"Girl, I'll give you 16 yuan plus two cloth coupons for these two three-piece suits. Is that okay with you?" She stared at Wen Guoer's eyes, afraid that there would be a hint of displeasure in them.
Wen Guoer roughly calculated in her mind that she had seen a similar three-piece set in the supply and marketing cooperative in the county last time. It cost about 7 yuan, and she thought the price offered by the salesperson was fair.
"Sister, I don't want the money. Can you please exchange the money and tickets for cloth of the same price?"
The salesperson lowered his eyes, hesitated for a moment, and felt a little embarrassed.
"If you want to exchange all of it, the ticket price will be a little low. So, I can exchange it for 20 feet of good cloth, and the rest... our supply and marketing cooperative has some defective cloth, which is supplied internally. I don't need a ticket. I can give you another 20 feet of defective cloth. Is that okay with you?"
Nowadays, the price of cloth is about 40 cents per foot. The defective products that do not require tickets are not only cheaper, but even if the price is higher, there will be people scrambling to buy them. Wen Guoer agreed without thinking.
"Then wait a moment, sister. I'll go get the cloth for you." Seeing Wen Guoer agreed, the salesperson trotted away.
After a while, the thing was handed to Wen Guoer.
"Sister, you've helped me a lot this time. My last name is Dong Miao. When you come to the supply and marketing cooperative in the future, just look for me. I will definitely help you in any way I can."
Dong Miao saw that although Wen Guoer was dressed in ordinary clothes, she had a good temperament and great abilities, so he wanted to make friends with her.
"Thank you, Sister Dong. Please take good care of me in the future."
Wen Guoer thought that with the support of the supply and marketing cooperative, she would have a source of income for her things in the future.
Everything was done. Wen Guoer urged Dong Miao to go back to work and left alone.
She walked into the alley and quickly took out a military coat, a cotton quilt, 20 feet of cotton cloth, 10 kilograms of white flour, 10 kilograms of rice, half a rack of pork ribs, 5 kilograms of pork fat, 5 kilograms of pork belly, 2 fish, two bottles of white wine with torn labels, and some hairbands, headdresses and notebooks that were not very conspicuous in this era.
When Wen Guoer appeared in front of Zhang Xiaocui, being carried on her back and in her arms, Zhang Xiaocui was so shocked that her eyes widened.
"My Guoer, these, these are all ours?" He quickly stepped forward and took the backpack from Wen Guoer's back.
"It's ours. Sister-in-law, let's go home quickly. We can still catch up with Uncle Wang's ox cart." Wen Guoer replied calmly.
"Guo'er, how come you are so capable? You can get so many things without a ticket." Zhang Xiaocui felt like she was dreaming as she carried the heavy basket on her back.
"Sister-in-law, I just did a favor for that elder sister. She happened to be a salesperson at the supply and marketing cooperative. The fabrics were all defective, and the rest were all thought up by that elder sister. The price was just a little higher." The two talked as they walked.
"Guo'er, this must be a lot of money, right? This is the money mother gave me, please keep it first." Zhang Xiaocui took the money out of her pocket and put it into Wen Guo'er's hand.
Wen Guoer didn't refuse and put it away.
"This coat and this quilt, they're very expensive, aren't they?" Zhang Xiaocui looked at the military coat and quilt that Wen Guoer was holding, and the feeling of unreality became even stronger. In their entire village, only the captain had a military coat, which he had left behind when he was discharged from the army.
"When I left home, Tang Zhan gave me some money and told me to buy some things for my family. I think these military coats and quilts are very practical. My parents are old and can't stand the cold."
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Zhang Cuihua and Wen Guoer returned home in a daze on a ox cart.
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