Small Shop Owner in the 1960s

It is not easy for Xujia Village to enter the city. There is a mountain in front of the village and the road behind the mountain. Everyone has to cross the mountain to enter the city, and then walk on the road while trying their luck while waiting for the bus.

You know, there are not many cars going to the city at this time, and they are not very punctual. Many times it is luck. In order to be able to get in the car, they often set off before dawn. If there is no car, it is possible to walk to the city.

In order to drive the car, and to prevent others in the Xu family from discovering that the Venus star was still in the sky, Xu Nannan got up and called Xu Xiaoman out of bed by the way.

The two simply put on their clothes, didn't even dare to wash their faces, and set off directly from home.

The moon hasn't set yet, and the stars in the sky are shining brightly.

This was the first time Xu Nannan looked at the sky with such interest and leisure.

In the 21st century, such a sky is hard to see. With environmental pollution, there are fewer and fewer stars in the sky. Xu Nannan didn't know when he started, and he forgot to enjoy the beauty of the stars in the sky.

"Sister, what are you looking at?"

Xu Xiaoman took Xu Nannan's hand and looked at the dark surroundings with some fear.

Xu Nannan pointed to the sky, "Look, the moon is really beautiful."

"Sister, don't point to the moon, you can cut your ears." Xu Xiaoman quickly took her hand to prevent her from pointing to the moon. "There is a man named Wu Gang on it. He has another axe. If you point at him, he will cut off our ears."

Xu Nannan didn't expect Xu Xiaoman to know this, and smiled, "Where did you hear it."

"Milk said." Xu Xiaoman said.

Xu Nannan was even more surprised that the old lady would be so kind to tell them stories.

Sure enough, Xu Xiaoman looked at the moon in the sky, with a look of nostalgia, "Sister Hong Hong and the others came back during the summer vacation the previous year. Our family was outside to enjoy the coolness. Sister Hong Hong pointed to the moon. She was not allowed to point her milk. I told her a story about Wu Gang and Chang'e. She also said that Sister Honghong is even more beautiful than Chang'e."

"..."

Suddenly Xu Nannan didn't want to look at the moon anymore, so as not to upset the child, he took out a bag of biscuits from his bag and said, "Let's have something to eat. I will have to climb the mountain later."

Xu Xiaoman was no longer surprised when Xu Nannan took out something for her to eat from time to time. She felt that her sister must be hiding somewhere, lest people would steal it if she knew it. She didn't want people to take things away and be beaten, so she didn't ask.

After eating biscuits and drinking yogurt, the two were extremely satisfied. I think this trip is like a spring outing.

The day was getting brighter, and after the two climbed over the mountain, they could already see the road not far away.

Follow this road all the way to the east, which is the direction of the county seat. Xu Nannan didn't want to wrong himself and save that little money. This money was exchanged by her for rice noodles and Xu Gensheng. Although it was not much, it was enough for her and Xiao Man to travel back to the village. Of course, if Xu Jiansheng is found, she is not going to spend a penny.

The two sisters walked along the road for more than 20 minutes before listening to the sound of the car.

Xu Xiaoman said in surprise, "Sister, it's a car, a car!" For Xu Xiaoman, who has basically never been out of the village, seeing a car is even more exciting than seeing a plane later.

Xu Xiaomanzhao stopped, and the car stopped.

Seeing that the two were young, the conductor asked, "So young, what are you going to do in the city?" Of course, it was not that they were worried that they were lost, but that the two children were wandering in the city and caused bad things to the city. influences.

After all, in these famine years, no one has done it like this. In order to allow their children to enter the city, other people deliberately carried the child who was just born and threw it away in the city, hoping to be picked up by the people in the city.

Xu Nannan calmly said, "Go to the city to find my dad. My dad works as a worker in a mine." Then he took out his letter of introduction.

The conductor read the letter of introduction and then to the two children. His complexion was not bad, and he didn't seem to have enough to eat. "The big one is four hairs and the small one is two. The little one goes and sits on a small bench behind."

Xu Nannan paid the money and took Xu Xiaoman to sit on a stool behind him.

Xu Nannan asked Xu Xiaoman to sit on the bench by himself. The two sisters were a little excited as they watched the scenery outside the window continue to pass. Xu Xiaoman was so excited that he could go into the city to see the strange things Hong Hong said. What Xu Nannan thought was that he entered the city this time, just to see if there is a chance to stay in the city.

At this time, it is too difficult for rural people to live in the city. Even if Xu Jiansheng is a worker in a mine with an urban household registration, because Li Jing is a rural household registration, she and Xu Xiaoman both follow Li Jing's household registration and are in the countryside.

In this era, if you want to become a registered permanent residence in the city, it is difficult for ordinary people to reach the sky.

The road was not easy to walk, and the car was bumpy all the way, Xu Nannan almost vomited out several times. After finally getting to the county station, Xu Nannan rushed out of the car first and threw up on the side of the road.

This driver is really amazing, even better than the bus driver.

Xu Xiaoman ran over worriedly, "Sister, what's wrong with you?"

Xu Nannan wiped his mouth, took out the water bottle from his bag to rinse his mouth, "It's okay, some motion sickness."

Xu Xiaoman patted her back gently, "Sister, where shall we go now, do you know where Dad is?"

"Yes, in the mine, just ask someone to find out." But before that, she had to make a change.

She stared at Xu Xiaoman. Xu Xiaoman was a little nervous. "Sister, what am I doing?"

"Don't move." Xu Nannan said suddenly, and then smiled and rubbed Xu Xiaoman's hair, which immediately became messy. I dusted my face again. The little girl who had just been neat and clean immediately became a little pitiful. Xu Nannan also emptied himself in this way.

When it came to the mine, what appeared in the eyes of the guardian were two little beggars with rags and haggard faces.

"Uncle, Uncle Wei, please help me find my dad."

When Xu Nannan saw the bald Guardian soldiers, tears fell in his eyes. Xu Xiaoman next to him didn't know what was going on, but seeing Xu Nannan crying so sad, he felt uncomfortable in his heart, and started crying with a wow.

The Guardian soldiers were stunned.

"Here, whose child is this?" It seems that the mine has never heard of anyone who has had such a hard life. How is this like a family child, but like the little beggars who fled famine on the street a few years ago.

Xu Nannan's eyes reddened from crying, and he leaned in front of Wei Guobing, "I am Nan Nan, and my dad is Xu Jiansheng. Uncle Wei used to give me candy."

The original owner only left the city when she was six years old. The time before the age of six was the happiest time in her life, so she still remembers some memories before the age of six, such as the Guardian soldiers in front of her.

When Xu Nannan was a child, he often played in the mine. He couldn't go inside the mine, so he could only play in the guard room. Therefore, we knew each other with the Guardian soldiers.

Obviously, Wei Guobing also had an impression of Xu Nannan. He looked at Xu Nannan with a look of surprise, his eyes widened and looked up and down, "You, are you Nannan? Director Xu's Nannan?"

"Ok."

Xu Nannan nodded heavily, "Uncle, please help me find my dad, it's too late. I, I won't be able to live." She said, crying.

There were two children crying in the guard room, which soon attracted passing workers to see. Especially some female workers, who were sympathetic, saw the two children crying here pitifully, and thought they were here to beg, "Who brought the food. Give them some food."

"What kind of food? This is the eldest daughter and second daughter of Xu Jiansheng's family who came to Xu Jiansheng."

"Ah, isn't it? How did Master Xu's daughter become like this."

"His eldest nephew is well dressed."

"..."

After knowing that it was the child of Xu Jiansheng's family, someone immediately went to help Xu Jiansheng come over.

But Xu Nannan didn't waste any time. Before Xu Jiansheng came, he cried like Wei Guobing for help, telling her that she wanted to marry her to a fool as a daughter-in-law in exchange for food.

Although it was for the Guardian soldiers, it was actually heard by others. When Xu Jian was born, the news had already begun to spread.

"You know, the daughter of Director Xu's family is here, and I heard that the old man in the family wants her to marry a fool in exchange for food."

"Director Xu also has a daughter, doesn't he have only one daughter and a few nephews and nieces?"

"Then you don't know, the two eldest daughters are sent to the country to be raised. You haven't seen them, the two children look really pitiful, like stray children."

Not only the workers were surprised, Xu Jiansheng was also surprised when he saw his two daughters. I can't even believe that these two children are my daughters.

How long has it been since I saw this, why did it become like this?

"Nan Nan, Xiao Man, what are you guys..." Xu Jiansheng looked at the two children with difficulty, stretched out his hands and couldn't believe it.

"Dad, I thought I would never see you again. Dad, you must save me. Don't let the milk sell me. I am willing to be a cow and a horse for my family. Sell ​​it to a fool."

Xu Nannan howled and rushed to Xu Jiansheng, squatting down holding Xu Jiansheng's thigh and crying loudly.

Xu Xiaoman did everything, and rushed over to hold Xu Jiansheng's thigh. The child was more real and knelt directly on the ground. It's pitiful not to mention that.

The person next to him looked sad, "Director Xu, the child is too pitiful."

Xu Jiansheng looked at the two girls holding his thighs, feeling at a loss for a while. What happened? Why did the child suddenly rush to the city, still making trouble in such a miserable manner.

Xu Jiansheng is the director in charge of production at the mine. There are people who can be named in this mine. Moreover, he is very tough and tall, standing out among the crowd, and he is very popular. What everyone admires most is that this director Xu also raises four nephews and nieces. You must know that these children are all registered in rural areas and cannot afford to supply food. Therefore, Xu Jiansheng raises five children and one adult. .

In the minds of the workers in the mine, this is definitely a pure man.

But today the image of this pure man seems to be disillusioned. The picture of his two daughters tragically coming from the village to find their father for help began to circulate among the workers, and after much rendering, it was spread very wonderfully.

Without even Xu Nannan speaking again, Xu Jiansheng knew why his daughter entered the city this time.

After hearing that his mother was going to marry the child to Hu Tiejiang's stupid son, Xu Jiansheng was angry and painful, and felt very helpless.

Seeing the two children embarrassed, Xu Jiansheng didn't know what to say for a while, "Nannan, Xiaoman, let's go home and eat something. I won't let your milk marry you."

Xu Nannan said anxiously, "You also promised me last time, but then you still listened to my milk."

Xu Jiansheng was speechless for a while.

Xu Nannan cried, "Dad, don't let Xiaoman and I go back. I dare not go back. The milk will kill us. We ran out secretly, or the milk will lock us in."

"Oh, it's so pathetic."

"That's right, this grandma can't do this to children, right? It's not the old society anymore. Can you marry such a small child casually?"

Xu Jiansheng was blushing when he heard everyone's comments. Embarrassed and don't know how to react. He felt that he had never been so embarrassed in his life.

"Jiansheng, I'm home for dinner."

Xu Jiansheng was in distress, and a woman squeezed in from behind the crowd. The woman is very thin, but her face is very delicate, and her look is kind. Seeing Xu Nannan and Xu Xiaoman were there, she was pleasantly surprised, "Nannan and Xiaoman are here too, why didn't they go home, why are they running here to find your dad?"

Xu Nannan looked at this person, his mouth pursed.

"mom."

Xu Xiaoman also whispered.

Li Jing smiled more brilliantly, "Hurry up and go home, it will affect people's work here. Go, go home. Mom will make you good food." She held a child in her hand, with a bit of strength in her hand. , Luck the two children to the home.

Xu Nannan was not happy, she wanted to let go of Li Jing's hand, but Li Jing held on to it.

Li Jing looked at her sideways with an indescribable cold expression, "No matter how much trouble, your father and I will really care about your affairs. If your father is troubled by you, what good will it do for you?"

Seeing Xu Jiansheng still pestering, she turned around and smiled, "Jiansheng, don't you go home soon? The food is cold."

Xu Jiansheng came back to his senses and immediately followed.

Seeing that Xu Nannan could not hide, he could only turn around and shouted, "Uncle Wei, you have to come and see me after you have eaten. I am worried that my parents will send me back. You must come."

Wei Guobing was an upright man, and he immediately waved, "Uncle will go to see you later. Take the Director of the Women's Federation."

Li Jing frowned and looked at Xu Nannan's expression even more disgusting.