60s: Petite Wife

When Shen Jiaxing saw these two people, he did not avoid them, but went up to them.

"Are you here to buy groceries?"

The two are the neighbors of the Shen family, the Xu family who will be sent to the coal mine tomorrow. The Xu family's son's real name is Xu Guifu, and he is about the same age as Shen Jiaxing's eldest son.

The Xu family is from northern Jiangsu. They made their fortune by working as a tailor. They lived in Zhabei District in the early days. In order to get out of Zhabei District, they gritted their teeth and bought a bungalow in this alley. , the debt is over.

However, their living standards have never been improved, and their lives have been shrewd. Originally, according to their family background, they could not be classified into a type of transformation. peasants, but who let them have a bungalow, and there are two storefronts.

It really needs to be remodeled!

It is also ironic to say that at the time, the old father of the Xu family tried his best to escape from Zhabei District for his children and grandchildren, but now the Xu family must wish that the Xu family had always lived in Zhabei District!

The Xu family was startled by Shen Jiaxing's voice. When they realized they were neighbors, and they were also the neighbors who were sweeping the streets with them, they immediately calmed down.

"Hello, Uncle Shen, take Jiaojiao to buy groceries?" The couple obviously didn't want to answer Shen Jiaxing's question and avoided talking about it.

"Yes, there's no rice or oil at home, so go buy some back." Shen Jiaxing replied, he didn't care what the two of them did.

In these years, we can live peacefully by watching less, listening less, talking less and doing more.

Shen Jiao looked curiously at the woman's basket opposite. A vigorous rooster's head, a red crown, a bright yellow beak, and gorgeous feathers could be seen from the cloth, and her mind moved.

"Grandpa, let's buy a **** to eat, too. I want to be a chicken feather key." Shen Jiao acted coquettishly, she hadn't kicked the key for a long time.

The faces of the Xu family's husband and wife changed greatly. The Xu family's daughter-in-law tugged up the cloth on the basket, trying to cover the cock, but the **** was too energetic, and it still got out after covering it, and the couple rushed towards Shen Jiaxing embarrassedly. smiled.

Shen Jiaxing raised his brows slightly. The Xu family has always lived a frugal life. During the New Year and the festival, it was just a piece of tofu. Why would I think about buying chickens today?

Besides, it's not a season, and there is no vegetable market that sells chickens in the entire sea market. Unless you go to the black market to buy it, the chicken there is a few bucks more expensive than the vegetable market. Are the Xu family willing?

Note: In the 1960s and 1970s, chickens, ducks and geese were not available every day. They were only available on big festivals (Spring Festival, National Day), according to the number of people in the family. The food court lined up for at least six or seven hours when it was time to wait, and it was freezing and stiff.

Seeing the guilty faces of the two couples, Shen Jiaxing moved in his heart and thought of a possibility.

"Aren't you going to use this chicken for blood?"

The faces of the Xu family changed again. They looked around and saw that no one was relieved. Xu Guifu said in a low voice, "Second Uncle Shen, don't say anything. If those students find out, they'll have to make trouble again."

Shen Jiaxing breathed a sigh of relief: "What's the trouble with them when they fight chicken blood? Don't everyone fight."

Xu Guifu smiled bitterly and said, "With our current status, can we compare with others? It's better to have less than one thing!"

Shen Jiaxing sighed and asked, "Why do you guys think about having chicken blood for no reason? You're not afraid of accidents? Didn't the government just issue a document two months ago to cancel this therapy?"

The wife of the Xu family interjected: "This chicken blood has been beaten by my old Xu before, and the effect is really good. I think I will go to the coal mine tomorrow, and I will give Lao Xu some chicken blood to make up for it. He is the backbone of our family. If he falls, , what can our family do!"

As she spoke, she choked up, lowered her head and took out a handkerchief to wipe her tears.

Xu Guifu was a little embarrassed, and said to Shen Jiaxing: "I'm leaving tomorrow. In the future, the old and young will ask Uncle Shen to take care of you. I will remember your goodness for the rest of my life."

Shen Jiaxing sighed: "If I could stay in Haishi, it would be nothing to take care of with the friendship between our two families, but I won't be staying in Haishi for a few days!"

Xu Guifu said in surprise, "Where is Second Uncle Shen going?"

Shen Jiaxing said with a smile: "It's probably the frontier farm, that's what happened in the past few days, why don't you hurry up and buy some things to prepare!"

The Xu family looked at Shen Jiaxing's grandparents and grandchildren sympathetically. At such an old age, they dragged a small child and ran to the farm for renovation. It was still the frontier where chickens don't **** and birds don't lay eggs. I heard that they don't even have access to water. place to drink.

Oh, the second uncle of the Shen family is too pitiful!

Thinking about it this way, the Xu family's worries have eased a lot in the past few days. Compared with the Shen family, they are much better. At least they only go to the coal mine. It belongs to the south, and I heard that it used to be a land of fish and rice!

People are always like this. If you meet another person who is more miserable than you in a miserable time, the despair and discouragement will be relieved a lot, and you will be full of confidence in life again.

After saying goodbye to the Xu family, Shen Jiaxing continued to hold Shen Jiao's hand and walked to the vegetable market. Shen Jiao asked curiously, "Grandpa, what do you call chicken blood?"

Just now, she heard it in the mist, and if she didn't ask clearly, it was really uncomfortable for her to hold back.

Shen Jiaxing explained: "It's just to pump out the blood of Xiao Gongnan and beat it into the body. This method is not advisable. Jiaojiao should not try it in the future."

He never believed in 'chicken blood therapy'. No matter how amazing the government was at that time, he never went to the hospital to get chicken blood. Sure enough, it was only popular for a year, and the government issued a document to ban this therapy. It's just that there are still many people who believe in this therapy.

Isn't that what happened to Xu Guifu and his wife!

Shen Jiao's eyes widened, she couldn't believe it and said, "How can chicken blood hit people? How can blood be mixed together if it's not my race?"

Shen Jiaxing smiled and praised: "Jiaojiao is right, isn't that the truth, my Jiaojiao understands life better than those people."

"Come on, let's go buy meat."

"Grandpa, I want to eat chicken. Let's buy roosters and make chicken feathers." Shen Jiao was obsessed with chicken feathers.

Shen Jiaxing explained: "Now is not the time to supply chickens. We can't buy chickens. How about Jiaojiao wait and get up and go to Taiping Bridge to buy a little rooster early?"

Taiping Bridge is a black market supply point in the sea market. It can only be sold on the first and fifteenth day of every lunar month. Today is only the sixth day of the lunar new year, so we have to wait for half a month!

Shen Jiao heard it strangely: "Why do you have to wait for half a month to buy chicken? Can't you buy it in the vegetable market?"

"Chicken is not sold every day in the vegetable market, only twice a year, and meat is not available every day. One person only has one and a half pound of meat per month. We have a lot of meat. In some places, it is only one pound. If there is oil, one person only has half a catty of oil a month…”

Shen Jiaxing explained the current situation to his granddaughter, although he really wanted his granddaughter to be a young lady who would care about everything, but in such a situation, Jiaojiao must understand the hardships of life today!

Shen Jiao was even more confused: "Why is there only so much? Grandpa, aren't you rich?"

It took Shen Jiaxing a lot of words to make Shen Jiao understand what was going on now, even if it was a stitch, it had to be bought with a ticket, and it was too strict, so she couldn't buy too much.

Shen Jiao sighed, it seems that the current dynasty is even poorer than her previous life!

Fortunately, she has a treasure bowl, so she is not afraid!