Chapter 45 Domineering Uncle Su
In fact, both parties knew that the other party's lies were all false.
Sister Liu couldn't be so generous as to send so many apples to her relatives. Those so-called relatives should be her customers.
Su Mo's apples couldn't be grown locally. Such quality can only be from other places.
Both parties knew it well, but they both benefited from it and didn't expose each other.
Su Mo looked at Sister Liu's posture and estimated that she had been doing it for a long time, and there must be someone behind it.
"Someone may not be willing to eat it. But, it's okay to send it to you, right?" Su Mo pretended to be hesitant. It doesn't matter how good her acting is, but she still has to act a little.
"No problem."
"Go back and tell them that your relatives really like these apples, and you don't have many at home, so you can exchange some with them to give away. I often have relatives from the countryside send me things here, and you will be my sister in the future, so why would you send me some vegetables and fruits?" Sister Liu smiled and gave advice.
"You want vegetables too?" Su Mo pretended to be surprised.
"Yes, of course, don't people in the city eat vegetables? But they must be fresh and good looking."
Although Qingxi County is not like a big city, where you still need a vegetable book or a food coupon to buy green vegetables, the vegetables sold at the supply and marketing cooperatives every day are of few varieties, and they are not particularly fresh, and some of the leafy vegetables are still wilted.
If there are fresh ones, everyone will naturally be happy to eat fresh ones.
"So, sister Su, when are you going to send me another basket of apples?" The basket just now will probably be sold out tonight.
"I don't know. I have to go back and ask. I don't think there will be many."
She probably has about 600 kilograms of apples. She can sell at most 400 kilograms, and she has to keep the rest for herself.
For apples like apples, it takes 2 to 3 years to bloom and bear fruit after planting. Her wood-type ability needs to reach the third level before she can accelerate the apple seeds to bear fruit at one time.
At her current speed of upgrading by absorbing wood-type energy, it is estimated that it will take at least two years to upgrade to the third level, so she has to keep some of the fruits with long growth cycles for herself.
"Okay, send it to me when you have changed them. Your apples are of good quality, so there is no need to worry." Sister Liu smiled, waved goodbye to Su Mo at the intersection, and went back to work at the supply and marketing cooperative.
Su Mo went to the post office to call Su Tingde. The things she bought from the supply and marketing cooperative were placed in bamboo baskets, still covered with coarse cloth.
In those days, long-distance calls were still very expensive, because long-distance calls required constant transfers and were charged by the minute.
At that time, the long-distance call fee was one yuan and one cent per minute.
Public telephones in the city were cheaper, only 4 cents per call, and there was no time limit. If you need to pass on the call, you need to pay a paging fee of 3 cents per call.
After Su Mo told the operator at the post office the area and number, the operator started to dial the number and transferred the call. After the call was connected, the operator gave the phone to Su Mo and left the small cubicle for the call.
This phone number was told to her by Geng Changqing on the day of her wedding. The original owner had a telephone, but Su Tingde usually called before, so the original owner didn't know the number.
These days, the quality of long-distance calls is not good, and the receiver is full of the rustling sound of electric current.
"Uncle?" Su Mo called out tentatively.
"You girl still remember to call? You didn't even tell me in advance about such a big thing as getting married."
"I wrote you a letter, you may not have received it yet. Besides, I don't remember the phone number. Uncle Geng just told me the day before yesterday." Su Mo explained quickly.
Su Tingde choked. This girl didn't even remember the phone number.
"To make a long story short, what's the situation with the man?"
"His name is Lu Changzheng, 24 years old, from the Lujia Village Production Brigade of Hongqi Commune, and now he is the deputy battalion commander of the battalion under the 11th Regiment of the 4th Garrison Division of Shenyang Military Region."
Su Tingde raised his eyebrows, knowing it quite clearly.
"Why are you getting married in such a hurry? Are you being coerced?" Based on his understanding of his niece, she should like gentle and elegant men, not the type of soldiers.
"He is handsome, I like him."
Su Tingde: ...
How did she say such shameless words seriously? Is this still his shy little niece? Could it be that her personality has changed suddenly because of family matters?
This is not impossible. This girl has always had smooth sailing since she was a child. How could she have suffered such hardships ?
As a man, Su Tingde couldn't discuss this matter with his niece, so he had to change the subject.
"Is he good to you?"
"Very good."
"What about him? Let him come and talk to me."
"He returned to the army in a hurry today."
Su Tingde was silent. This is the bad thing about soldiers. He left after only two days of marriage.
"How are his parents? How are his family? Are they good to you?"
"They are all good. We have our own house and don't live with them."
Only then did Su Tingde feel a little relieved.
"Just do some farm work as a token of your appreciation. Uncle will send you money every month. We don't need to rely on that little bit of work. When we find an opportunity, I'll ask Changqing to see if there is a job and arrange one for you."
"Uncle, no need. My wife will send me money."
"He is him, I am me, and I am from the Su family. I don't need to rely on others for support."
Su Mo: ...
What kind of domineering declaration is this? But she has to say that she likes it.
"Uncle, it's really not necessary. Before I went to the countryside, I got a "non-staff correspondent" certificate from Haishi Newspaper, so I can make money by contributing articles to the newspaper."
"The royalties are only a few dollars, keep them. This woman must have money in her own hands, her parents' family can be reliable, and she can stand firm in her husband's family. If she relies on a man to support her, she will have no initiative."
It must be said that Su Tingde really considers his niece.
Su Mo was touched and did not refuse. When she really received the remittance slip for the royalties in the future, she would send it to him. With evidence, he should believe it.
"Thank you, uncle." Since she transmigrated into the book, this was the second person she felt real care from, except for Lu Changzheng.
"This girl is still being polite to your uncle." I have sent her a lot of money before, but I have never seen her be so polite. She has indeed grown up.
"By the way, uncle received your letter. Don't worry, uncle knows what's going on." Su Tingde changed the subject.
"Received? That's pretty fast." Su Mo calculated, it was only 9 days.
"This time it was so fast because of the air transport. Normally it would take at least half a month." Su Tingde said, "So if there is an emergency, just send a telegram or call uncle. Mail is too slow."
"Yes." Su Mo nodded.
"How did you know they would go there?"
Only insiders knew this news at the time. Xiao Mo was so far away in Heijiang Province, how could she know?
"Yang Suyun wrote to me."
Su Mo said this on purpose, just to let Su Tingde check the Yang family. Father Yang harmed the original owner's family, don't think it's so irrelevant.
Su Tingde's eyes dimmed. How did the Yang family know?
"Okay, uncle will take care of it. You don't have to worry about it. Don't be too risky. Taking care of yourself is the most important thing." These things are not suitable to be said on the phone, so they are all hastily passed over.
"I will let your aunt come to see you in a while. If you need anything, tell her and let her take it to you."
Su Tingde thought about it, but still worried. He decided to let his wife go. Only after seeing it can he feel at ease.
"No, uncle, it's so far, it's too hard for aunt."
From Guangxi Province to Heijiang Province, with the current railway transportation, it will take at least ten days, right? It's so painful to transfer on the train.
"It's okay. She was going to Haishi to take care of some things. Now that she's in Haishi, she'll go north to see you."
Su Mo: ...
This isn't just going north, we've already reached the northernmost tip of our country.
"Okay, the phone bill is expensive, so I won't say much. Don't worry about Haishi's affairs, uncle will take care of it. Don't worry about uncle here, uncle knows what's going on."
"Your aunt will contact you when she leaves, just tell her what you want."
"Take care of yourself, and do your best to take care of other things."
Su Tingde was used to being a leader, and he hung up the phone after explaining things.
Su Mo: ...
Hearing the busy tone on the phone, Su Mo had no choice but to hang up the phone and quietly went to pay the phone bill.
Just a few sentences took 8 minutes, and the phone bill was 1.1 yuan per minute, so the total cost was 8.8 yuan.
Su Mo felt a little sad. How many letters could she send with this?