Chapter 24: A sarcastic response

Meng Xiao nodded and said, "The transaction volume is quite large. Let's arrange a time. I will deliver the grain directly to your home, and you can prepare the goods by then. How about that?"

Su Heng naturally agreed. This was the best option and more convenient for her.

"Then let's exchange these for money first."

Meng Xiao naturally followed his lead. There was a scale in the yard, and Uncle Lin went to weigh it. There were twelve pounds of Codonopsis pilosula and eleven pounds of honey.

Since the honey was inconvenient to move, he reduced the weight of the pottery jar by one pound as a token of appreciation, making a total of thirty-eight pounds. Uncle Lin went into the house to get the money.

Su Heng took the newly acquired big unity notes and made an appointment with Meng Xiao with a smile to trade them at home three nights later, and left him her address.

After she left, Wu Zicai said enviously, "She is so lucky."

There are so many people selling mountain products, but I have never seen anyone get so many good things at one time.

Meng Xiao leaned lazily on the recliner, playing with the teacup in his hand but smiling without saying a word.

She has some talent, but her clothes are really ugly, which is a pity for her pretty eyes.

Uncle Lin shook his head. "It's not luck at all. She looks young, but she's quite capable."

Being able to go into the mountains and get so many things requires both courage and strength.

Over there, Su Heng carefully stuffed the money into the small pocket on his chest, patted the bulging pocket, and thought that since he was already here, how could he not go to the supply and marketing cooperative to take a look.

The supply and marketing cooperative is located in the best location in the county town, in the central block.

When Su Heng went in, she found two young female sales clerks behind the counter, leisurely slacking off. They didn't even glance at her when she came in.

These days, people in the supply and marketing cooperatives all work for the government, receive a fixed salary, and no commission, so there's no such thing as a service attitude.

She didn't care and just walked around there, and found that there were not many varieties of things.

It mainly sells daily necessities, and the most eye-catching item is the row of bright red peony ceramic pots and the same large jars on the display cabinet behind the salesperson.

Su Heng turned around and looked at the food, which was mainly some simple side dishes such as candies and biscuits. There was a row of clothes hanging on the counter on the left.

It is a style unique to this era, with a gray color and a wide version.

When Su Heng saw a white Dacron shirt, she suddenly thought that Lu Mingchuan would look very handsome in it.

Although his personality is not very sunny, he is born with fair skin and handsome looks, so wearing this should make him look gentler.

Thinking of this, Su Heng wanted to go forward and take it down to see its size.

But the salesperson looked like he had eyes on the back of his head and said in a sarcastic tone: "Don't touch it if you don't want to buy it. If you get it dirty, you have to pay for it."

Su Heng immediately lost interest and couldn't even touch her. Did she look poor?

He caught a glimpse of the cloth wrapped around his head and remembered that he had not taken it off since leaving the black market.

This clerk really judges people by their appearance.

Su Heng took off her headscarf and put it in her backpack, then patted her clothes.

He pinched his throat and said sarcastically, "But there's too much dust on your counter, and it's even stained the hem of my clothes. Who should compensate me for this?"

The two men looked over when they heard this, and when they saw Su Heng's face clearly, some surprise flashed in their eyes.

He paused for a moment, feeling impatient, and looked at the hem of her clothes, which was indeed stained with dust.

The supply and marketing cooperative received a new batch of goods yesterday. The loaders made the counter dirty. They were lazy and only wiped the inside, so the outside was still dirty.

Another salesperson quickly took a cloth to wipe the counter and said to Su Heng, "Sorry, please look at it casually. My colleague is quite outspoken and didn't mean anything else."

But Su Heng didn't want to look at clothes anymore, and she didn't know if the shirt was the right size.

In her opinion, the style was still a little lacking, so it would be better to ask the dealer for some more cloth and make it herself.

She went to the grocery counter, took a look, saw egg cakes and biscuits, and asked the impatient salesperson to pack two boxes for her.

"Remember to wrap it up for me so it doesn't spill or get dirty."

Nowadays, biscuits and cakes are sold in bulk, and the store clerks usually pack them in greaseproof paper.

The impatient clerk packed the items in a frustrated manner, but his movements were quite efficient.

Seeing this, Su Heng thought that the soap at home was almost used up, so she bought two more bars of soap, some perfumed soap, and some tooth powder.

Soap was only 36 cents a piece, egg cake was 20 cents a pound, and I bought five pounds of cakes and biscuits, and the total cost was less than four dollars.

She is so rich.

Su Heng walked out of the supply and marketing cooperative with a full backpack on her back, and saw the state-owned hotel across the street.

The state-owned restaurant is very famous, and all the major novels have described how delicious the food here is. I heard that the chef is a specially hired chef, so it is definitely not to be missed.

So Su Heng went straight to the state-owned hotel.

But she had to rush back before noon, so she definitely wouldn't have time to sit here and eat. So she went to the window to look at today's menu and prepared to pack up the food to take away depending on the situation.

Unexpectedly, I was so lucky that there were two meat dishes, braised pork slices and pork stewed with vermicelli. I must try them.

It was so difficult to eat meat. She saved up meat coupons, but the grain station only had so much meat every month, and the people in the city rushed to grab it all, so she had no chance of getting any.

A plate of meat and vegetables cost 80 cents. She paid the money and the receipt, then rushed to the supply and marketing cooperative across the street and bought three more iron lunch boxes.

She didn't bring any takeaway food, so she had to use a lunch box and also bought four big meat buns.

The waiters here can't remember the table numbers when taking orders. Once the chef brings out the dishes, the waiters will call out the names and ask which table they are for.

Su Heng simply sat at the table at the kitchen door and waited. There were not many people there at this time, and her food would be ready soon.

The aroma filled the air. Two large plates were full. Su Heng couldn't help but secretly eat two pieces when putting them into her lunch box. The chef's cooking skills are really good!

Finally, these two dishes were divided into two large lunch boxes, which almost couldn’t hold them all. The portions were really generous, only 80 cents per plate.

Su Heng's gluttony was aroused, and she sat down and ate a big bun before leaving. The bun was bigger than her fist, and she ate so much that she was full.

It’s a pity that there are not enough tickets, otherwise she could come to the state-owned restaurant every day to eat the dishes cooked by the master chef.

Su Heng walked on the road, thinking with regret.

As he was walking towards the intersection where they were supposed to gather, Su Heng passed by a dilapidated yard with an open door and full of garbage.

Is this a scrap yard?

Su Heng took a look outside the door. This was a scrap yard from the 1970s. If she was lucky, wouldn't she be able to find treasure?

Seeing her looking outside the door, an old man in the yard asked, "What do you do? What do you want to sell?"

Su Heng walked in, smiled and made an excuse: "Uncle, I want to find some newspapers to paste on the wall."

Many homes with earthen brick walls would paper them up, so the old man was used to it and said, "Then find one yourself."

"Okay."

Su Heng suppressed her joy of treasure hunting and began searching in the yard.

But it was obvious that there were not so many treasures waiting to be found. She found a few picture books and some yellowed novels in the pile of waste.

Forget it, taking it back can help kill time.

Su Heng picked up some that interested her, and also took some that looked interesting.

Waste paper is not valuable. Su Heng looked around and saw many broken cabinets piled up in the yard. They looked like they were made of ordinary materials.

It seems that there is no treasure left.