After putting the materials he wanted to trade in a backpack, Ming Leyao knocked on the gate.
"who?"
The conversation stopped abruptly.
"To discuss business."
Hearing a female voice, the people inside relaxed their guard a little.
When I opened the door, I saw a man with a cloth wrapped on his head and a few freckles on his dark face. He was carrying a large backpack on his back and a basket in his hands.
"Come in."
The comrade who opened the door led Ming Leyao into the courtyard, closed the door carefully, and then asked, "What deal?"
"Let's see first?"
As he spoke, Ming Leyao opened the floral cloth covering the backpack, revealing the neatly stacked noodles inside. He then opened the hand basket, revealing strips of shiny, greasy pork belly.
When the comrade who opened the door saw the noodles, his eyes lit up like a light bulb. When he saw the pork belly, his eyes...
Comparable to five kilowatts.
"this..."
"I'll go get the boss to come out."
A comrade nearby ran into the room quickly. A few seconds later, a man with a scar on his face followed behind him. He looked quite fierce, but his eyes were clear and without any malice, which made Ming Leyao let down his guard a little more.
"Comrade, my last name is Wan, I'm the boss here. I heard you have some good stuff? We can negotiate the price."
"Just these two. Boss Wan, please make an offer."
Ming Leyao had a clean and graceful temperament, which had nothing to do with her appearance, which made Boss Wan feel puzzled, but he also knew that there were some questions he shouldn't ask.
“Comrade, do you want a ticket or not?”
"I want a ticket."
She had enough money, but she didn't get many tickets when she was in the county. Everyone's tickets were precious, so she would rather trade them for money than give them up.
"This noodle is pure white without any flaws. Even the refined white flour out there can't produce this effect. I guess it took a lot of effort for you to get this, right?"
"Since you know this, then show your sincerity?"
Boss Wan didn't find out any useful information, so he gave up struggling and said, "One dollar a bundle, plus a five-jin food coupon."
"Can."
"Meat, I don't have many meat tickets here, is there anything else you want?"
"Cloth coupons, cotton coupons."
As the weather gets colder, it is urgent to prepare winter quilts. I am afraid it will be a long way to go to get enough cotton for two quilts.
In the end, pork was sold at a price of 50 cents per pound, plus one foot of cloth coupon, or three pounds of cotton.
This time, Ming Leyao collected eighty yuan, plus a stack of receipts.
Before leaving, Boss Wan warmly invited Ming Leyao to come again next time, saying that such good stuff was worth it.
It was already four o'clock in the morning when Ming Leyao returned to the guesthouse. She went back to the space to wash up, wiped the powder off her face, and slept directly in the space. She woke up naturally after a comfortable sleep. It was already seven o'clock outside.
After getting dressed, I went to a state-owned restaurant to eat soy milk and meat buns. I arrived at the staff quarters before eight o'clock, and just then, Mr. and Mrs. Cui were walking out.
"Grandpa Cui, Grandma Cui, I'm sorry I'm late."
"It's not late, it's not late, it's not even eight o'clock yet, we are here early."
"Where's Uncle Cui?"
"He was worried that your Grandpa Cui couldn't handle the bus ride, so he went back to drive us."
Ming Leyao nodded and took the cloth bag from Grandma Cui.
After a while, Cui Ying drove a car and stopped at the door.
"Get in the car, I have to return the car this afternoon."
"good."
The roads in the 1970s were narrow and bumpy, and Ming Leyao was not very comfortable on the journey. Fortunately, she did not have to change buses, which saved her some trouble. Two hours later, she stopped not far from Shangjiaqiao Brigade.
After locking the car door, Cui Ying carried his things and followed Ming Leyao into the village. They arrived home after turning a corner.
Before Ming Leyao took out the key to open the door, a few howling sounds were heard from inside.
"This is..."
"This is my dog. I haven't given it a name yet. If Grandpa Cui and Grandma Cui mind, I'll take the dog to the captain's house later."
"I don't mind, I don't mind. I just like these little things, but there is limited space in the family compound and I can't keep them. Now living here has fulfilled my dream."
"Your grandmother Cui was right. She liked this when she was a girl. After we got married and before we moved to the family compound, she built a doghouse in the yard of the old house and raised a dog. But the dog was no match for a human. It lived for more than ten years and died of old age."
"That's great. My dog is very obedient. Grandma Cui will definitely like it."
Pushing open the gate, Gou Zi rushed straight to Ming Leyao and looked at the three members of the Cui family vigilantly.
"Don't make a fuss. This is a guest who will stay here for a few days. Please get to know him and stop shouting."
The dog seemed to understand what was being said. It walked around to the old couple from the Cui family, sniffed them, and then wagged its tail at them in a very friendly manner.
"This dog... this dog is really smart."
"Isn't it? This dog looks a bit different from other local dogs. I'm afraid it's a stray?"
"A wolf? Is this... like a wolf?"
In fact, this situation is not particularly rare. The dogs in the production team always run around in and out of the mountains. Who knows whose child the pregnant dog is?
"It looks like it. The mouth is quite pointy."
"No wonder he's so clever."
Grandma Cui couldn't help it, so she walked up and stroked the dog a few times. The dog lay on the ground docilely, burying its head in its front paws, indicating that it would not bite and you could touch it as you like.
This made Grandma Cui very happy.
Hold the dog and don't let go.
"Grandpa Cui, no one lives in this room. The furniture is all new, but the kang is a little cold. I'll heat it up right away."
"Very good, very good, much bigger than my bedroom."
The floor was paved with red bricks, and there was a large bunk bed in the room, which could easily accommodate three or four people. There was a kang cabinet next to the kang, and there were also chests and boxes on the floor, as well as a washbasin rack. Although there were few pieces of furniture, it had all the necessary ones.
Ming Leyao went to the main room in the middle to light the fire. Cui Ying helped to spread the bedding and put the two old people's things in order. He then fetched a basin of water for the old man to wipe his hands and face.
After finishing, the old man walked into the yard carrying the teacup.
"Hey, this breeze is so cool. Le Yao, the trees in your yard must be quite old, right?"
"It's been decades. My grandparents bought the land because they liked this tree. Later, as the family grew too large and the yard became too small, they applied for another piece of land and rebuilt the house."
"I think your house is quite new."
".....Originally there was a house, but when they built the new house, they demolished the old house and moved the adobe to the new house. The current house was built when I split up."
Last night, Cui Ying had already told the old man about Ming Leyao's situation, so he naturally knew the purpose of the division.
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