The supply and marketing cooperative was quiet for a few days because of the heavy rain, but today the weather is better and there are more people coming to buy things.
The supply and marketing cooperative received a new batch of pastries, which were Sachima sprinkled with powdered sugar. They had just arrived and the aroma could be smelled even through the oil paper.
Lin Xiaofeng weighed half a jin herself first, planning to take it back for her parents to try. This sachima is more worthwhile than chicken cake; it contains eggs and flour, and the ingredients are very substantial, plus it can be kept for a week.
Just then, two young girls came in to buy pastries. Seeing that there was sachima (a type of Chinese pastry), they asked Lin Xiaofeng, "How much is it?"
Lin Xiaofeng didn't even look up, but kept her head down, checking off entries in the ledger, and replied, "One yuan, one ticket."
"Give me a pound." Chen Mingxue said, reaching into her pocket for money. After searching for a while, she realized she didn't have any coupons. She turned to Li Han and asked, "Do you have any extra coupons? Can you lend me one?"
Li Han shook her head. She only brought one snack ticket. She said, "How about we each take half a jin?"
“Okay.” Chen Mingxue nodded, and she and Li Han took the money and gave it to Lin Xiaofeng.
Lin Xiaofeng deftly weighed out two portions, wrapped them in oil paper, looked up and handed them over, when suddenly her eyes lit up: "Comrade Xu Nuo, you've arrived."
Xu Nuo wore a beige long dress with a thin white sweater on top. Her long black hair was fine and shiny, and her eyes were smiling. She looked as delicate as a lotus emerging from the water, and every smile and frown of hers attracted attention.
Chen Mingxue was taken aback, turned around to look, and saw that it really was Xu Nuo. She happily walked up to her and asked, "Why are you here?"
"I'm here to see a friend." Xu Nuo paused for a moment when she saw Chen Mingxue, then pointed to Lin Xiaofeng standing behind the counter. Chen Mingxue tugged at her sleeve and complained, "You haven't come to see me in so long."
Just as Xu Nuo was about to speak, Lin Xiaofeng walked over enthusiastically, took Xu Nuo's hand, and said, "We've been waiting for you."
Chen Mingxue was quite unhappy to see that Lin Xiaofeng treated her and Xu Nuo completely differently. Then she heard Lin Xiaofeng say, "Oh, so you're Xu Nuo's friend. I have some tickets here. Why don't you take them and use them first, and then return them to me tomorrow?"
Chen Mingxue felt much better upon hearing this. Half a jin was enough anyway, and she could always come back to buy more. She smiled and said, "Thank you so much, comrade. I'll come back to buy more later."
"Okay, there's a lot of this batch anyway, it can sell for two or three days."
Upon encountering an acquaintance, Chen Mingxue stood for a while. Lin Xiaofeng was talking about the moisturizing oil, her tone quite happy: "It's really a good thing. I've been using it for half a month, and all the pimples on my face are gone. Moreover, my mother said that the spots on my face have faded quite a bit."
Girls naturally love beauty, so when they heard about such a good thing, how could they not inquire? Chen Mingxue quickly asked, "Does your supply and marketing cooperative sell it?"
Lin Xiaofeng shook her head: "No, it was bought by Comrade Xu Nuo's aunt."
Chen Mingxue remembered that Xu Nuo seemed to have an aunt who had married and moved to Shanghai and rarely came back to Luxian.
Chen Mingxue said, "When will your aunt come to Luxian again? I'll ask her to buy one for me too."
Li Han tugged at her and whispered, "Xiaoxue, you can't buy and sell things privately."
Lin Xiaofeng was taken aback. She wasn't someone who didn't know her place. The reason she spoke so casually was because she thought Xu Nuo and Chen Mingxue had a good relationship, so she spoke without thinking in front of the two of them.
Xu Nuo smiled calmly and said, "It wasn't a private transaction. That teacher is a friend of my great-aunt. My great-aunt paid for the materials and sent them to her for processing."
Lin Xiaofeng nodded in agreement: "Yes, yes, comrade, you've misunderstood. We're spending money to buy materials, this isn't reselling at all."
Seeing Li Han's embarrassed expression, Chen Mingxue explained for her, "Don't misunderstand, Xiao Han's father is a policeman, so he has been telling her these things since she was little."
Upon hearing that Li Han's father was a policeman, Xu Nuo's eyes lit up slightly, and she smiled, "It's alright. Buying and selling is indeed wrong, but Comrade Li Han, are you having an allergic reaction?"
Li Han pushed up his glasses, shielded his nose with his hand, and nodded: "Yes, it's been over a year, and I guess it won't get better."
It started as a small patch, but it grew bigger and more serious. I took medicine and saw a doctor, and it would get better for a few days before recurring.
Xu Nuo knew that she had exudative dermatitis, which was recurrent and difficult to cure. The main reason was that the local skin was damaged, and the bacteria multiplied too quickly, causing that area to never heal.
Xu Nuo took out a small jar from her bag, which contained her own portioned moisturizing oil, and handed it to Li Han: "You have very serious dermatitis. Remember to see a doctor. If you'd like, you can try this; it should be effective."
"Really?" As a girl, Li Han couldn't possibly be indifferent to her appearance. She was tempted when she heard that it was a good deal, but she felt that she didn't know Xu Nuosu and shouldn't take her things.
Xu Nuo handed the item to Chen Mingxue: "Have your friend try it. It's for reducing inflammation and repairing damage. I can't guarantee it will be effective, but the longer it's left untreated, the worse it will get."
Lin Xiaofeng also said, "Yes, I used to have a lot of red pimples, and they cleared up after using it."
Chen Mingxue was very worried about the red spots on Li Han's face, so she immediately took the bottle, opened the lid, and smelled a faint floral fragrance inside, which was very refreshing. She said, "Try it."
He then dipped his fingertip in the mixture and applied it to Li Han's inflamed wound.
Whether it was psychological or not, Li Han felt the itching subside considerably, and hope returned to her: "It seems like it's really not itchy anymore."
Although Xu Nuo didn't know anything about medicine, herbal water had a restorative effect, so it shouldn't be a problem to use it on Li Han's face. However, Xu Nuo still advised Li Han: "Remember to see a doctor. Eat less spicy and greasy food, and don't eat seafood. Don't worry, it's not a serious illness, it can be cured."
Li Han nodded and gratefully accepted the small jar of moisturizing oil.
Xu Nuo brought quite a lot, and also slipped a small jar to Chen Mingxue. Chen Mingxue accepted it with a smile: "Thanks, my dad brought me some good stuff from his business trip this time. I'll take it home for you tomorrow."
Xu Nuo saw Chen Mingxue once after waking up, but didn't know much about her, only that she liked Luo Chen.
Later, Xue Ping mentioned that Chen Mingxue was her best friend in high school. At the time, she thought that since the original owner was arrogant and domineering, those who could be good friends with him must be no different.
Therefore, Xu Nuo did not go to see Chen Mingxue, nor did she intend to have any further contact with her. When she heard that Chen Mingxue wanted to come to her house, she immediately wanted to refuse. Chen Mingxue said, "Alright, we'll be going now. We bought movie tickets and are in a hurry."
After Chen Mingxue left, Lin Xiaofeng pulled Xu Nuo aside and got down to business: "Comrade Xu Nuo, I think this moisturizing oil has a good market potential. I was thinking, if you're willing, let's do some small business together."
"What kind of business?"
Lin Xiaofeng said, "I work at this supply and marketing cooperative, so I have some connections in selling skin oil. If you'd like, could we trouble your aunt to get us some more? How about that?"
Xu Nuo smiled slightly; she was naturally willing to let Lin Xiaofeng sell her goods.
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