Chapter 21

"I want more!" Huazi shouted after finishing eating, "Mom! I want more!"

Sister Yang said, "Wait."

She went into the kitchen and came out again in a blink of an eye: "Why is it gone?"

She was a little puzzled. She saw that she had made more pancakes in the morning, so it should be enough.

Lin Xixi's face tightened.

She wanted to make more pancakes, but this era is not like the 1980s and 1990s. The rice and noodles are measured. Her aunt was watching her making pancakes in the morning. She wanted to scoop an extra bowl of noodles, but her aunt said to her earnestly, "Enough, enough."

So she couldn't make more pancakes. She gave some to Yan Lei, so naturally there was not enough left. The little boy can eat up his father.

Lin Xixi said hurriedly, "Uncle ate a lot."

"This bastard!" Sister Yang scolded, "Don't you know to leave some for the children?"

Yan Lei waited at the intersection for a while, and the other three people also came. When the car arrived, Captain Zhao trotted over. The five cadres were all there, and they were taken away together in one car.

As soon as Yan Lei got on the bus, before he had time to talk to Captain Zhao, Captain Ma twitched his nose: "What's that smell?"

Captain Xue and Captain Wang also said: "It smells like cakes."

Everyone's eyes fell on the lunch box in Yan Lei's hand: "What kind of cakes are they? They smell good."

Captain Ma touched his stomach: "I'm hungry just by smelling them. I haven't had breakfast yet."

Yan Lei handed it to him: "You eat it."

Captain Ma was happy: "Then I won't be polite."

He opened the lid and saw that the cakes were cut into pieces, which was convenient to hold. He picked up a piece and took a big bite: "Not bad!"

Captain Xue and Captain Wang saw that he was eating so deliciously, and they couldn't help but take a piece each: "I'll have one too." They

also invited Captain Zhao to eat with them. Captain Zhao waved his hands and said, "I don't need it. I just ate."

Captain Ma ate and praised, "This cake is well-made and delicious!"

Captain Zhao continued to wave his hands, "It's delicious, but I can't finish it. I had scallion cake for breakfast. Leave one piece for Xiao Zhang. Hey, Yan hasn't eaten yet."

Captain Ma said, "I'll buy a big steamed bun for Yan when we get to the cafeteria later!"

Yan Lei said, "No, I've had breakfast."

Xiao Zhang drove and shouted with a smile, "Leaders, leave me a piece! Leave me a piece! It smells so good!"

Everyone laughed.

After finishing his meal, Captain Ma wiped his mouth and thanked Yan Lei: "Thank you."

Yan Lei waved his hand and said: "Don't thank me, it's the cake from Lao Zhao's family."

Captain Zhao: "?"

Yan Lei said to Captain Zhao: "Thank my sister-in-law for me, and she even thought of sending me cakes. It happened that my wife made porridge and fried eggs this morning, and I ate so much that I came out. I really can't eat anymore."

When he said "my wife made porridge and fried eggs", Yan Lei straightened his back and chest, and was full of energy.

Captain Ma laughed and teased: "Oh, the sun is rising from the west."

Everyone knew that Yan Lei and his wife had a bad relationship and that he had been eating in the cafeteria for a long time.

Captain Xue kicked him. Captain Ma said quickly, "Just kidding, just kidding."

Yan Lei was in a good mood this morning and didn't care: "People will improve, how can we always look at people with the same eyes as before."

He said, and returned the lunch box to Captain Zhao: "You can take it back directly, remember to thank my sister-in-law for me."

Captain Zhao is a rough man, Yan Lei doesn't think he can be so thoughtful to let Lin Xixi bring him cakes. It must be Sister Yang.

Even Qiao Wei, who can't get along with others, admits that Sister Yang is a good person and reliable.

Captain Zhao knows how busy his wife is in the morning. And thinking of Lin Xixi running outside when he didn't see her in the morning. Looking up at Yan Lei's heroic face again...

people's hearts are like mirrors.

No wonder his wife kept telling him yesterday that Xixi has grown up and is so pretty, and that he should introduce her to a good match as soon as possible, and then everyone would feel at ease.

It is true that girls grow up and cannot be kept. It is not a big deal for a child to have sexual aspirations when he grows up. But don't let him find a married man!

Captain Zhao could not ruin his own reputation, so he could only take the lunch box and pretend that he didn't care: "What is there to thank for? Don't you know what kind of person your sister-in-law is?"

He would teach that damn girl a lesson when he got home!

Qiao Wei went out very early today.

In the morning, after Yan Xiang got up and had breakfast, the two of them went out hand in hand and headed straight to the farmers' market!

The trend of this era is that when you buy meat, you can't just cut it into whatever piece you want. It depends on the salesperson's mood. You can only buy the piece that the salesperson cuts for you.

Don't want to buy? If you don't want to buy, forget it. Don't block the people in the queue behind you.

Catch up with the diligent salesperson, the meat has already been cut and is there, and you can still choose. The lazy salesperson has a big frame and cuts it right away, so you can't choose.

This butcher in the town's agricultural market is not diligent. Qiao Wei had experienced this yesterday. In order to buy the meat she wanted today, she specially bought a large piece of meat.

The middle-aged women at the back of the line were unhappy: "Why do you buy so much by yourself?"

There is a certain amount of meat every day. If the people in front buy a lot, the people behind may not be able to buy anything.

The salesperson was not diligent and was also a troublemaker. He laughed and said, "They have more meat coupons."

He took out the meat coupons without blinking. It was obvious that they were the family members of the cadres.

Qiao Wei smiled and said, "We have guests at home."

She was beautiful and had a good attitude, so the aunts stopped arguing and started to grumble instead.

But beautiful people are easy to leave a deep impression on people. Someone recognized her and said, "It was her yesterday. Why does she buy so much meat every day?"

Mom, even if she bought more meat, it won't work. Qiao Wei hurried away with Yan Xiang.

Yan Xiang asked, "Mom, are there guests at home?"

"Tsk." Qiao Wei winked at Yan Xiang, "Mom lied to them. In fact, Mom wanted to fry the dregs."

Frying dregs and refining pig fat requires more fat. But nowadays people prefer fat to lean meat, and fat is a good thing, and it is more popular. In order to have more fat, they have to buy more.

And Yan Xiang didn't even know what fat residue was.

"Anyway, it's delicious."

"Fried eggs are delicious too! I like soft-boiled eggs!"

The son is like the father, and he likes soft-boiled eggs just like his father.

"Fat residue tastes better." Qiao Wei held his hand and swung it, "Let's go buy vegetables!"

On the way home, they passed by the supply and marketing cooperative store. They were about to walk past, but they glanced inside and seemed to see something. Qiao Wei suddenly grabbed Yan Xiang and dragged him into the store.

"Comrade, comrade, I want that!" Qiao Wei's eyes lit up.

Yan Xiang's eyes also lit up: "Wow, canned food!"

A row of canned yellow peaches were clearly displayed on the shelf.

"Why didn't I see it yesterday? Did I come too late and they sold out?" She asked.

The thing about the vegetable market is that if you go too late, you can't buy some things, such as meat and fruit. If that's the case, I really need to get up earlier in the future.

The salesperson said, "Do you think they sell it every day? They arrived yesterday afternoon, and there are only two boxes in total. I didn't want to put them out. You came in just after they were put out. You are so lucky, lesbian."

Yellow peach cans are luxury goods. You can't buy them at any time. You have to rely on luck.

Knowing this, Qiao Wei asked, "Can I buy a whole box?"

The salesperson laughed and said, "You can take both boxes."

In the future, it is normal to buy things in a box from a supermarket. Qiao Wei believed it and really took out her wallet. The salesperson was stunned: "Are you serious?"

Qiao Wei was also dumbfounded: "You are not serious?"

The two of them stared at each other.

"You are an interesting lesbian." The salesperson's forehead was sweating. "You have bought everything. What will others buy? You can't be so selfish."

Qiao Wei was disappointed. After thinking for a while, she asked tentatively: "Then... can I buy ten bottles?"

The shelf life of canned food is very long. Since it is hard to buy, Qiao Wei wants to buy more. People are born with a hoarding instinct, especially in an environment with scarce supplies.

The salesperson glared: "There are only ten bottles in a box!"

Okay. Qiao Wei gave in again: "Then I'll buy five bottles?"

The salesperson didn't say anything, just glared!

Qiao Wei asked helplessly: "Then how many bottles do you think I can buy?"

The salesperson said: "There are only 20 bottles in total. One person can buy at most two bottles, no more."

But early in the morning, there was no one in the store.

Qiao Wei is not such a rigid person. She rolled her eyes, opened her wallet, and lowered her voice: "Comrade, my family has more food coupons than we can use up. Do you think you can use

them..." The salesperson waved his hands: "What, what, don't try to trick me."

Qiao Wei was not discouraged: "Meat coupons? Cloth coupons?"

"Quite a lot of coupons. A cadre family, right?" The salesperson puffed out his chest, "Comrade, I tell you, don't come here with me... Hey? Hey? And industrial coupons?"

Qiao Wei went out to buy things for the first time yesterday, and she packed all kinds of coupons. Hearing this, she immediately took out the industrial coupons: "Yes. Master, what do you need to buy at home?"

"Well, ahem... the kid wants to buy a pair of rubber shoes..." The salesperson's voice softened and he stopped saying no, "We just need an industrial coupon..."

Industrial coupons are much harder to get than grain coupons and oil coupons. Because industrial coupons are allocated according to wages, one industrial coupon is allocated for every 20 yuan of wages. But you need industrial coupons to buy towels, handkerchiefs, shoes, umbrellas, pots and pans.

Yan Lei's salary is high, so he is allocated more industrial coupons. But there are few people in the family, only three people, and the daily demand is small, so naturally there are more industrial coupons.

Qiao Wei smiled and put two industrial coupons on the counter and pushed them over: "That reminds me, I need a pair of shoes too."

One industrial coupon was enough to buy a pair of shoes, but she pushed two over.

The salesperson looked around, reached out his hand to cover the two industrial coupons, coughed and asked her: "...How many bottles do you want?"

...

Just like that, Qiao Wei went home with a pair of rubber shoes and four bottles of canned yellow peaches.

The reason why she didn't order more was because she found it was too heavy when she put it into the vegetable basket. There were glass jars and some with sugar water. She also bought vegetables and meat from the farmers' market, and she couldn't carry it at all.

The salesperson also specifically instructed her: "Cover it with vegetables, don't let anyone see it."

He also said: "Don't make it public. Just eat it secretly at home, don't show it off."

While saying this, he looked left and right furtively, for fear that other customers would come in and bump into him.

Yes, you have to be secretive when buying canned fruit, just like a thief.