Chapter 46

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Xu Nannan opened her eyes in fright. After taking two deep breaths, she tentatively closed her eyes again. It’s still the message interface, but there is another sentence, “Hello, are you still there?”

Someone really sent a message!

At this time, Xu Nannan’s mood and the time when she realized that she was carrying Taobao through it, was the same.

Since she came to the 1960s, apart from selling and collecting things in this Taobao shop, she has never discovered that she can even send messages to others. When she was shopping in other stores before, there was no such thing as messaging at all.

Her shop is usually has a regular customer, so basically she pays the bill directly when she buys something, and they rarely talk to her. Sometimes someone will ask her to find goods. But after coming here for a few months, she didn’t have a single message. She thought she didn’t have this function.

Xu Nannan tried to send a message with consciousness, “Are you from the 21st century?”

The message could not be sent. Xu Nannan frowned, can’t she send a message? What’s the use of this function? Seeing the message above, she sent another one, “Yes.”

This time it was sent out.

Soon there was a reply, “Dear friend, how much is your book, why don’t you not mark the price?”

Looking at the above information, Xu Nannan guessed, is it necessary for the other party to ask questions before she can answer? Can’t she talk about other things?

Xu Nannan was a little disappointed. She thought she could finally freely connect with the future.

Seeing that Xu Nannan didn’t reply, the other party sent another question mark over.

Xu Nannan immediately returned, “This is the goods I just received, and I haven’t had time to set the price.”

These goods are still some of the old goods she collected at the recycle bin last time. Because there are some calligraphy and paintings and some ancient books, she didn’t know the price, so she planned to study them and then set the price. Later, she was busy with exams, and these things were kept in the store. After all, she has enough money in the store now, so she is not in a hurry to sell it.

Unexpectedly, it will attract people to inquire. Xu Nannan felt that this could be regarded as a mixed result.

The other party seemed very anxious and hoped that Xu Nannan would make a price as soon as possible. He wanted to buy it immediately.

Upon seeing this, Xu Nannan simply searched for the prices of ancient books in the Taobao second-hand goods market and saw that the prices of these books were not low, some hundreds of dollars, some thousands of them, and tens of thousands of them.

Xu Nannan suddenly remembered a piece of news she had read. It is said that an old lady sold the old books in her attic to the scrap collector. A few days later, her son came back to look for the book but could not find it. After asking, she found out that the old lady had sold scraps. When her son heard this, he fainted on the spot. Later, she learned that her son saw the first volume of an old book from his teacher. The first volume was worth 300,000 yuan. His teacher said that if there was a second volume, he was willing to buy it at a price of 400,000 yuan.

Because the value of the second volume is higher. And the second volume is in their old attic.

Xu Nannan really doesn’t know if this is true. But she can be sure at that time that some old books should be very valuable.

She didn’t study the book, but this book is so old. When books look old, then its value should not be low.

Xu Nannan thought for a while, and marked the book at a price of 30,000 yuan.

She was worried that the price was high, so she wrote a negotiable price next to it. What Xu Nannan didn’t expect was that the moment she put a price on the book, the book was bought immediately…

There is 30,000 more money in the account.

Message appeared again, “If there will be similar books in the future, please send me a message, thank you!” Then it showed that the other party had exited the chat interface.

Xu Nannan was suddenly a little confused. So does her book have a low price tag, or does it have a high price tag? No, it should be, what is the situation of the messaging, how to open it, and what topics can I talk about?

Xu Nannan immediately concentrated and wanted to open the message button, but only the chat interface appeared, which was already offline.

“Are you there?” Xu Nannan sent a message without reply. But it passed. Explains that you can actively send messages to the other party but it just seems that something cannot be mentioned.

And it needs the other party to take the initiative to find her so that she can have the authority to contact the other party.

After waiting for a while, there was no movement at all, and Xu Nannan withdrew from the inside. But she was still a little excited.

In any case, being able to have a connection means that there is still a chance to connect with the future.

“Sister, big sister.” Xu Xiaoman ran in from outside.

Xu Nannan got up from the bed and asked, “What’s wrong?”

“Sister, I just went to find Wuya. She said that my dad had agreed to let her go back to the village to study. Sister, don’t let Wuya go back. Grandma will definitely hit her.”

Xu Xiaoman cried.

She grew up in the village and knows the hardships of life there. Suffering is nothing, the key is that grandma is not good for them. She used to have the two sisters. If Wuya goes back and no one takes care of her, what should she do?

“Is this certain?” Xu Nannan was not calm, she was frowning.

“Yeah.” Xu Xiaoman nodded. She just went to find Wuya secretly before she knew about it. “My parents are so cruel, it’s not good for us, and it’s not good for Wuya. Wuya has been with them for so long.”

“They themselves are the only ones in their hearts, and there is no place for any of their children. Don’t worry, Xiaoling is not their final say. If they don’t let Xiaoling study in the city, so then I will let her study in the city. Xiaoling is still a few months away from studying, and I will definitely let her stay in the city when that happens.”

But they couldn’t be so cheap anymore, Li Jing and Xu Jiansheng.

The mine is about to officially start on the sixth day of the New Years. So in the fifth day, everyone came back one after another.

Because after the Spring Festival, everyone went back to the mine with a bit of joy. Even Jiang Lili has not been a demon for the time being after returning.

However, Wu Qing was not very energetic. After Chinese New Year, she lost weight. Xu Nannan gave her a bottle of Doubanjiang as a gift, and she shyly thanked her. She took it and put it in the bag.

TL Note: Doubanjiang (Chili Bean Paste/Sauce, 辣豆瓣酱) is spicy fermented bean paste with red chili peppers. You can see the paste/sauce is red from the bottle.

Zhu Fang only came back at noon. Xu Nannan also gave her a bottle of Doubanjiang. She looked at the dripping oil inside, twisted it and took a sip, “It’s so delicious!”

Next to Nannan, Wu Qing gave her watercress. After eating two bites of watercress, she went to drink water immediately.

Xu Nannan smiled, “This is for dinner.” People here doesn’t like to eat bean paste, but Xu Nannan thinks bean paste is delicious.

“Although it’s a bit salty, it’s delicious.” Zhu Fang closed the lid and gave the food to Xu Nannan and Wu Qing. They are all sunflower seeds and peanuts for Chinese New Year. They also gave some foods to Jiang Lili and Jiang Lili took something and went out without saying a word.

Since Zhu Fang and Xu Nannan got together, she didn’t even look at Zhu Fang with them, and felt that Zhu Fang was a traitor. She chose a newcomer, regardless of their feelings for living in a dormitory for so long before.

Zhu Fang didn’t care either. Anyway, she was thinking about switching dormitory when she gave them things. To put it ugly, Jiang Lili is not worthy of her posting.

She had a better relationship with Xu Nannan and gave an extra pack of peanuts.

Wu Qing took a look, then turned to work on herself.

Zhu Fang pulled Xu Nannan in a whisper, “I heard my aunt say it. We will be recruiting workers in the beginning of the year. If you can pass the exam, you will be a formal worker in the mine. You can also transfer your registered permanent residence to the mine.”

Xu Nannan knew about this a long time ago, but Zhu Fang told her that it was for her own good. She said with surprise on her face, “Really?”

“Of course it’s true, it’s all set.” Zhu Fang smiled happily. After she heard the news, she thought of Xu Nannan. She knew that Xu Nannan went to night school, and she got her graduation certificate within one semester. She really admires her.

And she felt that Xu Nannan had good luck and it was just in time, so she came back at noon to talk to Xu Nannan about this matter.

“I told you that you should spend a lot of time reading books these days, and I will go to the office to find some information. This is a rare opportunity. Not many people are recruited.”

Zhu Fang is more anxious about this matter than Xu Nannan.

She subconsciously felt that Xu Nannan looked a lot like her. Not only did she have the same temperament, but she also hoped that Xu Nannan could get better. Just like how she is now. She has a better life now, and the woman in the family wants to please her.

“Zhu Fang, thanks, If I’m going to be admitted later, I will invite you to dinner and it’s a big meal.” Xu Nannan really thanked Zhu Fang and Zhu Liping in her heart. In fact, there is not much to get along with, but people still help her in this way.

“I want to eat sauerkraut and pork dumplings.” Zhu Fang immediately sucked in her mouth unceremoniously.

Xu Nannan smiled, “Okay, enough attention.”

The next day, Zhu Fang brought some information to Xu Nannan. She herself was a person who had taken the recruitment exam, and she probably knew what to test in general.

Soon, wind began to spread from the mine.

Even the cafeteria knows that it is going to hire workers. Master Du asked Xu Nannan to prepare for the exam. If she is really busy, take a few days off.

The cafeteria took care of Xu Nannan, but Xu Nannan didn’t want to ask for leave. It’s not that she is reluctant to pay, but that she can’t make money. Others take care of you because they are sentimental. If they can’t be given, you just keep it. It is true that there are too many large dining halls, and she does not have much, but she does not have much less. But if multiple people work, they can still share some of them.

Moreover, she is also good at taking exams, reviewing it every time the sky is up, so there is enough time.

On the Xu family’s side, Xu Jiansheng also mentioned this matter at home. He wants his elder niece Xu Hong to take the exam.

This time is different from the past. The female workers recruited before were all mine apprentices, operating machine tools and other rough jobs. As a junior high school student, Xu Hong had the opportunity to participate. But Xu Hong felt tired from such work, low salary, and not decent. And apprentices cannot transfer accounts. So she has been reluctant to go.

Xu Jiansheng would not force his niece to do this kind of tiring work in the mine, so as not to be pierced by his brother.

But this time the job at the mine is still very good. The Mining Committee, the Personnel Section, and the Logistics Section all need people. If you can enter such a department as a worker, it would be good. Moreover, when Xu Hong’s transcript was taken back in the past, it was indeed not as good as Xu Meizi’s. Xu Jiansheng personally felt that the chance of this niece getting admitted to college was very low. Instead of wasting time, it was better to seize this good opportunity.

“Uncle, I don’t want to work in the mine, I want to go to university.” Xu Hong said unhappily, holding the bowl.

What is she doing as a worker? She will be a college student and wait for the country to assign a job.

Xu Jiansheng frowned, “University is not that easy to take exams. You work a few years earlier, and you won’t lose out when you count the length of service in the future. Besides, this time the position is pretty good. There are many people who are staring at it. on.”

“Old Xu, if Honghong is admitted, will she get the same salary as them?” Li Jing asked suddenly.

“Of course, the recruits this time are all formal workers who can transfer their accounts.”

Li Jing’s heart immediately became hot. It is one thing, whether Xu Hong transfers her account or not. What she likes is a salary of more than 30 yuan a month. And if Xu Hong is admitted as an apprentice, there will be a monthly supply of food. If Xu Hong passes the exam, then her family will have a relaxed life.

At this moment, Li Jing could forget the promises Xu Hong had made to her before. She would be a cadre whenever she was admitted to the university, let her enjoy the blessing, and give her a long face.

No matter how good it sounds, it’s not as good as the benefits at hand.

And during the Chinese New Year, the performance of Xu Hong and her brother at home made her a little dissatisfied, and she was a little unwilling to provide her for school anymore.

“Honghong, you still have to go. This is a good opportunity. After you pass the exam, you will be a citizen of the city. Don’t you look forward to being a citizen of the city?”

“I’m not going!” Xu Hong pouted. Her classmate Li Chun told her that he wants to be a cadre, she wants to marry someone who is an official, and at least she has to graduate from university.

Seeing that Xu Hong was unwilling to go, Xu Jiansheng frowned, feeling a little unhappy. He thinks this niece is getting more and more ignorant. But he didn’t say any more. It’s useless to say that the child is not willing to go. Children are all this old, and they are not easy to manage as adults. And she’s not her own daughter, so she must not be measured in what she says and do.

Li Jing doesn’t care, she sternly said, “Honghong, if you don’t go, I’ll go back and tell your grandma. It depends on whether your grandma asks you to go to college or let you go to the mine to do a formal job.”

Xu Hong’s expression suddenly changed when she heard this.

Without going back and asking, she knew what her grandma would say.

Xu Meizi said on the side, “Or I will try it too.”

She was not as stubborn as Xu Hong, and she knew in her heart that it was still too far to go to college after all, and if she could be admitted to a worker, it wouldn’t be much worse.

Moreover, it will be several years before she goes to university. She can’t guarantee that nothing will happen by then.

After all, Longlong and Leizi will be both big by that time. According to her temperament, she and Xu Hong are the only two eldest girls in the family, who knows what will happen?

“Okay, go for both of them.” Li Jing was very happy when she heard that Xu Meizi was also willing to go.

If both children are admitted, that would be great. She is really going to be blessed.

From now on, Lao Xu’s wages will be saved, and Meizi and Honghong’s wages will also be saved and half spent. And there is no need to worry about food. With just the three of them, they will be able to send a hundred jin to Old Xu family every month.

TL Note: That end of chapter 46

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