After getting the food card and returning home, Yang Lina couldn't bear the heat, so she went to the vegetable garden and picked a watermelon, which weighed about ten kilograms.
Xu Ma said happily: "Is the watermelon ripe?"
"It's almost done. Let's open one and take a look."
Because she had triplets, iced watermelon was not suitable, so Yang Lina simply cut it with a knife.
"Click..."
Xu's mother came over to take a look and praised: "This melon looks good, and I feel appetizing just by looking at it."
Yang Lina first cut a piece for her mother-in-law and let her taste it to see if it was sweet.
"Sweet!" Xu Ma said with satisfaction.
"Mom... I want seven too." Dabao looked at the watermelon eagerly, his mouth almost watering down.
Yang Lina cut a small piece for each of the triplets, and finally cut a large piece for herself. After one bite, all the heat disappeared.
"Mom, I want seven more." It was probably the first time he ate watermelon, and Dabao fell in love with the taste right away.
"Be good, Dabao. Let's eat again in the afternoon." Yang Lina comforted her.
Children had no right to speak, so Dabao could only watch helplessly as the watermelon was wrapped in plastic wrap and finally put in the refrigerator.
Next, Yang Lina went to the vegetable garden and picked two watermelons of about ten pounds, planning to send them to Luyang. After all, as she had promised before, as an elder, she could not break her promise in front of the younger generations.
After packing, Xu’s mother came over with three dried chickens and a pack of dried seafood: “Send these too!”
Although Yang Lina felt a little uncomfortable, she still took it. As a mother of five children, she could understand her mother-in-law's approach.
When she came to the post office, Yang Lina chose the most expensive domestic express delivery. Although the price was high, it was not easy to lose items. In the current environment, it was much more reliable than private express delivery companies.
After sending the package, Yang Lina called Ma Lingling and sent the express delivery number to ask the other party to sign for it in time.
When I got home, Xu's mother had already prepared lunch.
At the same time, Xu Dong was also having lunch. As time went by, the food standards in the canteen continued to decrease.
Today, meat dishes have long been discontinued, and even vegetarian dishes have begun to be restricted. Fortunately, there is only one meal at noon, so Xu Dong can tolerate it for the time being.
While eating and scrolling through his cell phone, someone suddenly sent him a private message in the WeChat group of the rotation training class.
Xu Dong clicked on it and found out that the person who sent the message was Zhao Jian, who used to live in the same dormitory. The other party was an employee of Xia Liang Group. Xu Dong had a good impression of this person.
Zhao Jian's message was very simple. He asked Xu Dong if he had time and would call back if he did.
Xu Dong made a direct voice call.
"Hey, Lao Xu, is that you?" Zhao Jian's voice came.
"It's me, are you in a hurry with me?" Xu Dong went straight to the point.
"I really have something to do with you..."
The other party seemed a little embarrassed and spoke in a squeaky tone, while Xu Dong was more direct.
"If anything happens, tell me quickly. What's the relationship between the two of us? It's none of my mother-in-law's business."
Although several months have passed, Xu Dong, as the group leader, often "appears" in the group, and his relationship with the group friends has not declined but improved.
"Ahem!" Zhao Jian cleared his throat and said, "Old Xu, let me tell you straight, I have a chance for promotion here..."
"This is a good thing!" Xu Dong interrupted.
Zhao Jian smiled bitterly and said:
"I know it's a good thing, but this opportunity is not guaranteed. I want to try some connections, but I can't get anything good, so I can only shamelessly come to you and ask."
Xu Dong thought about it for a long time before he said carefully:
"I can get some cigarettes and alcohol, but the rest just depends on the situation."
Zhao Jian was overjoyed after hearing this and quickly begged: "I have enough wine here. Can you help me get some more cigarettes? I am willing to pay a high price."
"How much do you want? Let me try it here."
"Can I get five? As long as the cigarettes are not too bad." Zhao Jian replied immediately.
"Five items should be fine, when do you want them?" Xu Dong asked.
Zhao Jian asked tentatively: "Is it okay tomorrow morning?"
"Okay, then you come to our company to see me tomorrow morning, and I will give you the cigarettes then." Xu Dong said simply.
"Old Xu, you have helped me a lot. Thank you very much."
"I told you, you're welcome." Xu Dong said politely.
Zhao Jian solemnly said: "Okay, Lao Xu, I will remember your favor."
"Hey, is there anything else? I'm eating here, so I'm fine."
"Then I won't disturb you anymore. See you tomorrow."
"See you tomorrow!"
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After get off work, Xu Dong did not go to Panjiayuan, but went home directly.
There hasn't been much good stuff in Panjiayuan recently, not to mention meat, and even food has been lacking a lot. He plans to go and have a look again after a while.
Early the next morning, Xu Dong took five cartons of Fuxing cigarettes from the warehouse and moved four boxes of yogurt. These yogurts were about to expire and needed to be processed as soon as possible.
Not long after arriving at the company, Xu Dong quickly received a call from Zhao Jian, and the two parties made an appointment to meet in the parking lot of the power company.
"Old Zhao, this way."
Zhao Jian drove the car over, and Xu Dong found that the other person was also wearing a police uniform.
The two parties talked about old times, and then Xu Dong moved five cigarettes and four boxes of milk to the other party's car.
Zhao Jian looked at the four boxes of yogurt and said in surprise: "Old Xu, what are you doing?"
"I just happened to come across four boxes of yogurt, so I brought them over for you. Don't worry, there are still one or two months before the shelf life!" Xu Dong explained.
"Why is this so embarrassing?" Zhao Jian looked moved, "Old Xu, you'd better take the yogurt back. I remember that you have a lot of children who need this."
Xu Dong waved his hand and said, "Yoghurt has no nutrition. It doesn't matter whether you drink it or not. You're welcome."
Are you kidding me? Xu Ma and Yang Lina strictly forbid their children to drink these yogurts that are about to expire. If they can't deal with them, they will only make Mark cheaper in the end.
"What do you want me to say!"
"Okay, transfer the money to me quickly, I have to go back to work!" Xu Dong deliberately interrupted.
In the end, Zhao Jian transferred a total of 21,500 yuan to Xu Dong, 3,500 yuan for each carton of Fuxing cigarettes, and because the yogurt was about to expire, Xu Dong gave him a preferential price of 1,000 yuan per box.
"Old Xu, I'll invite you to dinner later, don't refuse."
After getting the cigarette and having another unexpected surprise, Zhao Jian seemed much more relaxed.
"No problem, I just happened to drink your promotion wine." Xu Dong said with a smile.
"Not sure yet!" Zhao Jian said modestly. In fact, even if he didn't give a gift, he was 60% sure.
"Be humble, don't I understand you, Mr. Zhao? You are the most stable person in our dormitory. If you are not sure, would you be so concerned? There will definitely be no problem this time." Xu Dong teased.
Zhao Jian could only bow his hand: "Then I'll lend you some good words."
After seeing off Zhao Jian, Xu Dong went to the north gate along the way.
With the implementation of the ration card system in the past two days, the security problem has suddenly worsened a lot. As the captain of the brigade, he needs to set an example.
Otherwise, if something goes wrong, it will be difficult to explain.