"Tiantian, are you mad at me? Angry that I didn't come to see you recently? I can explain this. I went to H Province for purchasing and just came back yesterday. I brought you a lot of things, including vanishing cream, cloth, soap, and the red hairband that you girls like. I was planning to send it to your house this afternoon." Suddenly seeing his sweetheart, Liu Xiangdong, who was quite sophisticated, was so excited that he began to talk incessantly to show his sincerity. His words and actions were like a peacock with its screen spread out.
Tian Mi was so disgusted by this man's boyfriend attitude that she stiffened her fist. Looking at what he said, if someone didn't know, they would think they really had some shameful relationship.
And who the hell should I call sweet
Because she likes extreme sports and often travels around the world alone, Tian Mi has become quite skilled.
Beating up people like Liu Xiangdong would be no problem with two or three of them.
If in the future, someone was so confident as to say shameless words in front of her, she would definitely punch him and then run away.
But in today's world, not only can she not run away, but she also cannot offend too many people. After all, Liu Xiangdong is a man with a heart. Before she finds a perfect way to escape, she can only suppress the desire to strike back.
But some things are intolerable. Tian Mi swallowed her grievances with difficulty and interrupted the man's endless chatter with a stern face: "Comrade, we are not familiar with each other, and your address is inappropriate."
Hearing this, Liu Xiangdong's eyelids twitched. He stopped talking and looked at the girl.
The excitement that had arisen from the teasing subsided a little, and the man's eyes were deep, staring at the person inquiringly.
The first few times we met, this girl was clearly scared and shy. How come she became such a different person after coming back from a business trip of more than a month
She seems to have become more beautiful and more courageous in expressing her displeasure.
Don’t like yourself
Tsk. Does she have the right to refuse
Since Liu Xiangdong has chosen her, she can only be his wife.
Sooner or later, he would have ways to get the person.
The reason why he didn't take direct action but took a roundabout approach was because he loved her and was willing to give her face.
If his patience was really exhausted, a few rumors would be enough to force her to come to him on her own initiative.
Although there was poison boiling in his heart, Liu Xiangdong did not show it on his face. He just waved his hand to signal his friends who were watching the fun to leave.
After the few people walked away laughing, he raised his foot, got closer to the girl, and coaxed her softly: "Tiantian, don't be angry. Do you think it's not good for us to be so nameless? Don't worry, I will officially visit your house in the afternoon. I remember your father likes cigarettes and alcohol, so I asked someone to get a lot of good things for him."
When Liu Xiangdong approached, Tian Mi had already taken several steps back.
After listening to him talking to himself again, I lost my patience.
Liu Xiangdong is a self-centered and selfish person. It is impossible to reason with him. She did not want to teach him how to behave on his behalf, nor did she want to stand here and be misunderstood by others. She looked up at the sky, frowned and emphasized: "I said, we are not familiar with each other, please call me Comrade Tian, and as for coming to my house, there is no need for that. I don't think we are suitable."
At this point, Tian Mi pinched the envelope in her bag, gained some confidence, and looked up at the man: "If you insist on going and force me, I don't mind fighting to the death. I believe that there are many people who want to pull your Liu family down. I wonder if adding a crime of hooliganism is enough?!"
No matter how cowardly or timid you are, some positions still need to be made clear.
At the very least, before the eldest sister gives a definite reply, there has to be something that can scare Liu Xiangdong, make him hesitate, and thus delay for a month or two.
After saying these harsh words, Tian Mi no longer looked at him, turned around and strode away.
In fact, even if Liu Xiangdong really went to her house to propose marriage, Tian Mi would not be afraid, because she would not agree anyway.
Although she was annoyed by the rumors, she would not go to extremes over those unfounded things. More importantly, she did not want to cause trouble for the Tian family.
Of course, who wouldn’t want to have a good reputation if possible
She is just an ordinary person.
"Brother, why did sister-in-law leave by herself? Aren't you going to see her off?"
"Sister-in-law is so pretty. I have never seen anyone prettier than sister-in-law. The key is that our sister-in-law is not only pretty, but also a high school student. It's just that her rural household registration is a bit embarrassing."
"Chidong, if you find a job for your sister-in-law, she can immediately get a city hukou. How big of a deal is that? By then, won't the beauty be even more devoted to her?"
"Hehehe, what you said is right. If this beauty were mine... Aiya! Brother, why did you hit me?" The man with acne on his face was laughing obscenely. He was beaten for no reason and wailed with his head in his hands in grievance.
Liu Xiangdong retracted his fiery gaze from staring at the woman's slender back, hid the determination in his eyes, and warned in a sinister tone: "That's your sister-in-law, show some respect."
After saying that, he glanced at the rest of the people again. Seeing that they had behaved themselves, he raised his hand to smooth his hair back, whistled with satisfaction, and walked towards the post office.
The sweet and sneering nature of the little pepper makes her even more attractive.
"What do you mean, Brother Dong? We've made jokes about our sister-in-law a lot in the past, right? Why did you hit me?" Seeing Brother Dong walking away, the young man looked at his friend beside him, his face full of confusion.
"Stupid, Brother Dong is concerned about it."
"What's the meaning?"
“.”
On this side, Liu Xiangdong looked around the post office and not surprisingly found a familiar face.
He walked towards the man with a smile, ignoring the long queue, and directly cut in line and leaned over to the window. He took out a cigarette from his pocket, leaned over and handed it to the staff inside, lit it, and then greeted him skillfully: "Brother, are you busy? I want to ask you something."
The people who were cut in line behind him saw that he knew the post office staff and was dressed elegantly, so they didn't dare to say anything even though they were angry.
"When will Dongzi come back? What can you ask me?" The man took a puff of the cigarette with enjoyment, feeling the mellower taste. He felt a little envious. The purchasing people were more lucrative, and their cigarettes were better than theirs.
Liu Xiangdong answered casually for a few words before asking, "I just saw my girlfriend come to the post office. The girl is shy and doesn't want to bother me with anything. I saw that she looked embarrassed and was a little worried that something happened to her family. Don't worry, brother, I won't make things difficult for you. I just want to ask her what she is doing at the post office?"
Hearing this, the man was stunned. The Liu family was well-known in the town, and Liu Xiangdong was young and promising. However, he was the ideal son-in-law in many families' eyes, but he unexpectedly had a partner without any notice
But thinking of the girl's beautiful appearance, the man smiled knowingly. He knew that heroes are often tempted by beautiful women. He said, "Are you talking about the girl in military uniform?"
Liu Xiangdong liked his answer and handed him another cigarette with a smile: "Brother has good eyesight, it's her!"
"Haha, it's not that I have good eyesight, it's mainly because you two look like a good match at first glance." The man got another good cigarette and praised it generously.
Then he put the cigarette behind his ear with care and smiled back, "Don't worry, it's nothing. She just bought the envelope and stamps."
As for the envelope. Liu Xiangdong's eyes deepened, and he said meaningfully: "Is that so? Then I feel relieved."
"What's the matter?" The man didn't think that he was just a small clerk and deserved Liu Xiangdong's politeness.
"Haha. I can't hide anything from you, brother. I need your help with something."
"Okay, I'll come find you after get off work tonight."
"Okay, I'll wait for you at the state-owned hotel."
“.”
The town is not big and it has a big market. In fact, Tian Mi has already prepared for the possibility of meeting Liu Xiangdong.
But when she really met him, she found that person to be vivid and real, even more annoying than described in writing, and Tian Mi was still affected by his mood.
I had originally planned to take advantage of the market to get familiar with the town, but now I had completely lost interest and simply went straight home.
But her bad mood didn't last long.
As soon as I got home, I saw Pan Di hiding behind Lai Di, winking at me with a happy face.
Tian Mi was delighted and gave her a calm look. He did not rush to ask her how much she sold it for. Instead, he took out a few candies from his pocket and gave two to each of his two sisters.
As an elder sister, it was a rare trip to the market, and it would be wrong not to bring anything for her younger brothers and sisters, so Tian Mi used the few cents she had saved to buy ten hard candies.
Lai Di and Pan Di were indeed very happy. Although their family conditions were good in the village, they rarely had the chance to eat luxuries such as snacks and candies.
Pan Di peeled one and threw it into her mouth. She licked it a few times, then curled her eyes and said with satisfaction, "So sweet!"
Lai Di couldn't bear to eat it, so she carefully put it away in the small wooden box where she kept her rare things, planning to eat it when she really felt like eating it.
Tian Mi took out the cloth and put it on the bed. She paused for a moment, feeling unspeakable. She pursed her lips and said without raising her head, "If you like it, I'll buy it for you next time."
In fact, this kind of candy was the cheapest in the supply and marketing cooperative. No ticket was required, and three pieces cost one cent. She ate one on the way back. To be honest, it didn't taste good at all. It had a greasy sweet taste of saccharin.
After getting the assurance from her second sister, Pan Di was delighted at first, but soon shook her head and said, "No need, you don't have any money either."
Tian Mi glanced at the little girl and thought, other people may not know whether she has money or not, but doesn’t she know
However, thinking about how she had to save money for her escape, she didn't have the confidence to continue this topic. She thought to herself that once she got through the current predicament, she would buy lots of delicious food for her brothers and sisters, until they get sick of it.
Thinking of this, she carefully put the envelope containing the stamps into her high school textbook. This was her hope.
When putting the envelope aside, Tian Mi deliberately moved sideways to block it, not wanting to tell anyone about her plan to ask her elder sister for help for the time being.
Lai Di spread out the cloth and measured the size twice. She felt a little painful and a little disgusted: "Second sister, why did you buy this color? It looks like something my grandmother would wear at her age. Isn't there bright red? Green is better than this!"
Hearing this, Tian Mi's sadness suddenly disappeared. She picked up the cloth in disbelief: "How can such an artistic and delicate little plaid be suitable for a grandma of her age?"
Doesn’t this look better than bright red
Seeing that her second sister didn't cherish the cloth at all and wrinkled it, Lai Di grabbed the cloth distressedly, smoothed out the wrinkles, folded it neatly, and then said honestly: "Our grandmother likes this navy blue color. Other aunties in the village like it too. It doesn't get dirty easily."
As she spoke, Lai Di happily smoothed the pattern of the fabric and said, "But it is a piece of material after all, enough to make a small coat. You have to keep it safe, sister. If big brother sees it, he might give it to grandma."
Not to mention, as far as I can remember, Tian Changqing had done quite a few things like borrowing flowers to offer to Buddha.
If he wanted to take her things to be generous, he must be thinking of eating fart! Tian Mi immediately stood up, put the cloth into the box swiftly, and hurried to her parents' room to find a lock to lock it.
Is Lai Di exaggerating a bit
Pan Di has a good idea.
In the early 1970s, the price of pork was 0.64 yuan per catty, excluding ticket prices.
The price of fish cannot be compared with that of pork. Even though Tian Mi caught rare big fish, weighing 37 kilograms in total, he only got 10.36 yuan without a ticket.
It sounds like a lot, but when you calculate it, it's only a little over 20 cents per pound. If you include the ticket, it's less than a quarter of the price of pork.
When Lai Di went to the vegetable garden to pick vegetables for lunch, the two sisters hid in the room and secretly counted the money. In the end, Tian Mi gave Pan Di 2.1 yuan and kept 8.26 yuan for herself.
"Give me 2 yuan, I don't want the 10 cents." Pan Di said that she would never take advantage of her elder sister. She was thinking about long-term business and couldn't lose her favor by being stingy with small amounts of money.
Tian Mi rolled her eyes, wondering if she was the kind of person who took advantage of her sister
It turns out, she is!
After several refusals, Tian Mi shamefully accepted the 10 cents.
I still despise myself in my heart. You have changed. You are no longer the Tian Mi you used to be.
"This matter must be kept secret, understand? Your third sister can't tell it either." After hiding the money, Tian Mi reminded again.
I can help my third sister more in other areas in the future, but for now, I must not tell Lai Di about the fact that I’m making money by selling fish.
Telling her would be the same as telling her parents, and she was hoping to save money to leave herself a way out.
"I'm not stupid, don't worry, I won't tell anyone. Shall we continue tomorrow?" After hiding the first 'huge sum of money' in her life, Pan Di stared at her sister with sparkling eyes and began to look forward to the next time.
Hearing this, Tian Mi rolled her eyes at her and said, "What are you thinking about? Wait at least half a month."
There were only two markets a month, and she didn't dare go to a place like the black market, especially with that bastard Liu Xiangdong around. If she really dared to go to the black market, wouldn't she be handing someone a handle? How stupid would she be
Besides, it's okay to sell fish occasionally, but if you go to Chaoyang River to catch fish and sell them every day, you'll be discovered, and then the villagers will make a big deal out of it, which will be troublesome.
For example, accusing her of stealing from socialism or something like that.
But 8 yuan is really too little. Even if I’m lucky enough to get another 8 yuan at the next market, it’s only a dozen yuan a month. What can I do with it
The most important thing is that time waits for no one, and we have to think of other ways.
(End of this chapter)