The big pot meals in the cafeteria all had the same dishes. Every morning it was pickled vegetable porridge and staple food, at noon it was staple food and two dishes, and I don’t know what was served in the evening, as Xu Xiangyang had never eaten there.
But even so, it is still incomparable to ordinary factories. Of course, food factories and slaughterhouses may be better, after all, they are close to the meat.
Qian Wenqing smiled when he heard his words, "Xiang Qian, our food is already pretty good. We even have tofu, which is not usually available. Only our cafeteria can make it ourselves."
This is indeed true. The food supply from the Food Bureau has always been the best, and there are people in the canteen who can make tofu, so there is no need for them to specially supply soy products.
Everyone can also supplement some nutrition and save other resources.
If they save a batch of tofu, other factories can supply it.
Li Xiangqian nodded in agreement, but the food still tasted bland. Just now, he was hungry, so everything tasted delicious. Now, he wasn't hungry anymore, but he was becoming picky.
"Oh, I have to talk to my grandma when I get home tonight. It's almost the end of the month, so I have to make some dumplings for her!"
This made everyone at the table envious, but no one said anything.
Qian Wenqing curled his lips and said with some envy, "You have a family of eight, five of whom are workers. You get a lot of wages and coupons every month, but you can eat whatever you want."
At that time, one person's salary could support five people and still have some left over.
So if all five members of a family are workers, it means they are rich!
Xu Xiangyang was quite surprised. He didn't expect that there were so many workers in their family.
It’s hard to find a job at that time. It’s good enough if a family has two people working, let alone five!
Li Xiangqian had no intention of showing off. He smiled and said, "Ah, what's the use of this? At most, it can keep you from starving. Now there are no supplementary foods to buy, and even if you have a salary, it won't provide you with enough nutrition."
When the others heard this, they nodded in agreement. Indeed, even if a family of ten had ten workers, they still couldn't buy good things.
The second of every month is the supply date, and every household lines up to buy non-staple food, but they can’t even buy this.
There is a limited supply each month, so get it if you can first. If you can't get it, your monthly supply will be wasted.
After all, everyone is waiting for number two. If number three goes, there will be nothing left.
Xu Xiangyang, who was standing by, couldn't help but think of the scene at the black market every weekend. No wonder there were so many people there. It seemed like they couldn't buy any groceries.
Yes, although the black market price is a bit higher, you have to eat something good every month.
You can't just keep waiting if you can't buy it, right?
After dinner, Xu Xiangyang returned to the lounge and everyone else was there.
Qian Wenqing pulled him aside to talk, and the conversation started talking about the nearby textile factory.
"There are really a lot of lesbians there! There will be a social gathering next month, do you want to go?" He looked at Xu Xiangyang with a sly look, and his meaning was obvious: he wanted to go.
Xu Xiangyang understood what he meant, which was that he just wanted to find someone to accompany him.
But he didn't have that mindset. How could he think about those things when his job was unstable?
Young people don’t know how to set goals!
"No, go by yourself." He refused outright. Wouldn't it be better to earn some money on the black market? Why go to a social gathering?
Isn’t money good?
Qian Wenqing didn't expect that he would refuse outright. After thinking about it, he thought that Xu Xiangyang might be shy, so he didn't insist.
Xu Xiangyang: ...
What is shyness? Can it be eaten?
After work, he still went back home to tidy up the space. Although he now had a small savings of more than 400 yuan, this could not stop him!
After a while, I will no longer go to the black market, so the best thing to do is to make money as quickly as possible.
When he thought about buying his own house in the future, he felt full of motivation!
Just do it!
It was past nine o'clock in the evening when Xu Xiangyang sorted out his things. He came out to check the time, then went into the space to sleep.
It was extremely cold outside, the house was drafty, and some places were even covered in frost.
Besides, he usually doesn't light the stove, so there's no difference between the room and the outside.
Fortunately, no one came to his house, otherwise people would be curious about why he didn't freeze to death.
In fact, Xu Xiangyang bought coal, but in order to save money, he only burned it once a day as a token of his gratitude, mainly for the neighbors to see.
I go home to give birth once at night because I’m afraid others will be curious why he didn’t freeze to death while sleeping.
A few days later, it was time to pay salaries at the end of the month.
This was the first time Xu Xiangyang officially received his salary, except for the time when he was fired.
Thirty-eight dollars and fifty cents, and twenty-six kilograms of food coupons, the rest of the coupons are gone.
After all, he did not have a city hukou, so he was not eligible for some supplies.
But he has all the necessary things, all he needs is food coupons.
After all, I will have to bring things home later, so these are good excuses.
Bringing back some coarse grains every month is enough for the couple to eat.
Xu Xiangyang's food coupons included ten kilograms of fine grains, as well as beans and coarse grains.
These fine grains can be exchanged for coarse grains, which can bring more benefits.
Now cornmeal costs five cents per pound, and white flour costs twenty cents. The difference is obvious.
There aren't many of one or two kilograms, so ten kilograms can be exchanged for forty kilograms of cornmeal!
But he doesn't need to change, he just needs an excuse.
As spring was approaching, Xu Xiangyang felt that he had to go back.
When the weather gets warmer after a while, it's time to farm in the countryside.
The couple has to go to work, so they must eat more.
This time I brought some food back, and I also wanted them to not worry about saving it. What if they can't take it anymore?
"Comrade Xu, there is a small gathering tomorrow. Do you want to go?" Qian Wenqing took the opportunity to pull him aside and talk.
Xu Xiangyang remembered the social gathering he had mentioned before and refused without thinking.
"I won't go. I really don't want to find a partner. I'm still young." He waved his hands quickly, indicating that he would definitely not go.
Qian Wenqing was somewhat helpless, "What? That's already in the past."
The female comrades who attended the last social gathering were not very good-looking, and Qian Wenqing regretted going.
But what can I do now that I've already gone? It seems that Xu Xiangyang was right not to go. This is simply torture.
Xu Xiangyang was curious when he heard this, "So what kind of party are you talking about?"
Qian Wenqing said slyly, "It's almost like the black market. Isn't it the end of the month when salaries are paid? It happens every month. Other factories with defective products and other benefits will come here to buy and sell. But I won't take ordinary people with me. I only take you if you are a real person."
After saying this, he looked around, as if afraid of being heard.
Xu Xiangyang thought to himself, when did he become real?
But it's really meant to be a compliment, which is good.
"Well, okay, then how about we arrange a place to meet then?" He nodded in agreement.
After all, this kind of thing is a good thing. I didn’t buy anything on the black market last time.
If you encounter this kind of insider trading this time, you should not let it go.
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