Chapter 12 The First Bucket of Gold
Yuan Xiao took off the clothes covering the basket and spread out a piece of clean coarse cloth that she had prepared.
Then she took out the bracken and young bamboo shoots in bundles.
She had tied them up in advance, so the weights were even, and there was no need to weigh them, so they could be sold directly.
"Wow, your bracken and bamboo shoots look really tender. Dayang Village still has such good things!" Zhao Fubing couldn't help but say.
There are also people selling bamboo shoots and bracken in this season, but not many, and they are not as good as what Yuan Xiao brought out.
"I picked them this morning, they are fresh, Brother Bingzi, if you like them, take two bundles back to taste them!"
Yuan Xiao will come to sell things in the future, so it's always good to build a good relationship.
Zhao Fubing was not a greedy person, so he took out the money directly, "How can I take it for free? I'll give you the money. How much do you want?"
"One bundle is 12 cents, 5 cents plus a foot of cloth coupon is also fine!"
Yuanxiao's products were not cheap, pork was only 15 cents per pound.
Zhao Fubing took out 25 cents and said, "Take two bundles, one bundle of bracken and one bundle of bamboo shoots."
Just to try it.
Yuanxiao packed three bundles for him, and the two pushed it several times before he accepted it with a smile.
Zhao Youliang walked aside to talk to Zhao Fubing, looking at Yuanxiao's voice from time to time.
Although her things were a bit more expensive, she was good at selling, and people in the county didn't mind a penny or two, so they paid without bargaining.
Yuanxiao brought a dozen bundles of bracken and young bamboo shoots, and finally an old lady came and bought all the rest at once.
Yuanxiao was delighted. She didn't expect it to be so smooth the first time.
She ran to the side to count the money with a basket on her back.
She earned two yuan and thirty-six cents today, as well as four feet of cloth coupons, two catties of meat coupons, and one catty of oil coupons.
"Brother Bingzi and Brother Liangzi, let me treat you to some Yangchun noodles!"
She just looked at the sign, and a bowl of Yangchun noodles was only eight cents. She could afford it!
Zhao Fubing immediately refused, "How can I let you treat me? Come on, come on, I'll treat you two!" She
couldn't afford to go to the state-owned restaurant, but a bowl of Yangchun noodles was not a problem.
The group went to a noodle shop and had some Yangchun noodles. Although there was not much meat flavor, Yuanxiao was satisfied with the meal.
Mainly because she had money in her pocket, so she felt confident.
After eating the noodles, Yuanxiao and Zhao Youliang went back to the black market. She had just seen someone selling fine grain.
The brigade distributed grain, but she and her mother did not get much salary, so it was not possible to exchange coarse grain for fine grain.
The supply and marketing cooperative did sell grain, but it required grain coupons.
If you were not working in the city, how could you get grain coupons to buy it!
Yuanxiao asked about the price and decisively spent one yuan to buy ten kilograms, and put it into the basket gently like Baoer.
"Brother Liangzi, I want to buy some cloth to make clothes for my mother."
Zhao Youliang agreed readily, "Come on, I'll take you to the department store!"
The department store in the county is much more upscale than the supply and marketing cooperative, and it sells everything.
However, for popular items like food and meat, you usually have to queue up to buy them.
Dacron fabrics are now popular in the county, but Yuanxiao thinks that kind of fabric is too expensive and difficult to wear, so she finally bought beige cotton fabric, which is not too bright in color, comfortable to wear and not expensive.
After spending all this, she had less than one yuan in her hand.
Yuanxiao returned home with a basket on his back, and Wang Yazhi was feeding chickens with vegetables.
"Mom, I'm back!"
Wang Yazhi got up hurriedly, and her heart was finally at ease.
Yuanxiao took out the things, and Wang Yazhi saw that she bought fine grains, and she felt distressed and entangled: "Why buy such expensive things, we still have grains!"
"Those are all coarse grains. Mom, you are not in good health now, we have to eat good food to replenish ourselves. Next time I go up the mountain, I will see if there are any chickens or rabbits or something!"
Wang Yazhi was moved to tears, and saw Yuanxiao took out a piece of cloth.
Yuan Xiao pointed at her with the cloth, "Look, mother, do you like this color?"
"Mother still has clothes to wear, this is for you to make clothes!"
Yuan Xiao ignored her and said, "Tomorrow we will go to San Ya's mother to make clothes. I just went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some pig offal, let's eat it salted."
There was no meat at the supply and marketing cooperative at this time, and pig offal did not need meat coupons, so she bought some.
Wang Yazhi smiled and said yes, got up and took the pig offal to the kitchen to clean up. Yuan
Xiao took advantage of his free time to take some of the remaining bracken and bamboo shoots to Zhao Youliang's family and the team leader's family. The ones left for his family would be gone after this meal.
When she came back, Wang Yazhi had also cleaned up, so she started to cook.
She was busy inside, and the salty aroma wafted out, which was very tempting.
Faintly hearing Wang Yazhi go out to open the door, Yuan Xiao poked his head out to take a look, then retracted it.
Oh, Gu Lanting.
Although it was only for a moment, Gu Lanting also saw her.
"Auntie, can Yuan Xiao come out to talk?"
Wang Yazhi had no objection and directly called Yuan Xiao out.
Yuan Xiao came out of the kitchen reluctantly, bringing out a burst of fragrance.
"Gu Gongan has some questions to ask, we just need to answer them."
Yuan Xiao said, "Ask."
Gu Lanting's cold eyes deepened a little, and his tall figure stood at the door, blocking the entire door.
"Where were you the afternoon before yesterday?"
Yuan Xiao thought for a moment, "I fell into the water. After I woke up, my mother and I went to find the team leader. The team leader took my mother and father to the commune to notarize the divorce."
Gu Lanting heard her say it calmly, and his face, which was as cold and hard as a mask, seemed to have cracks.
He nodded, said nothing, turned and left, his back as cold and ruthless as usual.
Wang Yazhi said, "Gu Gongan, why don't you stay for a quick meal? It just so happens that we are having a meal."
Gu Lanting paused, "Auntie, that's not necessary."
Yuan Xiao pulled Wang Yazhi in and closed the door.
Let him eat? Even feeding it to a dog wouldn't let him eat it!
Yuan Xiao used the flour she bought to stretch the noodles, boiled them, cut the salted pig offal into pieces and covered the noodles, then drizzled the halogen sauce on them. The fragrant noodles were ready.
She put the remaining salted intestines on a small plate and took it to the cowshed.
But unfortunately, she ran into Gu Lanting who was talking to Tan Yanan.
Her first reaction was to turn around and leave, but Tan Yanan saw her with his sharp eyes, "Xiaoxiao is here?"
Yuan Xiao smiled, "Yes, Uncle Tan, I salted some pig offal and brought it to you."
Tan Yanan didn't want to take it, after all, he knew the situation in Yuan Xiao's family.
But the bowl of chicken soup last time was so fragrant that it left a lingering fragrance on his lips and teeth, and he savored it for a long time.
"Next time, you and your mother can keep it for yourself and don't bring it over."
Yuan Xiao handed him the bowl with a smile, "I bought a lot and can't finish it!"
She suddenly remembered that Tan Yanan seemed to be a professor in Beijing, and she could find time to show him the vase.
"Then I'll go back first!"
Yuan Xiao turned and left, not even planning to say hello to Gu Lanting.
Gu Lanting smelled the fragrance and rubbed it with his rough fingertips.
She also heard that Tan Yanan asked Gu Lanting to stay for dinner, but she didn't know whether he agreed or not.