Lu Miao then collected some unused military kettles at home.
When Fu Jingyou left in the evening, he filled a pot full of hot water.
During the winter vacation, Lu Yuanzheng was also on vacation.
To save his son-in-law from the hassle of taking the bus, Lu Yuanzheng personally drove him there.
When they went out, Lu Miao, with a scarf and a small blanket wrapped around her shoulders, stood at the entrance of the alley with her three children and waved.
The three little ones breathed in the heat and waved their little hands:
"Uncle/Dad, come back soon~"
Fu Jingyou opened the car door and looked back.
The only military coat in the family was on him. His wife led the children and stood in the snow, with the tips of their noses turning red from the cold.
He relented.
I haven't officially left the house yet, and I have already begun to miss him uncontrollably.
Fu Jingyou didn't say anything, took a deep look, then waved his hand and got into the car.
Lu Miao watched the car drive farther and farther until it disappeared through the wind and snow at the corner of the street.
Then he patted the children on the head, whispered and shouted before entering the house.
Time has entered the threshold of the 1980s, and the entire country of China has ushered in a new atmosphere.
Frequently reported on TV, Beidahuang has been undergoing military reclamation, demobilization, and educated youth recruitment since the 1950s.
Now it has gradually transformed into the outline of Beidacang.
Starting from this year, it is expected to be able to solve the food shortage problem faced by a large part of the population in cities and grassroots communities in our country.
After being poor for too long, the biggest wish of the people is to have a full stomach.
As soon as the news came out from TV stations and various radio stations, it can be said that the whole country celebrated.
The border situation is slowly developing in a good direction, and prices in the market behind the alley have also undergone subtle changes.
For example, eggs.
In the past, they were sold individually for four cents each.
Now it is sold by the pound, priced at sixty-six cents per pound.
There are only ten or eleven in a pound.
There is a lot of public discussion, and they all think it is a disguised price increase.
Even more so in the alley.
Families with unstable incomes feel a lot of pressure.
Families with a stable income increasingly rely on the workplace’s canteen for food expenses.
Eating in the factory cafeteria provides preferential treatment for employees, so it is more cost-effective than having a meal at home.
The fluctuations in commodity prices have also been discussed in the Fu family courtyard.
Tang Mei was in charge of the family's daily necessities, and she sighed the loudest.
But it’s more of emotion.
Because there are chickens and eggs at home.
Fu Jingyou has a greenhouse in the courtyard, and he can provide himself with vegetables in all seasons.
There is no need to spend money on fertilizers.
Chicken manure, rabbit droppings, melon peels and vegetable stems can be piled in a corner in the yard.
Tang Mei sighed with emotion about this matter.
If other people have to spend money to buy it, their family can provide it themselves, which can save a lot of money.
Tang Mei only thinks that this place in her home is suitable, and that there is also a suitable place, but she does not know that these "suitable" things are also bought at a high price.
As for that plastic greenhouse made of PVC, it cost about 90 yuan even though it is not big.
One code equals another code, and price fluctuations have little impact on the Fu family so far.
The small courtyard still lives its own peaceful life.
In the past few days, Lu Miao also found something to do.
Fu Jingyou previously planted a small patch of strawberries in a corner of the greenhouse, and they have been blooming in the past few days.
This season, there are no pollen carriers outside, let alone inside the shed.
Lu Miao picked up a few chicken feathers and tied them twice with a string.
Go there every day to do artificial pollination.
Lu Miao is raising her baby peacefully at home, and her life in Beijing goes on as usual.
On the other side, Guangzhou has been a zone for foreign trade since the late Qing Dynasty. After the founding of New China, it was also the first and only window for foreign trade.
As early as 1978, the local government clearly announced the implementation of particularly loose economic policies.
This policy also established the status of "Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou" for later generations.
At this stage, Guangzhou is a big city, and Beijing and Beijing are the capital and even bigger cities.
The two cities have a wide range of people, and each has its own "famous". In addition, in recent days, it is the time when major universities have finished their exams and are on winter vacation.
There are quite a lot of people coming and going.
The sleeper workshop Fu Jingyou bought is a four-person room.
When I used to go back to the small place in the south, he was often the only one in the workshop.
This time four people entered.
Fu Jingyou had his own concerns and was not in the mood to chat with others. After getting in the car, he put away his things and closed his eyes to think and rest.
When I got hungry in the middle of the night, I sat up and asked the conductor for some hot water, then came back and ate the food prepared by my wife.
Although it has cooled down, as soon as I take it out, the fragrant smell of meat and spices still hits my face.
Fu Jingyou swallowed and rustled away the small plastic bag.
As soon as he took a bite of the chicken leg, the passengers on the upper and lower bunks opposite sat up and looked at him.
The person on the upper bunk floor asked: "Comrade, what are you eating? Why does it taste so delicious?"
The guy on the lower bunk saw the chicken drumsticks he was eating and asked:
“You still have so many in your bag, are you selling them?!”
As he said that, without waiting for Fu Jingyou to answer, the middle-aged man on the lower bunk The man said anxiously:
“For the chicken drumsticks you are eating, can I give you a piece and sell it to me for one?”
Fu Jingyou shook his head and turned slightly to eat his own.
The big brother on the shop opposite also increased the price:
“One dollar and a half, I’ll pay a dollar and a half, do you want to sell it for a dollar and a half?”
I bought steamed buns and pancakes when I got on the bus, but the crowd wasn’t too busy. Hungry, I just feel extremely hungry.
And under the dim workshop lights, the chicken legs were shiny and delicious.
The eldest brother on the lower bunk saw that there was only one chicken drumstick left in Fu Jingyoula's open shoulder bag. He turned and glanced at the upper bunk. For fear of being overtaken by the upper bunk, he hesitated and said quickly:
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"Then, I'll pay two yuan!"
"..."
After saying not to sell, they increased the price more and more aggressively, leaving Fu Jingyou speechless for a while.
Both of them are also generous.
Two yuan and a little more can buy a chicken.
Fu Jingyou was a little moved. After thinking about it, he shook his head and decided to forget it:
“Not for sale.”
This was originally to replenish the health of his wife, and it was not a few dollars at all. Something that can be measured.
And his wife is right, she cannot treat herself harshly.
Now I exchange the chicken legs for a small amount of money. When I get older, it will backfire on my body.
Not worth it.
But then again, he couldn't eat these things after more than forty hours of driving.
Meat feeds people, it is not suitable to sell it.
There are eight eggs, but they can be spread evenly.
"Chicken legs are not for sale, but eggs can be sold, and you can pay just ten cents each."
It's not easy for his wife to watch the pot for a long time, so it's not too much to make a little difference.
The two of them were disappointed when they heard that the chicken legs were not for sale.
I also heard that the eggs were for sale, and the two people were immediately surprised:
"Okay, okay, I want two!"
"I want two too!"
There is no store in the area, and there is no other place that sells it.
It’s not bad to buy two eggs to satisfy your craving.
Fu Jingyou shook his head again and took out two eggs from the pouch:
"At most, I will give you one each, if there are more."
"It will harm... You little comrade, you can’t eat that much..." (End of Chapter)