After putting all the purchased medicinal herbs on the donkey cart, Tian Cai went to the address left by her elder sister last time. She also lived in the family quarters, but the alleys were winding and she had to ask several people before she found the place.
The houses in the family quarters were all similar. Tian Cai walked to the door, knocked twice, and called out, "Is anyone home?"
After shouting twice, someone finally opened the door. It was a young woman holding a child. She asked Tian Cai, "Who are you looking for?"
The older sister said her last name was Zhao, so Tian Cai said, "I'm from a nearby village. I'm looking for Sister Zhao. Last time she asked me to bring some chestnuts. This must be Sister Zhao's granddaughter. She's so cute."
After hearing this, the young wife smiled embarrassedly, lifted the child up, and then stretched her head to look at the chestnuts in Tian Cai's basket.
Were they the chestnuts her mother-in-law had bought earlier? Recalling the taste of those chestnuts, the young wife quickly let Tian Cai into the yard. After they entered, she looked toward the alleys on both sides, making sure no one was outside before closing the door.
After entering, Tian Cai looked around the yard. It had a similar layout to the eldest sister's house, with three rooms, a main room, two side rooms, and a small room next to it, which should be the kitchen. There was a toilet near the corner of the gate. Overall, it looked very clean.
The work clothes hanging in the middle of the yard were still dripping with water, and it looked like they had just been washed.
Sister Zhao heard the voice and went out to see what was happening. Seeing Tian Cai, she immediately greeted her warmly, "You haven't been here for a long time, sister! Before the New Year, I thought you would come again. I was so eager to see you. You said I didn't ask you which village you were from at that time. I regretted it later!"
As he said that, he invited Tian Cai into the house to sit down and went to pour water.
"I was busy at home during the New Year and didn't have time to come. As soon as I had some free time, I rushed to see you." Tian Cai saw Sister Zhao was about to pour her some water and hurriedly said, "Sister Zhao, please don't be busy. I have to go back with the village donkey cart soon. Please take a look at the things I brought this time. Is there anything you want to keep?"
When Sister Zhao heard that Tian Cai would be going back soon, she stopped being polite and looked along the bamboo basket that Tian Cai had opened, and fixed her eyes on the plump chestnuts.
"Is it the same as last time? Then I want all of them!" Sister Zhao didn't want to share with anyone this time. Last time, she got chestnuts from Tian Cai and gave some to the factory leader's home during the Chinese New Year. As a result, the leader's wife asked her where she bought them the next day and wanted to buy some more to honor the elderly.
At that time, Sister Zhao regretted not keeping Tian Cai's contact information. Now that she has caught him, she has to buy more.
She knew the rules of Tian Cai. She would buy some of the money with money, and exchange the rest for the extra expiring tickets at home. "Big sister, I have some expiring industrial coupons. See which ones you can use. Don't worry, I will definitely give you some extra money according to the rules."
Tian Cai had something to ask for help today, so she immediately declined, "Sister, there's no need to bother. I actually need your help with something today."
Tian Cai organized his words and continued, "Last time I heard you say that you have a relative who works at the supply and marketing cooperative. I'd like to ask if I can get some defective goods. I'll pay for them! Of course, I still understand the rules. What do you think?"
Sister Zhao immediately understood what was going on and was willing to be the middleman. She looked at her watch and said, "My cousin works at the supply and marketing cooperative. She must be working at this time. It's a perfect time for us to go over there. She also loves your chestnuts. What's the big deal? Just bring her two kilograms of chestnuts."
"Well, that's all I brought today." Tian Cai said with embarrassment, as he had not expected that Sister Zhao would buy all the chestnuts.
"What's the big deal? Just weigh out two kilograms and give it to her. Next time you have more, just send it to me directly. I will definitely not let you down." Sister Zhao is usually a kind person. Besides, there are two workers in her family. Although their life is not very affluent, it is definitely not poor. They can still afford to buy whatever they want to eat. She doesn't mind the savings of two or three kilograms. Besides, if she has a good relationship with Tian Cai, how can she lack good things in the future?
Tian Cai thanked her repeatedly before weighing out the contents of the bamboo basket and handing it to Sister Zhao. She took out the two kilograms of chestnuts separately and also gave Sister Zhao some hazelnuts and pine nuts as well.
Tian Cai is a person who will repay others with a reciprocal favor. He asked for all the expiring industrial coupons without any hesitation. He planned to use them today anyway, so he could buy a teacup and an enamel basin later, without wasting any time.
Sister Zhao put all the chestnuts into the house, gave her young wife some instructions, and then took Tian Cai to the supply and marketing cooperative.
When they arrived, Sister Zhao asked someone to go to the office behind the supply and marketing cooperative to call her cousin. The two of them whispered a few words while holding chestnuts, and then walked towards her together.
Sister Zhao's cousin is called Du Chunyan. She is slightly plump and has a big round face. She looks somewhat similar to Sister Zhao, but she is wearing a hat. She just saw the chestnuts in her elder sister's hand and wanted to make friends with Tian Cai, so she took the two of them directly to the warehouse.
When they arrived, Du Chunyan opened the warehouse door and asked, "Everything is here. What do you want?"
Tian Cai looked inside and saw all sorts of things. She asked Du Chunyan a little embarrassedly, "Sister Chunyan, I'm short of everything in the village. Can I get some more?"
Du Chunyan thought for a moment and said, "It can't be too much. You pick first and I'll see how much I can give you at most. Too much won't do either. There are so many people in our supply and marketing cooperative waiting for their share!"
Tian Cai quickly said, "Thank you, Sister Chunyan. I don't want much. I'll just pick a few things I need."
Tian Cai picked out a piece of white cotton cloth that was stained with other colors, two pairs of yellow rubber shoes with crooked shoelace holes, and two towels with crooked printing. He didn't ask for the rest. Asking for too many things right away would make people think you are greedy, even if you have to pay for them.
"Is that all?" Du Chunyan was a little surprised. In the past, she had seen rural women brought by colleagues. Once they knew they could buy defective products without tickets, they would want to empty the warehouse. Unexpectedly, Tian Cai seemed to be content and sensible. She looked up to her in her heart.
Tian Cai nodded, asked the price, and paid the money promptly.
When sending the two people out, Du Chunyan couldn't help but keep her eyes on Tian Cai's two thick braids. She had such an enviable amount of hair. One of the braids was as long as two of her heads. The key point was that her hair quality looked very good, black and shiny, which made her face look a lot whiter.
Du Chunyan was born with thin hair. Since she turned 30, the hair on her head seemed to have a mind of its own and started to leave her head. Every day when she woke up and saw the fallen hair on her pillow, she wished she could use glue to stick them back on her head.
This made her unable to resist asking about the maintenance methods of those with thick hair whenever she saw them. "Girl, how do you usually maintain your hair?"
Tian Cai had just noticed that there were a lot of fallen hair on her clothes. Now, seeing her eyes falling on his head, his heart moved.
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