The next day, Song Lili took Song Fang to town, and on the way, they took a lot of vegetables from their private plot.
Of course, these vegetables weren't intended for sale at the purchasing station; they were just meant for Wang Daming and Qian Liulin. They needed ration coupons to buy vegetables, so getting vegetables was quite difficult for them.
Since she was self-sufficient, she gave some to the two of them.
Upon arriving in town, he went straight to the supply and marketing cooperative, and directly to Wang Daming. The first thing he said was, "Did you manage to get any brown sugar?"
Wang Daming was speechless for a moment. "You... do you have to be so obvious? You could at least greet me before asking about brown sugar."
"I always feel like if you weren't after the brown sugar, you could just pretend I don't exist."
"Stop talking nonsense, do you have it?" Song Lili was most concerned about brown sugar, not Wang Daming.
"You really are persistent, aren't you? I said, did you hear what I said?" Wang Daming was like he was going to argue with Song Lili, refusing to answer the questions Song Lili wanted to know.
"Wang Daming, shut up if you're not going to talk!" Song Lili shouted angrily. She was anxious; if she couldn't find the answer, she would have to think of other ways.
"Fine. Fine, fine, I surrender, I'll talk. I'll talk, okay?" Wang Daming reluctantly conceded. "Is it really that heartless?" In the end, he couldn't help but mutter to himself.
Seeing the urgency on Song Lili's face, I stopped teasing her. "I found it. My cousin helped me. He saved it from the county supply and marketing cooperative, but it's only half a jin."
This half-pound of brown sugar took a lot of effort to obtain; it's very precious.
"You really found it? That's great!" Song Lili jumped up and clapped her hands happily. "Thank your cousin for me. I'll treat him to a meal sometime."
In her excitement, Song Lili uttered all the phrases that people often use in modern times.
Wang Daming paused for a moment, then said, "No need for that." His eyes lit up. "My cousin said if you want to thank me, you can treat me to a meal."
"And I don't need you to spend any money. Just cook me a few dishes. I haven't had your cooking in a long time."
Song Lili was in a good mood and wanted to thank Wang Daming, so she waved her hand and said, "No problem, come to my house today, I'll cook for you."
"Okay," Wang Daming grinned, revealing a set of bright white teeth, his gums clearly visible.
Song Lili took the vegetables out of the basket on her back. "These are for you. You and Brother Qian can each have half. When would you like to send them to him?"
Wang Daming lowered his head and thought for a moment, "Do you have anything else to do? If not, I'll go tomorrow."
"I'll go check ahead; we need to replenish some things at home," Song Lili said after thinking for a moment.
"I'll deliver it now. You wait for me here, I'll be right back, and then I'll go to your house," Wang Daming said, already carrying the basket on his back.
By the time he finished speaking, Song Lili could no longer see him, causing her lips to twitch involuntarily. Was he in such a hurry?
Besides, she's already agreed, so she'll definitely wait. Why the rush?
However, she only complained in her heart before leading Song Fang to the front.
This was Song Fang's first time visiting a supply and marketing cooperative. She looked at the things being sold with great curiosity and seriousness.
Seeing that Song Fang was interested, Song Lili walked slowly so that Song Fang could see the house clearly and satisfy her curiosity.
As she looked around, Song Lili's gaze was drawn to something in the corner.
That... seems to be a thermos?
Upon closer inspection, it did indeed seem to be true, and Song Lili was overjoyed.
Song Lili had thought about buying a thermos before, but she had never seen one at the supply and marketing cooperative so many times, so she assumed that the town's supply and marketing cooperative did not have them.
Unexpectedly, it was already there; she just hadn't noticed it before.
Upon closer inspection, it became clear that if she hadn't looked carefully today, avoiding the spot where Jin Xia usually stood, she definitely wouldn't have been able to see it.
The spot where Jinxia usually stands is right in front of the thermos bottle, so it's completely out of sight.
Song Lili slapped her forehead in annoyance. She should have asked Wang Daming instead of being so clever as to assume there was nothing left.
Otherwise, she would have had a thermos at home long ago.
She asked Jin Xia, "Sister Jin, how much are those thermos flasks?"
Jin Xia said without even looking up, "A thermos costs five yuan."
Five yuan? Song Lili was startled; that was incredibly expensive.
Compared to current prices, this is practically a luxury item; most families really couldn't afford it.
No wonder those thermos flasks were covered in a layer of dirt.
However, Song Lili only considered it briefly before saying, "Sister Jin, give me four, I'll take them with me later."
Jin Xia looked up in surprise. "How many did you say?" She was afraid she had misheard; she seemed to have heard four.
“Four,” Song Lili said, holding up four fingers to Jin Xia.
"Lili...you...you really want four?" Jin Xia swallowed subconsciously, somewhat incredulous, and asked hesitantly.
Song Lili nodded affirmatively, "Yes, I need four. I have a lot of family members, so I need more."
She planned to keep two at home and give the other two to four elderly people who needed the thermos flasks more due to their age.
Jinxia was stunned and couldn't react for a long time. That was twenty yuan! Lili just spent it without batting an eye.
That's not two cents, or two dollars, but twenty dollars!
It's just two yuan, but many people will feel the pinch for a long time and struggle with the decision before they can make it.
But Song Lili made the decision so easily, as if she were spending two cents instead of twenty yuan.
Jin Xia clicked her tongue in amazement, but quickly took out four thermos flasks for Song Lili and deftly wiped the dirt off them.
Song Lili smiled and said, "Thank you, Sister Jin." Then, she grabbed a handful of candy that she had just bought for Song Fang and gave it to Jin Xia, saying, "Sister Jin, take this home for your child."
"This...this is too much trouble," Jin Xia said, but she accepted it without hesitation.
Thinking of my children at home, I couldn't bring myself to say no.
Song Lili smiled and said, "It's okay, I bought a lot. Just consider it a gift for him."
She knew perfectly well why Jin Xia had acted so inconsistently earlier, and couldn't help but sigh inwardly, "Isn't it just because of poverty?"
If the economy were as developed as it is today, who would care about a few candies?
Why……
After Song Lili finished buying what she needed, Wang Daming also leisurely returned.
"Brother Qian accepted it?"
"I'll take it, otherwise I wouldn't have come back," Wang Daming said lazily, then handed the basket to Song Lili so she could pack her things.
He glanced at the things Song Lili had bought with surprise, gave her the brown sugar, and waited for her to finish packing before happily following her to Hongqi Village.
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