Chapter 3 Old Newspapers
"Aunt Xu, Nong is old today!"
"Early, early, early food."
As soon as the sky was bright, Xu Zhendi, as usual, carried an old-fashioned canvas vegetable bag, hurried through the alley in the early morning, and went to the nearby vegetable market to buy vegetables. Along the way, she met many people who greeted each other in a typical Donghu dialect, all of whom were old neighbors and neighbors, and she responded with a smile cautiously.
This year's 49-year-old Xu Zhendi looks a little old, the frost-dyed sideburns and the wrinkles between her eyebrows and eyes make her look much older than her actual age. She was originally a worker at the Donghu Printing and Dyeing Chemical Factory, but in 2001, the chemical factory closed down, and hundreds of workers lost their livelihoods, so she unfortunately became unemployed. Over the years, the whole family has basically relied on the income of her husband Li Cunrong alone, and life is really tight.
"Auntie, the bamboo shoots are old and tender today, where can I go if I weigh two catties?"
Even though it was still early, the market was already very lively. The diligent vegetable vendors shouted enthusiastically, but they couldn't deceive Xu Zhendi in this regard, the vegetables were not fresh, she only needed to glance at them to know. After two turns, picking and choosing, a lot of fresh and tender greens have been added to the vegetable pocket.
Despite the fact that the price of the recent dishes has risen again, Xu Zhendi thought about it and squatted down in front of a familiar stall. Today is the weekend, and my youngest daughter, who is in college, will go home today, so I should buy a fish and go back to braise it and add a dish. Although the family's economic conditions are very poor in a big city like Donghu, Xu Zhendi's heart is still happy when she thinks of a pair of children. This is also what she is most proud of, and she has to boast about it when she meets someone. The eldest son graduated from a prestigious university, and now he is studying in the United States, and it is said that he has found a job and will make a lot of money in the future. The youngest daughter is also very competitive, and she was admitted to Bodan University, which is the same as her brother, and usually works as a tutor to help the family.
The entire melon and bowl community knows that Xu Zhendi's family will be happy in the future, and if they don't know their son, they will take them to the United States. However, Xu Zhendi is also boasting in her mouth, and the neighbors don't know how happy she laughs when she talks. She really didn't think about going to the United States, Lao Li still has several years to retire, and this salary can't be lost. Besides, they all speak foreign languages there, where are she and Lao Li used to staying, and when they get there, their eyes are black, won't they become illiterate, don't you go, don't you go. It's better to wait for my son to fight and make a lot of money, so it's good to buy a big house for himself in Donghu City. The Tellhow Mansion on the quiet road is good, but it is a little more expensive, and I heard that it costs more than 70,000 yuan per square meter...... Will it put too much pressure on his son, if he buys a house in the United States in the future, it will definitely be expensive, so let his son save money to buy there first...... Hmph, that Chen Qiaofeng is a ghost, he used to look down on his own family, and a few days ago I heard that my son had found a job in the United States, and I wanted to introduce my daughter to our Xiaojie. It's a beautiful idea! I don't want to see if I have that blessing.
"How do you sell this fish?" Thinking of a pair of children, Xu Zhendi's heart was beautiful, her voice was a little brighter, and her chest was a lot straighter, as if even the eyes of those people around her were different.
"20 yuan a catty, you see it's all fresh, braised and steamed are delicious." The fishmonger is a big man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, his coat is open to reveal thick chest hair, and his voice is very clear, and he immediately greeted Xu Zhendi warmly when he saw him.
"Ah, how can it be so expensive! The last time I bought it was 15 yuan, don't negotiate the price. β
"How is 15 yuan possible, Aunt Xu, you always buy vegetables, you must be mistaken. I, Ye Tianlong, have been selling vegetables here for seven or eight years, when have I talked about the price nonsense......"
"It's cheaper, 16 yuan."
Xu Zhendi smiled and spoke, skillfully killing the price, and stared at the fish she had already been optimistic about with the corner of her eyes, fat, big and still alive.
"Alright, alright...... 17 yuan a pound is counted for you, and it can't be cheaper. Really, Aunt Xu, you hold it down so low every time, and you have no money to make. "The fishmonger is a rough man after all, and the bargaining price is still not as good as the old and spicy Xu Zhendi, and after some bargaining, he had to retreat in defeat, but he still gave in.
"How can there be no money to be made! Xiao Ye, if you sell Aunt Xu cheaper, you will definitely make a fortune in the future. You're only in your 20s, you haven't talked about a girlfriend yet, and you will definitely be blessed to find a virtuous one in the future. Xu Zhendi smiled and quickly pointed to the fish that she had long valued, for fear of being snatched away, her mouth kept talking good things, but her eyes were not idle and staring at the scales carefully.
"Okay, thank you for your auspicious words, I'm counting on your words." The fishmonger Ye Tianlong is obviously also an old acquaintance, and he has no choice but to encounter this situation, he opens his mouth and laughs, just trying to be happy and auspicious, and earn less and earn less. He quickly counted the accounts, put the fish in a plastic bag and handed it over.
"Ah, no, no, your bag is wet, take two newspapers and pad it for me." Xu Zhendi took the plastic bag containing the fish and looked at the dripping water underneath, worried that it would wet her canvas vegetable pocket, so she quickly asked the boss to find something for herself.
"Okay, don't worry, it's just two broken newspapers, a one-sentence thing." Fishmonger Ye Tianlong rummaged through the stall and casually pulled out two crumpled newspapers from under the shelves of the baskets.
"You help me carry it first, and I'll get the money for you." Xu Zhendi stuffed the plastic bag back into the other party's hand, took out her wallet while picking up the newspaper with the other hand.
"A total of 37 yuan and 5 cents, this change can't be less for you, it's cheap enough, Aunt Xu." Ye Tianlong was a little impatient with the plastic bag, the fish in it were not dead yet, and they were fluttering in the bag.
Xu Zhendi didn't seem to hear him speak, she was stunned and motionless, staring at the stack of newspapers in her hand with wooden eyes, only to see a small photo printed on the dirty newspaper on her side, in which a tall young man in a suit and leather shoes was shaking hands with a foreigner. This photo is a little blurry, and I don't know how long the old newspaper has been there, it is dirty, and it is difficult for ordinary people to see the appearance of young people clearly. But Xu Zhendi recognized it at a glance, how could she not be familiar with her baby son who had been pregnant for ten years and had been raised for many years!
Underneath the photo is a big black caption that reads - $1,080 million! The Myth of the Wealth of Gifted Scientists.
Xu Zhendi trembled her hands and carefully smoothed the newspaper, for fear of breaking it. Stared at the small photo and looked at it, the more I looked at it, the more I felt like it, and repeatedly confirmed that the number that made her heart beat and the person in the photo were not mistaken, it was really her precious son!
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