Since the decision has been made, then we'll go tomorrow. Zhang Shouyi gave himself receipts for a bicycle, a radio, and a watch. He doesn't need the bicycle or watch, so he'll see if he can exchange them for something he does need.
Zhang Hongmei went to Wang Hongxi's house to get a certificate; without it, she really couldn't leave the house.
"Is Uncle home? This is Hongmei."
"Hongmei's here! Come in and sit down quickly. Have you eaten? Sit down and have a bowl of porridge."
"No need, ma'am, I've made it."
Wang Hongxi lifted the curtain and came out. "Hongmei, what's up?"
"My uncle gave me a letter of introduction, and I'd like to go to the city tomorrow."
"Going tomorrow? With your third uncle?"
"My third uncle is going tomorrow too? I don't know. I'm going to the city to buy a radio. We don't even have newspapers here, so we can't hear any news from outside."
"A radio is great! Do you have a ticket?"
"Yes, it was sent by my dad's comrade-in-arms."
"Okay, I'll open it for you right away."
Zhang Hongmei took the letter of introduction and went directly to Liu Maocai's house.
"Third Aunt, I'm coming in!"
"Come in quickly, have you eaten yet? There's pumpkin porridge at home today."
"I've finished cooking, we'll eat when we get back. My third uncle is going to the city tomorrow?"
"Yes, all three of us will go, to have your eldest sister see a doctor."
"I'm going tomorrow too, so we'll have company. Is Sister Er Ya coming?"
"I won't go; I have two little ones at home."
"Er Ya, if you want to go, let them stay home by themselves." Liu Maocai saw that Hongmei was also going, and knew that his second daughter was close to her and must want to go too. Fine, let them go; it's just one more person's train ticket cost.
"Dad, I'm not going. There's no one at home to help. You guys go ahead. I'll go with Hongmei when she goes to the city later."
"Okay." The second daughter is the most sensible. He was worried when he thought of his eldest daughter, who never even leaves the house.
When Zhang Hongmei got home, she fed all the animals that were open. Raising so many animals was really troublesome; thankfully, she didn't raise pigs.
In the morning, they still made steamed buns with goat milk. There was no other way to bring them. Er Lengzi was the one who drove them to the village.
"Hongmei, what are you doing in the city?"
"I want to buy a radio."
"You have a ticket?"
"My dad's comrade-in-arms mailed it to me last time." He didn't want to tell outsiders that it was given by Zhang Shouyi.
Do you have a ticket for the watch?
"Yes, you want to buy a watch?"
"Um, can you sell it to me?"
"I don't need to sell it to you, just give it to you. Don't refuse. You've helped me so much, and I also have a watch voucher, so I'll give it to you."
“I can’t take yours for nothing. I have two wolf pelts to trade with you. They’re not worth the watch ticket, but they’re a token of my appreciation.”
“Okay, Auntie, you can make me a cotton-padded jacket then.”
"Okay, I'll make it for you."
Zhang Hongmei took out her handkerchief, found the watch ticket inside, and handed it to Er Lengzi.
"I didn't bring any money with me today. I'm going to the city in a few days. Hongmei, could you check how much it costs for me? Let me know when I get back."
"Okay, I'll write down the prices and tell you when I get back."
Liu Daya curled her lip. How could a jinx like that have good stuff?
When they arrived at the station, Er Lengzi rushed to catch the bus back.
Liu Maocai approached Zhang Hongmei shyly, "Hongmei, do you still have any watch tickets? I want to buy one for your brother Jianguo too."
"There's one more." He said, taking it out and handing it to Liu Maocai.
"I'll give you fifty yuan for this ticket to Hongmei." He then took out his money.
Zhang Hongmei did not accept the offer. "Uncle, if you're going to give me money, give me back the ticket."
Liu Maocai awkwardly held the money, unsure of what to do.
"Please take it for now, we'll repay Hongmei's kindness later." Li Cuihua understood Zhang Hongmei better than Liu Maocai, knowing that this girl was grateful and that she would never mistreat her. Therefore, there was no need to repay it immediately.
Liu Daya felt extremely angry and resentful looking at the handkerchief package in Zhang Hongmei's hand. She really wished it were hers, and why should Liu Jianguo buy it for her? She wanted one too.
Actually, she wasn't sick at all; she was just avoiding work. She only found out from her mother crying and telling her father that they were telling her she was ill. See, it was so much better that she pretended to be sick and didn't have to work during the harvest. She didn't have to do any housework. Her parents cared for her as before, but still, their son was more important.
Zhang Hongmei happened to see Liu Daya's expression. Although she couldn't be sure if Liu Daya was faking illness, she at least knew that Liu Daya should be fine.
Ignoring her, he moved closer to Li Cuihua and chatted with her.
After two and a half hours, we finally arrived in the city. "Uncle, Aunt, I won't go to the hospital with you. I'll go to the department store first and wait for you there."
After saying that, he stuffed ten steamed buns into Li Cuihua's hands.
"These are steamed buns I made. Give them to my brother Jianguo to try."
"Zhong, be careful, watch your money so no one steals it."
"Okay. I'll be careful."
I went straight to the third floor after entering the building. I headed straight for the radio.
"Comrade, I want to buy a radio."
Do you have tickets?
"have."
"An imported radio costs ninety, a domestically made Panda radio costs sixty. Which one do you want?"
"Comrade, I want the imported one." After Zhang Hongmei finished speaking, she counted out ninety yuan and a radio ticket and handed them to the salesperson.
After the sales clerk finished writing the invoice, she put the money and invoice that Zhang Hongmei handed over into the small basket on her head and pushed it to the counter where the money was collected.
Zhang Hongmei saw that the person over there took out the ticket to check it, counted the money again, stamped the receipt, and then pushed it back.
The salesperson took a radio from under the counter, placed it on the counter, found two batteries, put them in, and slowly tuned the station.
"There's no problem with the quality. You can read the instruction manual inside yourself." After saying that, he took the battery out, put it in the wooden box, and handed it to Zhang Hongmei.
"Thank you, comrade. Where can I buy batteries?"
"They sell them on the first floor; two batteries can last for six months."
Zhang Hongmei thanked the sales clerk again and carried the box downstairs.
Find the battery counter and say, "Give me four batteries for my gay radio."
"One section costs 50 cents, and one industrial coupon is required."
It seems like everything requires coupons! I took out two yuan and four industrial coupons, handed them to the salesperson, got the batteries, and went back to the third floor.
I almost forgot to show Er Lengzi my watch.
The watch counter had a wide variety of styles, leaving Zhang Hongmei dazzled.
What kind of watch do you want to buy?
"Comrade, I'm just looking after someone else."
"This film is domestically produced and requires tickets, while this one is imported and doesn't require tickets."
"Anyone who doesn't need a ticket?"
"Yes, but they're expensive."
Zhang Hongmei approached the imported goods counter. Wow! Rolexes, and several other brands she didn't recognize. She was so envious; she wanted them so badly, she was practically itching to own them.
"Comrade, how much is this Rolex gold watch?"
"The men's watch costs 750 and the women's watch costs 680. These are a pair of watches."
"Two gold watches for 1430? Can they be sold separately?"
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