Chapter 43 Black 㹐
It was still early when Su Tao arrived in town. After finding a place to lock his car, he headed straight to the meat shop at the supply and marketing cooperative.
The meat stall was still crowded with people as usual, and when it came to Su Tao's line, there was still a lot of meat left.
"Give me ten pounds of pig offal and some pig bones."
The salesperson looked at Su Tao in surprise. Usually, those who came early bought meat, but this was the first time she'd seen someone only buying offal. She saw that the man was well-dressed and incredibly beautiful, and he didn't look like someone who was broke. If he was broke, he'd be buying ten pounds of offal at once, which was a considerable sum. If he was wealthy, he'd only be buying offal; most people would buy some meat along with it.
"Don't you want some pork?" The salesperson felt he needed to ask.
"No, thank you," Su Tao said with a wry smile. It wasn't that she didn't want it, but she'd already used up all her meat coupons several times before. Money without coupons was useless. The coupons He Chuan gave her didn't include any meat coupons. She could only buy some pig offal and bones, which didn't require coupons.
Su Tao paid the money and carried the heavy pig offal and pig bones to a deserted place, where he put them in the storage space to keep them fresh.
The village had just received some flour and refined rice, enough to last them for a while, so they didn't need to buy more. Su Tao went to the grocery store and bought some salt, sugar, cooking oil, and other seasonings, as well as gold and silver coins. Su Tao didn't forget to buy some to cool down her man.
Then he rushed to the utensils counter and bought a large number of bottles, jars, and dishes of all sizes. These items were in low demand, not as in-demand as food, so they didn't require tickets. Su Tao bought a large amount, as he would need everything from fermented tofu to make everything. He also found a deserted spot and dumped everything into his storage space.
Su Tao wanted to buy some meat, but she didn't have a ticket, so she could only go to Heiyu to buy it. However, she didn't know where Heiyu was, and she felt a little disappointed.
At this time, I saw an old lady in plain clothes carrying eggs and hurriedly walking towards the supply and marketing cooperative.
"Auntie, are you going to take your eggs to the supply and marketing cooperative to sell them?" Su Tao called out to the auntie in front.
"Oh, yes, what's the matter, young lady?" The old lady saw that the girl was very pretty and had a kind face, so her tone became much gentler.
Su Tao pulled the old lady aside and whispered, "Auntie, I want to buy your eggs, but I don't have a ticket. Can I pay a higher price than the original price?"
The old lady hesitated. They usually sold any surplus agricultural and sideline products to the supply and marketing cooperatives, not directly, as they were more vulnerable to speculation. But Su Tao's offer, above the market price, made her tempted. Everyone was poor these days, otherwise they wouldn't save these eggs and sell them for profit.
Seeing that the old lady had softened, Su Tao pretended to be sad and cried, "Auntie, please have pity on me. My old lady is sick, and I want to buy her some food to supplement her nutrition. But the coupons are all gone, and she can't even buy eggs when she wants to eat them. What should I do?"
The old lady looked at Su Tao's pitiful appearance, struggled for a moment, gritted her teeth and said, "Okay, 8 cents each, I'll sell it to you if you accept it."
The cheapest eggs were only 6-7 cents each, but they required a ticket. Su Tao thought for a moment and decided it was acceptable. He looked at the basket, which contained only about twenty eggs, and whispered, "Okay, Auntie, I'll buy all the eggs in your basket. Do you know where I can buy pork without a ticket? My old man is seriously ill and needs a bite of meat, but unfortunately, we don't have a ticket."
The old lady pulled Su Tao over, quietly pointed in a direction, and whispered, "Go straight along this road to the end and turn left. Then turn right at the third intersection and you'll arrive. But you have to be careful. Buy quickly after you finish and don't stay any longer."
"Oh, thank you, Auntie." Finally, he found the place where the black eggs were served. There were 25 eggs. Su Tao paid 20 yuan to the Auntie and went in the direction the Auntie pointed with the eggs.
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