Chapter 33 Beef - The Sickly Young Girl's Daily Meal Eating
Lin Qing finally bought a pair of blue pillowcases.
Right after she finished her shopping, she left the department store. Originally, she wanted to see if there were any red pillowcases, after all, red is a more festive color. But it was obvious that red was a very popular color, so how could it be her turn?
She had come here to try her luck, and wouldn't be sad if she didn't meet her. After coming out of the department store, she planned to take the bus back home, as she still had to go to the supply and marketing cooperative later!
In fact, going to the supply and marketing cooperative was mainly due to Cen Xi's instructions. She told Cen Xi last night that she would go out to buy some makeup for Lin Shu today, so he asked Lin Qing to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to see if there were any eggs for sale and bring back more. He also gave her a dozen tickets and told her to buy whatever she liked.
Lin Qing was actually a little hesitant to accept the offer. After all, his family depended on him for support. What would it be like if he spent all the money so lavishly?
Cen Xi was still dissatisfied with Lin Qing's opinion. After much persuasion, Lin Qing finally agreed.
Lin Qing actually felt very sweet about this. After all, someone was thinking about her, so how could she not be happy?
However, even though she accepted the money, she had no intention of spending it recklessly.
She came to the supply and marketing cooperative, where eggs were for sale, and she immediately ran to the counter to pick out eggs.
These eggs are sold individually, so you have to choose carefully.
Besides, there were quite a few people here, so one had to act quickly to pick the good ones. Lin Qing and several aunts were buying at a rapid speed. In the end, Lin Qing picked out 50 eggs, which were considered the best she had snatched from the aunts.
She couldn't help but sigh at how quick these aunts were!
After the robbery, she was sweating all over. After paying the bill, she planned to stand and rest for a while before going back.
Lin Qing didn't know how charming she looked standing at the door of the supply and marketing cooperative. When she didn't notice, several men passing by kept looking over here and almost bumped into people before they reacted.
Lin Qing was used to being stared at. As long as no one came over to bother her, she didn't think it was a big deal.
She was about to go home when she saw a sign suddenly put up at the meat stall of the supply and marketing cooperative.
Lin Qing glanced casually and rushed over immediately.
It turned out that the butcher shop of the supply and marketing cooperative was open. Speaking of this butcher shop of the supply and marketing cooperative, it is really unorthodox. It is always open with no regular pattern. It is considered lucky to come across it by chance.
When Lin Qing started running, many people's attention was immediately diverted to the side. After seeing this, they were amazed and ran over as well. This butcher shop actually had beef.
"Boss, is this really beef?" someone asked after seeing the sign outside the butcher shop.
"That's right. I heard that a cow fell to death in a village below Ancheng, so they contacted our supply and marketing cooperative. You all should act quickly. If you are late, it will be gone."
After Lin Qing confirmed it, she immediately said, "Uncle, cut two pounds for me." She brought all the tickets with her today. These meat tickets were specially exchanged by Cen Xi two days ago!
I brought it out this time just to try my luck.
Lin Qing was the one who ran over quickly. She was the first one to arrive. After hearing her request, the boss immediately cut two kilograms of beef for her.
When Lin Qing came out carrying the beef, she found that there was already a long queue outside.
She also saw Aunt Li and Aunt Sui. She didn’t expect that these two aunts knew it so quickly. They were quite quick!
"Xiao Lin, you are here too?"
"Yeah, I just bought it."
"Is it really beef?" Aunt Li and Aunt Sui looked at Lin Qing's hand.
Well, it was actually real. The two kilograms of red beef were very conspicuous in Lin Qing’s hand.
"It's true."
"That's good, that's good. But I don't know if there will be any when it's our turn."
"Don't worry, Auntie. Each person is limited to buying two kilograms of beef. I see there's still quite a lot left. You guys aren't too far back in the line, so you should still be able to buy some." Lin Qing looked at the large piece of meat on the counter in the butcher shop, then at the people in line. There should still be room for two more aunties.
"That's good, that's good." The two mothers finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Then mom, I'm going back first!"
"Go back, go back!" Aunt Li saw that Lin Qing's nose was sweating and it was not good to keep her here any longer, so she urged her to go back.
Fortunately, the supply and marketing cooperative was not far from home, and Lin Qing returned home after a quick 10-minute walk.
"Lin Qing, what are you holding?" Aunt Su asked when she saw the meat in her hand.
"Auntie Su, this is the beef that just arrived from the supply and marketing cooperative. Do you want to buy some? Go quickly, or it will be gone soon." Lin Qing replied.
Mrs. Zhang, who had just returned from the public restroom, heard Lin Qing's words, "Are you talking about the supply and marketing cooperative really having meat?"
"Mrs. Zhang, it's true. If you want to buy it, hurry up. Each person is limited to two kilograms. There's already a long queue. If you're late, you may not be able to buy it."
"Hey, I'll go right away." Mrs. Zhang ran back home in a hurry, took the money and rushed out of the yard.
"Auntie, aren't you going?" Lin Qing looked at Auntie Su who was still standing at the door looking at her steadily without any movement, and she was a little confused!
"I...our family has been living a hard life, and the meat coupons we had have been spent long ago. Where would we get extra money to buy meat?" Aunt Su said with a bitter face.
"Oh, so, let's wait until Sister Su opens next month and buy it when we have the meat coupons! Then I'll go back first, Auntie. I'm almost dying of exhaustion from walking all the way!" Lin Qing said with understanding.
"Okay... okay!" Aunt Su's face, which was pretending to be sad, froze in an instant when Lin Qing turned around and went home.
How could this happen? She sounded so pitiful, couldn't she offer to share some of the meat with their family?
If Lin Qing knew she was thinking this way, he would probably spit in her face. What kind of person is this? How shameless!
Maybe most of the people who bought meat after Lin Qing bought only a few pounds or half a pound, so when it was Aunt Li and Aunt Sui's turn, there was still a lot of meat left. They gritted their teeth and each bought a pound to take home.
Even Mrs. Zhang, who was the last to hear the news, was able to buy half a pound of beef.
Finally, Aunt Su stood by the window and watched as everyone returned with beef in their hands, having gained a lot!
When she saw the smiles on Aunt Li and the others' faces, she felt a little dissatisfied and couldn't help muttering: They only know how to enjoy themselves, and don't even know how to share some meat with these poor people, huh!