Gu Chun went out in the afternoon. It was summer and the sun was very strong.
After walking for a while, he was sweating. Looking at the scenes on the street that seemed like those in an old black-and-white movie, Gu Chun finally felt that he was living in the 1970s.
Arriving at the door of the supply and marketing cooperative, Gu Chun did not rush in. After all, she was an outsider, so she still had to observe how others bought things.
The supply and marketing cooperative was small, with only a row of counters staffed by salespeople. To buy something, you simply told the salesperson what you wanted, paid, and presented the corresponding receipt.
But the sales clerks nowadays are different from the smiling service staff in supermarkets and shopping malls in the past. They are all arrogant, with pride on their faces, and speak rudely to customers.
Because salesmen in that era had stable jobs and were not paid based on performance, this seller's market was formed during the period of material scarcity.
So Gu Chun also smiled when he stepped forward to ask.
"Beautiful sister, do you have milk powder?"
The salesperson who originally had a cold face could no longer control his expression. Who wouldn't like such a talkative little girl?
"Little girl, I'm over 30, you should call me aunt."
"Oh, sister, you look only about twenty years old. It's not okay to call me auntie. I'll just call you sister." Gu Chun smiled sweetly at her.
The arrogant salesperson couldn't hold back any longer and asked her happily:
"You want to buy milk powder? Is it your brother or sister? How old are they?"
"It's my little brother. He's ten months old and a premature baby. The doctor said he needs careful care."
Gu Chun felt that it was right to play the victim at the right time, so he began to say in a trembling voice:
"My parents just passed away, and my brother has no milk to drink. He's so hungry he keeps crying. Sister, if you have milk powder, please sell me some."
The saleswoman was also a mother, and when she heard this, she couldn't stand it. She felt very sympathetic towards the little girl, so she said:
"Don't be sad, little girl. We have milk powder. One can costs 5 yuan plus a milk powder ticket. Buy a can and take it home for your child. Don't let the child go hungry. He is still so young."
Gu Chun quickly took out the money and ticket. She originally wanted to buy two more cans, but when she heard the salesperson ask her to buy one, she wondered if there was some inside information, so she didn't say anything and just listened to her.
After getting the milk powder, the salesperson pulled her aside and talked to her in private.
"Child, I know someone at the milk powder factory. They give out milk powder to their employees every month. Some people who don't have children at home sell it. A can is 3 yuan, no receipt required. If you want it, I can secretly contact them for you, but don't tell anyone."
There is always a light at the end of the tunnel. Originally, Gu Chun only had two milk powder coupons, but his parents added them to the factory out of consideration for them when they paid their wages.
A child needs to drink three or four cans of milk powder a month, so two tickets are not enough.
"Really? Thank you so much, sister. You've helped me a lot. My ticket isn't even enough to cover my brother's milk powder for a month."
Gu Chun expressed his gratitude to the salesperson on the spot with a sincere look, which made the salesperson feel a sense of accomplishment.
"It's okay. I'll take you to find that person now, and you can go to him to buy milk powder from now on."
Employee welfare benefits in this era are relatively good. Some female employees can go home to breastfeed their children during work, so leaving their jobs for a while is not a problem.
Gu Chun followed the salesperson all the way to the milk powder factory. On the way, she learned that the salesperson's surname was Zhang Hua. The acquaintance at the milk powder factory was actually her brother-in-law. Their children were grown up and they had no use for the milk powder, so they wanted to find an opportunity to sell it.
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