Qi Zhijun went to work with satisfaction. Qi Mengmeng smiled bitterly and took a deep breath. She opened the lid of the pot and poked the fish in the pot with chopsticks. It felt like it was almost crispy. She took the pot down and put it by the door, ready to wait until it cooled down before serving it in a basin.
Put two in the space and save one for tomorrow's lunch.
Anyway, Gu Guizhi didn't lift the lid of the pot, so he didn't know how many fish were in the pot.
Qi Mengmeng took out the wool. She planned to knit a sweater for Zhang Meiling and her husband each. Since she had accepted something from someone, she had to take better care of them.
Since she had knitted one for them, she might as well knit one for her mother. Qi Zhijun would probably want one too. Thinking of this, the wool she had on hand would definitely not be enough, so she had to go to the department store to find Su Meng.
Qi Mengmeng looked at the time. It was just two o'clock. If she went to the department store now and bought some wool, she would have time to cook dinner.
She got on her bike and went out.
Li Pandi went out with a basket and happened to see Qi Mengmeng. She watched Qi Mengmeng leave with a light in her eyes. She believed that she would be able to ride a bicycle in the future.
Qi Mengmeng rode her bicycle to find Su Meng, but Su Meng was not at work today, and there was only black wool on the counter today, no other colors.
Qi Mengmeng didn't hesitate and bought five kilograms of pure black wool, which surprised the man who was helping to get the yarn. He repeatedly asked, "You need industrial coupons to buy wool yarn. Do you have that much?"
Qi Mengmeng directly took out a handful of money and industrial coupons.
The salesperson swallowed his saliva, took the money and industrial ticket from Qi Mengmeng, and gave her fifty cents in change.
Qi Mengmeng handed the cloth bag in her hand to the other person and asked him to help put the things into the bag, which would be cleaner.
Even though Qi Mengmeng bought a lot, the wool was definitely not enough for three people. Qi Mengmeng also wanted to buy some blended wool with defects. Although the sweaters knitted with such wool were not good-looking, they were safer for Grandpa Jiang and Zhang Meiling to wear.
Pure black wool can be knitted for Qi Zhijun. After all, he is the head of the regiment, and he will not stand out if he wears a pure wool sweater.
Qi Mengmeng turned around and went to find Su Mei.
When Su Mei saw Qi Mengmeng holding a big bag, she thought it was a four-piece set for her. But when she found out it was the wool she had just bought, she rolled her eyes.
"Why did you buy so much wool? When Su Meng goes to work, ask her to take you to buy some defective wool. Although there are some loose threads, it's half the price of this."
Qi Mengmeng smiled and said, "Sister Su Mei, isn't Su Meng off work today? I'll bother her next time when Su Meng is at work."
Su Mei smiled and said, "She is not at work, but I am. I will take you to choose. It's the same. Do you want to return this wool?"
"I've bought them all, so I won't bother you. But if there's any defective yarn, I'll buy some more. To be honest with Sister Su Mei, I want to buy some yarn for my aunt and uncle. It doesn't have to be very good, just blended yarn will do."
Qi Mengmeng didn't expect that Su Mei could also help buy wool, so she immediately took advantage of the situation.
"Okay, I'll take you to buy it." Su Mei said to her colleague next to her, and took Qi Mengmeng to the warehouse.
She said a few words to the warehouse manager, then walked over with a smile on her face and lowered her voice, "You're lucky today. They say it's defective wool that has just been picked out. Su Meng and I don't need it this year. You can just buy our share."
Qi Mengmeng didn't expect to have such good luck, but she was an outsider after all, and it was not good to use the shares of two people at once. If other people in the department store knew about it, it would affect Su Mei and Su Meng.
She first asked Su Mei and learned that one person could buy three kilograms of wool. She thought for a moment and said, "Sister Su Mei, I'll just buy three kilograms of wool. I'll buy more next time I have a chance."
Another reason is that Su Meng is not at work. If Su Meng needs it, it would not be good for her to use Su Meng's share.
Su Mei pulled her into the storeroom and whispered, "Meng Meng, give me a few of those four-piece suits, and I can give you a few more pounds."
"Sister, that's a four-piece set, you can ask for a few sets right away." Qi Mengmeng felt more at ease when she learned that she was going to exchange resources.
When Su Mei heard this, she knew it was possible. She didn't say anything more and directly took Qi Mengmeng to pick out wool.
Qi Mengmeng chose gray and navy blue wool. After Su Mei's repeated persuasion, she bought five kilograms, which was almost enough for Mr. Jiang and Zhang Meiling's sweaters.
She planned to knit a bright red dress for Qi Huilan. Although the color was a bit bright, she was newlywed, so it wouldn't be too eye-catching.
Su Mei waited for Qi Mengmeng to pay the money and couldn't wait to pull her out.
"Mengmeng, you don't know, that person came to see me several times last time, she was really anxious, you see?"
Qi Mengmeng thought for a moment and stretched out a hand.
"That's all we have. But we don't have any today. We'll have to wait a few days."
Su Mei's eyes lit up. She thought there would be at most three sets, but unexpectedly there were five. Now all the anxious people had one.
"Let's give these few sets for the first time, so that they appear more precious." Su Mei understands sales tactics.
"Okay, I'll bring it to you in a few days." Qi Mengmeng nodded.
"Girl, can you please do it sooner? You don't know that the girl of that guy last time is getting married in a few days. I'm really anxious." Su Mei had a worried look on her face and she wished she could get it right away.
Qi Mengmeng thought for a moment before saying, "I'll go ask and see if I can get there earlier."
"Okay, whether I can make it or not, I know what you mean." Su Mei is very good at talking.
Qi Mengmeng said a few polite words to Su Mei and left with the wool.
She found a less crowded path and transferred the things in her bag into the space bit by bit.
By the time she came out after walking a few blocks, the items in her bag had been replaced with the things she wanted to send away.
Qi Mengmeng took out the things in the bag, which contained cotton, meat sauce, and ginseng prepared for Meng Laosi.
She first went to the post office and called Liu Dajiang, but the phone rang for a long time and no one answered. She didn't know whether he was out on business.
Qi Mengmeng put down the phone and went to the post office to buy stationery, envelopes and stamps. She wrote a letter to Qi Huilan, describing her recent situation and the things she had sent.
The postage is very slow now, and it will probably be winter by the time Qi Huilan receives the package.
She planned to knit a sweater for Qi Huilan when she returned home tonight, and then go to the village to ask Mrs. Song for some dried vegetables in a few days, and then send them to Qi Huilan.
In the department store, Su Mei was staring at the outside from the counter. A colleague next to her couldn't help asking, "Su Mei, do you have anything to do today? If you do, please leave first."
Su Mei answered casually, "Yeah."
Then her eyes lit up, and she ran out of the counter and took the things from Qi Mengmeng's hand: "Mengmeng, you're here, come, I'll take the things."
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