"You want to do business?" Zhang Pengfei asked hurriedly, "What kind of business do you want to do?"

"I don't know yet," Xie Qingxiao said, "We have to wait and see."

"Okay, then you guys take a look," Zhang Pengfei said, "If you need my help, just tell me. I'm bored and have nothing to do anyway."

"Don't worry, I won't hesitate to help you if I need your help," said Xie Qingxiao.

Zhang Pengfei patted Xie Qingxiao.

In the end, Zhang Pengfei did not go shopping with Xie Qingxiao and Lin Xiangyi.

After Xie Qingxiao and Lin Xiangyi finished eating, he urged them to leave.

"Why do I feel like there's something weird going on between you and Zhang Pengfei?" Lin Xiangyi said curiously, sitting in the back seat, hugging Xie Qingxiao's waist.

"You're right," Xie Qingxiao replied while riding his bicycle and looking at the road ahead.

Lin Xiangyi pricked up her ears. Is there a story here?

"His family situation is a bit special," Xie Qingxiao explained: "You may not know yet, but Zhang Pengfei and I are from the same village.

"Is there anyone with the surname Zhang in the village?" Lin Xiangyi said. She and Xie's mother talked about the surnames in the village after dinner, but why didn't she remember anyone with the surname Zhang in the village? Did she forget or did Xie's mother let it slip?

"This is what makes it special," Xie Qingxiao said, "Zhang Pengfei is the only one in our village with the surname Zhang, because he was brought here by his mother when she remarried."

"..."Lin Xiangyi didn't expect that such a carefree person like Zhang Pengfei had such a life experience.

"Does he have a bad relationship with his family?" she speculated.

Just now, when Zhang Pengfei mentioned that Xie Qingxiao was getting married and another brother was also arranged by his family to go on a blind date, and he joked about being a loner, she noticed that a hint of loss clearly flashed across his face.

"You guessed it?" Xie Qingxiao was surprised. "His relationship with his stepfather's family is indeed not very good. His stepfather doesn't like him very much, and his mother is also timid and ignores him a lot. He rarely lives at home now and rarely returns to the village."

Xie Qingxiao spoke briefly, but Lin Xiangyi had already imagined a bloody family ethics drama in her mind, but she did not ask any further questions.

Xie Qingxiao was not a gossipy person. He told Lin Xiangyi about Zhang Pengfei because she would be with him in the future and would have more interactions with Zhang Pengfei. There were some things she still needed to know. Seeing that she didn't ask any more questions, he didn't say anything. She would know everything she should know in the future.

The two of them were riding their bikes around. The sun was too hot in the afternoon, so they ran to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy two bottles of soda, found a cool place to sit for two hours, and waited until the sun was not so hot before going out again.

At the end of the day, they visited staff dormitories of various units, stations, clinics and other places with large crowds of people.

They found that there were actually quite a few brave people in the county who had already started small businesses in these places with large traffic.

They sell both food and daily necessities, with more food sold, such as chickens and ducks raised by the sellers, vegetables and fruits grown by the sellers, or rice, sesame and the like.

The steamed buns and tea eggs that Lin Xiangyi and Xie Qingxiao had discussed were also being sold.

The duo performed for a whole day but still had no idea what business to start. They felt that any business would be feasible but they were not quite right, so they did not make a decision.

"It's almost five o'clock, let's stop shopping," said Lin Xiangyi.

"Let's go home then?" Xie Qingxiao braked, propped his feet on the ground, tilted his head and said, "What do you want to eat tonight? How about buying some meat and cooking it at home? I have a meat ticket."

"Let's buy some duck meat. I wonder if they have it? There's a state-owned butcher shop in front. Let's go and have a look?" Lin Xiangyi said.

"Okay," Xie Qingxiao said, and ran straight to the butcher shop fifty meters away, put his bicycle outside, and walked in with Lin Xiangyi.

This time is exactly the time when residents of the county town come to buy vegetables and cook, so there are quite a lot of people in the butcher shop.

"Master, I want half a duck," Xie Qingxiao said when he arrived at the stall selling duck meat.

The chef took a freshly plucked duck and cut open its belly. He dug out the internal organs and threw them on the chopping board. He cut the duck meat in half and threw it on the scale...

Lin Xiangyi was attracted by the internal organs. A large pile of unprocessed duck internal organs piled up like a small hill.

Are these offal not for sale or are they unsalable?

Lin Xiangyi asked, "Master, you don't sell the internal organs?"

"What? You want offal?" The chef was busy and sweating. He looked up at Lin Xiangyi and said, "These offal have not been processed. If you want to buy them, I'll give them to you for 10 cents per pound. No ticket is required."

It turns out it’s unsalable!

Lin Xiangyi smiled knowingly, "Then give me five pounds."

"Why are you buying offal?" Xie Qingxiao asked, "These offal don't taste good. No one would buy offal if they could buy meat. If you think half a duck is not enough, we can buy more meat. I still have meat tickets."

"That's not the reason," Lin Xiangyi said, "I'll tell you later."

There are too many people here, it's hard to talk.

When the chef heard this, he seemed to be afraid that Lin Xiangyi would not want it. After weighing the duck meat, he did not even weigh the remaining internal organs. He just grabbed two handfuls for Lin Xiangyi, wrapped them in newspaper, and threw them to Lin Xiangyi.

Lin Xiangyi weighed it and estimated that it was about six kilograms.

She also wanted to buy some duck heads, but unfortunately, the duck heads were sold together with the duck meat and were not available separately, so she gave up.

After leaving the butcher shop, Lin Xiangyi said to Xie Qingxiao: "I roughly know what kind of business we are going to do. You don't have to deny me yet. You can judge me when I make it tonight. Now let's go to the supply and marketing cooperative. I need to buy some more things."

After hearing what she said, Xie Qingxiao didn't ask any further questions.

So the two of them took a detour and went to the supply and marketing cooperative. Lin Xiangyi bought a lot of things here and there, and when she returned, she was carrying a large bag of things in her hands.

At the Xie family, Xie's father and mother had already returned from work.

After opening the door, the two looked at the quiet home. Mother Xie was surprised: "Axiao and his wife haven't come back from the county town yet? Is the county town so fun to visit?"

There is no such thing as a market in the county town now. People basically go to the supply and marketing cooperatives to buy things. There are also very few entertainment options, and there is nothing good to see.

Mother Xie couldn't imagine what Xie Qingxiao and Lin Xiangyi did during their whole day strolling around the county town.

"Maybe he went to visit friends," Xie's father guessed.

"Spent the whole day playing with friends?" Xie's mother might get a little angry when she thought about this.

Everyone is busy working to make a living, but these two couples just want to have fun. Are they expecting the old couple to support them? Or are they just waiting to starve to death?

"Old Xie, we must take Axiao to work tomorrow!" Mother Xie's expression was more determined than ever before.

"But he has to accompany his wife back home tomorrow, right?"

Mother Xie: “…” I almost forgot that Xiangyi is coming back tomorrow.

"Then postpone it for another day..."

squeak!

As Xie's father and mother were talking, the courtyard door was pushed open and Xie Qingxiao and Lin Xiangyi came back.

"You're back?" Mother Xie walked over and saw Lin Xiangyi holding a large bag in her arms. She stepped forward to help him take it: "What is this?"

"Meat."

Thank you mother???