Chapter 48 Reunion - "At the beginning of the 1970s, I made a fortune by buying goods for zero yuan"

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Wang Jianxin sat on the small bench at the door of the kitchen, watching his mother cook.The iron pot on the stove is steaming, and the aroma of chopped green onions filling the pot fills the yard.His mother, wearing a blue apron and holding a spatula in her hand, was cooking and talking to him.

"Mom, the bed in the main room has also been dismantled. Where does my second brother live now?" Wang Jianxin asked.There used to be a bunk set up in the main room, and the second brother and he slept there.The main room is now spacious, and the bed is gone.

"Oh, you said this." Mother turned over the vegetables in the pot and added some salt. "After the Chinese New Year this year, your eldest brother will be allocated a house. It's the back room and the wing room at the end of our backyard. Your second brother now lives in the wing room that your eldest brother and his family had before. When you come back, just live with your second brother."

Wang Jianxin felt very happy after hearing this.The eldest brother finally lined up for the house.In the past, the eldest brother, sister-in-law and Niuniu were crowded into a small side room, and it was difficult to turn around.Now there is a back kitchen room and a side room, which is much more spacious.

"What about Uncle Liu and his family in the backyard?" Wang Jianxin asked again.

Mother took out the vegetables, put them on the stove, wiped her hands, and said, "Your uncle Liu's family followed his eldest son to the Northeast. After the house was vacated, your father talked to the leaders of the revolutionary committee in the factory and gave a back room and an ear room to your eldest brother and his family. This way, the family can live together, and it will be easier for them to take care of each other."

Wang Jianxin nodded.Although my father is just an electrician, he has worked in the factory for so many years and is very popular, and his words are listened to.Activities can still be done in separate houses.

"What about the second brother? How long will it take for the second brother to become a full-time employee? Can the second brother share a room?"

Mother sighed and said, "Your second brother became a full-time employee in May and now earns more than 30 yuan. He is a first-level worker. The housing allocation is probably too difficult. There is a shortage of housing everywhere now, and many people are queuing up. There are many people like your eldest brother who have been married for several years and still can't get a place. Your second brother is single, so it's even harder to get a place."

Wang Jianxin asked happily: "Second brother has also become a full-time employee? Doesn't apprenticeship generally last three years? Is it the second brother who performs better among the people Dad found?"

My mother said, "Your brother worked as an assembler and became a full-time employee within a year. What skills does he have?"

Wang Jianxin nodded.Assemblers do not have high technical skills. They get started quickly and become regular workers quickly.The fact that the second brother was able to become a full-time employee within one year shows that he works hard and is recognized by the factory.

After a while, my mother prepared the meal.Noodles made specially for Wang Jianxin by his mother - "Dumplings on the car and noodles on the back". This is an old rule. When you come back from a long trip, you have to eat noodles as the first meal, which means long-term and peace.

The noodles are hand-rolled, cut into fine pieces, marinated with eggs and tomatoes, and topped with a few drops of sesame oil.Wang Jianxin held the bowl and took a sip, his eyes felt a little hot.It’s been more than a year, and I’m finally eating my mom’s hand-made noodles.

Mother held little Niuniu and fed her noodles first.Niu Niu opened her small mouth and ate bite by bite, her mouth full of tomato soup.The younger sister Lili was eating loudly, her mouth was full, and she said vaguely: "Third brother, it's great to have you back. You see, as soon as you come back, mom will give you white noodles."

The mother tapped the little girl on the head with chopsticks: "You are heartless. The supply of refined grains is only so little, why don't you eat all of it?"

Lili shrank her neck and laughed.

Wang Jianxin also laughed.He ate the noodles with big mouthfuls. One bowl was not enough, so he added half a bowl.After eating, I drank the stew in the bowl cleanly.

After lunch, Wang Jianxin rushed to wash the dishes and chopsticks.His mother was watching and said, "You don't need to wash it," but she didn't stop him. She stood beside him and talked to him.

After washing, the mother and son began to sort out the things Wang Jianxin brought back.

Mother first took out all the meat and opened the oil paper package.Mutton and beef, mother looked at it and said: "Save one piece for us to eat together tonight, and marinate the rest. It's still a little hot today, so we can't keep it."

Wang Jianxin also helped.He cut the meat into large pieces, and his mother rubbed it evenly with salt and pepper, put it in a small vat, and pressed it with stones.The meat marinated in this way can be stored for several months without going bad.

Then there’s dairy.Milk dumplings, milk tofu, milk skin, and fried rice are all laid out one after another.Wang Jianxin introduced to his mother how to make milk pimples and how to preserve milk tofu. The milk skin can be soaked in milk tea and fried rice is also delicious when chewed directly.

Mother divided the dairy products into small portions, wrapped them in oil paper, and asked her little sister Lili to deliver them door to door."Aunt Wang has a share in the front yard, Aunt Liu has a share in the middle yard, and Grandma Zhang has a share in the backyard." Mother explained.Lili picked up the oil paper bag and ran away jumping up and down.

Wang Jianxin also said that the best way to eat fried rice is with milk tea.The mother smiled and said, "Do you think this is your pastoral area? Where can we buy milk here?" She grabbed a handful of fried rice, put it in her mouth and chewed it, "Well, it tastes good like this."

When the mother saw the six wolf skins and six large sheep skins, her eyes lit up.She picked up a piece of sheepskin and touched it. The wool was thick and soft.

"This is a good thing!" Mother muttered, "Everyone in the family can make a sheepskin jacket. This wolf skin can be made into a wolf skin mattress, and it can be spread on the bed in winter. It will be very warm. Then I will send one to your aunt."

Wang Jianxin and his family live in Beijing and don’t have many relatives.There are only two sisters on my mother's side, and my aunt is my mother's only sister.My father has no relatives for a long time, his grandparents passed away early, and my father is an only child.My aunt and uncle are both ordinary workers in the factory. They have two daughters and one son. They are already married with children, and they are also factory workers.In this day and age, we are considered a good family, a two-income family, and we can live a decent life.

His cousin and sister-in-law lived with his aunt in a large courtyard, but they had three wing rooms, which were more spacious than Wang Jianxin's home.The two cousins ​​didn't live too far apart, both in nearby alleys.The two brothers-in-law are ordinary workers in the factory. They do their jobs well and are quite popular in these days. They are hard-working and hard-working, but there is no development.

"It's better to know how to do it than to be able to do it." Wang Jianxin thought to himself but did not say it out loud.

Before I knew it, it was time to get off work in the evening.

My sister-in-law works in a supply and marketing cooperative, not far from home, only about ten minutes' walk.She was wearing a blue cloth gown, her hair was pinned up, and she had a smile on her face.

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