Chapter 13 So sensible that it makes people feel distressed
When we left the grain store, it was around 3 pm. It was the hottest time of the day in the dog days of summer, with the temperature over 30 degrees.
At this time, Comrade Xiao Du really wanted to drink a glass of cold beer, find an air-conditioned room to stay for a while, and play some games.
But Xiao Du suddenly thought of a question, damn, I have nothing to eat tonight.
It was a little late to go to the restaurant for lunch at noon, and there was only one steamed bun and one dumpling left. The weather was hot now, and there was no refrigerator in the store, so the food couldn't be stored at all, so I made as much as I could sell every day.
Very willful.
There was no food reserve, not even a grain of rice at home. Going out to a restaurant in the evening was indeed a bit too extravagant, and the landlord's family had no food left.
It can't be made like this.
I vaguely seem to have heard someone mention it. There is a delicatessen over at Chaoyangmen. In addition to beef and peanuts, it also sells twists and sesame cakes. Anyway, there is nothing to do at the moment, so just take a stroll. If you have money and tickets, are you worried about going hungry?
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It's great, so let's go to the restaurant.
When passing by a mailbox, Comrade Xiao Du also mailed a letter to the Lou family.
This is considered to be the end of benevolence and righteousness.
After riding for a while, the sun became more and more vicious. In fact, Comrade Xiao Du had no idea where the delicatessen in Chaoyangmen was. Chaoyangmen was actually a pretty wide place, with a radius of several kilometers.
Even though Comrade Xiao Du has an excellent physique, he was still very uncomfortable after being exposed to the sun for more than an hour in the dog days of summer. In addition, he kept pedaling hard and his forehead was a little sweaty.
Yes, he was sweating a little just after struggling like this, which shows how arrogant this grandson's physique is.
After walking around for a while, Comrade Xiao Du suddenly saw a popsicle seller under the shade of a tree on the roadside not far away. This was really great, and it was really not easy.
It has been more than 10 days since I arrived in this world, and I can have cold drinks for the first time.
In 1963, there were two kinds of popsicles, ordinary popsicles cost 2 cents each, and cream popsicles cost 8 cents each. The price was really touching.
Comrade Xiao Du parked his bicycle aside and took one of the same bicycles to try and cool off.
Well, it's really good. Ordinary popsicles should just add some sugar and fruit flavor. The taste is very light, basically just ice cubes with a bit of flavor.
The cream popsicle is a bit of a value proposition. It has a very rich milk flavor and a light malted milk fragrance. For the price of 8 cents, it is definitely a great value. At least it tastes much better than Arctic Ocean soda.
Soda and food stores sell it for 8 cents, and restaurants sell it for 1 cent.
Bad reviews, carbon drinks that are not cold are just a scam.
The popsicle seller was an old lady, she must have been in her early 60s, and the condition was obviously not good. Her blue coarse cloth clothes were all patched, and there were more than one layer in some places, but the clothes were washed very clean.
There was a little girl squatting next to the popsicle box. She was very thin. Du Weiguo didn't even notice that she was squatting behind the box just now.
The little girl should be about 7 or 8 years old, with big eyes and a thin and pointed chin. She is wearing clothes that she probably picked up from adults and wore them directly as a skirt. There are also many patches.
At this time, the little girl was staring at the cream popsicle in Comrade Xiao Du's hand, swallowing her saliva all the time.
When she noticed that Xiao Du was looking at her, he suddenly buried his head between his legs.
Seeing this little girl, Du Weiguo's heart skipped a beat. Before time travel, he himself had a biological sister, who was 11 years younger than him. She was 60% similar to this little girl, and she was almost the same carefree age, but
Life situations are completely different.
One was the apple of his eye, and the other was a weed on the roadside. Xiao Du really couldn't see this, and his pity suddenly arose.
"Auntie, where are you from? Can you make money selling popsicles?"
"Young man, my aunt is from Zuojia Commune on the outskirts of the city. You can earn 1 cent for these popsicles if you sell 10 of them, and 4 cents for 10 of the butter popsicles. I sell popsicles and this is approved by the street. It's not speculation."
"Mom, how many popsicles can you sell today?"
"I'm old and can't walk far. I can sell this box in one day. If I sell them all, I can make 18 cents."
"Auntie, how far is Zuojia Commune from here?"
"It's about 30 miles away."
When Du Weiguo heard this, his heart suddenly tightened again. More than 30 miles is more than 15 kilometers, and the round trip is at least 30 kilometers every day. During this period, he also has to pack in popsicles. Dragging this iron box, plus the popsicles, weighs more than 30 kilograms.
The iron box didn't even have a wheel.
"Mom, how many popsicles are there in the box?"
"Young man, I know you want to take care of my business, but you can't eat too much cold food, or your appetite won't be able to bear it."
"Auntie, I don't want to eat it myself. My work place is right in front. I bought it for my colleagues to eat. I just got a salary increase, so I have to treat them too."
"Ah! That's a good feeling. Madam, there are 38 regular popsicles and 4 cream popsicles here."
"Okay, aunt, I'll take them all. You wait here for me. Don't sell them to others. I'll go to the work to get someone to pack the popsicles. I'll be back in a few minutes."
"Okay, young man, my aunt is waiting for you here."
Du Weiguo got on his bike, turned around and walked back. He still remembered that he had just passed a supply and marketing cooperative, about 700 meters away.
When he arrived at the supply and marketing cooperative, Xiao Du bought a piece of blue floral cotton cloth and a washbasin that was green on the outside and white on the inside for 3 yuan. He found the cloth tickets and industrial coupons from the space and handed them to the salesperson.
"Mom, please put all the popsicles in this basin."
"Hey, okay, thank you, young man, today is the earliest day that Niuniu and I can go home."
"Thank you, uncle!" The little girl is also very well-behaved and sensible.
The aunt put all the popsicles in the basin, and Xiao Du quickly gave the money.
"Mom, do you know where the nearest police station is from here?"
"I know, just go forward and turn right when you reach the intersection. You'll see it not far away."
"Okay, then, aunt, please do me a small favor and spare a few minutes of your time."
"It's okay, young man, tell me, I was several hours earlier than usual today."
"I'm going to the police station. I picked up something and need to hand it in. Please look at this piece of cloth for me. It's quite troublesome to hold it."
"Okay, young man, go ahead, I'll keep an eye on you."
Comrade Xiao Du put the cloth on the aunt's popsicle box, held a basin of popsicles in his right hand, and rode to the police station holding the handle with one hand.
"Comrade, I'll treat everyone to some popsicles."
A group of policemen in white uniforms at the police station looked at Du Weiguo with question marks on their foreheads.
Comrade Xiao Du explained the situation briefly and concisely. He wanted to help his aunt and let her go home early today, but he couldn't eat so many popsicles himself, so he asked the police comrades to help him eat the popsicles.
"I work in the security department of the steel rolling mill. If I have any difficulties, I should contact the police. I also encountered difficulties. If I don't eat the popsicles, they will melt and it will be a waste. So I ask the police comrades for help."
In response to Comrade Xiao Du's kind gesture, the police comrades all showed kind smiles, and soon the basin was empty. During this period, some police comrades wanted to give money, but Xiao Du righteously refused.
"Comrade police, you cannot deprive me of my right to do good things."
Xiao Du left a cream popsicle in the end, rode back and handed the popsicle to the little girl.
"We've all divided it up, and there's only one left at the end. Little sister, can you help your brother eat it?"
The little girl looked at the aunt with expectant eyes. How could the aunt still not understand?
"Eat, Niuniu, we have met a good person."
"Thank you brother!"
The little girl was very sensible and polite. A child from a poor family would already be in charge. She took the popsicle and peeled off the oil paper. The popsicle was already a little lightened. The little girl quickly licked the edge.
Probably because it tasted so good, the little girl's eyes were so sweet that she narrowed her eyes.
Seeing the little girl's intoxicated expression, Comrade Xiao Du felt sour and uncomfortable. Before traveling through time, he clearly remembered that when her sister ate Haagen-Dazs, she only liked the vanilla flavor and would not touch other flavors, abandoning them like
Damn.
At this time, Niu Niu handed the cream popsicle to the aunt first, "Grandma, you eat it first."
Xiao Du couldn't hold back in an instant. This kid was so off guard and so sensible that it made people feel bad.
Some friends may find the following plot to be a bit toxic, so please be patient. It is not a plot that was created just out of the blue. It is considered a small copy and only accounts for a very small proportion.