Travel through 1972 with a space mall

After sending Ye Mingyuan out, the three mothers began to take a nap.

Ye Yao played wildly outside all morning and fell asleep quickly while lying on the kang.

Su Jiao turned to look at Ye Yao and whispered to the sleepy mother Su: "Mom, Mingyuan and I are planning to buy a bicycle. Mingyuan went to the county town to find a way to buy a car."

When Su's mother heard that she wanted to buy a bicycle, she woke up from her drowsiness.

"You two prodigal kids, for the little money you get from selling ginseng, you have to be clean to feel comfortable, right?

Mother Su's tone rose at her first words. She suddenly remembered that Ye Yao was still sleeping next to her. She immediately turned her head to see that Ye Yao hadn't been woken up, and then lowered her voice and continued:

"Bicycles are a rare thing, but they are not as good as brick houses. It would be more serious to save more money to build a brick house. Look at how grand the brick houses in the homes of the party secretary and the captain are."

There are only two houses in Xiangxiang Village that have brick houses, that is, the house of the party secretary and the captain of the brigade. There is no one in the village who does not envy them.

Just as Su Jiao was about to continue speaking, she was blocked by Su's mother's crackling words.

The old people in the village are like this. No matter how good the things are, they are not as practical as the sturdy and stylish houses. All other fancy things have to be placed behind the houses.

Su Jiao has no plans to build any brick houses. After the policy is relaxed in a few years, her family will definitely want to go out. How can they stay in the village doing nothing all their lives.

But she couldn't say this to Su's mother directly, so Su Jiao could only continue to explain in a low voice and tactfully.

"Mom, we have thought carefully about it. Mingyuan works at an agricultural machinery station. It's too far away from home. Mingyuan has to walk back and forth for three hours every day. It's okay now. It will be too painful in summer and winter. "Yuan Yuan's monthly salary is now 28 yuan, and he will soon be able to earn back the money for his bicycle."

Ye Mingyuan's current monthly salary at the agricultural machinery station is 28 yuan, which will increase by three yuan every year for three years, and then the salary will be basically fixed.

When Su's mother heard Su Jiao's explanation, she said nothing more.

Ye Mingyuan went to work to make money, so it made sense that he had to buy a bicycle to travel the long distance.

Now that you have decided, you need to think carefully about the various issues after buying a car.

Mother Su thought more carefully, thought for a while, and then said: "Everyone in the village knows what Mingyuan has been like in the past two years, and they all know that he has no money, but we can't let those gossips know that you sold ginseng. After you buy the car, if someone in the village asks where you got the money to buy the car, just say that your mother lent it to you, and don’t tell the truth."

"Okay." Su Jiao smiled and moved closer to Su's mother.

As for the rumors in the village after buying a car, before she said anything, Su's mother thought of it for her. This feeling was really heartwarming.

As the saying goes, "If parents love their children, they have far-reaching plans." It is indeed true.

After everything was explained clearly, Su Jiao felt relaxed and fell asleep soon.

Just when Su Jiao was sleeping soundly, Ye Mingyuan had already arrived at the county seat.

Ye Mingyuan had an early lunch. It was not yet twelve o'clock when he set off. He kicked hard along the way and finally arrived at the county public security bureau before half past one.

Ye Mingyuan hurriedly hurriedly wanted to arrive before Meng Long went to work in the afternoon, thinking that it would not affect Meng Long's afternoon work.

After stopping the car and waiting at the door for a long time, other police officers came back to work one after another. Ye Mingyuan never saw Meng Long.

After waiting for a while, Meng Long still didn't come. Ye Mingyuan was about to go into the bureau to ask someone when he heard someone calling him.

"Brother Ye!"

Ye Mingyuan turned around and saw that a young man wearing a navy blue 72-style military uniform was riding a bicycle.

Ye Mingyuan knew this young man. He was a small follower of Meng Long and a police officer. His name was Sun Xiaobo.

He hangs around behind Meng Long every day. He met Ye Mingyuan twice before when he came to see Meng Long. He kept calling him Brother Ye, but insisted on letting Ye Mingyuan call him Xiaobo.

"Brother Ye, are you here to see Brother Meng? He is not in the bureau and has gone on a mission." Sun Xiaobo rode up to Ye Mingyuan, stopped the car and said.

"Xiaobo, Meng Long is on a mission? Can he come back this afternoon? I have something to do with him."

"I don't know, Brother Ye. Brother Meng went out in the morning and never came back. I don't know if he will come back in the afternoon. Brother Meng has been busy recently, and I often can't see others." Sun Xiaobo scratched his head and said.

Ye Mingyuan was a little disappointed. It was such a coincidence that he was off work today. Unexpectedly, Meng Long was also busy. It seemed that things couldn't be done today.

"Okay, it's okay. Xiaobo, go and get busy. I'll come find him next time." Ye Mingyuan said with a smile without showing the disappointment in his heart.

"Hey, then I'm going to do my work, Brother Ye. I'll see you later, Brother Ye." Sun Xiaobo looked at his watch and saw that it was already one thirty-five. He quickly said hello to Ye Mingyuan and hurriedly pushed the cart to the bureau's carport to put it away. The bike went.

Ye Mingyuan sat on the bicycle and thought for a long time, and decided to take a risk and try his luck in the black market.

He had prepared the money for the car and the ticket. He had brought a total of five hundred yuan, but he couldn't come here in vain.

Ye Mingyuan went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some pastries and candies, then went to Meng's house.

When you go to the black market, you can't just ride a bike and swagger there.

Ye Mingyuan planned to put the car at Meng's house and put a little dust on his face to disguise it.

It was Meng Long's sister-in-law Han Qingmei who came to Meng's house and opened the door for Ye Mingyuan, with a child in her arms.

Meng Long's parents went out for a walk, and only Han Qingmei and her son Meng Yu were left at home.

Meng Yu is three years old. He lived with Grandpa Meng Long in the capital for a while with Meng Long's parents. He came back with Meng Long's parents years ago. Ye Mingyuan only met him twice.

Knowing that Ye Mingyuan wanted to put the bicycle away for a while, Han Qingmei readily agreed.

There was no man at home, so Ye Mingyuan didn't go in. He opened the door and parked the car in the yard, then returned to the door. He and Han Qingmei stood at the door and exchanged polite greetings. Ye Mingyuan put down the pastries and candies and left.

Ye Mingyuan wandered around the county for a long time, and finally found the black market. He made a good disguise. Ye Mingyuan, who entered the black market for the first time, stumbled through the procedures and entered the black market.

If Su Jiao were here, she would find that today's black market is very different from before.

Before, we were in some narrow and remote alleys. There were two sentries around the alleys.

Today's black market is actually in a very long alley, with no end in sight. The number of people standing guard at the door has changed from two to four, and they all look nervous.

When the sentry officers saw Ye Mingyuan, their eyes flashed with suspicion and scrutiny. They winked at each other and finally let Ye Mingyuan in.

Ye Mingyuan was nervous when he entered the black market for the first time. He kept his attention nearby and did not see the abnormality in the sentry's expression at that moment.

After entering the black market, Ye Mingyuan was highly vigilant and carefully observed his surroundings to confirm that there was no danger around him before continuing to shop vigilantly.

Ye Mingyuan is well aware of the dangers of the black market. No one knows what people in the black market do. When he was in school, he often heard his classmates talking about the black market. Most of them were about speculation and speculation, and they were caught, or they were suspected of being spies. Although I don't know whether the news about being arrested is true or not, it does sound scary.

As Ye Mingyuan walked, he discovered something was wrong with the black market.

He found that many people in the black market had a moment of surprise and confusion on their faces when they saw him, but no one came forward to talk to him.

Although each person's expression changes only for a short period of time and are not very obvious, it becomes particularly obvious when there are too many people.