Vol 2 Chapter 105: Zhang Mu visits the provincial capital

After leaving the station, Zhang Guoqing took Zhang's mother and sat directly in the co-pilot. Looking at the few white hairs on her head, she felt sour. His mother's life is not easy. Busy from daybreak to late night, go to work, clean up housework, and take care of family. Staying alive until old, never enjoying a good day. Staying in the village for most of my life, even the provincial capital is the first time.
Driving the car, Zhang Guoqing thought to himself and took his mother to have a good meal first. Driving over from the street of the hotel, he paid attention to it. The Friendship Mall and the department store are both very lively. He plans to accompany her well today, go shopping slowly, and see major provincial cities. It just so happens that the car still has gas. Tomorrow, I will return the car to the military area. It will be convenient to go back empty-handed.
"Mother, my mother-in-law has finally left. Now let's go to dinner first. After eating and drinking enough, I will show you the best shopping mall in the provincial capital. Jiaojiao gave me a lot of remittance vouchers and asked to take you there. Pick what you like."
Mother Zhang looked at the car and touched the car glass. She was not embarrassed to take a closer look at her in-laws just now. "Let’s telegraph to his grandma’s house first, or else we’ll forget about it later. Eat something casually at noon, things are expensive in the provincial capital."
"You always listen to your old son. Go to the post office to send a telegram, and then take you to eat delicious food. I will not return the car today. I will drive over by myself tomorrow. I will accompany you to take a good look at the big city today." Zhang Guoqing stopped, asked the pedestrian post office for directions, and drove there.
Zhang Guoqing sent a telegram at the post office, specifically stating that when he arrived in Beijing at 5 o'clock on the 23rd, Lin Shan brought 500 kilograms of heavy objects and urgently needed to pick up people from the station. In order to avoid misunderstanding, he didn't save the comma. No way, the old man just left yesterday. When he got home, he didn't know if the train was delayed. Maybe the front and back of the train arrived at the station, and the family members would always pick her up.
"Mother, the telegram has been sent to the capital, and they will receive it at home tomorrow night at the latest. Now we go to eat first, and you will wait for your son to take you to play. Your son has a big pocket."
Mother Zhang sat in the co-pilot's seat, curiously watching the crowds on both sides of her get off work. Seeing that there are so many people who ride bicycles, and very few people wear patched clothes, I sigh that big cities are better, and there are many people and cars. Their family has two bicycles in the village, which are enviable. There are hundreds of them here. There is no need to work in the fields to earn work points. Looking at the people in the city, there are no dark people, full of energy, full of air, and everyone is smiling. The child was clean, carrying a schoolbag, rushing around, saying that the city is really nice.
It's just off work now, with a lot of people and cars, all of whom are employees of nearby factories. This is the busiest city center, and the standard of living must be better, and children’s education is also important.
Mother Zhang did not see the remote places in the city. Those people who wear, eat, and live are not even comparable to their villages. At least the yard in the village is big, unlike a yard in the city where a dozen households live, where grandparents and grandchildren are crowded on a kang for generations. If people in the city have a large population, small children, and support their families on wages, food and clothing will be a problem. However, Zhang Guoqing did not explain, just let her watch the excitement and be happy.
When he arrived at the restaurant, he took Mother Zhang to find a seat, went to the counter to order by himself, and ordered several dishes. If you can't finish it, you can put a cup and take it back to his father.
Mother Zhang watched him bring several plates of meat dishes, took it happily, and whispered complaints. She knows that she can't embarrass her son when she is outside, because her Xiaowu is the one on the card. Look at the enthusiasm of those people today for him, but it is different from ordinary people. Besides, all the money is paid, it is not easy to refund, and I will eat less later, and take it back to the family to taste the dishes of the province.
After lunch, they took the leftovers, got in the car, and went directly to the Friendship Shopping Center not far away.
Zhang Guoqing showed the overseas remittance coupons, and the inspectors took Zhang's mother into the lobby after seeing them.
Faced with a completely different environment, Mother Zhang was a little nervous. I looked around the glass windows and glass cabinets and looked at my clothes. He breathed a sigh of relief, looked around carefully, and whispered: "Little Five, I don't think I can go in without this ticket."
Zhang Guoqing patted her hand gently to make her feel relieved, "That's it. Here are mainly overseas Chinese and some leaders. There are no overseas remittance coupons and people will not come in. It is estimated that it is for safety. Mother, let's start watching from the first floor. Starting from the third floor, everything is available. The price and quality are better than those outside. Xizi said that you can take all the good things to invoice and settle the payment together. Unlike a supply and marketing agency, you have to invoice and pay first, and then run back to get the things. trouble."
Mother Zhang was dazzled ever since she came in, and she nodded straight without answering Zhang Guoqing's words. She looked at it the same way, the things were really good, even the prices above were good.
Mother Zhang followed him from the first floor to the third floor, looking all the way, choosing something cheaper than the supply and marketing agency, and hurriedly pulling him away. She is not used to this place.
After exiting the door, Mother Zhang secretly breathed a sigh of relief, "Little Five, where shall we go next?"
Zhang Guoqing drove the car and stopped not far away, "Mother, this is the largest department store in the provincial capital. Like the supply and marketing cooperatives, some require tickets. I have a lot of tickets here. You can buy whatever you like. Don’t Worried about not having enough money."
The department store is just a two-story red brick building. At the intersection of two roads, the wall is covered with slogans.
"Fall down/down the United States/imperialism and realize communism/property."
"The alliance of workers and peasants, mutual assistance between urban and rural areas!"
"Work hard, diligent/thrifty/established/national!"
"Follow the path of cooperation, work, and transformation to achieve common prosperity!"
The big red letter is very conspicuous, the people coming and going at the door are very lively, and there are no empty-handed people coming out from the inside, they are all big bags. The two entered through the gate, and they heard the broadcast broadcasting as soon as they arrived: "Today is a special offer to buy Jiefang shoes, and one pair of them. There are defective products in the textile area on the second floor, and you can buy them without a ticket. If you have inventory, you don’t need a ticket on the first floor. buy."
After listening to the radio, Zhang's mother hurriedly pulled Zhang Guoqing to the inventory counter on the first floor, without asking anyone else. If you see the most people from a distance, squeeze in. Zhang Guoqing managed to protect her and squeeze into the crowd, watching her excitedly choose, and after all the votes were selected, he went to queue to pay and collect the tickets to the salesperson.
Crowding out the crowd, Zhang Guoqing followed his mother closely. His mother felt like buying. She was too excited now. He hurriedly listened to the radio to the second floor, asked where the defective product was, and went there.
Zhang Guoqing looked at the crowd with a headache. Women were still choosing, shouting for the salesperson to bring it to her. The front of the counter was crowded with people, saying each sentence. If you didn't listen carefully, you couldn't figure out what was said. It was messy. There is no way to follow Mother Zhang and wait outside. After she had selected the towels and fabrics that were the most satisfactory, and felt that there were few flaws, more than half an hour had passed since the salesperson would issue the ticket. He hurried to the first floor with the slip and queuing to pay, and got the signed invoice and ran back to the second. floor.
I finally breathed a sigh of relief, but fortunately, the processing was over. Then you can watch it slowly. This is like a fight. For fear that they can't be bought, they are all women. He is embarrassed to squeeze in.
"Mother, we all have tickets next, I'm all ready, don't worry."
Mother Zhang happily looked at the things he was carrying, "You don't understand. We would have come here if we knew it earlier. Maybe there are good things to come here earlier, and we will pick them all. It's really cheap."
Mother Zhang thought about it. She should be familiar with the trading process of the supply and marketing cooperative. She took Zhang Guoqing to the counter on the left on the first floor and started to look at it. It took a long time for the two of them to finally go home with satisfaction.
Zhang Guoqing looked at the fact that there were not many things in their hands. Most damsels look at merchandise instead of buying merchandise. I don't know what fun to see if I don't buy it. He found that shopping is still better, aim at it, take it and leave.
I used to listen to my friends complaining about not going shopping with his mother, and I won't go to death next time. He also found it strange that it was a good thing to be able to accompany his mother to go shopping, carry bags for her, and watch her shopping happily and enthusiastically. He still regrets that he does not have a mother.
Now it’s face-slapped, if he can see that friend, he will definitely sympathize with that buddy and give him a hug when he meets that buddy, especially if his mother likes him, he is anxious for her if he can’t buy it. In the end, she looked like Zhang Guoqing, who was reluctant to spend the money, directly paid the bill.
He also felt more and more that his squeamishness was not squeamish at all. His temperament and habits were in line with his temper. The two of them turned from ordinary to riches. She has not changed much. She is always the same as before, whether it is shopping or as a person. Live seriously and never spend time doing useless things. It is estimated that she has to be anxious to let her go shopping like this.
After Zhang Guoqing got into the car with his wife carrying the bag, he thought about it, and went in to buy some cream, Harry oil and soap. No woman didn't like these. Besides, his mother was only 46 years old and not old at all, that is, she was in the countryside. , No maintenance. Besides, when I came to the second major provincial city, I always brought some gifts to my sister-in-law and sisters.
"Mother, you share these for your sister-in-law and sister. You can use all the extra. It's cold, and you won't crack your hands when you put it on. The face is also maintained. I think those women like these."
"Oh, my old son. I thought you would buy anything. These are precious, they are all rare things. You bring them back to Jiaojiao. Why do you buy so many." Mother Zhang was happy and distressed. Looking at these things, don't say she really likes them, smear them on it with fragrant smell.
Zhang Guoqing looked at his mother funny, don't think he didn't see her expression, and touched the box lovingly. Yes, because her monthly salary is not high, she bought Jiaojiao high-end cosmetics from abroad. She is also distressed and can't put it down.
I have read those words in which book: Women do not love cosmetics, women want to be young and beautiful. No matter how old a woman is, she is always unwilling to hear someone ask her age after the age of 18. It is harder to tell than to hear asking for private money.
"Mother, Jiaojiao gave it to her mother. You can use these with confidence. Your old son knows that he won't make a fat face to fill a fat man. I have money in my hand. I tell you secretly, don't tell me, Jiaojiao gave it to her. A lot of money, the rent in Beijing for 6 years, 50 yuan a month, how much do you count? As long as the house is rented out in the future, there will be 50 yuan a month. My mother-in-law said, let us spend it hard. That’s it. My brother-in-law’s salary is only 36 yuan a month. So, secretly tell you that we really don’t need money. Keep your own money and tell me what you want to buy.

Mother Zhang shook her fingers in shock, her heart pounding, she couldn't calm down and figure out how much she was. He whispered incoherently, "I, I still don’t count. Xiao Wu, don’t tell me about such a large sum of money, don’t even tell your father. Remember, don’t tell me. My mother, mine. Grandma Tian, ​​she is really a golden doll. No wonder your mother-in-law buys things in carts and carts without blinking."
Zhang Guoqing laughed. It is estimated that his father guessed that he was not short of money. He knew that Jiaojiao had a large yard for rent, and he also knew his mother-in-law's temper. But for these, both of them kept silent tacitly. This is because his mother is reluctant to bear this and that. He only told her. As for the other things, he didn't intend to tell anyone, even his mother didn't intend to reveal it.
"Now don't worry. Okay, if there is anything you want to buy, let's go see it again."
Mother Zhang nodded temptedly, and then shook her head again, "Forget it, you can't mess around with money, keep it for safety, you will have children in the future, and the days will grow."
Zhang Guoqing took out the ticket ~EbookFREE.me~ and placed it on the spot, and picked out all the tickets that were close to the expiry date, "I will find out all the tickets that are about to expire, and we will buy them according to this, or they will expire. Pity."
Zhang Guoqing locked the car and took his mother into the department store again. This time Mother Zhang was obviously happy and bought what she needed. Both Zhang Guoqing and Zhang Guoqing ran out of the selected bills.
After shopping, Zhang Guoqing drove Zhang's mother to the park to take a look. Then she took her to the movie theater, but her mother refused to pull her out. Zhang's mother said that it would be dark after watching the movie, and the family was worried. No way, Zhang Guoqing took her and asked someone on the street, where to buy old book stalls and tapes?
After driving around, he finally found a place. He first went to see the tapes and bought some tapes of revolutionary songs. I asked his mother and bought opera and storytelling. Zhang Guoqing knew that these opera and storytelling tapes would be unforgettable in the future, no matter how expensive they were, he bought a large stack and told his mother in detail what those tapes were about. Otherwise, she must be in a hurry, it's really expensive, and now his eldest sister is only paid a month. The most expensive tape costs 1.5 yuan, and that big stack is 0.50 yuan for the cheapest one, which cost Zhang Guoqing almost 50 yuan.
After that, Zhang Guoqing took her to a place not far away, a lot of old book stands. After all, it was the provincial capital, and the two alleys were full of old book stalls. He picked good books quickly and the price was cheaper than the county seat. He mentioned it twice before returning to the car.
"Okay, it's getting dark. Let's go back. Your father must be in a hurry. Jiaojiao doesn't know what she ate at night. Let's go. I've visited enough provincial cities."
Mother Zhang is afraid of him now. I haven't seen anyone who spends money like water, good guys, those people are watching them stupidly, if it weren't for a car parked there, someone might have robbed it.