That day, Jianjun and Tingting secretly planned to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to stock up on some liquor.
"Hello, I'd like to see if you have any alcohol?" Jianjun asked.
"What kind of wine do you want? There's a woman sitting behind the counter, crocheting a sweater. Being able to crochet sweaters is quite a privilege."
"What kind of wine do you have? I want to buy them all."
"You need a ticket; otherwise, you can't buy one."
"Yes, look, I have quite a lot of tickets, they're all for our leaders, so there are quite a few here."
"I have four bottles of Guizhou Moutai, four bottles of Wujia Baijiu, five bottles of Sanhua Jiu, and four bottles of Wuliangye. See what you want."
"I'll take them all, do you have any more?"
"This is not enough. It's just that there isn't enough food to buy now. If it were a few years ago, it would have been sold out long ago."
"Here are 17 votes, and some money."
Jianjun gave all the things to Tingting and asked for two more wild rabbits.
"Why are you building an army?"
"I'm going to give these two wild rabbits to this vendor. If we ever have this wine again, we'll take them all."
"Okay, you're very thoughtful. Go ahead."
"Why are you back again?" Xiao Jiang, the saleswoman, rolled her eyes at him. Troublesome, she had to stand up again.
"Here's the thing, if there's any more wine in the future, sell it all to me. If there are any wine coupons, we'll take them all. This leader really likes this kind of thing. What do you think?"
"You can have this rabbit as a treat when you get home, consider it an extra dish."
Upon seeing this, the salesperson happily said, "No problem, if you have any wine, I'll reserve it for you. Come back every two months, and if you have any, just pay and give me the receipt."
"Alright, thank you. I'll be going now. You're a comrade who serves the people."
The sales clerk, Xiao Jiang, was quite happy today. Although she usually delivers a lot of things, this rabbit is meat, so she stewed it for her son when he got home.
"Alright, honey, let's take advantage of the early hour and go home via a back path so we don't get spotted. After all, there are people watching us now."
Taking advantage of the fact that no one was watching, the two returned home, brushed the snow off themselves, cleaned themselves up, and put their son on the kang (a heated brick bed). The two of them took a break, as it was too cold outside with the heavy snowfall.
Let's have some Buddha Jumps Over the Wall. I didn't stock up on it back then and was reluctant to eat it, but now that it's cold, let's eat it quickly.
Honey, this is so delicious! Let's finish this and then have something else. I feel like I have a huge appetite now.
Tingting wasn't satisfied with the food, so she took a lot more braised pork, eggs with persimmons, and four bowls of rice. That should be enough, right?
"That's enough, eat up. If you can't finish it, put it in your storage space."
This wine will be placed separately on the shelf in the space later; it's quite an investment.
"Then, we should go to this scrap metal collection station once every six months, so we don't get targeted."
"Okay, honey, I'll do whatever you say. After dinner, feed our son some steamed egg custard."
“Our son doesn’t cry or make a fuss at all. Let’s have a girl next year. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to have a boy and a girl?”
"Hey buddy, don't get too cocky, or you might end up with another boy."
"What's wrong with boys or girls? It's not like I can't afford to raise them. They're both my precious babies."
Tingting rolled her eyes at him and didn't say anything.
The two of them had just finished eating, and I was feeding my son a sponge cake when I heard a really loud noise outside.
Why aren't they all staying home? With such heavy snow, what are they all doing?
Who knows? I'll go out and see if there's anything important going on. I'll go, you stay home and take care of the son.
Even in this small village, things never stop going on.
Everyone saw a man named Luo Erdan being pinned down. What happened? What bad thing did he do?
"Sister-in-law Xiaocao, what are you doing?"
“Jianjun, you’re here too. There’s a lot of noise in the village, with people banging gongs and drums. They’re saying someone’s been speculating and profiteering. Aunt Qin reported Luo Erdan, saying he sold the eggs from her home to the city.”
"How did Aunt Qin know that?"
"They say that Aunt Qin saw him leave the village that day, carrying a large package, and then she reported him."
"It is said that such things that are detrimental to unity cannot exist."
"That old Mrs. Qin is really wicked."
"That's for sure, she's involved in everything."
"This Luo Erdan said he went to the city hospital to buy medicine because his mother was in poor health. When he came back, he was searched and they actually found money on him."
“He didn’t have any relatives in the city, so where did he get the money? That’s why he got arrested.”
"What if it's money they saved up before? That's a ridiculous excuse."
"We're in a meeting right now. Grandma Qin said she saw eggs in his house last time, and now she wants us to search for them."
"This woman, this old lady, she's really vicious to her neighbors."
"There are no eggs in the house right now, and then they found money. Let's see what they say."
Luo Erdan cried out, "Aunt Qin, how did I offend you? I went to the city to see if there was any medicine for my mother. You know my mother's health condition."
"The eggs you saw in my house, I gave them all to my mother to eat."
"Stop wasting your time here. You're a menace. Even though we have no grudge, this is disrupting the community, and I have to stand up for you."
"Look at this money, and the ticket. It's just for going to the doctor, why do you need a ticket? Who gave it to you?"
“Auntie, this is all money my family saved up ourselves. You have no proof. You are framing me, which is not good for unity.”
"Stop wasting your time here. If there really is no problem, send him to the city so the higher-ups can judge and prove that you didn't do it."
The team leader also disliked this old Mrs. Qin; she was always causing trouble for the neighbors.
"Alright, everyone stop arguing. There's really no way to prove he sold the eggs, so let's just let it go. But everyone should refrain from doing this kind of thing; getting caught will be a big deal."
"Aunt Qin is doing this out of kindness for the collective and the village. Now you should go back home quickly."
"Don't talk nonsense without evidence, but this spirit of putting the collective first is commendable. Aunt Qin has a strong sense of collectivism."
Aunt Qin was resentful that Luo Erdan hadn't been punished, but she was also pleased to hear the captain praise her.
The matter was dropped, but the neighbors grew even more disgusted with Old Mrs. Qin, fearing they might suffer the consequences. Watching what she did was quite a headache.
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