Small Shop Owner in the 1960s

Chapter 8

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Xu Nannan didn't care whether Zhang Cuiqin was happy or not. Xu Gensheng arranged a job for her so efficiently this time, although it was because of the bag of milk powder, she was still very grateful to Xu Gensheng.

On the contrary, Xu Gensheng felt a little uncomfortable, always feeling that he took something from someone else. So along the way, Xu Gensheng didn't say anything to Xu Nannan. After arriving at the farm, he arranged a job for Xu Nannan and left directly. But after walking a few steps, he came back and told Xu Nannan, "Nannan, there aren't many things here, it's more comfortable than in the field. If you finish your work, you can rest by yourself. Just remember one thing, don't talk to Xu Nannan. The person who picked up the excrement came into contact with him, his composition is not good."

Xu Nannan nodded knowingly.

Although it has not yet reached the later ten years, after the local tyrants were allocated the land, some former landlords and rich peasants were also defined as a category of people with bad status.

Before the ten-year movement, the status of these people was not high.

Seeing that Xu Nannan nodded, Xu Gensheng felt relieved. Nannan is a timid kid, so he will definitely not cause trouble.

Xu Gensheng felt that he was worthy of the bag of milk powder, and that he could do business for his wife, so he immediately turned around and left.

Seeing Xu Gensheng like that, Xu Nannan thought to himself that it was fortunate that Aunt Osmanthus had asked her to find Aunt Gensheng, otherwise the matter would not have been possible. Speaking of looking for an opportunity, I have to thank Aunt Osmanthus.

There aren't many things going on at the farm, and there aren't many people watching. Xu Nannan consciously carried a basket on his back to hunt pigweed nearby. After it was done, the pigweed was finally poured into the pigsty.

After working for a while, Xu Nannan felt tired and sat down to rest while wiping off his sweat.

This is good here, no one is watching, and you can rest for a while after work. And I don't have to endure the disturbance of Zhang Cuiqin's firecracker next to me, so I feel much more at ease.

Of course, the only thing that depresses her is that the farm smells so bad that even the wind that blows it has a stench.

Looks like I'll have to wear a mask next time.

Xu Nannan was sitting on a rock blowing the wind when a man came over with a pole.

The man looked like he was in his fifties or sixties, with a stooped figure, and he walked towards the pigsty with his head down. Seeing Xu Nannan, he seemed a little surprised.

Xu Nannan guessed that this was probably the bad guy Uncle Gensheng was talking about.

Regardless of the fact that they are all working on farms. Xu Nannan just went to get pig grass to feed the pigs, and he was usually relaxed. But this one is different. In addition to picking pig manure, he also has to clean the farm. Moreover, the pig manure had to be taken to the fields to make fertilizer, so there was enough land for him to keep busy.

Xu Nannan didn't know how bad this person was, to be given such a job.

However, she also does as the Romans do, and does not intend to contact this person. After all, this age is special, and she herself is not in a good situation, and she has to take care of Xiao Man, so she can't make any more troubles.

Both of them had a tacit understanding without saying hello. The man just works there.

The pig manure was stirred up, and the smell became even more stinky. Xu Nannan felt a little nauseous, so he covered his nose and hid in the lounge.

It is said to be a lounge, but it is actually a simple thatched shed built for shelter from wind and rain. Xu Nannan suspected that if it really rained heavily, the thatched cottage might not be of much use.

Alas, it seems that this job is not as good as expected.

That's right, no matter what happens in the village, you can't escape physical labor. She still had to leave the village, she didn't want to stay in this place for the rest of her life.

"Hey, what kind of book is this?" Xu Nannan was thinking about the future when he suddenly found a book on the table. The cover was very old, and it must have been a few years old. Xu Nannan took a closer look and found that it was a foreign language book.

At this time, there were still people in the village who knew foreign languages. Apparently the book belonged to the 'bad guy' out there.

But at this time, can ordinary people read foreign language books? Xu Nannan was a little strange. She had watched TV in this era before. It seemed that in the early years of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the country was always very sensitive. They said that even those who had relatives overseas had to be checked, so they were worried that they might be enemy agents.

Xu Nannan was curious, but he still didn't touch the book. Just a little curious about the identity of the foreigner.

Before Xu Nannan could go out, the person outside came in. It seemed to be the book on the table nervously. After entering the door, he didn't even look at Xu Nannan, so he wrapped the book on the table and put it in his arms.

Xu Nannan was a little embarrassed, "I didn't touch your book. I won't touch it without someone's permission." No matter what, she can't make people doubt her quality.

"I know you haven't moved." The man finally spoke, "You better not move, or you'll be in trouble." The man still spoke Mandarin. Xu Nannan was even more surprised.

And she could hear the self-mockery in his words, obviously he also knew that he was also a member of the crowd avoiding him.

Xu Nannan felt a little embarrassed. Although she does as the Romans do, deep down in her heart, she really doesn't have the awareness of what is and isn't.

So she couldn't help but said, "Uncle, what should I call you?" She also used Mandarin.

Maybe it was because of this, the man looked back at her with some scrutiny, "If you come into contact with me, don't worry about being defined as a bad person."

"We work together, and we always have to look up and see down. You can't even know the title. Besides, no one can define me as another person just because of a title."

The man looked at Xu Nannan, seemed to find it quite fresh, and smiled, "Little girl, my name is He Qiusheng."

"Uncle He, my name is Xu Nannan. Nan from the south."

He Qiusheng nodded and turned to leave.

It's better not to have too much contact with this little girl, or else it will cause trouble for others in the future. There are too few good people these days to harm good people.

Xu Nannan didn't take the initiative to stop He Qiusheng again. In her opinion, knowing what the other person called him was just a polite habit. As for more, she didn't dare.

A morning of work quickly passed.

Xu Nannan felt that this job stinks a bit, but relatively speaking, it is indeed a lot easier, and even the time passes faster. She checked the Taobao store's goods several times, and it was time to get off work.

Xu Nannan hurried back to have lunch.

As soon as he got home, Xu Nannan felt that the atmosphere in the whole house was not good.

The whole family came back from work, and instead of chatting in the yard as usual, they all sat in the hall. The old lady sat directly above the main room, looking at the gate with a blue face. Seeing Xu Nannan enter the house, he slammed the stick in his hand on the ground, "You prodigal bastard, why don't you hurry up and explain what you did. Losing money, you don't make money for the family, and let the family pay for it." , when did you become so courageous?"

Xu Nannan never expected such an encounter. After Xu Jiansheng left yesterday, the old lady was still quite calm this morning. Is this convulsion again

One after another, the old lady is not tired.

"What's wrong, what's wrong with me, grandma, if you're not satisfied, just tell me, don't play charades." Xu Nannan said impatiently.

Seeing her attitude, the old lady's nostrils were about to smoke, "How dare you talk back, you prodigal bastard, don't think I don't know, you must have benefited Xu Gensheng's family, otherwise they can give you another job , Said, how many good things your father gave you, if you don’t explain it today, I must beat you to death, you little girl.”

The old lady said, feeling pain in her heart. Today, if the third daughter-in-law hadn't come back and told her about Er Ya, the dead girl changing jobs, she would not have known that the boss gave this girl something good.

It's really hard to guard against house thieves. What's the situation at home? I don't even have enough food for myself, and I still send good things to others. Isn't this a disaster for the whole family

"What good things can my dad give me? Didn't my dad give me everything? Grandma is the most clear about the situation at home. Where can my dad have extra things for me? Besides, Uncle Gensheng will arrange for me Work, it’s because people think I’m pitiful, I’m too young, and don’t want me to work with adults. If grandma doesn’t believe me, just ask Uncle Gensheng and my father.”

Anyway, Xu Gensheng wouldn't admit it. As for Xu Jiansheng, hehehe, he really didn't give her anything.

The old lady was a little uncertain when she said that.

The money on the boss was indeed wiped out by her.

But it's no good, Xu Gensheng can take care of the dead girl like this

Seeing that the old lady was silent, Zhang Cuiqin rolled her eyes, "Mom, our village is so big, no one is pitiful, why did Gensheng not arrange a job for her, but Erya. This is too strange."

Xu Jianhai listened to his daughter-in-law's embellishment, and wished he could slap her across the face. It's not that she feels sorry for Xu Nannan's niece, but that her daughter-in-law is so ahead of her that she will be hated in the future. I didn't see Liu Qiao coming back, but just casually mentioned it in front of my mother, and didn't care about anything later. From now on Erya will hate, not Liu Qiao, but the old lady.

If Erya talks nonsense outside, the reputation of her daughter-in-law will be lost.

Zhang Cuiqin didn't know what Xu Jianhai was thinking, as long as it made Xu Nannan feel uncomfortable, she would be happy to do it. Who told her to be Li Jing's daughter, hum!

The old lady thought that there was no proof, but after being told by Zhang Cuiqin, she also thought it must be a gift, but she didn't find out.

This family gave gifts to outsiders, and she, the head of the family, didn't even know about it. This was simply ignoring her authority.

"You damn girl, I'll see how tough your mouth is today." The old lady got up and was about to hit her.

Xu Nannan was not stupid and ran out directly.

He didn't forget to shout, "You fight, if you dare to fight, I dare to fight. Let's continue to fight like last time, let the village see, you are a milkman who tortures your granddaughter every day."

When the old lady heard it, she held her breath and couldn't get up or down.

"Okay, your wings are hard, dare to challenge me. You are so stubborn, don't eat a bite of rice in the future, and Xiaoman is not allowed to eat either!"

Xu Nannan sneered, it was up to the old lady to decide whether to eat or not.

After several confrontations, Xu Nannan also found that the old lady was actually not very good. What she is confident about is undoubtedly that she has helped the Red Army, and her prestige in the village has already become the seniority of the old lady of the Xu family.

And these two points are nothing in Xu Nannan's eyes.

There are a lot of people helping the Red Army, among other things, Xu Jiansheng also served in the army. You help the Red Army, isn't the Red Army fighting for the common people at that time? Do you need to show it off, or even act like a boss

As for seniority, being old and disrespectful, there is nothing worthy of respect from others.

After all, there is still a difference between elders and old people.

Elders are respectable elders. Old people are simply people getting old.

Old Lady This is obviously the latter.

Turning a deaf ear to the old lady's threat, Xu Nannan went to the room to hand Xu Xiaoman to write. During the period, while Xu Xiaoman was not paying attention, he took out marinated eggs and cakes from the cabinet, and ate with Xu Xiaoman with relish.

After the old lady finished cooking, she ran out and made a big bowl of paste in the pot while the old lady wasn't paying attention, took two buns and ran to the room to close the door.

After eating the cake and marinated eggs, Xu Xiaoman was already full. Xu Nannan drank the mush by himself, and took Wowotou and Xu Xiaoman one by one.

"I'll eat when I'm hungry in the afternoon." This is what she deserves for her work, and it won't be cheap for those people.

The old lady soon discovered Xu Nannan's behavior, got angry outside, and knocked hard on the door of the hut angrily.

This house used to be a firewood house, it was built with soil, it was dilapidated, and the small door was even more crumbling. After being knocked by the old lady like this, it seemed that it was about to fall down at any time.

Xu Xiaoman cried in fright.

Xu Nannan hugged her, thinking in his heart, he must leave, leave here!

After all, the old lady was not willing to knock on the door of her own house. After venting a bit, she went back to the main room for dinner.

But because of what happened to Xu Nannan, the old lady has been in a bad mood. Zhang Cuiqin said, "Mom, I still have to let the eldest brother take care of it. The eldest brother is her father, and it doesn't matter if he is killed. Why don't you find a chance and let the eldest brother bring the children back?"

Zhang Cuiqin is missing a child. Xu Jiansheng came home this month without bringing the child back, so she felt a little uncomfortable. I have been thinking about it all the time, so I just took this opportunity to let Xu Jiansheng come back again.

The old lady is a sensible person, so she said in a bad mood, "Come back, it doesn't cost money on the way, you pay for it!"

Zhang Cuiqin hurriedly lowered her head and dared not make a sound.

The room was quiet, only the sound of eating, and the old lady's angry humming.

This damn girl needs to be treated properly.

Xu Nannan didn't know what was going on in the old lady's mind, but it was strange that after a few days, the family was very peaceful, and it seemed that she didn't pursue her matter of changing jobs any more.

Xu Nannan felt strange, but couldn't find anything wrong.

But it's a good thing that life can be so peaceful, especially since she is working at the farm on the mountain now, she is usually free, and after finishing her work, she can wander around the mountain. Occasionally, he would also chat with He Qiusheng.

Although He Qiusheng avoided contact with her, Xu Nannan found out that He Qiusheng was very knowledgeable through chatting with her.

She suspected that He Qiusheng should have been engaged in education before picking up shit. And it should be teaching foreign languages.