Ye Zhiqiu took an empty bottle and walked towards the grocery store. This thing was a combination of a department store and a supply and marketing cooperative!
There weren't many things, just ordinary daily necessities. They would even purchase some common supplies at the national unified price, just like the supply and marketing cooperatives and various designated units.
In fact, Ye Zhiqiu knew very well that once the Sanlitun Sub-district Office was established, this place might undergo a complete transformation. If it was not a department store, it would become a supply and marketing cooperative!
He bought nine bottles of soda and half a pound of vinegar for only ten cents, for a total of two yuan and eighty cents. He didn't buy two ounces because Ye Zhiqiu didn't want to spend so much money.
After tying up the five bottles on each side, Ye Zhiqiu asked with a smile, "Comrade, I see you seem to be collecting things here too. How are you collecting rabbit skins now?"
The grocery store clerk smiled and said, "Well, I can tell you're not from here. You've just moved to the city to work, haven't you?"
Ye Zhiqiu was a little surprised. How did he know this? But before he could ask, the staff member told him.
"We hold on to fur until October because it starts getting colder in northern countries, and the price of fur goes up. Right now, rabbit skin is only two yuan a piece. If you process it yourself and keep it until October, the purchase price will go up by at least a few cents!"
Ye Zhiqiu asked in surprise, "Then why doesn't our country collect goods at this time? We can make more money by stockpiling goods."
The staff member was unhappy and said dissatisfiedly: "You, young comrade, have a wrong idea. It is normal for ordinary people like us to earn a few cents more!
But if our national government does this, is it still a people's government, a qualified government? This kind of thinking is unacceptable!"
Ye Zhiqiu was stunned by what he said, but he soon realized that this era was different from his own! He quickly apologized, saying that he had misunderstood and that this idea was wrong.
Fortunately, the other party did not make a big deal out of it. If it had been a few years later, they would probably have caught Ye Zhiqiu and criticized him!
By the time he returned with the things, it was already six o'clock in the evening. Ye Zhiqiu put the things away, unpacked the vinegar bottle, and took the vinegar back to the kitchen. Everyone was in the kitchen at this time, even Xiao Hei was running around anxiously.
It turned out that Wang Xiaolan was frying pork belly. The second and youngest sisters gathered here. It wasn't for any reason, but because the frying pork belly smelled so good! So they ran over here. Although they couldn't eat it yet, they could still smell the aroma!
Ye Zhiqiu scolded with a smile, "Second Brother, you little brat, you're almost fourteen years old, a little adult! Why are you still acting like your younger sister? You just had meat last night, and you're already so greedy?"
Ye Wubing replied nonchalantly, "What I ate yesterday was yesterday's business. It doesn't stop me from wanting to eat it today! It smells really good. It's a pity there are so many people here today that I can't even eat two pieces of meat!"
Ye Zhiqiu shook his head, put away the vinegar, and kicked Xiao Hei aside. This guy seemed a bit like a crowd pleaser, probably misled by Ye Bailu and thinking that everyone wanted to play with him.
While cooking, Wang Xiaolan fetched water and went to bathe with Ye Bailu when the water was hot. The stove in this kitchen was the same as those in the countryside, with the back for boiling water and the front for cooking, making full use of firewood.
Ye Zhiqiu preferred to take a cold shower, so after the mother and daughter came out, he also ran to take a shower.
The weather is too hot and I've been running outside all day. I'm sweating so much that it would be a bit rude not to take a shower.
When he came out of the shower, Ye Tianya had already returned. He had also heard Wang Xiaolan talk about Liu Cuihua's family, and he happily took his clothes and went to take a shower.
After everyone in the family had finished taking a bath, the three of them sat in the yard. The two older ones smoked cigarettes, and the second oldest one teased the little black dog.
Ye Tianya asked in a very low voice: "Boss, your mother said you still have money. How much money do you make? And don't you go fishing by the river in the afternoon? How do you have time to go to the commune to sell leather?"
Ye Zhiqiu was really troubled by this matter, but he also had an excuse to shirk it.
He boasted shamelessly, "When I can't catch any fish, I just secretly sell leather! Otherwise, with my fishing skills, how could I not catch any fish?"
Ye Zhiqiu boasted with a smug look on his face, and Ye Tianya and the others really believed him! Because he really did bring fish home often. Except for the two days when Wang Xiaolan took him fishing and he didn't catch anything, he could bring fish home several days out of ten.
With such performance, the two of them naturally believed his boasting! Ye Zhiqiu was not guilty either. He caught the fish with his own ability, and if he insisted that it was his fish, then it must be his!
If all else fails, he still has a solution. At worst, he can catch a fish in the space, hook it in his mouth, and complete the fishing action...
Ye Wubing was eager to try and said, "Brother, please teach me how to fish! Once I learn, I can go fishing every day to add to my meals!"
Ye Zhiqiu was almost choked by the smoke. What the hell was his fishing skill?
He quickly said perfunctorily, "The fishing rod is right there. When you have time, just take it and go fishing! How can I teach you this? I just dig up earthworms, put them on the hook, and then I just wait for the fish to bite!"
"If you cast a couple more times, you'll be able to cast the hook. That is, once you've caught a fish, don't wait to pull it! You should make full use of the tactic of retreating when the enemy advances and chasing when the enemy runs away. Keep the line taut at all times, and wait until the fish is exhausted before pulling it out of the water and putting it in the bucket."
Regardless of whether the two people who were listening carefully believed it or not, Ye Zhiqiu himself believed it!
He was unscientific about fishing. Others kept catching fish when they went fishing, but Ye Zhiqiu had fished so many times in his two lifetimes combined, yet he had only managed to catch a few!
Don't talk to him about skills, it's all about luck! Anyway, Ye Zhiqiu felt that he might have spent all his luck in two lifetimes on traveling through time.
Ye Wubing nodded seriously and said, "Then I'll give it a try. What if I have a talent for fishing like my big brother? I don't have high expectations. I just want to catch a fish once in a while!"
Ye Tianya smiled and encouraged: "Fishing well, second brother. If your eldest brother can catch fish, there's no reason why you can't!"
At this time, Wang Xiaolan's voice came from the kitchen.
"Old Ye, come over here and take the rice to the living room!"
Ye Tianya quickly threw away his cigarette butt and replied cheerfully, "Okay, I'll get it right away, wife!"
Looking at Ye Tianya who ran to the kitchen happily, Ye Wubing whispered, "Brother, Dad is so heartless. Mom controls him all the time. When I grow up and get married, I will definitely marry someone who listens to me!"
Ye Zhiqiu glanced at him, then sighed and said, "Alas... you sound nice now, but I'm afraid when you grow up, you'll become a sycophant like your dad! After all, like seeds, like fruits!"
"That's impossible! I wouldn't be such a coward! Big brother, what are you talking about? Could it be that you are not the same melon as me?"
"Tsk! I don't want to waste my time talking to you! Hey, a guest is coming, let's go meet him!"
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