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Chapter 143 drop price

When our old aunt went back to her hometown in Anhui to marry her son a wife, she said to me: "Mr. Song, I may not come this time. I always feel that working in your home is very relaxed and comfortable. My niece came from the countryside yesterday. She just finished junior high school when her mother died, and her father remarried a step-wife, who treated her very badly and made her go to work in the fields. I was very distressed when I heard that , I asked my fellow countrymen to bring her here, and wanted her to fill my gap. She knows everything and is educated, much better than me.”

As he spoke, he pulled a sallow, emaciated girl in ragged clothes from behind, and said her name was Fang Yufeng, and urged her, "Meet Teacher Song soon, she is your employer!" Xiao Fang shyly said He bowed a deep bow to me. At that time, I was not yet retired, and my daughter Xiaozhen had just graduated from college and was also teaching in middle school.There are a lot of things going on inside and outside the house, and I am very happy to have Xiao Fang here to help. Although Xiao Fang is thin and thin, she is very agile and nimble. We all like her very much within less than a month since she came here.Because she has lost the warmth of her family for a long time, she seems to have gained the taste of a harmonious "home" in our simple small family.

Xiaozhen always puts on the clothes he has worn for Xiaofang all year round.They were as affectionate as sisters.Xiao Zhen also taught her English and mathematics every night, and encouraged her to go to the technical secondary school. Two years later, one day, Xiao Fang came to me embarrassingly and said: A fellow villager introduced her to work as a salesperson in a noodle shop, with a monthly salary of 190 yuan, plus bonuses.She almost shed tears and said: "I am really reluctant to leave you, but if I want to go to school, I have to save some tuition fees..." At this time, I had already retired and was able to do housework, so Xiaozhen and I said quickly: "We understand this and are happy for you. Go ahead and come and walk around when you have time."

Xiao Fang really felt like coming home, coming every Sunday.Originally in our two years, she was already plump and radiant, and now she was even more beautiful in a brightly colored dress. We all laughed and said that we almost didn't recognize her. Every time she comes, she brings fruit, especially fresh southern tofu. She said: "I read from the book that the elderly have loose joints. It is best to eat something with 'calcium'. In addition to milk and eggs, The best is soy products. When you go shopping for vegetables, it’s not easy to find good tofu.” When we said goodbye to her, she winked at Xiaozhen and said with a smile, “My salary is higher than all of you. Something is nothing." We had no choice but to let her.

One day, she brought a small rectangular radio with a white and blue face, put it on my desk, and said, "This radio only costs eighteen yuan, which is less than one-tenth of my salary. You can listen to it in the morning." Isn't 'News and Newspaper Summary' better than ordering those newspapers? In the past, every time I went to the post office to order this newspaper or that newspaper for you, I felt it was a waste! In fact, all the newspapers published the same words!" I said Playing with the small radio, he said with a smile: "The newspaper is not full of news, there are many other columns. And I have read a few newspapers, and after sorting them out, they are also a large pile, which can be sold to buy junk. Yes, can you get some money back?"

Xiao Fang interrupted me and said: "You don't know, 'trap' is worthless! Now everyone is saying that the price of everything is going up every day, only two things are falling in price, one is 'tack', and the same It's knowledge..." Xiao Fang suddenly stopped talking. My heart sank suddenly, and I said in my heart: "It's the same as the rags, we have lowered the price, I knew it a long time ago!" On the morning of May 11, 1988, to Comrade Gong Xi, Comrade Gong Xi: I am very disturbed to have a letter!What's wrong with your wife?Which hospital did you see it in?I don't even know, you must be calm and optimistic. This has something to do with the patient's psychology. Your restlessness will also affect her.

Don't worry about anthology matters!Can you let other people in the agency watch it, and it can also reduce your burden. I haven't watched Ba Jin's documentary yet, but we often correspond. Wu Qing became a representative of the Municipal People's Congress (her brother is also a representative of the Beijing Municipal People's Congress, she is in Haidian District and he is in Fengtai District).She's just too talkative.Reply and best wishes to Di Anji! ! Bing Xin 5, 23, 1988
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