Similar to the Luo family, the Mi family is in a similar situation.
In the harmonious dusk of the small courtyard, with the sporadic sound of firecrackers.
The old couple of the Mi family were also in the brightly lit room, turning on the TV, waiting for people at the dinner table, and bickering.
But the discord between them has nothing to do with the big color TV or the marriage of their children.
The main focus of the conflict is mainly on the chemical fiber cloths that Aunt Mi brought back as babies many years ago.
"Tell me, what did you do? It's so cold outside on New Year's Day. You made your child run to the Peace Arch. You also made her hold so many chemical fiber cloths. It's already dark today.
, the child hasn’t come back yet? As a mother, aren’t you worried?”
Master Mi walked around the house like a mill, looking at the sky outside from time to time.
In fact, he had just come back from get off work and was already hungry.
I thought I would go in, wash my hands and face, have New Year's Eve dinner, and have a good New Year with my family.
But I never expected that my daughter Mi Xiaohui was not at home.
As soon as I inquired about it, I found out that it was because a person from the vegetable stand of a non-staple food store called Aunt Mi in the afternoon and said that he wanted to buy some chemical fiber cloth from her and take it to relatives on New Year's Day.
Aunt Mi was greedy for this business and immediately sent her daughter Mi Xiaohui to deliver cloth to others.
Can Master Mi feel happy?
All the excitement for the Chinese New Year was ruined, and I had to worry about my fourteen-year-old daughter.
"Why am I not worried? I want to go by myself, but can I walk away? Everything at home cannot be done without me. What if I don't send Xiaohui to run errands for me? Are you still pointing fingers?
?cut!"
Unexpectedly, Aunt Mi frowned like him and responded angrily.
However, my hands were still busy, and at this moment, I was still sorting out the hills of chemical fiber cloth in the corner of the room.
Red, purple, green, gray. Black, blue...
This naturally made Master Mi more and more angry.
"What else should I do? You shouldn't have bought such old cloth! You bought the cloth for a thousand yuan, how long will you have to use it? My uncle left some money for you, and you are allowed to mess up like this? It's quite good.
As for the older people, they are still immature. They still go out to buy something, and join in the fun with their old eyebrows. You have become a spirit!"
To be honest, Master Mi always regrets it now.
I regret that I should not have sought peace in the first place and allowed Aunt Mi to do whatever she wanted.
If he had known about this situation earlier, he would have forced Aunt Mi to return all these cloths no matter what.
Of course, it's too late to say anything. The best he can do now is complain.
But the problem is that Aunt Mi is not easy to talk to.
After all, she is a veteran salesperson, and speaking strong words is the most basic quality.
"What a waste? It's called being careful and sailing the boat for ten thousand years. I'm afraid of poverty. Have you forgotten the time when there was a shortage of cloth in the first two years? You can't even find the ends of cloth to darn socks. It's better to save some and be practical. This cloth
Until then, it will be cloth. At worst, I will use it to sew quilt covers and make curtains. Besides, maybe the price of chemical fiber cloth will come back after a while? Then one thousand becomes two thousand! People say that this is called
Preserve value!”
Master Mi was completely angered by his wife's stubbornness.
"Preserving value? Bullshit! You need to understand this term first before you speak. If you have money, you don't have to leave it idle for half a year. If it's worth ten thousand, you'll just leave it here. If you don't use it, it's waste. It's not much different from throwing money away. What's more,
It was clearly stated on the radio that the price of chemical fiber cloth should be reduced, while the price of cotton cloth should be increased appropriately. Weimin also repeatedly warned, don’t buy chemical fiber cloth. Do you think you are the only smart one in the world? You know more about economics than the country, and better than Weimin.
Do you still do business? You have the nerve to talk about preserving value? Just don’t listen to other people’s advice! You’re stupid, you’re too stupid!”
This comment is indeed accurate, but the problem is that everyone has emotions.
This kind of belittling persuasion, no matter how reasonable, is ineffective.
As an audience, Aunt Mi couldn't listen at all.
Otherwise, how would she have gotten to where she is today?
"Why am I stupid? Facts speak louder than words. Didn't you see that my fabric has been sold? Besides, polyester fabric has always been more expensive than cotton. As you can see, isn't the country lowering prices? The lower they are.
The more you lose, the more you lose. Sooner or later you can't stand it anymore, and you have to raise it back. I don't believe that no one will recognize such a good thing? If eggs have to be sold for the price of potatoes, can they last long? In our country, how can there be so much stuff that we can't sell it?
?”
Aunt Mi's housewife-like thinking mode and the strong self-confidence generated by it could not help but amaze Master Mi again.
"I really can't praise you anymore. How is it possible? It's better than words can say? This is something that is obvious right in front of you. Don't you think about it, where did the Weimin people get so many chemical fiber clothes?
They also let you sell takeout at a much cheaper price than the market price. Aren't they all the factory's overstocked goods? Well, now, the state directly ordered the price to be lowered. Even the people of Wei were in a hurry to sell it, and they will no longer count.
I'm dealing with chemical fiber goods again. You're definitely going against me. I'll put it aside. Don't be too busy with the beauty. You'll be lucky if your cloth can be sold. If not, your colleagues will have to look for you after the holiday.
The return is coming.”
It's a pity that no matter how clear the truth is, it is still in vain.
Because Aunt Mi never believes in logic, she usually only believes in what she wants to believe.
Especially when you are emotional and angry.
That can completely turn a blind eye to all objective facts, turn a blind eye to all objective facts, and live only to make excuses.
"Hey, why are you so arrogant! Why don't you expect me to do something good? Isn't it unpopular to say that it's a New Year's Eve? Do you still want to be at ease in this section?"
"Is it me or you? I want to have a good holiday? But is it allowed by the facts? You don't read the newspaper or the news, you don't listen to the world's affairs, you don't know anything about the outside world! In the past, then
It’s because our industrial production capacity is low, and polyester and polyester fabrics are expensive. In fact, these are chemical products. Once industrial productivity increases and mass production occurs, they become worthless. But cotton cloth is different. It is spun from cotton. We
The country's land is limited, so if you want more, you won't be able to get more. That's why the price will be raised. Besides, we also need to take care of the enthusiasm of other farmers. You are the only one who is still a businessman. Pull it down, you silly old woman!"
"Hey, so what you said is that we are going around in a big circle just to increase the enthusiasm of the farmers? Is it enough to make the big brother the worker suffer? The country cannot be so kind to one and the other. Don't forget, the working class leads everything.
At any time, workers must have enough to eat and drink!”
"Oh, you are so old! Times have developed, the economy has changed, but your mind is still stuck a few years ago. In a word, you can't keep up! If nothing else, your own daughter has run away.
I went abroad. If you put it aside, can you believe it? And in our cinema, the number of people is getting smaller and smaller every day. I tell you this, do you believe it? If you don’t favor one thing and the other? If you don’t favor one thing and the other, what is going on in our cinema?"
"What you're saying is pure nonsense. How is it possible that no one is watching movies? Why would people go there if they don't want to watch movies? Stay at home all day long?"
"Humph, I really let you talk. Don't just sit at home and watch TV. To tell you the truth, just because more and more TV sets are bought, there will be fewer and fewer people in the cinema. No matter how good a movie is now
It's the end of the road if we can achieve an attendance rate of 70% to 80%. We won't be able to fill up the seats for a long time. If you look at the neighbors around us, who is asking me for movie tickets? Let alone you, even I don't understand.
! With such a big TV screen, you can’t even see the appearance of people clearly. How can you watch movies that are enjoyable? The TV series are like sheep shitting one episode after another. But this is the damn fact..."
Fortunately, nothing is more convincing than immediate financial interests.
No, as soon as she heard that Master Mi’s unit economic performance was not good, Aunt Mi immediately became anxious.
I no longer have the willpower to carry the argument through to the end.
"Ah? Really? Dad, I said your bonuses have been getting less and less recently. Then your leaders must find a way. We can't keep going like this!"
"Otherwise, what else can we do? All the movie theaters are pretty much the same. Ours is pretty good. After all, this is the downtown area of Dashilar. The situation in other places is even worse. Besides, our leaders must be able to find ways to
Then he is not a manager in charge of a movie theater. Hasn’t he become the district mayor or mayor long ago? Okay, it’s not your turn to worry about our movie theater. If you weren’t so stubborn, I wouldn’t even bother to tell you.
.Anyway, I will just say one thing, things are different now, and there will be more and more new things in the future. If you really want to throw the cloth into your hands, just don’t regret it."
Not wanting Aunt Mi to pester her any further, Master Mi sniffed again.
"Hey, hey, let me tell you, hurry up and take a look at your pot for steaming steamed buns. Has your pot been sitting on the fire for more than a long time? Has it been steamed yet? Don't burn the pot dry again."
As soon as he said this, Aunt Mi, who was just looking at the cloths, also remembered it and quickly put down the cloths in her hands to look at the steamer.
As a result, the old lady couldn't help but started arguing.
"Oh, dad, thanks to your crow's mouth, my pot of steamed buns is completely blind."
"What's wrong? Did you really burn the pot?"
"That's not true, but the flour is wrong. The steamed buns steamed with Fuqiang powder are all flat! What kind of Fuqiang powder is this! It can't rise even when alkali is added. The steamed buns are wilted and look lackluster.
It’s not as good as ordinary flour! As soon as you lift the lid of the pot, your eyes will shrink down. It’s so damn tight. It’s the New Year, which is unlucky. Do you think this person has enough time to eat and is fine?
What? Why do you keep inventing this new thing? It’s a rip-off, it’s a rip-off! The same is true in this society. It’s just making progress for nothing. He can’t just stay still and live a good life for two years. It’s tiring and panic-stricken...
"
At this time, just outside Courtyard No. 2 of Shan'er Hutong, a flatbed tricycle stopped.
The person pedaling was none other than Luo Guangliang, and there were two bottles of tiger bone wine hanging on the handlebars of the tricycle.
Mi Xiaohui, who had her hair braided and wore a big scarf, was sitting behind his car with her hands in her sleeves. She looked very comfortable and satisfied.
I bet this girl's bus home was broken down halfway, and she was anxious because she had no choice.
Luo Guangliang saw her when he passed by, so he took the girl back with him.
"Brother Liangzi, oh, thank you so much. To be honest, I have no energy to walk. Fortunately, I met you today. Otherwise, I don't know what time I can walk back."
As soon as she got off the bus, Mi Xiaohui thanked her quickly. The little girl was very sensible.
Luo Guangliang was immediately happy.
"You're a little girl, you're quite sweet. Why should you thank me for such a small thing? It's not what you should be doing. By the way, next time something like this happens again, you little girl, don't run away by yourself again, outside.
It's so cold. Come find me and I'll run over for you."
Unexpectedly, this little girl's ability to please people goes beyond that.
"Oh, Brother Liangzi, you are so interesting. I wish you were my biological brother. It's a pity that I'm just a sister, so you don't want me anymore."
Luo Guangliang was immediately distracted by this pitiful attitude.
"Look what you said, we live in the same courtyard, and I watched you grow up. Aren't you just like your brother?"
"Okay, I will tell others that you are my brother from now on. If anyone bullies me, you have to stand up for me."
"Don't worry, if someone really bullies you, I will have to remove his arm. But you... you are a first- and second-grade middle school student and you are so good at studying. Who would bully you?"
"Hey, why aren't there? There are some boys in our class. Some of them are really annoying and they follow me every day. Actually, you don't even need to beat them up. You just need to follow me around the school when you have time. You can definitely beat them up.
Calm down..."
Only then did Luo Guangliang finally understand.
But looking at Mi Xiaohui's shining eyes, he just felt that the little girl's scheme was so childish and ridiculous.
"You girl, you are so cunning. Are you setting a trap for me? Okay, I will go to your school after the Chinese New Year. Okay? Now that I have promised you, I will not break my promise. Remember, you
Brother Liangzi always spits out foam and nails every time he talks."
"Oh, brother Liangzi, you really keep your word, that's great! In my heart, you are a great hero with great righteousness. If you were from the Song Dynasty, you would definitely be able to surpass Wu Song. Just you, let alone fight.
, can scare a tiger to death..."
"Hey, who did you learn this trick from? You little flatterer. Come on, look at you, your face is turning red from the cold. Stop giving me rice soup and go home quickly to the hospital to relax."
"No, I'm just waiting for you. Come on, I'll get you a drink, and you quickly lock the car. Who said I was your sister? Right, brother..."