The supply and marketing cooperative is currently in a leisurely period, and it will be busy before the Spring Festival. When I went in, three salesmen were sitting together warming themselves by the fire, with a few sweet potatoes on top. Their lives seemed so leisurely that Song Zhi even felt a little envious.
Song Zhi was also a regular customer here. When a salesperson saw that it was her, he stood up and said with a smile: "What are you looking for when you come to town in such cold weather?"
"Weigh some soybeans and peanuts. Do we have any beer here?" Song's mother asked. She had never made fermented soybeans here before and was not sure if they were sold here.
"Yes, yes, but this thing is limited. Do you have the ticket?" the salesperson asked kindly.
Song Zhi thought about it and realized that there seemed to be no wine tickets at home. The main reason was that Gu Huaijin didn't drink, and the homemade fruit wine sold nearby did not require tickets, so the family did not save any.
Song Zhi shook his head, "Mom, can we not have beer?"
"Okay, but I'm afraid it won't taste good." Everything Song's mother makes is made according to her own old recipes, and if one ingredient is missing, the taste will inevitably be different.
"How about this, comrade, can you change a ticket for me? I have wine tickets, cloth tickets, etc. Anything will do." The salesperson said kindly when he saw that the two of them were in trouble.
Wine tickets were now a valuable commodity, after all, they were the most valuable when visiting relatives or giving gifts. While cloth tickets were rare, wine tickets were incredibly difficult to come by. Song Zhi quickly waved his hand, not wanting to take advantage of them.
The man seemed to see that Song Zhi was embarrassed, and continued to persuade him: "It's not convenient for you to come to town. These wine tickets are useless to me. They are all benefits from the company. It's better to exchange them for cloth tickets to buy two new sets of clothes!"
Although this sounds incredible, girls do pay more attention to dressing up, which is unexpected but reasonable.
Song Zhi thought about it and decided not to take advantage of others. He took out two cloth coupons and handed them to the salesperson, "Thank you."
When the salesperson saw her take out two tickets, he quickly said, "One will do."
"Wine tickets are not easy to get, and I happen to have some extra cloth tickets. We can just exchange them." Song Zhi said politely, and the salesperson felt comfortable listening to it.
She was thinking about getting some cloth coupons. There were many people in her family and she couldn't make a single piece of clothing in the whole year. Her clothes had to be patched again and again. Now that she was at the age to get married, she should at least have a new set of clothes. Fortunately, she met this big customer today. The salesperson was so happy that she couldn't contain herself.
"Okay, I'll take advantage of the situation and accept it." The salesperson reached out and took out his ticket and handed it over. After Song's mother picked out what she needed, the salesperson whispered to Song Zhi, "Do you want soap? We have a batch of cheap ones now."
Most of the items sold in the supply and marketing cooperatives now are soaps, and perfumed soaps are very rare. Not to mention Song Zhi, even the salesperson is rarely seen a few times a year.
"Is there any?" Song Zhi thought about it and realized that there was indeed not much soap left at home. He needed to buy some more. Of course, it would be better if there was perfumed soap.
"There are still some now, but they may have some flaws. The good ones have already been taken away by the leaders. Do you mind?"
"I don't mind, I don't mind. What's there to mind about this thing? I'll use it anyway." How could Song Zhi say that he minded? This thing was hard to find in the first place. It was good enough to have it now. Why be so picky?
"Okay, wait a minute and I'll get it for you." The salesperson lifted the door curtain and went inside. After a while, he took out three or four pieces.
"These are cheaper than soap, not because they are cheap, but because they have some defects, such as being bumped and dented, and the packaging is not very good. We put them in here for us to digest internally. We won't make any money from selling them, so we might as well give them to employees as benefits." The salesperson was also talkative, mainly because of the ticket exchange just now. She was grateful to Song Zhi in her heart, and couldn't help but feel a little closer to him.
"I took advantage of you today. Next time I come, I will bring you something delicious." Song Zhi was not polite either. He thought that after Song's mother made the fermented beans, he would bring some to her next time so that she could try it.
"I'm waiting!"
When Song Zhi left, an older salesperson next to him spoke up, "This guy is quite generous. He exchanged two cloth coupons on demand."
"Don't underestimate these corners. There are also rich people here." Another salesperson took over.
The salesperson who had just received two tickets did not say anything. She was very happy in her heart. Finally, she did not have to worry about this matter anymore. She kept the two cloth tickets well. When the Chinese New Year comes, the supply and marketing cooperative will definitely have new styles of cloth. She will grab them first and keep the best-looking one for herself.
Thinking of this, she also said, "When we don't come to Xinyang City, you can't compete with me."
"I know, I know. Our Meimei is about to get married, so she must dress up beautifully." The older woman next to her teased her. After all, married people are bold and don't know how to speak in moderation.
The younger one didn't say anything, but also said that she would let Sister Meimei choose first.
"By the way, has your family arranged a blind date for you?" the older salesperson continued to ask.
Meimei's face had already shown embarrassment when she heard her words just now, and now she said with a blushing face: "My mother said that there is a technician in their factory. He has only one younger sister at home. My parents are also elderly people in the factory, so the burden is not heavy. She asked me to go and meet him during the holidays."
The older salesman nodded. "You should meet more often, but you also need to talk more. Don't rush into marriage. You can only tell a person's temperament after observing them for a while."
After hearing this, the other two unmarried people fell silent, because they knew the situation of this sister's family. Although she looked respectable working in the supply and marketing cooperative, her husband was hard to describe. He had a good mouth, but his words were incoherent. He only had talk all day and could not do any work at all.
I heard that a few days ago he was still trying to imitate others in taking the college entrance examination. His child was already seven or eight years old, but he refused to admit his age.
"Sister Wen, are my brother-in-law's results out yet?"
"Why haven't you come out? He's been out for several days. I'm embarrassed to tell you that he didn't even get into a junior college, but he keeps saying that he can get into university." Wen Jie said unhappily. She was furious when she talked about this. In order to take this exam, he even sold his job. He said he was studying every day. Wen Jie thought that if he could calm down and study, it would be okay if he could get a good score.
Who knew that he would give her such a result in the end? She had known for a long time that he was a good talker but had no ability at all. He had lost his job and failed the college entrance examination. He had nothing and was relying on her to support the whole family by herself.
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