the case for biological children, let alone those who are not biological children.
The aunt and sister-in-law didn't care what the neighbors in the alley were thinking. Anyway, if nothing unexpected happened, Nie Sihui would not be back in the short term. Her relationship with her family was just "you raised me when I was young, and I will take care of you when you are old."
The aunt and sister-in-law went out of the alley and went to look for Shi Xiaolian. In the morning, the three of them wandered around various places where things could be sold.
After dinner, Mu Mian went to see Director Wang of the film studio in the afternoon.
The other party was a little different from what she had imagined. She thought Director Wang was of the same type as Bi Qin, but when they met, she found that he was not very serious, didn't talk much but was very friendly.
What Mu Mian didn't know was that the other party was also impressed. She knew that Qiu Yu Mian Mian was young, but when they met, she found that she was even younger than she had imagined.
Anyway, this meeting was very pleasant, and Mu Mian also saw the production process of "Xiao Ya and Friends" as he wished, which was quite... simple and tedious.
Bi Qin had a day off on Sunday, so Mu Mian and the other two had a great time playing together all day. At noon, they also tasted Bi Qin's mother's cooking, which was very authentic local cuisine.
After eating, drinking and having fun, with the arrival of Xiang Xuewen and his friends, Mu Mian and the others became busy.
Xiang Xuewen brought three friends with him on this trip back to Guangcheng, making it four of them. Because they had a transport team, they also got a truck.
Speaking of which, Xiang Xuewen's development trajectory is completely different from his previous life.
In Shi Xiaolian's memory, this man clearly took over a small factory in the provincial capital and then made his fortune little by little.
It’s easy to imagine why he didn’t go to Guangcheng in his previous life. It was because his younger brother died unexpectedly in the brigade, so he stayed in the provincial capital.
This life is different. My wife is a college student, my children are taken care of by my mother-in-law, my younger brother has been admitted to college and is married, and the rear area is stable. How can I resist the urge to explore new areas?
They brought a lot of goods on this trip. Although they were not large items, the cost was not small. Shi Xiaolian had transferred money to her brother-in-law long before, with each of the three of them receiving a share, which could be considered as an initial investment.
In today's market, as long as you have goods, you can sell them. The only risk is that the goods may be seized or stolen.
Mu Mian and her colleagues were busy for more than ten days. After the goods were sold out, Xiang Xuewen and her colleagues went to purchase another batch. They bought at a low price and sold at a high price. The price difference could be big or small depending on the goods, but everyone could make a profit.
On August 15th, the three exhausted female comrades boarded the train back to the capital.
I had originally planned to reply in early August, but it was delayed for another half a month.
The two little kids at home pouted, looking very aggrieved. Xinxin was still writing numbers on paper. She wrote one number for each day when her mother was away, and she had almost reached thirty.
Mu Mian held his daughter in his arms and coaxed her for a long time until Xinxin fell asleep.
After the kids fell asleep, the adults chatted quietly for a while. Although they were tired from the trip, they still gained a lot.
First of all, they bought houses in Hudong, which were found by Bi Qin. There were three houses in total. These houses were all self-built in the past. They were shabby, but also cheap, only seven or eight hundred yuan.
When conditions permit in the future, Mu Mian wants to buy a few shops, but that will have to be discussed later as the time available this time is too short.
In addition to the house, the biggest gain was of course the money from the sale. After dividing the money, all three of them received just over five figures.
It was only a short month, and Nie Sihui was still in a daze even after she got home. She gave out less than two thousand yuan, but got it back four or five times as much.
In fact, she didn't sleep much the whole night in the car because she was afraid that someone would steal her money.
Mu Mian was not in a daze. In the stories of people who made fortunes that she had seen in her previous life, there were many who earned more than them. Not to mention over ten thousand yuan a month, there were even those who earned over a hundred thousand yuan.
But that was in the mid-1980s. The current Guangzhou, Fujian and other places had not yet fully developed. It would take a few more years before they would be prosperous.
Until then, time will pass one day at a time.
The holiday is over, students go back to school, the most
The second half of the year passed in the blink of an eye.
We all stepped into the 1980s together.
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