Chapter 130 Article 134 Purchasing New Year's Goods
After Wang Yuanchao went out to work at the farm, Widow Du and Zhang Yuanyuan took Xinghua to the brigade to register
. After talking to the brigade leader about the situation, they took Xinghua to the fields to participate in the autumn harvest.
Although the autumn harvest is about to end, for Xinghua who has just settled down, every centimeter is precious. These are the food rations for her mothers, and Xinghua is unwilling to waste any time.
As usual, Wang Yuanchao held a morning meeting with everyone, gave everyone some encouragement, explained the work to Wang Hua, and then came to the brigade headquarters, asked for leave from Secretary Zeng, took the letter of introduction, carried a bamboo basket, and rode his bicycle to the provincial capital.
This time Wang Yuanchao came to the provincial capital mainly to buy supplies for the New Year. It was almost October, and the northwest wind had already started blowing in the northeast, whistling on his face, making Wang Yuanchao feel cold all over.
This time, Wang Yuanchao did not go directly to the provincial department store, but walked along the streets to find supply and marketing cooperatives. Wang Yuanchao took the cigarette and alcohol coupons given by Aunt Qu who sold wild boar meat last time, and bought two packs of firecrackers, two bottles of Maotai, two packs of Daqianmen, two kilograms of Cuban sugar without coupons, and a snow cream and Harry oil from each supply and marketing cooperative.
After running to five supply and marketing cooperatives and buying all the cigarette and alcohol tickets in my hand,
Just arrived at the department store, actually Wang Yuanchao is not short of cigarettes and alcohol. Since the poultry from the poultry breeding base were sold, some comrades from the purchasing department of the provincial electric motor factory gave him six packs of Huazi and six bottles of Maotai. However, if he does not use the cigarette and alcohol tickets in his hands before the New Year, they will expire. For Wang Yuanchao who is not short of money, that would be a big loss.
Wang Yuanchao came to the department store and first bought three pairs of couplets, ten window decorations, and two pairs of lanterns. Then he came to the non-staple food area, took out the national tickets on his body, and bought three pounds of egg cakes, three pounds of honey three kilograms, three pounds of peach cakes, and ten pounds of thatch paper. Then he left the department store and rode his bicycle to the Red Flag Brigade.
Arriving at the main road that branches off to the Red Flag Brigade, Wang Yuanchao avoided people and put the egg cakes, honey three-knife cakes, peach cakes, couplets, window decorations, four boxes of vanishing cream, four boxes of clam oil, five packs of firecrackers, and 20 packs of Daqianmen into a bamboo basket and tied the basket to the back seat of the bicycle.
Then he hung the two pairs of lanterns on the handlebars of the bicycle and continued to ride towards the Red Flag Brigade.
"Wow, that's Wang Zhiqing on the road, with four lanterns hanging on the handlebars.
Should he go to the commune or into the city?"
"It's Wang Zhiqing. Judging from the bamboo basket tied to the back, he must have bought a lot of things."
"Shouldn't this be New Year's goods? It's still a long way to go before the New Year. Are you buying New Year's goods now?"
"Hey, it should be New Year's goods. The weather is getting colder.
Fortunately, the millet and wheat of our brigade have been dried and stored in the warehouse these days.
Otherwise, with the temperature dropping so fast this year, we might have to buy New Year's goods earlier."
"We need to buy New Year's goods early, otherwise we will have to go out in the heavy snow and the roads will be difficult to walk on."
"Widow Du is so lucky. She gave birth to a daughter and brought home a golden baby. Now she is enjoying the happiness with her daughter and son-in-law.
She seems to be getting younger and younger as she gets older. She lives her life without having to worry about anything. She is really lucky.”
"Yeah, why didn't we think of the fact that we were close to the water and got the moon first? Zhang Yuanyuan got the upper hand."
"Hey, look at Zhang Yuanyuan and Widow Du, they are so fair and tender, you can tell how good their life is with Wang Zhiqing. I heard that Wang Zhiqing goes to the commune and the provincial capital several times a month, and brings back a lot of things every time. Their life is the best in our Red Flag Brigade."
"Hey, Wang Zhiqing has many uncles and uncles who often send him money, and he also has living allowances for orphans of martyrs. How can his life be difficult?"
"Alas, I missed it. If our Erya could find Wang Zhiqing, our family would be much better off now. Who knows, I would follow Erya to Wang Zhiqing's house to enjoy a better life."
"Hey, what are you thinking about? It's not dark yet, old lady Lihua. Think about it at night. You can dream about anything."
"Ha ha ha ha.."
A group of old ladies in the field were laughing happily.
After Wang Yuanchao returned home, he put all the things he bought in the room, then took out two sacks of peanuts and melon seeds from the space and put them in the kitchen.
I clapped my hands and thought, hey, now everything is complete. I can live a fulfilling life this year.
Time passed quickly and it was October. After watching the farm ship out the last batch of live poultry, there were only ten sows left in the entire farm. The Red Flag Brigade would slaughter the pigs and divide the meat. Wang Yuanchao immediately had the ten sows driven to the brigade headquarters.
Wang Yuanchao announced that the poultry breeding base was officially closed for holiday, and he himself was also preparing to start hibernating.
After returning home, Wang Yuanchao and his family finished their meal and Wang Yuanchao finished his boxing practice.
The family sat on the sofa, drinking black tea and chatting while lighting the fireplace.
"Yuan Chao, tomorrow the team will go to the public office to collect public grain. Do you want to go?"
Wang Yuanchao had never seen the public grain payment in this era, so he naturally wanted to see it for himself, so he said, "Go. I'm the only man in the family, so I must go. I heard that you have to get up early to pay the public grain. Mother-in-law, you and Yuanyuan have been busy with the autumn harvest for so long. You finally finished the work, so just rest at home and don't go."
Widow Du gave Wang Yuanchao a charming look and said:
"Hey, Yuanyuan and I have no intention of paying our taxes.
We two women can't do anything if we go there, so why would we run over there?"
"Okay, then I'll just go to our house, and no one will say anything."
"Well, paying taxes is the job of you gentlemen. Tomorrow, Yuanyuan and I will fry the peanuts, melon seeds, and walnuts at home.
Why did you bring back so many peanuts and melon seeds? There are almost 200 kilograms of each.
How can we finish eating?"
Wang Yuanchao said with a smile, "Hey, mother-in-law, it's not a bad thing to prepare some snacks during the half-year hibernation.
When relatives come to visit and wish each other a happy new year, we can serve this dish to everyone.
Isn't it better than everyone sitting together and talking nonsense?"
"That's right. After paying the public grain tax tomorrow, we will wait for the brigade to distribute the grain and slaughter the pigs.
This year we slaughter ten pigs, and each household in our Hongqi Brigade will be able to get more than ten pieces of meat. Haha, just thinking about it makes me happy."
Wang Yuanchao said unhappily, "Mother-in-law, you look so happy. Do you still need meat? When have I ever lacked meat for you?"
Widow Du said proudly:
"That's different. Every year when we slaughter pigs, have the pig slaughtering banquet and distribute the pork, the villagers in our brigade are the happiest and most joyful. The excitement is so great that it makes people happy."
(End of this chapter)
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