Qin Xiaoxiao laughed awkwardly twice, "Yes, I'm good enough. If you say it's okay, then it's okay."
Anyway, it's your life, it has nothing to do with me, you can do whatever you want.
With so many people getting married, Qin Xiaoxiao was worried about what to give them as gifts.
Ask Su Lu, who was standing next to him, and you'll see that Su Lu is dazed and clearly has something on his mind.
Qin Xiaoxiao waved her hand in front of Su Lu, "You're back to your senses!"
Su Lu was startled and leaned back. He saw that it was Qin Xiaoxiao and reached out to grab her hand and knead it in his palm.
What are you thinking about?
Su Lu smiled helplessly, "I was wondering if Qin Ergou has become distant from me? Why didn't he say anything when I went to his place just now?"
Su Lu reflected for a moment. Since getting married, he had less contact with Qin Ergou and Qin Erzhu. He hadn't taken them into the mountains for the past few months, so the two of them had no income. Now that Qin Ergou was getting married again, he wondered if he had any money to spare.
He has no money and he doesn't hang out with them anymore. Don't people think he's broken up with them?
Qin Xiaoxiao blinked. "Didn't we just talk last month? You mean... go to the black market?"
Su Lu nodded. "They haven't been to the mountains since they started working, so they probably don't have much money left."
Qin Xiaoxiao thought for a moment, "How about we take a day off and take them for a walk in the mountains? It's autumn, and it's hunting season."
Su Lu nodded, "That works, but not right now. Let's wait a bit longer. The transport team is busy right now. We'll have time after October."
"Then tell them to get ready to go."
Su Lu agreed and got up to leave.
Qin Xiaoxiao knew he had gone to find Qin Ergou and Qin Erzhu again, so she didn't stop him. She strolled out of the house and wandered around the yard.
Su Lu returned shortly afterward. Qin Xiaoxiao could tell from the smile on his face that the matter was resolved, so she didn't ask any more questions.
The next day, Qin Xiaoxiao had just gotten up when she heard someone knocking on the door.
Su Lu didn't rush to open the door. He called out "Wait," and then continued to help Qin Xiaoxiao put on her clothes and socks. Only after Qin Xiaoxiao was dressed did he go out to open the door.
Su Yu came in and excitedly sat down on the kang (a heated brick bed) as soon as she entered.
Qin Xiaoxiao glanced at the unfolded bedding and really wanted to kick her out.
He subtly shifted his body back, pushing the blanket behind his back, while listening to Su Yu speak.
“I told Zou Jing that Sister Liu would get engaged in three days and then get married in ten days. Zou Jing felt that if we discussed the engagement and wedding and then set a date, we definitely wouldn’t have time. So he wanted to set the date directly, preferably a little earlier.”
I thought to myself, since we'd already agreed to marry him, it's fine if it's earlier, so I agreed.
He said he wanted to move it to tomorrow, but then I thought, since it's a wedding anyway, I might as well do it together with Sister Liu, which would save money.
At first, Zou Jing disagreed, but who am I? I said if he didn't agree, I wouldn't marry him. Guess what he said? Hahaha... he agreed.
"How about that, Xiaoxiao? Aren't I amazing? No matter how powerful Zou Jing is outside, he still has to listen to me."
Seeing Su Yu's smug look, Qin Xiaoxiao really didn't want to discourage her, so she twitched her lips a couple of times, nodded, and smiled, "Yes, yes, our Xiaoyu is the best!"
Qin Xiaoxiao covered her forehead with her hands and closed her eyes.
Headache!
The engagement date hadn't even been set yet, let alone the wedding date. When you mentioned to him that Sister Liu was getting married, and the engagement was still three days away, he naturally took advantage of the situation and tried to say that he wanted to get married earlier, and you actually agreed.
What man wouldn't want to get married a few days earlier? This woman is someone he deeply loves, and he even wants to... you know what!
That's bad enough, but you even smugly told me that you have the final say in front of him. You have no say whatsoever!
Qin Xiaoxiao was already "out of her depth" because of Su Yu's intelligence, and she really wanted to slap her hard to make her face reality.
But the reality is...
"Xiaoyu, since you've agreed, let's get on with it quickly. Sister Liu should be almost done with the preparations, so you can't fall behind!"
We shouldn't compete, but we also can't let others hold us back, right?
Get married already, hurry up and get married, let Zou Jing have a headache.
Su Yu's eyes widened in shock. "Xiao Xiao, how come you and Zou Jing said the same thing? You've both thought of the same thing. I came here firstly to tell you that we'll be doing it together the day after tomorrow, and secondly to ask you for help."
"Isn't your second aunt working at the county's supply and marketing cooperative? I'd like to buy some things from her. Don't worry, I have ration coupons. I won't cause you or her any trouble. I'm just worried that some things might be out of stock, even if they're clearly available, they just won't sell them."
Qin Xiaoxiao knew that this situation existed. With supplies in short supply, the supply and marketing cooperatives served not only the general public but also cadres. The head of the supply and marketing cooperative had a good name, but in reality, he didn't have much power. He couldn't afford to offend anyone. Even an ordinary citizen might have some connection with a cadre, and he might inadvertently offend someone.
Moreover, cadres are human beings too; they also need to make a living. It's normal for them to lack this or that in their daily lives. They are all serving the people, and cadres are also part of the people. Keeping a small amount of supplies is just in case these people don't have them when they need them.
In addition, ordinary people don't have much purchasing power. For example, with bicycles, you may have money, but do you have a ticket? How many bicycle tickets does a factory with 10,000 employees have in a year? They are usually given to individuals as rewards, or based on seniority, whoever has the longest service gets one.
Qin Xiaoxiao understood, but she didn't take on any responsibility or agree to anything on behalf of Sun Zhirou.
“I understand that. The supply and marketing cooperative belongs to the state, not my second aunt. How about this, I’ll have Su Lu ask before he goes to work. If he can raise the money, that would be great. If he can’t, then there’s nothing I can do.”
Su Yu nodded. "I know. Zou Jing told me before I came that I didn't want to make things difficult for you."
Qin Xiaoxiao nodded, thinking to herself: Zou Jing does have a conscience; he even knows she's in a difficult position.
Su Yu left after speaking, and Su Lu had already finished preparing the meal.
Qin Xiaoxiao found the brown sugar millet porridge unappetizing, but it was a highly nutritious food that she needed, so she had to eat it even if she had to hold her nose and drink it like medicine.
Su Lu then asked Qin Xiaoxiao to bring out a few vegetarian buns, but he didn't dare to bring out any meat ones, fearing that Qin Xiaoxiao would feel nauseous from the smell.
While eating, Qin Xiaoxiao told Su Lu about Su Yu's purpose, and Su Lu readily agreed.
"Don't worry, leave this to me. If it doesn't work, I can help her go to the black market."
Qin Xiaoxiao thought for a moment, "Going is fine, but don't make any moves yet. Let's see what happens. If there's no danger, we can ship another batch of goods another day."
Su Lu nodded. "Okay, I understand. I'm leaving now. Be careful at home. If you're feeling unwell, go stay at the Qin family's house. I'll feel at ease knowing your grandmother is there to take care of you."
Seeing that Qin Xiaoxiao had agreed, Su Lu left with peace of mind.
Qin Xiaoxiao wasn't fond of moving around. After finishing her meal, she walked around the yard a few times before lying back down on the kang (heated brick bed) to read, but...
Less than five minutes later, the snoring started up again, so loud that Mu Jin didn't even hear him knocking on the door.
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