After dinner, Jiang Qiao learned to knit sweaters from Deng Mei. She wasn't very skilled at it and had never had a chance to practice. Now that she finally had someone to learn from, she was determined to learn well. Once she got back, she could knit all the sweaters for her family.
The two of them spent the whole afternoon learning to knit. She wondered where the two old men had gone off to; she guessed they were probably wandering around the old Huaiguo neighborhood.
Sure enough, the two old men returned just before dinner. They had spent the afternoon chatting with other elderly people in the neighborhood, sitting in the alley and listening to their stories. It was quite interesting.
"I'm really impressed with you two. Aren't you tired? You walked so far. Hurry up and eat."
While eating, Li Youcai sighed, "Home-cooked food is still the best. You guys don't know how much stuff is mixed in our cafeteria, and we can't eat too much. Each person can only have one serving."
This is the treatment for frontline workers; those in logistics only get to drink gruel.
As we were talking, thunder suddenly roared outside, and rain began to fall heavily.
Ma Liu breathed a long sigh of relief. "That's good. The crops have received rain, so they won't dry out. Maybe we can still count on the autumn harvest."
However, he spoke too soon, as the rain stopped again after only a short while.
Qiao Jie, however, spoke the truth: "If the South is like this, who knows what the North will become."
Deng Mei then added, "Then I'll have to be more frugal with my food from now on."
Qiao Jie waved his hand with a smile, "It's not that bad. We'll eat however we want. If you have any difficulties, just write to me or send me a telegram. As long as I have food to eat, I definitely won't let you go hungry."
Jiang Qiao said while knitting, "Don't worry, with my dad and me here, we definitely won't let anything happen to you old folks. Grandma Deng, please be careful about your safety here. I'm just worried that those scoundrels will target you. Tomorrow, take me to see my dad's comrades-in-arms. Let's go to the grocery store early and see what we can buy. We can't go empty-handed."
By the way, what does that uncle do?
Jiang Qiao had been busy ever since she arrived, and really hadn't had time to inquire about this person.
Liu Youcai said with a smile, "He is the head of security at our factory. Girl, bring some food from home when you go tomorrow. He has an old family, a young child, and his wife is not in good health. He also has an unmarried younger brother and sister. Sigh, he even helped me find this job."
Your father once asked him to bring his family to stay with us, but Zeng Zhiqiang is a very strong-willed person. Fortunately, the factory later allocated them housing, so their family no longer has to live in such cramped conditions.
Jiang Qiao was actually quite curious about Zeng Zhiqiang. She knew how tight housing was here. Whether in her past life or this one, this bustling city had always been a place that people longed for and yearned for. With so many people, there was naturally not enough housing.
However, the fact that Zeng Zhiqiang was able to resist the temptation of this villa shows that he has a very strong will, and Jiang Qiao admires his actions.
"You don't need to take food from home. Like I said, eat when you're hungry. I'll go find my friend to help you figure something out. Grandpa Liu, are you going out again?"
Ma Liu was naturally willing to go out, and Li Youcai and the others accompanied him. Jiang Qiao went to another place, actually to find an excuse to take out some things from her spatial storage. Since there were no elderly people at home, she rummaged through her spatial storage to get some things out.
I've prepared about 30 jin of food, along with brown sugar, sausages, and a bottle of oil. I'll buy some meat tomorrow and take it with me. It's not that I don't have meat in my storage space, but unfortunately, I don't have an excuse to take it out.
After packing everything up, she locked the door and went out to find some elderly people.
She was lucky to arrive just in time. As she came over, she saw a group of people wearing red armbands walking towards her. Jiang Qiao knew what these people were doing, so she quickly ran forward.
She was much faster than the others. After searching around, she found Ma Liu and quickly pulled him out.
"What's wrong? What's wrong?"
Jiang Qiao was so eager that Ma Liu didn't dare to ask while inside. He only spoke up after they came out.
"Quick, let's go! They're here to arrest us!"
Upon hearing this, Ma Liu quickly grabbed Jiang Qiao and ran. As someone who frequented the black market, he knew how formidable these people were. Once they were caught, things would be dire.
After Jiang Qiao led Qiao Jie and the others away from there, they saw people scattering and running away, with people chasing after them.
Qiao Jie sighed, wanting to say something but unable to speak. Ma Liu patted him on the shoulder, "Brother, you'll get used to it. Let's go, let's go. Luckily, the girl came back quickly today, otherwise, I don't know if she would have been caught."
However, Ma Liu smiled broadly when he thought about what he had gained that night.
As soon as they got home, he stuffed the things into Jiang Qiao's hands and said, "Keep these and keep them as part of your dowry."
Jiang Qiao opened it and saw, wow, there were several sets of jewelry, they really were complete sets.
Chong Ma Liu gave a thumbs up and said, "Grandpa Liu, you have a sharp eye. Let's wash up and go to sleep. We have to get up early every day."
After Jiang Qiao and Deng Mei prepared breakfast for everyone early in the morning, they went to the grocery store. Fortunately, they got up early, but there were others who got up earlier than them.
When it was Jiang Qiao's turn, there was still meat left. Jiang Qiao had three catties of meat coupons, which she bought all of. She also bought pig's trotters, which didn't require coupons, and only two were left.
She and Deng Mei bought some groceries, went home first, and then took the groceries to Zeng Zhiqiang's house.
Zeng Zhiqiang's home was actually a tenement building, and the conditions were definitely not comparable to their villas. However, even so, it was still much better than those employees who did not apply for housing.
Although today is not a day off, Zeng Zhiqiang received a message from Li Youcai this morning and asked to stay home to wait for Jiang Qiao.
As soon as he knocked, Zeng Zhiqiang eagerly opened the door. He recognized Deng Mei and his eyes widened when he saw a pretty young girl standing next to her.
"Quick, please come in. You, you are really Zhengfeng's daughter?"
Jiang Qiao smiled and said, "It's the real deal, hello uncle."
Zeng Zhiqiang nodded repeatedly, "Good, good, good. It's a blessing that we were able to find it. I never thought we would actually live to see this day. Girl, you have no idea how much your father spoiled you. He was the best at doting on his daughter. I'm truly impressed. Sit down and have lunch at your uncle's house."
Jiang Qiao smiled and waved her hand, "Uncle Zeng, I just came to pay a visit. How could I not know what the situation is like now? Let's wait for another opportunity. If I eat here, your family will have to tighten their belts. I understand your intentions, but let's skip this meal."
"No way! You've come all this way, and I, as your uncle, can't even afford to feed you a meal?"
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