Chapter 160 First Business

The long queue was moving forward at a snail's pace. Li Sihui watched as people kept cutting in line. Some even went straight into the supply and marketing cooperative, then walked away with the meat in their hands, smiling.

This must be the back door!

"It's over, it's really gone. Look, there's only a little meat left. Why are you still queuing? Go home!"

The two middle-aged ladies in front of her looked angrily at those who entered through the back door, but they could do nothing about it. They queued for a long time but didn't buy any meat.

"Let's go! Girl, don't wait in line. There's only half a pig's leg. By the time it's our turn, the cucumber dish will be cold."

Seeing Li Sihui still standing there stupidly, the two older sisters kindly reminded her.

Li Sihui looked at the two of them carefully. They both seemed to be honest people. She nodded silently and followed them.

"Girl, where are you from?"

People at that time loved to talk, and when they saw Lu Sihui following, they couldn't help but ask a question.

"People from the mountains, do you want some dried meat? I can get it, and I don't even need a meat ticket. It's 80 cents a pound."

Li Sihui asked them in a low voice. It was her first time doing something like this and she was still a little nervous.

"Can you really get it?"

The two women looked at each other, pulled Li Sihui into the alley, and asked her in a low voice.

"Yeah, it's delicious. If you want it, just wait here and I'll go buy it for you."

Li Sihui nodded. Her appearance looked honest and reassuring.

"Okay, I'll take a pound, Sister Lu, do you want one?"

It’s enough to be able to buy meat at this time. Even if the girls in front of me are profiteers, what does it have to do with them?

"I need two pounds. My child can't live without meat."

Li Sihui smiled and nodded: "Wait for me, I'll be back soon."

She left after she finished speaking, fearing that the two men would go back on their word.

"Shall we wait?"

"Wait, this girl doesn't look like she would lie."

The two older sisters were waiting obediently in the alley. After Li Sihui left the alley, she looked around vigilantly, walked into another alley, entered the space capsule, and took out the dried venison.

There is no scale, so I can only weigh it with my hands. One piece is probably more than one pound.

It’s your first time doing business, so just order as much as you can!

I returned to the alley with the dried venison and saw the two sisters looking around like thieves, looking very nervous.

"Big sister, you're back, where's the meat?"

The two of them breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Li Sihui, waved at her, and asked her in a low voice.

"Here! Each piece is more than one pound. I discussed it with the man selling the venison jerky for a while, and he agreed to charge it at one pound."

Li Sihui grinned and took out three pieces of black dried venison from behind and handed them over.

“Is this meat?”

Sister Lu took the venison jerky with suspicion, and Li Sihui nodded: "You can take a bite to try it. If you don't like it, I'll take it back and return it."

Sister Lu didn't hesitate to listen to this. This was something she had to pay for, so she couldn't be careless. She picked it up and took a bite.

"What?"

The woman next to her asked her while swallowing her saliva, mainly because she was too embarrassed to take a bite as she was too shy.

"It smells so good. OK, I want it."

After eating, Sister Lu nodded frequently. The meat was fragrant and chewy. It was good for men to eat with wine and children to eat. The two pieces of jerky together could save at least half a pound. She didn't say anything and directly took out the money and handed it to Li Sihui: "One dollar and sixty cents, count it."

"Then I want one too. Here you go, 80 cents."

Li Sihui reached out to take the money, only then did she realize that this was what money was like in this era?