"I heard from Meiling that the meat used at your engagement banquet was ordered by you and the meat processing plant people."

I was thinking, could you help your uncle order some meat?

An Qingbai did not agree immediately, but asked An Zaimin instead.

"Uncle Min, please tell us how much meat you want to order first. Only then can we know if we can get through to the meat processing plant!"

Ahn Jae-min thought for a moment before answering.

"I plan to have eight tables for the banquet, and the meat and ribs I need will probably weigh at least twenty kilograms."

"An Laosan and Zhuang Zhiqing, could you give me some advice? Is twenty catties of pork enough?"

An Qingbai and Zhuang Zhimeng exchanged a glance, and Zhuang Zhimeng nodded slightly.

An Qingbai already knew what was going on.

"It's definitely enough, in fact, it's quite good! However, do you need eight tables? Isn't that too many?"

An Zaimin waved his hand.

"Not much, not much. It's just that it's a special time. Otherwise, I would have liked to open a few more tables!"

I just want everyone to know that it was Xiuxiu who married Zhang Zhiyuan, not Zhang Zhiyuan who married Xiuxiu!

Zhuang Zhimeng admires Uncle Min; he really spoils his daughter!

"Uncle Min, Qingbai is going to town tomorrow to pick up bricks. Have him ask the meat processing plant if they can order some ribs and meat for you. When do you plan to get them?"

An Zaimin mentally estimated the time.

"Let's do it in the next couple of days. I plan to start the banquet in three days!"

An Qingbai told An Zaimin.

"Uncle Min, you need it urgently, but the other party may not have it. I can only say I'll ask around for you!"

"I know that person quite well. He doesn't want my 'meat ticket,' but the price is a little higher than the market price. I just don't know if you can accept that?"

An Zaimin asked casually.

"Then tell me, what's the price?"

An Qingbai thought he couldn't let Zhizhi suffer a loss, so he gave her a price.

"He sells fatty pork for one yuan a pound, lean pork for 80 cents a pound, and spare ribs for 40 cents a pound!"

An Zaimin immediately compared the price with the market price and realized it was indeed a bit expensive, but still acceptable.

"I have no objection to this price. Could you see if you can help me order the meat from the meat processing plant tomorrow? I'll go back and get the money right away."

Zhuang Zhimeng exchanged a glance with An Qingbai.

An Qingbai nodded immediately.

"Okay, I'll go to the meat processing plant tomorrow to ask. If they have any, I'll bring them back for you directly! If not, I'll go buy some a day later!"

"Okay, then I'll trouble you! I'll go back and get the money for you right away."

After An Zaimin left, Zhuang Zhimeng smiled and looked at An Qingbai.

"Hey, Qingbai, you're selling it to Uncle Min for such a high price, aren't you afraid he won't buy it?"

An Qingbai smiled.

"Hehe, it's no big deal if he doesn't buy anything. Just consider him as someone who came to chat!"

If he buys it, we'll make some money!

My main concern was that if I took him as a hostage, where would he find someone else?

"Then why not raise the price a bit? That way he'd be more accepting. The key is, it's impossible to find ten or twenty pounds of meat ration coupons all at once!"

Zhuang Zhimeng thought so too; if there were no meat ration coupons, the price would be higher, which is something everyone can understand.

Zhuang Zhimeng also expressed her feelings to An Qingbai.

"I hope Zhang Zhiyuan treats An Xiuxiu well, otherwise he won't have a chance to return to the city in the future. Uncle Min has a lot of influence in the village!"

An Qingbai gave a mocking smile.

"Heh, I bet Uncle Min will make Zhang Zhiyuan and An Xiuxiu get their marriage certificate. Zhang Zhiyuan might not even have a chance to return to the city!"

An Zaimin took the money and handed it over to An Qingbai.

"I want 6 jin of fatty meat, 6 jin of lean meat, and 10 jin of ribs. The total is 14 yuan and 8 jiao."

An Qingbai took the money and handed it directly to Zhuang Zhimeng.

"Okay, I understand!"

An Zaimin saw that Zhuang Zhiqing hadn't counted the money and just casually put it in her pocket, and he smiled at her.

"Zhuang Zhiqing, aren't you going to count the money?"

Zhuang Zhimeng also smiled and looked at An Zaimin.

"Uncle Zaimin, are you joking? You're the brigade accountant; you're the one who can't possibly make a mistake when it comes to money!"

An Zaimin smiled.

"Hehe, what Zhuang Zhiqing said is pleasing to the ear. Alright, you all get back to your work. I'll invite you to a banquet in a couple of days!"

Zhuang Zhimeng and An Qingbai spoke in unison.

"Okay, Uncle Min, we'll definitely go!"

"Okay!"

An Zaimin waved to Zhuang Zhimeng and An Qingbai, then strolled away with his hands behind his back.

As soon as An Zaimin got home, he urged Zhang Zhiyuan to hurry up.

"This afternoon, take your household registration book and go with Xiuxiu to get your marriage certificate!"

"What if you suddenly run away? Where would we find you? With a marriage certificate, it's different; running away won't help!"

Considering his own situation, Zhang Zhiyuan had no choice but to agree.

"Uncle Min, let's go get our marriage certificate this afternoon!"

When Yangyang came back from the outhouse, he found that his third uncle hadn't finished yet, so he went up to An Qingbai and asked him.

"Third Uncle, when are you going to finish? I've already come back from the outhouse, and you're still dawdling here?"

An Qingbai smiled.

"Hehe, Uncle Min came over just now, we talked about something, so I was delayed!"

Yangyang then realized what was going on.

"No wonder! That explains why Uncle San was so slow!"

Zhuang Zhimeng went back into the house and brought out some peach shortbread, handing one to Yangyang.

"Yangyang, eat something first, to fill your stomach."

Yangyang took the peach shortbread and, before eating it, didn't forget to thank Zhuang Zhimeng with a smile.

"Hehe, thank you, Sister Zhimeng."

Zhuang Zhimeng fed half of the cicada nymphs to An Qingbai, who was still cleaning them.

"Brother Qingbai, you should eat too."

"Um!"

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