Travel through 1972 with a space mall

"Mom, how many years do you plan to let Dabao study?" Su Jiao asked tentatively.

Among the children in the Su family, except for her, her brothers and sisters only attended elementary school for a few years. After they knew a few words, they stopped reading and started working in the fields to earn work points.

Su Jiao knew that the college entrance examination would be resumed in 77.

If her mother still wanted to let Dabao study for a few years and then work in the fields to earn work points, marry a wife and have children, Su Jiao would not be able to accept it. There was a Sunshine Avenue, but he could not let her junior spend his whole life digging in the fields. .

"After studying for four or five years, it will be enough to know a few words. When the time comes, I can go to the fields to earn work points and work hard. Maybe I can become a captain like your father."

Sure enough, Su's mother slowly told Su Jiao's guess.

"Mom, does sister-in-law have the same idea? I think Dabao not only needs to study, but also studies well. How can he spend his whole life working in the fields to earn work points? Look at Mingyuan, doesn't it take a lot of studying to get into the agricultural machinery station?"

Mother Su continued: "It also depends on whether Dabao is good at studying. Your eldest brother was blind after studying for a few years. If someone learns ten words, it would be good if he can learn five. Dabao is his I guess it's all for nothing."

"Then if Dabao gets good grades, will you let him continue studying?" Su Jiao asked.

Mother Su gave an affirmative reply: "That's for sure. If he can be as smart as Ming Yuan, mother will let him go to high school. Maybe there will be another worker in the family in the future."

Su Jiao was relieved immediately. She thought that her mother would have to do a lot of ideological work before her mother would agree. This was good, it would save her money and she could pay more attention to Dabao's study situation.

Before eleven o'clock, Ye Mingyuan came back on his brand new bicycle.

I brought back a piece of cotton cloth and some red dates, brown sugar, rice and white noodles.

I bought a basket full of various supplies.

"Why did you buy so many things again? We still have red dates, brown sugar and so on at home." Su Jiao touched the coarse cloth in her hand and asked about other things.

"You have suffered a lot from having a baby, so you need to eat more things to replenish qi and blood. These won't go bad, so keep them and eat them slowly."

Ye Mingyuan packed up everything and put it in the kang cabinet and the east room, and responded with a smile.

"It's not that the bicycle is a big item. It looks so majestic. It's money well spent." Mother Su praised the bicycle after she had seen it in the yard and went into the house.

The bicycle Ye Mingyuan rode back was a Phoenix brand and cost 180 yuan plus a bicycle ticket worth 150 yuan.

When Su's mother just found out that she had spent so much money, she stomped her feet in distress. Now that she went out to look at the bicycles, she changed her mind.

"Why did you buy so much cloth? Where did you get the tickets? You really can't make a living." Su's mother had just recovered from the bicycle and was shocked again when she saw the piece of coarse cloth in Su Jiao's hand.

Her daughter and son-in-law’s hands are too big, and they feel like they can spend as much as they earn.

"Mom, there is a road over there in Menglong. I happened upon one when I went there, so I bought one to make summer clothes for our family. You and dad haven't made new summer clothes for a long time." Ye Mingyuan explained with a smile. .

"Mom and your father are older, so they wear the same clothes. Just keep it for yourself. You still have two children, Rou Bao and Yaoyao, to raise. You need to save some money in the future."

Mother Su felt like she was having a big headache. It was really heart-breaking for both of them to be so incapable of living.

"I know, mother." Su Jiao saw that her mother was about to start talking again and quickly started to apply the brakes.

Looking at Su Jiao's perfunctory look, Mother Su knew that she didn't listen and sighed.

I thought to myself, fortunately, she is saving all the 6 yuan they give each month. This way, she can help them save some money every month. In addition, she and the old man can secretly supplement the money they save to raise their children in the future. enough.

As soon as Ye Yao entered the courtyard, she saw the brand new bicycle parked in the courtyard and jumped up with joy.

"Sister-in-law, is that our car in the yard?" The little guy excitedly circled around the car, touching here and there. After wondering for a long time, he ran into the west room and asked Su Jiao.

"Yeah, I'll let your brother take you out for a ride on a bicycle later." Su Jiao looked at her excited look and smiled.

"Good!"

Ye Yao raised her little hand excitedly, and the little meat bag with a loud voice snorted twice, which scared her so much that she immediately covered her mouth.

Fortunately, there was no danger, and the little meat bun fell into a deep sleep after humming.

When Ye Mingyuan took Ye Yao out for a walk, it was time to get off work and was seen by many villagers.

Ye Mingyuan bought a bicycle and word spread in the village.

Buying a bicycle in this era is almost like buying a BMW in later generations.

You can imagine how many people gathered in front of Ye's house.

The men, women, and children who were watching the excitement wanted to watch in the yard.

Ye Mingyuan was afraid that they would disturb Su Jiao and the child, so he pushed the bicycle outside the courtyard gate.

Everyone surrounded the bicycle with envy and asked questions.

Some people have hot eyes and become angry.

"I really didn't expect that your family in Mingyuan is so rich, so you can buy a bicycle now? Only the Party Secretary in our brigade has one."

"You are so rich. Not only do you eat meat every three days, but now you can even buy a car."

"Mingyuan works at an agricultural machinery station now, and he has a regular salary. Isn't it normal to buy a car? What do you have to be upset about?" Someone couldn't listen and said something fair.

"He has only been working for a few days. How can he buy a car with that little salary?" Someone immediately began to question.

"I don't have any money at home. I need a bicycle for work. I had no choice, so my wife and I shamelessly borrowed some from my parents."

Seeing that someone was indeed questioning the cost of buying a car, Ye Mingyuan managed to get in the conversation and immediately explained according to the explanation he had discussed with Su Jiaosu's mother.

Su's father also just heard the news and brought Brother Su and Brother Su over.

The sharp-eyed onlookers immediately noticed Su's father and asked without giving up: "Qingyou! Did you and Fengzhen pay for this car?"

Su's father said: "We didn't pay for this, we lent it to them. Mingyuan needs a car to go to work, so we parents can't help!"

Su's mother had known that these people in the village were virtuous, and she had told Su's father about this in advance.

Some people still wanted to ask something, but before they could speak, Su's mother hurriedly walked out.

"Look at the car when you're looking at it. If you don't want to look at it, leave quickly. It's so noisy with all the questioning. If anyone wakes up my meat bag, I'll beat you to death!" Mother Su roared.

The onlookers suddenly couldn't stop gossiping. Su's mother's fighting ability was well known, and gossiping in front of her was just asking for abuse.

The crowd gathered around the bicycle for a while and then slowly dispersed, muttering quietly.

I haven’t eaten lunch yet. I have to go home quickly to eat and rest for a while. I have to go to work in the afternoon.