After lunch, I changed into a camouflage uniform and went to the vegetable market with my mother to continue selling vegetables.

"Sister-in-law of the Jiang family, who is this?" I haven't been back for nearly three years, and many people don't know each other, and there have been many new bosses in the market in the past three years, most of whom I don't know, but I still know the one who spoke.

"Uncle Liu Shu hasn't seen me for more than two years, and he doesn't even know me?" Before my mother could speak, I said with a smile, handing over a cigarette.

"Hao'er, you talk to your Uncle Liu first, and Mom will go over first. Then, I'll go over first, Uncle Liu. ”

"That big sister, you are busy with this first, and I'll talk to the mouse. I almost didn't even recognize him. Uncle Liu took the cigarette and asked a little surprised, when I was young, I was relatively thin and small, so everyone called me a mouse, of course, this is not a derogatory term, this is their affectionate name for me.

"How's Uncle Liu's business lately?" I asked with a smile.

"I haven't seen you for more than two years, you have grown taller and stronger, your face shape has changed a lot, and you have the smell of a soldier, why are you back now? Retired from the army? No, it's not time to be discharged from the army?" Uncle Liu asked suddenly in realization, and then looked at me a little strangely.

"No, this time the army gave me a week of family leave, so I came back to see my mother. I haven't been back for a long time. Why didn't Uncle Liu see it, Auntie?"

"Your aunt is a little unwell today, she has a cold, so I didn't let her come. ”

"Then Uncle Liu, you will be busy first, I'll go to my place first, and see Uncle Liu back!"

"See you later!" Our family has known their family since childhood, and the relationship is not bad, so we chatted a few more words.

"The mouse is back, and I have time to go to my uncle's house to play. "Well, Uncle Zhang, I'll go over and bother you when I'm free. "That's okay, Uncle Zhang is waiting for you." "There's actually no way I'm going to his house, it's just a way to say hello.

"Will the mouse come back this time?" "This time I came back because of the family leave given by the army, and there is a week." "Then you have to spend time with your mother. "I thought the same thing, and took my mom out for a walk. Then Uncle Wang, Aunt Ah is busy first. "Well, this kid is more talkative than ever. The last sentence was addressed to the woman next to him, his wife.

"Mouse, when did you come back?" "I just came back in the morning, and I came over to help my mother sell vegetables in the afternoon." Uncle Qian is in good health?" "Uncle Qian is in good health." "That's good, then Uncle Qian is busy with me to help me first, let's talk when we have time." "Well, let's go!"

Along the way, people who knew each other before greeted each other and chatted with a smile, these are nothing substantial, purely polite words, giving people the impression that they can not snub each other after meeting, and it is also to avoid the embarrassment of two people having nothing to say after meeting.

"Mom, sit down, I'll sell it this afternoon, you just have to collect the money. ”

"Then mom is sitting?"

"Sit down!"

At about 5 o'clock in the afternoon, a few people wearing city control uniforms came in from outside the vegetable market and walked in front of Uncle Liu's stall and stopped, "Lao Liu, you see that this is about to reach the end of the month, should this management fee be paid?"

"Mom, have the regulations of the vegetable market changed now?" I asked.

"I haven't changed. ”

"If they haven't changed, then why are they collecting management fees now?"

"A few of them collected their own fees, without invoices, and after collecting them, the money went into their own pockets. ”

"Then no one else has ever looked for a leader or anything, so let him come nonsense?"

"Why didn't I look for it, it's useless to find it, the person in the lead, his brother-in-law is the public security director of our district, and besides, they don't charge much, 100 yuan per stall per month, so everyone endures it." As we spoke, the men came up to us.

"Sister-in-law of the Jiang family, you should pay this management fee. One of them said.

"Okay, okay. Then that's 100 pieces, you count. "My mom handed the young man the 100 dollars she had just counted.

"Sister-in-law of the Jiang family, thank you for just 100 yuan, then I wish you a lot of money. ”

"Mom, they used to be like that?" I asked after they were gone.

"It started two years ago and has been working until now. ”

"Is there another reason why they usually talk like that. ”

"That's what they used to say, otherwise everyone wouldn't have been able to sue collectively. Besides, 100 yuan is not much. ”

"Don't say it, they have solved problems for people before, once we had a tall and strong man in the stall next to us, probably in his 30s, and every time he came out of the stall, he had to occupy our place. I tried to go to a few of them and tell them about it, but the next day they really came, and asked the young man to give up his extra position, or else he would dare to leave, and within a few days the man left because of something at home. Since then, everyone has been willing to buy the 100 yuan. "Mom explained it to me.

I'm thinking that isn't this a triad? I'll pay for your protection, but I don't hate this situation, after all, he solved the problem for you, why don't you spend money now, let alone 100 yuan a month.

"Mom, can you put all these vegetables inside?" The market was brightly lit and it was dark.

"Well, then you can put it in the house. (Note: I think each stall in this vegetable market has a façade room, but the size is different, please don't be serious.) ）

"Mom, go back to cooking. "I shouted to my mom to leave.

"Walk home. ”

After dinner, I sat with my mom and chatted, and there were times when I wanted to open my mouth to ask about my dad but I didn't say it, for fear of making her unhappy by mentioning her sad past.

"Hao'er, it's really hard for you. ”

"Don't be bitter, mom, now I'm a major, and I also have a girlfriend in the army, when I'm free, I'll bring her back for you to see. ”

"Isn't it beautiful?What do you do at home?Who are you?How old are you?," Mom asked several questions in a row.

"Mom, you asked me so many questions at once, how do you let me answer you?"

"What do you answer? Answer one by one, hurry. Then, I introduced Xiaofei to her.

"Yes, that's good. You have to be kind to people. ”

"My mother, you can rest assured. Mom, it's not early, hurry up and go to bed, don't go out of the stall tomorrow I'll drive you out for a walk and buy a few clothes, now that we have money, there is no need to grieve yourself. ”

"My son has a chance and knows how to be filial to his mother. Okay, Mom will go out with you tomorrow. You should go to bed early, too. With that, he went back to the bedroom.

Lying on the bed tossing and turning and unable to sleep, I didn't expect that I could still feel family affection. This may be the blessing I cultivated in my last life.