After walking a few steps, I saw a dead end. The big boy was squatting in the corner. He was waiting for Zeng Wenjuan! Hearing the noise, the big boy Luo Wenjian turned around.
"What ticket do you want? Don't worry, it's very safe here. Don't look at my young age, but I'm a gangster and I believe in loyalty." Then came a non-mainstream quote, but it was still very practical at this time.
Zeng Wenjuan frowned, but still asked: "How much do you want to sell the sugar coupons, meat coupons, and grain coupons? If they are too expensive, I won't take them. You can see that I am just a farmer and can't afford expensive things."
"Food coupons, sugar coupons, and meat coupons are all two cents a pound. How many do you want?" Luo Wenjian took out a bunch of food coupons, meat coupons, and sugar coupons from his pocket and asked.
Zeng Wenjuan thought for a moment and said, "I need 20 kilograms of grain coupons, 2 kilograms of sugar coupons, and 5 kilograms of meat coupons. Do you have any?"
"Of course I have it. I'll give you the change." Luo Wenjian quickly took the ticket Zeng Wenjuan wanted and handed it over: "This is the ticket you want. Give me the money quickly to avoid being discovered."
Zeng Wenjuan also quickly took out the money and handed it to Luo Wenjuan: "Count it and see if it's correct."
Luo Wenjian quickly counted the change and put the money in his trouser pocket. Then he handed the ticket to Zeng Wenjuan: "Here, this is the ticket you want. If you need it again, you can come to me. This is my home. You can go through another alley. I'm not at home usually. You can chat with my brother and sister."
Zeng Wenjuan looked in the direction where Luo Wenjian's hand was, and thought to herself, what a good guy, doing business right at his doorstep, not afraid of people recognizing you and taking revenge on you.
"Yeah." She was unhappy in her heart, but she didn't show it on her face. She took the ticket and left with Goudan in her arms. As she walked, she smiled and said, "Goudan, I can buy you a lot of candy later. Are you happy?"
"Happy, I have never eaten candy before. Dabao is so bad that he won't even let me lick the candy wrapper." Goudan nodded heavily, but the words he said subconsciously pierced Zeng Wenjuan's heart.
Although neither she nor Zhao Jianguo were biological children, they had shown filial piety over the years. It was not an exaggeration to say that they had been treated like cows and horses. But why did they treat her child like this?
Zeng Wenjuan's voice was a little hoarse: "I won't do that in the future. Mom will try her best to give you the best. We don't envy others. Just tell Mom what you want to eat. Mom can make money now."
"Mom is so awesome. I want to be as awesome as her in the future. I want to buy her lots... lots... lots of delicious food." Goudan said while gesturing with his hands open. His happy look made people laugh along.
"Okay, I'll wait for Goudan to buy lots of delicious food for mom. Then I'll tell you whether you can give some to your dad then!" Zeng Wenjuan said while teasing Goudan with a smile.
Luo Wenjian's eyes turned red as he looked at the backs of the mother and son. It would be great if my parents were still there! I could also act like a spoiled child in their arms when I was having a hard time.
Zeng Wenjuan took Goudan to the supply and marketing cooperative. When they entered, there were only a few people walking around. Country people couldn't afford to visit the supply and marketing cooperative at that time. City people had to go to work, and the people walking around were all retired elderly people.
As soon as the two entered, a woman in her forties came over and said, "Comrades, what would you like to buy? I can recommend something more practical for you."
"I want to buy some fruit candies and 18 kilograms of rice." Zeng Wenjuan took out the ticket and said.
The elder sister smiled enthusiastically and said, "Then please follow me. Here we have assorted candies for one yuan and twenty cents per pound. Fruit candies are one cent each, and their wrappers are very beautiful. Rice is one yuan and four cents and two cents per pound."
After Zeng Wenjuan saw the food, she lowered her head and asked Goudan in her arms: "Goudan, what do you want to eat? Can you help yourself?"
Goudan was outside for the first time, and he looked at Zeng Wenjuan timidly: "Mom, can I really eat whatever I want? Do we have tickets?"
Zeng Wenjuan was embarrassed for a moment after hearing Goudan's question. She looked at the elder sister beside her. Fortunately, the elder sister was also a smart person. When she noticed Zeng Wenjuan's gaze, she began to introduce: "The fried dough twists, candied fruits, and fruit cakes here don't require tickets."
"Goudan, you can pick any of the foods that my sister mentioned. I'll buy some back for you as snacks. If you want, we can buy them all. Next time we go, we'll buy the ones you think are the most delicious." Zeng Wenjuan said with a smile.
Goudan nodded, his eyes sparkling as he said, after all, every child doesn't like snacks: "Okay, then let's buy a little of each. Let's go home and eat together."
"Okay." Zeng Wenjuan agreed, and turned to her elder sister and said, "Can you pack two kilograms of fruit candy, eighteen kilograms of rice, and one kilogram of each of the other items for me?"
The elder sister nodded immediately: "Of course." After that, she helped Zeng Wenjuan pack the food. Then she asked: "Did you bring a rice bag? If not, it will cost five cents to buy one."
"Then I'll buy one!" Zeng Wenjuan nodded.
After paying the bill at the supply and marketing cooperative, he took Goudan out of the cooperative and came to the butcher shop. Nowadays, all the companies that sell pork, mutton and beef are state-owned. Those who can work in the meat processing factory have backgrounds.
When they arrived at the pork shop, they saw a long queue. Zeng Wenjuan put the backpack in front and carried Goudan on her back to prevent him from getting lost.
Zeng Wenjuan came to the stall soon, but there was not much meat left. Most of the meat was lean, and the fat was almost sold out. She said to the butcher, "Hello, comrade, I want all of this, please pack it for me."
"You want so much, how can others buy it? I'll give you half of the lean meat, otherwise you don't have to buy it." The butcher said with a very bad look.
Nowadays, butchers also eat commercial grains. Who would spoil customers? It doesn’t matter whether you want to buy it or not. Even if you don’t like it, there are still people who will buy it.
Zeng Wenjuan was anxious. She took out the meat ticket and said, "I'm so sorry, I really need this piece of fat meat, and I can't afford to buy oil. Please help me!"
The butcher saw the words "Military Meat Tickets" and looked at Goudan behind her. He probably guessed Zeng Wenjuan's difficulties, and since she was a military wife, he said to the people in line behind her: "This comrade is a great military wife. Her husband is out defending the country. We can't hide at home and bully her wife. What do you think?"
"That's right. We are not in a hurry to eat the fat meat. What's more, she is lucky enough to get it in the queue, so we will sell it to her. I am also from a military family and I understand the difficulties of military wives." A big sister shouted from the back.
In this era, everyone is kind-hearted. The main reason is that they all firmly believe that suffering a loss is a blessing, not to mention that in this era, soldiers are a symbol of glory, and everyone will help the soldiers' families for the sake of the soldiers.
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