Shen Chu Ning was lucky today, as the supply and marketing cooperative had just received a batch of cotton.
She wanted twelve pounds, and her elder sister weighed out enough for her.
This happened because the cotton from the supply and marketing cooperatives arrived early this year, and the autumn harvest and planting had not yet ended, so the people had no time to buy winter supplies.
If we wait until the autumn harvest and planting are over and the grain and money are distributed to the production teams, then the cotton in the supply and marketing cooperative will be out of reach.
For the quilt cover, Shen Chuning chose light grey twill, which was bright and not frivolous, just right for the teacher's personality and age.
For the porcelain basin, I asked for an ordinary one with a pattern of bougainvillea in bloom, and for the tin kettle, I asked for one with a pattern of bougainvillea in bloom in the same color as the porcelain basin.
Shen Chuning spent a total of thirty yuan and forty cents to buy these things, twelve kilograms of cotton coupons, thirty feet of cloth coupons and two industrial coupons.
Fortunately, when she saw someone selling tickets on the black market, she bought some cloth and cotton coupons to stockpile.
Otherwise, there wouldn't be enough money to sell these things.
Shen Chuning went to the food area again and bought five pounds of egg cakes, which she divided into five portions, one for each of her teacher, father, parents-in-law, and herself. She planned to give the remaining pound to the Zhou family children.
After what happened last time, my sister-in-law probably won’t make trouble again.
The supply and marketing cooperative had no meat today, but had tofu for sale, so Shen Chuning bought a piece of tofu.
She also asked if the supply and marketing cooperative had any milk powder or malted milk for sale.
The reply they got was that malted milk was only available in supply and marketing cooperatives in big cities, but not in supply and marketing cooperatives in small places like theirs.
As for milk powder, it is occasionally available, but not now.
The ticket Zhou Yubai gave her included two milk powder tickets. She had originally wanted to buy a bucket of milk powder for her teacher as she was in poor health, but since there was none, she had to give up.
The reason Peng Kaiyuan fainted last time was not actually a serious illness. It was just that he had been eating vegetarian food in the cafeteria for a long time, which led to malnutrition and overwork. Coupled with his old age, his body couldn't take it.
Just as Shen Chuning was about to leave the supply and marketing cooperative, the elder sister who had been selling things to her took advantage of the fact that no one was around and walked up to her mysteriously, "Little comrade, do you want to buy malted milk and milk powder?"
Shen Chu Ning had been to the black market, and he understood what the elder sister meant when he saw her attitude.
"Big sister, do you have milk powder and malted milk to exchange?"
When the eldest sister heard that Shen Chu Ning used the word "exchange" instead of "sell", she knew that Shen Chu Ning was a smart person.
She immediately smiled and said, "Yes, it was given to me by my relatives during the New Year, but I have never been willing to eat it. Comrade, if you need it, I will give it to you."
"Okay, thank you very much, big sister."
The eldest sister looked at her watch and said, "Big sister, I still have an hour before I get off work. Can you wait for me?"
Shen Chu Ning calculated the time and agreed: "Okay, then I'll take the cotton to fluff it first, and then come back to find you, big sister."
Shen Chuning delivered the cotton to the cotton-binding place and paid a dollar for labor according to its weight.
She made two quilts of cotton, one weighing seven pounds and the other weighing three pounds. The three-pound quilt was suitable for spring and autumn, while the seven-pound quilt was suitable for early winter. During the coldest days, she could stack the two quilts together and use them as a blanket.
When Shen Chuning returned to the supply and marketing cooperative, her elder sister just came out of the supply and marketing cooperative after get off work.
He told her, "Big sister, I live in the food factory staff quarters. You can just follow me on your bike."
Shen Chu Ning was on guard against her elder sister.
The eldest sister probably saw through it, so she introduced herself before leaving.
When they arrived at the family compound, the eldest sister went home alone to get something, and Shen Chuning waited outside the compound for a while.
Soon, the eldest sister came out carrying a nylon bag.
The two of them arrived at a secluded wall. The eldest sister had a can of Great Wall brand whole milk powder and a can of Shanghai malted milk in her bag.
"Big sister, we are old acquaintances. I won't sell it to you at a high price. You can give me 15 yuan for the milk powder and 18 yuan for the malted milk. No tickets are required. Is that okay with you?"
Although Shen Chu Ning had never bought milk powder and malted milk in reality, in her dream, when Chen Ziyun was preparing for the college entrance examination, she tried every means to get malted milk and milk powder for his long-term supply in order to supplement his nutrition.
The price her elder sister gave her was slightly lower than the price she asked her second brother to get these things from the black market in her dream. It was indeed a realistic price.
Shen Chu Ning readily gave thirty-three yuan and asked for both milk powder and malted milk.
When she rode her bike back, she still felt a little pain in her heart.
She had saved up food for two months and only sold it for 500 yuan, and she thought it was a lot.
As a result, I spent more than 60 yuan today.
This money is so easy to spend but so hard to earn!
No wonder my second and third brothers always said that she didn’t know the sufferings of the world.
Shen Chuning returned to the commune and went directly to the staff dormitory.
Peng Kaiyuan was reading a book in the house wearing reading glasses when he heard the sound of a bicycle bell outside.
He didn't care about it and just thought that Yin Linjiang had gone out and came back.
After a while, he heard the sound of busy work outside his house.
There was also the aroma of fried tofu wafting in.
He then quickly put down the book and ran out to see, and saw Shen Chuning was already busy around the stove outside.
While turning over the fried tofu, Shen Chuning greeted Peng Kaiyuan, "Teacher, wash your hands, you can eat soon."
Peng Kaiyuan was very pleased, but he said with a bit of reproach on his face: "Girl, you finally have a day to rest, why are you running here to help me?
Let me tell you, it’s almost time to collect the public grain, and by then you won’t be able to rest even if you want to. ”
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