"I am a fifty-year-old driver with a smiling face.
Play the accordion and chat about family matters
I learned to drive a car when I was 18.
Tinker with that foreign car
I'm an old insider.
. . . "
A crisp noise was singing the cheerful "Old Driver". The original singer was a bass, but Zhengguo's singing made it more childish. Coupled with his funny and exaggerated movements, it made the people in the carriage laugh.
This song was taught to Zheng Guo by Qian Shulan. It may not have been released yet. She particularly likes the melody of this song, which is very cheerful!
Qian Shulan's initially somewhat depressed mood was suddenly infected by him, and she smiled and rubbed his head.
"Are you so excited? You have to come along." Qian Shulan found it funny when she thought of how Zhengguo threw a tantrum and acted cute and funny before they set off in order to come along.
Zhengguo raised his little head and shouted happily, "Hehehehehehehehehehe"
Seeing how engrossed he was, Qian Shulan didn't want to disturb him any further.
When he finally finished singing, he finally had time to answer his grandma, "Grandma, don't I want to buy a house?"
Qian Shulan was stunned for a moment, then asked with a smile, "Have you saved enough money?"
Zhengguo laughed, "That's about right! I can't afford a big one, so I'll buy a small one. I want to buy a house, and my dad has returned the money he lent me. I have 150 yuan now, that should be enough, right?"
Qian Shulan gave him a thumbs up and said, "The big one won't work, but the small one is definitely enough!"
When Wang Shouli heard that Zhengguo could save so much money, he opened his mouth in surprise and looked at him in disbelief, "How can a little kid like you save so much money? That's amazing."
Wang Shouyi, who was driving the carriage, echoed, "Yes, they are really good at making money."
Being praised by so many people, Zhengguo felt very embarrassed, yet he was quite proud and puffed out his chest.
When they arrived at the county town, Wang Shouyi took Wang Shouli directly to the gate of the Grain and Oil Bureau.
Then Qian Shulan asked Wang Shouyi to stop at the alley they had been to before. This alley was where she had encountered a real grain dealer.
"Mom, let me follow you. It's too hard for you to carry the food by yourself." Wang Shouyi wanted to help. Carrying 1,100 kilograms of food was not an easy task.
Qian Shulan waved her hand and whispered in his ear, "To do this kind of business, you have to be cautious. If too many people come, it will be dangerous. You and Zhengguo should just stay here."
Wang Shouyi had no choice but to wait at the entrance of the alley.
Zhengguo sat in the carriage and looked curiously at the pedestrians on the street, looking at the clothes they were wearing, which were so new and without a single patch.
He lowered his head and looked at his clothes, which had several patches on them. He couldn't help but feel a little ashamed.
After a while, Qian Shulan came over carrying a bag of grain.
Wang Shouyi hurried forward to greet him.
After Qian Shulan gave him the food, she turned around immediately.
This happened three times in a row, and each trip took about five minutes.
But the fourth time, half an hour had passed and the person still hadn't come. Wang Shouyi couldn't help but feel a little anxious.
He wanted to go and have a look, but when he looked at the bags of food on the car and the skinny Zhengguo, he still felt uneasy. What if someone robbed them
He thought for a moment and said, "Zhengguo, go check on your grandma. Why hasn't she come yet?"
Jungkook jumped off the carriage and said, "Okay."
Wang Shouyi was a little worried when he thought of what his mother had said just now, so he pulled him aside and whispered, "Be careful, it's best not to let anyone see you."
Zhengguo was a little confused, "Why?"
No matter how smart Zhengguo is, he is old and has little experience, so he has no idea about these twists and turns.
Wang Shouyi looked around and saw that no one was paying attention to them, so he leaned over to his ear and whispered, "Because it is illegal for your grandma to buy this grain. So we can't make it public."
Zhengguo's expression changed immediately, and he nodded quickly, whispering, "I know, I will be careful."
Qian Shulan was a little unlucky at this time. She didn't expect that she would meet Director Chen.
Although she was sure that he didn't see her conjure up the food out of thin air, the way he looked at the food on her shoulder made her scalp tingle.
Qian Shulan put down the food on her shoulders and greeted him, "Hello, Director Chen." Director Chen was Jiang Yuying's immediate superior, the person in charge of the North City Grain Store.
After such a long time, they had only had a brief contact. Director Chen had long forgotten her. When he heard her accurately call out his last name, he was stunned for a moment, "Who are you?"
Qian Shulan's old face wrinkled up, and she smiled kindly, "I am Comrade Jiang Yuying's godmother. Last year, my son even switched jobs with your nephew. You are such a forgetful person."
Director Chen was reminded by her and suddenly remembered. He slapped his forehead and started to greet her, "It's you. You are Comrade Wang Shouli's biological mother. I remember right?"
Qian Shulan also laughed and said, "Yes!"
"What are you doing?" Director Chen pointed at the food standing beside her legs.
Qian Shulan smiled bitterly and spread her hands, "I'm not afraid of you laughing at me, but because of this temporary job, my sons have quarreled with me. I have no choice, I finally asked someone to get some food, and I want to send it to them so that I can exchange it..." She stopped here. But everyone understood what she meant.
Director Chen's eyes lit up. Since the poor harvest this year, there was famine everywhere and public security was particularly poor. He could no longer trade grain on the black market.
He was so worried about this that his hair turned white. No food meant he couldn't feed so many people in his family. And there were relatives and friends in the countryside. He was just wandering around here when he suddenly remembered this place and came to take a look.
"Are you saying you have a connection?" Director Chen came over and whispered.
Qian Shulan was stunned for a moment, and then she understood what he meant. It turned out that this man wanted to do black market.
She thought about it and decided that it was not impossible. So she said, "It is possible. But I can't make the decision on this matter. Let me ask for you."
When Director Chen heard that she agreed to help him make the connection, his eyes lit up. "Okay! As long as you can help me get the food, the price is negotiable." He paused and added, "I won't treat you unfairly!"
Hearing this, Qian Shulan nodded with a smile, but hesitated a little, "My friend has a strange hobby."
Director Chen's heart tightened, "What hobby?" I hope it's not a shady hobby. He can't do that.
Qian Shulan knew he had misunderstood when she saw his bad face, and waved her hands, "It's not what you think. He likes old things." Worried that he wouldn't understand, she simply explained it more clearly, "Things that have a sense of age. For example, porcelain, jade ornaments, large yellow croaker, small yellow croaker, silver dollars, and the like."
Director Chen was stunned for a moment, a little surprised. He pondered for a moment, but did not refuse. "Okay! I'll go back and look for it. When will you give me an answer?"
Qian Shulan said, "I've been staying at Yuying's house these days. How about this? Tomorrow night at 8 o'clock, still at this place, you bring the things over and I'll bring the people over."
Director Chen nodded and said, "Okay!"
The two of them turned and left.
When Qian Shulan was carrying food and walked to the entrance of the alley, she saw Zhengguo lying on the wall on the left, sneaking around like a thief. Qian Shulan subconsciously looked back. He should not be able to hear her at such a distance, so she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and said with a smile, "Let's go quickly."
Zhengguo said "oh", looked up at his grandmother, and asked curiously, "Grandma, who was that old man just now?"
"You are Aunt Jiang's friend. Let's talk if we meet." Qian Shulan only said the first half of the sentence.
Mr. Zhengguo nodded.
When they reached the carriage, Wang Shouyi came up to them with an anxious look on his face, "Mom, are you okay?"
"It's nothing! I just met a friend and talked to him for a few words."
Wang Shouyi breathed a sigh of relief.
Qian Shulan went back twice before she finally moved all the food.
"Mom, what kind of food do we have here?" Wang Shouyi was standing at the entrance of the alley and was worried about being watched, so he suppressed his curiosity and did not open the bag.
"Half is cornmeal and half is flour." Qian Shulan said.
Hearing this, Wang Shouyi immediately stopped the carriage with a sigh, turned around and looked at his mother, a little anxious, "Mom, why? Didn't they say that coarse grains are also okay?"
Qian Shulan sighed, "Coarse grains are fine. But isn't your situation different from that of your eldest brother? I was talking about your eldest brother before. After all, he learned about tractors for a period of time, so it was easier for him to teach you. You haven't learned it, so others will definitely spend more time and effort, and we will have to give them better food." She said it so nicely, but there was actually only one reason: she only had flour, corn flour and rice.
This time she has asked No. 153 to help her plant sweet potatoes, but they are not ripe yet.
Hearing this, Wang Shouyi felt warmed. Although his mother favored his elder brother, she was still good to him.
"Don't blame me for loving your big brother. You have to make me proud. Your grades are worse than your big brother's, so how can I love you more?"
Qian Shulan suddenly thought of Li Chunhua's expression. The couple was of the same mind. Li Chunhua was a woman who put her husband first, and her attitude was mostly the same as Wang Shouyi's. Qian Shulan felt that she should explain to Wang Shouyi. Wang Shouyi liked to think about things, and Qian Shulan was worried that he would get stuck in a rut. Later, he would accuse her of being biased.
Although she had tried her best to settle the matter, everyone wanted more. Instead of asking her for more, it would be better to let them reflect on whether they had any problems.
Sure enough! Wang Shouyi was ashamed when he heard his mother say this, "Mom, don't worry, I will definitely learn well from the master this time."
Hearing him say this, Qian Shulan smiled and said, "Well! You must study hard!"
Zhengguo lowered his head and sighed for his father. He finally got a chance to be a worker, but he missed it. It was all because of that fool Zhengkang!
When they arrived in the north of the city, the three asked passers-by and finally found No. 22 Wanyuan Street.
It was already half past eleven, and there was still half an hour until the time they agreed to meet.
Lu Jinyang was already getting a little impatient waiting at home.
His master sat on a chair with a cane, watching him walking around like an ant on a hot pot, and couldn't help but comfort him, "Why are you so anxious? People in our line of work cannot be impatient. Once you are impatient, something bad can easily happen! Besides, isn't there still half an hour before the agreed time?"
After being scolded, Lu Jinyang felt that he was a little impatient. He sat down and smiled bitterly at his master, "Master, I am not as good as you!"
His master waved his hand, "You can't say that! But there's no point in being anxious."
Lu Jinyang rubbed his face and said, "I was just worried that they wouldn't come! Alas! How could it be so easy to get a thousand kilograms of food? I guess even the grain store might not have that much."
His master shook his head and disagreed with his point of view. "I don't think so. Think about it, she didn't even have the room to bargain with you. It can be seen that this person has a plan in mind. Maybe she really has a way to get so much food!"
Lu Jinyang thought so too. After they spread the word these days, many people came to inquire about it.
When they heard that it would cost 1,000 kilograms of grain, they all started to back off.
Some people couldn't afford so much food and started bargaining with them.
This was the first time he had ever met someone like Aunt Qian who agreed to a job without even asking for the price. Of course, he hoped that the matter could be settled, after all, the bus station only gave them one month to replace the person. After that time, their names would be cancelled.
As he was thinking about it, he heard someone knocking on the gate of his house a few times, and a middle-aged woman's voice came, "Excuse me, does Comrade Lu Jinyang live here?"
Lu Jinyang immediately stood up from the stool. He looked at his master with sparkling eyes and smiled happily, "Here they come!"
Lu Jinyang strode out.
When I opened the door, it was indeed Aunt Qian.
"Are you here? Please come in!" Lu Jinyang warmly invited people in.
Qian Shulan turned around with a smile and pointed at the food on the carriage, "Where should I put this?"
Lu Jinyang stretched his head and saw five or six sacks of grain stacked on the cart with a little boy of about twelve or thirteen sitting on them.
His eyes lit up, "Let's move the food in!"
Qian Shulan immediately asked Wang Shouyi to move the food in. Lu Jinyang also came to help.
Qian Shulan did not help this time, but instead began to look around the yard.
Of all the courtyards Qian Shulan had seen in that era, the most spacious one was probably the Guo family's, which was about 100 square meters, with an additional courtyard of about 40 square meters.
Lu Jinyang's yard is smaller, only about 10 square meters. There is a well in the southeast corner of the yard. There are several wooden basins and a few brooms next to it.
There is a shed on the left side near the door, with a chimney, which should be the kitchen.
There is a shoe rack on the right with several pairs of shoes on it, mostly men's and children's.
There is an apple tree as thick as a bowl planted near the right wall. Almost all the branches were cut down, probably to support national construction during the Great Leap Forward. However, this apple tree is tenacious and has grown new branches from the side. There are a few green apples on it.
There were some miscellaneous items piled up in the yard.
It was packed so full of things that there was no room to stretch your legs.
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