"Two pounds of meat coupons, do you have any oil coupons or cloth coupons?"
"Two pounds of meat coupons are one yuan, but there are no oil coupons. Too many people are bidding up the price to get that stuff. Cloth coupons are 18 cents a foot. If you want it, I still have 13 feet of cloth coupons."
Ye Zhiqiu nodded and said, "I'll take them all! One dollar for meat, eight dollars and forty for roast duck, and two dollars and thirty-four for cloth. The total is eleven dollars and seventy-four."
Ye Zhiqiu ordered the money and handed it over, then took the roast duck. It was quite heavy. The two ducks plus the lotus leaf pancakes and other things probably weighed nearly eight kilograms.
After counting the money and confirming it was correct, the young ticket seller sorted out the cloth and meat tickets and handed them to Ye Zhiqiu, not forgetting to try to attract business: "Brother, my name is Lian San, and I'm just hanging around here. If you need any tickets, come to me and book them. I'll definitely get them for you!"
Ye Zhiqiu put the ticket into the bag he had just bought and replied with a smile, "Sure, sure. If I need you, I'll come find you here!"
After exchanging a few pleasantries, Ye Zhiqiu left the alley. He remembered the cigarette coupons he had exchanged, so he simply bought a Daqianmen cigarette and a non-filtered Panda cigarette for nine yuan.
Next, he had nothing to do, so he walked towards the bus stop and prepared to take the bus back to Sanlitun Village.
When no one was around, I put a roast duck into the space, then put a Zhonghua cigarette in, and took out a Daqianmen cigarette, making two packs of cigarettes, one for each of me and my dad.
Sanlitun has grocery stores, grain stores, non-staple food stores, and even village supply and marketing cooperatives. You can buy most of your daily necessities here.
Ye Zhiqiu was going to get a key and roast duck; otherwise, there was no need to go to Chongwenmen. For meat, the grocery store would occasionally have supplies, so he could go there. As for cloth, he could go to a grocery store or even a supply and marketing cooperative with his cloth coupons.
The things are the same as those in department stores. There is not much difference in the supplies these days.
The bus was about to arrive at the station, and the conductor asked loudly, "The next stop is Sanlitun Village. Is anyone getting off?"
Ye Zhiqiu hurriedly shouted, "Comrade ticket seller, there's a stop at Sanlitun!"
"Driver, we're getting off at Sanlitun Village!"
"Okay!"
Back then, coin-operated fares were not accepted. A conductor would collect the fare and give change, as not everyone had small change. Unlike later generations, people wouldn't feel bad about throwing in five or ten yuan for a one-yuan bus fare.
After getting off the bus, Ye Zhiqiu walked back to his home. Five minutes later, he returned to the alley where his new home was located. However, he heard what seemed to be a quarrel in the yard. He slowed down his pace and listened attentively.
"Why?! We, Lao Wang, have been applying for a place for so long, but they still won't approve it! Why should you, the new employees who are just about to join the company, be assigned a separate courtyard?"
"That's right! Originally, this yard should be divided between our two families! There are sixteen people in our two families, and you only have five. Why?"
Ye Tianya's unhappy voice rang out: "If you have any complaints, go talk to the leader. This yard was arranged for my son because of his contribution to the factory! Including my work, it was all rewarded by the factory! If you have the ability to give birth to a good son, let him earn it for you!"
Wang Xiaolan was also blunt: "What? You want to bully us? I'm telling you, if you dare to make a scene, I'll have my son file a complaint. His job was rewarded by the secretary and the factory director! I'm warning you, if you run into my house and make a scene, I can report you to the police!"
Ye Zhiqiu almost laughed out loud when he heard this. These cheap parents were using him as a weapon to attack the newcomers!
Not knowing what was going on, Ye Zhiqiu no longer slowed down and walked back quickly.
When they returned to the yard, they saw two old ladies, an old man, and three middle-aged women standing together. They faced Ye Tianya and Wang Xiaolan aggressively, and the two of them did not give in at all.
"Hey! Are there guests? You guys came to my house, what's the matter?"
Ye Zhiqiu's smiling voice rang out, which made Ye Tianya and Wang Xiaolan very happy. The eldest son was very good at fighting and scolding, and the Ye family would never lose with him around!
A group of people turned to look at the door and saw Ye Zhiqiu smiling. Looking so young, they didn't take him seriously at all.
Ye Tianya quickly complained, "Son, they came in for no reason and asked who we were and if we also worked at the brewery. I figured they were family members of the brewery and that their son and I would be co-workers, so I replied. I didn't expect they were planning to seize our house!"
Wang Xiaolan said to Ye Zhiqiu with a look of grievance, "Boss, is your factory director trustworthy? We just moved in, and these two families want to change houses. They also said that their men have worked in the brewery for two years, and they reserved this yard! If we don't change houses, our family will be in turmoil in the future..."
Ye Zhiqiu waved his hand, signaling for him to calm down. He handed the roast duck to Wang Xiaolan, opened his bag, took out a Daqianmen rice noodle and handed it to Ye Tianya.
"Mom, this is roast duck, put it away. Dad, this cigarette is for you, forget about the tobacco. You guys go do your things first, I'll come and talk to them."
At this time, a sharp-looking old lady said in a very harsh tone: "Little brat, what do we have to talk about with you? Hurry up and change rooms with us, otherwise when my son comes home from get off work, he won't be so easy to talk to!"
"Exactly, why do you new employees deserve such a big house?"
"We absolutely won't agree to this. You must have bribed the factory leaders! If you don't change your room, we'll report you!"
Ye Zhiqiu picked his ears, then stretched out his hand toward the door, smiling enthusiastically and saying, "You guys want to report it? Then you better hurry up and go now, while the relevant departments are still working. If you're late, you'll have to wait until tomorrow!"
Ye Zhiqiu's words stunned everyone for a moment, because this performance did not match the expected effect they had discussed.
Generally speaking, regardless of whether or not this happened, people would definitely panic when told to report it! But why did this little bastard act like he was thinking about everyone else?
Seeing everyone staring at him in amazement, Ye Zhiqiu made a hasty statement, "You don't know my name, do you? I'm Ye Zhiqiu, and I'm going to the brewery to start work as a buyer tomorrow! Oh, and go report me!"
I don't have much time for you either. I have to rush to the Public Security Bureau and ask the police to arrest you, the bad guys who want to occupy our house! Oh, right, it must be your son who works at the brewery who instigated you to do this!
I'll have the police arrest you first, then your son, and sentence him to three to five years! The factory can fire people who just happened to have committed a crime, and that will surely satisfy you. After all, you hate your son, or husband, so much."
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