The naughty child called Xiao Wang,
When she heard her mother's words, she cried even more vigorously,
While howling,
While Gu Dong and Ai Cao were about to complain.
However, after crying for a while, she was stuck before she could finish her sentence. "Mom! It's these two people, they … "
"What are you howling for! Keep crying! Try it, believe it or not, I'll beat you up. I told you not to be naughty in front of her,
You don't remember, do you? "
Hearing the child crying, Jiang Yuan, who was in the house, saw from the window that it was Ai Cao and the others,
He immediately came out and directly scolded the child in the courtyard at the door.
Jiang Yuan's voice was very loud. After he finished speaking, not only did the child in the courtyard not dare to howl, even the woman in the house did not dare to make a sound.
Ai Cao whispered to Gu Dong and explained, "They're afraid of Jiang Yuan."
They all lived in the same courtyard,
And each family had a group of children,
Mischievous and troublemaking children would definitely cause conflicts to happen often,
Moreover, the Jiang family and the Zhuang family only had two half-grown children left.
For some people, it was only after you had taught them a harsh lesson and made them afraid of you that they wouldn't be so arrogant anymore.
The other two families had many children,
They wanted to take over the Zhuang family and the Jiang family's houses,
They chased the two of them away, so they let the naughty children go to the two families to cause trouble.
At first, Zhuang Yan estimated that they lived in the same courtyard for at least seven or eight years,
There was no need to fall out with them,
So he tried his best to tell the parents to discipline their children more,
But the mother either tried to smooth things over or put the blame on them.
Jiang Yuan wasn't a kind-hearted person. He wasn't someone who would let others ride on his head.
From then on, as long as the naughty children dared to enter the Jiang family and the Zhuang family, he would directly beat them out. The other two families would definitely make a fuss. They would say that Jiang Yuan was so old, yet he bullied the children shamelessly. He was like a crazy woman cursing in the courtyard.
Jiang Yuan did not care about men or women. As long as they dared to scold him, he would dare to hit them. When the first conflict happened, the woman on the left, before Jiang Yuan could even touch her, she lay on the ground and accused Jiang Yuan of hitting her. Jiang Yuan smiled and directly went up to her and gave her a kick.
At night, when the man came back, the two families quarreled again. However, Jiang Yuan was prepared. He picked up an iron rod and said directly that if they wanted to fight in the yard, they couldn't stretch their arms and legs in the house.
Jiang Yuan was ruthless. If he was annoyed, he would beat the boys and girls directly. After being kicked by Jiang Yuan a few times, these children were like mice that saw a cat when they saw him.
Therefore, the moment he spoke, the others all stopped.
Jiang Yuan invited Ai Cao and Gu Dong in. The three of them sat down and chatted.
Gu Dong was very curious now. Where did Jiang Yuan get all these from to be able to fiddle with so many things?
"I grew up in the county since I was young. I didn't have a proper job, but I still had to eat. So I hung around and got to know some people. That's why I was able to survive in the county. However, the things you want are relatively simple. You can just go to the black market and get them directly. "Jiang Yuan said indifferently.
"Black market?" Gu Dong caught these two words and was very interested.
"Do you think that everyone is obediently eating their allotted food? There are only so many things in a month. Some people have a lot of family members and don't have enough food. They don't bear to eat meat and use it to exchange for food. There are many such situations. It's hard to explain. Why don't I bring you to take a look tomorrow morning? "
"Sure, we can watch the show." These days in the city, Gu Dong was very interested in many things.
Zhuang Yan had classes today. Ai Cao was embarrassed to stay in Jiang Yuan for too long and went to the Zhuang family's house in the backyard. Gu Dong and Jiang Yuan chatted for half the morning.
Lunch was prepared by Ai Cao. It was white mantou with vegetables and chicken soup.
Jiang Yuan actually admired Ai Cao. He dared to use the family's food to exchange for money. He usually took care of Gu Dong and did not sacrifice anything. The food he ate was many times better than other people's.
In the afternoon, Ai Cao brought Gu Dong back to the hospital for a routine check-up. After the check-up, both of them came out again.
This time, Gu Dong led the way. He directly brought Ai Cao to the county's biggest department store.
"What are you doing here?" The cloth, cotton, and other miscellaneous things they needed had been bought by Jiang Yuan. They should not be lacking anything.
"Let's walk around. Anyway, there's nowhere to go. Let's see if there's anything you like." His wife had been taking care of him for so long. What's wrong with buying some things? He did not have to buy them when he needed them.
Ai Cao was in charge of the family's money. Every time he used something to exchange for money, he would tell Gu Dong how much money he had.
Previously, many people came to see Gu Dong, this "hero", and brought a lot of things. But Ai Cao did not bring them to Jiang Yuan to trade.
It was because those things were more important than food. If they kept bringing out food, Jiang Yuan would be suspicious.
So, Gu Dong and Ai Cao discussed and decided to exchange these things for money first. They were not in a hurry to get food. They would slowly get more in the future.
Gu Dong went to Jiang Yuan's black market in the morning. He wanted to go to Jiang Yuan's black market after he recovered. He wanted to know the situation there.
Now, Ai Cao had about 200 RMB with him. It was less than 300 RMB. So, Gu Dong was very confident when he went to the department store.
As soon as both of them entered, they felt there were a lot of things here. This department store was the county's biggest one. It was about 200 square meters. It seemed to be divided into two sections, east and west. The east section was for vegetables, fruits, and grains. The west section was for all kinds of household products.
The floor was clean and tidy, and the counters were clearly categorized. It was bustling with noise and excitement. The people strolling inside were obviously better dressed than the villagers. They were also more fashionable than the villagers.
It would be a lie if they said they were not surprised. Both of them had never been here before. They had only seen and heard about a lot of things. Some of them were things they had never even heard of before. But both of them did not show their surprise. Gu Dong looked at Ai Cao and gestured for them to go inside and take a look.
Both of them went to the west section first. There were things as small as lighters, cigarettes, and alcohol. Big things like bicycles, sewing machines, and all kinds of electrical appliances. The shelves behind the counters were full.
"Is this a TV?" Ai Cao asked Gu Dong softly as he stood at the counter. He pointed at a small square box with two iron wires attached.
"Yes, it should be!" Gu Dong was not sure.
"Yes. This is the new panda brand 14-inch black and white TV. Do you want to take a look?" The salesperson was a woman in her early thirties. She greeted them warmly when she saw them.
"No, no need." Ai Cao quickly waved his hand. His face was a little red. Hum? Hum? Hum? Hum? Hum? Hum? Hum? Hum? Hum?
"We don't have industrial coupons." Gu Dong found a good excuse.
The salesperson looked at both of them. Although their clothes were relatively good, and their pants and jackets were new, the polyester fabric should be from the previous batch. Their shop had some problems, so they did not ask for coupons and sold it to their employees at a low price.
Some of the employees bought a lot of these fabric coupons and could not use them all at home. That's why some of them used these fabric coupons to repay their debts. But if these fabric coupons were sold like this, the price would not be low.
Thinking of this, the salesperson had a plan in her heart. She felt that the two of them should not be short of money, but they were seriously lacking in coupons.
"If you don't have enough industrial coupons, you can go over there and take a look. There are many things sold there that do not require coupons. But the quality of the products is relatively good. There will definitely be some defects, but it will not affect the use of the products." The salesperson suggested.
"Thank you, Big Sister!" Gu Dong's mouth was sweet. He nodded and thanked the salesperson. Then, he brought the Ai Cao to the place the salesperson mentioned.
On the way, they passed by a small counter that sold watches. Gu Dong pointed at the exquisite watches and the Ai Cao in the glass cabinet and said: "This is a watch. It can tell the time. It is more accurate than the sun. If you continue to go to school, you should buy one."
In fact, Gu Dong said this to tempt the Ai Cao. But when the Ai Cao saw the small and exquisite hands moving rhythmically, the Ai Cao's heart was slightly moved.
"Yes. But even if I don't go to school, I can still buy one at home." The Ai Cao tilted his head and looked at the price through the glass. "It costs 89 RMB. I don't care if I go to school or not. Let's go."
After going through hard times, the Ai Cao knew that money was not easy to earn. They did not have a pile of gold and silver now. They did not have spare money to buy this.
"Hey, it's so beautiful. Don't you want it? Many people in the village buy one when they get married. Don't you want to buy one? "Gu Dong looked at the Ai Cao's attitude and disagreed.
Although he also felt that this thing was a little expensive, he was still willing to buy it for the Ai Cao. But he did not expect that the person who disliked it was his wife.
But when it came to marriage, some of the better off villagers would at least get one sewing machine, bicycle, and watch, even if they could not get a sewing machine, a bicycle, and a watch.
As for the two of them, they did not have anything! Now that they had money, they did not want their wife. Hmph, they were too good at living!
"Let's go, let's go. We don't have tickets!" The Ai Cao pulled Gu Dong's arm and continued to walk towards the area that did not require tickets.
Tickets were sometimes more scarce than money. Therefore, these items that did not require tickets were very popular.
When Gu Dong and the Ai Cao walked over, the salesperson pointed to a few scarves made of knitted wool and said: "These are the only ones left today. They were just brought over at noon. Take a look and see if you want them."
Most of these scarves had four light-colored and three dark-colored scarves. The dark-colored scarves were gray, black, and blue.
The reason why these scarves did not require tickets was that each of these scarves had a big or small oil stain on it. Some of them even had two or three oil stains on them.
For those who wanted to buy a scarf, other than winter protection, there were also those who didn't lack money. Generally, those who had saved up for a long time wanted to buy a scarf that they liked. Therefore, this kind of oily scarf was a little disliked.
"Why don't we ask Jiangyuan to see if we can buy a good one? This doesn't look good." Gu Dong held a light-colored scarf and pointed it at the Ai Cao's neck. A palm-sized oil stain was very conspicuous on the scarf.
The oil stain was indeed unsightly, but the Ai Cao was still hesitating.
"If you want to buy it, hurry up and buy it. A few people have come to look at it, but they are all hesitating. This time, they left and came back again. It's hard to say if there will be more." The salesperson looked at the hesitant Ai Cao and said quickly.
"Let's buy it. Can you please calculate the total price?" The Ai Cao put the scarf in his hand and the one in Gu Dong's hand back on the counter and asked kindly.
"You want both!" The salesperson was in her twenties. When she heard the Ai Cao's words, she opened her mouth in surprise.
Originally, she persuaded her to buy it because she was young. After this incident, perhaps the man would not bear to buy it when he went back. She had been in the shop for a long time and had met many such women.
Those who came here to look for goods did not come from rich families. Therefore, they were all women and wanted to choose one that they liked.
But now, she actually said that she wanted both!
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