As I walked, I met another man selling soda with a small refrigerator on his back.
Yu Xiangnian wanted to drink soda again, but Cheng Jingmo refused and silently paid three cents for a bottle for her and Xiaojie.
The orange-flavored soda is ice cold. It's really comfortable to take a sip in this hot weather.
After downing a bottle of soda, before they even reached the department store, the two of them had to go to the toilet again.
At this moment, Cheng Jingmo somewhat understood what those comrades said, going shopping with a woman is just looking for trouble!
Fortunately, the city is not big, and Nancheng People's Hospital is not far away.
Cheng Jingmo was not in a hurry to urinate, so he also took one of his urine.
After coming out of the hospital, Cheng Jingmo first went to the post office opposite the department store.
He asked the staff for a remittance form and began to fill in the contents.
Yu Xiangnian noticed that the payee was Cheng Huazi, which should be the name of Cheng Jingmo's father. The payment address was very long, from what village or community.
Yu Xiangnian only knew that the place was a poor county in the northwest, thousands of kilometers away from Nancheng.
Finally, Cheng Jingmo took out thirty yuan from his pocket and handed the remittance slip to the staff.
The three of them came out of the post office, and Yu Xiangnian asked: "Cheng Jingmo, do you send money home every month?"
"Um."
"Then do you still have money?"
Yu Xiangnian didn't know how much Cheng Jingmo's salary was, but a simple calculation showed that Cheng Jingmo gave her 80 yuan a month and gave 30 yuan to the family, which was already 110 yuan. He definitely didn't have much money left.
"Yes." Cheng Jingmo replied.
"Let's do this. You don't have to give me money every month from now on. I'll ask you for money when I run out of money, okay?"
Yu Xiangnian said this, but she would not ask others for money.
Her salary is definitely not enough for her, she has to find a way to make money!
Before Cheng Jingmo could think of a reply, Yu Xiangnian changed the subject, "Cheng Jingmo, your home is so far away, how often do you go back?"
"Never went back."
Yu Xiangnian was shocked, "You have been in the army for ten years and you have never returned home once?"
"Um."
When they first got married, their family sent a telegram asking him to take his new wife back to meet his family.
But he understood that it was impossible for Yu Xiangnian to follow him back to the remote mountain village, so he excused himself by using the excuse that the army was too busy.
Yu Xiangnian thought that Cheng Jingmo had a bad relationship with his family, otherwise he would not be able to justify his absence from home for ten years.
"Don't you miss your family?" she asked tactfully.
"got used to."
While talking, he had already walked into the department store.
There are many people in the store on Sunday, and every counter is crowded with people buying things.
Cheng Jingmo used food stamps to buy ten kilograms of flour, twenty kilograms of rice, and ten kilograms of corn grits. He also used sugar stamps to buy two kilograms of white sugar, and used oil stamps to buy three kilograms of sesame oil. He also paid seven yuan and eighty cents.
This is the salary and tickets he just received yesterday, and a month's rations.
Yu Xiangnian watched Cheng Jingmo take out three bags of food from his backpack and couldn't help but ask: "Cheng Jingmo, you bought so many things when you came here, how are you going to go shopping later?"
Cheng Jingmo paused, "Want to go shopping?"
He thought he came to the city just to buy things. Besides, if he didn't buy them now, they would be sold out later.
Yu Xiangnian waved his hands helplessly, "Buy it, buy it."
Anyway, there aren't many other shopping malls or shopping malls in this city, so it doesn't matter whether you want to go shopping or not.
Cheng Jingmo was carrying these things and was dragged to the cloth selling counter by Yu Xiangnian.
Yu Xiangnian insisted on making clothes for him, so Cheng Jingmo chose the cheapest cloth, a piece of cloth measuring three meters and one meter, but Yu Xiangnian refused, saying that the cloth would be rough to the touch and would definitely be uncomfortable to wear.
Yu Xiangnian bought the same cloth as Xiaojie's clothes, floral cloth and solid cloth, two meters of each kind.
Yu Xiangnian took out the cloth ticket Zhao Ruozhu gave her, but was stopped by Cheng Jingmo. He took out the cloth ticket he had just received yesterday and added eleven dollars and sixty cents to the salesperson.
"I have it here. You can keep your cloth tickets and make clothes for yourself." He said.
Yu Xiangnian didn't force himself and took back his ticket. It would be useful in the future anyway.
She wanted to buy a can of malted milk for Xiaojie. Xiaojie was growing taller and the family couldn't guarantee that he would have eggs, meat, and fish in every meal. She wanted to make him a cup every morning to ensure nutrition.
But malted milk is quite expensive, costing eighteen yuan a can, and there are no tickets available yet.
Cheng Jingmo paid the money silently without asking a question.
Yu Xiangnian bought another three kilograms of White Rabbit candies and two kilograms of cakes for Xiaojie. He spent all the candy and cake tickets, and also paid three yuan and sixty cents.
Finally, Yu Xiangnian's eyes fell on the two lipsticks that had just been purchased in the department store.
The original owner also had lipstick, but after all, it was something to put on the lips. Yu Xiangnian disliked it and never used it.
She wanted to buy two more, but considering that the lipsticks were not cheap, costing five yuan each, she thought about it and decided to just buy one.
But I had trouble picking the color again.
Nowadays, there are no samples of lipsticks for people to test. When I asked the salesperson, they said indifferently: "Rose red and peach red."
Yu Xiangnian imagined the difference between the two colors in his mind, but they didn't feel very good.
The people behind him suddenly squeezed, and Cheng Jingmo was squeezed until his chest was pressed against Xiang Nian's back.
Yu Xiangnian's back felt hot, and then he realized that there was a staff officer here!
She asked Cheng Jingmo, "Cheng Jingmo, do you think rose red lipstick or peach red lipstick looks better?"
In order to prevent Cheng Jingmo from saying "all look good", Yu Xiangnian added, "Only choose one."
Cheng Jingmo swallowed the words "It's all good-looking" as soon as it reached his lips.
How does he know what lipstick is? !
I can only recall in my mind what colors rose and pink are. After thinking about it again, I still think they both look good.
But Yu Xiangnian said he could only choose one. He sifted through it in his mind again before saying: "Rose red."
Yu Xiangnian nodded with satisfaction and said to the salesperson: "Give me a pink one."
She fully believes in the aesthetics of straight men!
A straight man like Cheng Jingmo said that rose pink looks good, so he is right to choose pink!
Cheng Jingmo: "..."
What's the meaning? To tease him?
Yu Xiangnian took the lipstick and walked out of the department store happily.
As soon as I walked to the door of the store, I unscrewed the lipstick and applied it on my wrist to check the color.
The color was really good. She stretched out her wrist in front of Cheng Jingmo, "Isn't this color good-looking?"
Cheng Jingmo only noticed that her wrists were white and thin, as if they would be broken with just a little force.
At this time, Cheng Jingmo was carrying three grain bags, a bucket of oil, and two pieces of rolled cloth, while Xiaojie was carrying pastries, sugar, and other lighter items.
Yu Xiangnian took the cloth and oil from Cheng Jingmo's hand, "Next time you buy these heavy things, drive here in the car."
The thought of carrying so many things and walking to the park gate to wait for the bus makes me tired!
Cheng Jingmo said, "Stop carrying it. I can carry it alone."
Yu Xiangnian replied: "You use child labor but you don't let me carry it. Do you want to give me a reputation as a cheater?"
