Rebirth 1980: The heroine returns her prodigal son

Lu Beichen opened the door to let the woman in, then went over to open the curtains and went straight outside to cook.

Ye Xing's aura was still a little unstable, but the middle-aged woman was much more casual when facing Ye Xing.

"Sister, I just came to say hello and get to know you. From now on, we will live in the same courtyard. My name is Jiang Yuemei. My two children are in No. 2 Middle School. I am here to accompany them."

In this era, families who have family members come to accompany them to school are either from good families, or the two children study very well and are expected to enter college.

When the college entrance examination was resumed in 1978, there were not many college students in total, let alone in the village. As long as a family could produce a college student, it would definitely be more than just honoring one's ancestors. The college student's household registration would follow the unit. In other words, as long as a college student takes the exam

If you go to college, you can get out of the rural household registration.

Nowadays, college students are assigned jobs, and after graduation they are public servants. This shows that college students are very valuable, and there are living allowances during college. Therefore, if children from rural families really hope to go to college, some families will even sell their children to go to college.

Ye Xing quickly asked her to sit down, put on his shoes and went to the ground to pour her a glass of water.

"Sister Jiang, my name is Ye Xing. We will live in the same courtyard from now on. It's time to get to know each other. Have your children gone to high school?"

Jiang Yuemei took the bowl and took a sip of water, then put the bowl down with some pride on her face.

"The eldest son of my family is in his senior year of high school this year and will take the college entrance examination next year. The other daughter is the daughter of our third child and will be in her first year of high school this year."

Ye Xing was surprised, it turned out that the girl was not hers.

Jiang Yuemei explained.

"The eldest son of my family is good at studying. Didn't his grandma ask me to come to the county to take care of him? The girl from the third oldest family also goes to No. 2 Middle School, so I will take care of him together."

Jiang Yuemei quietly looked at Ye Xing for a while and smiled.

"Sister, you are really good-looking. You are prettier than the educated youths from the city who were in our village before, and you are also fairer than them."

Ye Xing just smiled and didn't say anything. This woman seemed to be a thoughtful person at first glance. She didn't intend to have a deep friendship with her. She just wanted to say hello when they met. She was a little regretful. She originally thought she could be a good neighbor.

There won't be so many things if we live together.

Jiang Yuemei's eyes always glanced at the cloth bag Ye Xing put on the bed, and she said with a smile.

"Sister, I see you pushed the cart out to set up a stall today?"

Ye Xing's face was filled with sadness.

"Sister Jiang, to tell you the truth, my family's life is really difficult. Otherwise, who would be willing to set up a stall and make people look down on me? It doesn't make any money, and I am still working from dawn to dusk. I am really forced to do nothing.

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"Then how much money have you made today?" Jiang Yuemei looked at Ye Xing eagerly.

Ye Xing sighed, "It's not much, it's not enough for the rent."

Naturally, she won't tell her how much she earns. Even if you really make money in this era, you have to hide it secretly. How can you tell others? Besides, she hasn't made any money yet, only more than fifty yuan.

, putting aside the cost, she almost earned about thirty yuan today.

Jiang Yuemei was unwilling to give in and sat for a while, asking insinuatingly how much money Ye Xing made. Ye Xing definitely couldn't let her talk and deal with it casually.

In the end, without asking anything from Ye Xing's mouth, Jiang Yuemei stood up and left. Before leaving, she enthusiastically asked Ye Xing to visit her home.

Ye Xing took out the bowl and washed it. Lu Beichen's dishes were all out of the pot. He stir-fried Chinese cabbage. He added two chili peppers and it smelled good.

"Beichen, Jiang Yuemei in the south room should be more careful with her from now on. This woman is very thoughtful. She just asked how much money we made."

"Okay, this morning she asked me in the yard if I felt embarrassed that you were setting up a stall."

Ye Xing snorted, this was not just a case of being too ill-intentioned, it seemed that he was also ill-intentioned.

Lu Beichen served Ye Xing a bowl of millet porridge, added water to the pot, and then went to serve his own.

Ye Xing was really hungry, so he ate the rice porridge. The millet was a bit astringent, but it was delicious and rich in flavor. Although it was not as fragrant as rice, it was cheap.

Ye Xing put a chopstick of Chinese cabbage into Lu Beichen's bowl.

"By the way, is there anything wrong with the old man who went to buy pancakes this morning? I saw you were looking at him."

Lu Beichen swallowed the food in his mouth, his voice was a little low.

"That's a veteran. He should have experienced the war years."

Ye Xing paused with his chopsticks and looked up at Lu Beichen.

His expression was stern, but there was deep respect in his eyes. Veterans who participated in the Anti-Japanese War and the War of Liberation were not only worthy of respect, but also people who everyone should remember and be grateful for.

Ye Xing gave him another dish, "Then if that old man comes again, I'll be more careful with my spoon."

Lu Beichen smiled and said, "You will give special care to the elderly today."

Ye Xing raised his eyebrows, "Did you see it? I thought no one noticed it?"

Lu Beichen shook his head, his expression returned to normal, and he hesitated and said.

"I didn't expect that I could earn so much money a day as a self-employed person. The net profit is about thirty yuan a day, and about nine hundred yuan a month. Employees of state-owned enterprises can earn at most twenty or thirty yuan a month, and the highest is forty or fifty.

, you are more than ten times their strength, is it really okay?"

Ye Xing understands Lu Beichen's worries. Although the reform and opening up has liberalized policies for private enterprises and individual vendors, they may still be punished if they go too far.

"Beichen, have you ever heard of fool melon seeds?"

Lu Beichen shook his head.

Ye Xing said, "The sales of Foolish Melon Seeds are very good now, that is, the sales are very good. That is the real money for others. We just make a living. But we are in the county now and can buy a newspaper a week to read. If Foolish Melon Seeds are sold

If there is a review, then our business will be stopped for now. Although I think individual trading should not be a big problem now, but to be cautious, we still have to pay attention to social trends."

Ye Xing is not in a hurry. It is now 1980, and she is slowly accumulating funds. When the economy is completely liberalized, she hopes that she can accumulate enough funds to do the business she wants to do.

"The idiot melon seeds you mentioned, that person specializes in selling melon seeds? Can he make a lot of money?"

Ye Xing smiled, "Of course, don't underestimate a small melon seed. It can create wealth that we can't imagine. Of course, it's not just melon seeds. Many things you think are small can actually earn a lot of money."

Wealth, such as screws, such as chili sauce, today I saw many people setting up stalls bringing their own dry food and just eating pickles, so I wondered, could I make fermented bean curd and sell it?"

Lu Beichen looked at his wife and really didn't know what to say. He should be happy, right? His wife seemed to be very good at making money, but he was a little depressed. Could it be that he would have to rely on her to support him in the future?

The key to his daughter -in -law is very good at studying, and he wants to take the college, so he is a bit low?