Chapter 29

It was July, and the weather was getting hotter and hotter.

On the streets, many people had already switched to short-sleeved shirts. For men, white and gray were the main colors, while women had more variety, with all kinds of small floral patterns. Although the main colors were plain, there were also other bright colors.

Occasionally, you could still see young girls and wives wearing blousons, their heads held high, making people unconsciously notice the blousons on them.

Xu Di wasn’t interested in these. In her previous life, she worked in a garment factory and made all kinds of dresses, so she wasn’t really interested in the blousons of the 1970s.

What she was worried about now was the eggs and roosters in her space, how to find a way to sell them.

She only had one day off a week, and even if she ran her legs off, she wouldn’t be able to sell much.

In the middle of summer, it was hard to even think about a disguise. Moreover, the weather was warm, and there were more people outside, it was hard to find a blind spot.

“Xiao Xu, what are you thinking about, you look so serious?”

“Sister Tang, I’m not thinking about anything. I was thinking about going to the countryside to see my grandparents this weekend, and thinking about the temperature, a bunch of people crammed into the car, it’s just uncomfortable.”

Xu Di quickly found an excuse, she couldn’t say that she had too many eggs and roosters and was worried.

Recently, because of the plague, pork, chicken, and everything were in short supply, even eggs were always out of stock.

“Xiao Xu, I’m asking you a favor.”

“What’s up, Sister Tang, why are you being so polite?”

Since Xu Di started working, she had interacted with Sister Tang the most in the entire office.

The team leader had a lot of things to do, and didn’t have time to chat with them. Meng Jiao, with her pampered upbringing, looked down on them a little. The only male colleague, Wang Wei, had just gotten married a year ago, and his wife was pregnant recently, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationship at home was a bit tense, and he was also in a mess, too busy to take care of himself.

“It’s just, it’s just that, does your grandpa’s village have anyone who wants to exchange eggs or roosters? The kids at home have been craving meat lately, and they’ve been making a fuss.”

Sister Tang was quite embarrassed, Xiao Xu was just worried about the crowded bus, and she was really embarrassed to ask.

“Sister Tang, I really don’t know, I haven’t been back since I started working. I’ll ask when I go back this weekend, if there is, I’ll exchange it for you.”

“Okay, Xiao Xu, whether there is or not, I’m grateful. I know, in this weather, it’s not easy to take the bus, and you have to carry things.”

Sister Tang was really grateful in her heart, most people wouldn’t be willing to help with this.

“It’s okay, I go back to my grandpa’s house often. The village has private plots, it’s easier to eat vegetables than in the city.”

Xu Di dropped a hint, if the team had too many vegetables, she could also connect them with the department store to organize an event or something.

The team didn’t have various coupons, it was quite difficult to buy pots and pans, especially if there was a wedding at home, forget about the three major appliances, even buying a tin water kettle with a festive pattern was difficult.

“That’s right, it’s really difficult to eat vegetables in the city. There’s no time in the morning, and after work, the fresh vegetables are all wilted, and they’ve been picked over, the rest are all messed up.”

Sister Tang didn’t live with her in-laws, both she and her husband were regular workers. Her husband worked at the food factory, and they lived in the food factory compound, not far from here.

She had three children at home, and Sister Tang had no time to spare all day long. During her lunch break, she was either mending clothes for the children or knitting sweaters for them, her hands never stopped.

Xu Di looked at Sister Tang and thought of herself in her previous life.

At that time, she was alone, she had to work, take care of the children, and do housework, she was really like a candle burning at both ends.

Sister Tang and Xu Di talked about their daily lives, and Meng Jiao rolled her eyes several times.

She didn’t understand Xu Di, an eighteen or nineteen-year-old girl, how could she get along with middle-aged women?

She had been in the office for more than a month, wearing her beautiful blouson, Xu Di’s eyes were calm, as if she didn’t see her. But she could talk to Sister Tang and the others about children, housework, vegetable prices, and so on, and talk endlessly.

Xu Di didn’t know what Meng Jiao was thinking, for a soul who came from decades later. Even if she was an ordinary person, the various fashions she had seen were really incomparable to the 1970s.

There was a gap of decades, they couldn’t be on the same frequency in terms of fashion.

The day passed in a blur of checking accounts and chatting about daily life.

The working days were uneventful, their department didn’t interact with customers or the leadership, they were truly just cogs in the machine.

There was less scheming and backstabbing, which was perfect for Xu Di.

Finally, the weekend arrived, Xu Di took the things she had bought, with Xu Jun as her shadow, and boarded the bus back to the countryside.

July, the fields were full of busy figures.

In the countryside, there was almost no time to rest.

Spring planting, summer busy, autumn harvest, winter storage, all year round, only after the snow covered the ground could they rest for a few days.

Now, it was the season of weeds, in the cornfields, in the soybean fields, the weeds grew one after another.

The ones in front were weeded, and before the ones in the back were weeded clean, the weeds grew back in the places that had been weeded before.

In the era without pesticides, these weeds were endless, the warm wind blew and they grew again!

Xu Jun had already disappeared, Xu Di carried her things and walked back slowly.

“Grandma, I’m back.”

Xu Di liked to shout at the gate every time she came back, it felt especially warm.

“Come in quickly, it’s hot, here’s mung bean soup, drink a bowl quickly.”

Grandma Xu pulled her granddaughter’s hand and let her come in and rest for a while.

“Grandma’s mung bean soup is still the best!”

“You’re always trying to please me, mung bean soup is all the same.”

Grandma Xu said this, but the smile on her face couldn’t be hidden.

Why did she like Xu Di so much? It wasn’t just because she had raised her granddaughter from a young age, but also because Xu Di, she had them, her grandparents, in her heart.

“Haha… You caught me.”

Xu Di drank a bowl of mung bean soup and started to take out things.

“Grandma, this is a enamel mug for you, although it’s not as meaningful as Grandpa’s, which was awarded to advanced workers, but this one is new.

And these vests, they’re flawed items from my classmate’s factory, they don’t need cloth coupons, and the price is half off, I bought a lot of them at once.

And this, soap, the welfare I got this month, I brought you back a piece, try it, it smells so good after washing your face…”

Xu Di took out a bunch of small things, all of them she had bought.

The work vests were a batch of flawed items from Yang Dani’s garment factory, Xu Di thought they were fine to wear, so she bought ten, enough for all the men in the family to wear.

“Oh, you prodigal child, why did you buy so many things again? Didn’t I tell you, save your money when you earn it.”

Grandma Xu patted Xu Di, so many things, how much money did they cost.

“Grandma, this is the first time I’ve received a salary since I started working, I won’t buy anything anymore, I’ll save it.”

Xu Di shook her grandma’s arm, knowing that her grandma was afraid that she would spend money recklessly.

“Save your own money in the future, be careful with your money, don’t be so loose with it.”

Grandma Xu was worried and reminded her twice.

“I remember, I remember…”

Xu Di and her grandma put the things away, the old lady was very careful, this was her granddaughter’s kindness. It cost a lot of money, and it needed coupons too.

Xu Di finished her lunch at her grandma’s house and took the afternoon bus back to the city.

Grandma Xu packed up a lot of vegetables and eggs for Xu Di to take back. It was difficult to eat vegetables in the city, and they weren’t fresh.

“Don’t forget to give some to those people, it’s a big favor.”

“I know, Grandma.”

Grandma Xu thought, her granddaughter is a good person and will be rewarded, it’s so hard to find a job!