Ye Zhiqiu was genuinely surprised, because tea wasn't that scarce, was it? The idea of high-crushed tea came about because tea leaves broke during transportation.
Wang Fugui sighed, "There's a shortage! Even eating is a problem, so how can anyone buy tea? Now each household can only buy one or two taels of tea per month, which is not even enough to make a few cups of tea!"
Ye Zhiqiu only then remembered that tea was now under unified purchase and sale, and the purchase price was not high. On the contrary, one could not earn food from growing tea. Who would still be enthusiastic about growing tea?
Since that's the case, there's nothing much to say. Everyone has so little tea, but he remembered that Feng Xiaomei had some at home, and it was pretty good tea!
He smiled and said to Wang Fugui, "Grandpa, wait. I'll bring you some tea from Xiaomei's house tonight. She has tea, and the quality is pretty good!"
Wang Fugui smiled, but quickly shook his head and said, "This isn't a good idea. Let's just forget it! You're not even married yet, and you're just going to take someone else's things like that. What do you think Aunt Chen will think?"
Ye Zhiqiu smiled and told Wang Fugui in detail what he had discussed with Feng Xiaomei last night, including his own thoughts.
In his opinion, Chen Yuqing only has one daughter, and Feng Yuanzheng is in such a situation, so it is very necessary for him, as a son-in-law, to provide for his mother-in-law in her old age.
Wang Fugui said with relief: "Grandson, your idea is very good. Grandpa supports you in doing this! You will be her son-in-law in the future, and half a son. It is only natural for you to provide for her in her old age.
And I think Chen Yuqing is a little arrogant. But as long as she accepts you as her son-in-law, she will treat you like her own daughter, and life will be harmonious."
Ye Zhiqiu nodded and said, "I haven't told her about this yet, but Xiaomei has this idea, and she's worried that I won't agree, so she discussed it with me.
Actually, she was overthinking it. My parents wouldn't have any objections to this kind of thing. We all have jobs and will have pensions in the future, so there's no way any financial disputes would arise."
"This matter still depends on your own opinion, grandson. As long as you have no objection, no one will have any comments.
Okay, go have lunch first. Grandpa isn't waiting for you. I've already had lunch."
Ye Zhiqiu nodded, ran to the kitchen, brought back the hot steamed buns made of two-grain flour and a plate of dried radish fried in lard, and began to eat lunch in big mouthfuls.
Life in the army had made Ye Zhiqiu no longer a gentleman when it came to eating. He devoured his food like a wolf! He quickly devoured a two-grain bun, and before he could swallow it, he already had the second one in his hand.
Wang Fugui thought it was quite good. For people of his generation, eating at home meant enjoying the food! As for eating out, they only needed to put on a show.
After lunch, Ye Zhiqiu burped. He took the water that Wang Fugui poured for him, took a big sip and rinsed his mouth.
He smiled and said to Wang Fugui, "Grandpa, I'm going to go to my master's house soon, and then go directly to Xiaomei's house. Supplies are so hard to come by these days, I have to sell my master half a pound of meat to him as a token of my appreciation."
Wang Fugui nodded and said, "Remember to bring two bottles of wine. I haven't been there for two years. Now that I'm back in Beijing to work, I have to go and reconnect with those relationships!
Favors are different from other things. You can't wait until you need them before giving them away. That would become a business transaction, and business transactions don't involve favors."
"Hey, Grandpa, don't worry. I, your eldest grandson, am not stupid! I must know all these relationships and can't do anything at the last minute."
Wang Fugui was very confident in Ye Zhiqiu. This kid was smart and eloquent, but most importantly, he was very shameless!
People like this are more likely to get along well in this society where personal connections are important!
After Ye Zhiqiu left the living room, he scratched his head. Ye Tianya had ridden his bicycle to work, and he had forgotten to tell him about leaving the bicycle with him. It would be troublesome to go to Feng Xiaomei's house in the evening.
It's not a big deal to go there, there's a bus! But there's no bus back, so I have to go to the factory and ask for a bicycle!
Ye Zhiqiu had no choice but to return to his room and put on his scarf and gloves. The cigarettes in his room, which couldn't be stored for long, were smoked by Ye Tianya and Wang Fugui, but there were still more than a dozen bottles of wine left.
After thinking about it, I decided not to touch the wine because there was still some in the space and there was no need to bring some from home.
After saying goodbye to Wang Fugui in the courtyard, Ye Zhiqiu closed the gate and headed towards the brewery. It was cold, and there were few people on the street. No one would be so idle as to wander around without something to do.
When Ye Zhiqiu arrived at the factory gate, the security guard looked at him and asked in surprise, "Ah! Are you the Ye Caigou who is going to join the army?"
Ye Zhiqiu was so surprised that he took out cigarettes and passed them out to the others, asking, "Hey, brother, how did you recognize me? My scarf is covering half of my face!"
"Hahahaha, I saw it from your eyes. You have the biggest eyes in our brewery! Are you back from the army?"
"Yes, I just got back and haven't had time to complete the transfer procedures yet. Could you please help me call my dad to push the bicycle out? Brother, do you know who it is?"
"Hey, Deputy Director Ye from Workshop 2! Wait, I'll go get someone for you."
"Hey, thank you for your hard work, brother!"
Ye Zhiqiu started chatting with the other two people, and then began to brag!
He discovered that the temperament of one of them was particularly suitable for their third battalion, second company, first platoon!
Because he boasted that when he was in the army, he killed three bears in one day when the army was clearing out wild beasts!
What a talent! Where else could you find so many bears for him to hunt? Ye Zhiqiu couldn't even boast that he had killed ten wild sheep, so he had to change it to twelve!
If you have more, it won't be reliable, after all, there are only so many bullets in a magazine. The main reason is that the army has regulations that when hunting, you can only shoot half of the bullets, at least keep half of the bullets in the gun.
Just as the two of them were enjoying themselves, Ye Tianya came out in a hurry. He asked from a distance, "Son, why do you need a bicycle? I brought your Uncle Qian here. How can I take him home from get off work without a bicycle?"
Ye Zhiqiu said helplessly, "Dad, I have to visit my master and have dinner at Xiaomei's house. The most important thing is that I won't be back until at least nine o'clock when I go to Xiaomei's house. There will be no buses available!"
Ye Tianya said depressedly: "Alright then, I will have to go over there to inform your Uncle Qian when the time comes. This has made me go the wrong way."
Ye Zhiqiu asked with a smile, "Is my Uncle Qian waiting for you in the security guard's room? If so, I'll ride over and tell the security guards to pass on the message so you don't have to run over!"
"Right! Then you can run and tell the factory security to pass on the message. Okay, I'll go push your bike for you."
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