Chapter 18 Supply and Marketing Cooperatives
Xia Juanjuan's eyes turned cold, and she said indifferently: "Are there any other salespeople in the supply and marketing cooperative? I don't need your service anymore!"
When the salesperson heard this, she raised her eyebrows and said in a sharp voice, "No! I'm the only one! Buy it if you want!"
When the customers in the supply and marketing cooperative heard the salesperson arguing with the customers, some of them began to murmur.
"I had this same salesperson last time, I think her name was Song Xiuyue. She was so snobby, she would make sarcastic remarks if you didn't buy enough!"
"No way! This is a state-owned supply and marketing cooperative, not hers! Isn't she working in the fields just like us? She is also earning work points. Why is she so arrogant? Complain to her!"
"You don't know this, do you? In addition to work points, you can also receive a salary of one yuan per month from the supply and marketing cooperative! I heard that her uncle is a cadre of the brigade, so it's useless to complain! If you complain, she will raise the price for you next time you come to buy something..."
At this moment, a voice suddenly shouted, "Song Xiuyue! Why are you arguing with the guests again? What's your attitude?"
Xia Juanjuan looked up and saw a middle-aged man in a Mao suit. He walked to the counter while scolding Song Xiuyue and apologized to her, "I'm sorry. Our salesperson had a bad attitude..."
Song Xiuyue was scolded but still refused to accept it. She shouted, "Director! This village woman only bought two cents worth of needles and thread. She has no money but still asks how to sell the thermos. She is wasting other customers' time!"
The director said angrily, "Shut up! Forget about buying something worth two cents! Even if it's something worth two cents, as a salesperson you have to respect customers! I warn you, if you do this again, I don't care that your uncle is a brigade cadre! Go back immediately and don't work here anymore! And you still say she is a village woman? What, is your household registration in the city now or what? Aren't you still from the countryside?"
Xia Juanjuan glanced at the director and found that this director was quite fair!
The director looked at Xia Juanjuan and said, "Dear guest, what do you want to buy? I'll receive you..."
Xia Juanjuan nodded, then took out ten yuan and grain coupons, oil coupons, egg coupons, and cotton coupons from her pocket and put them on the counter.
Xia Juanjuan said: "I want five kilograms of flour, five kilograms of rice, three kilograms of rapeseed oil, ten eggs, a bag of milk powder, and five kilograms of cotton."
The rapeseed oil sold at the supply and marketing cooperative is 50 cents per pound, and a bag of milk powder is also one pound, at 1.5 yuan.
So the total is ten dollars and thirty cents.
Seeing that it was not enough, Xia Juanjuan took out another dollar and added more.
The guests, the director and Song Xiu Yue in the supply and marketing cooperative were all stunned!
Normally, most customers would just buy something worth one or two dollars. If someone could spend five dollars at a time, they were considered to be from a very wealthy family!
This is the first time I can buy something for ten dollars at a time!
Song Xiu Yue's arrogance had long since faded, and she stared at Xia Juan Juan with envy and jealousy.
She worked in a supply and marketing cooperative and earned seven work points a day, plus an extra yuan a month. It was a guaranteed income, so it was already quite good treatment.
But the woman in front of her seemed to be about the same age as her, and she actually gave him ten dollars at once!
That was her ten months salary!
The director stuttered and confirmed: "My fellow villager, are you sure you want to buy so much?"
Xia Juanjuan nodded and said with a smile: "I've already put my money and bills on the table for you, how could they be fake? Weigh them for me quickly."
The director couldn't help but remind him, "You want to buy food for the winter, right? I suggest you buy some sweet potato flour and corn flour. These are cheap and you can buy a lot more!"
Xia Juanjuan shook her head and said, "I have those at home."
She wasn't lying, because she did have these two things in her space.
Seeing that the customer was not going to go back on his word, the director hurriedly went to weigh the things.
After the things were prepared and given to Xia Juanjuan, he asked her for another 70 cents.
Xia Juanjuan looked at the watermelon and orange candies in the glass bottles on the counter and said, "Director, you don't need to give me the change for the 70 cents. Give me 20 cents for the candies and exchange the rest for cakes."
The three little kids at home will definitely be happy when they see the candy.
Watermelon candy and orange candy are the specialties of the era. On her way back, she will get some White Rabbit milk candy from the space and mix it in. It will not be so eye-catching.
The director and other guests were stunned again.
Watermelon candies and orange candies are two cents each, so you can buy 10 for two cents. Cakes and eggs are the same price, five cents each, so you can buy ten for fifty cents!
Generally, a sleeve bag for a child at home costs at most 10 cents, which is a lot!
Seven cents can buy 4 kilograms of white flour! Who would buy so much for their kid to show off his bag?
However, the director still allocated the goods to Xia Juanjuan.
When the director was about to collect the tickets, he was stunned for a moment, looked up at Xia Juanjuan, and the smile on his face became friendly: "Is your husband a soldier?"
Xia Juanjuan was stunned for a moment: "How did you know?"
The director smiled and said, "The military tickets are different from our ordinary tickets. They have special markings."
In this way, the customers of the supply and marketing cooperative naturally accepted that Xia Juanjuan could buy things worth ten yuan at a time.
In that era, soldiers were highly respected because they risked their lives to protect their country, so they deserved a higher monthly allowance.
Only Song Xiuyue was shocked. She snatched the ticket from the director's hand. After confirming the special mark on it, she stared at Xia Juanjuan with even more jealousy: "Which village are you from? Who is your man?"
Xia Juanjuan glanced at her coldly and ignored her.
She turned to the director and asked, "Director, how much is that big wooden basin? Do I need a ticket, too?"
It was a large wooden basin about half a meter high and one meter in diameter.
The director said, "This one doesn't require a ticket, but it's a bit expensive, costing three yuan each. I used it to wash clothes before, so it's not practical. If you want to buy a basin, this enamel basin is two yuan each, which is much more practical!"
Xia Juanjuan shook her head. She bought the big wooden tub just for taking a bath.
Although she can go to the space to take a bath at any time, the three little ones at home are as dirty as cats on their faces and bodies. She can buy a basin and wash them thoroughly!
"You need a ticket for the enamel basin, right? I don't have one at the moment. I'll take this big wooden basin. Also, Director, can you save one of the thermos bottles for me? I'll come back to buy it in two or three days once I get the ticket, okay?"
Upon hearing this, the director waved his hand and said with a smile: "You are a military dependent. It is the state's requirement that we have preferential treatment for military dependents. If you have money, pay for the enamel basin and thermos first. You can send it to me when you have the ticket!"
Xia Juanjuan had not expected such a privilege, so she was naturally very happy: "That's great! Three items are seven yuan in total, here you go!"
The director also enthusiastically lent Xia Juanjuan an ox cart so that Xia Juanjuan could transport the things back home.
After using the ox cart, you can return it to the sales outlet in the village. The next morning, when the sales outlet is about to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to pick up the goods, you can return the cart.
Xia Juanjuan did not refuse. It was indeed not easy for her to carry so many things by herself.
After buying the things, Xia Juanjuan said with a smile: "Director, I want to complain about your salesperson. He treats customers badly and treats them badly! This...you won't just ignore it, right?"
When Song Xiuyue heard that Xia Juanjuan was going to complain about her, she was so angry that her eyes almost popped out: "You! You dare to complain about me? Do you know who my uncle is? My uncle can assign you the dirtiest and most tiring job in the whole commune with just one word, believe it or not!"
The director also wanted to keep things quiet: "Let's just forget about this complaint..."
Xia Juanjuan smiled innocently, and this smile was so bright that everyone in the supply and marketing cooperative couldn't help but stare in amazement.
"Why can't I file a complaint? Is it because her uncle is so powerful? I'm not afraid. She should be complained for her bad attitude towards customers. Are you going to tolerate her?"
The other customers at the supply and marketing cooperative couldn't help but applaud, saying one after another: "Yes! Director! I want to complain too!"
Song Xiu Yue was so angry that her face turned blue, but she didn't dare to be arrogant because she couldn't afford to offend the public.
The director had no choice but to record all the complaints and report them to his superiors later.
Xia Juanjuan went to the butcher shop again and bought two pounds of lean and fat pork belly for RMB 1.80 before going home.
On the way, Xia Juanjuan took advantage of the fact that no one was around and quickly took out ten kilograms of flour, ten kilograms of rice, ten kilograms of rapeseed oil, ten eggs, cornmeal and sweet potato flour, and also took out some sweet potatoes to make it look good.
Ten feet of cloth and five pounds of cotton were taken out and wrapped in cloth.
I also took some salt, soy sauce and other seasonings, as well as a few cabbages and white radishes, which are the most common vegetables in autumn and winter.
He also took some White Rabbit milk candy and mixed it with watermelon candy and orange candy before returning home.