080: Exchange grilled fish for something
When Jia Song heard this sound, he turned on the radio speaker and let the beeping sound from the radio be transmitted through the speaker.
It turns out that this is how the hourly time announcement on the radio loudspeaker came about. It was the time announcement on the radio, not the one announced by Jia Song.
After the time was announced, the familiar song "Returning from Target Practice" came from the loudspeaker again.
As the song sounded, it indicated that it was time to finish work, and the company immediately became lively. Children from the yards of each household gathered in the open space, chasing and playing, carrying sticks, and pretending that they had really just returned from shooting.
Seeing that Jia Song was upset, Yu Xiaoye didn't dare to say anything more. He turned around and left quietly with his bamboo basket.
Sai Jinhua also hurriedly inserted the two flowery fans diagonally into her belt and chased after him.
When they got outside, Sai Jinhua consoled them:
"Girl, don't take it personally. Those female educated youth just now took themselves too seriously. You should have done that today and put a damper on their arrogance. Otherwise, they'll really think the sun revolves around them."
Yu Xiaoye spoke the truth:
"Auntie, I don't know them at all, and I'm not trying to undermine anyone's prestige. I don't want to offend anyone, but they've hit me in the face. I can't be so good-tempered as to turn the other cheek and let them hit me, right?"
"Yes, yes, young lady, you are absolutely right. If everyone were as clear-headed as you, they wouldn't have spoiled those female educated youth like that."
Yu Xiaoye chatted with Sai Jinhua for a few words and then walked towards home.
But Sai Jinhua also followed.
Yu Xiaoye was a little worried that the aunt would not follow him back home, so he stopped and asked:
"Auntie, what's wrong with you?"
Sai Jinhua looked at Yu Xiaoye's bamboo basket.
Yu Xiaoye immediately understood that this auntie was interested in her grilled fish!
She subconsciously hid the bamboo basket behind her.
Sai Jinhua smiled and asked:
"Girl, how did you grill this fish? It's not fishy at all, and it has a little salty taste. It tastes delicious and tender!"
Yu Xiaoye began to talk nonsense:
"Auntie, this is my secret recipe for grilled fish passed down from my ancestors. No one else can learn it."
"Then you can tell me the secret recipe passed down from generation to generation—"
Yu Xiaoye: I would like to say that, but no one else can learn my "secret recipe passed down from my ancestors"!
Yu Xiaoye suddenly had an idea and laughed:
"Auntie, if you really like my grilled fish, I'll give it to you."
"Really?!"
"But you have to exchange something."
"——I knew you weren't that kind-hearted. Tell me, what do you want in exchange?"
Yu Xiaoye had never thought that she could exchange grilled fish for something, so she didn't make any preparations. Her mind started to work quickly, and she said as she thought:
"Well, you can trade with salt, or any clay pots or jars at home. You can also trade with needlework, fabrics, shoe insoles, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, firewood, rice, eggs, black fungus, and various mountain products. You can trade anything you have!"
Sai Jinhua was stunned:
"Oh my god, anything is fine?"
"Yes, anything."
"What's the price? How much salt for how much fish?"
Because this was a completely sudden idea, Yu Xiaoye didn't think about the price at all. Fortunately, she thought quickly and immediately converted the grilled fish into money, and then converted it into other things based on the money. This way, she could have a similar standard and avoid random pricing.
The grilled fish in her basket weighs about half a pound each, so she sells them for five cents.
This price, I feel, is very reasonable!
Five cents, about the price of an egg.
Where else can I find such a good thing as buying a grilled fish with the price of an egg?!
If it weren't for the inexhaustible marine resources in her ocean space, it would be impossible to sell it so cheaply!
Once you have decided on the price for the grilled fish, it will be more convenient to convert it into other items.
For example, a pound of salt costs about 1.5 cents.
So one pound of salt can be exchanged for three grilled fish.
Yes, that’s right, just change it like this!
She quickly calculated the conversion in her mind and said to Sai Jinhua:
"Auntie, one pound of salt for three fish, what do you think?"
"One pound? Isn't that a bit expensive?"
"If it's too expensive, you don't have to change it. Anyway, I'm fair to everyone. The price is the same for everyone." Yu Xiaoye seemed to be easy to talk to, but his tone was firm and unquestionable.
Sai Jinhua wanted to bargain again, but Yu Xiaoye saw the team returning from work in the distance, with a cloud of dust rising from their carriages. She became anxious:
"Auntie, my mom is finishing work, and I have to go home and clean up dinner. Think about it carefully, and if you think it's suitable, change it. If not, we can keep the fish for ourselves. I'm leaving now!"
Yu Xiaoye left Sai Jinhua, slung his bamboo basket over his shoulder, and walked quickly home.
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On the other side, in the female educated youth dormitory.
Wu Yanping ran back from Jia Song angrily and sat on the kang. Thinking about how he had just been choked by a country girl, he became more and more angry and upset.
In the company, she has always been treated like a star, so how could she have suffered such injustice?
So angry!
She felt a little regretful. She shouldn't have run back like that just now. She should have scolded that little girl. Otherwise, that little girl really thought that she, Wu Yanping, was easy to bully!
However, if she did that, she would probably be branded as a shrew, so she decided to forget it.
She doesn't want to be a shrew, it will damage her image.
Shortly after she came in, she heard footsteps outside. She recognized the familiar footsteps as Zhong Qi and Bai Nannan, her two little followers.
Wu Yanping felt a little better when he heard that his two little followers came to find him in time.
She deliberately picked up a box of biscuits hidden under the bedsheets, opened it, and took a bite.
This cookie is from far away
It was sent to her by Cheng's mother. Her family is overseas Chinese, and someone in her family does business in Indonesia. Her family is rich, so the food and supplies she uses have always been the best in the company.
This is also an important reason why others praise her.
She had just taken a bite of the biscuit when Zhong Qi and Bai Nan Nan walked into the dormitory one after another.
The two of them accompanied Xiaoxin and came over to persuade him:
"A Ping, don't be angry."
Wu Yanping said angrily:
"I'm not angry. Do I look angry? I'm really not angry at all!"
Zhong Qi quickly agreed with a smile:
"Yes, yes, yes. Our A Ping doesn't look angry at all. Our A Ping is very generous and would not bother to get angry with that country girl, right?"
Zhong Qi winked at Bai Nannan, and Bai Nannan quickly said:
"Yes, yes, our A Ping is very generous."
Wu Yanping felt a little happier when he heard the two followers coaxing him like this, and handed the biscuit box in his hand to them:
"You two are the best. Come, have some cookies."
Zhong Qi and Bai Nan Nan smiled and took a biscuit each. It was the kind of cream sandwich biscuit that was hard to buy here and was only available in big cities, so it was a really happy thing to be able to eat one.
The two little followers were eating biscuits, and Zhongqi said incoherently:
"A Ping, I bet Secretary Jia will come to you to apologize."
"Yes, Secretary Jia will definitely apologize to you."
Wu Yanping raised his chin and said:
"Hmph, an apology alone isn't enough. He has to kick that wild country girl out. Otherwise, I can't go back to perform. I can't share the stage with a wild girl. Don't you think that would be degrading?"
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