While the people were still here, she stuffed the broken box into the stove, washed the eight remaining eggs in the cupboard and put them in the pot to boil.
While Ning Xi was cooking, she was not idle. She picked up the few clothes that the original owner had, cut open a very torn one, and sewed a waist bag.
The stitches are like a centipede, but it doesn't matter, as long as it's solid.
Keep enough money for easy access, and put the rest into a waist bag, sew it up, and then tie it around your waist close to your skin.
"Ning Xi! Are you okay?"
She put all the eggs in her pocket, but Lin Yongjun and his family of three had not returned yet. Uncle Ning was waiting for her at the door. He had just gone to the grain station to help exchange food coupons.
The envelope given by Director Zhu contained two hundred yuan and twenty kilograms of national food coupons, but the ones given by Wang Cuiping were local food coupons, which could not be used in the countryside.
Uncle Ning went to exchange these for national food coupons.
"Please show us your business trip certificate from your company and then fill out this 'Application for National Food Stamp Exchange Certificate' before you can exchange it." Exchanging food stamps at the grain station is quite troublesome and they won't exchange food stamps without a certificate.
Ning Zhisong handed in all the prepared items and filled out the application before the staff took his food coupons for verification.
There were a total of twenty kilograms, ten of which he added himself, and he also added two taels of oil coupons. According to the regulations of Mingjiang City, one tael of oil coupons was required to exchange for every ten kilograms of national food coupons.
Because the national food coupons contain oil, you can use these coupons to buy oil when you buy grain. If you use grain to exchange for national food coupons, the oil supply will be directly deducted.
If the Lin family hadn't already bought this month's food and oil, Ning Xi would really want to replace it.
"Here I come!" He took off Lin Xiaoyue's quilt cover, packed a small bag for himself and put the boiled eggs in it.
"Uncle, can you take me to the machinery factory's staff quarters?"
Ning Zhisong originally wanted to go back home quickly, check for any missing items while he had time, and buy all the missing things so that his children wouldn't have to stare blankly in the countryside.
He didn't expect Ning Xi to have other things to do, but he didn't ask about her whereabouts and just replied, "Okay!"
Children are older and have their own arrangements. It is enough for adults to do what they can and not interfere too much.
Although Ning Zhisong is not very educated, he knows how to respect children.
As for Ning Xi, she wanted to find Zhao Huaiyan now, but she didn't know how to explain it, so she simply said nothing.
"We're here." The two of them didn't speak the whole way. Ning Xi was worried about something and was thinking about how to persuade Zhao Huaiyan to help her. Uncle Ning was a quiet person by nature.
"Do you want me to pick you up later?" Although Uncle Ning was in a hurry to go back to help pack things, he still remembered to ask.
"No need, uncle, I'll be back soon."
Ning Xi watched Uncle Ning ride away on his bike for a long distance before walking towards the family compound.
The machinery factory is worthy of being the largest factory in Mingjiang City, and the gate of the family compound is very grand.
You can see several buildings inside just at the entrance, and there are also buildings such as workers' activity rooms next to them.
"Hey? Who are you looking for? You can't just walk in here." The security guard at the family compound stopped Ning Xi.
Population mobility is now strictly controlled, especially for people entering or returning to the city from the countryside. If they come to visit relatives, they must report and register before they can stay temporarily.
Although Uncle Niu is old, he has very sharp eyes and can spot a stranger at a glance.
The main reason is that there are not many people coming in and out now.
"Hello Grandpa, my name is Ning Xi. I'm looking for Zhao Huaiyan from Director Zhao's house. I'm his friend and I have something urgent to tell him." Ning Xi shouted with a smile.
There's definitely no harm in being polite in everything.
Sure enough, the old man's fierce expression just now softened a bit: "Looking for Xiaoyu? This is really rare. But you are his friend, don't you know where he lives?"
Although the little girl was very polite, Uncle Niu still didn't let her in easily.
"?"
Ning Xi felt confused. She just wanted to go in and didn't ask which building Zhao Huaiyan lived in. How could this old man say that she didn't know where he lived?
After a few twists and turns in her mind, Ning Xi pretended to be in a dilemma and hesitated:
"Grandpa, Huaiyan hasn't been around much since he became ill. I didn't even know he moved in."
Hearing this, Uncle Niu trusted her identity a little more and said, "Even if I tell you where he lives, you won't be able to find him. He's working at the scrap yard now. Go look for him there!"
A scrap yard? Really, he's a golden thigh! He's actually working at this famous check-in spot in the era.
"Grandpa, can you tell me which scrap yard this is?" Mingjiang City is the provincial capital, so there should be more than one scrap yard.
After Uncle Niu finished talking about Zhao Huaiyan at the scrap yard, he kept watching Ning Xi's reaction. When he found that she didn't look strange at all, he kindly reminded her: "The biggest one in the west of the city."
"Thank you, Grandpa. I'll go find him now! Goodbye, Grandpa~" After getting the exact address, Ning Xi happily thanked the gatekeeper.
"You're welcome! Go take the bus up front, or your legs will break from walking."
If this girl dared to look down on Xiaoyu's work, he would never remind her.
"Xiaoyu has a friend coming to see him too~"
Uncle Niu watched Ning Xi run away, humming a half-melody, and happily returned to his small guard room.
......
In the office next to the scrap yard gate, a man was working at his desk. When he heard someone coming, he said without even looking up:
"Come in and pick out what you want. Then write a receipt and come to me to pay."
The Chengxi Scrap Station is the largest scrap station in Mingjiang City. There are twelve regular staff members and eight temporary workers who are currently sorting the scrap inside.
Zhao Huaiyan is responsible for clerical work such as bookkeeping.
After getting off the bus, you still have to walk a distance. Ning Xi ran here to save time, and now she is so tired that she is out of breath.
"Huh - I'm not buying anything." After saying that, Ning Xi squatted at the door to rest.
This body is so weak that I can't breathe after running a few steps.
If you're not buying anything, are you here to cause trouble?
The man finally stopped what he was doing and looked at the person who came with sharp eyes, but after a quick glance, he looked away.
No threat at all - just a skinny little girl with yellow hair!
"Hello, are you Zhao Huaiyan? I have something to talk to you about." Ning Xi noticed that he was in a wheelchair as soon as she came in.
It must have been modified by myself, it's very simple, and the tires look like old bicycle tires.
According to the plot, the golden thigh Zhao Huaiyan was once poisoned.
Although he survived the treatment, the toxins could not be eliminated and eventually accumulated in his legs, making it almost impossible for him to walk.
The 'Nine Detoxification Recipes' in Ning Xi's pocket was exactly what Zhao Huaiyan had been searching for.
"I don't seem to know you, but if you have anything to say, please come in." The office is very large and the doors are all open, so there won't be any bad influence.
Since he could call out his name, he must know him. Besides, it was such a hot day, and his manners were not enough to allow a skinny little girl to bask in the sun outside.
Look at him gasping for breath. If he faints, I wonder if I will come to him to settle the score.
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