Xing'an Mountains 1984: Starting from climbing mountains to support the family

Chapter 152 Woohoo, Dad is back!
This price was almost what Chen Weidong had expected. After a little bargaining, the deal was done. After selling the bear bile and bear skin, Chen Weidong immediately returned to the guesthouse with the money and cloth.

Since the train was tomorrow, Chen Weidong put the cloth into the guesthouse and counted the money and put it into his waist bag. It was almost noon, so he went out to have a meal and do some shopping.

Chen Weidong plans to buy some autumn clothes and trousers for the little ones this time. After all, the younger ones still sleep naked every night.

Of course, Chen Weidong also planned to give each person a set of cotton jackets and trousers. The New Year was approaching, and if he asked his wife to make them, it would take who knows how long it would take. Besides, Chen Weidong felt sorry for Liu Xueting.

Although department stores sell it, the price is too high, there are only a few styles, and you need a ticket.

Chen Weidong bought a lot, so he decided to go to the foreign trade market in Hajiang City. The foreign trade market is a hot topic these days because you can spend very little money in the foreign trade market and buy fashionable and "face-saving" things.

From porcelain plates and bowls to school bags and stationery, from clothes and shoes to hats, every store has unique products, and the prices are low. This place is also called "Pigeon Nest". It is densely packed with stalls, most of which sell clothes.

There are many original foreign trade goods among them, and you need to rely on experience to distinguish the authenticity of them. It is said that most of the goods are shipped from some cities in the south.

In his previous life, Chen Weidong had stayed in Hajiang City for a period of time and lived near the Foreign Trade Market. The distance was a bit far, but Chen Weidong remembered that there was a No. 2 trolleybus in front of the Hajiang Medicinal Materials Company. He took the No. 2 trolleybus and passed directly by the Foreign Trade Market.

There are only two lines of this type of trolleybus in the entire city of Hajiang. Each line passes through the prosperous commercial areas and urban main roads of Hajiang City. The tram is composed of two connected carriages and is also called "organ car" or "channel car".

Chen Weidong arrived at the entrance of the medicinal materials market, waited for a while, and successfully took the trolleybus! However, there were a lot of people on the bus, and it was lunchtime, so there were no seats.

At this moment, a furtive figure in the crowded car attracted Chen Weidong's attention. The man was not tall, but the cotton jacket he wore was very ill-fitting and made him look very bloated. He also had a large cotton hat on his head that almost covered his entire face.

He was not tall, only about 1.6 meters, and he kept squeezing in the car. Just when Chen Weidong was curious about what he wanted to do, suddenly a sneaky man stretched out his hand from his bulky cotton jacket and slowly reached into the pocket of a passenger next to him.

After a while, a few one- or two-yuan bills appeared in his hand, and he quickly put them into his pocket.

"So he's a thief! No wonder he's so sneaky. But looking at the way he's dressed, he doesn't look like an experienced thief!"

Thieves have existed since ancient times, and Chen Weidong is nothing new to them. It's not that Chen Weidong could figure out any tricks that this thief used, but any thief with a little common sense knows that the most taboo thing for a thief is to attract attention. This thief obviously caught Chen Weidong's attention.

Fortunately, the car was crowded and no one saw this scene except Chen Weidong.

Of course Chen Weidong wouldn't care about such trivial matters, as long as he didn't steal from him.

However, it was really as expected, after a while, the thief came towards him very unceremoniously. As soon as the thief squeezed near him, he immediately reached into his pocket.

Seeing this, Chen Weidong pretended not to know and moved to the right, hoping that the thief would give up.

However, Chen Weidong obviously underestimated the thief's perseverance.

After failing once, the thief regained his composure and slowly stretched out.

In addition, there were so many people around that Chen Weidong couldn't hide even if he wanted to, and the thief's hand instantly reached into his pocket.

"Uh……"

Chen Weidong didn't want to get involved, but he wasn't afraid of it either. When he went out, he hid the bag of money in a waist bag on his chest, but he still had seven or eight Great Unity banknotes in his pocket.

Just when the thief's hand was about to reach for the money in his pocket,
Chen Weidong grabbed the thief's hand with lightning speed.

"I gave you the chance but you didn't use it! You had to send it to me." Seeing the thief caught by him, Chen Weidong couldn't help but sigh. The thief was shocked when his hand was suddenly grabbed!
"Let me go quickly, or I'll sue you for being a hooligan."

The thief threatened in a low voice, but it was very noisy in the car, and he was too guilty to say anything, so only Chen Weidong could hear what she said.

"Uh……"

Only then did Chen Weidong realize that the female thief was a little girl. Although the thief was covered in dust and his appearance could not be seen clearly, he could tell from his voice that she was a girl, not very old, probably about fifteen or sixteen years old.

"Playing hooligan? Look at how ugly you are, would anyone believe it?"

Chen Weidong couldn't help but smile. This was not to say that the girl was really ugly. In fact, the thief had a nice voice. Although he couldn't see her face clearly, according to Chen Weidong's judgment, if she washed clean, she should not be that bad.

Thief:"……"

"You steal something and you dare to rake it down?"

"I saw you stole a lot of money just now. You're so young, so why do you have to steal it because you're so young?"

The female thief struggled, but she was obviously not confident enough and was even more afraid of alarming the passengers nearby. After all, she still had a lot of money in her pocket.

"You put your hands into my pockets, and I could see clearly that you stole other people's money just now. Judging by your dress, if I told others that you were a thief, no one would believe it."

Hearing this, the thief obviously panicked!
The female thief didn't expect that she would be so unlucky. She could steal seven or eight people without any trouble, but she would fall into trouble at the critical moment. She really didn't look at the almanac when she went out.

At this moment, the female thief tried her best to get rid of Chen Weidong, but she was a woman after all, and her strength could not be compared with that of Chen Weidong, a strong man who usually hunted in the mountains.

"Please! Brother, please let me go! This is my first time too. My grandfather is sick and the family has no money! I don't dare to do it anymore. Please don't hand me over to the police."

Seeing that she couldn't help but struggle, the female thief could only pretend to be pitiful and beg for mercy, and she shed two tears.

"Make it up! Keep making it up..."

Of course Chen Weidong would not believe it. Although this female thief was not a veteran and was not very old, the fact that she was caught and still wanted to slander him showed that it was not her first time.

He had traveled a lot and had seen everything. Looking at the pitiful look of the female thief, Chen Weidong did not feel any emotion at all.

However, Chen Weidong only intended to teach her a lesson. Who made this thief run into the gun? He had no intention of sending her to the police. After all, the law was not very sound in that era. Anyone caught playing mahjong could be sentenced to life imprisonment, let alone a thief.

If a thief is caught, he may be sentenced to death. Of course, although the thief in front of him does not look very old, the sentence may be lighter, but if he does not have some connections, his life may be over.

Although Chen Weidong is not a good person, he doesn't have time to do anything bad. The female thief obviously understood this and kept begging.

"You know you are wrong now? I'm not telling you, as a thief, look at your dress, you are not professional at all. Do you know that the most basic thing about a thief is that he cannot attract other people's attention. I advise you to be a good person!"

Chen Weidong said slowly that this was the truth. Although the girl's face looked dirty, she looked young. He had six daughters of his own and if he put himself in her shoes, he would know that something bad would happen sooner or later.

Female thief: "Brother, you know so much, do you also do this?"

"Uh...fuck your sister, take out the money you have..."

Chen Weidong ordered unhappily.

"Don't blame me for not giving you a chance. If you don't pay, I'll send you to the police station."

Chen Weidong threatened.

Finally, under the pressure of Chen Weidong,
The female thief also took out all the money.
Good guy!
A lot of cents,

Most of them are worth one cent, and the largest one is a big unity.

I counted them roughly and there were about twenty or thirty pieces.

"These are for you, this one is for tuition,"

Chen Weidong drew a big unity banknote, put the knot into his pocket, and handed the rest of the money to the female thief.

This time, the female thief was dumbfounded.

This person is too shady to even take money from a thief like her?

"What? You don't want it?"

"want."

"..."

After a while, they arrived at the next stop. Chen Weidong kept his promise and let the female thief go. Seeing this, the female thief quickly slipped out of the car and said something under the window, but Chen Weidong couldn't hear it clearly. She must be thanking him!

After this little episode, Chen Weidong arrived at the foreign trade market two stops later.

This place is also very popular. Although not as popular as the department store, it is not far behind. Most of the people here are aunties and girls. There is a small shed with two camp beds, where underwear and socks are piled up. The quality and style are pretty good.

Chen Weidong first bought two sets of patterned autumn clothes and trousers for each of the little ones, and also bought some small cotton jackets.

After another round of shopping, Chen Weidong took a fancy to two woolen coats imported from Russia.

One is bright red, and the other is light grey, which is just right for Chen Weidong and Liu Xueting.

Woolen coats are not suitable for wearing in winter, but they can be worn in early autumn and early spring.

Chen Weidong bought it generously. Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly saw a deep red schoolbag.

It is made of denim fabric and has the style of a backpack.

There are also beautiful patterns printed on it!

The vendor came over quickly and said to Chen Weidong, "This is foreign goods! Imported fabrics, very nice looking! Comrade, would you like to buy one? The kids will definitely like it!"

These days, denim fabric is indeed a foreign product.

Chen Weidong asked: "How much is one?"

After all, Da Ni and Er Ni will go to school next year.

Since the children want to go to school, Chen Weidong must of course encourage them.

"This schoolbag is seven dollars!"

"It's cheaper. I'll buy two for five dollars."

"Comrade, are you sure you want two?"

Chen Weidong nodded.

"Okay, take two ten bucks."

Chen Weidong was quite satisfied when he got the schoolbag. He thought that Da Ni and Er Ni would definitely like this schoolbag. After all, the schoolbags for teenagers these days are basically made of scraps of cloth unwanted by their families, which can be patched up into a cross-body bag.

Some children in rural areas even make one out of a nylon bag. Even in the county, the most commonly used is the military green messenger bag with a five-pointed star in the middle, bright red.

After the purchase, the nylon bag was full. Chen Weidong walked around a few more times and made sure there was nothing he wanted to buy before leaving.

After returning to the guesthouse and resting for a night, Chen Weidong took the train back the next day.

…………

Jiuqutun.

Da Ni and Er Ni were playing with Liu Ni on the kang. They had just finished washing when Liu Xueting brought a basin of hot water and was about to wash San Ni, Si Ni and Wu Ni's feet. The three little kids immediately brought a small stool, took off their shoes and socks, and put their white and tender feet in the basin of hot water. San Ni washed quietly, but Si Ni and Wu Ni started playing with the water splashing in a short while.

"Mom, Si Ni and Wu Ni don't wash their feet properly!" San Ni complained in a baby voice.

"Si Ni, Wu Ni, stop playing and wipe your feet quickly after washing."

As soon as Liu Xueting showed her majestic look, the two little guys immediately lost their temper.

Sanni took the footcloth and wiped her little feet. Sini happily picked up the footcloth and wiped her own feet. After she finished wiping her feet, Wuni also took it obediently.

"Mom, is Dad coming home today?"

Si Ni put on her shoes and ran to Liu Xueting's arms like a spoiled child, and suddenly asked in a baby voice.

Sanni heard Sini's question and came over. Wuni followed closely behind, counting on her fingers, but she was stupid and couldn't count well.

"Your dad should be back in the next two days!"

"Wow, wow, wow~ Si Ni misses her daddy!"

"Wuni misses daddy too,"

"Mom, Dad has been gone for several days!" Erni also said on the kang.

"..."

"Ok!"

Liu Xueting knew when Chen Weidongsheng would come back. He had been gone for four days. According to the last time, he should have returned last night.

She was very worried today. Liu Xueting had thought about contacting Chen Weidong, but there was no phone number in the village. Moreover, she only knew that Chen Weidong had gone to Hajiang City, but she had no idea where he was.

Not only did the six little girls miss their father, but she also missed her own man.

Thinking of this, a blush suddenly appeared on Liu Xueting's jade-white face.

"Dad is busy outside, you guys should be obedient at home and behave yourself!"

Right now Liu Xueting can only coax the two little girls.

"Dad went out without telling us."

Sanni said angrily.

"That's right, that's right, Dad is back and Si Ni is ignoring him!"

"Wuni, ignore him too."

Si Ni and Wu Ni, one is a conspicuous bag, and the other is a follower. These two little kids are mischievous and at this moment they are clenching their fists and feeling aggrieved.

Liu Xueting couldn't help laughing when she saw how cute her daughters were.

"Woof, woof, woof"

Suddenly, the big dragon in the dog pen barked, followed by the black dragon, the white tiger, the second dragon, the third dragon, and the fourth dragon, all barking, and then circling in the dog pen. Then the big dragon jumped and flipped out of the dog pen.

The other dogs followed and climbed out and came to the gate of the yard.

"Mom, the big dragons are barking. Is someone coming?"

Before Liu Xueting answered, she heard a knock on the door!

Boom! Boom! Boom! "

"Who is it? Sister-in-law is here?"

Liu Xueting responded and opened the door to the main room. Usually in the evening her sister-in-law would come over to chat and listen to the radio.

"Xue Ting, it's me. I'm back."

Chen Weidong shouted at the entrance. Hearing the familiar voice, Liu Xueting was filled with surprise.

"Dad, it's dad, dad is back!"

"father!"

"father!"

"..."

Hearing this familiar voice, Da Ni and Er Ni hurriedly got off the kang and put on their shoes.

At this time, Sanni was already running out while crying, and Sini and Wuni followed closely behind her. The three little kids were crying happily outside the door, trying to open it.

But when the three little kids came running over, they didn't bring any chairs because they were too tall to reach the chair.

Fortunately, Da Ni and Er Ni came at this time. Liu Xueting saw Xiao Liu, who was crying anxiously on the kang, and carried her out.

The gate opens.

There are one big child and six small children. Liu Xueting is holding the little six with a smile on her face, clear and touching.

The little girls were jumping up and down.

"Dad, hug!"

Xiaoliu stretched out his hand from Liu Xueting's arms and threw himself into Chen Weidong's arms! Chen Weidong smiled and put down the things in his hands, then picked up Xiaoliu. Looking at the little guy's pink face, he kissed him hard.

(End of this chapter)