The supermarket system unlocked very few items; on the purchase page, only radishes, apples, and cabbages were lit. She thought for a moment and bought a pound of cabbage, her wealth suddenly increasing to 0.44 yuan.
Cabbage costs the same as radishes, but appears much larger, yet still retains the same juicy freshness. Zheng Dandan sometimes finds herself curious about the system's source of goods; their quality is surprisingly even better than those meticulously cultivated in the 21st Century!
She tossed and turned exploring, and fell asleep unknowingly. She had a dreamless night and felt particularly refreshed when she woke up.
"My daughter, are you awake? Mom is going to the supply and marketing cooperative today. Do you want to go?"
"Go!" Zheng Dandan answered without hesitation. She just wanted to go outside and take a look. Although she had the original owner's memories, the actual experience was different.
After getting dressed and carrying a small cloth bag, she looked particularly energetic. She looked at the deserted house and asked with concern, "Did Dad and Brother leave?"
"Yes, I went to work." Sun Cuilan confirmed.
The land has not yet been distributed to households, and everyone will be assigned a task when the collective is established.
Zheng Dandan, the daughter of the Zheng family, Cuilan, did not work in the fields, but took care of the household. The work assigned to them by the team was also divided among the family members. This was precisely why the second sister-in-law Fang Xiaoyu was very dissatisfied with Zheng Dandan - Zheng Dandan was relieved by not having to work in the fields, but they were the ones who were tired!
The children of the two eldest brothers of the Zheng family were not at home either. They could walk and jump now and liked to stay with their parents. Besides, the sun was not too strong outside, so Sun Cuilan let them do what they wanted.
"My daughter, let's go." After packing up, Sun Cuilan called Zheng Dandan.
Zheng Dandan came out and saw Sun Cuilan carrying a backpack. She quickly stepped forward to help: "Mom, let me carry it."
"You are so small, what are you carrying? Let's go!" As he said that, he closed the door and headed towards the supply and marketing cooperative.
What they were going to today was the supply and marketing cooperative in town. Although there was one in the village, its products were far less complete than the one in town.
Although the town's supply and marketing cooperative had a lot of things, it was very far away, at least for Zheng Dandan. After walking for over an hour, Zheng Dandan felt her feet were blistered, and then she heard Sun Cuilan say, "Girl, we're here."
At this time, she had almost lost all desire to live, like a dying salted fish.
"Give me a can of malted milk and a box of dried sweet potatoes." After entering the supply and marketing cooperative, Sun Cuilan handed the money and ticket to the salesperson.
The salesperson inside was happily chatting and ignored Sun Cuilan.
"A can of malted milk and a box of dried sweet potatoes, please." Sun Cuilan raised her voice a little and repeated it again.
The salesperson was still chatting, and seemed to have said something funny, and was laughing so hard that his body was shaking.
Zheng Dandan couldn't stand it any longer. She knocked on the counter and shouted, "Give me a can of malted milk and a box of dried sweet potatoes. Do you hear me?"
"What's your attitude, little girl? Just buy something. Why are you so rude?" The salesperson finally heard it this time, but he was very dissatisfied with Zheng Dandan's attitude.
"I'm sorry..." Sun Cuilan's first reaction was to apologize, but Zheng Dandan immediately interrupted her. "What's the excuse? She's not working properly, chatting inside, ignoring customers, and she's right? We really should give feedback to our superiors about the service attitude of the supply and marketing cooperative salesperson!"
The salesperson's face turned red after hearing what Zheng Dandan said. She looked at her angrily, holding her anger and refusing to give Zheng Dandan the malted milk and dried sweet potatoes.
Zheng Dandan didn't care. She didn't have to buy anything, and she didn't want to be bullied after buying something. She knew that salespeople these days were very arrogant, but how much longer could they be so arrogant?
As the spring breeze of reform blew across the country, more and more people went into business, individual businesses developed rapidly, and most supply and marketing cooperatives found it difficult to survive.
"Mom, let's go. If she doesn't want to sell it, then we won't buy it. Let's go look for something else somewhere else." Zheng Dandan said to Sun Cuilan, then glanced at the salesperson. "The situation is changing faster and faster now. I don't know how long we can keep being complacent."
The salesperson rolled his eyes, disdainful of Zheng Dandan's words. Just as he was about to taunt her, he saw a handsome, well-dressed man walk in. He looked like he was no ordinary man. He immediately stood up and greeted him warmly, "Hello, comrade, what would you like to order?"
Zheng Dandan looked at the two completely different faces of the salesperson and felt a little angry. She didn't want to stay any longer and turned to leave, but she bumped into a strong chest.
She rubbed her forehead, raised her head, and was surprised to find that the person who came was Cheng Huadong.
"Nice to meet you again." Cheng Huadong did not answer the salesperson's question, but instead started to greet Zheng Dandan.
"Sorry, I accidentally bumped into you." Zheng Dandan responded. Unexpectedly, she met Cheng Huadong again.
"Nothing." Cheng Huadong glanced at the salesperson, then at Zheng Dandan, who looked unhappy. "Are you shopping? Is it going badly?"
"Isn't it? The salesperson's attitude is so bad!" Sun Cuilan couldn't help complaining.
She had been to the supply and marketing cooperative quite often and had often been bullied, but she had never thought much of it before. But today, when Zheng Dandan was wronged, she felt uncomfortable.
When the salesperson heard Sun Cuilan say in front of her that she was not, her face turned pale and blue.
"Auntie, what do you want to buy?" Cheng Huadong looked at Sun Cuilan.
The attitude was unexpectedly friendly, at least for Zheng Dandan, it was a surprise, as the previous experience was obviously very unpleasant.
"Maltese milk and dried sweet potatoes. My daughter is weak, and I wanted to buy some to nourish her." Sun Cuilan has always had a good impression of Cheng Huadong. She had been pestering him before in order to make Cheng Huadong her son-in-law.
"I have some milk. If you don't mind, I'll get you some?" Cheng Huadong is not a petty person. Although some of the previous events were unpleasant, he won't hold a grudge because they are in the past.
"No thanks," Zheng Dandan refused. To her, milk might not be expensive, but in this era, milk powder is very precious. "You can't accept rewards without merit. Milk is too expensive."
"Who says there's no reward without merit? The apples you sent are very sweet, crisp and delicious." Cheng Huadong said with a smile. He seldom encountered apples of this quality in China, which undoubtedly made him see a business opportunity.
"If you like it, I'll give you some more later. I can't repay you for saving my life, so this small gift is just a token of my gratitude."
"Are you a student?" Cheng Huadong raised his eyebrows.
"My academic performance was not good and I dropped out of school." Zheng Dandan sighed secretly in her heart. She didn't expect that after traveling through time, she would become a complete failure.
When she was little, school was not peaceful. Sun Cuilan, fearing she might learn bad habits, didn't send her to school. After the Gaokao was finally reinstated, she was influenced by backward ideologies and had no desire to study. Now, almost four years after the Gaokao was reinstated, and with various systems gradually being established, she had no choice but to pursue other avenues.
"Sorry." Cheng Huadong thought he had touched a sore spot for Zheng Dandan, so he turned the topic back to the apples. "Rather than giving them as a gift, I'd rather know where you bought them from."
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