Pamper Eighties

The two old men were responsible for dumping the stocks to the stock exchange to sell, but Mrs. Feng and Mrs. Zhang had already returned to the garden house.

Now their bungalows are much cleaner and more beautiful than before.

In this quiet and quiet street, there is not even a bus. There are only tall French plane trees, guarding the villa like soldiers. The surrounding scenery creates a peaceful atmosphere.

So as soon as she walked into the courtyard gate, Mrs. Zhang boasted.

“Our bungalow is well chosen, the surrounding environment is quiet, and there is nothing noisy. We are getting older, and this is what we value most.”

“is not it.”

These words came to Mrs. Feng’s heart. She looked at the large garden full of flowers and was very satisfied with the work of the intermediary.

“It’s worth the money. Xiao Wu and the others sent people to help take care of the garden. I think those people are working hard. There is no soil or grass on the ground. The flowers are blooming well, and the faucet is not rusted. taste.”

Xiao Wu in her mouth is the intermediary who helped them buy houses in the past. They have done a good job in their business. They have opened several branches in Shanghai in succession. They are their own bosses, and they also contract some villas’ greening and cleaning work.

No, both old ladies are very satisfied with his work.

The old lady Zhang also said: “I just went in and looked, even the sheets and sheets, they were all washed clean, we can sleep after we just put them on, it’s so convenient, the next time I see him, I will Praise him well.”

The two old sisters were chatting here, while the dolls were laughing and running on the garden path.

From the end of the Feng Family Garden, they passed through a white semi-circular arch, and the opposite was the Zhang Family Garden.

“You guys,” Mrs. Feng shouted at them, “Stop joking, do you want to go to the vegetable market with me?”

“Yes!” “I also want, take me.” “I’m going, I’m going.” The dolls walked back obediently.

Mengmeng said coquettishly, “I’m going too.”

Madam Feng tapped the tip of her nose, smiled kindly and said, “If you can’t be without you, let’s go. Whatever you want to eat, you can choose it yourself at the vegetable market.”

She went back to the house and took two pockets, and Ma Guihua and Ma Guihua slung one on their arms, just like countless Shanghai ladies, they went out to buy food.

There is no bus stop near the house, so they walked to the intersection outside and finally got on the bus. They arrived at two stops, and when they got off the bus, it was the vegetable market.

The voice was so noisy, all kinds of shouting, the voices of neighbors bargaining, and meeting each other, chatting to each other, and it became louder by accident.

These voices came from all directions, making people feel the enthusiasm of life.

“That’s it.” Madam Feng urged, “You little ones follow closely, don’t get lost in a while.”

“Hehehe…” Several dolls were snickering, the big one pointed at his younger siblings and said, “Milk, don’t look at how old we are, how can we still get lost?”

Old Madam Feng was a little stunned for a moment. In front of her, the eldest baby was eighteen years old, and she was a big boy.

His younger brother Erwa was also sixteen years old and had a beard growing under his nose.

Not to mention Brother Rui, he was tall and strong, and people who didn’t know him might think he was an adult.

Even the youngest, Mengmeng, is twelve years old this year, and her hair is loose at the moment, and she looks like a big girl.

Madam Feng said with emotion: “Oh, I’m really old. You are all so old in a blink of an eye.”

“Milk, you’re not old at all.” Erwa’s mouth was sweeter than honey, and he gestured, “You’re younger than eighteen girls. Standing with Mengmeng is like two sisters.”

He was telling the truth. He opened his eyes and told nonsense, but he succeeded in making Mrs. Feng laugh out loud.

The old lady Zhang also said with some emotion: “No matter how old you are, in your grandma’s heart, you are still a baby and need someone to take care of you.”

With that said, she commanded her grandson: “Brother Rui, you look cute, don’t let anyone touch her.”

“I know, milk, I’m awake.” Brother Rui got out of the car and always followed Mengmeng’s left hand to block her from the prying eyes of passers-by.

Mengmeng’s right was Erwa, the older one was walking in the back, the two old ladies were walking in front, and a group of people walked into the vegetable market with high spirits.

“How do you sell this eggplant?”

The stall owner said, “One pound is fifteen cents.”

“Oh, it’s cheap, bring me two.”

Madam Feng took the two eggplants and handed them directly to the eldest grandson.

“The ribs are good, how much is it?”

The pork vendor said, “Eighty cents.”

“Then you chop three catties for me, I won’t be able to eat more.”

Similarly, it was also handed to the eldest grandson.

Walking to the fish market, she pointed to the sea fish on the desk and asked, “How do you sell this fish?”

The fishmonger stretched out his thumb and said, “Fresh, just caught, fish head and tail, Qimao, and fish maw are sold for one piece.”

“It’s more expensive than our village,” she said after exchanging glances with the old sister, “Cut off this fish maw for me, I want it all.”

Walking to the fruit market, the pockets in Dawa Erwa’s hands were full, and Brother Rui was also full of things in both hands.

“Buy another watermelon. I think it’s very refreshing. Buy one.”

Yes, I carried another big watermelon back, enough for the two families to eat several times.

With the two old ladies and Mengmeng, these three women went shopping, no matter if it was a vegetable market or something else, they could go shopping with relish without feeling tired at all.

Mrs. Zhang was still reluctant to leave here. She pointed to the fruit stalls around and said, “The vegetable market in Shanghai is full of everything, such as apples, pears, pineapples, lychees, longan, etc. I saw grapes just now. , what else? Kiwi fruit, oh yes, you can buy it directly in the vegetable market.”

Mrs. Feng deeply agreed with her: “Yes, living in Shanghai is convenient. You can buy anything you want at any time. There is no such convenience in our village.”

She pointed to the fruit in Mengmeng’s hand and said, “For example, the longan and lychee are good, and when we want to eat it, we have to go to the provincial capital to buy it. Not only is it more expensive than Shanghai, but it is not fresh. I heard that It’s all shipped from the south.”

“I’m surprised. We are closer to the south than Shanghai. Why is the fruit not fresher than Shanghai?”

With this question in mind, Madam Feng returned home and it was time to make dinner.

The dolls help with vegetable selection and washing, which they are used to doing.

Even Mengmeng can show off a little bit and make a few classic dishes. When these meals are ready, the old man from the two families just came back.

“How is it? Has the stock sold?” Before they could leave, Madam Feng asked anxiously.

“It’s sold,” Old Man Feng laughed as soon as he opened his mouth. He pulled out the stool and sat down and said, “The market is good. Today when they get off work, Lao Shi and I will go to deposit the earned money in the bank, and we will have it tomorrow. go with.”

There are still a lot of stocks they brought over, and they need to be sold slowly. The two old men will definitely not be able to leave.

“Can you stay in Shanghai by yourself?”

“What’s wrong?” Madam Feng replied, not to mention how proud she was: “We just went to the vegetable market by ourselves, otherwise, where did the vegetables you eat come from, you just go and get the stock, Brother Rui and his mother are responsible for taking care of the dolls.”

The old lady Zhang also said happily: “Didn’t we buy a lot of houses in Shanghai? We just have time next time, let’s go over and have a look.”

She said with a hint of worry in her tone: “No one was staring at me before, and I don’t know what they have done to the house. You have to look at it for yourself to feel relieved.”

“Okay, then it’s settled.”

As the night passed, they split up. One group went straight to the securities business hall, while the other group slowly got up, had meals, and had morning tea. They were not in a hurry at all. After the tossing time was almost up, they packed their things and prepared to go out.

The eldest child holds the map in his hand, Brother Rui is in charge of leading the way, and the second child helps carry the bags. There are these three young men, Mrs. Feng, Mrs. Zhang and Mengmeng. They have nothing to do at all, just carry their parasols and follow them. that is.

“Shanghai is good, but it’s just too hot.”

Just a few steps out, Madam Feng was so hot that her forehead was sweating. When she looked up, the sun was shining brightly in the sky, as if the sun didn’t need money. It was still in the morning. If she came out at noon or in the afternoon, then Don’t let an adult do it.

The weather is so uncomfortable, Mrs. Zhang said with an unpleasant sigh, “It’s hotter than our place, like a simmering pot, I’m almost cooked.”

The scorching summer heat in Shanghai is not something that outsiders like them can endure.

Mengmeng hurriedly opened the paper fan, squeezed into the middle of the two old people and said, “I’ll give you a fan.”

She shook the fan vigorously, but there was a gust of wind behind her, which instantly made everyone cool a lot.

Mrs. Zhang enjoyed the breeze and said comfortably, “Enough is cute, grandma is already very cool.”

She smiled, raised her eyebrows, and praised Mrs. Feng, “This child Mengmeng is very filial.”

Listening to others praising her cuteness, Madam Feng was happier than herself being praised by others. She was terribly proud in her heart, but she pretended to be humble and said, “Hey, my children are just that good, girl. Be careful, child.”

Just talking like this, before you knew it, Brother Rui stopped in front of him and said, “It’s here, milk, it’s right in front.”

This area is in the central urban area, and many units are opened here. Correspondingly, the houses they built for their employees are selected near this area. They are all public houses. If there are many units, the units will also release them for sale.

Brother Rui has experience in buying a house in Beijing. When he first chose a house, he chose it here.

He pointedly pointed to the surrounding units and said, this is a house built by which bureau, and that is a house of a certain department. It’s hard for him to explain it so clearly, it’s really clear.

“As expected of a young man, this memory is awesome, I can’t remember that much, so I still have to take a book and read it.” After Mrs. Feng praised Brother Rui, she shouted, “Mengmeng.”

“Hey, grandma, the notebook is with me.” Mengmeng agreed as she took out her notebook.

Because the family bought too many houses, it was too troublesome to remember, so Mrs. Feng asked her granddaughter to write down the location of each house in the book, and then she could find it according to the book.

With this thought in mind, she took out a large bunch of keys from her bag, which tinkled incessantly.

“Dad, you go to open the door later, don’t tire your sister.”

Dawa happily took the bunch of keys, each of which represented a house in their family, as if they were going to hunt for treasure, Dawa waved excitedly and said, “Follow me, everyone, I’ll take you on a tour of the house.”

He took two steps and stopped, and let him lead the way. He had to know the way, and in the end, he had to rely on Brother Rui.

He pulled the eldest baby back, “Next to it is the public house. We have rented out a few of them. The building next door is where we are going today.”

He led the big guy downstairs. This six-storey unit building, the bottom three floors were bought by the old Feng family, and the three upper floors were bought by the old Zhang family. The building is rounded up.

Dawa opened the door downstairs, and every subsequent room was equipped with a key. He thought that the layout should be similar, so he opened one casually.

The door opened, and Madam Feng’s curiosity became disappointed after seeing the small room.

“Hey, where can people live in a place like this? It’s too small.”

She passed through the living room and stood at the door of the kitchen. She said critically, “Can two people stand in this kitchen? Wouldn’t it be impossible to turn around while standing in it? And in this living room, no one from the family could sit down. Really not. I know what the people in the city think, I don’t live in a good country, I have to live in this kind of bird’s nest.”

Da Wa couldn’t help laughing out loud, and he said very knowingly: “Damn, people in the city have to work in the city, and they don’t live in such a place, where do you let them live? There is such a big room to live in, They should be giggling, many people can’t afford a house and still live in the next corner.”

Dawa has been in Shanghai for a few days, and has learned some very fashionable words, such as this “lower corner”, which is one of them, which means similar to the slum, and not every Shanghainese can live a good life of.

Brother Rui also helped to explain: “Grandma Feng, this house is not too small. It has three bedrooms and one living room, as well as a kitchen and toilet. If you are not a small leader in the unit, you can’t get such a good house. You see. Outside, there are balconies where you can grow flowers, no matter how many people ask for it. As long as they can buy such a set, their family can live there. “

He went on to explain: “In that agency, the more the richer the better, the better the housing market. Houses must be allocated according to their rank. Only those with higher rank can get good houses.”

He pointed to the ceiling and said, “For example, our houses on the second, third, and fourth floors have three-bedroom, two-bedroom, and four-bedroom, two-bedroom apartments, which are reserved for officials. For officials further up, the ones they get are small ones. Villa.”

Madam Feng was stunned for a moment, and asked curiously, “What about upstairs? Isn’t there two more floors?”

“The upstairs are all small rooms, especially the sixth floor. It is connected to the roof. It is cold in winter and hot in summer. Where can the leaders live?”

He spread his hands comically and said, “It’s all reserved for the young people in the agency. Not to mention the area is small, and you have to climb the stairs every day.”

“Tsk tsk tsk,” Madam Feng couldn’t imagine at all, she said sympathetically, “This is pitiful, I am tired of climbing two flights of stairs, people have to climb every day, or we are better in the countryside, the place is big and spacious, No matter how you live.”

Mengmeng nodded and shook her head again, “Milk, living in the city also has the advantages of being in the city.”

She opened her fingers and calculated carefully.

“Ours is a public community. There are guards guarding the entrance and exit, so you don’t have to worry about safety. There is a small park inside, and the neighbors are all decent people. Anyone who comes across is at least an official.”

Brother Rui snapped his fingers smartly and said, “Sister is right. Many people outside want to buy them, but they can’t buy them now. The prices of our houses are already half as high.”

“What? This is half the price?” Not to mention that Madam Feng couldn’t believe it, her old sister Madam Zhang couldn’t believe it either.

Mengmeng’s two brothers are also urging: “Tell me now, Xiao Rui, how did this house rise?” ?”

Brother Rui explained calmly: “As my sister said, living in these houses has many benefits and saves a lot of worry. Everyone wants it, so the price will naturally go up, and it will go up even more in the future. high.”

The meaning of these words is very beautiful. Everyone thinks that they have many houses in other places besides this one. If the prices of those houses are all rising, they will not be worth the old money.