"Yeah!" Fangyuan nodded.

"The woolen mill is not close to here, why did you come here?"

The old man looked very majestic, but to a child like Fang Yuan, he seemed like a completely different person.

Fangyuan knew that the old man regarded him as a son of an employee of the main factory.

But he didn't explain it, because there was no need and he was not familiar with the old man, so why should he explain this.

Just at this time, the staff came over with a glass of water and handed it to Fangyuan.

After Fangyuan took the water, the old man said: "Come, sit here, drink the water and then leave."

"Thank you, grandpa." Fangyuan thanked him, and then followed the old man to the sofa.

After sitting down in Fangyuan, the old man asked: "Is there anyone in your family who is a soldier?"

"Uh!" Fangyuan was stunned for a moment, then took a look at the clothes he was wearing, and seemed to understand something.

"There was indeed a soldier in my family before, my father, but he has passed away."

Since Fangyuan has come to this home and her mother and sister have recognized her, there is nothing wrong with recognizing a father whom she has never met.

"Died? Why did you die?" the old man looked at Fang Yuan and asked.

"My father died on the Korean battlefield when he participated in the war to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea."

"What?" The old man stood up with a cry, then looked at Fangyuan and asked, "Which army is your father in?"

Hearing the old man's question, Fangyuan shook his head and said, "I don't know either. I didn't listen to my mother."

"Is your family okay?" After learning that Fangyuan's father was a martyr, the old man had a better attitude towards Fangyuan.

"It's okay. The state has arranged a job for my mother, and she works at Qinghe Woolen Mill."

"Qinghe Woolen Mill? You're not..."

Fangyuan shook his head and said, "No, my home is in Qinghe Woolen Mill."

"Ah!" The old man looked at Fang Yuan in surprise and asked, "Then why are you here? Are you here with your family?"

"No, I came alone." Fangyuan told the truth.

"You are so old and you came to the city from Qinghe alone?"

"Yeah!" Fang Yuan nodded.

"Hahaha! What a good boy. He is worthy of being a child of our military family. He has a lot of talent."

"Cough cough cough!" The old man started coughing just after laughing.

The old lady hurried over and patted him on the back and said, "Why are you so excited?"

"It's okay, it's okay, I'm happy." The old man said quickly.

He is indeed happy, because he also came back from the Korean battlefield, and it is very likely that Fangyuan's father is a soldier under his command. Do you think he can be unhappy?

Of course, this may or may not be possible, because there was not only one army at that time.

After the old man calmed down, he looked at Fang Yuan and asked, "What are you doing in the city this time?"

"It's okay, I just came here for a walk."

Fangyuan didn't tell the truth. It's true that he came to the city for a walk, but he still had a mission.

It's just that he doesn't want to say it. Besides, what's the point of saying it?

"Don't you go to school? At your age, you should be in school, right?" the old man asked.

"Yeah! I'm in the first grade." Fang Yuan nodded and said.

"Then why didn't you go to school and go to the city instead?" The old man now regards Fangyuan as a junior.

"I don't have to go to school, I just need to go during the exams."

"What...what's going on?" the old man asked in confusion.

"Because the questions in the textbook are too easy, the school allows me not to go to class, and I only need to go during the exam."

Hearing what Fangyuan said, the old man opened his mouth in surprise. This was the first time he had heard of this in such a long life.

At this time, Fangyuan drank the water in the cup, put the cup on the coffee table, stood up and said, "Grandpa, it's getting late, I have to go back."

"Why are you in a hurry? We'll leave after dinner." The old man stood up quickly and said.

I don’t know if the old man hasn’t chatted with anyone for a long time, but I feel that chatting with Fangyuan is very interesting.

"No, I have other things to do later."

Hearing what Fangyuan said, the old man said nothing more, but said to Fangyuan: "Come over and play when you have time in the future."

Fangyuan was originally ready to refuse, but after thinking about it, she nodded and said, "Okay, I will definitely come over when I have time."

After saying hello to the old man and grandma again, Fangyuan was ready to leave.

At this time, the old man said: "My surname is Xu. If they don't let you in when you come here in the future, just ask me."

"Okay Grandpa Xu."

Fangyuan left the small courtyard and walked on the road to the courtyard. Fangyuan was very emotional! It looked so harmonious here.

When he came out of the gate, the two doormen with guns didn't even look at him. They didn't care about walking in from the outside, and they didn't care about walking in from the inside now.

After leaving the gate, Fangyuan looked around carefully, remembered this place in his mind, and then went to the nearby bus stop.

Fangyuan is going to go to the department store. Fangyuan has always wanted to buy a watch. She used to feel that she didn't need it, but it's different now.

He often goes out now, and he spends a lot of time checking the time by looking up at the sun. When there is the sun, it's fine, and he can almost see roughly, but what if there is no sun!

So he was going to buy a watch, which didn’t cost much anyway.

Of course, this is only for Fangyuan, for others, this is a lot of money!

The buses in the city are very fast, running every ten minutes or so. Fangyuan got on the bus quickly.

The department store is located on Wangfujing Street and is currently the largest shopping mall in the imperial capital. Candies, non-staple food, snacks, etc. are sold on the first floor.

The second floor sells department stores. It can be said that anything currently available can be purchased here.

Such as bicycles, radios, televisions, watches, etc.

Of course, these are just a few of them. There are many kinds of things here, and they are very comprehensive.

The third floor of the department store is where fabrics, clothes and shoes are sold, including bedding.

Fangyuan came to buy a watch, so he went directly to the second floor.

Maybe it's because he's too young! No one greeted him at all. Even the greetings were a bit flattering. It should be said that no one paid him any attention.

Fangyuan walked around the clock counter. There were all kinds of watches inside the counter.

But the best watch should be the Shanghai brand watch, because it has the highest price. A semi-steel Shanghai brand watch costs one hundred yuan, while an all-steel watch costs two hundred yuan.

Of course, these are all good things. In addition to these two types, there are also Shanghai brand watches that cost fifty or sixty yuan a piece.

There are also some other brands, but Fangyuan has never heard of them or seen them. They basically cost ten or twenty or twenty or thirty yuan a piece.

Fangyuan didn't consider these at all. He had already set his sights on the all-steel one. Although the price was a bit expensive, it was definitely worth the money.

"Auntie, could you please help me take a look at this watch?" Fangyuan said, pointing to an all-steel Shanghai brand watch.

It's important not to say that it's important to be sweet and polite! If Fangyuan didn't say that, the salesperson probably wouldn't pay attention to him at all.

But he is an aunt and troublesome, so the salesperson is embarrassed to ignore him.

"Child, this is precious."

"I know, I want to buy it."

"Uh!" Hearing Fangyuan's words, the salesperson was stunned for a moment and said, "Do you know how much this piece costs?"

"I know! Doesn't it say two hundred yuan on it?" Fangyuan pointed to the price tag above.

"That's right!" The salesperson nodded and said, "But it's not just money, we also need industrial coupons."

"Is this it?" Fangyuan said and took out a handful of industrial coupons, at least a dozen of them.

This surprised the salesperson. You must know that these are industrial coupons! Many people want to buy watches and bicycles, but in the end they have to give up because they don’t have industrial coupons.

She never expected that an eight or nine-year-old child would actually hold more than a dozen industrial coupons in his hand.

You must know that this thing is not so easy to get, otherwise there wouldn’t be so many people who have money and can’t buy it.

"Are you sure you want to buy it?" the salesperson asked again.

"Yeah!" Fang Yuan nodded.

"Okay!" The salesperson took out the all-steel watch from the counter.

Fangyuan took it and tried it on. The strap was too long and he couldn't put it on because he couldn't put his hand down and it would fall off as soon as he put it down.

"This watch strap can be shortened," the salesperson said.

"I know, I want it, let's issue a ticket."
To be continued...