Chapter 23 Why haven't you come back yet?
Captain Lin paused for a moment and said, "There aren't many fine grains. Most of them are coarse grains. Corn grits, millet, and cornmeal. But the cornmeal is very fine. It's ground by the commune's new machine."
Lu Qiaoge nodded: "Okay, I'll change some as long as I can."
Then he opened the canvas bag and took out everything inside.
"Captain, please change it."
The captain was surprised to see the flashlight at a glance: "There is a flashlight, and it's a new one?"
Not only flashlights, but also rubber shoes, cigarettes, and a box of No. 1 batteries. These are not cheap.
The food in their brigade was not new food, but last year's. Even if they exchanged it, they had to pay according to last year's price.
This pair of men's sandals is sold for four yuan at the supply and marketing cooperative, and the rubber shoes are sold for five yuan.
Especially rubber shoes, most people can't afford them.
Even he, the team leader, couldn't bear to buy a pair of rubber shoes.
But now you don’t have to spend any money, you can just exchange it with green leafy vegetables and grains.
Moreover, there has been no shortage of food in rural areas in the north in recent years, and basically every household has surplus food.
Coarse grains cost one cent per pound, and even white flour only costs one and a half cents.
These things can be exchanged for a lot of food.
Lu Qiaoge pushed all the things to him and said, "Captain, I'm going out to help."
With this said, he walked out of the brigade headquarters with a smile.
Everyone saw that her canvas bag was empty and didn't think much about it.
Gu Wenbo also only took a glance and then looked away.
The captain looked at those things and had an idea in his mind.
He and Lu Qiaoge had agreed that when the truck left with the vegetables, he would drive the horse-drawn carriage to the military factory to pick up the exchanged supplies.
Captain Lin thought this was a good idea. In this way, the members could take their things home today.
He couldn't help but put the batteries of the flashlight in, and then turned it on. Wow, it was too bright. I heard that it was for military use.
The captain happily closed it quickly to avoid wasting electricity, and put it carefully into the drawer.
Nowadays, this flashlight plus batteries cost more than two yuan here, but an industrial ticket is required.
But industrial tickets are hard to get.
Looking at the things Lu Qiaoge gave him, Captain Lin quietly called the accountant and asked him to calculate how much coarse grains he should give to Lu Qiaoge.
The accountant was given a pair of gloves and happily stuffed them into his trouser pocket.
Then he said to Captain Lin: "Comrade Lu has solved our big problem this time. Next time you go to the commune meeting, you won't be criticized for being stupid."
The captain glared at the accountant and said, "Don't do useless things. Talk about useful things."
Because the verbal agreement with the cafeteria manager was invalidated, he was scolded by the president for being stupid and not knowing how to write it down on paper.
He didn't think so much at that time.
The accountant finished his joke and continued with a smile: "Comrade Lu also said that it's not just this time. The green leafy vegetables in our vegetable garden grow fast. Maybe we can have another crop in half a month. If the military factory wants more, my mother-in-law's vegetable garden also grows a lot of vegetables."
Then he continued, "In autumn, the cabbages, potatoes and radishes in our private plots..."
The captain said cautiously: "How can we not be anxious in the future? Verbal words don't count, but this time he helped us a lot, so we can't let Comrade Lu suffer any loss."
The accountant was very pleased and felt that the team leader had learned a lesson from his mistakes.
So, after the two of them quietly discussed it, the accountant went out to continue organizing the packing of vegetables, while the team leader went to the warehouse.
After all the leafy vegetables were loaded into the big truck, the team leader also loaded the grain and a large basket of vegetables into a horse-drawn carriage equipped with a fender.
A young wife asked Lu Qiaoge if he wanted to exchange eggs. Lu Qiaoge's eyes lit up and said, "Yes, yes."
The young wife hurried home. When the others saw it, they were also tempted, but they didn't ask how to change it and went back home.
Lu Qiaoge discussed it with the accountant and decided that the members would sell the coins to the supply and marketing cooperative for 7 cents each, and the exchange price would be 9 cents.
In the end, the eggs were exchanged into two baskets and carefully placed by Brother Gu in the corner of the carriage.
Lu Qiaoling was exhausted and sweating. He had to write down the names of the members, the types and weight of vegetables, and what the other party wanted to exchange.
Lu Qiaoling felt that she had never been so busy.
But what is written down in the end is the same as what the scorer remembers.
Gu Wenbo looked at the group of members who were staring at him eagerly, not knowing what to say.
He hurried over to call out to Lu Xiaosi, who was having fun with a group of other children: "Xiaosi, it's time to go home."
Lu Xiaosi and the tabby cat came along purely for fun. He also made quite a few friends, mainly because he gave them a piece of candy.
When he was about to leave, a child held his hand and said, "Next time, come with me. I'll take you to see the big frogs in the pond."
Lu Xiaosi nodded solemnly.
Lu Qiaoge smiled and said to the members: "Don't worry, I'll be back soon. I've written down everything you want, and I promise to get it back to you today."
The old men and women are anxious, but not worried at all.
For such a big truck, I don’t know how much the fuel costs.
Ultimately, it is all about solving their problems.
Gu Wenbo asked Lu Qiaoge: "Do we need to come again?"
"No need. Captain Lin will drive the carriage behind us. When the dishes are replaced, he will basically pull the carriage back."
The distance was not far. Even without stepping on the accelerator, it would only take a short while to reach the street office of the military factory.
At this time, Director Hu from the Street Office kept asking Huang Juan: "Do you think Guzitun will raise the price and will they not agree to the change? If so, we will have to pay the transportation team for gas and labor costs."
Huang Juan: "Didn't you see the dishes yesterday?"
Well, not only did I see it, I also ate it.
Of course, I exchanged them all for something else.
The leeks are very fresh and the leek boxes are very fragrant.
But after the car left, Director Hu realized that Lu Qiaoge was just an unemployed young person and she only had a letter of introduction in her hand.
Moreover, he forgot to tell Lu Qiaoge that he could call the street office when he arrived at the brigade headquarters.
But maybe there is no telephone in Guzitun at all.
Ren Xiaocui looked out the window. At this time, many family members who had received the news had come to exchange their unused items at home.
And there are more and more people.
In fact, it has not been fully disclosed. Just in case, it has been promoted in a small range. It was said that a batch of green leafy vegetables came in to the street office at noon today, which can be directly exchanged for daily necessities.
So many people came here with daily necessities that they rarely use on weekdays.
Some vegetable baskets also contained packages of soy sauce, vinegar, and salt. Many people carried matches, candles, soap, towels, white porcelain jars, and other labor protection items.
Before long, there were more than a hundred people gathered here.
It was so crowded that even passers-by came over out of curiosity.
Then I knew what happened today.
I don’t know if it was Lu Qiaoge who made the connection, but, green leafy vegetables, they also want to change.
The union official happened to be delivering documents. Seeing this scene, he asked Lao Hu in surprise, "Director Hu, what are these people doing with their vegetable baskets and nylon bags?"
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