Uncle Liang gave a few instructions and then picked up the piglets and headed to the market.
At this time, although there were no private stalls, there were collective stalls set up by the production teams.
Generally, any surplus items or food in the team can be sold or exchanged.
Today, Uncle Liang and the team's accountant and others dragged six or seven piglets to the market to sell.
First, they had to go to the market committee to hand over the slip of paper issued by the brigade, and then get a stall ticket from the market committee. Only then could they find a spot, set up the piglets, and wait for customers to come and buy them.
At this time, the "guests" could not be "private" because this period emphasized collective production and collective property, so the final customer would be a production team.
The money obtained from selling piglets would be incorporated into the team as collective property.
"I need to go to the post office, is anyone going with me?"
Li Li shook her head. "I'm going to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some daily necessities."
Lu Linping said, "Well then, Su Qingci, you go take care of your business first. Luo Song and I are going to the grain station."
"Since we're going to cook for ourselves, we'll have to buy all the seasonings, such as oil, salt, soy sauce, and vinegar."
"Furthermore, we'd like to see if we can get a pot."
"Yes, we still need to buy bottles."
Su Qingci nodded, "Okay, I'll go directly to the grain station to find you after I finish my business."
"If you don't wait for me, just buy the things first, and we can settle the bill and split the cost when we get back."
After the group parted ways, Su Qingci asked a passerby for directions and headed straight for the post office.
I checked my ID and confirmed that a package had indeed just arrived.
"Only packages? Is there any mail?"
"Comrade, there's only a package, not your registered letter."
"It's possible it hasn't arrived yet. You can come back in a few days."
Su Qingci took the huge package and placed it at her feet, deciding to make a phone call to inquire about the situation.
She kept reassuring herself that since the things had been sent, there shouldn't be anything wrong at home.
Regardless of whether Mom and Dad are alright, Grandpa should be relatively safe.
"Hello, is this the gatehouse of the XX Military Region compound?"
"Could you please help me find Commander Su?"
"Yes, it's Su Yi who lives in Building 1."
"Okay, okay, I'll call back later. Thank you."
After hanging up the phone, Su Qingci waited at the post office for about three minutes before calling back.
As soon as the call connected, the other person was even more eager than she was!
"Hey~"
"Hello~ Are you looking for Su Yi?"
"Su Yi is my father. He's not home right now. Who are you? What can I do for you? I'll pass on your message to him."
Su Qingci listened to the clear, melodious female voice on the phone without saying a word, and instead chose to hang up.
As Su Meifang listened to the dial tone on the other end of the phone, a strange emotion flashed across her eyes.
She waited in the reception room for a while before picking up the phone and pressing the call-back button.
"Hello, this is the Taohua Town Post Office in Feng County. How can I help you?"
"Is this the Taohua Town Post Office in Lushi?"
"No, comrade, you've dialed the wrong number. This is the Taohua Town Post Office in Lou City."
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I dialed the wrong number."
"Beep beep beep~"
Su Qingci, who was struggling to squeeze out with her package, was unaware of the phone call Su Meifang had made.
Her family situation is somewhat complicated.
If she wasn't mistaken, the girl on the phone was her aunt, Su Meifang.
Su Meifang is 17 years old this year, and was born in the same year as Su Qingci.
She also has a 19-year-old second brother, whom Su Qingci calls her third uncle.
Su Qingci's grandfather, Su Yi, was born into a merchant family, while her grandmother, Li Yueniang, was her grandfather's childhood sweetheart.
Li Yueniang arrived at the Su family when she was ten years old, while Su Yi was just a toddler who had just learned to walk.
At that time, Su Yi's mother was in poor health, and it could be said that Su Yi was raised by Li Yueniang.
When Su Yi was 17, Li Yueniang was 25.
That same year, Li Yueniang gave birth to Su Yi's eldest son, Su Changqing.
In the same year, the young and impetuous Su Yi secretly ran away with a passing army.
For more than three years, there was no news of him, and his family thought he had died out there.
I didn't expect him to come back.
Just as the family was killing a chicken to offer sacrifices to their ancestors and thank them for their blessings.
After staying at home for less than a week, Su Yi ran away again.
This time, not only did he run away, but he also took all the money in the house with him, leaving a note saying that he was taking it to support the Party.
Not only did he take the money from his home, but he also donated the family's business workshop to the country.
The Su family arrived the day after he ran away.
When the local government officials arrived at his door with a plaque, gongs, and drums, they learned that he had donated the Su family's property.
The old lady of the Su family was already in poor health. She had just experienced great joy followed by great sorrow. Upon hearing this news, she could not bear it and passed away that month.
When Old Master Su learned that Su Yi had donated his family's wealth, passed down through generations, to the country, he almost died on the spot to apologize to his ancestor.
Although I was extremely unwilling, one cannot fight against a regime.
They could only watch helplessly as the neighborhood government took over all of the Su family's assets.
Before the seventh day after the death of the old lady of the Su family had passed, Li Yueniang discovered that she was pregnant again.
Old Master Su had no choice but to sell his house and belongings, dismiss the servants, and take Li Yueniang and Su Changqing into a small courtyard.
Not long after Li Yueniang gave birth to her second son, Su Changzhi.
Old Master Su, who had been celibate for a whole year, also passed away.
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