Chapter 244 Don’t use the cloth to distribute tickets
Author: Rumo Yanyu
"Why are you here?"
Xiao Jun smiled and said, "I'll take you to work."
Lin Jinxing was stunned for a moment. Seeing that Xiao Jun had no plans to explain, he didn't ask and went directly to eat.
Xiao Jun explained after he went out, "I haven't found someone to deal with that thief yet. I'm afraid he will cause trouble for you on your way to work in the morning. I'll send you to work first, and then I'll find someone to deal with him."
"good."
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"I want three feet, three feet!"
"I want a foot."
"Don't squeeze! If it's too crowded, it won't be sold!"
"I want five feet. I want more. Give it to me first."
"Stand back! Get in line!"
"Don't squeeze. I'll be the first. Pull it first. I want four feet."
"Why are you so crowded? If you are too crowded, no one will be able to buy anything. Just queue up! Everybody queue up!"
"I want two feet. I'll make a pair of pants for my little grandson."
"Still crowded?! Okay, you can squeeze in. I'll sell it when it stops."
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Not long after the supply and marketing cooperative opened the door, Lin Jinxing heard a burst of noise mixed with loud roars. He looked over curiously and found that it was the cloth selling counter two counters away.
There are several batches of fabrics dyed in wrong colors for sale today. No tickets are required, and a foot of fabric is 20 cents cheaper than usual.
This news spread yesterday, so as soon as the supply and marketing cooperative opened its doors today, a large number of people came in, like old ladies trying to grab the discounted eggs.
Customers rushed to the counter in a swarm and slapped the salesperson in the face with their money-holding hands. It was like a zombie surrounding a car, with zombie hands frantically scratching the survivors inside through the car window.
The two salesmen on the counter yelled for a while, but when they saw that it didn't work, they gave up and leaned against the back of the counter to eat melon seeds. They were told to calm down first, otherwise they wouldn't be able to sell.
The cloth-buying customers obviously couldn't calm down for a while. Even if the two salesmen ignored them, they stretched their hands forward crazily and shouted loudly.
Lin Jinxing can also understand these customers. Nowadays, an adult is only given one foot and five feet of cloth tickets a year, and a child is given five feet, which is simply not enough for a large family.
It was rare today that there was cloth that did not require a ticket. Everyone must have been grabbing it like crazy, buying as much as they could.
Although the cloth is dyed in the wrong color, it is not a big problem. We can’t even put on the clothes, so who cares if the cloth is dyed in the wrong color.
No one came to Lin Jinxing's counter, and he was so idle that he almost lost his temper. He turned to Yang Hui and said, "Sister Yang, can you watch the counter alone for a while? I'll go next door to help."
Yang Hui said nonchalantly: "Okay, let's go. Anyway, no one is coming here. I can see it by myself."
Lin Jinxing walked outside the cloth selling counter, struggled to squeeze in, and pulled the people next to him: "Queue up, come, follow the instructions. If you don't queue up, no one will be able to buy this cloth today."
Liu Ruanxin went to the supply and marketing cooperative with other educated youths today. She mainly bought kerosene. There was no kerosene in the kerosene lamp.
There is a desk lamp in her space, but it is a plug-in lamp and cannot be used in the brigade because there is no electricity.
There was a flashlight, but it couldn't be used as a lamp, so she had to follow the trend and use a kerosene lamp.
Zhao Juan, an educated youth who was with Liu Ruanxin, heard that there was cloth sold here that didn't require votes, so she wanted to buy some. Even if she didn't use it, she could mail it home to her parents. It was rare to encounter cloth that didn't require votes.
But they waited in the back for a long time, only heard the chirping and shouting, and saw no one finished buying. None of the people piled in front went out, which made them a little anxious.