"Food coupons are what you have to hand in together with money when you buy food. My God, didn't your family tell you that?" the vendor said in surprise.
"Is it not possible without food coupons?" Li Ailan was confused.
"Of course not. Without a food coupon, neither the supply and marketing cooperative nor the grain store will sell you food, unless..."
"Unless what?" Li Ailan asked anxiously.
"It's nothing...it's nothing! I think you should go back and get your food coupons first!" The vendor suggested 'kindly'.
"No...I can't go back."
Li Ailan knew that she had come out late in the first place, and if she went back now, the grain store and the supply and marketing cooperative would definitely be closed.
Then she would definitely not be able to bring back any food and would have lost to Li Jinfeng.
From now on, you must work hard.
Li Ailan was unwilling to do so.
"Don't go back? You don't have food coupons, there's nothing you can do!" said the peddler.
Li Ailan suddenly looked up at the vendor and said, "Do you... do you have any food coupons? Can you lend me one? I'll pay you back tomorrow!"
Hearing Li Ailan's words, the vendor sneered.
"Little sister, stop joking. These days, food stamps are life. I'm lending them to you, but what if you don't pay them back?"
"I will definitely return it, I promise I will!" Li Ailan said solemnly.
"It's useless for you to promise. I don't know you, unless..."
"Unless what?" Li Ailan regarded the person in front of her as a life-saving straw.
My only hope.
"If you have money, show it to me and I'll sell you a pound of food coupons!" said the peddler.
"Sell? And you want money?"
"Of course, little sister, the popsicles you eat are two cents each, you know it costs money. Food stamps are more important than life, shouldn't I give them to you for free?" said the vendor.
The more Li Ailan listened, the more it made sense.
"How much money do I have to give you in exchange for selling me one pound of food coupons?" she asked.
The vendor's eyes moved. "How many do you have?"
"I... I only have five dollars, and I spent ten cents, so I only have four dollars and ninety cents left!" said Li Ailan.
"Give me four dollars and eighty cents, and I'll give you a pound of food coupons. With the remaining ten cents, you can go to the supply and marketing cooperative and buy a pound of cornmeal," said the vendor.
"What? I have to give you four dollars and eighty cents? A pound of food coupons is so expensive?" Li Ailan looked incredulous.
"Sister, I won't lie to you. Food coupons are hard to come by. Even if you go to the night market, it still costs five yuan a pound. I'm only giving you a twenty-cent discount because I saw you were doing business with me. If it were someone else, I'd still get a dime less."
The vendor became more and more excited. "Think about it, you have the money and the food coupons. When the time comes, you can take the food back and say you bought it from the night market for five yuan a pound. Your family will never say anything to you!"
Li Ailan was finally persuaded and took out four yuan and eighty cents from her pocket.
The vendor also took out a ticket and tentatively said, "Little sister, look, this is a food coupon!"
Li Ailan took a quick look. She didn't recognize the words on it, but the vendor said it was a food coupon, so she believed it.
After receiving the money and the food coupons, she found out the location of the supply and marketing cooperative. She took a popsicle and ate it while walking.
Looking at her leaving, the popsicle vendor wiped the sweat from his forehead.
I couldn't help but say, "Luckily I met an illiterate fool, otherwise I would have been exposed!"
What the peddler gave Li Ailan was not a grain coupon at all, but a manure coupon, which was circulated in their own production team.
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