Chapter 271: Nonsense

When Liu Qingqing went there the next day, Old Song's face had become much more rosy.

Song Jinglin borrowed a bicycle and took people to the hospital.

"What's wrong?" Liu Qingqing asked when there were no people around.

Song Jinglin: "It's not a disease, but a little weak, and it's really old."

Liu Qingqing understood, it's just that the organs are aging.

There is nothing to do about it, human aging is uncontrollable.

Song Jinglin's time is limited, he can only stay for a week.

Seeing that Old Song has recovered well, he has also tidied up the house.

The family prepared to return to Huating.

"Wife, I want to take my father over to live for a while."

Liu Qingqing had no objection: "Okay, there is an empty room at home."

When asked about Old Song, he shook his head decisively and refused: "No, I'm fine here at home."

In the early years, he might have had such a heart.

Now that he is old, he really doesn't want to leave, and he dares not to leave.

He is afraid that if he leaves, he will die outside.

But this person, at his age, just wants to return to his roots and die on this land.

In these years, I have lived a good life thanks to the second son's family. If I go there, I will cause trouble for others, and it may not be bad here.

After understanding his father's thoughts, Song Jinglin was speechless for a while.

He had been wandering for a long time and had moved to many places in recent years. He had long since given up this idea.

He felt that wherever his wife and son were, that was home.

Before leaving, the couple gave the old man another fifty yuan. Although they had given him this year's pension, he still had to give him some more money to spend when he was sick.

Of course, Liu Qingqing always prepared two copies, one here and one for her old lady.

Old Song's illness came and went quickly.

People in the village said that it was because the second son had returned, and he was so happy that he recovered.

This statement made Song Jingchun unhappy again.

He did not show up again until the second son's family left.

In addition to not wanting to see them, there was another reason, which was that he was afraid that they would cause trouble for him.

He found a lot of his father's money, but the old man was too good at spending. The new pension money...

Old Song found it out when he got better these days, but he didn't spend money carefully these years. He didn't have much money left, and it was all separated. The bastard only stole more than 30 yuan.

He didn't tell anyone, after all, he was his son.

Besides, it was useless to tell anyone.

After Song Jinglin and his family left, he went to find his nephew.

"I'm sick now, and my health has deteriorated a lot. If you two can help me clean up and cook, I'll give you six yuan a month." The remaining money was just enough for him to buy some delicious food, and it was just right to spend it all in a year.

Xiao Wu and his wife looked at each other in bewilderment: "Uncle, you need help, why don't you ask Jingchun and his wife."

Old Song waved his hand: "Don't mention him."

Xiao Wu still felt it was not good. It would not sound good to ask for money for helping relatives.

It was also awkward.

Xiao Wu's wife smiled and said: "Okay, uncle. I will cook for you tomorrow."

Old Song smiled comfortably.

"Xiao Wu, I will give you two a year's salary first, so you don't have to come every month. There is no need to publicize this matter. Just say that I asked you to help." He knew that Xiao Wu and his wife were not like his eldest son. Besides, even if they changed their minds halfway, they had to think about it. His second son was the most promising in the village. Even if he couldn't get it, he would not offend him. There were few people like the stupid eldest son.

Xiao Wu smiled and said, "Okay, uncle, I won't tell anyone."

Song Jingchun was worried for more than a week, and only felt relieved when he found that nothing happened.

As a result, when he relaxed, he found that Xiao Wu and his wife began to serve their grandfather.

He said that they were just trying to help, but he didn't believe it.

His father was just partial.

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After the holiday, Fang Lei went to the graduation class, and he would go to Liu Qingqing's place for tutoring for one hour every night.

Because the time was shorter, the price was relatively lower, only ten yuan a month.

In addition to Fang Lei, three more children came.

They all failed the exam last time and took the exam again this year.

They heard from Fang Lei that Teacher Liu could not only tutor English, but also other subjects.

Fenfen wanted to come to the class.

They saw Fang Lei's progress.

So, after returning to work, she received not less tuition, but ten more.

Chapter 272 Thank You Gift

The second college entrance examination after the resumption of the college entrance examination began.

The freshmen and the students who failed the last time crowded into the examination halls in various places.

Before long, everyone saw the results of the hard work of the past six months.

The several children who took tutoring at Liu Qingqing's house successfully got on the land, and those who did well in the exam were admitted to Jicheng University.

Of course, there were also those who only got into junior colleges.

For example, Fang Lei, this child, had no talent in learning.

Even if Liu Qingqing tried her best to tutor him from the beginning, he finally got into junior college.

But even so, the Fang family was also very happy.

There was no regret or loss at all.

Now, no matter whether it was an undergraduate or a junior college, it was free to go to school, and graduation would guarantee job placement.

No matter what era it was, everyone was pursuing a land.

But it will be more and more difficult to get ashore in the future.

After knowing her son's grades, Fang Lei's mother immediately sent a lot of gifts to Liu Qingqing's home.

Canned food, cakes, and biscuits were all packaged in iron boxes.

"Teacher Liu, you are really amazing. My idiot can get into school. It's all thanks to you."

Liu Qingqing knew that Fang Lei's family had always been rich, and because of his good grades, she was happy to send a thank-you gift.

There was no need to push it back and forth.

Liu Qingqing politely welcomed the person in: "Sister-in-law, look at what you said, Fang Lei is not stupid, he is obedient and polite, and he has a bright future."

Fang Lei's mother was very happy with what she said, and she smiled and nodded frequently: "Lei Zi has performed really well recently, his father and I are very happy."

She has nothing to worry about now, her son can go to work as soon as he graduates, his unit is a good unit, and the house is allocated by the state.

It is equivalent to having a stable job for life.

This is better than sending him to the army.

Her husband insisted on sending the child to the army, thanks to her for holding him back.

Lei Zi's brain and body.

It's useless to go anywhere.

Even the conscripts may not survive the conscription period. If they desert, their father will beat them to death.

Fang Lei's mother thought of her son who was in junior high school: "I have a little one at home, who is smarter than Lei. When the time comes, I also want to study with Teacher Liu. I will have to trouble you then." It's a pity that the eldest daughter has married and had children, so it is impossible for her to go to college.

Otherwise, she would have wanted to take this good opportunity to get all the children in the family to study.

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"Sister-in-law, take care!"

Since Fang Lei's parents came, people have been visiting for several days in a row.

People who bring gifts are endless.

From then on, there were fruits and vegetables in the house, and some fish that she couldn't name.

Her reputation was known.

After that, people who wanted to send their children to her house for tutoring were scrambling to get in.

Liu Qingqing quickly refused, not to mention that there were so many people and it was chaotic.

The crazy look of these old ladies probably thought she was a loser.

It seemed that as soon as she took over, the children would be able to pass the exam.

But forget it!

It's just that the questions in these two years are simple, and the number of students admitted is large. You can try in a few years.

To those people who said "I'm counting on you" and "You must pass the exam".

She explained it to them, but they were still unmoved, thinking that if they failed the exam, it must be because she didn't put her heart into it.

She simply gave up this thankless job.

It's not worth it for the hundred or eighty yuan.

She simply spread the word that her main task now was to teach the students of Huating No. 1 Middle School well.

Her energy was limited, so she would just forget about tutoring.

If there was something unsightly, and the child was brought out, and the parents were reluctant to spend money, it would be interesting to report her all at once.

She wanted to wait a year or so before making any decisions.

Chapter 273 Death and Rebirth

At the end of the year, Song Jinglin received a telegram from his hometown.

There were only two words: Dad died.

This year, Liu Qingqing sent a lot of food to the old man, and occasionally mixed some tonic medicine.

But it seems that the end is really coming.

At the end of November, old Song died in his sleep.

He had no illness or disaster before his death, and his body was very strong.

The elderly in the village couldn't bear to see their peers die the most, and lamented that old Song had passed the age of 73, but died in this year of 74.

Song Jinglin asked for leave and took his wife and children home to attend the funeral overnight.

The train was not so convenient, so he borrowed a car to rush home.

Liu Qingqing was a little worried that Song Jinglin, who seemed fine on the surface, would have too many emotional ups and downs, which would affect everyone's lives.

She pushed the father and son aside and got into the driver's seat.

Song Xiangyang squinted his eyes. He had forgotten that his mother drove a car when he was a child.

At this moment, he only thought that his mother was a heroine who could do everything. Such a big car was like a bicycle handlebar in his mother's hands.

Compared with the previous year, Song Xiangyang has grown a lot taller.

Knowing that his father was sad, he brought water and food along the way and took good care of him.

Although Song Jinglin was sad, he was actually prepared in his heart. When the old man got old, there would be such a day.

He did his best while he was alive.

It's not a big deal if someone is gone.

He turned to look at his son and daughter-in-law, the two closest people, who were worried about him.

Liu Qingqing drove for two hours and was replaced by Song Jinglin.

It was already dark, and he couldn't let his daughter-in-law suffer any more.

The road was bumpy all the way, and Song Xiangyang and Liu Qingqing kept sleeping.

Liu Qingqing asked Song Jinglin several times in a daze if he was sleepy and wanted to switch shifts with him.

Song Jinglin patted her head and coaxed her to sleep again.

The family of three arrived at Taoshan Village at two o'clock in the morning.

Liu Qingqing rubbed her eyes and woke her son up.

Fortunately, she was smart. As soon as she saw that she was driving back, she brought a lot of things, both useful and useless.

Two quilts were also stuffed into the car.

It was winter, and the further they went, the colder it got. The car was freezing, and she felt better when she wrapped herself in a blanket.

"I said I wanted to swap shifts with you, but you refused. Your hands are frozen, right?" Liu Qingqing complained a little, grabbing Song Jinglin's hands and rubbing them.

It was a little bit slower, and the three of them got out of the car and entered the yard.

This time, there was no mourning tent, but the body was parked directly in the main hall.

The idea was from Xiao Wu. A few years ago, an old man in the village died and woke up a few hours later.

He thought that his uncle was in good health, what if he could recover?

It was so cold, if he was left outside, he would be frozen to death even if he didn't die.

Song Jingchun was reluctant at first, but he couldn't say anything in front of his uncle's brothers.

"Jinglin, you came so quickly?" Xiao Wu was sitting in the main hall, wrapped in a cotton jacket, keeping vigil.

He had heard the sound of cars outside a long time ago, and he was not too surprised to see Song Jinglin and his family of three enter the yard.

It was only ten hours after the telegram was sent.

"Brother Xiaowu, where is my eldest brother?"

Xiao Wu's mouth twitched. Song Jingchun was still wandering around here during the day, until he turned the house upside down in the first half of the night, and then he snorted at him and went home.

Song Jinglin frowned and said nothing, turned around and knocked on the door of the Song family, and dragged him in.

He didn't have any other requirements, just that his eldest brother followed him to take care of the old man's funeral.

There was no need for him in the future.

After Old Song was gone, the relationship between the two brothers completely faded.

Including the day when Liu Qingqing's family came back, Old Song's body was kept for three days.

Then the coffin was put into the graveyard on the mountain and buried side by side with the old lady.

Song Jingchun had a dark circle under his eyes and walked in front with a big banner, cooperating throughout the whole process.

His expression was very ugly.

Anyone who saw him knew that his father had died.

After the funeral, Xiao Wu stopped Song Jinglin who was about to leave.

The money his uncle gave was for one year, and it was still a few months short.

Xiao Wu talked about taking care of the old man, and took out 18 yuan from his pocket: "Jinglin, this money has to be given to you."

Song Jinglin pushed the money back: "Brother Xiao Wu, I know about this. My father wrote to me and told me that it was thanks to you and sister-in-law who took care of my father for more than a year that he passed away so peacefully..."

In addition to taking care of the old man, Brother Xiao Wu has been busy with the funeral, and he cares more about it than his eldest brother. This little money is really not much.

Liu Qingqing took some time to visit the Liu family. This time, time was tight, so she didn't stay for long.

She was worried if she didn't check on the old lady's condition.

When she arrived at the Liu family, she found that the old lady Liu came out of the second brother's yard.

"Mother, what is this?"

"Your second brother and his wife have a new daughter. I'm going to send them something." As for serving, she doesn't need to be there, her son has been brought up.

Liu Qingqing was surprised: "When did it happen?"

Why didn't they inform you about this?

Old Mrs. Liu sighed: "Do you think there is something wrong with these two people? They think they were too ostentatious last time, so they gave birth to a daughter, and this time they planned to keep it a secret. I only found out a few months ago, so I was too lazy to inform you."

The two idiots, especially Liu Dongyuan, don't look like their own sons at all.

Liu Qingqing's family came and went in a hurry. This time they were on leave, and they didn't have too much time to stay.

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Taoshan Village had already started to implement the policy of distributing land to households in early 1979.

Old Lady Liu simply gave the land she was allocated to her second son to farm, and the rent was her food.

She didn't have to work, and she had enough food.

Liu Dongfang had worked in the supply and marketing cooperative for a long time, and he was also good at dealing with people.

He gave gifts to the director and his nephew every New Year and festival.

They were all rare and good things from his sister's place.

It cost a lot of money, but the effect was remarkable.

He had a share of the housing allocation last year.

The couple discussed and decided to move to the city, so Liu Dongfang wouldn't have to run back and forth.

Because Ping Xianghong gave birth to another son at the end of last year, thanks to Liu Dongfang's failure to use his connections to transfer his household registration, his family of five was allocated 5.5 mu of land this time.

After this family moved to the city, no one farmed the land.

After asking Liu Dongyuan, he also gave them to him.

Liu Dongfang was worried that his second brother would get into trouble if he took over so many fields without caring about them.

So he offered to lend him a tractor in the spring.

He was not without selfishness. His family's fields were not given to his second brother for free. He had to pay him grain as rent.

If his second brother's harvest was not good, he would be embarrassed to harvest the grain.

Song Jingchun complained that his father died at the wrong time. If he had waited a few more months, he could have been allocated more acres of land.

Once the man was gone, he could inherit the land.

Chapter 274 Want to buy a house

"Xiao Xue, you don't know that the girl my son is looking for has very good conditions. The girl's family is a small leader of a department store, the department store on Nanjing Road."

Teacher Xue pulled the corner of her mouth forcefully: "Sister Yin, I have a class next period, so I'm leaving first."

Teacher Yin's interest in showing off was interrupted, and she turned to Liu Qingqing with a lingering intention: "Xiao Liu, do you have a class next period?"

Liu Qingqing smiled and shook her head: "No."

Her English class is always easier than the main courses such as mathematics and Chinese.

"My son is scheduled to get married on the sixth day of June. You must come then. Our family will hold a banquet at the state-owned hotel." Teacher Yin invited with a smile.

She and Liu Qingqing were not happy to show off. The other party had good conditions and was from the military area. The son was still young, so it was not time to rush to find a partner.

Unlike Teacher Xue, who had a 20-year-old son but had not found a suitable one yet.

"It will definitely be when the time comes. Sister Yin, your family must have paid a lot for the betrothal gift!"

Teacher Yin paused. The betrothal gift was indeed a large sum, but she was showing off and did not want to expose her family's shortcomings.

"It's not bad. The girl has a house there, and it's close to the department store. The couple plans to live in the new house there after they get married."

"Sister Yin, this time the youngest son is getting married, right? He will retire in two years and enjoy a peaceful life in the future." She praised him a little.

Teacher Yin immediately smiled happily: "How can it be as good as you said? You will have to serve your grandson when the time comes, and you won't be able to enjoy happiness."

Although he said so, he didn't hide his pride at all.

Liu Qingqing rolled her eyes: "I remember your son also got a house. This one must be empty."

"That's right, there is no shortage of houses in the family. My children have all been allocated houses, but the house my son's partner has is better. It is a newly built new building, which is different from the old tube building. The location is also good. The young couple will be willing to live there in the future."

"It's empty anyway. Teacher Yin, don't you plan to sell it?" Liu Qingqing picked up the teacup, blew it twice, and then took a sip.

Teacher Yin shook her head like a wave drum: "That won't work. Just rent out the house, don't sell it."

Liu Qingqing put down the teacup and ended the topic.

Since the other party had no intention of selling, she stopped talking.

After the reform and opening up, Liu Qingqing thought about buying a house.

But it was really hard to buy a house at that time. I didn't hear that there were any houses for sale.

Even Teacher Yin, who had a spare house, had no intention of selling it.

This matter had to be put aside for a while.

In Huating, since the end of last year, most things no longer require receipts.

Liu Qingqing planned to sell all the things in her hands when the policy was relaxed.

Then she would become a rich woman and buy houses everywhere.

Waiting to get rich.

Maybe she has been thinking about buying a house too much recently. She is very obsessed these days. She dreams about buying a house at night.

Song Jinglin was stunned at first, then shook his head with laughter.

At this point, his family is not short of houses to live in.

But since his wife is thinking about wanting a house, he has to prepare one for her.

But let alone the surprise, he only has the pocket money his wife gives him every month. This little money is not enough to support him to complete the house purchase independently.

Song Jinglin took out the money from his pocket and counted it. It was about a hundred yuan, and he was so poor!

Chapter 275 Obtained

"Sister Liu, a machine in our factory is broken again. The director wants you to check it out." Lu Ruyan works at Huating Textile Factory 1.

I heard before that Liu Qingqing used to be a repairman in the military textile factory and had many apprentices.

Last time, the machine in the factory broke down, and Master Tian couldn't fix it, and he couldn't read the foreign characters.

We asked the foreigner to take a look, and he said that he needed to replace parts, and they had to be imported parts.

The price was not cheap.

At that time, she praised Liu Qingqing, a repairman who graduated from university.

When the factory director heard this, he thought that since it was already like this, he might as well find someone to try it.

After that, Liu Qingqing became a non-staff member of the repair team of the textile factory.

She was paid 60 yuan a month, and she only needed to go when the factory needed her.

Since Liu Qingqing was listed in the textile factory, Lu Ruyan stopped calling her sister-in-law, saying that it was easy to confuse her with Lu Simei and others, so she changed to "Sister Liu".

In fact, Liu Qingqing is two years younger than her.

"Okay, I'll go tomorrow morning. I don't have classes in the first period."

Lu Ruyan looked envious. There is really no comparison between people. She can do everything. Making money is not difficult for her.

She is good-looking and educated.

No wonder she likes to hang out at Liu Qingqing's house.

People are all rare and powerful.

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Early in the morning on the weekend, Song Jinglin said he would take his wife and son to visit the botanical garden.

Liu Qingqing specially prepared lunch and a picnic blanket, put on a hat and carried a bamboo basket.

Then she was taken to the house-buying site by Song Jinglin.

Song Jinglin touched the back of his head. When his wife was preparing things in the morning, he wanted to confess.

But his wife kept saying that if you tell the other party about the surprise, there will be no surprise.

So he held back and didn't say it.

Liu Qingqing looked at him with a smile.

"A house for me?"

Song Jinglin shook his head repeatedly: "No, you have to pay for it after you see it."

Liu Qingqing: ...

Comrade Da Song's surprise is a mess, it's not interesting at all.

Song Xiangyang hid behind his father, his shoulders shaking.

He was afraid that he would laugh out loud and be discovered by the two men.

His father and mother were so annoying, they always did this kind of splits.

Liu Qingqing rolled her eyes at her son, don't think that if he hides and laughs, others won't see it.

The owner was confused, what did this family mean by flirting at the door?

Are you going to see the house or not?

"Hey, Comrade Song, come in and take a look?" The owner was quite satisfied when he came. The comrade introduced by his brother-in-law must be someone who is very interested in buying a house.

Now he is not so sure.

The man was carrying a basket and the woman was wearing a wide-brimmed hat. No matter how worried they were, they didn't look like they were going to buy a house.

Liu Qingqing smiled softly at Song Jinglin's pleading look: "Okay, let's take a look."

The house is a bungalow.

The layout is different from the one she lived in before. There is no yard, just the door. The distance between each household is very close, which makes it particularly crowded in the alley.

The house is not very good, dark and small.

Song Jinglin frowned. He didn't expect that Old Wang was so unreliable.

It's his fault that he exaggerated this place.

He shook his head and said that he would check it out before taking his wife to see it next time.

Liu Qingqing had already started bargaining with the owner.

She didn't buy the house to live in. Compared with Jicheng, the house price in Huating is not much different.

And this place is really good, not too far from the commercial street of the department store.

Now it only costs 500 or 600 yuan, but if you wait for another 7 or 8 years, you will have to spend 100,000 or 200,000 yuan.

The house price is so terrible that when the average salary is still 100 or 200 yuan, it has already risen to a height that ordinary people can't touch.

After paying the money and transferring the ownership, everything is done.

Half of the day has passed, Liu Qingqing glanced at the basket in Da Song's hand, waved her hand and decided to go to the botanical garden for a picnic as planned.

I worked hard to prepare a lot of delicious food, I can't waste it!

Song Jinglin happily stuck to his wife, and his wife bought it to prove that he did a good job.

The two walked side by side in front, with Song Xiangyang falling behind. He felt that if his father had a tail, he would be like a charcoal in the compound, shaking vigorously.

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Since the custom of "Spring Festival holiday" has been restored.

The New Year is much more lively, not only pasting couplets and blessing characters.

Fireworks can also be arranged.

However, firecrackers are difficult to buy. You have to queue for a long time in the supply and marketing cooperative. Moreover, they are limited and all have 100 shots.

Many children look for unburned "small whips" among the firecrackers that have been set off, and collect them to play together.

There are also those naughty children who take off the "long whips" when their parents are not at home and put them in their pockets one by one.

Of course, once they were discovered, they would inevitably be beaten up.

Since the beginning of the Ramson month, there would be one or two such noises from time to time.

The New Year atmosphere was stronger than before.

Liu Qingqing slept in a daze until midnight, and was awakened by the loudspeaker's "emergency assembly".

"What happened?"

Song Jinglin shook his head, and he quickly began to put on his clothes.

Liu Qingqing also got up to pack up, and when she saw Song Jinglin was about to reach out, she quickly stopped him: "Don't bother me, go and deal with your son."

The loudspeaker was still ringing: "Emergency assembly, emergency assembly, everyone gather downstairs immediately."

Song Xiangyang was picked up by his father and put on his clothes.

He was also woken up, but his father's actions really didn't make people react.

His ears hurt from rolling up his sweater...

The compound radio would occasionally broadcast some notices or important news.

This was the first time it was so loud in the middle of the night.

After going downstairs, there was a faint light from flashlights everywhere outside, and the people around were shadowy.

The family went downstairs and found that a house in the next building was on fire.

The people who came downstairs at this time did not see the fire.

After a while, they received news that the fire had been put out.

It was Lieutenant Sun's kid who used candles to light the way in the middle of the night to steal firecrackers...

Everyone turned back one after another, and Lu Ruyan gritted her teeth and said, "This naughty kid must be punished to death."

His two sons followed him trembling from a distance. Two days ago, the two brothers had just teamed up to steal a strip of firecrackers. This time, Sun Huzi's mischief must implicate them.

This Sun Huzi seemed to have a brain tumor, and he used candles to light the way to dismantle firecrackers.

Just as he was thinking about it, Sun Huzi's howling broke through the night sky. No one had pity on this kid.

Liu Qingqing walked upstairs while casting her eyes on her son.

Song Xiangyang felt like he was on edge: "Mom, why are you looking at me? I didn't do anything!"

Song Jinglin patted him on the back: "Speak properly."

Song Xiangyang: |( ′∧｀)

The older he got, the less he felt his status was.

Chapter 276 Chaos

The wind of reform and opening up is getting louder and louder.

In Huating, many merchants have already tried to go to the streets.

When Liu Qingqing went to and from get off work, she could see villagers selling vegetables at stalls not far from the compound.

She looked at the piles of supplies in her own space, and she was eager to make money.

After Song Jinglin discovered that his wife liked to hoard houses last time, he found out about several houses one after another.

He didn't buy all of them, because they were too eye-catching. He just picked three with good locations, cheap prices, and clear property rights.

But one of them was a storefront.

After Liu Qingqing took it, it was idle.

She thought about it for a while and decided to wait for a year or so, and then open it when individual stores were allowed to appear.

Apart from these houses, she did not buy anything else for the time being.

The main reason was that she really did not have much money.

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"Mr. Xie, I heard that your son is back?"

Teacher Xie adjusted his glasses and said, "Yeah." There was no follow-up.

Seeing that he did not respond, Teacher Yin curled her lips and did not speak.

Teacher Xue glared at her secretly, and she only did things that annoyed others every day.

After the people in the room went to class one after another, Teacher Xue complained: "Yin Bailan is the most annoying person. She always talks about other people's affairs. Teacher Liu, do you know why she mentioned Teacher Xie's son?"

Liu Qingqing looked away from the test paper: "What happened to Teacher Xie's son?"

"Teacher Xie's son failed the first year of the college entrance examination, and the educated youth who didn't want to get married took the exam the second year. That child is affectionate. He got married in the village in his early years. He didn't take the exam again when he knew about this policy. This year, Mr. Xie made a lot of efforts to bring his son and his family back. Now, there is nothing to do. I heard that I can sell things by myself, so I went to set up a stall. "

"It's not bad, it will be good to do business by myself in the future." Liu Qingqing continued to correct the papers with her head down and responded to her.

Teacher Xue smiled perfunctorily. These are all lies. What's good without a proper job.

But Teacher Liu is also kind-hearted and never says bad things about people.

"I think it's good too. At least I know how to find a job. Yin Bailan saw Teacher Xie's son selling vegetables a few days ago. This is a joke. She always thinks her son has a good job and finds a good daughter-in-law." Teacher Xue said with a "snort".

Liu Qingqing raised her eyelids and took a look, and continued to busy herself.

Teacher Xue said to himself: "Teacher Liu, you don't know that her daughter-in-law is good, but she has a bad temper. Her son has to pamper her. She goes to her mother-in-law's house to work when she has nothing to do. She basically doesn't go home all year round. She is still showing off..."

The next day, Teacher Xie asked for leave and didn't come.

Liu Qingqing was a little surprised after not seeing him for two days: "Is Teacher Xie feeling unwell?"

"No, Teacher Xie's son is in the hospital." Yin Bailan didn't say anything sarcastic this time: "Alas, those vagrants on the street are so hateful."

"What happened?"

Several teachers who knew the situation described it all at once.

Everyone knew that when Teacher Xie's son was closing his stall last night, he was stopped by a group of young men in flowered shirts and asked for protection money.

He was so stubborn that he didn't give them.

The other party overturned his stall and trampled it.

He brought a lot of eggs, but they were all broken on the ground after being beaten.

The group of young men who collected protection money started fighting, and he didn't give in.

I had to fight him even if I got hurt.

The final result was that he was hospitalized. The group of people who collected protection fees had become an organization. I heard that Teacher Xie's home was splashed with feces.

Although the college entrance examination has been resumed, individual merchants can go out to sell.

But the past few years have been much more chaotic than before.

With a large number of educated youth returning to the city, the urban population in the country has skyrocketed.

Because there are limited jobs in the city.

Many people wander around the streets all day long with nothing to do.

Since last year, there have been fights, robberies and thefts in the city.

But people have only just heard of people who blatantly collect protection fees like this.

Several teachers sighed that the outside world was too chaotic, while Liu Qingqing thought about the crackdown next year.

After the family planning policy was fully implemented, such news was broadcast everywhere on television, newspapers, radio, and loudspeakers in the compound.

What "One child for one couple, fewer births and better quality of upbringing are the four modernizations."

"Fewer births and better quality of births, a happy life."

"Party cadres should take the lead in implementing family planning."

It seems like they are trying to brainwash people.

Some pregnant women in the compound were organized by the Women's Federation to do ideological work.

However, they were already pregnant, and some were still very pregnant.

It was not okay to ask people to abort the babies.

In addition to doing ideological work for people, the practice of inserting IUDs on women also began vigorously.

When it came to Liu Qingqing, she shook her head and refused.

Without waiting for the family planning team to say anything to persuade her.

She immediately said self-deprecatingly: "Sister-in-law, you can see that my family only has one child. I am not in good health and cannot have a second child."

Several people from the family planning team looked at each other. They were all from the same courtyard.

They had lived there for so many years, and even if they were not too familiar with each other, they knew the number of people in each family.

And they also had a form in their hands.

The woman who led the group coughed and said, "Okay, sister-in-law, we will leave first, you are busy."

Lu Simei and Lu Ruyan were also contacted by the family planning team. They went out to ask others after they left, and they bumped into each other.

The two of them made a plan and went straight to Liu Qingqing's house.

"Sister, you only have one child, do you really not plan to have another one?" Lu Simei asked.

Liu Qingqing nodded: "One is enough, just respond to the call."

Lu Ruyan pursed her lips and said unhappily: "Even if I want it, I dare not go against the wind. If I have another one, we will lose our jobs."

Lu Simei paused: "Do I really need to take care of the ring?"

Lu Ruyan nodded: "That's right, although I haven't had another one in these years, if I really have one, it will hurt to beat it, and I will feel uncomfortable in my heart."

Lu Simei frowned: "I heard from her mother that it doesn't hurt, but forget it, how can it not hurt with a piece of iron in her belly?"

The two chattered for a while, but they didn't come to a conclusion.

As they chatted, the topic turned to Zhu Shuzhen.

"She is just a girl, and I heard that she was drinking folk remedies two years ago!"

Liu Qingqing was surprised: "Really? I think she is quite open-minded."

Lu Ruyan pouted and said: "Come on, she is the best at pretending. You know why she doesn't treat me? It's because I said that I envied those who had daughters. She was as small as a needle nose, so she held a grudge."

She didn't have those frivolous intestines back then, she just chatted for fun.

The two naughty people in her family made a scene every day, so when she saw the well-behaved and sensible Xie Yuting, she really liked her and wanted to have a daughter.

But later, when she saw Zhu Shuzhen looking for trouble with her, she knew that she was doing it on purpose and wanted to anger her.

"Sister Liu, are you going to take it with you?"

Liu Qingqing didn't hide it: "I won't take it with me."

Chapter 277 I, Li Guihua, am here

Huating's winter is not too cold.

At least you don't have to put plastic sheets to block windows and doors.

You don't have to wear cotton pants and cotton jackets that are so thick that you can't bend them.

Liu Qingqing slept until she woke up naturally, turned over and looked at the wall clock.

It's already past nine o'clock~!

It's said that being a teacher is a good job, with winter vacation and summer vacation.

The children are on vacation, and so is she.

She just has to report to the textile factory occasionally.

She got off the bed, put on her slippers, and walked out of the bedroom.

The room was quiet.

It was obvious that Xiao Song had gone out to play, and she glanced at the porridge and buns left in the pot by Song Jinglin.

It was already cold, so she simply moved out and stuffed it into the space.

Then she took out a bowl of vegetarian noodles and started eating.

This vegetarian noodles was packed from Wuning. The first time she went to a restaurant, she had this.

I don't know if it's a psychological effect or it's really delicious.

She likes vegetarian noodles very much.

After eating alone, Liu Qingqing cleaned up the kitchen and started to knead the noodles.

Mixed with cornmeal.

Although there is no shortage of fine grains at home, Liu Qingqing still occasionally makes some delicious coarse grains.

As for coarse grains with wheat bran, forget it. She just wants to be healthy, not to suffer.

At this time, the white flour is darker.

Whether it is the whitest Fuqiang flour nowadays or the one produced in the space.

It's the same.

Maybe it's because there's no whitening agent added, so pure natural green flour is this color?

After kneading the dough and putting it aside.

Students who come to make up lessons at 10 o'clock arrive one after another.

In order to sleep in and take a nap, she set the time for make-up lessons at 10 am and 3 pm, and no one else is available.

After three or four consecutive years of college entrance examinations.

People have calmed down a lot.

Knowing that this is not easy to do.

At the same time, many teachers in service have started to open make-up classes during their breaks.

They can open from the end of the night to 10 o'clock, and they don't miss the whole weekend.

Now it's winter vacation, and it's even busier.

It's incomparable to Liu Qingqing's salted fish-style make-up lessons.

In fact, if the parents in the compound hadn't sent them here, she wouldn't have wanted to take care of them.

...

"We'll have a break this afternoon. The teacher has something to do." Liu Qingqing closed the book and announced the end of class.

A group of children didn't know what it was like to be sad, and ran out of the house shouting "Oh, oh".

Liu Qingqing went into the kitchen, blanched the ribs, fried sugar color, and stewed them with ingredients.

Then she soaked a small pot of dried potatoes.

Dried potatoes stewed with ribs is a delicacy in the world, and it's Mrs. Liu's favorite.

Dried potatoes need to be put in later, so she patted the cornmeal into a cake shape and stuck it to the edge of the pot.

This pot is the most delicious.

This pot has both vegetables and staple food. Liu Qingqing thought about it and cut a plate of winter bamboo shoots to fry when she came back.

Old Lady Liu had never eaten stir-fried bamboo shoots.

At that time, transportation was not well developed, and people were more concerned about eating enough rather than eating well.

Many regional foods were only available in the local area.

After the ribs were cooked, she turned off the fire, wiped her hands, and went out to pick someone up.

After the Taoshan Village Brigade installed a telephone, Old Lady Liu excitedly paid the money and made a phone call.

Earlier, there was no such condition. Now there is a phone at the door of my home, so can't I chat as much as I want?

The idea is good. After hanging up the phone, I heard the village chief say that he would give me another dollar...

Old Lady Liu:Σ(° △ °|||)︴

This thing is too expensive, really too expensive.

The money was not wasted. She would complain to everyone she met: "You know, making phone calls is expensive. I only said a few words! It costs me 1.5 yuan. Such a lot of money is enough to save a piece of meat."

Calling the old lady was just a one-time thing.

Although the sound was good.

But if the money was used to write letters, it would be enough to write a hundred or eighty letters.

It was so suitable to say everything I had to say.

But it can't be said that the phone was useless. It was much more convenient for the old lady to find her.

Look, she went there with her small bag when a phone call came.

After leaving the platform, Mrs. Liu smiled with her eyes narrowed.

"I never dreamed that I could go to such a big place!"

Liu Qingqing called out twice from a distance, but seeing that Old Lady Liu didn't respond, she had no choice but to squeeze into the crowd.

More people have taken the train in recent years.

The atmosphere was even scarier than when I climbed through the window a few years ago.

But it's still not as good as the train of Ah San's family, where there are people hanging up and down.

As soon as I got closer, I heard my mother sighing here.

"Mom, let's go."

"Hey, hey, hey, this big city is different, look at how many people there are..."

It's different from what others describe.

Chapter 278 Supply

After Teacher Xie's son was discharged from the hospital, his parents kept him from going out, so he stayed at home for a while.

When his parents relaxed their tempers, he began to look for business opportunities everywhere.

As a grown man, he couldn't just wait for his parents to do that. Besides, his brothers had some conflicts when he came back.

His father spent a lot of money to bring his family back.

Now he wants him to take over after retirement...

His elder and younger brothers have had a fight with the old couple, so he doesn't want to take over.

Even if he does, he wants to earn more and use the money from work to supplement his parents, so that the family won't be disturbed by the money.

He rushed to the nearby village early in the morning.

After buying some coarse and fine grains, he hesitated for a while when he saw the eggs, but still shook his head and refused.

When he and his wife came back, they had only this much money in their hands.

Last time, the eggs were smashed and they were all wasted for several days.

The safety risks of eggs are too great, so it is better not to deal with them.

Teacher Xie is not a person who likes to talk about family matters.

Especially these things that are not going well.

Teacher Yin, on the other hand, is well-informed.

From time to time, he talks about the latest news in the office.

"It's not easy for Teacher Xie. He wants to give his job to his son, but he can't bear to give up his pension. I heard that he and his three sons have discussed it and let the third son who came back from the countryside take over the job, and the pension will be divided equally among the other sons. The two eldest sons used connections and spent money to find jobs, and in the end they are still thinking about taking over the job that they don't need. Well, what kind of world is this? The sons don't know how to respect the elderly, but only want to rip them off and drink their blood." Teacher Yin sighed and complained, as if these things in Teacher Xie's family made her feel sympathetic.

"What is his little son doing now?"

Teacher Yin lowered her voice: "He said he went to the village below to buy a lot of food and came back to resell it. He didn't do anything serious, and the streets were full of chaos. This is really bold. If it was a few years ago, he would have been arrested."

Liu Qingqing interrupted her: "Teacher Yin, what you said is old news. Our country is now reforming and opening up. The leaders have proposed to develop the economy and encourage individual business. We can't say these anti-social words."

Teacher Yin smiled awkwardly: "This is just a casual chat. I won't say it anymore. I think I have a class next period, so I'll leave first."

Teacher Xue cast an admiring look. Finally, someone can cure her trumpet mouth.

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After get off work, Liu Qingqing went around to the stall that Teacher Yin mentioned.

Teacher Xie's son, Xie Guangyu, was selling in the steel plant's compound.

This guy is quite smart. The conditions for workers in the steel plant are good, but the work is hard and they eat a lot. Although the heavy industry has subsidies for food quotas, it is still not enough.

Basically every family has to buy extra food.

Liu Qingqing stood far away for a while and saw him constantly soliciting customers and selling a lot.

Xie Guangyu looked down at the bag at his feet.

This is the amount of food he brought back from the village today, and it was the result of borrowing a bicycle.

Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to bring back much if he just carried it.

The food was selling very well. It was already afternoon when he returned from the village. Just as it was getting dark, he had sold almost all of it.

He quickly gathered up the bags on the ground. Since he met someone who was looking for trouble last time, he learned a lesson and would close the stall before dark.

Liu Qingqing pushed the cart over.

"Sister, do you want to buy food?" Xie Guangyu raised his head and greeted her immediately after hearing the noise.

Liu Qingqing shook her head.

"You are Mr. Xie's son, right?"

Xie Guangyu smiled awkwardly: "Well, do you know my father?"

He had already gone around the circle of his father's school, for fear of embarrassing his father again.

"Well, I am your father's colleague and a teacher at Huating No. 1 Middle School. My name is Liu Qingqing." After introducing herself, she started to talk about business: "I heard that you are messing around with grain, so I wanted to ask if you need a source of goods."

"What do you have there?"

"Just the ones you sell. My relatives sent the goods to the city before, but they didn't have time to sell them..."

Xie Guangyu's eyes lit up, but he hesitated for a while and still didn't agree.

Liu Qingqing also knew that the other party wanted to go home to inquire whether there was such a person as her.

After a few words, she made an appointment to take him to see the grain tomorrow.

Chapter 279 Shop

Xie Guangyu hid outside the school the next day and waited for Liu Qingqing.

He hid so much that he was afraid of being discovered by his father.

The night before, he asked about Liu Qingqing in a roundabout way.

As a result, his father thought he had some bad intentions and asked about her just because she was pretty.

He almost took out a fire stick to hit him.

He was not beaten until he repeatedly said that he did not have such an idea.

After returning to the house, he saw his wife's eyes glancing at him, and he repeatedly told her that he really did not have such an idea.

It was all his father's fault for saying something that would lead to misunderstanding, such as that she was young and pretty.

He was only thinking about making money. Although he met someone yesterday, he was thinking about what the other person said. He didn't have time to think about those things.

Today, his father must not know that he came to see Teacher Liu.

Otherwise, he would have to break his legs.

Liu Qingqing rode out of the school gate first.

If you are not active after get off work, you have a problem with your thinking.

Every day she is the most active after get off work.

Seeing Xie Guangyu, who looked like a thief, from a distance, she waved her hand and signaled him to wait in front.

The two of them were like an underground gang, and they decided the meeting place with their eyes and gestures.

Xie Guangyu and others were a little embarrassed when they arrived in front of him.

Although the other party didn't know what his father said, he really felt guilty.

Yesterday, he called her "big sister" without noticing how young she was.

But calling her "sister" was too much.

Well, let's call her "Teacher Liu"!

Liu Qingqing ignored him and led her to the empty house where she kept the food.

One advantage of this house is that it has two doors.

The alley in front of the front door is a dead end, so if you want to go from the front to the back, you need to go around a long way.

This can also prevent neighbors from noticing.

Xie Guangyu was a little excited when he saw a room full of food.

He quickly paid the money and took away four sacks.

He actually wanted to get more, but the car couldn't fit.

Liu Qingqing saw what he was thinking and pointed to the cart in the yard: "I can lend you this cart. You can use it next time and carry more."

Xie Guangyu's face was full of red, and he thanked him repeatedly.

No longer need to go to the countryside to collect, he can save most of his time every day to walk the streets, and it will be easier to make money this time.

He has suffered a lot in the countryside in the past few years.

It is a hardship he has never experienced in the past ten years. The little effort he has made now is really nothing.

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It is said that reform and opening up have taken place, but in fact many people's thinking has not changed.

Everyone is pursuing to enter state-owned factories and hold a stable job.

Individuals who walk the streets are considered to be people who are not doing their jobs properly.

The name is not much better than "street drifters".

I can hear similar ideas when chatting with colleagues and neighbors.

At this time, individual merchants were all walking around the streets and hawking their wares.

There were no shops that opened directly.

Liu Qingqing bought some fabrics from the textile factory through the "back door". The amount each month was not too much, but she just wanted a channel to purchase goods, not a large amount of goods.

She wanted a little bit of various patterns, and the quantity was not too much, so the factory manager immediately waved his hand and approved it.

The textile factory is doing well now, and the goods are in short supply, so it is difficult to get the goods.

In another year or so, there will be a recession, and then a large number of products will be overstocked, and the supply and demand relationship will immediately change.

Liu Qingqing can't draw any clothing design drawings, but Old Lady Liu is still good at making clothes.

The old lady can't draw pictures or make patterns, but she can copy.

Before, Liu Qingqing thought that it would be a bit ostentatious to open a grocery store. First, there is no obvious source of goods, and second, her things are miscellaneous, but not complete.

This time, it is more reliable to change to a clothing store.

The source of goods can be verified. The clothes are made by my mother and the house is her own.

Before the season change, Liu Qingqing's small shop was quietly opened.

It is called a clothing store, but it can actually be called a tailor shop.

There are both ready-made clothes and cloth in it.

Such stores are not rare. Many skilled people will take on the work of tailoring and making clothes at home.

There are also a few fabrics.

However, the colors and styles are not as good as Liu Qingqing's.

In addition, she also asked a carpenter to make a sign. It was not a certain clothing store.

Instead, it had six words written on it: "The same style of movie costumes".

She also posted many movie posters outside.

Except for the window, which was empty, other places were full of posters, which were very conspicuous.

The female stars in the pictures looked like fairies.

This attracted a group of people to watch, and many people wanted to come in and see something new.

This storefront was not far from the cinema, and it was facing the main street.

It also attracted many people due to its terrain.

The posters were all bought by Liu Qingqing from the ticket sellers of the cinema. This thing was not as widespread as it would be a few years later, and every family could post one or two.

In the past two years, it is not easy to buy.

But when the cinema changes the posters, these old ones are useless.

The ticket seller can make a few bucks from this.

Chapter 280 Business Mind

The walls of the house were simply painted white, and then all Shanghai newspapers and pictures were pasted on them.

The atmosphere of the times was full.

Old Mrs. Liu sat aside and watched anxiously.

After waiting for a long time, she only saw people coming into the house, but no one bought anything. She was a little panicked: "Old lady, you insist on asking me to make such old clothes and pants. What if no one buys them? The material is wasted."

Especially those pants, they are so thin that they look weak.

Some time ago, the old lady took her to watch movies and TV series every day.

This child is really bold. Can celebrities wear the same clothes as ordinary people?

These are not suitable for daily wear, how can they be sold?

Liu Qingqing didn't have time to comfort her at this time.

"Hello, how much are your pants?"

Liu Qingqing put on a standard eight-tooth smile and walked over: "The pants are twenty-five yuan."

Old Mrs. Liu's eyes widened. How much material can twenty-five yuan buy? The old lady is really bold!

The girl frowned, obviously the price was not within her psychological range.

"This is too expensive."

Her companion pulled her and whispered softly: "This pair of pants is worn by Zhang Jinling."

The girl nodded slightly, indicating that she knew and she didn't need to say more.

He stroked the pants again, and it felt really good.

Liu Qingqing watched the private interaction between the two and explained with a smile: "These clothes are the same as those worn by movie stars. They are very popular in the south, but I am the first one to come to Huating."

Now it is the first one, but soon, seeing that hers is selling well, others will follow suit.

The two whispered and discussed for a while, and finally took out money together to buy them.

Liu Qingqing immediately collected the money and packed the clothes.

The handbag was also specially made. With such a contrast, the other party immediately felt that the pants were worth buying.

In the past one or two years, affected by the national unified planning and unified sales, not many people have the awareness of bargaining.

So the boss gave them a price, and they were thinking about whether they could afford it, not whether they could negotiate it down.

Old Lady Liu had been watching for a long time, but she didn't expect that she could actually sell it.

As soon as the people left, she was so excited that she was shaking.

"Old lady, you sold it for so much money???"

Liu Qingqing stuffed the money into her hand, letting her experience it, and then went to receive the next one.

It was the first day of opening, and there was no big publicity, so not many people knew about it.

So when it closed at night, only five or six pieces were sold.

But Old Lady Liu was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling, and she wanted to start working overnight to make a few more pieces.

"Let's go, mom, the shop is closed."

"What are you busy with? It's not even dark yet, and someone might come later."

Liu Qingqing didn't listen to her. It was not the era of nightlife.

At night, basically no one was walking on the street.

What she was worried about now was that she had to go to work tomorrow, Monday, and she didn't know if the old lady could do it alone.

Fortunately, when she didn't have classes, she could come over and keep an eye on it.

For two consecutive days, the business of the shop was getting better and better.

Even if Liu Qingqing kept an eye on it, it wouldn't last long.

Before the shop opened, she asked in the compound if anyone wanted to work.

But when the people in the compound heard that it was a private tailor shop, they all shook their heads and refused.

These days, there are many people who can't find a job, but it's difficult for individual businesses to recruit people.

It was still a problem of concept. They felt that working for an individual was not presentable.

So Liu Qingqing turned her attention to the returned educated youth.

These people had suffered, and most of them would not complain about selling clothes.

After being away for a long time, they suddenly came back and felt out of place at home.

Thanks to Teacher Yin's gossip, she knew who around her family had been in the countryside for many years and had just returned, who was single and unmarried at an old age, and who had a bad relationship with the family.

She knew them all.

Sun Yumei was a returned educated youth near Teacher Yin's home.

She was only in junior high school when she went to the countryside. Because she was the least favored at home, it was her turn to go to the countryside when she was still young.

This time she came back, it was not her parents' ability.

The number of educated youth returning home has increased year by year in recent years. In the village where she lives, most of the unmarried educated youth have left. If she waits any longer, she will probably be the only one left in the entire educated youth group.

The village chief felt sorry for her. She had been in their village since she was 16 years old. She had been working hard and was as thin as a bamboo pole. He was afraid that she would not be able to bear it any longer. So he included her in this year's quota.

During the time when Sun Yumei returned home, she had been living on a makeshift bed in the kitchen, and the board had to be put away during the day.

The room she lived in with her sisters five years ago had long been occupied by her eldest brother's two sons.

When she left, she had not even graduated from junior high school and her academic performance was not very good. So when the college entrance examination was resumed, she did not even want to try.

Her grandmother was not interested in her at all, and she often talked about how so-and-so's children in the countryside got into college and were doing so and so now.

She had to listen to her mother's gossip every day, and she had to work like a slave at home.

She still didn't have enough to eat.

She always felt that her life was worse than in the village.