"What, why is it possible that your family doesn't have rations? I don't want much, so just give me ten or eight catties. I'll buy it with money and tickets, no, exchange it."
Xu Laidi only discovered Chen Chunhua's changes at this time and felt a little baffled. He didn't offend her. What happened in the middle.
"How much money and tickets do you have."
Chen Chunhua couldn't help but be moved when she heard that Xu Laidi exchanged money for tickets. She didn't know how long she had been saving before she saved twenty cents. She couldn't even buy a decent gift for the second-rate guy.
"I want cornmeal. The grain station sells it for eight cents per catty. Of course I need food stamps. If you don't want the stamps, how about I give you 12 cents per catty."
Xu Laidi took the cornmeal Cheng Qiao gave her to the black market and could sell it for 18 cents per pound. You must know that cornmeal at this time was also considered a fine grain.
"There is no cornmeal, only sorghum flour. If you vote, it costs three cents a catty. If you don't vote, it costs five cents a catty. I will give you ten catties at most."
"What, sorghum noodles don't cost three cents a pound in the first place."
"Then do you want it?"
"Yes, yes, I'll give you fifty cents."
Sorghum noodles on the black market cost six cents per catty. Buying them from Chen Chunhua is much safer than going to the black market, and it's also cheaper by one cent per catty.
"give money"
Chen Chunhua spread her hands, and Xu Laidi quickly opened the handkerchief bag, took out five 10-cent receipts and handed them over, and at the same time handed over his own grain bag.
Chen Chunhua walked into her kitchen, peeked around secretly, and quickly scooped out sorghum noodles with a ladle. One ladle of this kind was equivalent to a pound of sorghum noodles. Although it was not very accurate, it was almost the same.
He scooped ten ladles of sorghum noodles, then walked out with the grain bag, threw the grain bag on the ground, and then closed the door. If Xu Laidi's nose wasn't quite flat, he almost hit her nose.
"You must be mentally ill."
Xu Laidi muttered something in a low voice, picked up the grain bag and ran to the educated youth spot.
Early the next morning, the educated youth began to chatter about going to the county town to buy some meat and come back to replenish their food. You must know that the annual autumn harvest really costs a person half of his life. If he does not take good food, his body will definitely not be able to bear it.
"Whoever has a meat ticket, I'll pay for it."
Zhang Yuefang was the first to shout. Xiaofang quickly raised her hand. She still had half a catty of meat coupons. Cheng Qiao also raised her hand. She also just got back a kilogram of meat coupons from Xu Laidi.
Han Chunmei looked a little embarrassed. She had no money, let alone meat tickets. Xiaoqin smiled and took Han Chunmei's arm: "Sister Chunmei, just pay us back the money or food after the autumn harvest."
Han Chunmei looked at the others and saw that everyone except Xu Laidi smiled and nodded, and her heart couldn't help but feel warm. Ever since Cheng Qiao stood up, the women's dormitory seemed to be united.
The same was true for the male educated youth dormitory. Jiang Guangrong took out the last dollar and gave it to Qian Longkun. They were also going to buy some meat to eat. Chai Jianmin looked very embarrassed. He had no money and no tickets.
"What about you, do you want to eat meat?"
Qian Longkun pushed Zhao Xiaobao, who was sleeping at the end of the kang. He was a neighbor who went to the countryside with Qian Longkun and grew up together. The situation at home was similar to Qian Longkun's.
"Yes, the money and tickets are in my cabinet. You can take it yourself. I won't go. Let me sleep a little longer."
Qian Xiaobao took the key from his neck and handed it to Qian Longkun. He fell asleep again. Qian Longkun shook his head. He originally wanted to hang the key back on Qian Xiaobao's neck, but when he saw the way Chai Jianmin looked at the key, he couldn't help but
Be alert.
He hung Qian Xiaobao's key around his neck, checked it again, and then pulled Jiang Guangrong out of the dormitory. He happened to meet up with the female educated youth and walked toward the entrance of the village together.
The bullock cart at the entrance of the village was almost full of people. When Aunt Wang saw Cheng Qiao, she quickly patted the empty seat next to her and shouted: "Cheng Qiao, sit here, I'll save a seat for you."
Cheng Qiao hurriedly ran over, jumped on the bullock cart, took Aunt Wang's arm affectionately, and a cooked egg quietly slipped into the palm of Aunt Wang's hand.
Feeling the warmth in the palm of her hand, Aunt Wang's face burst into laughter. She knew that by helping Cheng Qiao do something small, this little girl would definitely benefit herself. Look, isn't an egg here? Take it home to give
The grandson eats it.
The bullock cart was already full. Uncle Niu waved his bullwhip and whipped it towards the ground. The big ox slowly walked forward. The educated youth could only look at Cheng Qiao with envy and followed step by step.
Walking from Xiangyang Village to the county seat was a faster journey of an hour. Qian Longkun pulled Jiang Guangrong and quickened his pace. After a while, he disappeared out of sight.
The female educated youths also looked at each other, quickened their pace, and soon exceeded the speed of the bullock cart, and no one was seen in the time it took for them to have a cup of tea.
The aunts on the oxcart all shook their heads. It was such a long journey and they were walking so fast. They would probably have a hard time coming back.
The bullock cart swayed forward. When it reached the junction with Xiangqian Village, the bullock cart from Xiangqian Village also happened to appear. The two cowherds greeted each other, and Uncle Niu took the lead with the cart.
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Just as the bullock cart in Xiangqian Village was about to catch up, Chen Chunhua suddenly pushed Cheng Qiao. Cheng Qiao was unprepared and was pushed out of the cart.
"ah……"
Cheng Qiao was so frightened that he closed his eyes, but he fell to the ground. His forehead happened to hit a stone, and blood spurted out in an instant.
When the cowherd behind saw a person falling from the bullock cart in front, he quickly grabbed the reins of the cow. Fortunately, the old cow was also well-behaved. When he saw someone falling off, he quickly stopped and did not step on it.
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"Cheng Qiao..."
Aunt Wang was so anxious that she jumped out of the cart and wanted to help Cheng Qiao, but a man rushed over faster than her and picked up Cheng Qiao.
Everyone took a closer look and saw that he was actually a second-rate man. They couldn't help but sweat for Cheng Qiao. How could a good girl be held well by a second-rate man like this?
When Chen Chunhua saw the second-rate son hugging Cheng Qiao, her chest was heaving with anger. She was about to curse something, but she could not help but wince when she saw the second-rate son looking at her with a fierce look in his eyes.
The second-rate boy borrowed a bicycle from a friend in the county town yesterday. He originally wanted to take Cheng Qiao to the county town, but he didn't expect that Cheng Qiao had already left on an ox cart.
He could only follow behind quietly, thinking of giving Cheng Qiao a surprise when he reached the county seat. Unexpectedly, something unexpected happened. He saw with his own eyes that Chen Chunhua pushed Cheng Qiao and fell off the oxcart.
"It was this woman who pushed that female educated youth to fall down. She wanted to let the cow trample the female educated youth to death. This is murder."
"Yes, I saw it too, please report it to the police."
"Yes, yes, we all saw it. We all got out of the car and reported it to the police immediately."
"It's better to send her to the hospital quickly. Look at the blood on the little girl's face."
There were also educated youths on the bullock cart in Xiangxiang Village. They all saw this scene and couldn't help but be filled with indignation. The villagers always bullied the educated youth overtly and covertly, but this time they caught them in the act.
