Chapter 76 Chinese New Year - "At the beginning of the 1970s, I made a fortune from zero-yuan purchases"

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Take three days off during the Chinese New Year.

On the twenty-ninth day of the twelfth lunar month, school was on holiday.The instructor said at the team meeting that those who are far away from home and cannot return home should stay in school to celebrate the New Year. There will be extra food in the cafeteria on the 30th night, and there will be a party on the first day of junior high school.Those who live close to home - those in Tianjin, Hebei, and local Beijing - basically all took leave and went home.Wang Jianxin also packed his things early and prepared to go home for the New Year.

He asked for leave, and the instructor approvingly said, "Your home is in Beijing. It makes no sense not to go back. Go ahead and come back in the evening of the third year of junior high school."

Wang Jianxin left the school and got on the bus.The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and there are more people on the street than usual, all carrying large and small bags with New Year's joy on their faces.Red paper couplets were pasted on the door of the shop outside the car window, and New Year pictures were displayed in the window of the supply and marketing cooperative. There were fat dolls holding carps, and workers, peasants and soldiers holding red flags high. They were red and green, and it was lively just to look at them.

The bus drove for nearly an hour and arrived at the stop near his home.Wang Jianxin got out of the car. It was chilly on the street, but the sun was shining brightly, and it felt a little warm on his body.He turned into an alley, found a deserted corner, and took out a large piece of pork and a large piece of mutton from the space. They were both frozen hard and wrapped in oil paper.I also carried a bag of fresh vegetables—tomatoes, cucumbers, and eggplants. They were grown in the space, and they looked juicy and pleasing to the eye.He also took out two large front doors and one Chinese one.

There was a lot of stuff, the total amount of pork and mutton was about twenty kilograms, and vegetables were also about ten kilograms. Plus three cartons of cigarettes, my hand was full.He took a deep breath and walked into the courtyard carrying his things.

"Jianxin is back?" Aunt Wang in the front yard was posting Spring Festival couplets at the door. When she saw him, her eyes lit up, "Oh, you are carrying so many things, are you moving the supply and marketing cooperative back?"

"Happy New Year, Aunt Wang." Wang Jianxin greeted with a smile and walked inside.

Aunt Liu in the middle courtyard was killing chickens in the yard. She was holding a big rooster in her hand, and the feathers flew all over the floor.When he saw Wang Jianxin, he shouted loudly: "Jianxin, your mother has been talking about you all morning, come in quickly!"

Wang Jianxin greeted everyone and entered the backyard.The whole family is here, happily preparing lunch.The eldest brother Wang Jianguo squatted at the door to chop wood. He swung the ax high and landed accurately, and the wood split into two with a "click".Sister-in-law Liu Lanlan was washing vegetables in the kitchen, her sleeves rolled up to her elbows, and her hands were red from the cold.Mother Li Fenglan was cutting meat, the knife clanking on the chopping board, the rhythm was fast and even.My father, Wang Shichang, was sitting in the main room peeling onions and garlic.The second brother Wang Jianjun was cleaning the table, making the Eight Immortals table shiny.Little sister Lili plays with little girl Niuniu.

"Third brother!" Lili was the first to see Wang Jianxin, ran over and hugged his waist.

Niu Niu heard the noise and turned around to see her uncle. She immediately ran over and hugged her third uncle's thigh.

The eldest brother Wang Jianguo put down his ax and hurried over to help pick up the things.He took the large piece of pork, his hand sank, and he made a sound in his mouth: "Is it so heavy? San'er, are you bringing back a year's supply?"

Wang Jianxin followed his elder brother into the main room and put everything in his hands on the table.Pork, mutton, vegetables, and cigarettes were laid out on a table.

Father looked at the pile of things on the table and frowned: "Where did you get so many things?"

Wang Jianxin said with a smile: "I have made rapid progress in my medical skills by studying with my teacher. I treated an old chief some time ago, and the result was promising, and I won a second-class merit. Isn't this a reward given by others? I also bought some with my military tickets."

He took out a small stack of Beijing local receipts from his pocket - meat stamps, egg stamps, candy stamps, soap stamps, tofu stamps, all colorful, and handed them to his father.

"This is the remaining ticket I exchanged for a local ticket. The ticket is about to expire. Dad, take it and use it as soon as possible. It would be a pity if it expires."

The father took the tickets and looked through them one by one, muttering: "Five catties of meat tickets, three catties of egg tickets, two catties of candy tickets... That's a lot. San'er, don't you keep some for yourself?"

"I eat very well at school, so I don't need these. You use them at home."

My mother poked her head out of the kitchen and saw the pile of things on the table, but she said, "You spend money randomly again. All your salary is spent on the family."

"Mom, it doesn't cost much. Just feel free to use it."

Wang Jianxin asked his second brother again: "Second brother, have you decided on the person you are looking for? How soon will you get married?"

The second brother Wang Jianjun scratched his head and smiled a little sheepishly: "It's basically decided. My parents have said that after the New Year, we will set a date in early April and let you know."

"Second brother, tell me if you need anything, and I'll find a way to arrange it from the army."

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