Even so, Liu Xiaohui didn't agree immediately. She tactfully asked, "We have to see the meat first."
The man didn't say much. After all, their group was large, with only four people in total. So he pointed to the front and said, "Follow me!"
The place he pointed to was the other end of the alley. When the man walked ahead, Liu Xiaohui briefly introduced his situation.
It turned out that this person was a purchasing agent for the county guesthouse. Usually, when the company bought extra meat, he would buy it from the company at the purchase price, and then turn around and buy it on the black market.
Strictly speaking, this operation is somewhat illegal.
But the laws are not that strict these days, and everyone is struggling to survive, so there are many similar loopholes.
The man's name is Gu Dagang, and he is a down-to-earth person.
So every time the meat was in his hands, he would be worried, afraid that something might happen, and he couldn't wait to take action.
I followed Gu Dagang into a small house at the edge of the alley and opened the lid of the wooden barrel.
Wow, it’s really top-quality pork belly. There are several cuts and it looks very fresh.
Gu Dagang said with a bitter face, "To be honest, ladies, sixty cents really can't be any cheaper. I used to be a chef, and now that the weather is getting hotter, I'm afraid the meat will go bad. So, look at this meat, I've salted it all. Think about it, if you buy it and have to salt it yourself, you'll spend more money on salt, right? To be honest, I'm only offering this price because there are so many of you, and I think you can buy it all at once. Otherwise, I'll sell it to others in small quantities, and I'll get at least eighty cents."
He was right. If sold retail, it would cost more than 60 cents.
I guess he didn't make much from the 60 cents.
Wang Xiu Di and Zhao Cui both knew the value of the goods, and their expressions showed joy.
But they didn't say anything, waiting for the experienced Liu Xiaohui to make the decision.
Liu Xiaohui looked at Tian Yuzhu: "Yuzhu, what do you think?"
Tian Yuzhu thought that if she could choose such good meat, she would like to buy it all by herself, but that was not realistic. She could only say: "Sister-in-law, I think this meat is very good and the price is right."
"Okay, then, sister-in-law, what about you?" Liu Xiaohui looked at Wang Xiudi and Zhao Cui again: "If you want some too, how many pounds do you want?"
In fact, everyone’s ideas are somewhat similar.
Wang Xiudi said straightforwardly: "How about we let this brother divide it into four parts? The four of us can eat you up completely. A pound more or less is no problem."
Gu Dagang said with a smile: "Sister, you are a straightforward person."
After that, they started dividing the meat into four portions, with each person getting almost three pounds.
They were all wrapped in paper and then wrapped in banana leaves, because they said they didn't want the oil to get on them.
Seeing how attentive he was, Wang Xiudi added, "More than three pounds is almost one dollar and ninety cents. We'll give you two dollars each to make it a whole. But, brother Dagang, if you have any good stuff in the future, please leave it for us."
"That's definitely no problem. I also enjoy doing business with you ladies."
It was just a dime more, and no one had any objections.
After paying the money and carrying the meat out of the low house, Gu Dagang also hurriedly left the alley.
He felt at ease with the money in his pocket, and now he just wanted to go home quickly.
The four of them walked around again and bought some vegetables. The most worthwhile thing was the pork belly. They were in such a good mood!
It was extremely hot after they walked out of the alley. Wang Xiu Di and the others had bought almost everything they needed, so they followed Tian Yu Zhu directly to the Workers' Cultural Palace.
There is a library on the first floor of the Workers' Cultural Palace, which is full of old books. When people have nothing to do, they can go in and read books for free.
The three of them planned to wait for her in the library.
Seeing that the time was almost up, Tian Yuzhu handed all the things she had bought to her sisters-in-law and hurried to the lounge in the backyard of the Cultural Palace to see if she could take pictures.
As soon as she walked to the backyard, she saw a bus parked on the side of the road, indicating that Qin Xu and the others had returned.
"It's my fault this time, I won't do it again!"
Unexpectedly, when she walked in, she heard Song Fang apologizing repeatedly.
She seemed to be feeling very aggrieved, wiping away her tears while speaking.
Qin Xu's expression was predictable. "You know how much effort we put into gathering these folks. Now, because the costumes aren't in place, we can't even take any pictures today. Without them, we've become the most lagging township."
Secretary Xiaoyun, who was standing nearby, also looked unhappy.
Just because Song Fang didn't get things done, everyone went back and forth to try to figure it out, but it still didn't work.
Rongfen can only wipe away her tears now.
Qin Xu turned around and saw Tian Yuzhu hesitating to move forward. He suppressed his anger and changed his tone: "Comrade Yuzhu, we can't take pictures today. We can only come back another day. I'll have to trouble you again then."
"I'm fine. I'll be there whenever you call." Tian Yuzhu shook her hand.
She felt that Qin Xu paid great attention to the authenticity of ethnic costumes, which was worthy of praise.
If he had been a little less responsible and just done his job, this photo would have been taken today.
Qin Xu nodded, turned around and said to Xiaoyun, "Go call the other fellow villagers out. Since we can't shoot, don't waste time here. Let's go back!"
Xiaoyun agreed and went to call someone. Qin Xu also went in to communicate with the staff who were taking pictures.
Only Tian Yuzhu and the crying Song Fang were left in the yard.
She felt quite embarrassed and thought that if she went up to him and said something to comfort him, she was afraid that he wouldn't appreciate it.
Judging from the way Song Fang looked at her, there was a high probability that the team leader was blaming all the mistakes on her.
Sure enough, Song Fang suddenly yelled at her: "It's all your fault for being nosy."
Tian Yuzhu suddenly felt a tightness in her chest. "So, according to Captain Song, if we make mistakes, we'll just shoot them. And our Shuochi Town will just give up, right?"
Song Fang was speechless after being confronted by her. She glared at her fiercely, then turned around and went to the bus first.
At this point, Tian Yuzhu had no choice but to rush to the study to call her three sisters-in-law.
Everyone was very surprised. They came to the county for nothing, but didn’t get what they were supposed to do done?
Soon after, the ethnic compatriots also got on the bus, but everyone seemed to be in a bad mood, arguing about something in their ethnic dialect.
Qin Xu and Xiao Yun didn't understand and seemed a little helpless.
Song Fang looked up and said, "Mayor, since we didn't get the photo taken, they asked if we'll give you your work points for today."
Uh...it turns out she can understand ethnic dialects?
Tian Yuzhu was a little surprised.
Qin Xu seemed to have known this for a long time, no wonder he agreed to let her prepare the costumes. He said, "Tell them that they will be given one day's work points as usual, and they will be given more points when they come to the county to take photos in two days. Don't worry."
Song Fang conveyed her meaning in the ethnic language, and the villagers calmed down and stopped arguing.
Qin Xu was also thoughtful. When the car passed the entrance of the People's Canteen, he asked for it to stop and went to buy a few big steamed buns himself, which he distributed to his fellow villagers one by one.
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