Chapter 125 Thank you on behalf of my fellow villagers
"Uncle, I want to discuss something with you."
Xu Lin stood opposite Wang Facai, smiling cutely and without any offensiveness.
Anyone who sees this smiling face will feel happy, and Wang Facai is no exception.
Wang Facai asked with a smile, "What's the matter?"
The joy in my heart had not yet worn off, and I thought that as long as it wasn't too difficult, he would agree.
"Well, I have quite a few tickets here, and I thought I wouldn't need some of them.
It would be better to put it in the brigade, so that any villager who needs it can exchange it for emergency use. Do you think it is okay?"
"Of course you can, but how do you redeem it?"
Wang Facai rubbed his hands excitedly. He had heard some of those tickets and they were all practical tickets.
"Just exchange it at the market price. I can still make money from my fellow villagers."
Xu Lin's smiling words really touched Wang Facai's heart. Look, what a nice child this is.
Wang Facai knew very well that some tickets were worth a lot of money on the black market, but even this might not be possible to redeem.
If he exchanged it with his fellow villagers, Xu Zhiqing would have to earn a lot less money.
"Okay, okay, thank you on behalf of my fellow villagers." Wang Facai suppressed his excitement and asked Xu Lin which tickets were unused.
Xu Lin calculated in her mind that she didn't need cloth coupons as she still had plenty of cloth in her space, and she didn't need sugar coupons either.
There are also oil coupons and grain coupons. She should keep the grain coupons, at least on the surface.
You can't let people think that she has a way to get food, it's too eye-catching.
There were also cotton coupons. She had plenty of cotton. She had planted half an acre of cotton in her space and she couldn't even use it all.
In the second half of the year, when the weather gets cold, you can exchange the cotton for money, which is very valuable.
As Xu Lin muttered, Wang Facai's face became more and more joyful. They wanted the tickets that Xu Lin didn't want.
They needed it badly, especially sugar coupons. A woman in the village was only given one pound of sugar coupons for giving birth. What was the use of that one pound?
As long as the word got out, the villagers would definitely rush to get the sugar tickets. Xu Lin looked at the tickets in his hand and found that there were actually five kilograms of sugar tickets.
I was given three kilograms in Kyoto and two kilograms as a reward on the railway.
Xu Lin suspected that there was communication between them, and the rewards on the railway were lower than those in Kyoto.
Aunt Chunhua, who was eavesdropping nearby, was so excited because her daughter-in-law was going to give birth in two months.
His family must grab a pound of sugar tickets. No, she has to talk to her mother-in-law quickly and try to get the first spot.
Just like that, before Xu Lin and Wang Facai had even reached an agreement, the news had already spread.
When Xu Lin returned to the mission field, Qian Li, Han Hong and others surrounded her and asked if it was true.
Qian Li rubbed her hands excitedly, "Linlin, if you have extra meat tickets, can you exchange some for me?"
Meat, she wants to eat.
"Okay, I haven't released the meat coupons yet. How much do you want to exchange?" Xu Lin asked. Meat is in short supply everywhere.
"I, I want to exchange it too." Han Hong came over excitedly, "How many meat tickets do you have?"
"Ten pounds." Xu Lin whispered, and the two of them's eyes lit up when they heard it.
In fact, Xu Lin had plenty of money. He had copied so many things in various places, and not only did he earn a lot of small changes, he also had quite a few small bills.
However, these ten kilograms were obtained in an honest and fair manner and can withstand inspection.
The two swallowed their saliva, and Han Hong said first: "I want one pound. If you have more, you can give me another pound."
"I, I want one pound too." Qian Li raised her hand. One pound of meat coupons was enough for several meals. It was really great.
Wu Siyu heard the noise and ran over. Seeing that Han Hong had exchanged the tickets, she did not say anything, thinking that she would ask if there were any other tickets after she returned.
Fu Yaqin ran over from Qin Fang's mission field and rushed to Xu Lin's side, making Qin Fang so angry that she cursed under her breath.
Knowing that Xu Lin was going to deposit some tickets at the brigade for redemption, the villagers were worried that the tickets would be redeemed by the educated youth, so they came over to help.
Let Xu Lin finish work early and hand over to the team leader as soon as possible, and also send his family to accompany him.
So Xu Lin finished her task in less than half an hour, and then Xu Lin followed Wang Facai to the brigade headquarters, followed by a group of old women.
With eyes shining with excitement, they discussed what their families needed and what they wanted to exchange.
Someone even came up to Xu Lin and asked, "Xu Zhiqing, do you have any stitched plane tickets?"
"There is one." Xu Lin answered in a low voice.
This one was also a reward from Kyoto, but Xu Lin seldom does needlework and has no plans to buy a sewing machine.
The person who asked the question turned around excitedly and ran away quickly.
Wang Facai watched the old woman leave and explained in a low voice: "That's Yangdan's family, her daughter married into the commune.
My sister-in-law seems to be getting married this year, and her partner is from the county town."
Although it was not explained in detail, Xu Lin understood that her parents wanted to give face to the young lady, so the gifts would be more generous.
Nowadays, if you can give a sewing machine as a gift, it will make you look very proud. If the man's family is well behaved, they can also give a bicycle or other big items as a gift.
This marriage was definitely a grand one, and it attracted the envy of many young girls and old ladies.
Yangdan's family also wanted to give face to the married daughter and let her have a higher status in her husband's family, so they wanted to help redeem the sewing ticket.
After figuring it out, Xu Lin asked with some confusion,
"Captain, if it wasn't someone from the village who redeemed it, would others have any opinion on it?"
"Everyone knows that we should help others redeem the money. For example, we villagers can only use as much sugar coupons and industrial coupons as we can.
It's either helping a young lady to exchange it or helping her parents' family. As long as the person who comes forward is from the village, it's fine."
Wang Facai was accustomed to this kind of thing. There were no laws among the villagers that stipulated what could and could not be done.
But they had already formed a tacit understanding.
Just like the pheasants and rabbits in the mountains, whoever catches them owns them. No matter how jealous you are, you cannot make trouble. The most you can do is say a few sour words.
But if you kill something big like a wild boar, you have to share it with the team. This is all agreed upon quietly and will not be discussed openly.
No one will report it.
Wang Facai had a good impression of Xu Lin, so he quietly talked about the tacit understanding formed among the villagers.
"If you find ginseng or other good stuff in the mountains, as long as you don't tell anyone and the villagers don't know, then it's yours. Do you understand?"
"clear."
Xu Lin was learning like a little student. Looking at the well-behaved Xu Lin, Wang Facai slapped his forehead and shouted,
"By the way, I have inquired about your studies. You can go to the commune middle school for part-time study.
After paying the tuition and passing the midterm and final exams, you can get a diploma, but this requires a certificate from the brigade."
Wang Facai told his plan as they walked, "I was thinking that you should register next semester, and then you can take the exam.
If I have good grades, I can start from the third year of junior high school. What do you think?"
"Does the principal agree?" Xu Lin asked.