When Jiang Cuiping went to work, Su Mingzhe took out the letters written by Wang Quan, Wang Yafang, and Yu Hong to his family, and handed them to his younger brother Su Mingxue to deliver them. By the way, there were two fifty-cent notes on the envelope:
"This is travel expenses. If you are thirsty or hungry on the way, buy yourself some food and drink."
"Thank you, brother."
Su Mingxue took the dollar handed over by his elder brother, immediately smiled from ear to ear, and ran out.
Su Mingzhe sent his younger brother away, and with a wave of his hand, he put the smooth and soft tiger skins and bear skins into the space, leaving only a dozen deer skins. He carried them on his back and walked towards the unified sales and purchasing store in Jichun City.
Tiger skins and bear skins will become good things in a few years, and they are rare gifts when given to others.
I knew that something would become a treasure in the future, but I just sold it in this year and month, just to exchange for a few hundred dollars. I didn't have decades of cerebral thrombosis in my mind, and I couldn't do such a thing.
The unified sales and purchasing store is not in the urban area, but at the east end of Songji Avenue.
Songji Avenue runs east-west and is cut in the middle by the Songhua River. To the west is the urban area of Songhua River and to the east is the urban area of Jichun City.
The area of Jichun City is not very large, and the urban area is divided into two parts by Songji Avenue.
To the north of Songji Avenue are various small western-style buildings and villas with a beautiful environment. The factories are mainly state-owned enterprises such as military factories, machinery factories, and scientific research institutes.
To the south are "urban villages" such as the Photon Area, or "slum areas" such as Taiping Hutong. The units are mainly light industrial units such as wood processing plants and soy sauce factories.
Su Mingzhe lives in Guangzipian, just south of Songji Avenue.
After walking a few steps from home, we came to the edge of the national highway, and then walked eastward along the national highway.
He walked quickly and walked for more than ten minutes before arriving at the unified sales and purchasing store located on the edge of the city.
When he arrived at the door of the unified sales and purchasing store, and was about to walk in, suddenly a young man wearing a cotton-padded jacket looked around, shrunk and came closer.
"Brother, do you want to sell the things you have on you?"
"This is good leather. I want to give it to the store to sell."
As soon as Su Mingzhe saw the other person's expression, he knew that this person was the legendary 'Second Dealer'.
I was not short of the price difference, so I didn't want to talk to him, so I walked past him and went straight into the store.
When the man saw this, he just thought Su Mingzhe was thin-skinned and suspicious, and didn't take it seriously.
Just when Su Mingzhe entered the store, he ducked into an alley and quickly disappeared deep into the alley.
Being in their profession means competing with public stores for jobs, so you need to be very careful. Once you show up, you have to change places or dress up immediately.
However, as soon as he left, a tall man appeared next to him and stood in his original position.
Su Mingzhe came out of the store and saw the tall man, but after just one glance, he looked back and walked back home.
The tall man also glanced at Su Mingzhe, with a faint smile on his face.
Su Mingzhe walked along the national highway for five or six minutes and stopped at an intersection.
To his left, on the north side of the road, was a three-story building painted white.
The locals call this building Dabai Building.
Dabailou, originally called the Tenth Department Store and also the Fourth Food Store, catered exclusively to foreign experts and friends, as well as some foreign guests.
Later, the foreign experts and friends evacuated, and the place became a meat supply store in Jichun City, which also sold some special foods.
Maotai, Wuliangye, wool, silk and other luxury goods can also be purchased here.
When Su Mingzhe came here, he didn't wander around on the first floor, but went straight to the second floor and bought a lot of sporting goods, such as table tennis rackets and table tennis balls, badminton rackets and badminton balls, footballs, basketballs, skipping ropes, etc.
Because the purchase volume was relatively large, the waiter actually became suspicious of Su Mingzhe's identity, so he called his colleagues and surrounded Su Mingzhe.
Su Mingzhe had to take out the letter from the village proving the purchase of supplies, and the waiter smiled and apologized.
After leaving the second floor, Su Mingzhe went to the third floor to buy a sewing machine with industrial tickets.
Because he bought a lot of things, Su Mingzhe found a trolley in front of the store to help him take them home.
When going home, passing by the drugstore, Su Mingzhe asked the trolley to stop again.
Baiyashan Village has a population of more than 400 people. They live in the mountainous area all year round. When they are sick, they either need some local treatment, or they will go to the commune township hospital or county hospital after suffering until they can't bear it anymore.
Su Mingzhe came here to get medicine this time, just to get some common medicines for some villagers in the village, so as to prevent everyone's minor illness from becoming a serious illness.
Like the waiters at Dabailou, the people at the pharmacy were also suspicious of Su Mingzhe buying so many medicines at once. Su Mingzhe agreed and took out the certificate and let the other party take a look.
As long as you have a letter of certification, it will be easy.
Su Mingzhe and Banche returned home, and their younger brother Su Mingxue had returned.
The boy helped move the things into the house. After Su Mingzhe settled the payment for the cart, he said to Su Mingzhe:
"Brother, I have sent letters to all three families. They said they would prepare the things in the next two days and deliver them then."
"Okay, just stay at home and don't go out these days. The three of them will send the things over, and then you can mark them."
Su Mingzhe said, took out a basketball from the sporting goods, took out a pump to pump up the air, and gave it to his younger brother:
"I bought this for you. When you are at home, you can do some activities instead of being bored at home all day."
"Thank you, brother."
Su Mingzhe's little brother is still very well-behaved and obedient. He doesn't leave the door or step outside the door. He is more honest than Zhou Bingkun.
"This box of mine is full of medicine, so don't let anyone touch it."
Su Mingzhe said as he put the box containing the medicine in the cabinet, and for safety's sake, he also put a lock on the cabinet.
"Brother, don't worry, I'll be watching at home and no one will touch you."
Su Mingxue took the basketball and went to play in the yard.
Su Mingzhe put away the medicine and went out again.
During this trip, he had a lot of items to purchase.
In addition to sporting goods and medicines, you also need to buy some hardware supplies and tools for craftsmen such as bricklayers and carpenters.
After a whole morning, Su Mingzhe had only purchased half of the supplies list.
At noon, Jiang Cuiping went home for lunch. Seeing so many extra things at home, she frowned:
"Boss, the government asked you to buy so many things. If they are broken or missing, you don't have to pay for them, right?"
"Mom, don't worry. The village allows me to come out to buy things. That's because they trust me. Even if there is a problem, they won't say anything."
Su Mingzhe comforted his mother.
Jiang Cuiping's worries have not diminished. However, now that the matter has come to this, she can only tell her old friend:
"Mingxue, the things your brother bought for the government are kept at home. You stay at home these days and don't go out. If someone comes and steals some, your brother will be in trouble."
"Mom, don't worry, I'll stay at home these days and won't go anywhere."
Su Mingxue had just received a basketball from his elder brother in the morning, so he naturally took care of the matter obediently.
Jiang Cuiping felt a little relieved.
After lunch, Jiang Cuiping went to work again.
Su Mingzhe was about to go out to continue purchasing supplies, when he saw a young man poking his head at the door, looking into his yard.
When the young man saw Su Mingzhe going out, he quickly smiled honestly:
"Brother Mingzhe?"
"It's me, are you...?"
Su Mingzhe looked familiar to the other person, but he still couldn't remember it for a while.
The young man didn't wait for Su Mingzhe to remember, and introduced himself: "Brother Mingzhe, I am Zhou Bingkun, Zhou Bingyi's younger brother. My brother heard that you were back, so he asked me to come and take a look."
"Is your brother still at home?"
When Su Mingzhe heard that this boy was Zhou Bingkun, he immediately became happy:
"Last time I saw your sister, I felt like a woman has changed. She is becoming more and more beautiful. I didn't expect that Bingkun, you are also becoming more and more handsome..."
"hehe."
Zhou Bingkun was teased by Su Mingzhe, and he didn't know how to talk to him for a while, so he could only continue to laugh naively.
"Bingkun, go back and tell your brother that I have something to do today and I will go to your house to play with your brother tomorrow."
Su Mingzhe was also about to go see Zhou Rong. Three months had passed and he still didn't know if the lovesickness red thread he tied to that girl last time had any effect.
"Brother Mingzhe, I'm going home first."
Zhou Bingkun responded, then ran away on his bicycle.
In the evening, Su Mingzhe told him about the party he was going to attend at his classmate's house tomorrow.
Jiang Cuiping also told Su Mingzhe not to forget to buy gifts when visiting his classmates' homes.
Su Mingzhe will naturally not forget it.
On the second day.
Su Mingzhe tidied himself up, carried a piece of bacon, went to the street to buy some non-staple candies, and finally bought ten kilograms of millet, and then arrived at Zhou's house.
Zhou Bingyi had been waiting for a long time. Su Mingzhe called the door and came out to greet him with his girlfriend Hao Dongmei.
When they were in high school, Hao Dongmei relied on her status as the daughter of a high-ranking cadre and her charming face to become the school beauty who dominated the other five girls in her class.
When Zhou Bingyi chased Hao Dongmei, the sound of howling ghosts and wolves in the school, as well as the sounds of people challenging Zhou Bingyi, directly continued until everyone graduated from high school.
Su Mingzhe was also Hao Dongmei's suitor, but after Zhou Bingyi caught up with Hao Dongmei, he joined the small team with Zhou Bingyi as the soul.
(So, the original owner is also a licker!)
"Hey, I said Su Mingzhe, you can come as soon as you come, why do you bring so many things? You can't do this again next time!"
Zhou Bingyi burst out laughing when he saw Su Mingzhe coming with a gift, and immediately caught the gift with both hands.
Su Mingzhe said angrily:
"Bingyi, please slow down your hand, and I will believe your words."
When the Zhou family heard the sound, they all came out.
Zhou Bingyi and Su Mingzhe have been classmates since junior high school, and have been friends for ten years now.
The Zhou family is not unfamiliar with Su Mingzhe.
"Auntie, Xiaorong, Bingkun, I have brought gifts for you all. Don't let Bingyi finish the meal alone."
Su Mingzhe joked and entered the house at the invitation of the Zhou family.
Mother Zhou looked embarrassed when she saw the gifts, which were bacon, millet, brown sugar, candies and other non-staple foods:
"Mingzhe, you came just as you said you would. Why do you bring so many things? If you keep doing this, I won't dare let you in again."
"Auntie, don't worry, this little thing is nothing to me."
Su Mingzhe had some things that he couldn't say to his own mother, but to the Zhou family, he wanted to add fuel to the fire and tell them from beginning to end:
"The White Tooth Mountain is really a treasure. After I arrived at the White Tooth Mountain with four other educated youths, I felt like Sun Wukong had returned to the Flower and Fruit Mountain. He was not afraid of the control of heaven and not bound by the earth. I came back this time for a better future.
I want to live there, and I even bought badminton, table tennis, basketball and football. When I go back and the mountains are closed by heavy snow, I will prepare to hold a Baiya Mountain Village Sports Games..."