"It's too much. I can't take it."
The salesperson at the counter, also in military uniform, smiled and said, "Don't worry, sister-in-law. We're the General Military Service Agency that supplies the four military districts of South Island. If you're buying a lot of things for a wedding, they'll be shipped to the island that evening along with the station cargo within each military district. You don't have to carry them yourself."
Bai Lu appeared calm, but her eyes were filled with confusion. Jun Jing explained, "The supply and marketing cooperatives mainly serve villages and towns, while the military service societies mainly supply the needs of military regions. In addition, power plants, refineries, railway bureaus, and the like also have their own supply stations."
Jun Jing also bought Bai Lu two pairs of white shoes, some vanishing cream, shampoo, and other women's things...
Anyway, he bought it and she watched from the side.
There was a lot of noise outside the service center. Bai Lu didn't know what was going on, so she stretched her head out to watch the fun.
Aunt Wang stood at the door and shouted, "I just saw it. You clearly have cowpeas, why don't you sell them to me?"
"Auntie, someone has ordered that batch of cowpeas, and they're being shipped over from Beijing."
The soldier driving the military truck had dark skin and showed a few big white teeth when he spoke.
"Another internal decision? Why is it that every time there is something good, it is always reserved by someone else, so we are only worthy of eating potatoes and cabbage every day, right?" Aunt Wang argued with the soldier.
"Auntie, this isn't something I can decide. I'll deliver the goods wherever they tell me to. I'm just a driver..."
Jun Jing listened to the quarrel and went out to see what was happening. When Aunt Wang saw Jun Jing, she immediately asked him to take a look. "Jun Tuan, look, it's been a long time since we've seen this kind of vegetables in our group. I saw them in his car, and they're very fresh!"
A while ago, Xiao Chen said he wanted to eat braised noodles. Since arriving in the South Island, Aunt Wang has never seen beans! What does she use to braise him?
Bai Lu was like a curious baby, her eyes switching between Aunt Wang and Jun Jing.
If my memory serves me right, Aunt Wang seems to live on the right side of Junjing's yard, but it's not in the same row of houses.
The row of houses where Junjing lives faces north and south, with only four households. Junjing is at the far right.
Aunt Wang's house was west-facing and east-facing, the leftmost one in the row. The main entrance of the two houses was next to each other, so if there was a loud noise in Junjing's house, Aunt Wang's family would hear it clearly...
This aunt is very kind. Last night she was worried that Jun Jing wouldn't prepare delicious food for her, and this morning she asked Jun Jing not to hit her...
"Do you want to eat cowpeas?" Jun Jing asked Bai Lu.
Bailu shook her head. How could beans be as delicious as seafood?
Jun Jing knew that a few days ago, a batch of cowpeas for export were returned due to infection. The goods were sold domestically and some were distributed to several regions. He didn't expect Director Jiang to be so bold as to directly intercept the distributed goods. Is this how he works for the welfare of the people when he sits in that position?
"Where is this batch of things being sent to?" Jun Jing said, taking out his ID.
The soldier took one look, stood at attention, saluted, and then reported in detail, "Reporting to the regiment commander, this batch of cowpeas is to be sent to Nandao for Comrade Jiang Shiyuan, a total of 10 kilograms! After being transported from Dongcheng to Jingshi, it was immediately transferred to Huoyun. It just arrived two hours ago! I went to meet the truck!"
Aunt Wang's face turned pale and she stopped talking.
Who in the South Island Military Region didn't know that Jiang Shiyuan was the daughter of Jiang Guoyu from the Logistics Bureau? And who didn't know that before Bai Lu arrived, rumors were rife that Jun Jing was the Jiang family's chosen son-in-law!
"While the vegetables are still fresh, you should unload the goods here and have someone sell them. Jiang Shiyuan is in solitary confinement and won't be able to eat these for a week. I will report this matter personally, and someone will tell Director Jiang." Jun Jing's tone was stern. The soldier was embarrassed for a while before he reluctantly unloaded the goods.
"Is there anything wrong with this? Director Jiang is the Material Bureau."
"Auntie wants to eat it, go buy it quickly. The news hasn't been released yet, so buy as much as you can. It would be best if that brat Chen Yuanjie could eat so much that he vomits in one go."
Jun Jing joked, trying to ease Aunt Wang's anxiety.
He did not show favoritism.
Things that were transferred from export to domestic sales should have been supplied to the public first. As the head of the Materials Bureau, Director Jiang sent ten kilograms to Nandao for Jiang Shiyuan! This means he had suppressed at least twenty kilograms, or even more!
Not only did he want to take the items to the service center to sell them, he also telegraphed the matter to his family so that they could make preparations early!
That position cannot be occupied by that greedy person anymore...
Jiang Shiyuan again? Didn't that woman say she was giving Junjing this tonight when she came out? Suddenly, Bai Lu understood! Jiang Shiyuan liked Junjing and tried to please him, but he had no feelings for her.
After buying the things needed at the service center, Junjing took her to the Wujiaohua store.
Bai Lu's eyes lit up and she ran straight towards the electric wires.
Televisions, radios, sewing machines, bicycles... everything is displayed in glass cabinets or counters.
Junjing walked to the area where cloth was sold.
"Take these for the uppers. Take 10 feet of the five brightly colored fabrics in the second row. Also, take 4 feet of the gray and black fabrics in the bottom row. Take 60 feet of cotton, and 18 pounds of cotton batting. Oh, and 30 feet of satin."
Jun Jing waved towards Bai Lu, "Lulu, come here and choose a pattern for the quilt cover."
Bai Lu chose a darker color and ran to the electric wires.
Jun Jing frowned, then chose a red satin and asked for 30 feet, and a red cloth and asked for 50 feet.
Then I bought a sewing machine, a bicycle, a watch, a radio... All these things were necessary for getting married.
"Give me 300 meters of wire." I wonder if 300 meters is enough to melt a copper pot...
The salesperson frowned, "Comrade, so many wires require a certificate. Do you have one?"
Bai Lu was stunned and looked at Jun Jing, "Is there any proof?"
Jun Jing sighed, now that he remembered to ask him...
"No."
Bailu is deflated.
"The Ordnance Department has power lines. If you need them, we can go check them out tomorrow. But 300 meters is a bit much."
Bai Lu wants to melt the copper pot, she is greedy...
Seeing that she was losing her spirit, Jun Jing said, "If I can't get that much, I'll find a way to get some for you from somewhere else."
Bai Lu nodded.
"Is there anything else you want here? We need to go back, otherwise we will miss the boat back to the island tonight."
Bai Lu insisted on buying some tools such as screwdrivers and nails. Jun Jing paid for them without asking any questions. He just bought her whatever she wanted.
Jun Jing gave more money and asked someone to send these things to the military service center, and they could be sent to the island together.
The two returned on the boat.
The Marine Corps mess hall on South Island is in chaos.
The aroma of the aroma filled the cafeteria, but you could only smell it, there was no food.
When Jun Jing bought breakfast in the morning, he gave the recipe that Bai Lu had given him yesterday to the squad leader Wei Aiguo.
After lunch, when he had some free time, he went to buy some seafood from the menu. He wanted to try it first, as he was afraid that he might not cook it well when making Juntuan.
He followed the recipe and procedures exactly, and then tasted the food with several cooks.
Four plates of seafood, cleared.
I've never eaten seafood that tastes so good!
But then there was trouble. After making the dish according to the recipe, the whole cafeteria was filled with the smell of the dish, which lingered for a long time...
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