Chapter 41 Chapter 41 Bicycle Ticket

Jiang Qiuyue was moved when she heard the other party say that he could give money or other things.

It's just about cooking a few more dishes. She tried to ask, "Can you give me meat coupons? Sugar coupons? Cloth coupons?"

"Sure, as much as you want, but I only have meat coupons and grain coupons with me now." Xiao Li has been in the army for two years, but he is not very old, just 20 years old, and he is still a relatively simple person.

"Let's cook first. You go into the house and help me chop some firewood. When the chief eats and finds the food delicious, we'll talk about it later."

Jiang Qiuyue called Xiao Li in and asked Lin Beibei to light the fire. "By the way, Xiao Li, does the chief have any dietary restrictions?"

"I've never heard of it. When grandma was around, the leaders would eat it." Xiao Li was afraid that Jiang Qiuyue would go back on her word, so he chopped wood in the yard skillfully.

"Then I'll just do whatever I want!"

Jiang Qiuyue originally wanted to have a simple lunch, such as some noodles with pickled cabbage, but since the leader wanted to eat it, she had to be serious. When Xiao Li asked her if she had stewed bacon yesterday, Jiang Qiuyue cut up the remaining bacon and planned to make bacon rice again.

She cut the potato into shreds and soaked them in water so that they would be crispier when fried. After simmering the bacon rice, Jiang Qiuyue used lard to stir-fry the hot and sour potato shreds, cut some green and red peppers for color, and quickly stir-fried them before serving.

Xiao Li in the yard smelled the fragrance. He was hungry. After chopping all the firewood, he saw that Jiang Qiuyue had already prepared the lunch box.

"This is bacon rice. I fried shredded potatoes and some pickled cabbage and pork." Jiang Qiuyue passed the lunch box over and pointed to the last one, saying, "This is egg and seaweed soup. Be careful not to spill it. After the leader has finished eating, you can return the lunch box." Jiang Qiuyue said that she would give him a pound of food coupons today. She was afraid that the leader would not be used to the taste of her cooking, so she didn't feel comfortable asking for too much.

After Xiao Li left, Jiang Qiuyue took the two children to eat together. Lin Beibei was used to the delicious meals cooked by his mother, so he ate very quickly today because he had chickens at home and he wanted to catch insects for the chickens.

Jiang Qiuyue used bamboo strips to fence off a small area in the backyard for the chickens to move around, and reserved two square meters on the side for Lin Zhengrong to build a toilet in the yard when he came back.

She couldn't stand going to the public toilet every day, it was dirty and smelly. Thinking of this, she suddenly thought of Lin Zhengrong, this man was really honest, and he was often away from home on missions.

Jiang Qiuyue was working here. Yu Guanghui saw the lunch box that Xiao Li brought again. He had no appetite at first, but after opening the lunch box, his mouth immediately watered.

"Where are you from?" Yu Guanghui asked.

"You stood outside the wall for a while yesterday, and you didn't want to eat the food in the cafeteria, so I had to shamelessly ask them to make more. Try it, is it delicious?"

Looking at the food in the lunch box, Xiao Li felt hungry, but he had to eat the food from the cafeteria and couldn't waste it.

Yu Guanghui was about to say no, but seeing the tempting color of the braised pork rice, he thought of giving it a try. As a result, as soon as he took a bite, his taste buds were instantly awakened, and he took another chopstick of shredded potatoes, which were sour, crispy and refreshing, and especially went well with rice.

Before he knew it, Yu Guanghui had finished all the food Xiao Li brought, leaving Xiao Li in tears.

"Chief, you are finally full!" Little Li immediately felt it was worth it. "She said that as long as we give her tickets, she is willing to cook for you forever."

In the past, he thought the food in the cafeteria was just okay. After all, he often didn't have enough to eat in his hometown. Today, after watching Sister-in-law Lin cook, he realized that there are more delicious foods.

Yu Guanghui burped. He had been unable to eat since his lover passed away. He also had no children, so he felt that there was no hope in life.

If it weren't for Little Li running around every day and crying, he would have thought the house was eerily quiet.

Today's meal tastes really good.

Looking at his lover's photo and thinking of her instructions to take good care of himself, he heaved a long sigh and said to Xiao Li, "Tell her that I will give her all my monthly food and meat coupons from now on, but don't let anyone know." He didn't know what kind of person Jiang Qiuyue was and was afraid that this would be taken advantage of by someone with ulterior motives.

When Xiao Li heard that the chief had agreed, he nodded happily and said, "Okay, chief, I'll go find Sister Lin right away."

"Wait a minute." Yu Guanghui pointed at the cakes on the table, "She has two children at home, give them to her children."

He doesn't like eating these, but children should like them. Speaking of children, this is another big regret of his. During the war, his wife was shot after she became pregnant and could not keep the child. Since then, she has been unable to have children.

His wife had thought about adopting a few children before, but they were busy with work. Later, they thought about it and gave up, after all, they were older.

Xiao Li took the food coupons and meat coupons to find Jiang Qiuyue, "Sister-in-law, this is the commander's monthly ration. Take a look, how much more money can I give you?"

Jiang Qiuyue's eyes widened as she looked at the tickets that Xiao Li had placed on the table. It turned out that people who were in the top positions were treated well, especially the meat tickets, which amounted to eight kilograms per month!

You know, the villagers of Taohua Village only have eight or nine kilograms of meat coupons per year.

Jiang Qiuyue accepted the meat coupons and counted the grain coupons. She took 30 kilograms of grain coupons and the rest was considered her reward.

As for money, she is not that short of it now. The passbook given by Lin Zhengrong is still in her hand, and most of the money has not been spent.

"Xiao Li, I'm not short of money now, if it's possible. I want to ask, does your leader have a bicycle ticket?" Jiang Qiuyue had asked Gao Qin to help find it before, but when she arrived to join the army, Gao Qin still had no news.

She knew that bicycle tickets were difficult to get, and even for Lin Zhengrong, it was difficult to get a bicycle ticket.

But today Jiang Qiuyue walked around the family compound. If she was confined to the family compound, it would take her 20 minutes to walk to the farthest place, not to mention that she had to go to the village to exchange things.

Having a bicycle will make traveling much more convenient.

Xiao Li was stunned for a moment, then said, "I'm not sure about this. I'll go back and ask for you."

"Okay, if you have any, you don't have to pay for food for the next half month."

Jiang Qiuyue heard from Xiao Li that the leader didn't want too many people to know about this, and she agreed. If too many people knew about it, they would definitely say that she was profiting from it, which was a taboo. She couldn't be labeled a capitalist.

If it was just an exchange of goods, it wouldn't be a big deal, so Jiang Qiuyue chose to ask for other things rather than money. After all, as a leader, he should have a lot of things at home that others couldn't buy.

After agreeing on this, Xiao Li saw that she was going to build a chicken nest and took the initiative to help.

After the chicken coop was built, Jiang Qiuyue wanted to turn the soil in the yard. Since the weather was good, she could plant some vegetables and garlic so that she wouldn't have to buy everything from the supply and marketing cooperative.

Sometimes when the weather is bad, all the vegetables in the supply and marketing cooperatives will be sold out, and if you go too late, they will be gone.

But turning the soil is too physically demanding work. Jiang Qiuyue thought about it, and then Xiao Zhou came to deliver a letter, which was sent back by Lin Zhengrong.

"Xiao Zhou, do you want to eat meat buns?" Jiang Qiuyue immediately had an idea when she saw Xiao Zhou. She never let anyone work for nothing. Seeing Xiao Zhou swallowing his saliva, she took the initiative to say, "My family hasn't planted this land for a long time. If you have time, help me turn it over and I'll make meat buns for you, okay?"

When he heard that there were meat buns to eat, Xiao Zhou nodded his head like crazy. He said yesterday that as long as his sister-in-law called him, he would definitely come to help!

When Xiao Li came over in the evening, he saw Xiao Zhou digging the ground. He felt a little embarrassed when he learned that Jiang Qiuyue was making dumplings at night, but he still asked, "Sister-in-law, can I help you turn the soil? I am a good hand at housework in my hometown, no worse than Xiao Zhou!"

To prove himself, he stretched out his hand to show Jiang Qiuyue the old cobweb in his hand, "Look, I may have done something."

As soon as he entered the kitchen, he smelled the aroma of steamed buns, which made him really hungry.

Jiang Qiuyue had originally made Xiao Li's buns. Seeing that the young man was embarrassed, she smiled and said, "Thank you for your help. I'll go borrow a hoe for you."

She went to Wu Shuangshuang's house to borrow a hoe. Many people in the family compound grew vegetables, flowers, or trees in the yard. But most people were practical. Growing vegetables could be eaten, and if there was a famine, the family would be better off.

In the yard, Xiao Zhou and Xiao Li worked particularly hard. It must be said that young guys are really energetic. Not only did they dig deeper, they also helped to put all the stones aside.

Jiang Qiuyue continued making dumplings. When she went to the supply and marketing cooperative, she only bought half a pound of lean meat. So the number of meat dumplings was limited, so she bought taro and cabbage, and soaked some mushrooms.

The meat is mixed with mushrooms and leeks, and some cabbage is added. This way, you can make more buns and it also enhances the flavor.

Grate the taro into shreds, grind the dried chili into chili powder, and add oil and salt to season.

The steamer was also borrowed from Wu Shuangshuang, so after the first batch of buns were cooked, Jiang Qiuyue asked Lin Beibei to send a few over first.

Jiang Qiuyue saw that Xiao Li and the others were almost done, so she called them to eat buns, "I cooked some hot and sour potato soup, sit down and eat it with the buns."

Xiao Li and Xiao Zhou ate half a bun, and they were extremely satisfied. Yu Guanghui, who was waiting for dinner at home, looked at his watch from time to time.

Didn’t Xiao Li agree to be back in about half an hour?

Yu Guanghui waited until he got hungry. It was not until it got dark that Xiao Li came back on his bike, burping.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Commander. I didn't mean to be late. You must be hungry. Sister Lin made meat buns and hot and sour soup today." Xiao Li quickly opened the lunch box. The buns were still steaming hot. "Eat them while they're hot... burp..."

He covered his mouth in embarrassment, "I saw that Sister Lin's family was going to plant vegetables, so I helped to turn the soil, so I came back...hiccup...late."

"Okay, go drink some water." Yu Guanghui picked up a bun and took a bite. It was filled with taro shreds, spicy and smooth. The bun skin was loose and soft, and it was obvious that a lot of effort had been put into making it.

He finished eating all the buns, and when Xiao Li came back, he was also burping, "Let's go and digest the food."

Some time ago, Yu Guanghui was feeling depressed, so he went for a walk every day. Today, I ate too much and needed to walk.

Xiao Li was so moved that he wanted to cry again, thinking that he was lucky that Sister Lin came at the right time, otherwise he might be fired by his leader for not taking good care of his leader.

On the other side, Jiang Qiuyue was also taking her two children to the yard to digest their food. Lin Zhengrong wrote in the letter that he estimated that it would take another ten to twenty days for him to come back, and asked Jiang Qiuyue not to worry, as he was fine.

Also, Xiao Li sent her a bicycle ticket. Being a leader is indeed different. The bicycle ticket that others tried their best to get, but the bicycle ticket in Yu Guanghui's drawer has never been used.

This was the bicycle ticket that Jiang Qiuyue had earned with her own ability. She was very happy. Knowing that the supply and marketing cooperative did not always have bicycles, she planned to check every day. If there was one, she would buy one and take it home immediately!

The next day after breakfast, Jiang Qiuyue took the children to the supply and marketing cooperative. Liu Xue happened to be working there. When she learned that she wanted to buy a bicycle, she pulled her aside and reminded her, "If you really want to buy a bicycle, you still have to go to the city. The supply and marketing cooperative may not have a bicycle in a month. And even if there is a bicycle, you may not be able to buy it."

Jiang Qiuyue understood that the supply and marketing cooperative had bicycles, and only those who knew the cooperative insiders knew about it first.

Seeing that Liu Xue was a nice person, Jiang Qiuyue smiled and praised her, "Sister, you are so nice. If you hadn't reminded me, I might have waited foolishly."

"Sister-in-law, you are too polite. I felt you were a good person when I saw you that day. In the future, if you want to buy anything, you can tell me and I will help you look." Liu Xue thought from the bottom of her heart that Jiang Qiuyue was a good person, especially because Jiang Qiuyue was really beautiful. She liked to associate with good-looking people.

"Okay, come over to my house some other day and I'll cook for you and Dacheng." Jiang Qiuyue saw shrimps on sale at the counter and bought a pound of shrimps and vegetables.

Liu Xue said Jiang Qiuyue was lucky because people who came too early didn't catch up, and these seafood just arrived ten minutes ago.

Jiang Qiuyue hadn't eaten shrimp for a long time. After returning home, she cut the shrimp backs, prepared the sauce in a small bowl, put the shrimp in the pot to fry out the shrimp oil, then added garlic and ginger to stir-fry, and finally poured in the prepared sauce and simmered for one to two minutes.

Sweet potato starch is added to the sauce, so the sauce quickly becomes thick and all over the shrimp. Sprinkle some chopped green onions before serving, and the braised shrimp is ready.

After stir-frying two more vegetables, Jiang Qiuyue packed up the meal for Yu Guanghui and then called the children to eat.

When Xiao Li came over, she said in advance, "I want to go to the city to buy a bicycle tomorrow. I won't be back in time for lunch. I will prepare lunch in the morning. You can heat it up for the leader, okay?"

"Of course." Xiao Li can't cook, but the canteen will help heat up the food. "But sister-in-law, if you go to the city, what will happen to Beibei and Nannan?"

After two days, Xiao Li got familiar with the two children. Lin Nannan was very quiet, but the little girl was very cute. Lin Beibei was talkative and always asked him a lot of questions. Seeing that the children were good-looking, Xiao Li was willing to play with them.

Jiang Qiuyue had already made arrangements. "I have already made an appointment with Sister Shuangshuang to let them stay at her house."

In the second half of next year, the two children will be able to go to school. There are primary and junior high schools in the family compound, and the school is nearby, so parents don’t need to pick up their children, it’s very safe.

"Next time Sister Shuangshuang is not available, I can help take care of you." Xiao Li's normal job is to take care of the daily life of the leader. Sometimes the leader goes to the army and does not take him with him, so he is free.

After seeing Xiao Li off, Jiang Qiuyue took out the money and tickets she would need for the next day. She was still very excited before going to bed, as she could finally buy the bicycle she had always dreamed of.

Besides, it was a rare trip to the city, so she wanted to see what the situation was like in Haicheng and see if she could buy some more meat.

After entering the city the next day, Jiang Qiuyue asked around for a while before she found the black market in Haicheng. However, she arrived a little late and the pork had almost been sold out, leaving only some ugly ones.

She looked around and found that someone was actually selling mutton, so she quickly bought three pounds of mutton legs and put them in the basket. It was almost autumn, and eating some mutton would be good for nourishment. She also bought three salted fish, which cost her two yuan, at 25 cents per pound, enough for several meals.

After a tour of the black market, Jiang Qiuyue found nothing good to buy, so she went to the department store to buy a bicycle.

As soon as she entered the department store, Jiang Qiuyue saw a familiar figure and waved happily, "Sister Juanjuan!"