Hu Guilan also added, "Actually, it doesn't take that long to buy things. Most of the time is spent waiting in line."
"Okay, it's not too late to get up now."
Having said that, I don't take it seriously in my heart.
After finishing his meal, Li Xu took the family's grain book and the money handed to him by Sun Xiu, and walked towards the place where he could collect the tickets.
But when I got there, I was dumbfounded.
There were several long lines at the ticket door.
People were crowded together, young and old, men and women.
The cries of children mixed with the voices of people.
It's very noisy.
The point is, this place isn't open yet...
Li Xu stared at the scene in a daze and began to regret it.
It turns out that he didn't listen to the advice of the elderly and suffered the consequences. How long will this queue last?
But there was no other way. Since it had come to this, he could only bite the bullet and choose a team to stand with.
Then Li Xu, who became more and more anxious as he waited, started chatting with the aunts next to him.
Perfectly blend into the circle of aunts.
In the end, these aunts even introduced him to someone.
When the aunts heard Li Xu say that he was engaged, they also showed disappointment.
Everyone was chatting like this, and Li Xu was no longer anxious.
I just feel a little thirsty.
After waiting for a long time, Li Xu finally got the ticket as he wished.
Then I looked at the time and my heart started beating fast.
My goodness, it’s been two hours.
Thinking about having to go shopping again, Li Xu became even more desperate.
So he quickly sent the grain book back home, drank a large glass of water, and then went to the supply and marketing cooperative first.
As a result, there were just as many people here, and the line stretched far outside the door.
He went straight to Uncle Xu and asked, "Uncle Xu, is there any way I can skip the queue?"
"Are you buying New Year's goods?"
Li Xu said with a bitter face, "Yes, I happened to be resting and my sister-in-law was pregnant, so my dad and the others sent me here, but who knew there would be so many people."
Uncle Xu said with a smile, "Your teacher is here too. Go to the car team and ask him."
Upon hearing this, Li Xu replied and hurried inside.
He hadn't originally planned to ask about this, but now he realized that if he bought all of them, he wouldn't be able to finish them even tomorrow.
When he arrived at the motorcade, Li Xu discovered that not only Liu Gang was there, but many other members of the motorcade were also there.
Even Xiao Jianping and the other two were here.
Li Xu quickly asked everyone, "Why are you all here today?"
Xiao Jianping sighed, "I was just wondering, my family knew I was on vacation today, so they sent me out to buy New Year's goods."
Su Weidong also said this.
But what is different is that people like Liu Gang and several others said they came here on their own initiative.
Li Xu was stunned when he heard this. "Uncle Liu, can you wait so long to queue up?"
This made everyone laugh.
Liu Gang didn't answer, but instead asked, "How did you get in?"
"Uncle Xu said so. I saw there were too many people queuing, so I asked Uncle Xu if there was any way to skip the line. He said you were already in there, so let me ask you."
Liu Gang spread his hands and said, "That's it. We can go through the back door and buy it separately later."
"Why don't I know about this?"
Liu Gang was silent for a moment, then said with a wry smile, "I forgot to tell you before."
Li Xu also looked at him resentfully, "Uncle Liu, if I hadn't asked Uncle Xu, wouldn't I have been screwed by you? How long would I have to wait in line outside?"
Everyone burst into laughter after hearing this, and also teased Liu Gang for being dishonest and even cheating his own apprentice.
Liu Gang scratched his head embarrassedly, "I really forgot about this matter these days because I was busy."
In fact, everyone was just joking. Everyone forgets things sometimes, and it’s not a big deal anyway.
Everyone chatted while waiting.
More than an hour passed before someone took them to the warehouse to buy it.
Anyway, everyone buys the same few things, so there is only one person here collecting money and receipts.
Liu Gang and his friends bought one thing first, and then bought another thing together. It was obvious that they were very experienced.
After a while, everyone had bought everything that could be purchased at the supply and marketing cooperative.
Everyone's hands were full of things, with red paper and New Year pictures tucked into their arms. After saying hello, they went home.
After entering the courtyard, Li Ju and Hu Guilan hurried forward to take some things.
After putting the things away, Hu Guilan asked in surprise, "Xiao Xu, how did you buy all these things so quickly?"
"I just found out that people in our supply and marketing cooperative can go through the back door, so I didn't queue up. I'll go to the grain store to buy other things in the afternoon."
"Your job is still good. Come eat quickly and then take a rest after eating."
After dinner, Li Xu played with Li Ju for a while, and then went to the grain store.
There were also a lot of people here, so I waited for a long time before I bought the things.
Sitting on the stool at home, Li Xu never went out again.
When Li Jiakang and the others came back, they were surprised to learn that Li Xu had almost bought everything.
Li Xu also explained it again.
Then he received high praise from Li Jiakang, who finally said, "From now on, you will be the one buying the New Year's goods every year. This will save you a lot of trouble."
Li Xu: ...
Everyone looked at the things they bought again. Although the quantity was small, everyone was still very happy.
After dinner, Li Xu went out with the wooden barrel.
He found a corner, put two live fish in the bucket, and then went to his best friend Fu Qing's house.
There are still a lot of fish in his space, which can be given to relatives and friends as New Year's gifts at this time.
What came out was just paid off.
He was also stunned when he saw Li Xu, "Why are you here at this time? Come in quickly."
"I got two live fish and sent them to my uncle so you can have something fresh to eat during the New Year."
The supply and marketing cooperative is selling dead fish today.
There is no way. It is too difficult to transport live fish, and there are not enough oxygen-generating equipment.
In addition, the weather is cold, so even dead fish can be stored more easily, so most of the fish sold at this time are dead fish.
It's the same in most parts of the country.
Chinese people are very particular about this. No matter whether they eat fish on a regular basis, there must be fish on the dinner table during the Chinese New Year.
It means "abundance every year".
So every family has a fish in the special New Year supplies.
And dead fish are naturally far inferior to live fish.
People think that live fish are a better omen.
Fu Qing was also very surprised to see the lively fish in the bucket. "Thank you very much, how much is this fish?"
Li Xu waved his hand and said, "It's not about money. This is a gift from me to Uncle Fu and Aunt Fu."
Seeing that he wanted to talk, Li Xu said again, "Hurry up and find a bucket to put the fish in. Don't let this thing die these days."
Fu Qing didn't say anything more. He quickly found a wooden barrel, filled it with water, poured the fish in, and carried it directly into the main room.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
