Chapter 22 Self-Righteous
As for Lin Mei of the Xiaohe Production Team, it was already bright outside when she woke up.
She hurried to her uncle's house and inquired, only to find out that Lin Shu had set off at dawn. "She can't wait so hard that she can't wait until dawn?"
Lin Mei Yixin Deciding that Lin Shu was looking for Jie Chunlei, he turned around and rushed to the Jie family production team.
When we arrived at Jiejia Village, all the Jiejia people went to work and no one was at home. Since there was no one at home, Lin Shu didn’t come to the Jiejia production team. Lin Mei felt relieved. tone.
But this tone has not completely relaxed yet, thinking of a possibility, the whole person becomes nervous again, "Bitch, why did I get up so early? It turns out that I went to the countryside to find Brother Chunlei!"
Lin Mei decided Lin Shu went to Xie Chunlei's unit to find someone, so she couldn't help but worry and hurried to the countryside. However, the Jie family production team was more than twenty miles away from the township. How could she catch up with him in just a few steps? of.
When she rushed to the township supply and marketing cooperative, panting and sweating profusely, and found the office area behind to inquire, she found out that Xie Chunlei was not at the supply and marketing cooperative, but had gone to the county to transport goods.
"Is there something urgent for the girl to find Jie Chunlei? If there is something urgent, you can tell me and I will convey it to you when he comes back." The staff mainly saw that she was sweating profusely and seemed to be in a hurry, thinking that the Jie family Something big happened.
How could Lin Mei have the nerve to express her worries in her mouth? She shook her head: "Thank you, brother. It's nothing urgent. I just came to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some things and stopped by to see him. Since he's not here, I won't bother you. ”
Entering the black market this time, Lin Shu bought several pairs of Jiefang shoes from the system and put on a mask and a straw hat, so that no one could see her true face for a while.
Jiefang shoes have rubber soles and are waterproof in rain or snow. They are very popular in cities and rural areas.
In the supply and marketing cooperative, a pair of Jiefang shoes costs 3.6 yuan a pair, plus an industrial coupon.
Industrial vouchers are issued to urban residents in a fixed amount every month. Rural people are not issued industrial vouchers. Therefore, those who do not have industrial vouchers and want to buy a pair of Jiefang shoes have to find another way.
For example, the educated youth who go to the countryside are issued some vouchers when they go to the countryside. If they want to buy industrial products later, they must rely on the support of their relatives at home.
If you don’t have relatives to support you, you can buy it on the black market if you have money.
Lin Shu used a cloth bag to put on several pairs of Jiefang shoes of different sizes. As soon as she set up the stall, someone stopped in front of her.
The man said: "How do you sell these Jiefang shoes?"
"4 yuan and a half for a pair, if you have a ticket, you can exchange it with the ticket."
Each pair increased by 9 It was only a cent, but if the industrial coupons were deducted, the price she sold was not expensive. The man pointed to the Jiefang shoes on the ground without thinking too much.
"Are there sizes 42 and 37?"
"Yes, how many pairs do you want?"
"One pair in each size."
Lin Shu looked for it at the stall A pair of size 42 shoes, and then a pair of size 37 shoes were taken out from the bag. In fact, this pair of size 37 shoes was temporarily bought from the mall.
The man checked the size and found that it was correct, so he took out the money from his pocket to settle the bill.
Two pairs of 9 yuan, a net profit of 1.8 yuan. In fact, strictly speaking, Lin Shu purely earned 9 yuan. After all, the balance in the system is relatively easy to obtain.
Lin Shu sighed with a downcast face. She originally wanted to come to the black market to exchange for more tickets, but it turned out that the man was smarter than her and refused to exchange the tickets for the money directly.
Most of the people who come to the black market to buy things are people without tickets, but there are also people who are willing to use their tickets to exchange for things on the black market. These people are usually willing to exchange for food.
Moreover, this time when he came to the black market, Lin Shu found that the price of food was higher than last time.
The last time the black market for rice was 0.25, this time it actually went up to 0.35. After a little inquiry, I found out that as spring plowing begins, food will be even more scarce in a month or two. This time of year is a time of drought. , the price of food will naturally increase.
Lin Shu sold out several pairs of Jiefang shoes, then left the black market and carried dozens of kilograms of rice into the black market. "Hey, is your rice newly milled?"
A pair of shiny leather shoes stopped in front of her stall. Lin Shu raised her head along the military green trouser legs, She didn't know whether it was because the sun was too strong or because he was so handsome, but it was so bright that she was a little dazzled.
"My rice is the freshest. I want to buy it and exchange it with tickets."
Lin Shu answered as he stood up. The mentality of the decades-old aunt became as stable as a dog in a moment.
The person who came was a young man with clear-cut features and a ruffian smile on his handsome face. "Take up and follow me."
"." Lin Shu was confused when he saw him. He quickly called out to the man who had turned around, "Hey, comrade, what do you mean?"
"It means I want your bag of grain, help me carry it back."
Also Want door-to-door delivery?
“The door-to-door service fee is two yuan!” Lin Shu asked tentatively.
Gu Jiu turned around and looked at her with interest, "I can't tell, you are quite a traitor."
"I have worked hard, and two yuan is the reward I deserve. Is there any problem?" Besides, she has to bear the risk when delivering goods to her door.
Of course, if something happens along the way, she will run away. Now I can only suppress my worries and don't want to give up on this customer.
After all, he was the only person he met today who was willing to trade with tickets.
"No problem, let's go." Gu Jiu was helpless.
Lin Shu picked up the sack and followed him out of the black market. The two walked through the street and entered an alley. The long alley was paved with bluestone slabs. The houses on both sides were also the high-walled connected houses built with blue bricks during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. , very local characteristics.
The layout of the houses is similar to that of Xiaohe Village, except that the houses in the county are enlarged.
The tall Gu Jiu walked in front, as if strolling in a courtyard, while Lin Shu, who followed behind, carried the sacks noisily, like a coolie carrying sacks at the canal dock.
Across the alley is another street paved with bluestone slabs, but its width is wider than that of the alley.
There are shops on both sides of the street. The doors of these shops are very wide and closed with wooden boards, just like the ancient shops in costume TV series.
Gu Jiu, who was walking in front, seemed to know what Lin Shu was thinking and said, "Before liberation, this was the main street of the county. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, several courtyards and office buildings were re-divided into an area, which is now Several main streets in the county.”
In addition, there are no self-employed people, so the current main streets in the county are more inclined to the newly built main streets. This place gradually became deserted.
Lin Shu listened silently and followed behind him without saying a word.
Gu Jiu opened the door of a house, "Come in."
The first thing you enter is a patio. The ground is still paved with bluestone slabs. The gaps in the bluestone slabs near the patio are filled with moss.
"I live alone at home, help me pour the food into the rice vat in the kitchen." Gu Jiu pointed to one of the wooden doors.
Lin Shu pushed the door open and went in. There was a pile of firewood on the left hand side. Next to the firewood was an earthen stove. There were two cupboards on the right hand side. Next to the cupboards was a knee-high earthenware jar.
Lin Shu opened the lid and saw that the rice in the rice vat was almost empty. Tsk, no matter how poorly people in the city eat, they still eat better than people in the countryside.
After being reborn, Lin Shu has never really eaten a meal of white rice. You see, the rice vats of these city people are full of rice.
(End of this chapter)