Chapter 12 Chapter 12 Submission Submission, focus on submission
The fat lady looked at Zhuo Jia and said, "Comrade, our supply and marketing cooperative is very small. It only has some essential daily necessities. For example, the malted milk you asked about is very rare. You have to go to the county to get it."
Occasionally there would be some, but before the news could get out, they were all digested internally. Over time, people got used to buying things like these directly from the county supply and marketing cooperative.
Zhuo Jia nodded somewhat disappointedly: "Oh, thank you, auntie."
After saying this, Zhuo Jia stuffed the White Rabbit candy in her hand into the fat aunt's hand.
Looking at the White Rabbit candy, the fat aunt wanted to put it back, but she couldn't bear to do so. After thinking for a moment, she whispered, "Auntie doesn't want it for nothing. How about exchanging it for your ticket?"
Although she is delicious, she still has a bottom line.
"Well, do you have any meat tickets?" Zhuo Jia asked embarrassedly, biting her lip.
The fat lady laughed and said, "Comrade, you have good taste. No one else has extra meat tickets except me."
Most of her family members worked in slaughterhouses, and pork was indispensable, so they usually didn't need the meat coupons on weekdays and would exchange them. It was no big deal to exchange them with the educated youth in front of her today.
So Zhuo Jia successfully exchanged a handful of White Rabbit milk candies for a meat ticket!
She stuffed the meat coupons into her bag and waved to the fat aunt: "Auntie, I'll come see you another day."
There are still a lot of pastries bought in Hecheng in the warehouse. She believes that she can use these pastries to become good friends with the fat aunt!
Next, Zhuo Jia went straight to the state-owned restaurant with a clear goal. After seeing the supplies on the blackboard, she was a little disappointed because there was no braised pork.
Before she could even open her mouth, the waiter asked with sparkling eyes, "Comrade, where did you buy this dress? In the county or in the city?"
Her aunt introduced her to a guy, and they will meet in two days. She thinks this pink dress with small flowers on it is very nice, so she asked about it and asked for leave tomorrow to buy it!
Zhuo Jia, who had never expected it to start like this, looked down at the clothes she was wearing, then raised her head and said, "I bought this in Hecheng."
River City…
The waiter felt uncomfortable instantly, especially when he saw the watch on Zhuo Jia's hand. He wanted to sigh even more. Comparing yourself with others is really frustrating.
She asked weakly, "What do you want to eat?"
"I want a serving of pickled fish and a serving of rice." Zhuo Jia said seriously.
When it was time to pay, Zhuo Jia pretended to rummage through her bag for a long time before she frowned and said, "Comrade, I forgot to take my meat ticket. Can you see it?"
As she spoke, she pushed out an extra dollar and looked at the waiter innocently.
There is a lot of money but few tickets, so use money to pave the way first. If that doesn't work, then consider other things. But she thinks that as long as there is enough money, there is nothing that can't be done with money.
The waiter took the money as if nothing had happened and tore off a receipt for her: "Wait, I'll call you over with the receipt in a moment."
"Okay, thank you." Zhuo Jia thanked with a smile, then left briskly with the list.
I'm happy. This waiter is a good person. I've found a place to save money on meat tickets in the future.
The portion of pickled fish was huge, and Zhuo Jia ate so much that she couldn’t finish it. She took out the lunch box from her bag, which was actually from the warehouse, and packed up the remaining pickled fish to take away!
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When she was almost at the brigade, she started to show off her facial changing skills. She lowered her head and walked towards the educated youth point without saying a word. When people greeted her on the way, she just called out to them randomly, nodded, and continued walking!
Before she even arrived at the educated youth point, the entire brigade knew that educated youth Zhuo had returned from the commune, and they were in a very bad mood!
When she returned to the educated youth site, everyone else had gone to work and had not returned yet. She first went to have a good sleep, and then got up to prepare dinner for the others who were working hard.
When the others came back, they saw smoke coming out of the chimney of the educated youth site. Thinking of what the villagers said, they all looked at Zhang Yunhuan and signaled with their eyes: Go and ask, go and ask!
Zhang Yunhuan blinked, pointed at herself, and said seriously, "Are you sure I'm someone who can comfort others?"
Others: “…”
Obviously not!
Feng Xiaoyu said helplessly: "I'll go to the kitchen to check."
When she arrived at the kitchen, she saw Zhuo Jia holding her chin and looking at the fire. She squatted beside her and took a look. She did seem to be in a bad mood.
She asked cautiously, "Did you receive any letters from home when you went to the commune today?"
As an educated youth who had stayed here the longest, she could almost guess what was going on from Zhuo Jia's expression.
"Yes, I got it. They said they don't have the ability to get me back to the city. My younger brother is getting married, and there is no place for me to live. They won't let me go back to the city, and told me to just find someone to marry in the countryside. Oh, the things I brought from home are considered my dowry, and they don't want a betrothal gift." Zhuo Jia said aggrievedly with her head down.
She didn't feel guilty at all when she said these words, because the original owner's family owed her.
Feng Xiaoyu took a breath. Among so many female educated youth, this was the first one who spoke so bluntly. But thinking of the new bedding that Zhuo Jia brought, she felt that perhaps Zhuo Jia's family had already prepared for Zhuo Jia to get married in the countryside.
"You, don't take their words to heart." Feng Xiaoyu wanted to persuade her, but didn't know how.
How should I put it? She said she could go back sooner or later and didn't need to rush into marriage. She herself didn't have much confidence in saying this, but if she were to get married like this...
A high school student who grew up in the city ended up in the countryside in such a confused way. Wouldn’t he feel unwilling?
Zhuo Jia said with red eyes: "I will go to find Aunt Ding tomorrow. They just won't let me go back. Then I will pretend that I don't have a mother's family, and they will pretend that they never gave birth to me."
Oh my God, how did she come up with such a good idea? I can hardly suppress my smile!
When Feng Xiaoyu finally walked out of the kitchen, she looked dazed and felt dizzy.
"What's wrong with you? Is Zhuo Zhiqing okay?" Seeing Feng Xiaoyu like this, Li Zhuang asked with some concern.
But, only he himself knows who he is worried about.
Feng Xiaoyu shook her head and said unenthusiastically, "Zhuo Zhiqing's family told her to find someone to marry here, so she doesn't have to go back."
As soon as these words came out, most of the educated youth present fell silent. Finding someone to marry here...
They don’t know how long they can hold on!
Zhuo Jia felt a little embarrassed because everyone was so depressed because of her affairs. Feeling embarrassed, Zhuo Jia opened a bottle of canned fruit and treated everyone to some!
Others: “…”
They really couldn't understand. Judging from Zhuo Zhiqing's appearance, his family conditions seemed to be pretty good, so why would his family do such a thing? Did Zhuo Zhiqing have a stepmother?
In an instant, everyone looked at Zhuo Jia with more pity, the poor little thing begging for food at the hands of her stepmother.
Zhuo Jia had no idea what everyone was thinking. She was thinking about something else. Everything she brought now could be said to be from home and could be considered a dowry, but what about the future? She couldn't just stop eating and drinking and buy new things, right?
So she had to think of a way, at least to have a visible source of money, or in other words, to make everyone think that she could make money. As for whether she could really make money, she didn't care at all, even if it cost her some money.
Thinking of this, a way to make money slowly emerged in her mind, that is to submit articles. The key is to submit them. As for whether they can be accepted, that is not her concern.
Anyway, as long as she lets everyone in the team know that she is making money by submitting articles, it will be considered as finding a source of money for her.
Zhuo Jia, who had figured things out, slept very soundly at night. How could she not? She had solved the problem that had been bothering her and now she had nothing to worry about.
Many other educated youth suffered from insomnia because they could not see the future!
The next day, Zhuo Jia asked for leave again. This time, she didn't have to think about the reason. After all, the news that she came back crying yesterday had spread throughout the team, so the team leader didn't ask much and just told her to relax and have a good rest for a day.
Oh, Zhuo Jia wanted to sigh. How come there is no suitable male comrade in such a good team?
Zhuo Jia returned to the educated youth camp, took out a pen and paper and started writing. As long as it was in line with the trend of the times and the ideas were correct, she could write whatever she wanted. After all, her purpose was to write for everyone to see, not for the imperial examination.
"Zhuo Zhiqing, is Zhuo Zhiqing here?"
As she was writing, she heard Aunt Ding calling her from outside. Zhuo Jia's eyes lit up, she pushed the paper and pen aside, and trotted out.
"Auntie Ding, I'm here. Didn't you go to work today?" Zhuo Jia said standing at the door.
She originally wanted to look for Aunt Ding, but she thought she would wait until after work, but she didn't expect Aunt Ding to not go to work at all.
Aunt Ding waved her hand: "I'm old, I need to rest after working for a few days."
Now that she has grandchildren, it's her son and daughter-in-law's turn to take on the responsibility of supporting the family. She should take a rest when she's tired.
Zhuo Jia nodded in agreement: "Auntie Ding is very clear-headed."
It’s really clear that you should do what’s appropriate for your age.
Aunt Ding smiled from ear to ear and quickly waved her hands: "What's so transparent about that? I just want to be nice to myself."
Oh, why don’t you say that she is a cultured person? Look how well she said it, so insightful. Yes, she is insightful!
Thinking of the important matter, Aunt Ding quickly asked, "Zhuo Zhiqing, what happened yesterday? I wanted to come see you yesterday, but I was too busy at home and didn't come over."
This is her God of Wealth, nothing must happen to him.
When asked about this, Zhuo Jia said calmly, "It's nothing serious. My family asked me to find a partner here, saying they don't have the money to let me go back to the city."
The key is to find a partner!
Aunt Ding quickly grasped the key point and asked, "Are you really looking for a partner?"
Zhuo Zhiqing is rich. He is not particularly good-looking, but he is fair-skinned. Oh, and he is also well-educated, having graduated from high school.
In the blink of an eye, Aunt Ding had gone through all the people of similar age in the team, but unfortunately, none of them was worthy of Zhuo Zhiqing!
But then she thought of something, and she leaned over to Zhuo Jia and said, "The team leader's youngest son works in the commune, has a formal job, and is the same age as you. What do you think?"
If Zhuo Jia was not an educated youth now, the youngest son of the team leader would not be able to marry such a good educated youth like Zhuo.
Zhuo Jia shook her head: "Auntie Ding, the team leader's wife is going to find a daughter-in-law from the commune."
She had met the team leader's wife, but she looked down on them as educated youth, thinking they were all just eating for free, so they should stop torturing each other.
Aunt Ding pointed at her: "You can't say that. The girls in the commune may not be as good as you. How about I go and ask them?"
She sincerely felt that if Zhuo Zhiqing wanted to settle down in the brigade, he would not find a better choice!
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