Su Qingmeng was still a little frightened when she returned to her bedroom at the educated youth camp. She didn't expect that the peddler was someone she knew.
What about Lin Xiuyao? Did he also travel through time? Why is his golden finger connected to mine?
After thinking about it for a while, Su Qingmeng felt a little headache. She decided to observe Lin Xiuyao more. Knowing yourself and your enemy will ensure victory in every battle. Only by knowing his situation can she deal with him better.
It was past nine o'clock and still early, so I could go to the commune. There was not much toilet paper left, and the farm produced bamboo rice paper, which could not be used as toilet paper.
She still hadn't developed the habit of using handkerchiefs and rags, so she used up paper very quickly. Su Qingmeng decided to buy some more this time to stock up.
After reading the newspaper for half a month, she wrote a few articles in the current writing style and prepared to submit them for publication.
After traveling through time, she thought about her future life for a long time and tentatively decided to take the college entrance examination next year, majoring in Chinese, and become a writer. She wouldn't have to go to work every day, wouldn't have to worry about interpersonal relationships, and could just relax and write at home.
Of course, she had to stock up on a few more houses before housing prices rose. After all, she was not sure whether she could become a successful writer, and her future livelihood would depend on rent.
Su Qingmeng, carrying her backpack, walked for an hour, stopping and starting, before finally reaching the commune. The commune didn't have many factories, and it wasn't as bustling as the county town. The supply and marketing cooperative, state-owned restaurant, post office, scrap yard, and bathhouse were all on one street.
Su Qingmeng first went to the post office, mailed the submitted article, and bought some stamps and envelopes.
There were a lot of people in the supply and marketing cooperative, and a crowd of people gathered around the fabric counter. Su Qingmeng squeezed in with difficulty and found that everyone was scrambling for red fabric.
She was not interested in red, and when she saw there was turmeric cloth, she asked for 10 feet.
The price of toilet paper was probably about the same as a piece of paper in later generations, and she asked for 10 dollars.
The saleswoman asked curiously, "Why are you buying so many?" "I'm buying them for someone else," Su Qingmeng said with a righteous look on her face, without any guilt at all.
The food counter was staffed by a young lesbian who seemed indifferent to customers. She looked at her before asking in a firm tone, "What do you want?"
Su Qingmeng ordered half a pound of White Rabbit candy. She'd finished her previous purchase, and the candy was quite tasty at this time, so she decided to buy some more. She didn't want to buy any more egg cakes and cookies, so she ordered another half pound of mung bean cake. She went to the grocery counter and bought two boxes of Wan Zi Qian Hong skin cream.
After shopping, it was already noon. Su Qingmeng went to the state-owned restaurant to eat. Today's meat dish was beef stew with potatoes. She didn't have beef in her space because she hadn't eaten it for a long time. She ordered a portion of beef and a bowl of rice.
When Su Qingmeng was halfway through her meal, Lin Xiuyao walked in. Her heartbeat suddenly quickened, and she felt a little nervous.
Lin Xiuyao's eyes lit up when he saw Su Qingmeng, and he walked over directly. "What a coincidence, Su Zhiqing, are you alone?" Su Qingmeng nodded. He laughed and said, "Then let's share a table."
Lin Xiuyao ordered sauerkraut pork stewed with vermicelli and scrambled eggs. After bringing the dishes over, he called out to Su Qingmeng, "Su Zhiqing, come and eat with us."
It just so happened that Su Qingmeng wanted to get close to him, so she picked up two pieces of food with her chopsticks as a token of her appreciation.
Lin Xiuyao: "Su Zhiqing, you came from the south, are you adapting well?"
Su Qingmeng replied, "It's OK." She grew up in Hebei, where the climate is not much different from that in Northeast China.
Lin Xiuyao was very talkative and asked her about her life in the city, her hobbies, etc. Su Qingmeng replied casually while thinking in her mind how to test him.
She said she liked reading newspapers and learning knowledge. Lin Xiuyao sighed and said, "Then you must have had very good grades in school."
Su Qingmeng pretended to be regretful and said, "Yes, if I could still take the college entrance examination, I would definitely be able to get into university." After that, she silently observed Lin Xiuyao's reaction.
Lin Xiuyao encouraged her, "Then, Su Zhiqing, if you behave well, you might be recommended to go to university. Our Songjiang Brigade has had places at the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University every year for the past few years." She looked natural, not as if she knew that the college entrance examination would be reinstated next year.
Initial investigations suggest that Lin Xiuyao isn't a time traveler or a reincarnation 77 years later. It's also possible that he's a skilled actor, perhaps even a movie star. So, we'll have to continue observing.
After dinner, the two walked out of the state-owned restaurant. Lin Xiuyao asked Su Qingmeng where they were going next. Su Qingmeng said she was going to the scrap yard to buy some newspapers, and Lin Xiuyao said he wanted to go too.
Relationships between men and women were strictly controlled these days, so the two of them kept a distance of one meter between them as they walked. Lin Xiuyao remained silent all the way until he reached the scrap yard, where he finally spoke and greeted the gatekeeper, "Uncle Wang."
"You kid, why did you think of coming here?" The old man puffed his beard and glared, "I thought you had forgotten me." It seemed that the two people were very familiar with each other.
Lin Xiu Yao smiled and said, "How could that be? I've been a little busy these days. I just came to see you after I finished my work." He handed over a cigarette.
Uncle Wang smiled and looked at Su Qingmeng, "Is this girl your girlfriend?"
Lin Xiuyao waved his hand and said, "No, she's an educated youth from our village. Her name is Su Qingmeng." Su Qingmeng greeted politely, "Hello, Uncle Wang. I'd like to buy some newspapers."
Uncle Wang said, "Come in, Yao knows the place," and winked at Lin Xiuyao, "Take the girl with you, you know the place well." You brat, you think he can't see what he is thinking, but this girl is really pretty.
With Lin Xiuyao leading the way, Su Qingmeng couldn't just wander around, so she could only pick up some old newspapers. However, she did find two new books on mathematics, physics, and chemistry.
Lin Xiuyao also took some old newspapers. The two of them spent a total of 20 cents, and Lin Xiuyao paid the money first.
Su Qingmeng wanted to give him money but he refused. "If Su Zhiqing feels bad, just treat me to a movie."
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