The bathhouse is a public bathhouse, and the world thinks that the bathhouse is only available in the north, but in fact, the southerners also soak in the bathhouse. It's just that the bathhouse of southerners may be a little reserved and reserved, Han Chunlei still remembers that when he was a child in his last life, he went to the bathhouse to take a bath, and he wore pants. When I was in college, in the public bathroom of the school, the difference between southern and northern students was mostly to see if they were wearing pants. Of course, he followed the crowd later, after all, it was really not comfortable to take a shower in pants.

The bathhouse culture in the north is more bold and outward, whether you are a tattooed man with a big gold chain around his neck, or a rib man who is as thin as a hemp pole, he is stripped naked and soaked in the pool, and he walks on the shore with his bare butt swaying from side to side. It's so frank and cool.

......

Han Chunlei followed Zhang Xilu into the bathroom and bought a bath ticket. Zhang Xilu really didn't lie to him, a person can spend the night in the locker room for two cents and eight cents for a bath ticket.

However, he thought that in the spring of March, no one in the south came to the bathhouse to take a bath, but as soon as he entered the bathroom, it was still overcrowded, and there were still people smoking in it, which was full of smoke and made his eyes a little spicy.

The bathhouse in these years is like this, how can there be any non-smoking, it is not too cheap to have a place to take a bath and settle down for a night.

"You two change your clothes first, and I'll come when I go. Zhang Xilu squeezed out of the crowd with a cat's waist.

Waiting for Han Chunlei and his brothers to take off their stripes and leave a pair of pants, Zhang Xilu went and returned, holding two big steamed buns in his hands.

Han Chunlei was wondering, so he heard Zhang Xilu say: "Your brothers didn't have dinner, right? I bought this steamed bun from the bathroom owner." After taking a bath for a while, remember to pad the mat, otherwise you won't be able to sleep all night hungry. ”

As he spoke, he put the steamed buns wrapped in newspaper in the locker.

Han Chunlei was slightly surprised, Zhang Xilu, a broker, should be more careful. He hurriedly pulled his pants from the cabinet and asked, "Thank you, Brother Xilu, how much is it?" ”

"Hey, what do you give for a few cents? Acquaintance is fate. ”

Zhang Xilu waved his hand magnificently and said, "Brother Chunlei is going to sell something good next time, remember to find me, I will introduce you to a good buyer, and there is no place in the entire Changhe Commune that I am not familiar with." After you go back, you will also mention it to the villagers in Chaijiawu, when you come to Changhe Commune to catch the market, you will find me Zhang Xilu, you can't be wrong, stable. ”

After speaking, waving his hand, Zhang Xilu had already left the bathroom.

Han Chunlei looked at the two big steamed buns in the cabinet, smiled knowingly, and dared to ask for help in advertising. This Xilu is really interesting, he asks for money for everything when he opens his mouth and closes his mouth, but he is not stingy with the money that should be placed on the advertisement.

The brothers took a bath for a long time, and they rushed back and forth for a day, and they were really tired. At this time, some people in the bathroom began to find a place to sleep on their own, and the bathroom owner also came in to inform that the lights would be turned off and the water would be turned off after a while.

Han Chunlei hurriedly beckoned Han Chunfeng to wipe his body, then ate a big steamed bun with boiled water, spread a bath towel in the open space next to the locker, and slept hastily.

He was really tired during the day, Han Chunlei was so sleepy that he fell asleep quickly.

When I woke up the next day, the people who had spent the night in the bathroom also got up to wash, and some of them had to travel long distances or take the morning bus, and they were gone early.

Out of the bathroom, Han Chunlei looked at Han Chunfeng pulling his little face, a little sullen.

"Chunfeng, what's wrong? Didn't sleep well?" asked Han Chunlei.

Han Chunfeng said depressedly: "I've listened to farts and grinding my teeth and snoring all night, how can I sleep?"

Han Chunlei smiled, this is indeed true, just like Zhang Xilu said, the Chase Shop of twenty people in the guest house wants to sleep soundly, not to mention the dozens of people in the public bathroom crowded in the locker room?

"Brother, don't take me to this kind of place for the night in the future!"

Han Chunfeng's depressed little face was filled with resentment, "In the middle of the night, the lights were blind, and I felt that someone was touching my ass and my legs, so scared that I kicked him hard, and I don't know if I kicked that person." ”

Han Chunlei: "...... ”

It's really full of black lines.

What's this called?

Is there so much pervert who has died in these years? The naïve brother Han Chunfeng, if you are still worried about kicking someone, you should kick that girl to death!

Han Chunlei hugged Han Chunfeng and said: "Brother promises not to take you to this kind of place for the night in the future, and when my brother has money, he will take you to the guest house for the night, no, in the future, my brother will take you to sleep in a five-star hotel and sleep in Simmons." ”

"Brother, what is a five-star hotel? What is Simmons?" Han Chunfeng was curious.

Han Chunlei scratched his head, "Uh, let's go, hurry up and go to the supply and marketing cooperatives to buy something and go back to Chaijiawu." ”

Fortunately, when I left yesterday, I exchanged meat tickets and sugar tickets with Cao Yougen, the boss who collected scraps, otherwise I wouldn't be able to buy anything when I went to the supply and marketing cooperatives today. In this year, the supply and marketing cooperatives have money that is not easy to use, not to mention the limited supply, but also to buy with tickets. is also considered to be Boss Cao's kindness, if he wants Han Chunlei to go to the door of the supply and marketing cooperatives to exchange food stamps and meat stamps with others in private, it is estimated that he will have to earn a difference in price and get some benefits.

When I arrived at the supply and marketing cooperative, there were not many people in the morning, and Han Chunlei quickly bought salt, sugar, flour, and more than a pound of pork belly.

Don't underestimate the purchasing power of these few dollars, the yuan is really strong in recent years.

Putting the things he bought into the basket, Han Chunlei stuffed a small piece of rock candy for Han Chunfeng, and rushed to the direction of Chaijiawu with his younger brother.

It's not hot in March.

Waiting for them to return to Chaijiawu, the family lunch has not yet been prepared. I saw smoke from the chimney at home from a distance, and I guessed that my sister Han Chuntao was cooking, and my mother Mao Yuzhen hadn't gotten off work yet.

"Sister, I'm back!"

As soon as Han Chunlei put the burden at the door, he yelled into the house, "Sister, come out quickly, sister ......"

Suddenly, Han Chunlei's throat was stuck.

Because it was his mother Mao Yuzhen who came out!

As for his sister Han Chuntao, she followed behind Mao Yuzhen with teary eyes and sobs.

"Han Chunlei, you bastard!"

Mao Yuzhen snorted her head and face, holding a huge rolling pin in her hand, and waved it head-on, "You return my little hen, you return my little hen, you give me back the little hen that lays eggs, you loser, I can't kill you!"

It's over, it's over!

Han Chunlei actually guessed that as soon as he saw his sister Han Chuntao wiping her tears, he guessed that it was not far from ten.

Seeing that the rolling pin was about to hit his face, where did Han Chunlei dare to pestle? How tiger his mother Mao Yuzhen was, not that he knew, but that the entire Chaijiawu people knew. That's a real fight!

"Mom, listen to me, calm down, don't be impulsive! Here's how it goes......"

With a sudden, he turned around and ran, explaining as he ran.

Mao Yuzhen followed closely behind, waving a rolling pin and shouting: "You return my little hen! ”

The mother and son ran around their house, chasing me for almost several laps, attracting onlookers from all over the world. However, Mao Yuzhen, a fierce mother-in-law, teaches her three mothers every three or five days, and everyone has long been accustomed to it, and it is not strange to see it, which is not unusual at all.

"Wait a minute!

Mao Yuzhen bent over and gasped, pointed at Han Chunlei with a rolling pin, and asked, "You said that you exchanged the rags for a few yuan, what about the money?"

"The money was exchanged for a ticket, and the ticket went to the supply and marketing cooperatives to buy something!" Han Chunlei was also tired and sweaty, and pointed to the two bamboo baskets at the door of the house.

"I'll see. ”

After listening to Han Chunlei's panting explanation, Mao Yuzhen also calculated an account in her heart, and the little hen that was sold by their sister and brother to the Wu family at the entrance of the village was only seven or eight cents. Now use this piece of seven or eight cents to become fried jelly beans, well, there are still two cents and seven cents left, and Han Chuntao has already handed it in last night. Such a fried jelly bean for rags actually sold for several dollars.

This somewhat subverts Mao Yuzhen's cognition. Cutting out the cost, the money earned on this day is almost catching up with several days of full attendance, which can earn so much money every day, and the money earned in a month will catch up with the fourth-level master of the big factory in the city. Isn't this day beautiful?

"Mom, look, my brother bought such a big piece of pork belly!"

Han Chunfeng picked up the pork belly tied with a rice rope from the bamboo basket, chewed rock candy in his mouth, and was very happy, "Mom, I want to eat braised pork tonight and eat two bowls of rice!"

"I'm going to die, Han Chunlei, you loser!"

Mao Yuzhen slapped Han Chunlei with a blank eye, and took the pork belly in Han Chunfeng's hand, "Who told you to buy such a big piece of meat? Who can afford to eat such a big piece of meat this year?"

She had a very loud voice, for fear that the neighbors watching the excitement would not hear it, so she also held the pork belly in her hand and held it high, yes, held it high, lifted it high......

so that these neighbors, who looked down on their orphans and widows, could see clearly.

......

At dinner, only a small half of the pork belly was cut and fried with green vegetables, and the rest was marinated by Mao Yuzhen to make salted meat. In her words, bacon is also meat, and it goes well with rice. A long stream of water is the way to live.

Han Chunfeng and the neighborhood children took advantage of the fact that it was not dark and went out to play, and the children in the countryside could figure out a lot of fun things as long as they wanted to play day and night.

Han Chunlei and Han Chuntao are undergoing Mao Yuzhen's trial.

"I'm so fat that even my little hen dares to sell it secretly. ”

Mao Yuzhen said, and stretched out her palm to Han Chunlei, "Take it!"

Han Chunlei was puzzled, "What to take?"

Mao Yuzhen: "Fill less garlic, sell the tatters and buy things, and the rest of the money!"

Han Chunlei shook his head, "It's gone, I've bought everything." ”

Mao Yuzhen smiled, "You haven't been to the commune, haven't you entered the supply and marketing cooperative?

Han Chunlei depressedly took out the four cents he had hidden from his pocket and handed it over obediently.

Mao Yuzhen put the money away, nodded with satisfaction, and said, "From now on, after selling the rags, you are not allowed to buy things indiscriminately without my permission." When you go home, you will hand them all in, and the old lady will save them for you herself!"

"No, Mom, you're a bit too much," Han Chunlei was anxious, "All the money we worked so hard to get was handed over to you, so didn't we do it for nothing?" Sister, what am I doing when you pull my clothes?"

"Ahem......" Han Chuntao glanced at him.

Han Chunlei suddenly woke up and said happily: "Mom, what do you mean, agree that we will continue to do it?"

Mao Yuzhen snorted, "Why don't you do it if you can make money like this?" But keep a low profile, and be careful of being deducted for speculation!"

Low profile......

The corners of Han Chunlei's mouth twitched slightly, I didn't see you low-key when I was showing off the pork belly.

However, he didn't expect Mao Yuzhen to agree so happily, to be someone else's parent, he had to hesitate again and again, consider the impact, and was afraid that the person who would cause red eyes would sue him for a speculative trick or something.

"I'm not going to work on the production team!" Han Chunlei said.

Mao Yuzhen smiled, "Where are you going? Tomorrow I will go to the village party secretary's house to get back two catties of flour!"

Han Chuntao on the side hesitated: "Mom, it's not appropriate to take back the gift that was given to someone, right?"

"What's inappropriate?"

Mao Yuzhen said: "Chunlei doesn't go to record his work, why do you still accept my flour? The old lady is still afraid of him? If he doesn't pay me back, I scratch his face, hum!"

Han Chuntao: "......"

Han Chunlei: "......"

There is a mother in the family, if there is a tiger!

Note: The following information is from the oral statement of a 67-year-old retiree of a state-owned enterprise.

Reference to prices for the period of the late seventies and early eighties.

(1) In October 1979, the state adjusted wages again, and the ratio of capital adjustment was 10%, and the third-level workers in the factory were 41.10 yuan. For new apprentices, the salary of the fourth year is 27.50 yuan.

(2) Residents go to the grain station to buy grain with grain and oil supply, and the flour is 0.18 yuan per city catty. Go to the factory canteen to buy a meal ticket with a ration, and the steamed bread is 0.20 yuan a city jin (a pound of flour can produce 1.5 pounds of steamed bread)

(3) In the supply and marketing cooperative, matches 0.02 yuan/box, salt 0.13 yuan/jin, soy sauce 0.20/jin, vinegar 0.08 yuan/jin

The above is for reference and comparison only, and there are differences between the north and the south and between regions.