Chapter 053: Pampering, using everything that can be used

She was just sighing, but this time she unexpectedly got a response.

"Antiques from different eras will have different points, and the rest will be calculated by piece."

Gu Xiaoxi was immediately delighted. The upgraded trade-in system was indeed smarter and could even answer her questions!

Just when she wanted to continue looking for something, someone came to the scrap yard.

Out of caution, Gu Xiaoxi stood still, pretending to have just arrived, and looked at the flooded waste station with great worry.

The visitors were a middle-aged couple. When they saw the waste station that looked like it was flooded, they stood there for a while, glanced at the stream, and then left.

Gu Xiaoxi and others walked away, tried to drain the water in the waste station, then selectively collected some things and left.

Afterwards she went to the supply and marketing cooperative and bought two raincoats, two umbrellas, and two pairs of rain boots for a boy and a girl.

Then, she went to buy shovels, hoes, hatchets, sickles, scissors and other things that could be used to plant trees in the mountains.

When she was about to leave, she found that there were carpentry tools for sale in the counter, so she bought a set and also bought two large boxes of nails.

After buying the things, she looked at the time and prepared to return to the train station.

These things can actually be bought in Qingbei City, but she has already arrived in Hongcheng. The next train back to Qingbei City is at 11 o'clock at noon. She can't just sit there and wait, so going to the supply and marketing cooperative is also a good option.

However, when she passed the alley where the black market was located, she suddenly became alert, put on a raincoat and even a hat, and went in.

Soon after she entered, a man came over and stopped her, "Buy or sell?"

Gu Xiaoxi answered with one word, "Buy."

"Ten cents."

Gu Xiaoxi didn't ask any more questions and just gave him a dime.

Entering the black market, she found that there were not many people selling things there, less than ten in total.

I guess it was because he was caught in the morning that he ran away.

After looking around at what everyone was selling, she finally settled on half a bag of peanuts sold by a woman.

She didn't use any money to buy it, she just exchanged it with cotton.

Just as she was about to leave, a man passing by suddenly said to her: "Do you want soybeans? We also have glutinous rice and sorghum flour."

Gu Xiaoxi nodded. "Yes, where is it?"

"Come with me." The man immediately walked out of the alley.

Gu Xiaoxi was going out too, so he followed him out.

When she got outside, she found that the man must have just arrived. There was also a man pushing a bicycle outside with a large sack on the bicycle.

The two looked at each other and then walked towards the train station.

Gu Xiaoxi didn't say anything and just followed him forward.

After walking for about five minutes, the two parked their bikes behind a tree on the side of the road and opened the bag to show Gu Xiaoxi what was inside.

Gu Xiaoxi checked it out and nodded slightly, "I'll buy it if the price is right."

The man who had spoken to Gu Xiaoxi earlier whispered, "Do you still have cotton? I want some cotton. I have 50 kilograms of soybeans, 10 kilograms of glutinous rice, and 10 kilograms of sorghum flour."

Gu Xiaoxi was silent for a while, then took out a backpack from his wide raincoat and placed it on the ground.

"There are about six or seven pounds of cotton in here, and a piece of blue muslin. Do you want it?"

As she spoke, she also showed them the things.

The two looked at the huge roll of 40-foot-long cotton cloth and were stunned. "How much should we pay you?"

Cotton is not cheap nowadays!

The black market is even more expensive!

Gu Xiaoxi said calmly, "Give whatever you want! Who knows, we might be able to cooperate next time we meet. Any kind of ticket is fine, I'm not picky."

"How about 20 yuan and five candy tickets?"

Gu Xiaoxi nodded, "Okay."

These two people have so many sugar tickets, could they be from the sugar factory?

After completing the transaction, the two men rode away quickly on their bicycles.

From a distance, Gu Xiaoxi could still hear the two of them talking excitedly: "Brother, what a coincidence today! Sister-in-law wanted you to come out and buy some cotton and cloth, right?"

"Haha, yes! Your sister-in-law is about to give birth, and she needs to make some clothes for the child in advance. Today was too smooth. There is so much cloth, and I can change it to some brightly colored ones to make clothes for your sister-in-law..."

Gu Xiaoxi couldn't help but laugh when he heard this!

She put the things in her hands into the second-hand storeroom, looked at the food in the new product showroom with satisfaction, and then hurried to the train station.

After getting on the train, she rested for a while, then went to the dining car to eat, and then walked through the long train, looking for a trash can.

This time the trip was not in vain, she quietly gained five merit points and five rolls of toilet paper.

However, by the time she returned to Qingbei City and arrived at the dormitory, it was already 7:20 in the evening.

By this time, Lu Jianlin was already waiting in the dormitory.

Seeing her come back, Lu Jianlin breathed a sigh of relief.

"Sister-in-law, you're back."

Gu Xiaoxi apologized, "I'm sorry I'm late. Have you eaten?"

Lu Jianlin nodded, "I have eaten. My eldest brother called the hospital at noon and said he would call you at 8 o'clock in the evening."

"Ah? Oh!" Gu Xiaoxi was a little surprised.

It's almost eight o'clock!

"Sister-in-law, have you eaten?" Lu Jianlin asked again.

Gu Xiaoxi actually only had lunch on the train, but now she had to answer the phone and Lu Jianlin had already had dinner, so she had to say, "Yes."

"Then come with me to the hospital now!"

What Lu Jianlin didn't say was that his eldest brother had originally asked his eldest sister-in-law to answer the phone at 6pm, but she didn't come back, and his eldest brother didn't wait for anyone, so he said to call again at 8pm.

If his sister-in-law didn't come back by eight o'clock, he was afraid that his eldest brother would kill him!

"Let's go!" Gu Xiaoxi put down the cloth bag in her hand, closed the door, and went to the hospital with Lu Jianlin.

When they arrived at the hospital, Gu Xiaoxi stayed in the office where the telephone was installed, while Lu Jianlin went to work.

As it was not yet eight o'clock and it would be boring to just sit there, she took a piece of mung bean cake from the new product showroom and started eating it.

After finishing a piece of mung bean cake, she ate a few leftover sugar-roasted chestnuts.

At 7:59, the phone rang.

Gu Xiaoxi, who was sitting next to him, answered immediately, "Hello!"

Lu Jiansen, who was on the other end of the phone, breathed a sigh of relief when he heard his little girl's voice.

"Xiaoxi, it's me."

When Gu Xiaoxi heard Lu Jiansen's voice, her voice unconsciously became a little sweeter, "Yeah. Have you had dinner?"

Lu Jiansen raised his lips slightly, and his voice became softer unconsciously. "I've eaten. What about you? What did you do today?"

Gu Xiaoxi blinked his eyes. Do you want to tell the truth?

"Well, I went to the supply and marketing cooperative today and bought a lot of things and spent a lot of coupons! By the way, your parents and your grandparents asked Lu Jianlin to bring a lot of things. They also gave him a passbook with a lot of money..."

Listening to the little girl's story, Lu Jiansen couldn't help but show a hint of doting in his eyes, "Just keep it, and buy anything you like. Check the dates on the tickets and use up all that you can."

"Okay. I'll continue shopping tomorrow!" Gu Xiaoxi said seriously.

Lu Jiansen's mouth curled up again and again, he thought the little girl must look very cute now!