Chapter 403 Buying so much stuff, are we not going to live like this anymore?
Meat shops and grain stations were also rationed, and long queues formed.
Food is scarce. On ordinary days, people are reluctant to eat or wear anything. But as the New Year approaches, unless a family is really starving, who wouldn't want to eat a little more?
Ideally, there should be some oil and fat on the New Year's Eve dinner or family reunion dinner table; this would be a perfect ending to a life of modest abundance.
Fearing that Cen Yan might spend money recklessly and without restraint, just like she did at the supply and marketing cooperative, Su Xianhua took meat and grain coupons and went to buy them herself.
I bought enough rice, flour, and cooking oil for my own use. For meat, I bought three pounds of pork belly, two pork bones, and finally a pig's trotter and a pig's tail.
He was booed and seemingly kicked out by a group of people.
Su Xianhua was embarrassed and complained to Cen Yan, "Yan Yan, what's wrong with all the young people these days? They don't know how to respect the elderly and care for the young. I only bought so many things, and they're already trying to kick me out."
Three catties of pork belly, two pork bones, a pig's trotter, and a pig's tail—that's all we have. When we invite Leng Feng over for dinner, plus Qi Jingchuan, two big eaters in the army, this won't be enough.
Cen Yan suppressed a laugh, "Grandma, I'll ask a friend to help with the meat. We'll just buy this much. Let's go now."
"Do you have a way to buy more? Where to buy them?" Su Xianhua lowered his voice: "The ghost market?"
"Shh! Grandma, there are some things we should just talk about in private. We must never let anyone know."
"When are we going to pick up the things?"
“It’s on our way back now. Grandma, wait for me at the intersection with your things. I’ll go look for it in the alley.”
"Okay, then be careful." Su Xianhua followed behind Cen Yan.
Cen Yan led her to a secluded alley, then told Su Xianhua to watch over the personal belongings on the bicycle before quickly disappearing into the alley.
Cen Yan came out in just fifteen minutes.
"Let's go." Cen Yan, carrying a basket, hurriedly tried to lead Su Xianhua away, looking like she had done something wrong.
Su Xianhua looked at the basket in amazement. "Your friend is so capable, he can even get his hands on canned luncheon meat, milk powder, and malted milk powder?!"
She thought it would be good enough if Cen Yan could get some meat and some white flour to make dumplings, but she never expected that the basket contained not only a piece of pork belly weighing at least ten pounds, but also a dozen cans of food, two cans of malted milk powder, and a can of milk powder.
Cen Yan smiled and said, "My friend is from Shanghai. There are quite a few foreigners there, so it's much simpler to get these things done, and it's not like you don't need tickets."
"I see. Indeed, major cities like Shanghai, Beijing, and Guangzhou all have Friendship Stores. With remittance coupons, you can definitely snag these great items, but there are just too many."
"He earns more."
The old man and the young man chatted and laughed, exchanging words back and forth, and soon returned to their residential compound.
The matter of preparing for the New Year could not be kept secret and would be found out sooner or later. Cen Yan did not intend to hide it and swaggered into the family compound with her bicycle.
Such a large amount of supplies naturally caused quite a stir in the family compound.
Many people were envious, thinking that Cen Yan was living such a wonderful life. The bicycle was so big that it looked like it was about to break the old bicycle. It must have cost a lot of money.
"It must cost a lot. I just went over to take a look, and guess what I saw? Goodness, malted milk powder, milk powder, even canned luncheon meat. I heard that this canned luncheon meat is only supplied to foreign friends and leading cadres. It's very difficult for ordinary people to buy it. The cannery's production is just a tiny bit."
"Putting aside the luncheon meat, the other things are expensive too. Look at that basket of meat, it must weigh more than ten pounds..."
"With so much New Year's goods, are Sister-in-law Cen and Commander Qi really not going to live a normal life?"
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