Su Zhou lowered his head and saw nails as tender as flower petals. He was slightly surprised that women's fingers looked like this.
He calmly withdrew his gaze and explained, "That vendor illegally traded food stamps half a year ago, and was arrested and imprisoned, and has only been released in the past two days!
These people are specialized in reselling and making a profit. For example, the sewing machine you bought was actually purchased from someone else and then sold at a higher price.
At the price of twenty just now, he will make a few bucks anyway."
Chi Yin nodded suddenly.
The asking price was eighty yuan. If it were her, she would probably refuse to sell it at sixty yuan, but Su Zhou bargained it down to twenty yuan for her.
She could not even imagine that she could buy a 60% new sewing machine for only 20 yuan.
Arriving at the bus station, Chi Yin walked towards the ticket window. She wanted to buy a ticket to Yanhe County as soon as possible. Before she took two steps, Su Zhou suddenly grabbed her arm.
Chi Yin turned her head and saw Su Zhou raising his wrist to check the time. She frowned and said, "It's almost three o'clock. You will definitely miss the three o'clock bus. Today is not a market day. The passenger buses only run every two hours. If you buy a ticket now, you have to wait until five o'clock to leave."
"You have to buy it. We won't sell tickets after five o'clock." Chi Yin looked at the long queue in front of the ticket window and was about to move forward.
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Then I heard Su Zhou instruct the vendor, "Carry the sewing machine to the exit."
The vendor responded and went to the exit.
Chi Yin didn't know what Su Zhou was up to, but seeing Su Zhou following her, she could only follow him.
In the 1980s, railings were installed at the exits of passenger stations, and there were special people to register the license plate number and driver's license number of each vehicle. When Su Zhou arrived, he took out a Dahongpao cigarette familiarly, took out one and handed it to the comrade in the guard room.
When the comrade saw Su Zhou, a smile immediately appeared on his face, and he looked so warm, as if they were old acquaintances.
The two chatted for a while, then a car with the Yanhe County logo on it came out wobbling.
Su Zhou took a deep puff of his cigarette, then stubbed out the butt and waved to the vendor, "Move the sewing machine to the roof and tie it securely."
He turned around and shouted to Chi Yin, "Don't just stand there, get in the car and give the toll to the driver."
Chi Yin was happy. It was the first time she saw this way of taking a long-distance bus. But after thinking about it, she hesitated.
Why does this behavior of boarding the bus outside without going through the station seem illegal?
The money that should have belonged to the station went into the driver's own pocket, and he paid the fare. Everyone got a ticket, except her.
What if the car is stopped and inspected by the relevant authorities midway?
Su Zhou understood Chi Yin's mood and smiled at her. "These cars are all contracted by individuals. Although they are nominally managed by the station, no one cares as long as nothing serious happens. Even if the car is stopped for inspection halfway, the driver will lie and say that you are his family member, not a passenger, in order to avoid being in trouble."
After listening to Su Zhou's explanation, Chi Yin's concerns were dispelled.
The vendor had already tied up the sewing machine securely, and he felt embarrassed to run up and down, so Chi Yin took out a dollar from her canvas bag and gave it to the vendor as a tip of thanks.
Chi Yin was particularly grateful to Su Zhou for his great help. After getting in the car, she pushed open the window and said with a smile, "Next time I come to Nanyi City, I'll bring you some local specialties, or if you have time, come to Yanhe County to play."
Su Zhou smiled and responded, "Okay, it's a good opportunity to go see Teacher Chi."
The car started and Chi Yin waved out the window.
The one and a half hour drive went smoothly and we arrived back in Yanhe County twenty minutes earlier than expected.
After all the passengers got off, the driver climbed onto the roof to help Chi Yin move the sewing machine down.
The sewing machine base has casters. Chi Yin considered pushing it directly, but then she thought that she had to walk along a stone road from here to her home, and it would be a waste if it bumped into something on the road.
After thinking about it, I temporarily moved to the guard room of the county party committee compound.
After running for a whole morning, Chi Yin was already growling with hunger. She couldn't help but glance around and saw the stall owner who was selling cornmeal cakes last time, so she went over to him.
I chose brown sugar porridge, which cost fifty cents in total.
When she turned around, she happened to see Liu Qingchun and her father. Chi Yin froze and subconsciously walked to the other side.
Liu Qingchun was wearing a light green dress with puff sleeves. Her instep was still aching from being stepped on by Chi Yin yesterday, so she needed her father to support her when she walked.
It was the afternoon off-get off work time. The father and daughter walked slowly from the office building to the dormitory. When passing by the stall, Liu Qingchun pinched her nose and said, "It's smelly and dirty. It looks unhygienic. They didn't know to put it farther away."
Liu Liqun glanced at the stall owner and agreed with his daughter's statement. At this moment, he noticed Chi Yin's figure.
Liu Qingchun noticed her father's eyes were fixed on a certain place, so she looked over too. When she saw Chi Yin, she immediately became furious.
She screamed, "Chi Yin, stop!"
Liu Qingchun walked with an unsteady gait, but that did not stop her from being arrogant.
Chi Yin knew that he couldn't avoid it, so he could only turn around and said coldly, "What?"
What? Yesterday, I stepped on her instep so hard that she couldn't even walk, and she still asked her what she was doing.
Liu Qingchun was so angry that he raised his hand to hit someone, but just as he raised his arm he saw other colleagues passing by.
Liu Qingchun rolled his eyes and pointed his raised arm at Chi Yin's nose. "Okay, you have money to buy food but you don't have money to pay the bill. Chi Yin, you are really shameless!"
Faced with unwarranted accusations, Chi Yin also became angry and slapped Liu Qingchun's hand down, "What do you mean by paying back? Explain your words clearly."
Liu Qingchun saw many of her colleagues looking over here, so her momentum weakened. But this did not stop her from scolding, "It's not easy for a woman like you to raise a child. I can understand that you found Cheng'an to rent a house together. I can also understand that you don't have money to buy daily necessities, and Cheng'an spent money to buy them. But you can't say that you don't have money and buy food and drinks behind your back. How can I feel about this? Pay me back, quickly!"
Liu Liqun stood aside and did not express his opinion, which showed his approval of Liu Qingchun's behavior.
Chi Yin looked at it and felt a little shaken.
But then again, a straight man like Wei Cheng'an wouldn't play with the yin and yang stuff.
Although Wei Chengan and Liu Qingchun were in a relationship, Chi Yin still believed in her instincts. She was neither angry nor annoyed, and calmly asked Liu Qingchun, "Tell me what he said to you. I can't just give you the money based on your words."
Liu Qingchun snorted. She was not stupid enough to tell Chi Yin that she had taken the note from Wei Chengan's pocket while he was sleeping in the ward yesterday.
She said proudly, "The house you rented is at No. 1, Lane 6, District 4, He County, right? He bought 20 kilograms of cornmeal, 30 kilograms of rice, 3 kilograms of fresh eggs in a yellow cardboard box, and I won't charge you for the oil, salt, MSG, etc. It's a total of 40 yuan. Even if you split it evenly, you have to give me 20!"
To be honest, Chi Yin believed in Wei Chengan's character.
She was half-believing and half-doubting what Liu Qingchun had said before.
But when Liu Qingchun even reported how many kilograms of rice and eggs he bought, she gradually came to realize.
They are in a relationship, and Wei Chengan is a straightforward person, so he will definitely report everything he does to his girlfriend.
But after she suddenly realized it, she felt uncomfortable.
As for what made her feel uncomfortable, she couldn't figure it out for a while.
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