Chapter 65 Go to the Scrap Collection Station
Coming out of the supply and marketing cooperative, Ma Xiaojuan approached mysteriously and said, "Su Mo, let's go to the scrap collection station to have a look."
Su Mo's eyes flashed and asked, "What are we going there for?"
Seeing that there was no one around, Ma Xiaojuan whispered, "Let's go and see if there is anything to pick up."
Her father found several small yellow croakers at the scrap collection station, although they could not be used at this time. But her father said that gold is hard currency and there will always be a day when it can be used.
She dared to say this to Su Mo, but not to others.
Su Mo thought to herself, as expected!
After she came here, she never thought of going to the scrap station because she thought there would be smart people in every era. If there were really good things, they would have been taken away by others.
She thought she was not a very lucky person, so she did not try her luck.
Besides, Qingxi County was not a wealthy place. After more than ten years of semi-colonial rule, the good things had been looted long ago. The rest were probably also confiscated when the movement just started.
However, since Ma Xiaojuan wanted to go, she would go with her. Maybe the god of luck would possess her and she would really find something good.
The two asked a comrade passing by about the location of the waste collection station. After arriving there, they gave a few candies to the old man who was guarding the door and asked him to help look after the bicycle.
The two went in and searched until they were hungry. Naturally, they found nothing.
Ma Xiaojuan said she was looking for books and spent two cents to buy a few old books to take back.
The old man who was guarding the door had seen this kind of people before, and he didn't even look at them. Did he
really think that the scrapyard was a treasure hunt? How could there be so many good things to find? He was not blind, and if there were really good things, would he release them?
In order to get this position, he had given a lot of gifts.
Ma Xiaojuan was a little depressed, "It seems that I don't have much luck."
Su Mo smiled, "Those things can only be encountered by chance."
"That's right." Ma Xiaojuan said, "Let's go, I said I would treat you to a big meal at the state-owned hotel, let's go now."
The two arrived at the state-owned hotel, and Ma Xiaojuan was also very generous, ordering a braised pork, a stir-fried vegetable, a chicken stewed with mushrooms, and two bowls of rice. Seeing that there was mutton soup, she also ordered a bowl.
It cost a total of four yuan.
The portions of food in the Northeast are large, and the two of them almost had to hold on to the wall to walk.
Ma Xiaojuan patted her swollen stomach and sighed, "It would be great if I could eat like this every day."
"What kind of family do you have? You eat like this every day." Su Mo laughed, "You should save your money and don't buy things that are not necessary."
She saw that Ma Xiaojuan was also a big spender, buying things as she pleased.
When she read novels, she read too many stories about educated youth whose parents had financial support at the beginning but no longer had it later. The ending of those educated youth was not very good.
Ma Xiaojuan was her friend, and she didn't want her to be like this. Although Ma Xiaojuan's parents seemed to love her very much, it was hard to say what human nature was, so it was better to save some money to support herself.
Ma Xiaojuan nodded, "I know."
"I heard that our commune is good and has been developing the collective economy. I'm thinking about finding an opportunity next year to see if I can pass the test to become a worker. I'll have my own income, so I don't have to rely on my family all the time."
Ma Xiaojuan also understood. She took the initiative to ask to go to the countryside, and her family felt guilty about her, so they were willing to give her money. But there are many children in her family, and if the money is given for a long time, other brothers and sisters will have some opinions.
"Well. Let's see if there are any job opportunities next year?" Su Mo said. It's okay for her to know how to plan.
The two rode around the county town for a while, looked at the scenery of the county town, and then rode back.
When passing by the commune office building, Su Mo saw Geng Changqing's back as he hurried in. Thinking about how much money she received as a gift at the wedding, and how much mountain products she had picked up, she decided to bring some of them to visit him tomorrow.
It was already around three in the afternoon when she got home. Su Mo took care of the vegetable garden as usual, watered it, and put the dried hazel mushrooms and wild grasses into the sacks in the house. It's okay
if the hazel mushrooms and wild vegetables are dried to a certain degree. If they are dried too much, it will affect the taste.
After finishing, Su Mo returned to her room, took out the wool she had bought before, and prepared to start knitting a sweater for Lu Changzheng.
She took out a bunch of miscellaneous books from the space, and Su Mo found the book called "100 Ways to Knit a Sweater". After putting the other books back into the space, Su Mo took the book and began to study it seriously.
Finally, she decided to weave a simple and elegant diamond checkered pattern. This pattern is neither too advanced nor too fancy, and it is more beautiful than a simple plain weave. It is not difficult and suitable for a beginner like her.
According to the recommendation in the book, Su Mo started with 280 stitches according to the body shape of Lu Changzheng, and wove a small section first, preparing to go to Lu Changzheng's elder brother in the evening to compare.
While there was still time, Su Mo went to get another backpack and sorted out the things she was going to give to her parents in two days. She
first took 5 catties of cornmeal, 2 catties of white flour, and 2 catties of rice. The rice and flour were prepared before the Long March. The ones in her space were much whiter than the ones now. The situation in the cowshed was unclear, so she decided to use the local ones first.
Then she packed a bar of soap, a roll of paper towels, a tube of toothpaste, a pack of matches, and two toothbrushes. She also took a small bottle of oil, which was filled with about 1 jin, and half a jin of salt.
Soy sauce is too fragrant for cooking, so I won't take it for now, and I'll see how the situation develops later. After
sorting the things in the backpack, she put Su Tingqian's cotton coat on top, and then pulled a piece of earthen cloth to cover it, and then Su Mo put the backpack into the space. When you go, just take it out and carry it when you are almost at the cowshed.
After finishing, Su Mo saw that it was getting late, and estimated that the army should go home. So she grabbed a handful of candy, took the sweater sample she had just knitted, and prepared to go over to compare.
When Su Mo arrived, Liu Yuzhi was cooking. Su Mo poked her head and smiled: "Sister-in-law, are you cooking?"
Liu Yuzhi was a little surprised to see Su Mo, "Third sister-in-law, why are you here? Come in and sit down."
The layout of their house is similar to Su Mo's, with a living room in the middle and a kitchen + living room.
"Where are the children?" Su Mo went in and asked when she didn't see the children.
"The eldest and second daughters have gone to wash the vegetables, and the third boy has gone out to play somewhere and hasn't come back yet."
Su Mo took out a handful of candy from her pocket and gave it to Liu Yuzhi: "Sister-in-law, these candies are for the children to sweeten their mouths."
Liu Yuzhi took it with a smile, "It's good that you came. Why bring candy? You have no habit of spoiling children. Don't bring it next time."
"Hey? Where's brother? He didn't come back either?"
"He has been busy dealing with the payment of public rations these days. I guess he will be back a little late. What? Do you have something to talk to him about ?
" "Well. I want to knit a sweater for Changzheng, but I'm afraid it's too narrow. Thinking that they have similar body shapes, I wanted to find brother to compare."
"What kind of yarn? How many stitches did you cast on?"
"Medium-thick yarn, 280 stitches." Su Mo said.
"That's enough. Two years ago, I just knitted one for your elder brother. It was also made of medium-thick yarn and had 270 stitches. Changzheng is a bit stronger than your elder brother, so 280 stitches is enough. The body part is not a problem. It's mainly the shoulders and cuffs. When you get there, come and compare with your elder brother." Liu Yuzhi said.
"Okay, thank you, sister-in-law." The problem was easily solved, and Su Mo was also very happy.
"What are you thanking me for? It's just a matter between sisters-in-law. You brought so much candy."
"The candy is for the children." Su Mo waved her hand, "Then you are busy, sister-in-law, I will go back to cook."
After that, she left.