Chapter 89: Bargaining
Chu Hong rode her bicycle back home.
There was no one at home. She looked at the alarm clock and saw that it was almost four o'clock. She started kneading the dough and preparing to cook noodles.
While she was scooping flour, pouring water and kneading the dough, she was thinking about how to tell her family that she had a partner.
The main reason was that Song Chuhong had been cheated by her ex-husband, an educated youth, once, and now she was looking for another educated youth, and she was worried that her family would have objections.
Besides, everyone in the family knows that Gu Ci is the grandson of Mr. Chu and his family. If I stay with him, it will be like having several more burdens.
Moreover, Mr. Chu and his men were demoted, and there was something wrong with Jiating’s background.
The family members don’t know either, but they will be able to go back in a few years and return most of the family property, or receive other subsidies.
She couldn't just tell everyone: I just want him because he's young and handsome, right?
I don’t dare to say that even if we break up in the future, we can divorce again.
She was afraid that her family would be so angry that they would join forces to beat her up.
Oh, I was so careless.
It was only because Gu Ci's eyes were too scorching and his tone was too sincere and passionate that I couldn't bear to refuse.
It is the most difficult to accept the kindness of a handsome man.
But life is actually short, and we don’t know which will come first, tomorrow or an accident.
She doesn't want to put herself in a difficult position.
Maybe it was because I was trying to do two things at once and accidentally added too much water.
She could only add two more spoonfuls of flour and start kneading the dough seriously: Forget it, I don’t want to think about it anymore, I’ll take it one step at a time.
The most important thing now is to deal with the enamel basin issue.
After she kneaded the dough and let it rest for a while, she started to roll out the dough.
After cutting the noodles, I realized that the amount was too much.
She simply took two handfuls of cut noodles, put them in a large bowl, and walked towards Mr. Chu and the others.
It's already past five o'clock, the sun has set, and the sky is starting to darken.
Today, Grandma Jia came back early to cook dinner.
Chu Hong saw half a pot of steaming porridge.
The porridge also contains sweet potatoes, corn kernels, dried beans, green vegetables, etc. I guess they just put together all the ingredients that can be put together.
But even after adding so many miscellaneous ingredients, the porridge is not thick enough, so don't expect to be able to stick chopsticks in it.
Fortunately, we have sweet potatoes and other foods, so we can eat half full.
Chu Hong held back the sigh that was about to come out of her mouth, and pretended to be relaxed and said: "It just so happens that I have more flour, grandma, you add it in, it will be noodles, right?"
Grandma Jia treated Wu Xiu as her disciple, so she was not polite to her: "I haven't eaten noodles for a long time, it's a good time to try something new."
The flour we use nowadays is ground into powder using stone mills. There is definitely bran in the flour, so it is not as white as noodles.
Grandma Jia was able to find joy in the midst of hardship: "In fact, bran is also a good thing. It can remove heat and fill the stomach."
Chu Hong cooperated very well: "Then I will leave more in the wheat next time I grind it."
Then he asked, "What job does the captain have you do now?"
"We just helped with the construction of the house, mixing mud and carrying soil." Grandma Jia was still optimistic: "Don't worry about us. This job is not easy, but it is much easier than digging a reservoir."
I couldn't help but sigh: "Human potential is really great, and we are used to it now."
Chu Hong was relieved: "That's good, I'll go back and cook dinner first."
When she got home, Wu Xiu had already returned and was washing her face with hot water. When she saw her, she smiled and asked, "Is your sister used to living in someone else's house?"
"Don't worry, Mom," Chu Hong pretended to be relaxed and joked, "The food there is good, the sleep is good, I'm worried that she won't want to come back."
Secretary Song, who had just entered the room, laughed when he heard this: "I'll remember this. I'll ask Chu Dan if what you said is true."
Chu Hong sighed and said, "Are you afraid that we sisters will not be able to fight?"
She ordered him naturally: "Dad, light the fire first, and we'll cook the noodles first."
She washed the vegetables herself, thought for a moment, and then took out three eggs from the jar under the wooden kitchen cabinet: "Everyone has worked hard all day, shall we have egg noodles today?"
Secretary Song agreed good-temperedly: "You cook, so of course you have the final say."
I just said to her casually, "At noon, I sent 15 lotus root clips to your second uncle and his family, and 12 to Lao Chu and his family. We also ate eight of them, so there are still a dozen or so left in the kitchen cabinet."
"By the way, the remaining oil is also in the bowl in the kitchen cabinet. See if you can still fry an egg."
Wu Xiu said, "The He family's deal is still very cost-effective. The price they offer is not low, and we can have two good meals at the same time."
Chu Hong smiled proudly: "Isn't your daughter smart?"
"I've also taken on a good job. If it works out, we'll have enough food to eat for two years."
He told her in detail about his encounter with Wu Yinghong and his meeting with the leaders at the enamelware pot factory.
Secretary Song took a deep breath after hearing this: "You are really brave, aren't you? This stall is too big, aren't you afraid of something going wrong?"
Chu Hong explained: "We are doing collective business, so we can ask the leader of the enamelware factory to issue us a certificate, and then go to the commune to get it stamped."
"We sell defective products to the people at low prices, and then exchange them for food to support the construction of the main factory. We are also serving the people."
"Just think of us as non-staff members of the sales department. This is reasonable and legal."
She also valued her life very much, so naturally she had carefully learned about the commune before she dared to come up with this idea.
Now, in order to trick his own father into joining the pirate ship, he spoke with extra care.
Secretary Song couldn't help but be moved after hearing this.
For farmers, especially those who experienced famine in those years, food was very important to them.
Even though many people now eat multi-grain cakes with corn and sweet potatoes, it is definitely not because they really have no money to eat.
Instead, I want to store more food and eat it slowly.
There are many people in my family, but the work points we earn are not many. It is impossible to eat rice and noodles every meal with the work points earned by everyone.
Before the Chinese New Year last year, they also bought a lot of food, but according to the way they eat at home, they would definitely not be able to eat it until the autumn harvest.
If this could really be accomplished, it would indeed provide more food for the family in a year.
He took a deep breath: "Can they agree to your terms?"
"I was bargaining, it's okay if they want to bargain," Chu Hong stated her bottom line: "But it can't exceed 28 kilograms."
Chu Tong had to wait until everyone had put all the farm tools in the warehouse before she could go home, so she was the last one to go home holding her daughter's hand.
As soon as I entered the door, I saw my parents and Chu Hong huddled together, whispering something, and I couldn't help but laugh: "What are you talking about?"
"It's broken." Secretary Song came to his senses and hurried to light the fire: "Fortunately I put some firewood, it hasn't gone out yet."
Chu Hong also saw that the water was boiling, so she put the chopped vegetables in first and then covered the pot: "Sister, there is a lot of hot water in the copper pipe. You and Xiao Yuer should wash your faces first, and you can eat noodles soon."
Wu Xiu also asked with concern: "Are you used to it? Xiao Yuer should come back with me tomorrow, right?"
"Chu Hong taught me carefully before," Chu Tong said, "Besides, my father is the Party Secretary. Who would embarrass me?"
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