Chapter 15: One Penny Per Pound
Lu Qiaoge didn't say anything.
Lu Qiaoling continued worriedly, "These members are not stupid. If you don't give them things, they won't give you vegetables. What are we doing here? We're not even on a business trip. We only have the two yuan our mother gave us. But if we let the family members take the things first and then exchange them for vegetables, those family members won't agree. They might even say something."
Lu Qiaoge let Lu Qiaoling nag him. Her methods, even if spoken out, were not as intuitive as actual practice.
But Qiao Ling's intelligence was a little beyond her expectations.
"Just keep me company for a while, don't worry about anything else."
Lu Qiaoling thought about it, but couldn't think of anything, so she could only nod in agreement. She tilted her head and said, "Second sister, I noticed that you have changed. Is it because of falling into the water and breaking off the engagement?"
Lu Qiaoge raised his eyebrows: "After such a severe stimulation, how could I still be the same as before?"
Lu Qiaoling deeply agreed with this.
As they were talking, the two sisters had already arrived at the brigade headquarters in Guzitun.
On the way, we discovered lush green vegetables in each household’s vegetable garden.
I also saw the old lady chopping lettuce to feed the chickens and ducks.
It’s similar to what the naughty swallow from Qi Shuang’s family said.
Lu Qiaoge went directly to the brigade headquarters and saw Captain Lin, who had a sad face.
When the captain saw that it was two city girls looking for him, he thought they were the families of educated youth from the village.
Unexpectedly, Lu Qiaoge directly handed the letter of introduction to Captain Lin and explained his purpose with a smile.
Captain Lin, who was frowning, didn't wait for the end of the conversation. He widened his eyes and asked, "You said you want to exchange something for food?"
Lu Qiaoge nodded, "I also heard about the verbal agreement between your village and the canteen by chance. I was thinking, with so many vegetables, you can't sell them or eat them all, so you can only feed them to chickens and ducks. It's a pity for the hard work of our members. It just so happens that our military factory is short of vegetables recently. Director Hu of our street office is thinking about whether we can exchange daily necessities for vegetables. This will not only solve the urgent need of Guzitun, but also the workers of the military factory can eat green leafy vegetables to make their bodies healthier and better build the motherland. Don't worry, we guarantee that our members will not suffer any loss."
The accountant next to him asked excitedly: "What daily necessities do you have?"
Lu Qiaoge: "We should have everything you want."
Lu Qiaoling was shocked to see her second sister standing in the brigade headquarters with a smile on her face. She heard the brigade commander and the accountant say gratefully that it was their honor to support the military factory and that they would just exchange some things and would definitely not take advantage of the military factory.
Then they were warmly invited to go to the vegetable garden of the brigade first.
Except for tomatoes, beans, cucumbers, etc. planted in the corners, most of the vegetables are green leafy vegetables.
Especially the lettuces, they grew very big and some even had flowers.
Lu Qiaoge expressed his satisfaction: "Captain, could I take some samples to show the director?"
Captain Lin nodded quickly, saying that was great.
He asked the accountant to pick the vegetables, then tie them up with straw ropes and put them in a bamboo basket.
Lu Qiaoge praised their good vegetable planting, and then discussed with Captain Lin how to exchange them.
Captain Lin didn't want to scare people away.
"No matter what you take, my green leafy vegetables are all sold at a fixed price of one cent per pound. I'll pick the best for you."
The accountant said, "Let's take matches as an example. One box of matches can be exchanged for two kilograms of spinach."
Captain Lin looked at Lu Qiaoge eagerly, feeling that what he was asking for was a bit too much, he gritted his teeth and said, "You can lower it a bit."
Lu Qiaoge waved his hands and said, "Just follow this price. I'll go back and report to our leader."
So, the dazed Lu Qiaoling followed her second sister and got on the Guzitun carriage. Captain Lin, who drove the carriage himself, took them all the way to the gate of the staff quarters.
But there were also guards here, so Captain Lin was a little nervous. He made an appointment with Lu Qiage and drove away.
So, Lu Qiaoge and Lu Qiaoling carried a basket of green vegetables and went to the street office.
They took out each one, fresh and tender, and placed them on the desk.
Lu Qiaoge briefly stated the price of the exchange.
Director Hu and the others didn't really listen. Their eyes were drawn to the green leafy vegetables.
Ren Xiaocui held a bunch of leeks and swallowed her saliva: "I want to eat leek dumplings for lunch today."
Old Joe looked at the juicy spinach and said, "I want to make spinach and egg soup for my son."
Huang Juan didn't move, just looked at Lu Qiaoge with a smile.
I didn't expect this girl to be so decisive.
Lu Qiaoge also smiled and said to Director Hu: "I have already made an appointment with Captain Jin of the transport team. If Director Hu has no problem here, we will go to pick up the vegetables tomorrow morning."
Director Hu was stunned for a moment, then reacted and his eyes narrowed into slits.
No problem, definitely no problem.
But Lu Qiaoge has a big problem.
That is to prepare an exchange form and post it at the gate of the street office.
Besides, she can't go empty-handed tomorrow, she must be given some daily necessities first, but this is not a big problem, she can take what's at home first.
Director Hu looked at the bundles of green leafy vegetables and called out to Lu Qiaoge who was about to leave: “These vegetables…”
Lu Qiaoge smiled and said, "This is the sample that Captain Lin gave to our Street Office. Director Hu, please take care of it."
After saying this, Lu Qiaoge and his sister went home empty-handed.
Lu Qiaoling understood what her second sister did. Even though she didn't get back a single vegetable leaf, she was still looking forward to tomorrow.
However, my second sister said that it must be kept secret until it is accomplished.
So she prepared to enter the yard without saying a word.
But I didn’t expect that Lao Lu would go home again at noon.
He looked very happy.
Meng Xia looked at her third daughter and said with a smile, "Qiao Ling, your aunt Jiang introduced you to a girl, you should meet her."
Lu Qiaoling's face suddenly turned red.
I didn't even have the courage to ask who it was, pinching the corner of his clothes.
Lu Qiaoge asked: "Who are you introducing?"
Meng Xia: "He is Zhao Jinbao, the son of Section Chief Zhao of the Propaganda Section. He works as an accountant in the Labor and Capital Section."
The time and place have been agreed upon, it will be at the Chunfeng State-owned Hotel tonight.
It is the best restaurant in the north of the city and not far from the Lu family.
Lu Qiaoge asked curiously, "Is it Zhao Jinbao who has four sisters?" Then he looked at Lu Qiaoling and asked, "Can you remember who he is?"
Lu Qiaoling bit her lip and said, "I can remember it."
Lu Qiaoge nodded.
This family is quite well off.
Meng Xia calmed down, but was a little worried: "Qiao Ling just returned to the city. Not to mention he has a job, even his household registration is still in the countryside. How could the Zhao family agree? His family's conditions are much better than ours."
She suddenly remembered that wasn't it because the Liang family looked down on her family that they were delaying the marriage?
You know, when the marriage was arranged, Lao Lu and Lao Liang were both workers.
Old Lu took a sip of water, then looked at his children and said seriously, "Is our family bad? No, it's not. Only people with strong vanity think so.
I have been a model worker every year, and I have also been a national model worker. My family is clean. My father is an old guerrilla fighter, and your second aunt is a martyr. And the issue of employment is not difficult. It is not like going to the moon. You will always find a job. As for the household registration, as long as you succeed, I will find someone and we will always be able to move back..."
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