Chapter 40 Cotton for Milk Powder Tickets
Everyone had just finished lunch, and every household was carrying their bowls and chopsticks to the bathroom to wash them.
"Hey, it's Mingmei. How come you have time to come to our tube building to play? Have you eaten?"
"It's already this late, she must have eaten, otherwise her kids would be hungry, right?"
"I heard that Deputy Colonel Gu injured his lumbar spine. Is he okay?"
"Ah, why are you injured? When did this happen?"
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People were coming and going in the corridor of the tube building. When they saw Su Mingmei, they greeted her warmly.
"Hiss, a man injured his waist, that's a big deal. Comrade Su is not at home to take good care of him, how can he still have time to run around?" Wang Xiaohong said sarcastically as she passed by Su Mingmei with a basin of washed dishes.
"Wang Xiaohong, how can you talk like that? Mingmei came to the tube building. Maybe something happened. Why is she running around?" Mrs. Lin, the political commissar's wife, frowned and stood up for Su Mingmei.
Wang Xiaohong is like this all the time, acting as if everyone owes her money, and she makes sarcastic remarks to anyone she catches.
Many people in the tube building were offended by her, and almost no one was willing to hang out with her.
"I didn't say anything. Sister Lin, you can't speak for her just because her husband is the deputy regiment commander!" Wang Xiaohong retorted.
Besides, he is the deputy regiment leader now, but maybe he won’t be that position in the future. Who knows if Gu Jianguo can still stand up!
"Mrs. Lin, I really have something to do. My daughter has a big appetite and can't get enough to eat. Can you help me find someone who has unused milk powder coupons? I can exchange them for something!"
Su Mingmei was too lazy to argue with Wang Xiaohong, so she looked at Mrs. Lin and told her the purpose of her visit.
Mrs. Lin is an enthusiastic person. Because her husband is a political commissar in the army, she often helps with the political and ideological work of the family members.
I know a lot of military wives here in the tube building, and I basically understand the situation of each household, so it would be perfect to ask her for help.
"There are several families with children living in this tube building. I'll take you to ask them if they are willing to change!" When Mrs. Lin heard this, she quickly agreed.
When children are not full, mothers are the most anxious.
Besides, she had seen Deputy Commander Gu’s daughter, who was very cute.
Su Mingmei had given birth to several boys before, so it was normal that she had no milk to drink from her daughter.
The family that Mrs. Lin took Su Mingmei to had three children. The first two were daughters, and the youngest, a son, was already eight months old and had been eating complementary foods for two months.
Hearing Su Mingmei's intention, the woman nodded: "What are you going to exchange with me?"
She wanted to see if what the other party brought could satisfy her.
"Whatever you want or whatever you lack, I'll see if there's any way I can get it!" Su Mingmei said.
She is in urgent need of milk powder now. As long as Qibao can have milk, she is willing to exchange it for anything she has!
When the woman heard this, her face lit up: "Do you have cotton coupons? If you do, I can exchange my two milk powder coupons for this month with you!"
The weather is too cold.
The cotton-padded clothes the children wore were tattered and had very little cotton wool inside.
Because it was so cold, the two daughters had to lie in bed to keep warm even in broad daylight.
My son is eight months old, and he can only be wrapped in a quilt all day, which makes it very inconvenient for him to move.
She wanted to make a cotton jacket for each of her children, but unfortunately she had no cotton coupons.
"I don't have any cotton tickets, but I can exchange them with you..."
The woman was disappointed when she heard Su Mingmei say there were no cotton tickets, but she was resurrected on the spot the next second.
"Are you serious? Are you really willing to exchange cotton with me?" the woman asked in disbelief.
She wanted to make cotton clothes for the children, but first she needed cotton coupons, which were used to buy cotton.
But in this weather, cotton is in short supply, and even if she has cotton coupons, she may not be able to buy it.
The woman was surprised and happy to hear that Su Mingmei was willing to exchange cotton with her.
"You actually still have cotton at home. I heard that the cotton in our city has been sold out for a long time. Even if you have money and tickets, you can't buy it!" Mrs. Lin on the side was surprised.
People who have not experienced it have no idea how difficult it is to deal with cotton.
She used all her connections this year and only managed to get a little over a pound of cotton, and no more.
If she had known that Deputy Commander Gu had cotton, she wouldn't have bothered to use her connections everywhere...
After all, milk powder tickets are easier to get than cotton tickets!
"My brother works in the city's cotton mill. He was lucky enough to get a few kilograms!" Su Mingmei made up an excuse.
It's not just a few pounds, there's a lot of it in the sack in my daughter's room.
The three sacks had been almost used up, but one day they were suddenly found to be bulging with cotton. Needless to say, it must have been Qibao who secretly stuffed them in.
"How many kilograms do you have? I want them all! If the milk powder coupons are not enough, I'll give you more money!" The woman's face flushed with excitement.
With a few kilograms of cotton, she could make a set of cotton clothes for each of her children, and with the remaining cotton, she might even be able to make a set for herself.
"I can only spare two kilograms at most, after all, my child needs it too!" Su Mingmei thought for a while and said.
"Okay, two kilograms is not bad, I'll go get you the milk powder ticket now!"
The woman smiled happily, and as if she was afraid that Su Mingmei would go back on her word, she turned around and took out the milk powder ticket.
Su Mingmei went home happily with the milk powder coupons.
After returning home, he quickly packed two kilograms of cotton and sent it to the tube building.
After giving away two kilograms of cotton, she not only received two milk powder coupons, but also got two dollars in change.
When I got home, Mr. Bai had already left.
Dong Yulan happily shook the eggs that the pheasant laid today.
"Why don't we just keep this chicken for laying eggs instead of killing it?"
One egg a day, so they will have eggs to eat every day, which is more cost-effective than killing them and eating the meat.
"Let's raise some chickens next spring!"
"The pheasant is too eye-catching, let's kill it, it's safest to eat it!"
Su Mingmei thought for a moment and said.
If it was a domestic chicken, it would be fine, and others wouldn't say anything if they saw it.
It’s difficult to explain the pheasant.
"Okay, I'll listen to you. I'll kill it later!" Dong Yulan nodded. Her daughter was right. It would be safest to eat it.
It just so happens that my son-in-law also needs some nourishment recently!
Dong Yulan filled a large iron pot with water and put it on the boil, preparing to scald the chicken feathers.
Gu Jinze was in the study room frantically filling out the booklet that Mr. Bai had given him.
Gu Jinchen was taking the bow and arrow made by his grandfather and practicing his aim in the yard, while Gu Jinan was looking on with envy.
Su Qingshan shoveled the snow in the yard again.
It was freezing and snowy outside, but the stove in the main room was burning brightly.
Gu Qiqi turned over in the cradle and continued to sleep.
When Gu Qiqi woke up, the chicken soup on the clay stove was already cooked.
The aroma of meat filled the yard, making people drool.
Outside the courtyard gate, Wang Dafeng, who came over with a bottle to ask for milk for her eldest grandson, smelled the tempting aroma of meat and her eyes lit up with excitement!
Bang bang bang!
The next moment, the gate of the courtyard was slammed!
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