bookbashuk Chapter 52 Two Jin of Meat Tickets
Chapter 52 Two Jin of Meat Tickets
Xu Sui didn't stand on ceremony with him. "Okay, then find a place to sit with us. We'll come back to you after we've bought our things."
The supply and marketing cooperative in the small county town was not big, and it didn't have many products.
I spent half a day wandering around.
Xu Sui bought two cans of malted milk powder and two jin of fruit candy. These were the only two things left to eat at the supply and marketing cooperative; all the other food had been sold out long ago.
After browsing around for a while, I saw some face cream and bought two jars.
Her mother loves beauty; she's fine in other aspects, but she likes to apply skincare products to her face.
However, face cream is not cheap, and most people simply can't afford to use it.
These past few years have been like this again; every household is struggling to make ends meet, and just surviving is difficult enough.
Wang Yinhua almost never bought these face-cleansing products again.
If I bought one for her mom, I naturally have to buy one for Qin Yunzhou's mom too.
To avoid gossip, Xu Sui bought the same things for both families.
Malted milk powder, fruit candy, face cream, and even more than twenty feet of cloth were sold, to be divided equally among the families...
We've bought almost everything.
Xu Sui also discovered that there were two jin of meat coupons in the wallet. She was stunned for a moment and subconsciously turned her head to look at Qin Yunzhou not far away.
In those days, two jin of meat coupons were as rare as fine grains, and even rarer.
For most families, eggs are already a pretty good meat dish, and being able to eat eggs once a month means the family is considered to be well-off.
Who said Qin Yunzhou is down on his luck? He has money and money, and even if he doesn't work now, he still receives his monthly allowances and benefits.
In this small county, his qualifications definitely put him at the top.
Xiao Feng, who was helping to carry the things, also saw the two pounds of meat coupons. His eyes widened, and he almost cried out.
This thing has increased in price more than tenfold on the black market, and some people are even willing to spend ten yuan to exchange for a ration coupon for one pound of meat.
Unfortunately, even so, no one was willing to sell it.
Families who actually had meat ration coupons were not short of money at all.
In years of famine, what is scarce is not money, but food.
However, even with meat coupons and money, you might not be able to buy meat. Meat processing plants don't have much meat, and if you don't have connections or manage to snag some, buying meat is really not easy.
Xu Sui also thought of this, and looking at the meat ticket in her hand, she couldn't help but feel a little tempted.
But it's almost noon, the meat processing plant must have run out of meat long ago.
She sighed and was about to put the ticket away.
Xiao Feng walked up to her and whispered, "Sister Sui Sui, I have a classmate whose older brother works at a meat processing plant. I can ask him to save two pounds of meat for you tomorrow morning."
The advantage of having connections is that you can pre-order any kind of meat you want without having to compete with others.
Xu Sui was somewhat surprised, "You have pretty good connections, even reaching the meat processing plant."
Having connections makes things easier; looks like I'll be able to eat meat tomorrow.
Xiao Feng scratched his head and gave an awkward smile.
Xu Sui thought for a moment, "I'll tell your brother Yunzhou first."
This hostage is, after all, Qin Yunzhou's.
She turned around and walked quickly over to tell Qin Yunzhou about it.
"Since I've given you these two jin of meat coupons, you can decide what to do with them. When you buy the meat, we'll split it in half." Qin Yunzhou had no objections to this.
Xu Sui smiled and said, "Okay, I'll talk to Xiao Feng later and ask him to help me out."
Qin Yunzhou nodded, his gaze falling on the white shirt and light blue long skirt she was wearing, his eyes lingering for a moment.
It seems that Xu Sui is different every day, and he can always spot her at a glance.
"Some of my comrades know I've gone back to my hometown and sent me some local specialties. I'll have to trouble you to take Xiaofeng to the post office with me then."
"See if there's anything you can take to Mom's place, and pick out a few to take with you."
It was, after all, their first visit.
We can't be careless when it comes to gifts.
During his hospital stay, Xu Sui truly took good care of him, without any perfunctory attitude or impatience.
Now, accompanying her on her first visit to her parents' home, he also has to fulfill his responsibilities as a husband.
Looking at the man in front of her, Xu Sui saw that he was serious and that he cared about going back to her parents' home, which made her feel even happier.
"it is good."
Putting everything else aside, Qin Yunzhou was quite pleasing to her in this respect; he would never embarrass her, and even if he didn't like her, he would still maintain the proper decorum.
Even if a man like that doesn't love her in the future, he won't treat her too badly.
Soon.
After buying their things, the group also picked up the local specialties sent by their comrades at the post office and took them home.
Qin Yunzhou gave Xiao Feng, who was moving things, one yuan as promised.
Upon receiving so much money, Xiao Feng's eyes welled up with tears. He quickly bowed to Gu Yunzhou and Xu Sui, saying, "Thank you, Brother Yunzhou, thank you, Sister Sui Sui."
"I'm going back now. If you need anything, just call out in the yard. I'll come over as long as I'm home."
An average person can't even earn a single dollar after working all day.
One yuan is enough to buy a lot of things. It seems like he is helping out, but in reality, Brother Yunzhou and Sister Suisui are finding ways to give him money.
Qin Yunzhou nodded. "No need to thank me. Go back now. Study more in the future, and everything will be alright."
Speaking of reading, Xu Sui thought of something.
It is now the year 1960. After this great famine passes, there will be a decade of great upheaval in just a few years.
If you think about it, Xiao Feng was only in high school at that time. If he couldn't find a job, he would most likely have to go to the countryside.
Not only Xiao Feng, but also her younger brother Xu Fei.
Unless, of course, they attended a vocational high school that guarantees employment upon graduation.
However, there are still five or six years until the great upheaval of the past decade, so it's still early.
Qin Yunzhou has already opened all the packages he received from the post office today.
He handed something to Xu Sui, saying, "Take this to Mom's place later."
"This...this is ham?" Xu Sui initially thought she was seeing things, but upon closer inspection, it really was ham. The quantity wasn't much, but it was genuine, high-quality ham.
This comrade is too generous!
She thought for a moment, "Why don't we find an opportunity to send them some local specialties?"
These days, no one has it easy.
Qin Yunzhou looked at the ham with a hint of nostalgia in his eyes. The days when he fought side by side with his comrades seemed to be a long way off.
"Well, once my leg gets better in a few days, I'll take care of it myself."
Xu Sui nodded and didn't say anything more.
The main problem is that given the current situation at home, we can't find anything of similar value to ham to send to them.
Let Qin Yunzhou worry about this.
At this moment, Xiao Fen, the eldest sister-in-law, and Old Lady Qin returned.
As soon as the two entered the house, they saw a table full of delicious food, especially the aroma of ham.
Xiao Fen's eyes lit up, and she almost drooled.
"Oh my, Grandma, we have meat at home! It's even ham! This ham is famous; I heard only high-ranking officials can afford it."