The dump truck was indeed bumpy, but luckily there were jokes to listen to along the way. Just as Qiu Yuling had silently cursed at the naughty kid for the fifteenth time, they arrived in the city.
The Jiefang truck stopped in front of the Corps Youth League Office and waited for the military dependents on the bus to get off. The young soldier told them about the return time in the afternoon and then took the Corps Youth League to see them off.
"These waves of people are sent here, it's a good thing this place is so big."
"What do you know? This isn't enough..."
Everyone was whispering, but soon they dispersed. Some came to visit relatives, and some came to stroll around.
"Mom, let's go to the post office up ahead to mail the letter, and then go shopping in the department store."
"Well, sister, we'll part ways here. We can sit together and chat when we go back." Grandma Wu held Wu Tiejun tightly and said goodbye to everyone with a smile on her face.
"Oh, it's possible. Tiejun, little man, you have to take good care of grandma."
"Don't worry, I am the brick that the country needs most. I will be moved wherever I am needed!" Wu Tiejun immediately stood up straight and patted his chest to make the promise.
"Grandma, why don't we go with Yuling's family? It's just a matter of going to the post office once more. Why are you dragging me along?"
"Grandma, let me tell you, the department store will be crowded soon, and you won't be able to get the pea cake you want to eat!" Grandma Wu had no choice but to use her trump card. If she let her eldest grandson do whatever he wanted, he would only end up making a fool of himself.
"Come on, auntie will take you to eat something delicious." As soon as they came out of the post office, Li Qingju took them to a small alley.
After walking a few steps, I saw an old lady carrying a basket, "Auntie, do you have sugar-coated cakes today?"
"What a coincidence! Today we just happened to make sugar-coated cakes and fried dough sticks." The old lady lifted the blue cloth covering the basket, then lifted another layer of gauze, revealing a plate of sugar-coated cakes the size of her palm. "And underneath are fried dough sticks. Would you like some too?"
"Aunt, give me six sugar-coated cakes first, and we'll talk after I finish eating them."
It was the first time for Qiu Yuling to eat the sugar-coated cake of this era. The cake was the size of her palm, with soft dough on the outside, and brown sugar flowing out when she bit it. She quickly tilted her neck back to catch the soup, it was so delicious!
The three generations of grandparents and grandchildren ate very quickly and finished the food in two bites.
"Then Auntie, make me six more fried dough sticks. That's 18 cents, right?"
"Well, still."
"Forget it, don't look for it anymore. Just get my baby another sugar-coated cake."
"Oh, oh, okay." The old lady wrapped it up hurriedly, picked out a sugar-coated cake and handed it to Qiu Yuling.
"Eat it. Is it delicious?" Li Qingju didn't even ask the price. It was obvious that she was a regular customer. Qiu Yuling could actually eat more, but she felt a little embarrassed that she had to order an extra sugar-coated cake for herself.
Although she is indeed a child now, she has never been able to feel at ease to be taken care of as a child, especially since Li Qingju was obviously greedy after she became pregnant. She was thinking about this one but only dared to buy her this one more.
"Mom, you see, our Yuling is different from other kids. Everyone else's kids always look like they don't have enough to eat, but she always makes people give in. If she eats more than she wants, she looks embarrassed."
Li Qingju was amused. She didn't know how her niece was raised. Why was she so kind?
It is said that this is the only girl in her eldest sister's family. In addition, she didn't have two children before, so after many years, her eldest sister gave birth to this special one. The whole family spoiled her, but she didn't realize that she was spoiled.
Qiu Yuling kept pushing the food around until she felt embarrassed, so she just endured the embarrassment and chewed it in two bites.
"Auntie, let me tell you, your grandma and I are saving our stomachs. It's almost noon, and I'm going to take your grandma out to eat." Li Qingju teased Qiu Yuling with ill intentions.
Huh? Is this a state-owned restaurant?
Seeing Qiu Yuling's surprised face, her grandmother was not the type of parent to tease her children. She wiped the corner of her mouth and said, "Don't listen to your aunt. You will definitely not be left out. You are growing up. You can digest it in just two steps. You have enough food to eat."
"Hahaha, that's right, that's right, I'm just teasing you, come on, let's go to the department store."
Qiu Yuling seemed extremely ignorant along the way. She was actually mentally prepared for shopping at this time, but she thought that since she was in a big city, she would always stand out a little.
I didn't expect that the so-called department store was just a small two-story white building. The furnishings inside were similar to those of a supply and marketing cooperative, but the variety of goods was more complete.
Some sell dry goods, some sell snacks, and some sell ready-made clothes... The most popular item is fabric, which comes in many colors and patterns.
Li Qingju clenched the tickets in her cloth pocket and searched with her eyes. The main reason she came here today was to buy a sewing machine. She had been saving the tickets for a long time, but there was no stock. The last time she came, she met her cousin who had just started working here. After a brief greeting, she asked her cousin to keep an eye on it.
Just a few days ago, a serviceman brought her a letter from the city. Her cousin said that three machines were delivered this month, and there will be three more next month... She couldn't sit still and decided to hurry up.
"Qingju, why are you here just now?" Li Qinglian had just come back from the toilet and saw her cousin looking around.
"Third sister, I looked around and you weren't at the counter." Li Qingju handed over the fried dough sticks that had just been wrapped. She kept three and wrapped three more separately.
"It's the one made by the aunt we ate last time. Today we have fried dough sticks. I thought you might not have time to go out, so I bought a few more for you to try." Li Qingju took advantage of the mess and stuffed the paper bag containing the fried dough sticks into his hand.
Li Qinglian was not polite, "Just right, my stomach is rumbling."
"Huh? Is this my second aunt? Why are you here? When did you come?" Li Qinglian was still puzzled. She was talking to her cousin, and an old man and a young man followed them wherever they went. This time she took a look and it turned out to be her second aunt.
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