The day after the old lady left, Su Xia brought her twins, Niu Niu, to the village's oxcart.
"Brother Li, how many people are left?"
"It's Su Mei! There aren't many people today, mostly educated youth. We agreed to leave at 11 o'clock!"
Su Xia nodded, glanced at her watch, and saw that there was still half an hour left. Fortunately, the supply and marketing cooperative was nearby.
"Brother Li, they'll be here in a bit!"
"Ugh...okay!" Li Weiguo, who was feeling drowsy from the sun, was jolted awake once again.
Su Xia shook her head...
"Mom, let's go too!" Niu Niu said hurriedly, she also wanted to buy things.
Needless to say, the twins were a boy and a girl. Su Xia gestured for the others to follow.
The siblings happily followed behind. The two younger ones, who were already 5 years old, were well-behaved and didn't run around. When crossing the road, they obediently stopped next to Su Xia.
"Mom, let's take my little sister shopping!" As soon as they entered the supply and marketing cooperative, Niu Niu offered to take her little sister with her.
Su Xia nodded, took out some money and handed it over, "Buy whatever you like!"
"Um...!"
Hehe... Niu Niu likes her mother like this, never fussing over trivial matters.
"Mom, I want to buy everything too!" Xiao Bao said enviously.
"Shut up, you decide what you buy!" Su Xia wasn't going to put up with it.
Xiao Bao was shocked, then pouted, looking hungry. If you listened carefully, you could hear him say, "Mom is biased..."
Su Xia, holding Xiao Bao's hand, first bought some seasonings and other daily necessities...
Toilet paper, soap, toothpaste, and shampoo—it's 1975 now, and there are many modern products on the market.
Toilet paper isn't just rough and uncomfortable on the bottom anymore; there are smooth white and natural wood-colored options, and those with a reddish tint are becoming increasingly rare.
Sanitary napkins have also started to appear, but very few people are buying them. Firstly, they are too expensive; a pack of 5 costs about 1.5 yuan, which is enough to buy a pound and a half of meat. Who would buy that?
Apart from Su Xia, I bought all the other items on the counter. The sales clerk also knew Su Xia, and there was also Si Ya.
"Comrade Su, you have excellent taste!" the salesperson complimented.
Su Xia... she's from the future, so of course she's used to using this term.
"Yes, Comrade Su, a new batch of face cream just arrived. Would you like to take a look?"
Su Xia nodded, "Okay!"
The sales clerk excitedly took it out, but Su Xia sighed upon seeing it. "Isn't this Pechoin? And some other old brands too..."
"These kinds all come from Haishi. I heard that people there use these..."
Su Xia nodded. Shanghai brand products were always very popular in later generations.
"Friendship brand eyebrow powder, eyebrow pencil... Mirage brand foundation, lipstick...."
Su Xia's last items to use were two bottles of face cream (from Pechoin, which isn't too oily), two bottles of foundation, two eyebrow pencils, and finally, a lipstick.
"Comrade Su, why are you selling two bottles today? Are you giving them away as gifts?" The saleswoman asked excitedly. Selling so many bottles would earn her about a dollar, enough to buy a pound of meat.
"Yes, my daughter can use it now too!"
"My goodness, is this your eldest daughter? She just graduated, right?"
"Yes, just graduated from high school!"
"Comrade Su, I really envy you. I heard that your eldest son is also a junior high school student at such a young age!"
Su Xia smiled, and those around her who heard this were filled with envious glances, as if they were free.
"Mother, do you want that?"
Xiao Bao was drooling over the drinks on the counter. This time, Su Xia didn't scold him. Instead, she waved her hand and said, "Ten bottles, please!"
The sales clerk immediately went over, issuing the invoice while instructing, "Comrade Su, make sure you keep the bottle this time!"
Su Xia felt a little embarrassed. Last time, she hadn't kept an eye on it, and Bao Bao took it out to play. By the time she found out, it was already torn to pieces and had been taken to Grandma's house.
When Su Xia came out, Niu Niu was already waiting by the roadside with her little Niu Niu, holding an ice pop in her hand.
"Mom, buy four sticks, but Da Bao and Ge Bao didn't buy any!"
"Ignore them, let them go first!"
“Then give them two coins and let them buy it themselves!” Niu Niu was still worried about her two younger brothers.
Su Xia was indifferent to Niu Niu's arrangements, while Xiao Bao showed off to Niu Niu, "Mom bought lots of drinks!"
"My older sister bought a lot of food, including candy, cookies, and snacks..."
"Do you have any canned tangerines that I want?"
"Yes, everything is available, Brother. Is Mom only buying drinks?"
"Well, the rest are for cooking and household use, but definitely not for eating!"
"Well... at least we have something to drink!"
"Hmm, shall we still go out with our older sister from now on?"
"That's what I think too!"
...
*Pfft...*
Listening to the twins' murmurs, Niu Niu couldn't help but burst out laughing, especially as her mother's face grew increasingly dark...
"Comrade Su, you've come!"
When Su Xiamu and her three companions arrived at the oxcart, there were already four educated youths waiting for them: one boy and two girls.
Su Xia nodded, and Niu Niu gave Li Weiguo an ice pop, which she had bought on the way over.
"Thank you, Niu Niu, girl..." Li Weiguo grinned excitedly and stuffed it into his mouth. As for taking it home, that's nonsense. It's almost melted now, what's left when we get home?
The young intellectual was shocked. A popsicle cost 5 yuan, but the person said it was free.
However, based on their understanding of Su Xia's family, they certainly had the ability, unlike the villagers...
Well, everyone in Zhao Family Village lives a comfortable life, some even better off than those living in the city.
For example, the team leader's family, the accountant/secretary...
There were also carpenters, especially from the Chen family...
Everyone else is doing well too. In any case, Zhao Family Village has been raising chickens and pigs every year without fail, and in recent years they've also been making vermicelli and grinding flour...
Anyway, since you're doing so well, indirectly, these educated youth are also benefiting.
You don't need to work every day. As long as you have money, you can buy grain from the village and easily get by for a year.
"Su Mei, you're taking the child back to the village, leaving Brother Jianguo all alone again?"
Su Xia knew that Li Weiguo was gloating, so she didn't say anything.
As expected, Li Weiguo's hearty laughter never stopped.
"Xiao Bao, your dad's all alone, aren't you going to keep him company?" Not content with just having fun herself, she also had to tease the child.
"No, I want to stay with my mother!" Xiao Bao seemed afraid of being sent back the next second, and hugged Su Xia tightly.
Li Weiguo burst into laughter...
One of the educated youths was trying not to laugh, especially since a little girl was saying something that sounded like she was disappointed in him.
"Brother, you're so stupid! You've forgotten everything Mother said? Outsiders have no right to pick you up or drop you off!"
"Ah... what if Uncle Li sends me back?"
"He's not our parent, what right does he have? If he dares to send it, go straight to the police!"
The little girl spoke with such conviction that everyone in the car burst into laughter.
Li Daguo laughed the loudest when he fell asleep for the first time without having to catch a train.
The educated youth were also grateful, thinking back to when they came here, they had come twice, otherwise the cows would have been able to keep eating grass, and they would never have been able to reach the county town.
From Da Bao's side, it took less than half an hour to get to the village...
The village was very quiet upon entering; there weren't many people around. "Big brother, have they all gone to work?" Bao asked with a hint of longing.
"It should be!"
"Then who will you play with!"
"What are you playing for? Go back and tidy up the house first. Mom and the others are coming over in a bit!"
"Ah... I should have come with Mom!"
"How can you be so lazy?"
"Brother, you're wrong. Madam said that my hands are meant for painting, so I must take good care of them!"
"Then you shouldn't use your hands anymore, not even when wiping your butt after you've pooped!"
"Yue....Big brother, you're disgusting!"
"That's not what you meant!"
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