Mo Qian walked forward with the crowd to a large, spacious building with a signboard bearing the three large characters "Supply and Marketing Cooperative" at the entrance.

Inside, the shops are also divided into categories: food, clothing, seasonings, grains, etc. Each category has its own salesperson.

However, the variety is quite limited; it's all very similar, and there's not much to see. The items are all pretty much the same, so there's not much to choose from.

I grabbed a piece of clothing, a toothbrush, toothpaste, some fabric, and some peach shortbread and White Rabbit candy, then squeezed out with Su Er.

Yes, there are so many people, and it's all so chaotic and noisy.

"Wife, are you tired? Here, I'll carry the things." Su Ershou quickly put the things into the basket on his back and carried them.

Mo Qian felt a sense of relief as she ate the White Rabbit milk candy she had just bought. To be honest, in this era, the ingredients were quite generous, and the candy had a rich milky flavor. It was a genuine dairy product, unlike the messy chemical additives of later generations.

There's a stone platform right in front of us, let's sit down and rest for a while.

"Wife, isn't that Lai Di over there? What's she going there for? That's the black market!" Su Er tugged at Mo Qian's clothes, winking and making faces in the direction of the female lead.

"She's been quite a handful lately. She used to be quiet and always busy with chores around the house, so she had a low profile. But now she's quite assertive and even knows how to resist doing chores around the house."

“Our mother was feeding her eldest grandson an egg, and she was making a fuss about favoring the eldest son’s family. She was even stopping the fourth son from eating, which made the third brother, who is usually simple-minded, a little angry.”

"Don't you think so? It's never been this noisy before," Su Er muttered, stroking his chin.

Mo Qian looked at Su Er's puzzled expression but didn't say anything. It's definitely different now. Before, she was a little cabbage who didn't know how to resist and worked hard without complaint. Now that she's the female lead, do you expect her to do this or that? Dream on!

We haven't even started fighting yet. If we don't make a fuss, how will we split up the family? The old lady of the Su family has always been in control of the whole family. If we don't make a fuss, when will we be able to split up the family?

"Ignore her, just pretend you didn't see her."

"Do you think she's stupid? She went to the black market without any attempt to hide it, isn't she afraid of being recognized and reported?" Su Er glanced in the direction of the black market.

Of course I'm not afraid. After all, she's the female lead. How can she be called the female lead if she doesn't have some kind of halo? Instead of worrying about the female lead, you should be more careful in your daily life and not get yourself involved.

Well, I should keep a closer eye on him in the future. After all, he and Su Er get along quite well, and he's been quite good to me. If Su Er goes to jail, not only will his reputation be ruined, but he might also face a lot of trouble later on.

I shouldn't cause myself trouble, otherwise how can I continue being a lazy bum?

"Stop muttering, we're all hungry, let's go eat braised pork." Mo Qian saw that Su Er was still looking around, so she grabbed her clothes and walked towards the state-run restaurant.

"Hehe, honey, you couldn't wait any longer, could you? I knew it! Hehe, before I had ever eaten it, I heard people say that the braised pork at state-run restaurants was amazing, and I longed for it so much that I dreamed about it so much that my pillow was half-soaked with saliva." Su Er scratched his head sheepishly.

"You know that, so hurry up and go, or it'll be gone."

"I'd like a serving of braised pork."

"We're out of braised pork. Please come back next time." The restaurant staff member was indifferent, not even looking up.

He looks chubby; these days, it's not easy to gain weight.

Being a staff member at a state-run restaurant isn't something you can just do casually; it's a government-employed position, and you really can't get one without connections.

"I'd like a plate of stir-fried potatoes, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, and two steamed buns."

"We're out of shredded potatoes, but we have kimchi. Take it or leave it."

"How about kimchi instead?" The people in front of us didn't make a fuss. Back then, the staff at state-run restaurants were quite assertive, and no one caused any trouble.

"It's all your fault for walking so slowly. Look, the braised pork is gone." Mo Qian happened to see the person in front of her, and the braised pork was almost gone.

"That's them. They'll definitely let you have a meal today, hehe."

"Stop talking nonsense and actually get things done." Mo Qian blushed a little for Su Er, who was bragging.

"Xiao Hong, do you have any more braised pork? I brought your sister-in-law here especially today." Su Er ran up to the shop assistant who hadn't even looked up before.

"Second Brother Su, it's been a few days. When did you get married? Wait here, I'll bring you up in a bit." The chubby little girl, who hadn't even looked up a moment ago, immediately changed her attitude.

"I was busy with my wedding a while ago and haven't been to town much lately. Please add some sweet and sour fish and two bowls of rice."

"Okay, it'll be all ready in a bit." The chubby clerk went to the back to report the orders.

"Wow, you're connected to state-run restaurants? I thought you were always slacking off."

"That's right, don't underestimate me. I haven't been wasting my time these past few years. At least I still have some standing in town."

"You really think I'm like other petty thugs, stealing chickens and doing all sorts of bad things all day? I'm just a bit lazy."

"Besides, in our family, I used to be the only child. Our mother only cared about pampering the eldest and fourth children. No matter how much work we did, the food was always the same, not enough to fill our stomachs. If we did a lot of work, it would benefit the eldest and fourth children, so they wouldn't end up like the third child who was stupid."

"Don't follow the example of Lao San's family in the future," Su Er said absentmindedly to Mo Qian.

"Nonsense, I certainly can't do what the third brother's family does. You're the pillar of our family. Don't worry, I'll definitely follow your example." Mo Qian said to Su Er in a serious tone, as if she wanted to raise three fingers and swear to the heavens.

"Hehe, that's enough. You don't have to learn everything from me."

“No way, you’re the most capable person in our family, we have to follow in your footsteps.” Mo Qian looked at Su Er’s cheerful expression and emphasized again.

You can't be like Su Er, otherwise how can you be lazy? You still have the grand dream of being a lazy bum.

Hmm, to realize his grand dream, it seems he'll have to train Su Er a bit more in the future. He thinks Su Er will probably be very happy to help his wife achieve her dream...

After a while, Su Er went to fetch the food.

"Fragrant but not greasy, tender and delicious, this braised pork is quite tasty." Mo Qian ate with great satisfaction.

"Of course, look who made this. The master chef here used to be the head chef of a state-run restaurant in the capital. He wouldn't have settled for this small place if it weren't for taking care of his sick elderly relatives."

Su Er felt a little sorry for him for missing out on such a good opportunity, but there was nothing she could do. His elderly relative was sick, and there was no one else to take care of him, so he had no choice but to give up his good job in the city.

However, this also made it easier to sell the game hunted from the mountains. Although it could also be sold on the black market, it was risky.

During this period, Sanfang Laidi has been frequently going to the black market. It seems that we should reduce the number of times we go to the black market in the future. We should directly contact Xiao Li, go to his house and sell the goods to him. We don't care how he sells them, whether he sells them high or low. We may earn less, but at least we will be safe.