Chapter 18 Another Sales Channel

Chapter 18 Another Sales Channel

After leaving the meat processing factory, Shen Anan took the opportunity to thank Sister Zhou and took her to the state-owned restaurant.

Because Sister Zhou had to go to work soon, she simply ordered two bowls of wontons, two eggs and two fried pancakes.

Sister Zhou was really embarrassed, "An An, you are too polite!"

The wonton skin was thin and the filling was rich, very delicious, Sister Zhou couldn't stop eating, and when she finished eating, she found that Shen Anan had only eaten half of it, and her face turned red.

Shen Anan wanted to order another bowl of wontons, but Sister Zhou held her back.

"An An, to be honest, the supply is tight right now. Sister Zhou has a large family, so she can only rely on my brother's connections to get by."

Shen Anan thought for a moment, and then said, "Sister Zhou, if I can get some meat and food here, do you want it?"

Sister Zhou's eyes lit up, and she sat closer, her voice low and full of excitement: "An An, you really can get it, don't worry, I will not tell anyone, Sister Zhou really thanks you!"

Nowadays, there are very few people selling grain even on the black market. Not only are the prices high, but there are also more people than grain.

There are many people in their family and their youngest daughter-in-law just gave birth to a child. She has been to the black market several times this month but didn't buy much food, so she is worried.

"Sister Zhou, how could I lie to you? You go to work first. I'll meet you at the back door of the post office with my stuff this afternoon."

"But sister, you can't let others know about this..."

"An An, don't worry. Sister Zhou will definitely not tell anyone. If someone asks, I will say that you are my distant cousin. Relatives give each other gifts and no one can tell anything."

Shen Anan had also thought carefully about making a deal with Sister Zhou. In fact, she had always wanted to find a way to cash in the supplies she had obtained by signing in.

After all, going to the black market every time has its risks. Although she has a disguised gift bag and was very careful not to take out anything conspicuous during the past few visits to the black market, she heard that the black market inspections have been stricter recently.

If she was caught during a transaction, she would be arrested even if she disguised herself as someone else.

Sister Zhou is a rare down-to-earth person. Take the purchase of meat this time for example. Sister Zhou could have bought all the offal and meat by herself. After all, there is a big family, so how could they not have enough? This was probably what Sister Zhou gave to her in return for the things she had given her twice, taking some from her own family.

Although she was not short of supplies, she appreciated Sister Zhou's kindness and wanted to return the favor. Moreover, as far as she knew, Sister Zhou lived in the steel plant's staff quarters and had many relatives in the city, so she decided to give it a try first.

The steel plant's market is huge. Nowadays, if someone lives in a tube-shaped building and eats something good, they can't hide it from others.

Moreover, Sister Zhou has a wide network of contacts in the town. Even if the business doesn’t develop in the future, it’s still good to make friends with her. After all, more friends mean more paths.

In the afternoon, Shen Anan went to the textile factory and brought the meat and vegetables that Wang Sufen had asked her to bring to Shen Yuanbang. Before leaving, Du Yun gave her a bag of rags that he had specially prepared for her to take back.

"An An, take these scraps of cloth back with you. When we're done with the work at the factory, your fourth brother and I will take Meng Han back to see our parents." Du Yun felt really embarrassed because his sister-in-law brought a bunch of goodies every time she came.

"Sister-in-law, we are all family, why are you being so polite? I have to catch the bus back home, so I'll leave first."

After leaving the textile factory, Shen Anan went straight to the back door of the post office. When he was still a few blocks away from the post office, he took out the backpack and put five or six crucian carps, 20 eggs and 5 kilograms of rice in it.

Sister Zhou was already waiting at the door of the post office. When she saw Shen Anan, she came over. When she saw what was in the backpack, her hands were shaking with excitement.

"An An, you helped Sister Zhou a lot, but Sister Zhou didn't expect you to take so many things. Why don't you wait here and I'll go back to get the money."

"Don't worry! Sister Zhou's home is not far from here, and she will be back soon."

Sister Zhou really didn't expect Shen An'an to bring so many good things. This is much more difficult than pig offal, especially since her daughter-in-law had just given birth to a child but didn't have much milk. With these crucian carp stews, her granddaughter could also have a full meal.

This crucian carp was obtained by Shen Anan when she signed in at the riverside in the village a few days ago. It weighed a total of 100 kilograms. When she heard about the situation at Sister Zhou's house, she took out a few of them.

"Sister Zhou, don't worry, just take the things back first, and give them to me next time I come to the post office. How can I not trust you?"

"Thank you so much, An An."

After the transaction with Sister Zhou, Shen Anan used disguise props to transform herself into an inconspicuous supporting actor in her previous life, and went to the black market to exchange some money and enrich her own small treasury.

After these few times, Shen Anan's small treasury has about 1,000 yuan, which can be considered a wealthy woman in this era.

This day was really busy. Before going home, Shen Anan passed by the state-owned restaurant and bought 10 portions of each dish served today and put them into the space before riding his bike towards Wanyang Village.

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At the west end of Wanyang Village, several aunts were beating clothes on the rocks by the river, chatting about gossip while washing.

The clothes worn by men working in the fields are often covered in mud, and the naughty boys at home can wear their clothes so much that the original color can no longer be seen. Due to the lack of detergent, they can only soak the clothes thoroughly and then beat them hard in water, which is a physical job.

"Who of you has soap nuts? Lend them to me. Oh, our Gousheng is so careless. Look, his collar is covered with lard!" An auntie next to her suddenly raised her voice and spoke while holding a piece of clothing.

"I have it here, you can use it."

Yang Chunhua was listening nearby and suddenly burst out laughing, "She didn't want to borrow soap nuts from you, she wanted to show off that her family had meat today."

"You're still criticizing me. Look at the oil on your lips. It's so shiny that it can light up an area two miles away." Tao Xifeng said unhappily.

Yang Chunhua raised her face proudly, so that everyone could see the shiny lard on her lips, "So what? We ate half a pound of meat in one meal today!"

The people nearby heard the commotion and joined in the conversation.

"Yes, these past two days, when it's time to eat, the aroma of meat in the village can be smelled ten miles away."

"This is all thanks to the Shen family, otherwise we would have to wait until the New Year to slaughter the pig to get some."

"That's not the case. The Shen family is seeing their life getting better, especially the little girl of the Shen family. She is becoming more and more beautiful. Our Erniu almost ran into a tree when he saw her a few days ago."

"Don't dream. How can your son be favored by the Shen family? My nephew works as a worker in town. In my opinion, my nephew and An An are a good match!"

"Haha, if Wang Sufen hears this, you'll be in trouble..."

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Shen An'an didn't know that the aunts by the river almost fought over who was more suitable for her. She was in the kitchen instructing Sister Shen on how to make sweet and sour pork.

When she saw the pork tenderloin at the meat processing factory today, she thought of this dish. Because there are many people at home, she specially took out two kilograms of pork tenderloin from her space when she just came back.

Zhou Ping felt difficulty breathing as she watched her sister-in-law pour out half a pot of oil. Before, this would have been enough for the family to eat for half a year.

Although there is lard at home, the meat slices of pot-baked pork are too greasy when fried with lard oil, so this is the rapeseed oil that Shen Anan brought back specially.

While the sister-in-law was frying the tenderloin, Shen Anan prepared the sweet and sour sauce with white sugar and white vinegar. When the meat slices were fried, she poured the sweet and sour sauce in, added seasonings, and let the meat slices be coated with the sauce. Finally, she added shredded green onions, and an old-fashioned pot-fried pork was ready!

The sweet and sour sweet and delicious sweet and sour pork received unanimous praise from the Shen family, especially the children in the family, who couldn't wait to lick the plate clean.

Only after Wang Sufen learned from her daughter-in-law how much oil and sugar were used to make this dish did she take several deep breaths and control herself before she rushed into her daughter's room to give her a loving education.

Today is also a day for loving mothers and filial sons!

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