Zhang Xiaocui and Wen Guoer each carried a backpack and arrived at the commune early in the morning on a ox cart.
There were obviously more people coming and going on the street. Zhang Xiaocui had 20 yuan given by Tang's mother in her pocket. She touched her pocket nervously from time to time. This was the first time she had such a large sum of money in her pocket. She walked into the supply and marketing cooperative with Wen Guoer nervously.
The supply and marketing cooperative was crowded with people, and every counter was packed with people, it was very lively.
"Sister-in-law, let's split up and see which counter doesn't require a ticket." Wen Guoer suggested.
"Okay, you go to the left and I'll go to the right." Zhang Cuihua said and squeezed to the right.
It was so difficult to move that it wouldn't be an exaggeration! After squeezing through two counters, Wen Guoer stopped pushing and walked to the door to wait for Zhang Xiaocui.
She knew very well that supplies were so scarce at the end of the year that it was impossible for any tickets to be displayed on the counter without any need for them. Even if there were, they would have been sold out long ago.
Sure enough, Zhang Butui went around all the counters with great effort but found nothing. She dejectedly met up with Wen Guoer and walked out of the supply and marketing cooperative together.
"Guo'er, tickets are required for this counter. Even if we have one, it won't be our turn with so many people here." This was Zhang Xiaocui's second time at the commune. The last time she came was to get a marriage certificate. She didn't expect that everyone would rush to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy things as if they were scrambling for it.
In this day and age, supplies are in short supply. Even if you have money and tickets, you may not be able to buy anything. It’s the end of the year again, and who doesn’t want to have a good New Year?
"Sister-in-law, why don't we go for a walk outside? Maybe we can meet an aunt exchanging things on the street." Wen Guoer whispered secretly to Zhang Xiaocui.
Wen Guoer remembered that when she came to the commune with Tang's mother before, with Tang's mother's communication skills, she could chat with people she knew or didn't know on the street, and she actually saw them successfully conducting a secret transaction.
She also knew about the existence of the black market, but what she lacked was not supplies, and she didn't want to take risks. She just wanted to find an opportunity to get supplies.
"If we catch them, we will be put in jail! Guo'er, we can't do any speculation or profiteering." Zhang Xiaocui looked around hurriedly, with a nervous face, and gave a low warning.
Wen Guoer knew that her sister-in-law was always cautious in her actions, and she also knew that during this period, it was a planned economic system and private transactions were not allowed. If one did not handle it properly, he would be labeled a capitalist.
"Sister-in-law, let's just walk around the street..."
"Pah!~"
Before Wen Guoer could finish her words, she heard a loud slap coming from the corner of the door.
"I knew you had bad intentions, you little bitch! Tell me, are you reluctant to spend money and that's why you didn't leave those three-piece suits for your sister?"
A woman in her forties or fifties pointed at a girl in her twenties and cursed her fiercely. Her face was full of anger and she hit the girl's face with her fingers. Half of the girl's face became red and swollen instantly. She tried hard to hold back the tears in her eyes.
Wen Guoer recognized that this girl was the salesperson at the fabric counter of the supply and marketing cooperative.
"Mom, it's not that I don't want to keep them. Only two of the three sets came down. The boss took them all away early this morning. How could a small salesperson like me dare to snatch them from the boss?" The girl explained, covering her face.
"I don't care. Your family spent so much money to buy you a job to work here. Now your sister is getting married. If you can't get your things back today, don't go home!" After saying that, he waved his hand and left angrily.
The salesperson stood there with a helpless look on his face, watching the woman walk away.
Wen Guoer saw that this was her chance!
"Sister-in-law, please wait here for a moment." After saying that, he walked towards the salesperson, leaving Zhang Xiaocui with a puzzled look on her face.
"Come with me." Before the salesperson could react, a hand grabbed her sleeve and pulled her into the alley next to her.
"What are you doing, little comrade? Pulling and tugging like that." The salesperson tugged at his sleeves, somewhat dissatisfied.
"Do you want a three-piece suit?" Wen Guoer went straight to the point.
"You have?!" The salesperson's eyes widened in disbelief.
"Is there a place where we can talk here?" Wen Guoer looked around.
"Come with me."
Seeing that she didn't look fake, the salesperson instantly became excited and took her to the yard of the warehouse behind the supply and marketing cooperative.
While walking, Wen Guoer casually put two sets of three-piece suits from the space warehouse into the backpack behind her. These three-piece suits were previously prepared for the servants' room at home. One set had a peony pattern, and the other had a red and white plaid pattern, which looked very old-fashioned.
"Do you really have a three-piece suit?" the salesperson asked, holding her arm tightly when he saw that no one was around.
Wen Guoer patted her hands that had exerted too much force, and when she saw that she had relaxed, she took off the backpack on her back and took out two neatly folded three-piece suits from it.
The salesperson's eyes widened in disbelief, then flashed with excitement. The fabrics of these two sets were even better than the two sets they had sold before, and the patterns were brighter.
"How are you going to sell it?" the salesperson asked in a low voice impatiently.
"Which set do you want?" Wen Guoer asked.
"Can I have both sets?" The salesperson touched this and then that, unable to let go.
These good things can be sold at will. Her relatives and friends at home know that she works in the supply and marketing cooperative, and they always ask her to help keep the good things. But she is just a small salesperson, how can she have such ability? The leaders above have been eyeing the good things. These days, whoever has supplies is the boss.
"These two sets were given to me by relatives in the city when I got married two days ago. I couldn't bear to use them myself, so I thought of exchanging them for something to celebrate the New Year."
The salesperson knew what was going on and knew her words were just a cover. Who would give such expensive things these days, let alone two sets? However, the fact that this girl could easily produce two or three-piece sets made her look like she was no ordinary person.
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