Siheyuan: A Cook in the 60s

Cao Leyao had a feeling.

I feel that my level is far inferior to that of Lou Xiao'e and Qin Jingru.

While I am thinking about making money, they are already thinking about social problems.

"Yaoyao, you can't learn from those capitalists. They have evil hearts." Qin Jingru emphasized.

Lou Xiao'e grabbed Qin Jingru's face with her hands. "Jingru, are you making indirect accusations?"

"I don't have any!" Qin Jingru turned her eyes away: "I have no education, I only have junior high school education! I don't know anything about mulberry and locust trees."

"Also...Also, what's your attitude? Pay attention to your identity!"

Lou Xiao'e said "Oh", she always did things by herself.

"let me go!"

"Okay!" He responded with his mouth, but his hands didn't stop at all.

Cao Leyao: …

Well, I wasted my time just now. These two women are even more childish than her!

Looking at the slightly prosperous town, Cao Leyao inexplicably wanted to go down and take a walk.

"Mom, Sister E, is there anything else you want to do today? I want to go for a walk in the town."

"I don't have anything to do today. I've told them over there, they're busy and said we'll have to wait two days. If you want to go shopping, go ahead. Do you have any money on you?" Lou Xiao'e asked.

"And what else? I'm going to go shopping."

"go Go."

After Cao Leyao got off the car, Lou Xiao'e felt inexplicably sad. She touched her face and said, "Xiao Jingru, do you think I am old? Do I have any money? I used to be told this by others. Now it's my turn. Why do I feel a little uncomfortable?"

"Hehe, old woman. I'm very young!"

"Qin! Little! Pig!"

"You! What are you doing! I'm telling you, you're old! Don't try to scare me!"

"You're done!"

Lou Xiaogou became angry and embarrassed because he did not get Qin Xiaozhu's recognition and was insulted.

As soon as Cao Leyao got off the car, she saw two women who looked like her sisters rushing together again.

Sighing and shaking her head, she couldn't help but touch her own face, which was so soft and tender, and murmured, "Does it have to be childish to avoid getting old?"

Carrying her backpack, she walked in this small town. The winter in the south is not too cold, especially in November and December, when the temperature is only about 10 degrees. Putting on a coat can keep you warm. The really cold time is from mid-December to the New Year. What surprised her was that there was a special fruit stand in this town, and she also saw watermelon, an out-of-season fruit, on the fruit stand.

There are more and more self-employed people in the city now, and gradually, they have started to set up fixed stalls and sell on the streets. Occasionally, people come to drive them away, but most of them are just pretending, and they still set up their stalls. It is relatively relaxed. The 80s was actually a rather strange period. You can say it was relaxed, it was relaxed, and you can say it was strict, there were several crackdowns.

The strong business atmosphere of this town was something Cao Leyao had never seen before.

When the old man selling fruits saw Cao Leyao standing there, staring at his shop, he waved at her.

Cao Leyao was a little surprised, but she just wanted to ask a few questions, so she went in.

Before he could say anything, the old man spoke first: "New here?"

"what?"

"What? You new kids just don't have enough confidence. Here." The old man picked up an orange and put it in Cao Leyao's hand: "Eat it. Ask whatever you want to ask."

Cao Leyao was confused by the orange that was handed to her for no apparent reason.

Seeing Cao Leyao didn't say anything, the old man thought she was embarrassed, so he said frankly: "Hey, you don't have to be embarrassed. In the past two years, Lao Hong and I have met many comrades. They ask questions as soon as they come over. We are used to being asked."

“A lot of people come over to ask?”

"Of course not." Uncle Hong waved his hand behind him, took out a plastic stool and gave it to Cao Leyao.

Cao Leyao took it and sat down.

Grandpa Hong began to talk: "A few years ago, who would have thought that we would become what we are today. This town has been opened up in the blink of an eye. It's magical."

"Then why did it start like this?"

"Hey, at first, this place was barren. In 81, the higher-ups said a Hong Kong businessman wanted to open a farm here. We didn't know what a farm was, growing crops and raising animals. At first, we thought it didn't matter. We just opened it. Who knew that after it was opened, our area would be blessed."

At present, many lands in this area are in a state of being undeveloped, and there is no such thing as taxation. Even if there is, the money given is not much, and the money has been dealt with above.

"After the farm was opened, the two idle boys in my family were recruited. At first, I thought it was good to have a job. I didn't think about how much money I could make, as long as I could support myself. But in the end," Grandpa Hong slapped his thigh, "the first month's salary almost made me beat them up. For this matter, I dragged them to the ancestral hall to confess their crimes. When I got there, I saw that the ancestral hall was full of people kneeling. You have no idea how worried my third uncle was at that time."

Speaking of this, Uncle Hong was very happy.

"The whole village didn't believe the farm could pay that much. In our opinion, it was just feeding pigs and farming, and the things that came out of it weren't worth the money. Who knew they would really pay that much?"

In the south, most villages exist in the form of clans. Most of the time, a village is made up of people with the same surname and they all have a common ancestor. The one who has the final say in the village is not the village chief, but the clan elders.

"What happens next?" Cao Leyao was curious.

"Then, our lives gradually got better. We had some money, so we wanted to eat something good. The farm didn't even wait for us to pick it up, but sold some food directly from inside. Here, these." Grandpa Hong pointed to the fruits in his store: "They all came from the farm, young comrade, these are all for export."

Speaking of this, Grandpa Hong was full of pride: "We also grew it."

"Later, people from nearby villages knew that our life was getting better, so they all wanted to come here to work. It just so happened that the farm also needed people. But the ups and downs, going back and forth for dozens of miles, were unbearable. That's how this town came into being. This town basically includes all the villages within a radius of dozens of miles."

"Hey, let me tell you a secret. If you want to buy something that we can't find here, come over later." Uncle Hong smiled.

“It can’t be bought?” Cao Leyao was surprised.