Chapter 149 Old Friend
After entering the village, Wei Xing took Yun Qiao and the others to the yard of a blue brick and tile house with ease.
She introduced herself, "This is the home of the militia captain in Shuanglindong. I bought cotton from the captain's wife last year. Let's go to her house first. If she doesn't have enough cotton, we can ask her to ask other families in the village. She's a local, so she should know who grows cotton and who doesn't. It's better than us running around like headless flies."
Wei Xing's words were well-reasoned and everyone agreed with them.
So Wei Xing went forward and knocked on the door: "Auntie, are you home?"
"Guys. Who is it?" A clear female voice soon came from the yard. Her loud and clear voice made you know that she was a straightforward person.
The gate opened, and Zhang Lanhua, the captain's wife, saw so many young girls standing at the gate. She exclaimed, "Oh my!" and said in surprise, "So many people!"
Wei Xing stepped forward and asked with a smile, "Auntie, do you still remember me?"
Zhang Lanhua laughed. "Of course I remember, how could I not remember you? Your name is Xiao Xing. You're an educated youth from Farm 58 behind the mountain. Am I right?"
Wei Xing laughed: "Yes, Auntie, you have a really good memory."
"Don't stand outside. Let's all come inside and talk." Zhang Lanhua opened the door and led everyone into the yard. She asked Wei Xing, "Xiao Xing, are these girls here with you all educated youth from your farm?"
Wei Xing nodded. "Yes. Didn't I buy two kilograms of cotton from you last year? Now that they know about it, they want to buy some from you too."
Zhang Lanhua was stunned for a moment: "Buy them all?"
Wei Xing hummed, "Buy them all."
"Then I don't have enough cotton." Zhang Lanhua said with some regret: "I only have a little over three kilograms of cotton at home."
Wei Xing: "Auntie, we're not in a hurry, we just want to let you know in advance. It's cotton planting season now, why don't you plant more this year?"
Zhang Chunhua said: "Even if we plant more, we can't plant much. The policy doesn't allow it."
Wei Xing: "How about you ask other families in the village for me?"
"Yes." Zhang Lanhua asked, "How much can you guys take?"
"About twenty pounds."
"Twenty kilograms isn't much. I'll talk to my sister-in-law, and we can buy all the cotton you want." Zhang Lanhua nodded. "I'll ask your uncle to buy cotton seeds from the Dong Commune. When the cotton is ripe in the fall, you can come and get it directly."
"Thank you for your help." Wei Xing smiled.
"It's mutually beneficial!" Zhang Lanhua said. "Are we still going by the price we agreed on last year? Is it ten cents more expensive per jin than the supply and marketing cooperative's price?"
"Can."
The price was very fair, and Yun Qiao and the others all agreed.
After all, cotton on the market requires cotton coupons. Buying from villagers doesn't require coupons, so even if it's a dime more expensive per pound, it's still a good deal.
"Then it's settled."
"good."
After resolving the cotton issue, Yun Qiao and the others did not stay in Shuanglin Cave for too long and returned home.
We took the same route back, but just as we left the village, we saw people fighting in the wheat fields from a distance. Someone was shouting, "Stop it, everyone, stop it."
Yun Qiao and the others looked at each other, not knowing what had happened.
"What's going on?"
"Were you fine when you came?"
"Why did they suddenly start fighting?"
Someone suggested: "How about we go over there and have a look?"
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