Ruan Qiqi glanced at the list. There were quite a few things. The most expensive one was a Red Lantern brand radio, which was in short supply now. In addition to the industrial coupons, it cost another 78 yuan, and most people couldn't buy it.

Even if Xu Lina was an insider of the department store, she couldn't buy this in-demand product. But in the military compound, it was not so in short supply. There were internal quotas every year, so basically every household had one.

Although Lu Jiefang was stupid, he was Lu Desheng's son, so it was not difficult for him to get a Red Lantern brand radio. In addition to the Red Lantern brand radio, there was also a pair of T-strap leather shoes, a Shanghai women's watch, and some small miscellaneous items. Ruan Qiqi roughly calculated that the amount was definitely more than 286.5. As a child of a large courtyard who was not familiar with worldly affairs, Lu Jiefang had no idea about the prices and underestimated a lot.

But Lu Jiefang was very good at keeping accounts. He could even remember a handkerchief or a rubber band clearly.

Ruan Qiqi didn't know that the Lu Jiefang brothers' habit of keeping small accounts was thanks to Lu Ye.

When the two brothers were young, they were beaten to death by Lu Ye. They could not defeat him, so they could only keep a secret and planned to take revenge with interest when they grew up. Unfortunately, they could never realize it in this lifetime.

Ruan Qiqi recalculated the gifts on the list and found that they would cost at least 320.5 yuan.

She picked up another letter and read it. It was written by Lu Yuanchao. The handwriting of this idiot was as stupid as he was. The radicals and strokes were so far away that they seemed to be three meters away. It was just that the area of ​​the letter paper was not big enough, otherwise they could be farther away.

Lu Yuanchao's writing skills are far worse. He kept asking her to help collect debts and made a list. Unlike his brother, he laid a lot of groundwork in the beginning and his writing skills are still quite good.

"Sister-in-law, these are the people who owe me money, a total of 356.9 yuan. Please help me get it back, and we'll each take half. If you're willing to give me all, I'll definitely treat you like my own mother in the future. Sister-in-law, please go and get the money quickly. I'm almost starving to death. This damn place is not a place for humans to stay. Leeches suck my brother and my blood every day, and we're almost dry.

Sincerely,

salute

Lu Yuanchao, who was about to be sucked dry, wrote this in tears late at night on May 6, 1971.

After reading the letter, Ruan Qiqi curled her lips. They were indeed two fools, Crouching Dragon and Phoenix Chu. One was cheated by his partner, and the other was cheated by his bad friends. Both of them got a lot of money.

However, the experience at the border was quite effective. Qingche's mind became much smarter and he knew to ask her for the debt!

Ruan Qiqi planned to help these two fools. She could get big money, so small money would be easier for her.

I'll go to the department store tomorrow to see how Xu Lina is cleaning the toilet and ask for money.

She knew without asking that it was definitely Xu Lina who proposed the breakup. Before going to the border, when the two brothers went home on vacation, Lu Jiefang and Xu Lina were still fine. But after going to the border, they became ex-lovers.

Perhaps Xu Lina thought that Lu Desheng was really unlucky and was afraid of being implicated. Moreover, Lu Jiefang had gone to the border and the two were separated, with his life or death uncertain, so it was understandable that she proposed to break up.

She went back to ask the trees about the details.

It was getting dark outside and the pungent smell of chili wafted into the corridor outside. Ruan Qiqi took a few deep sniffs and suddenly felt hungry. It was time to make dinner.

Lu Ye hadn't come back yet, and Ruan Qiqi was too lazy to cook, so she decided to cook a bowl of rice noodles.

She took out some dried rice noodles and eggs, and went to the space to pick some green vegetables. Just as she walked out of the room, she heard familiar footsteps, and the corners of her lips couldn't help but rise.

Lu Yegang went upstairs, carrying large and small bags, all of which were specialties from western Hunan that he brought back.

"Deputy Captain Lu is back!"

"What did you buy? All those big and small bags?"

Everyone I met greeted me warmly.

“It’s all food.”

Lu Ye was in a good mood. He had been working very hard on the way home just to enjoy his reunion. He didn't throw it into the space on purpose so that people would not see it, in order to avoid people seeing him and Qiqi eating these specialties in the future and arousing suspicion.

Everyone was very envious. The couple Lu Ye lived the most carefree life in the family building.

Lu Ye has a high salary, Ruan Qiqi also has a job, and they have no children. Her biological father has an even higher salary, and can provide some subsidies from time to time. No wonder the couple eat meat every meal and are so greedy.

"Qiqi, I'm back!"

While still on the second floor, Lu Ye shouted, and took five steps at a time, and as soon as he finished speaking, he appeared at the entrance of the corridor on the third floor.

Ruan Qiqi also put the dried rice noodles back and took out the ingredients to prepare a big meal to welcome him.

"Dinner will be later, go take a shower first."

Ruan Qiqi looked at the bags in his hands with a smile. She knew without opening them that they must be delicious.

"I just happened to bring some delicious food. This is sun-dried orchid meat. Stir-fried celery and chili peppers are all delicious. This is the pickled chili pepper over there. It's especially delicious. And this is the crispy chili pepper. I specially asked the chef in the cafeteria to make it. You can have it as a snack."

Lu Ye took out the food he brought with him one by one as if he was presenting treasures.

A large jar of pickled peppers, a large bag of crispy peppers, and a large bag of sun-dried orchid meat, all of which he bought from the locals in a village near the hydropower station.

Ruan Qiqi ate a piece of chili crisps and chewed it for a few times. It was crispy and fragrant, not spicy. It must be very satisfying to eat while watching TV series. Chili crisps pickled chili peppers, a snack when I was a child. Raw sun-dried orchid meat fried with celery. "Is it delicious?"

Lu Ye asked with a smile.

"It's delicious. Here's a reward for you!"

Ruan Qiqi praised him generously and gave him a kiss on the cheek with her pouting lips.

Lu Ye was not satisfied yet, so he hugged her and kissed her fiercely for a few minutes before letting her go.

"Go take a shower!"

Ruan Qiqi glared and picked up a red pickled pepper to eat. It was sour, crunchy and spicy, definitely last year's stock. It tasted amazing and was delicious as a snack or with rice.

She didn't know that this jar of pickled peppers was originally kept by the owner for his own consumption. There was only one jar left at home. Lu Ye came to the door and said he wanted to buy it, but the owner refused. Then he took out a five-dollar bill and the owner immediately agreed.

People in the mountains can't save five dollars in the whole year, and they can earn five dollars from a jar of pickled peppers. They would laugh in their dreams. It really is a miracle of their ancestors appearing!

Lu Ye hugged her and kissed her for a while. After being pushed away by her in disgust, he went to the bathroom to take a shower with a smile.

Ruan Qiqi took a piece of sun-dried orchid meat and prepared to stir-fry it with green peppers. She had eaten this meat in her previous life. It was different from bacon. Sun-dried orchid meat was entirely lean meat. It was invented by sailors. The lean meat was marinated with rice wine and seasonings, put into a basket, and hung on the boat to air-dry. It could be preserved for a long time.

It was originally called "shailanrou", and later it was changed to "lan", which has a unique flavor.

In the evening, Ruan Qiqi cooked a large table of dishes, including sun-fried pork with green peppers, pan-fried fish with chili peppers, braised pork with pork belly, pan-fried vinegar pork, stir-fried chili peppers, stir-fried vegetables and snake soup. She served out some of each dish and made a separate bowl of soup for Lu Ye to deliver to the Gao family.

Yin Liya has good skills and does her job very well, so she needs to be won over.

Lu Ye came back soon and said, "Doctor Yin said that we can finish one more set in three to five days."

"Got it, let's eat."

Ruan Qiqi felt better, as she would soon have a cool candlestick.

The food was still gone, but they were still hungry and wanted more money. They didn't even put away their dishes and ran to have fun. They went out three times in a row. During the break, Ruan Qiqi told her about the debt collection by the Lu Jiefang brothers.