The road to the county town was not short, and Suerhe gave up after walking for more than twenty minutes. He wondered how long it would take to walk there on foot. He thought of the 28-inch bicycle in the space, found a deserted place, took out the bicycle, and tried to ride it. The bicycle was too high, and it was difficult to control the handlebars at once. It was also shaky when riding. Fortunately, he got the hang of it after practicing for a while.
Suerhe rode directly to the county town.
After all, riding a bike was much faster, and we arrived at the county town before 8 o'clock.
Compared with the countryside, Surhe has a deeper impression of the county town.
State-owned restaurants, grocery stores, and department stores.
She had been to these places before, but it was all thanks to the Du family.
Now...
The past is too painful to recall...under the bright moon.
She didn't think about it anymore. She didn't have much money on her, so she didn't plan to go to those places first.
Park your bike in front of a crowded department store.
I just walked in places with fewer people and passed through several alleys.
Finally, she discovered something fishy. People who came out of an alley one after another lowered their heads and walked quickly.
Su Erhe estimated that the black market was nearby, so he lowered his head and walked forward quickly, passing through an alley. There were some low houses on this side, and people were standing in groups of three or four, alert and nervous, looking around from time to time, and they didn't seem to talk to each other.
Su Erhe observed and found that they were not not talking, but "whispering" in each other's ears, and then they would lift a corner of the basket or snakeskin bag they were carrying to let others see what was inside.
Observed for a while.
Su Erhe quietly left and found an empty corner.
He pulled out a piece of old blue cloth that had been placed in the space in advance, took out a piece of wild boar meat and put it in, tied a knot and carried it on his arm.
After thinking about it, I saw some dust on the wall and casually wiped it on my face.
He hugged his arms tightly and walked into the crowd with his head down.
"Girl, is there any meat available?"
Before Suerhe could ask, an old lady suddenly grabbed her and asked in a low voice.
Su Erhe also kept a careful eye on it, "I don't understand what you are saying."
The old lady pulled her aside, spread out her right hand, revealing the money and food coupons in her palm.
Su Erhe looked at her again and asked, "Do you have an industrial ticket?"
Although she also lacked food coupons and cloth coupons, she wanted industrial coupons more. Not too many, at least two first.
Before the old lady could answer, a middle-aged man came over and said, "I have them. I want eggs and pork."
Unlike in the countryside, workers in the city can receive industrial coupons, and some families with many employees in high positions can save some. On the contrary, the food and meat coupons issued are often not enough to eat because of the quota.
"become."
The two men walked aside and negotiated the price. The industrial ticket was two yuan each, eggs were sold individually at 6 cents each, pork was 70 cents per pound, and the Surhe meat was wild boar meat, so it was 80 cents per pound.
Su Erhe gave him all the eggs and also took out two and a half kilograms of wild boar meat. Originally, the pork was divided into two and a half kilograms, which made it convenient for her to trade now.
The man gave her an industrial ticket and said the rest would be in the form of food coupons.
Compared with industrial coupons, food coupons were not as valuable. The customary price was one pound of food coupons for three eggs.
What Suerhe is in short supply now is industrial tickets. Suddenly, an idea came to mind. "I still have rice and flour. Do you want some?"
Then there was another round of calculations. Suerhe received two industrial tickets, and all the eggs were put into them, and half of the rice and flour were also used. The main reason was that the Su family did not have much stock of japonica rice and white flour.
After finishing the transaction, Suerhe squatted on the ground and put another piece of meat into the blue cloth bag while no one was paying attention. Just as he tied the bag, he was suddenly patted on the shoulder.
Su Erhe was completely numb, and his heart almost jumped out of his mouth with fear.
She just hoped that Su Xiatian's bad words wouldn't come true and she would be caught the first time she did it.
That’s it!
"Girl, don't be afraid."
Seeing that she scared people, the old lady felt embarrassed. Su Erhe stood up and saw that it was the old lady who had looked for her before. She couldn't help complaining.
"Auntie, you're scaring me to death!"
"I'm sorry."
The old lady pulled her aside and said, "Look, do you have any meat left? My old man is sick and needs nutrition. We have used up all the meat coupons at home a long time ago, so..."
"How much do you want?" With two industrial tickets in hand, Suerhe would not be short of money for the time being. Anyway, he could seize the opportunity when the time comes and go to the counter and ask for money shamelessly.
"Take two kilograms."
"Two and a half pounds, how about that? This is wild boar meat, the meat is very good, two and a half pounds is two yuan."
"become."
This exchanged for another two and a half kilograms.
Su Erhe was not very happy because this transaction was very time-consuming and he was also nervous.
Look, maybe because she stayed there too long, several people were staring at her.
She planned to hide away for the time being.
"Girl, do you have any meat left?"
"I want meat too."
Su Erhe looked at the people who surrounded her, staring at her bag with eyes that seemed to be shining.
???
Are you all so short of meat?
"How many of you still need meat? I'm out of it for now, but my master is waiting outside. Tell me the quantity and I'll get it."
She was carrying a small blue cloth bag on her body. If she could produce ten or eight kilograms of meat from it, it would be too fake, so she could only make up an excuse.
Probably because they saw her sell the meat before, several people gathered around her. Su Erhe counted it and it was about ten kilograms, so she asked them to wait.
She left with the bag, went to a deserted place, took out the meat from the space and put it in the bag, then carried it back. This time she exchanged it for 6 yuan and 7 kilograms of food coupons.
After making this move, Su Erhe didn't dare to stay in the black market any longer. It was too conspicuous for her to spend so much money at once.
Got to stay out of the spotlight.
You can't become fat in one bite, and she didn't expect to sell so much meat at once, so she would do it bit by bit.
The strange thing was that as she walked towards the department store, she always saw people staring at her with a smile on their lips.
Is there something on her face?
No!
She didn't care. There was a department store across the street. She put all her things into the space and left only a small bag in her arm with a piece of meat in it.
Suddenly, she stopped.
In the department store opposite, Du's mother came out of the building, carrying a handbag in one hand and holding her daughter Du Ruoyun's hand with the other. Behind them was Du Ruoyun's brother Du Jinyan, who was carrying two bags in his hands. After the three of them went out, they turned left and entered the state-owned restaurant next door.
The three of them were dressed very refreshingly, especially Du Ruoyun, who wore a floral skirt and a pair of small leather shoes.
How hard is it to buy leather shoes these days...
Su Erhe lowered his head and looked at the black cloth shoes on his feet. After wearing them for a long time, the uppers were severely worn and the edges were hairy. His big toe would pop out uncontrollably to get some air at any time.
Are you envious?
A little bit.
But just a little bit.
After all, she is a real daughter, and these are what Du Ruoyun should enjoy.
Thinking of this, Su Erhe became more open-minded.
I jogged across the street and entered the department store.
Next to the state-owned hotel.
The three of them have already sat down.
Du's mother said to her daughter gently, "Yun'er, just order whatever you want to eat, and mom will pay."
Du Ruoyun clasped her hands together uncomfortably, "Just now I seemed to see Du and Su Erhe."
Hearing this name, a look of deep disgust flashed across Mother Du's face. "My dear, don't mention this person anymore. The Su family is incredibly wicked. They deliberately took you away by mistake, causing you to suffer in the countryside for eighteen years. Whenever I think of all the suffering you've endured, my heart breaks."
"Promise mom that you won't mention this family anymore. They've done such wicked things and they'll be punished. They won't have a good ending. And that He Zheng, mom has met him. He's ugly and rude. He's not worthy of you. Mom has turned down the marriage for you and will find you someone better later."
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