“So amazing!”
Zheng Peirong graduated from junior high school, so she naturally knew how difficult English was. She could hardly even understand the textbooks, let alone translate those English books.
Looking at Jiang Yan and the others, Zheng Peirong didn't know what she was thinking.
After buying things, Jiang Yan and others walked towards Zhuang Cuizhu and the other two who were waiting. Seeing that Wu Xiaolin was still buying things, everyone stood and waited for a while.
Jiang Yan was a little upset because she didn't buy any meat today. Her main purpose of going to the city was to sell meat, so she whispered to He Hongxiu, "Sister-in-law, I want to go to the big market."
The big market is a place in the city that specializes in selling agricultural and sideline products. It is also state-owned. There are live chickens, ducks, fish and so on. The variety of agricultural products is more than that of the supply and marketing cooperatives.
He Hongxiu nodded, "Okay, be careful, the bus leaves at 3 pm, don't miss the time."
"I remember that."
After saying something to everyone, Jiang Yan carried the bamboo basket on her back and walked towards the big market. Zheng Peirong was extremely envious.
So rich!
After buying so many things, I still have to go to the big market to buy them.
Ye Fengjiao couldn't help but said sarcastically: "It's really frustrating to compare yourself with others."
After walking out of everyone's sight, Jiang Yan decisively called a rickshaw. It would take half an hour to walk to the big market, and she didn't want to put herself in a difficult position.
Ten minutes later, the car stopped at the gate of the big market. Jiang Yan handed the money to the driver and walked into the market.
There were more people in the market than in the supply and marketing cooperative. As soon as I walked to the door, I heard all kinds of inquiries and shouts coming from inside.
Rice, flour, grain and oil.
Pork, beef, eggs, as well as milk and goat milk, everything is available.
Fresh milk doesn’t last long, and there was milk powder and malted milk at home, so Jiang Yan took a quick look and then looked away.
She walked to the meat stall and looked at the today's meat price written in chalk on the small blackboard next to it.
Beef is 70 cents a pound.
Mutton is 70 cents per pound.
Pork is 8.5 cents per pound.
You wouldn’t believe it, right? In this era, beef and mutton are cheaper than pork.
People of this era eat less oil and water, and fat meat is the most expensive. Beef has a high protein content and low fat content, so people don't like it very much.
Mutton simply tastes bad, the smell is too strong, and few people can tolerate the taste of mutton.
I haven't eaten beef for a long time. Jiang Yan had about ten pounds of meat coupons in her hand. She bought two pounds of the best beef and two pounds of pork, and used the remaining six pounds to buy pork fat.
Stir-fried pork is so delicious!
Seeing Jiang Yan buy so much meat and oil, the butcher asked curiously while cutting the meat: "Girl, is there something going on at home?"
"No, I ate it myself."
When the butcher heard Jiang Yan say that she was going to eat it herself, his attitude changed.
"Eat well yourself."
As he spoke, he turned the meat in his hand, cut two pounds of the best pork and handed it to Jiang Yan.
This piece of meat is half fat and half lean, and looks very beautiful.
"The meat today is good. If you want to eat meat in the future, come to me. I promise to cut the best for you."
"Thank you, uncle."
Jiang Yan understood what the uncle meant, and the uncle smiled with satisfaction.
Who would believe that someone could get so many meat tickets and buy so much meat at once without some background or connections?
He wrapped the meat and lard in oil paper and handed it carefully to Jiang Yan. He also took the 10 jin meat ticket and 9.7 yuan from her and sent her away with a smile.
The price of lard is a bit high today, one dollar and one cent per pound.
But the girl still bought six kilograms without blinking an eye.
The uncle was certain that this must be a relative of a leader. Looking at his unfamiliar face, he must have been transferred here not long ago.
After buying the meat, Jiang Yan went shopping in the big market again.
When passing by the aquatic area, I saw several live turtles.
It’s a pity that there are no more meat tickets.
Forget it, I’ll come next time.
Jiang Yan walked and looked along the way, asking about prices from time to time, and did not notice that someone was staring at her in the distance.
After coming out of the big market, Jiang Yan's backpack was much heavier.
She walked to the roadside and was about to take a rickshaw when a yellow-haired girl suddenly came over, pulled her aside and asked, "Sister, do you want to buy a turtle?"
Following the sound, I looked.
She was a little girl of eight or nine years old, with a very thin face and dry yellow hair braided into two pigtails on her shoulders.
It was obvious that he was malnourished and his clothes were full of patches.
Seeing Jiang Yan looking at her, the girl repeated what she had just said.
Jiang Yan nodded, "I want to buy it, but I don't have any meat coupons."
The girl whispered, "My brother caught two turtles in the river. Can we exchange them for food?"
The little girl looked pitiful, but Jiang Yan was a little wary, but the two turtles were indeed very tempting.
She thought for a moment and said, "Where is your brother? I want to see him first."
"There."
The girl pointed at a boy standing in front of a shop on the opposite road. He was carrying a bamboo basket and looking over here.
Jiang Yan looked at them carefully and found that the two were indeed 70% similar, so they must be siblings.
Seeing Jiang Yan looking at her, the boy smiled a little awkwardly. He was about fourteen or fifteen years old, as thin as his sister, but his eyes were very clear, which made Jiang Yan relax her vigilance slightly.
The little girl waved, and the boy hurried over, took off the bamboo basket on his back and uncovered the straw covering it.
Two large turtles appeared in front of me, each weighing probably two or three kilograms.
Jiang Yan was very satisfied. This is a wild giant turtle.
She looked at the boy and asked, "Your sister said she wanted to exchange for food?"
The boy nodded repeatedly.
Jiang Yan asked again: "You should have sold them at the big market, right? How much did they pay you per pound?"
"Two cents."
"So low?" Jiang Yan was surprised. When she asked the price just now, it was 60 cents per pound.
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