After my stepmother was shot, I took my brothers to the countryside

Shen Nian went to the police station early in the morning and came back holding a box.

She picked up a snakeskin bag by the window, put the box in it and threw it in the corner of the yard.

"Xiao An, Xiao Le, come out quickly, let's go to the department store to buy things." Shen Nian shouted into the house.

"Hey, sister is here." Shen Nianle pulled Shen Nian'an out of the house.

"Sister, what are we going to buy at the department store?" Shen Nian'an asked.

"We are going to the countryside tomorrow, so of course we have to prepare some things for the trip." Shen Nian was in a good mood, with joy in his words.

"Sister, didn't you buy everything these two days?" Shen Nianle was puzzled. Her sister went out without taking them with her these two days, and came back with a lot of bags.

Shen Nian...

She couldn't tell them that she had been mainly at the scrap collection station these past two days, but apart from some newspapers and books, she hadn't found anything else.

The things brought back were all prepared in advance from the Space Mall, and they were brought back from outside just to cover up.

"We still have some tickets, but they can't be used in Liaoning Province, so we're going to use them now."

Today's tickets are divided into national tickets and local tickets. Local tickets can only be used within the province.

The tickets that Shen Nian had on her were all found from Li Cui and Chen Zhixue. She planned to use up all the tickets except the industrial coupons.

The three of them strolled to the department store. At that time, the variety of goods was relatively small, and even if they had money, they might not be able to buy anything. Most of the goods required tickets to buy.

Entering the department store, Shen Nian looked at the ticket in his hand, then turned to look at Shen Nian'an. Shen Nian said happily, "Let's go see what color fabric you like. We'll buy some fabric to make new clothes today."

"Sister, didn't you just buy clothes yesterday? Why are you still robbing cloth to make clothes today?" Shen Nian'an looked at Shen Nian, while Shen Nianle had already started looking around.

Shen Nian touched her nose; she had forgotten about this. "Don't we just happen to have cotton wadding coupons and cloth coupons? The winter in Liao Province is cold, so we need to prepare cotton-padded jackets in advance."

Shen Nian'an didn't say anything after hearing this, and went to ask Shen Nianle to choose cloth together.

Shen Nian walked towards the counter: "Hello, comrade, I want to buy something."

Shopping at that time was not like shopping in supermarkets in later generations where you could take your time to browse and choose. When buying things in department stores at that time, you would just tell the salesperson what you wanted, and she would get it for you. Sometimes you would have to check if the item was in stock, and if not, you would have to wait a few days before coming back.

"Comrade, what do you want to buy?" The salesperson's attitude was pretty good.

"I want to buy some cotton, matches, soap, toothpaste, White Rabbit milk candy, fruit candy, biscuits, peach cakes... and give me two cans of food." Shen Nian looked at the ticket in his hand and listed all the things he wanted to buy in one breath.

"White Rabbit is limited edition!" The salesperson turned around and shouted to Shen Nian while looking for something.

"Sister, we have made our choice." Shen Nianle came over excitedly holding a roll of dark blue cloth, and Shen Nian'an followed behind.

"Hey, comrade, do you have enough tickets to buy these things?" After finding the things, the salesperson picked up the abacus beside her and started calculating. The things she quoted would require quite a few tickets.

"I have enough tickets." Shen Nian handed the money and tickets to the salesperson.

While counting the money and checking the tickets, the salesperson didn't forget to gossip, "Comrade, you have quite a complete collection of these things. Looks like you're planning a long trip?"

Shen Nian turned her head and looked elsewhere. She wanted to see what was in this department store so that she could buy the same things from the space later.

"Well, we're going to the countryside tomorrow, so let's prepare some things in advance."

"It's good to go to the countryside. Now the government encourages educated young people to go to the countryside. You are responding to the call of the government. It is an honorable thing." The salesperson looked admiring.

Shen Nian smiled and didn't respond. She didn't know whether it was glorious or not, but this was the path she could think of at the moment.

"Comrade, these are your things."

"Thank you." Shen Nian took the things and handed some to Shen Nian'an and Shen Nianle.

"Sister, what did you buy?" Shen Nianle asked curiously while holding the things.

"I bought some candies and biscuits for you two." Shen Nian said as he put a White Rabbit milk candy in each of their mouths.

"Wow, sister, so sweet." Shen Nianle looked satisfied.

Shen Nian looked at the two children's satisfied expressions, and couldn't help but feel a little distressed: "The sweetness is yet to come."

After taking the things home, the three of them went to the grocery store again and used up the remaining food coupons, meat coupons, soy sauce, vinegar, tea and salt coupons.

After returning home, Shen Nian sorted and put away the things he had bought, and then began to prepare his luggage for the trip to the countryside.

Shen Nian had given up the idea of doing a quick buck in the black market before leaving. The income during this period plus the savings book left by her grandparents and mother amounted to more than 30,000 yuan. She did not plan to take any risks and preferred to play it safe.

She packed the three quilts she had bought from the Space Mall into a large backpack, placed her daily necessities and some food in one box and locked it, and then put the newspapers, fabrics, and cotton she had bought into another box and locked it.

Shen Nian planned to bring pots, pans, bowls and chopsticks with him. These could be put into the space. Anyway, the backpack was big enough and others would not know what was inside. He could just pretend to take them out when the time came.

Shen Nian packed the clothes into two small bags, and then put the food left outside into another small backpack. These were for Shen Nian'an and Shen Nianle to pass the time on the train.

After packing her luggage, Shen Nian went into the kitchen. She planned to make some dry food to eat on the train. It was July now and the weather was too hot, so anything she cooked would go bad easily. Shen Nian planned to make pork jerky, which she had secretly taken out of the space in the morning and placed in the kitchen.

Shen Nian'an had already cut and marinated the meat in the morning, and Shen Nianle ran out to buy popsicles.

Shen Nian put the pot on the stove and poured in oil. When the oil was hot, she put the marinated shredded pork into the pot and fried it over high heat until it was set. Then she reduced the heat and slowly fryed it. Shen Nian'an squatted beside her and watched.

Shen Nianle ran in with a popsicle in her arms: "Sister, I bought the popsicles." Then she handed the popsicles to Shen Nian and Shen Nian'an.

"Sister, what are you doing?" Shen Nianle licked the popsicle and looked at the pot curiously.

"I'll make some pork jerky as dry food for you." Shen Nian bit the popsicle. At that time, most popsicles were white, without as many additives as in later generations. They tasted good and felt cool in the mouth.

"Pork jerky?" It was the first time Shen Nianle heard this word.

"Well, you can try it when it's done." Shen Nian turned the meat over again while speaking.

Shen Nianle looked at the pork rolling in the pot, inhaled the smell in the air, and couldn't help swallowing: "Sister, this pork jerky smells so good."

After some frying, the pork jerky was finally ready. Shen Nian first gave one to Shen Nian'an and Shen Nianle: "Be careful, it's hot."

"Sister, it's delicious." Shen Nianle couldn't wait to pick up the pork jerky and took a bite, his face full of satisfaction.

"Sister, the pork jerky you made is so delicious." Shen Nian'an's eyes also lit up.

Shen Nian fished out the remaining pork jerky and let it cool: "Just eat it if you like it. If you like it, I will make it for you next time."

In the afternoon, Shen Nian took Shen Nian'an and Shen Nianle to the cemetery. Before leaving, she picked up the snakeskin bag thrown in the corner and took it away.

When she passed by the cesspool, she poured the ashes in the box into the pit, and threw the snakeskin bag into the garbage pit.

He even wanted to be buried with his mother, dreaming of a long and prosperous life! Trash only belongs in the trash heap.

But don't tell her that everyone is dead and the past has disappeared. Just because a person is dead, does that mean that everything he did before and the people he hurt can be treated as if it never happened? Then let the people who were hurt come back to life first.

Shen Nian'an and Shen Nian were weeding as usual. Although they had just done it a few days ago, they didn't know when they would be back to weed again.

Shen Nian knelt in front of his mother's grave with mixed emotions: "Grandpa, grandma, mom, Chen Zhixue is dead. The bad guys got their comeuppance. You can rest in peace now."

After a pause, he continued, "I changed my brothers' last name to Shen. Tomorrow, my brothers and I will go to the countryside. I don't know when I will visit grandpa, grandma and mom again. Grandpa, grandma, mom, don't worry. I will take good care of myself and my brothers."

Shen Nianle, who was kneeling beside them, shouted, "Grandpa, grandma, mom, don't worry, we will take good care of my sister!"

Shen Nian'an on the side said in his heart, Me too.

At dusk, the three of them kowtowed a few times before leaving. On the way home, Shen Nian reminded her two younger brothers: "Xiao An, Xiao Le, we are going to the countryside tomorrow. We may encounter many difficulties and challenges, but you must remember to be strong no matter what you encounter. Also, I will be there for you."

After returning home, the three of them had a quick meal and went to bed. Shen Nian looked at the livestock raised in the space and the crops in the fields, closed his eyes contentedly and fell asleep.