"Hey, comrade, where did you buy these spicy strips? The department store? I've never seen them before." The man still remembered the taste clearly and was very determined to ask where he bought them.
Gu Changqing glanced at him and thought to himself, this spicy snack is not available in department stores. It is something that will come out decades later. It would be strange if you can buy it there.
But when the man saw that he didn't say anything, he got anxious and suddenly whispered, "Could it be that you bought it on the black market?"
Bai Ruozhen suddenly pulled Gu Changqing and said to the man, "I'll ask him for you."
When they got to the side, Bai Ruozhen whispered, "Brother Changqing, is this expensive for us?"
Gu Changqing said, "It's not expensive, five cents a pack."
Bai Ruozhen said, "Since he wants to buy it, let's sell him two bags. We still have two bags, right? We'll sell them for ten cents each."
"Sell it?" Gu Changqing agreed immediately. "Okay, but you can't keep the packaging. I see that person has a lunch box, so just pour it into his lunch box."
Bai Ruozhen only wanted to earn a dime, while Gu Changqing was thinking about whether he should sell some dried fruits and ginseng when he went to the black market in a few days. Every dime he could earn was a dime.
So Gu Changqing walked over, approached the man and said, "I still have some. Do you want it? If you do, I'll give it to you for a discount. This was something the people there got from the Russians when I went north."
"Really?" The man's eyes lit up. "How much?"
Gu Changqing showed him his bag and said, "There are still so many. Thirty cents, all for you."
“So expensive?”
Gu Changqing pretended to have a toothache and said, "Forget it, my girlfriend hasn't eaten enough yet." Then he was about to leave.
The man held him back and said, "Don't go. I'll buy it."
Gu Changqing hummed and said, "Give me your lunch box and I'll put it in your lunch box, otherwise it will be too conspicuous."
The man handed him the lunch box. Gu Changqing took it and stuffed it into his bag. He tore open the packaging of the two packets of spicy strips and poured them into the lunch box. Then the two of them turned around in tacit understanding and stuffed them back before dark.
At the same time, the man handed him three cents and said, "Thanks, buddy." It smelled so good that his girlfriend was so greedy that she wanted to go back and ask someone else for some. He really couldn't afford to lose face in front of that man.
Gu Changqing took the money and walked back with Bai Ruozhen while pushing his bicycle. Bai Ruozhen said, "Brother Changqing, I think if we can start a business, we can make a lot of money just by selling spicy noodles."
Gu Changqing was ashamed. He was so opportunistic and his fiancée was so business-minded. The two of them were really a perfect match.
Then I heard Bai Ruozhen continue, "Brother Changqing, I want to go home for the New Year."
Gu Changqing glanced at her and said, "Well, okay. I'll ask for leave and take you back when the time comes. We can discuss the date for our wedding."
Speaking of marriage, Bai Ruozhen was a little shy and responded softly, "Then, when are we going back?"
"At least we have to wait until the Little New Year. You went to the countryside as educated youth. Although you're not working on the land now, you can't go back for too long." Gu Changqing said, "Also, I have to make more money during the New Year so I can give you a bigger gift and make you look good."
Bai Ruozhen was deeply moved when he heard this, "Brother Changqing, you are so kind."
Gu Changqing said proudly, "That's right. There is no one in this world who loves you more than me. From now on, rely on me. I will make sure you have a comfortable life without any grievances."
"Yeah, Brother Changqing, I believe you." Bai Ruozhen was simply a little fangirl, feeling happy and excited that her partner was such a capable and talented person.
"By the way, tomorrow is the weekend, I will take you to see our future home. After the New Year, I will ask someone to clean up the yard, and then we can get the furniture and other things in advance." Gu Changqing said.
Bai Ruozhen had known for a long time that he had secretly bought the courtyard, but he didn't expect it to be booked so quickly. "Next to Sister Wang Jun and the others?"
Gu Changqing nodded and said, "Next, when we have a sewing machine, we will ask Wang Jun to make clothes for us and we will give her the sewing machine for free."
"Isn't this a bad idea?" Bai Ruozhen said.
Gu Changqing looked at her and said with a wicked smile, "Don't you think so?"
Bai Ruozhen quickly shook her head, "I didn't say that, but Sister Wang Jun did, and Xiaoli also said she would make clothes for me." She paused, "Actually, I plan to buy ready-made clothes in the future."
"Well, we'll talk about it later. Anyway, you look good in any clothes." Gu Changqing is never stingy with praise, especially when it comes to praising his girlfriend.
Bai Ruozhen grinned, "I think so too."
"You two are really going too far." Just as Bai Ruozhen finished speaking, Gu Changlan's angry voice suddenly came from the corner.
Bai Ruozhen was startled, "Fourth sister, why are you here? It's so cold, why don't you come inside?"
Gu Changlan angrily said, "I forgot to bring my keys, and you never came back." She said this with a bit of grievance, pouting, "I didn't eat and I'm starving. Zhenzhen, how come you learned bad habits from Lao Wu?"
"Hearing what you said, I should let Zhenzhen come back later." Gu Changqing snorted and took out the bread originally given to Bai Ruozhen from his bag and said, "This is a reward for you, considering you are so pitiful."
Gu Changlan took it and glared at Gu Changqing, then took Bai Ruozhen's arm and said, "Come on, let's go inside. It's so cold outside. I feel frozen all over."
Bai Ruozhen turned around and waved to Gu Changqing. Gu Changqing waved helplessly as well and rode away on his bike. He planned to go to Bai's house before the New Year to set a date for their wedding. On Bai Ruozhen's birthday, they would get the marriage certificate and get married as quickly as possible.
Gu Changqing had a beautiful thought in his mind, so he didn't go back to the dormitory directly. Instead, he rode his bike to the newly bought small courtyard. The small courtyard was not big, but a little bigger than Gu Changsong's next door. There were rooms on the left and right sides of the courtyard, but Gu Changsong's side only had rooms on the east side, but none on the west side.
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