Anren Township is definitely one of the most remote and impoverished villages in Nanjiang Province, so several people were sent here for reform at that time. Sheng Lao was one of them. He and his wife are both university professors. They have two sons and a daughter. The eldest son is a family. Has been abroad, lost contact in special years, and now I don’t know what happened to him. The youngest daughter hurriedly married into a poor peasant’s family, which was considered a disaster. The second son committed suicide unbearably humiliated. Putting aside the relationship, but not really unfeeling, but leaving on purpose. If she hadn't been around outside, Sheng Lao would not have been able to reach a place with mountains and rivers like Nanjiang Province. He might be sent to the Northwest to open up wasteland. At his age , and a literati, he must not survive.
The second son has a son named Sheng Jingchuan, nicknamed Ping An, who is already eight years old, and after so many years, he seems to have grown up overnight. His mother wants to take him to remarry, but he refuses to say anything. Grandparents are old He is going to go to the countryside with them. In case something happens, there is someone by his side.
That year, he was eight years old and Ye Ning was five years old.
Sheng Jingchuan was good-looking, and Ye Ning liked to follow him. Later, when he became sensible and knew his identity, he had less contacts on the surface, and often went there secretly. Speaking of the good grades of the two sisters, there is also the reason why Sheng Lao started a small business.
In 1979, the old Sheng's family was taken back, and Sheng Jingchuan went back with him. He was admitted to university in the same year. He would send letters back every month, but he never received a reply. After a long time, he lost contact. The person who took care of him, he stopped by to see Ye Ning and Ye Lan.
"It's really safe to come back. I heard that your grandfather has returned to be an official?" A woman in the village asked.
"What about being an official? He is a professor, and he teaches college students."
"Hey, a college student becomes an official after graduation, so isn't the teacher who teaches college students an official?" The woman retorted with her arms akimbo.
"My grandfather is an ordinary people's teacher, not an official." Sheng Jingchuan explained with a smile.
The cowshed he lived in at the beginning passed Ye Ning's house, and when he passed by, he saw their door was locked, so he asked, "Uncle Qingshan is not at home?"
Speaking of Ye Qingshan, the people in the village looked sorry, you told me what happened.
"The little girl Ye Ning usually looks at Jiao Didi, she doesn't go to the fields, and she doesn't do housework. Hey, I didn't expect Ye Qingshan to support the family in a daze. She won't go to college if she can't go to college. I was admitted to a pharmaceutical factory as a regular worker, and now I have taken my younger siblings to the city. I heard that I have found a good school for my younger brother, and I will go to school in the city next semester. If Qingshan is alive, he will follow him into the city Have you enjoyed the blessing? It can only be said that you don’t have this life.”
"That's right, a good person who has only been out to work for a few months? If you say no, you will be gone. As I said earlier, we farmers should cultivate the land well, and we can't travel far away."
This remark made many people agree. At this time, people are afraid of going out to work, and after Ye Qingshan's incident, they are even more afraid to go out. Some brave people want to try, but I don't agree.
Sheng Jingchuan didn't expect such a big thing to happen to Ye Ning's family. Her mother never came back to the city, and her father died unexpectedly when she went out to work. Thinking of the little girl who cried every now and then, she felt a little uncomfortable.
After spending the night in the village, Sheng Jingchuan came to the pharmaceutical factory to look for Ye Ning the next day.
"Ye Ning? There is such a person. It's not a coincidence that you came. She and the leader went on a business trip to Nancheng." The doorman took Sheng Jingchuan's cigarette and spoke very kindly. "If you really want to find her, come back in a week."
"Thank you." After asking about Ye Ning's address, but no one knew, Sheng Jingchuan had no choice but to leave a letter for the guard to hand over to Ye Ning.
At the same time, Ye Ning, who finished work in the morning, was told to have half a day of free activities in the afternoon.
She knows why she is competing for a business trip. She works in the morning and has free time in the afternoon, which is indeed similar to traveling.
Of course it would be good to have a rest. She went to the shopping mall with two other female colleagues in the factory. She didn't forget to help Yang Wanqing bring things. Apart from hers, she also promised the two little girls in the workshop that it wasn't a big thing, just a pair of clothes. silk scarf.
Yang Wanqing's list is really a lot, a lot of bits and pieces.
She bought some, and crossed out the ones that didn’t. It took a long time to finish, and she had to show her a watch. She went to the watch store to see, and some of them were very delicate.
"It's a new one this year. It's only available in Nancheng in the whole of China. You can't buy it anywhere else." The salesperson glanced at Ye Ning. The clothes are very beautiful and the material is good. They can afford them, otherwise she would never buy them. Will take care of.
"What brand is this?" Ye Ning asked, picking out a small lady's watch.
"Nancheng Orchid Watch is famous all over the country." The salesperson was surprised that Ye Ning didn't know about Orchid Watch.
Ye Ning hesitated, her own world has something similar, but that’s not a name, okay, Orchid Watch is Lanhua Watch, it’s really pretty, “How much is it?”
"One hundred and twenty-five yuan, do you want it?" Since Ye Ning didn't know Lanhua Watch, the salesperson's attitude was much worse.
"Yes." Ye Ning was sure she liked it and bought it. Also, thinking that Ye Lan was going to high school soon, it would be convenient to have a watch, so I bought one for her. As for Ye Yu, if she had an electronic watch, she would have bought it, but unfortunately she didn't have one. I'll buy one for him when he's older.
It's a rare trip to Nancheng, so I bought a pair of sneakers for Ye Eucalyptus. I don't know if he likes it or not.
"Why did you buy so many things?" They met at the entrance of the mall, and seeing Ye Ning carrying so many things, they couldn't help asking.
"The colleagues in the factory asked me to bring them, didn't you mention so much?" Ye Ning raised her chin, motioning for them to look at what she was carrying, not to mention the elder brother, they are no less than her.
"Don't mention it, they are all from relatives and friends. I didn't buy any of them myself." Zhang Xiaomiao pouted unhappily.
"You are not bad. My aunt asked me to bring her a pot in Nancheng. You said that the pot is different, but she said that the pot in Nancheng is delicious." Wang Suyun broke down even more.
Hearing them like this, Ye Ning couldn't help laughing, "Then will you bring it?"
"I can't resist the pot. It's like a bastard on my back. Ye Ning, have you bought a watch?" Wang Suyun's eyes were sharp, and he immediately saw that there was something extra in Ye Ning's hand. If it wasn't for something in his hand, he would have grabbed it Her hand looked.
"Well, it's inconvenient not to have a watch, so I can buy one while I'm in Nancheng."
"Why do you buy it yourself, and let your future husband give it to you when you get married later." Zhang Xiaomiao felt that Ye Ning was too stupid.
"How can I buy what others give me?" Ye Ning felt that it was better to rely on herself.
There was no holiday in the afternoon of the second day, but I had nothing to do, so I kept on meeting. It was past 6:00 pm when the meeting ended, and the suppliers invited me to dinner, and they also had a share.
After eating authentic Nancheng cuisine, the chef who cooks it is very skilled, even for people from the north like Ye Ning, it is easy to eat.
"Hey, after so many days in Nancheng, I finally had a full meal." On the way back, Zhang Xiaomiao touched his stomach and said,
"Nancheng food is okay, but it's too sweet." Wang Suyun is also not used to it.
After another two days of busy work, on the 7th day, the leader gave all of them a day off, allowing them to play and do their shopping, and they will return to Huanshan County the next day.
Ye Ning took a fancy to Yiliang's bike and wanted to buy it, but it was inconvenient to take the problem back home, and the price was a bit high, so she went back and looked for second-hand bikes, just picked one up and rode it first.
While wandering around, I happened to see a small shop with all sorts of miscellaneous things in it. After asking, I found out that it was a defective product from the factory.
"It is said that it is a defective product, but in fact it is impossible to find it at all. It's just that these products are for export, and no mistakes can be tolerated, so they are taken out and disposed of." The proprietress of the small shop casually pulled out a silk scarf and showed it to Ye Ning, "It is said that there is a The needle is off, can you see it?"
"Even if the eye of the needle is missed? This is too strict." Ye Ning couldn't tell that there was a problem, she thought this silk scarf was better than the ones in department stores.
"These goods are going to be sold abroad, so of course they have to be strictly checked, not to mention a single stitch, even a little crooked." Seeing that Ye Ning liked it, the proprietress asked, "Would you like to give you two dollars apiece. "
Silk scarves in shopping malls cost 3 to 5 yuan a piece. This silk scarf is better than the ones bought in shopping malls, and the style is also more beautiful. As for the workmanship, who can use a magnifying glass to look for pinholes? Anyway, she has a problem with the threading No.
She suddenly had a thought, if she approved some to take back to Huanshan, would anyone want it
"Comrade, if I buy more, what price will you give?" Ye Ning asked.
"Buy a lot? How much?" The proprietress looked Ye Ning up and down, "My things are very good, and the price is already the cheapest."
If she didn't know many people, she wouldn't be able to get these.
"It depends on the price you gave. If it's affordable, I'll take more." Ye Ning waited for her to answer.
The proprietress has already seen Ye Ning's intentions, and she chuckled, "It's okay to do business now, and you don't have to be so mysterious. If you come to wholesale from other places, let's talk about it earlier. You can get nine cents for one piece, and a hundred pieces for one."
Ye Ning directly asked for 100 items. When counting, she looked over each item, fearing that the proprietress might be adulterated. In addition, she also bought soap, hair clips, bracelets and other things that were easier to carry.
On the way back, everyone had big bags and small bags, except Director Yang.
"Wanqing asked you to buy it?" Director Yang frowned.
"Not that many, many of them were brought for others." Of course Ye Ning couldn't say that she planned to start a business to make money.
On the train, Ye Ning deliberately took out the hairpin and bracelet, not to mention other lesbians, even Zhang Xiaomiao, who was traveling with her, couldn't help liking it.
"Why didn't I see this bracelet? Where did you buy it?"
"It's just a small shop by the side of the road. I walked in by accident. I didn't remember the name. I bought a lot. If you like it, I'll let you have one." Ye Ning said with a smile.
"Okay." Zhang Xiaomiao's family is good, and he spends money lavishly, so he picked the price without asking, and when Ye Ning said five yuan, he said it was cheap.
Wang Suyun picked it up and put it down again. She was also planning to buy a watch. It was unnecessary to buy a bracelet for five yuan.
Some girls on the train didn’t think so, so someone came to ask Ye Ning if they could have one, one would get two, after a while, Ye Ning gave up four, including Zhang Xiaomiao’s, it was five, and the purchase price was two yuan , She earned fifteen yuan in such a short period of time, half a month's wages.
"You're selling something!" Director Yang frowned.
"No, we saw that the bracelet Comrade Ye Ning bought looks good and asked her to give it to us." Zhang Xiaomiao came out to explain to Ye Ning.
Director Yang glanced at Ye Ning, and didn't continue to ask questions, but Ye Ning was taken aback, and immediately put away his eager heart. ,,,