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This isn't worth it; the difference is too great. Food coupons are worth so much now. If it were a one-to-one exchange, I'd trade. "I'm not trading; I can't afford it."
"If you can't afford it, leave quickly, it's bad luck."
"You're the unlucky one, your whole family is unlucky, is this your attitude?"
"What's wrong with this attitude?"
"Where is the manager? I need to find the manager."
Upon hearing that they needed to speak to a manager, the salesperson deflated but still muttered defiantly, "You're affecting my sales."
Zhang Hongmei ignored her and turned to go to the manager's office at the back.
The sales clerk was genuinely scared. She wasn't afraid of her bad attitude, but rather that if she were found out about her private transactions, she would likely be fired.
"Wait, I was wrong, I apologize, my attitude was bad, please forgive me."
She ran out from behind the counter and caught up with Zhang Hongmei, grabbing her arm in a few quick steps.
Zhang Hongmei didn't intend to do anything; a bad attitude is a common problem, and talking to the manager wouldn't change anything.
"Since you've apologized, let's just let it go."
This incident somewhat affected Zhang Hongmei's mood, so she indulged her feminine nature and went on a shopping spree.
I had five liquor coupons, and I bought them all, even if it was just Erguotou (a type of Chinese liquor). I could buy Zhonghua cigarettes, as many as I wanted, and I even bought a carton for spring planting.
Those around Zhang Hongmei felt a pang of heartache watching her spend money; she was such a spendthrift.
After delivering the items home, he took out ten mooncakes, wrapped them up, and headed to the cotton mill.
Liu Jianguo was delighted to see Hongmei. "Hongmei, you've come to the city again?"
"I've brought you mooncakes. Can you come home for the festival?"
"It's going to be tough. People are working overtime until midnight these days, and we repairmen are on call all the time."
"Hehe, I can't help you either, so you should just do your best to contribute to the country."
"Are you going back tomorrow? Send my salary back to my mom."
"Sure, I'll help Third Master deliver things to Grandma and money to you. You even got to eat mooncakes, so it wasn't a wasted trip."
"Wait for me a moment, I'll go get it."
"Okay, you'd better eat the mooncakes quickly before they go bad."
Zhang Hongmei took the handkerchief packet. "Brother Jianguo, how much is this?"
"Here's a hundred. Last time when my grandma died, I took a hundred back with me. I'm taking all of this back with me. I don't really have any other expenses."
"Okay, you guys should eat now, right? Go back and eat, I'm leaving."
"Okay, I'll buy you something delicious when I have time."
Even if you buy it, you might not have time to go back.
"Yes, let's go."
I got home after 1 a.m., and ate a piece of bread and drank some milk.
After resting for a while, I started packing. Everything I bought today had to be legitimate; all the tickets were legal. Liu Changhai had asked me to take two big bags back, so I'd become a deliveryman.
I put the dough in the pan, took out a few eggs, a basket of wild vegetables, a few scallions, two cucumbers, and two tomatoes. Dinner was ready.
When Liu Jingze came over at 5:30, Zhang Hongmei had already prepared the meal.
"Brother Jingze, wash your hands and eat."
"Alright! I haven't had pancakes in a year, today I can finally satisfy my craving."
"Hongmei, the mooncakes yesterday were so delicious. I didn't eat dinner and just ate five mooncakes. My roommate ate three each, and we ate the rest this morning. We didn't even have lunch."
"You've already eaten it all, so you can't take it home. There's still some left at home."
This was the first time Liu Jingze had chatted happily with people he didn't know well, and he was so moved by the meal Zhang Hongmei had prepared that he almost cried.
I left home when I was ten years old. My great-grandmother was afraid that the countryside would hinder my development, so I always stayed with my third uncle. However, my third aunt was not easy to get along with, so my great-grandmother made me live at school. I can count the number of times I have gone back home over the years on my fingers.
She knew her family was grooming her to succeed her great-grandmother, and she also enjoyed the cutthroat world of politics. Therefore, she rarely showed her true emotions to anyone outside her family.
But I felt particularly relaxed in front of this little girl.
Zhang Hongmei looked at Liu Jingze in surprise; this guy could really eat. She had even made a few extra meals, thinking that since it was his first time eating here, she shouldn't let him go hungry.
Seeing him making a pancake with scallions in his left hand and a cucumber in his right, oh my god! What a glutton!
Zhang Hongmei pushed the scrambled eggs toward him, saying, "Jingze, have some scrambled eggs."
Liu Jingze mumbled, "You eat."
"I'm full. It would be such a waste if I left any food behind and it went bad."
Zhang Hongmei watched Liu Jingze eat while munching on a tomato, and before she knew it, she had also eaten too much.
Everything on the table, including the green onions, was eaten.
Their eyes met, and they burst into laughter.
"I can't take it anymore, you've tempted me so much I've eaten too much, I need to go for a walk."
Liu Jingze rubbed his stomach, a little out of breath. "I ate too much. I ate all of my usual day's worth of food in one meal. Come on, let's go for a walk."
The two walked slowly and unsteadily around the yard, and it took half an hour before they felt a little better.
"If I eat like this every day, I'll become fat in a month."
"Hehe, that's a chubby guy with class too. Hahaha!"
Everyone washed up and went to bed. Zhang Hongmei, having walked around for half an hour to digest her food, fell asleep on the kang (a heated brick bed). Although there were mosquitoes and it was hot, it couldn't stop her from working all day; she was exhausted!
Liu Jingze next door couldn't sleep. He had eaten too much. He was actually full long ago, but seeing the little girl looking at him with a smile in her eyes, and even though she had put down her chopsticks, she still ate with him, and before he knew it, he had finished all the food.
He kept rubbing his stomach; he still felt uncomfortable and probably wouldn't want to eat for days.
The next morning, the two of them set off for the station carrying large and small bags.
Fortunately, there was manpower available, otherwise I would have been in real trouble.
"Jingze, are you having breakfast?"
"I'm not eating anymore, I still feel too full."
"My bicycle is at the school in the county. We both have so much stuff, can we make it? How about I get off at the county station and you get off at the township station, and we walk the rest of the way back?"
"No need, you sit in the front, I'll tie all the stuff to the back seat."
Zhang Hongmei had no objection. The two bought tickets to the county and sat in front of and behind each other, with their bags next to them.
Not many people are out and about these days. So there are enough seats, and no one wants to squeeze in with the two of them.
As I got off at the school gate, I said, "Brother Jingze, wait for me here. I'll go say hello to Sister Erya and get the car."
"Okay, I'll wait for you."
Zhang Hongmei pushed the bicycle back and watched as Liu Jingze tied all the bags to the back seat. She had no choice but to carry the liquor herself, afraid it would get bumpy on the way.
It was Zhang Hongmei's first time sitting on the front crossbar, and it was so uncomfortable; it was really uncomfortable on her bottom. But the advantage was that it was cool and breezy.
Liu Jingze pedaled his bicycle at lightning speed with his long legs, and the wind felt wonderful on his face.
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