Away from the big book, the educated youth became the village favorite by running errands

The brother and sister followed Jiang Jingcheng, turning left and right in the alley and came to a dilapidated empty house.

When Song Shuangshuang saw this, she realized that this was the empty house she had just picked out. It was a good thing she didn't choose this one, otherwise she might have met someone else in the house one day.

It seems that it would be more reliable to rent a house so that I will have a place to stay if I can’t go back to the county during the winter.

"What are you two doing in the black market?" It was the first time he saw a girl with such courage.

"Then what are you doing in the black market?"

Jiang Jingcheng: “…” He didn’t know how to respond to this.

After a moment's silence, Jiang Jingcheng told her to return to the village as soon as possible because the black market was too dangerous and she should avoid coming there in the future if possible.

Song Shuangshuang felt that Jiang Jingcheng was being too lenient, and said unhappily, "Thank you for today's help. We'll leave first."

He didn't care why she came to the black market, as she was not related to him at all. He came here himself.

If she didn't come to the black market and only relied on the food earned from work points, she would have eaten as many corn cobs as she could and her face would have turned yellow.

But what happened today did serve as a reminder to her. Although she paid to enter the black market, and someone could notify the Red Guards if they came, she couldn't control other people in the black market.

Song Shuangshuang originally wanted to carry the basket and walk around the streets, but now she was in no mood and didn't dare to put the basket away. She and Song Youlin came to the state-owned restaurant.

If she had anything to think about while eating, she would feel better after the meal.

They didn't order any dishes this time. Instead, they ordered a plate of pork and cabbage dumplings and a bowl of shredded pork noodles.

Don’t let your mouth fail!

"Sister, are you okay?" His sister was in a bad mood when she came out of the alley. Maybe she was hit hard.

Song Shuangshuang propped her chin with one hand, thinking about what had just happened. She didn't even hear that the dumplings were ready, and Song Youlin brought them back.

"Let's eat first, sister. If there's anything, we can discuss it together when we get back." Seeing that Song Shuangshuang's eyes were empty, Song Youlin didn't say much.

Song Shuangshuang took out the chopsticks and wiped them casually.

Yeah, never mind. I’ll go back and discuss it with my brother.

After eating half a bowl of noodles, Song Shuangshuang thought the dumplings her brother ordered were also good and suggested an exchange.

Song Youlin "..." resigned himself to taking the half bowl of noodles left by his sister and started eating it without any disgust.

got used to!

After dinner, the two of them strolled for a while before going to the lady who bought things from her.

The old lady's surname was Xie. After returning home in the morning, she waited for Song Shuangshuang to bring her something. After dinner, she still didn't see anyone. She thought that this kid must be lying to her. She gave her her home address. If she brought someone...

Then she was in big trouble.

Won’t the children at home suffer as a result?

Aunt Xie's daughter-in-law Zhang Linlin saw her mother-in-law sitting in the yard looking at the door after dinner, apparently waiting for someone. Zhang Linlin didn't ask much, and asked her mother-in-law to stay in the house with her belly bulging. Although the weather was not that cold, it was still quite chilly when the wind blew.

"Mom, please stay inside first. It's so cold outside. If you're worried that you won't be able to hear me when you go inside, I'll listen for you."

"It's okay for Mom to stay here for a while, don't catch a cold."

Aunt Xie didn't dare to let her daughter-in-law wait here. She was pregnant and couldn't afford any mishaps. She pushed her into the house and let her take a nap.

"Someone's home."

When Aunt Xie came out of her daughter-in-law's room, she heard someone knocking on her door.

"I'm coming, I'm coming." Aunt Xie trotted over to open the door.

She thought the voice belonged to the little girl who sold her things.

After opening the door, she saw Song Shuangshuang looking at her with a smile. Aunt Xie was so excited that she pulled her into the house.

"You are finally here, come in and talk."

Song Shuangshuang asked Song Youlin to bring the basket and put it in front of Aunt Xie. "Auntie, I went back and checked the preserved fruits you bought last time. There aren't many left. I brought you the rest."

The bag of preserved fruits that the old lady bought last time was 2 yuan, which was about half a pound. This time, Song Shuangshuang bought more than two pounds.

I thought it would be best if the lady bought all of them, but it doesn’t matter if she doesn’t need so much, after all, they are quite expensive.

This lady spent more than ten yuan on her in the morning, which is almost half a month's salary for an ordinary worker.

Of course, if the lady wants both, she will give them at a lower price.

Aunt Xie saw that the preserved fruits were all wrapped in paper and wanted to open them to take a look.

"Auntie, please check if the quality is the same as last time. If there is anything bad, just pick it out and I will compensate you next time we meet. My main business principle is to be honest and fair to everyone."

There was no need for Aunt Xie to do anything, Song Shuangshuang opened the package herself and let the lady take a look.

The old lady was a very particular person. She only looked at the top one and didn't use her hands to pick it up.

Seeing that they were indeed the same as before and not spoiled, Aunt Xie simply took all of them. Her daughter-in-law was still a few months away from giving birth, and the preserved fruits would not spoil, so she could keep them and eat them slowly.

Don’t wait until there is not enough food and you can’t buy more.

Song Shuangshuang looked at Aunt Xie as if she were the God of Wealth. What a generous old lady.

"Auntie, since you are so generous, I can't be stingy. These are eight dollars. If you are worried, you can weigh them. I guarantee it is more than two kilograms."

She also wants to find an old lady for long-term cooperation and cannot ruin her reputation.

After receiving the Great Unity, Song Shuangshuang gave the old lady two dollars and said that she would give her other good things in the future.

After leaving Aunt Xie's house, the brother and sister didn't plan to wander around anymore. They were being watched during the day, and if they wandered around again and got hit by someone, no one would save them.

When they got home, He Feiyang was helping to make adobe bricks. He told Song Shuangshuang that he had left her and Song Youlin's packages in the yard.

The package contained the quilt and mattress prepared by Song's parents for the two siblings. The quilt was about 5-6 catties thick, and the cotton-padded clothes and trousers of the two original owners were mailed over. Song Shuangshuang asked Song Youlin to take his stuff back to his room and wait until the house next door was built before taking it out to dry.

It's inevitable that it will get dusty if you dry it in the sun now.

Song Shuangshuang shook out her quilt and was about to fold it and put it away again when an envelope fell out of it.

He was not in a hurry to see what was inside. It was nothing more than money, bills and letters, none of which could escape. He packed up his clothes and quilts before picking up the envelope from the ground.

"Brother, come here."

Song Shuangshuang opened the envelope, and inside it besides a letter there was 40 yuan and some food coupons.

The content of the letter was to ask the two siblings to take good care of themselves in the countryside and not to worry about everything at home. He also sent them 40 yuan and asked them to go to the city to buy some food when they were free, otherwise they would have nothing to eat in the winter due to the heavy snow. He also asked them to send more letters home when they were free, and to send telegrams if there were any problems.

Then I asked the brother and sister whether they could go back home for the New Year this year.

After reading the letter, Song Shuangshuang handed it to Song Youlin and asked him to read it too.

After Song Youlin finished reading the letter, Song Shuangshuang asked Song Youlin if he wanted to go back for the New Year.

We don't have to work in the winter here, so I should be able to take a leave and go back home.

Song Youlin shook his head and said, "Let's talk about it next year. I won't go back this year."

He and his sister had just arrived here not long ago, and even though they treated Mr. and Mrs. Song as family, they still couldn't get used to it. They decided to go back after a year.