Lin Ling said she wanted to buy meat. Aunt Chen's family only eats meat a few times a year, and Gu Xi also wanted to eat meat, so they went to buy meat together.
The two of them didn't arrive early, so all the fat had been bought. The remaining pork belly was lean. Gu Xi only liked to eat lean meat and would not touch fat at all, so she bought 2 pounds of lean pork belly for 1.6 yuan, and 2 pounds of spareribs for 1.4 yuan. I was afraid it would go bad in the hot weather so I didn’t buy too much.
Lin Ling bought 3 jin of fatty pork belly for 2.40 yuan: "I'd better buy less, because I'm afraid Aunt Chen and Grandma Chen won't eat more and it will go bad. Anyway, I can buy more when I want to eat it."
Gu Xi also felt the same way: "I saw that Wang Xu had a big appetite and ate a bowl of noodles in the morning. I can eat his noodles for two days. I'm sure he can eat meat too. I'm not afraid that it will go bad."
Gu Xi remembered to buy some mung beans again: "Lin Ling, let's go buy some mung beans and cook some mung bean soup. It's hot outside and I'm afraid of getting heat stroke."
The two went back and bought a pound of mung beans for 1 yuan, and finally bought some egg cakes for 5 yuan and fried dough twists for 2 yuan.
I tied everything together, issued a receipt and stored them together in the supply and marketing cooperative.
Seeing that the time was almost up, the two went to the state-owned hotel to meet up with Wang Xu and Yin Jie.
The two were already in the state-owned restaurant, and there was a new face. Yin Jie introduced them enthusiastically: "This is the village chief's son, Xu Jiasheng, and these are the new educated youth, Gu Xi and Lin Ling."
After a few people greeted each other, Xu Jiasheng and Wang Xu went to the window to order food.
While waiting for the food, Yin Jie couldn't stop talking: "Didn't you two buy anything in such a long time?"
Lin Ling drank the soda Wang Xu bought and said, "I bought so many things that I couldn't carry them all. I left them all at the supply and marketing cooperative. I'll trouble you to help me move them when I leave later."
Yin Jie patted his chest and said, "This is easy. We have plenty of strength."
Gu Xi asked again: "I don't think there are any bicycles for sale here."
Yin Jie got excited when he heard the bicycle, lowered his voice, and had a strong sense of stealing: "Not many people buy this here. The average family in our village only earns one or two hundred yuan a year. Who would buy this? Unless someone in the family is getting married and wants a wife from the city, why would they want three turns and one ring?
There are few factories here, wages are generally not high, and bicycles must be ordered in advance. You can ask Brother Xu to help you buy it through someone else, he has a wide network of contacts. "
Gu Xi couldn't help but said to Wang Xu: "Brother Xu, can you help me buy a bicycle? I have the ticket and I can give it to you right now."
Wang Xu's bones almost broke when he was called "Xu-ge", but he remained calm on the surface: "Does your throat feel uncomfortable? Drink more water."
Gu Xi couldn't help but roll her eyes: "You don't understand romance."
Xu Jiasheng looked at him in surprise: "Aren't you afraid of Wang Xu? Some girls in the village even fainted when they saw him."
Gu Xi was eating rice, feeling happy: "Is he that scary? He can scare people to death. I'm not afraid, he's so handsome."
Yin Jie was amazed by these words. He leaned closer to Wang Xu's face and said, "Let me see how handsome Brother Xu is."
Wang Xu gave him a sharp look, and Yin Jie immediately sat up straight and lowered his head to eat.
The dishes were served quickly. Gu Xi and Lin Ling had white rice, while the three men had noodles and steamed buns. They ordered braised pork, spare ribs, potatoes and beans, stir-fried pork with peppers, braised fish, and scrambled eggs with tomatoes.
Lin Ling cheered: "Wow~ These are all great dishes."
Gu Xi looked at the beef noodles in their bowls and thought they were delicious, but white rice was still more fragrant.
At this time, a voice called out from the door: "Gu Xi, Lin Ling."
The two of them turned around and saw Wei Qingzhe, Ye Xinchen and Li Tong waving at them frantically.
Wei Qingzhe said, "You order." Then he ran towards the group and sat down at the empty table next to him.
Lin Ling saw him and said, "I didn't see you in the ox cart this morning."
Wei Qingzhe said proudly, "I live at the secretary's house. I forgot to register for the oxcart yesterday and overslept and missed the ride. The secretary happened to have a bicycle at home, so I borrowed it and rode here. Riding a bicycle is faster than riding their oxcarts, but I was sweating all over."
After Ye Xinchen and the other person ordered their dishes, they sat down at Wei Qingzhe's table: "You're not riding a bicycle, you're riding a Hot Wheels."
Gu Xi was amused: "Yeah, I have the picture."
The three of them ordered braised pork, braised fish and scrambled eggs with tomatoes, all with white rice.
Gu Xi looked at it and asked Yin Jie curiously: "Do you northerners prefer noodles to rice?"
Yin Jie nodded: "Noodles, white flour buns, dumplings, cakes, dumplings, I like to eat these, just thinking about them makes me drool."
Gu Xi had seen it before online, and it seemed like northerners were born with the ability to make pasta: "Are you born with the ability to make pasta? You can make noodles and steamed buns as soon as you touch flour?"
Xu Jiasheng recalled: "Don't tell me, it seems to be true. My mother said that when I was a child, I had nothing to play with, so I used corn flour to make steamed buns and ate them at night."
Yin Jie recalled: "Yes, my grandmother didn't teach me either. I just knew by instinct how much water to add and how to knead the dough. I succeeded the first time."
Lin Ling couldn't help but exclaim in amazement: "That sounds amazing."
Wei Qingzhe ate from his bowl and looked at the pot: "Gu Xi, is the pepper fried pork delicious? Is the pork ribs, potatoes and beans delicious? Oh, Ye Xinchen, you are too stingy. You only ordered three dishes, and they are not enough for me."
Ye Xinchen didn't feel bad about the money: "There are so many of them. I ordered a lot because the dishes were big and I was afraid I wouldn't be able to finish them."
Wei Qingzhe said aggrievedly: "If you can't finish it, you can take it back."
Gu Xi smiled and said, "You've only stayed at their house for one day, you can't let them eat your leftovers. If you want to eat stir-fried pork with peppers and pork ribs with beans, go buy a full portion and take it back as a snack in the evening. If you have enough tickets, go buy some meat as a snack. Get along well with people."
Wei Qingzhe suddenly felt enlightened: "Not bad, not bad, that makes sense. I'll go buy it in a minute."
Li Tong listened thoughtfully: "Brother Xinchen, do you have extra meat tickets? Can you give me one? My family is afraid that I will lose something on the way, so they mailed it to me. I don't have much on me, I will return it to you when I receive the package."
Ye Xinchen didn't care: "If there is any extra, I'll give it to you when I buy some later."
Lin Ling ate quickly and had already finished. She was sipping soda, which was icy and refreshing. She started gossiping: "I've always been curious about your relationship. Are you childhood sweethearts?"
Li Tong glanced at Ye Xinchen, lowered her head and blushed, but did not answer. Just when everyone was misunderstanding, Ye Xinchen spoke up, "Li Tong and I have only met a few times and are not familiar with each other. She and her brother were classmates in junior high and high school, and we were very close. This time we went to the countryside and happened to be assigned to the same place, so he asked me to help take care of her."
Lin Ling felt that the soda tasted better and better, and her mood improved: "If you hadn't said it, I would have almost misunderstood."
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