"Aunt Sun and Uncle Ding, you are busy, I will go back first." Chen Lishu smiled and said to the two of them before turning around and going home.
After dinner, Chen Lishu tidied up the kitchen, and her aunt and sister began to sit together and study.
Gu Xingping taught today's lesson to Chen Lishu, which not only helped Chen Lishu, but also strengthened herself.
In the next few days, Gu Xingping went to school, and Chen Lishu took the time to sell the "fake collar" in her hand, then took out the wool she bought and started knitting a sweater.
Time flies to the weekend, Gu Xingping is studying at home, and Chen Lishu goes to Ding's house.
Sun Shuzhen got a small blackboard from somewhere, and even got an English textbook for Chen Lishu.
The two started learning the most basic twenty-six English letters. What Sun Shuzhen didn't expect was that Chen Lishu was extremely talented in this area. She almost memorized everything after just one lesson.
After the class, Sun Shuzhen was very satisfied with this student.
"English actually means using it more and listening more. If you have the conditions, you can buy a radio, which sometimes has special English lectures, so you can get in touch with it more."
"Thank you, Aunt Sun." Chen Lishu thanked her, then put away her textbooks and notes and went home.
Within two days, just when she was about to think of a way to get a radio, a thunderbolt sounded across China's 9.6 million square kilometers, and a great man passed away.
When the bad news came, everyone was immersed in the grief of the leader's death. Gu Xingping's school even suspended classes for three days.
In October, the four disaster stars that had plagued the country for ten years were swept away, and at the same time, Chairman Hua was appointed. The announcement of these two major pieces of news set off a wave of joy throughout the country.
Chen Lishu knew that a wave unique to this era was coming.
For more than a month, Chen Lishu used all the cloth coupons in her hand to buy fabrics to make "fake collars". After deducting the shares given to Li Xiulan and Zhang Qin, she earned less than 400 yuan in total, and she already had
I have more than 2,500 yuan.
She also used the industrial coupons that Gu Xingdong mailed back to buy a red light radio, which cost nearly 70 yuan.
There is a column dedicated to English on the radio every afternoon. Chen Lishu listens to it every day, and with Sun Shuzhen's tutoring, her English improves greatly.
…
"Comrade, do you need a head payment? It's a dime each."
The non-staple food store has a promotion today. Potatoes and cabbage are free of charge and cost five cents a pound. When the citizens heard the news, they came over and queued up. Gu Xingmin wandered around the town for a long time without finding a suitable opportunity. Now he saw that there were so many people in this area.
, I think it is a perfect place to sell hair flowers.
"Let me see what it looks like," the woman in question said.
"I've been like this a lot." Gu Xingmin said, opening the pocket in his hand, revealing a pile of various kinds of hair flowers inside.
"The supply and marketing cooperative also sells it for a dime. There are so many people now. Aren't you afraid of being reported?" A companion behind the woman reached out and tapped her on the back.
The woman looked up and saw a few eyes looking over her. She immediately took her hand back and smiled apologetically at Gu Xingmin: "I'm sorry, I won't look."
Gu Xingmin held back a sigh of relief, tightened the mouth of the bag and asked another person. As a result, there were many people in line and there was nothing he wanted to buy.
"That one over there, what are you doing?" Gu Xingmin was about to continue asking the next person when a red armband suddenly appeared on the opposite street. Gu Xingmin was so frightened that his hands trembled and he almost threw the bag in his hand.
No matter what, just put a bag around your neck and run away.
Hong Armband saw that something was wrong with him running away, so he immediately started chasing him.
Gu Xingmin has good physical strength from working in the fields all year round. He ran out for three streets in one breath and saw that the red armband was thrown away. He stopped walking, but he was already out of breath.
Although it was still early, Gu Xingmin wasn't ready to do anything anymore and just packed up his bags and went home.
When Liu Yuemin came back from work and saw that he had arrived home, she immediately took him aside and asked, "How is it? Have they all been sold?"
Gu Xingye replied impatiently: "Shit, I saw the red armband. He chased me for two blocks like a mad dog. My shoes almost flew off. I won't do this job anymore. The supply and marketing cooperative sells them for a dime."
Yes, you have to let me sell it for a dime, and it’s weird if someone buys it. I want to go back to you next time, but I won’t go.”
Gu Xingmin complained a lot. When Liu Yuemin stopped talking, he thought for a while and said, "Why don't you go ask the third brother and sister? She has many ideas. If it doesn't work, let's sell it to her for eight cents. It's better than leaving it in your hands and eating it improperly."
Drink strong."
Although Liu Yuemin was reluctant, she still nodded in agreement.
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In mid-October, Gu Xingping began to take a busy farm vacation, and Chen Lishu and Gu Xingping went home together. The team's annual harvest also began in full swing.
This year is a good year, and the grain output is obviously higher than last year. Although Chen Lishu and Gu Xingping did not go to work on the team, the family is most physically exhausted at this time. In addition to taking good care of the family, Chen Lishu also does her best.
Help your family replenish their health.
Meat tickets were limited, so Chen Lishu thought of going to the river to fish to improve the food for her family. She found the fishing rod that Gu Xingdong made last time when he came back, and took a bucket from home, so Chen Lishu set out for the river.
At this moment, everyone is busy harvesting grain. There are almost no people in the village except the elderly and the children learning to talk, let alone the river. It is quiet and only the occasional rustling of the reeds and unknown insects can be heard.
cry.
Chen Lishu sat by the river for a whole day. By the time she packed her things to go home, she had caught six or seven fish. The big ones weighed more than three kilograms, and the small ones weighed nearly one kilogram.
Carrying the bucket home, Chen Lishu first poured some water into the bucket and kept the fish in a cool place, and then started washing rice for cooking.
She was going to make stewed fish for dinner. She first took out the three largest fishes in the bucket and cleaned them up. Chen Lishu heated the pot and put oil in it. She added onions, ginger, garlic and other seasonings and sauteed until fragrant. Then she added soybean paste and continued to stir-fry. Then she added the fish
Put it into the pot and pour water to cover the fish body, cover the pot lid, and soon the aroma of fish will spread from the kitchen.
"Sister-in-law, what did you do? As soon as I entered the hospital, I smelled the fragrance and my mouth was watering."
Gu Xingye's voice sounded at the door, and Chen Lishu turned her head to see him coming in with surprise on her face: "Fourth brother, are you back?"
"The person I replaced is in good health and I'll be back." Gu Xingye said with a smile.
Chen Lishu nodded, her eyes fell on the luggage at his feet and said: "I've stewed the fish for dinner. Go back to the house and put the things away. Your parents should be back soon. You go and rest for a while, and we'll wait for them to come back."
Let’s have dinner.”
Gu Xingye responded and went out. After he put away his things and just came out to fetch water and wash up, Li Xiulan and Gu Shoufu entered the courtyard. The old couple were very happy to see Gu Xingye back.