The red, white and blue cloth bags I bought were all filled to the brim.
The total bill was 28.65 yuan.
Chen Wang did not take out all the money. Instead, he reached into his pocket, took out three big unity bills, and handed them over for change.
The public security is not good these days.
"Awang, why did you buy so many things?"
Chen Dazhuang came over and asked.
He only spent four or five dollars and bought some cigarettes, alcohol and snacks.
Chen Wang slung the cloth bag over his shoulder and said with a smile, "My wife gave me fifty yuan to buy more things for the winter."
Chen Dazhuang was stunned and didn't react for a moment.
"You have to buy more. Winter is coming soon. It's not easy to come to town from our remote mountainous area."
Chen Jianjun took over the conversation and agreed loudly.
Chen Wang and his master exchanged glances, like two big and small foxes.
These words were not spoken to Da Zhuang, but to the people around him.
Sure enough, everyone thought it made sense after hearing it.
"Yes, winter is coming soon, so we should stock up on some food. Animals in the mountains know to store food in their dens for the winter!!"
"I think it makes sense. Prices have been rising recently, so it doesn't seem to be a loss to buy more things."
"The Chinese New Year is still two months away, and I have to buy something for the kids."
"I can't buy it even if I want to. My wife isn't that generous. She only gave me five dollars."
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While everyone was talking, Chen Wang and the other two had already left the supply and marketing cooperative.
After leaving the supply and marketing cooperative, the three went to a state-owned restaurant to have lunch.
It was the first time that Chen Wang entered a restaurant of this era, and it was a state-owned one at that. He felt it was very novel and looked around left and right.
Chen Dazhuang is similar.
He hadn't made much money from hunting before, so how could he afford to eat out?
At this time, there are no waiters in the restaurant. Customers need to order and get invoices at the window, and then go to the food delivery window and wait for the waiter to serve the food.
Don't underestimate these waiters. These days, being a waiter or cook in a state-owned restaurant is a very prestigious job.
Chen Wang went to the window to look at the menu and found that there was braised bear paw, but this dish could only be ordered when the ingredients were available.
After discussing it, the three of them ordered four dishes and a soup.
They are braised pork, steamed sea bass, egg dumplings, lard rice balls, and a portion of chicken stewed with mushrooms.
The total cost was 5.6 yuan, which is quite luxurious. No wonder few people go to restaurants these days.
Chen Dazhuang rushed to pay the money.
Chen Wang was stubborn, so he didn't bother to be polite with him. He just said that he must treat himself next time he came to town.
He was not used to competing with others for the bill, and always felt it was pretentious.
After finding a seat and sitting down and waiting for a while, they heard the waiter's voice from the window, and Chen Wang and Chen Dazhuang hurried over to serve the dishes.
The dishes these days are all made with real ingredients, without any fancy technology involved, and they make one’s mouth water just by looking at them.
Before Chen Wang was reborn, people's lives were better, with fish and meat for every meal, but various food safety issues emerged.
Even vegetables such as garlic sprouts and beans failed the inspection.
"Come, come, Master, please follow me for a while. Please eat more."
Chen Wang first put a piece of braised pork into Chen Jianjun's bowl.
"Okay, I'll do it myself, you should eat quickly too."
Chen Jianjun nodded with a smile on his face and glanced at his son beside him.
Chen Dazhuang was already picking up the bowl and eating with big mouthfuls, his chopsticks flying, while he ate he exclaimed in a muffled voice: "Delicious, the food here is really delicious."
Black lines were running down Chen Jianjun's forehead.
Why does he feel now that his own son is the fool?
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After eating and drinking, the three of them went to the grain store again, and Chen Wang bought 20 kilograms of rice.
One pound of rice requires one pound of rice food coupons and 10.2 cents.
It cost him 2.4 yuan to buy 20 kilograms of meat. Before leaving, he asked Lin Xiuqin for food coupons and meat coupons.
My family didn’t use these food and meat coupons much before, so we saved quite a few of them.
Now that he can make money, Chen Wang doesn't want his wife and sister to eat those coarse grains.
Then, Chen Wang went to the food station and bought five catties of pork belly and five catties of spare ribs. The pork belly was 70 cents per catty, and the spare ribs were 50 cents per catty. He spent ten catties of meat coupons and 6 yuan, and bought some seasonings, so the total cost was 9.5 yuan.
What surprised and delighted Chen Wang was that spare ribs are much cheaper than meat these days.
It was already past three in the afternoon when we finished buying these things.
While Chen Wang and Chen Dazhuang were shopping at the food station, Chen Jianjun felt that it was a little late, so he went to the market to look around, but unfortunately he couldn't find any vendor selling puppies.
It was already late, so the three of them had to give up the idea of buying a hunting dog in town and return home.
On the way back, carrying dozens of kilograms of things, the road felt even more difficult to walk on.
On the way, they met a vegetable vendor from the next village, who was pulling an empty cart back. Chen Wang negotiated with him and placed all the things he bought on the cart in exchange for fifty cents.
Without the weight of dozens of kilograms, I felt much more relaxed.
Holding the bulk melon seeds weighed by the supply and marketing cooperative, I chatted and laughed with Chen Dazhuang while eating the seeds, and soon arrived at the village.
The uncle pulling the cart was very kind and delivered the car directly to his doorstep.
After unloading the things he bought, Chen Wang gave the agreed money to the uncle and thanked him with a smile.
"Thanks, uncle!"
"You're welcome. It's just a side trip, and I'm making some money from you!"
The uncle smiled innocently, then drove the cart away.
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