OBS Chapter 279 The Deal Is Done
Chapter 279 The Deal Is Done
In the afternoon, after Liu Jingxue came back from the town, she did not go home but went directly to the captain's house.
"Aunt Sufen, I don't come here for no reason. I need your help with something." After being asked to enter the house and sit down, Liu Jingxue went straight to the point.
Wu Sufen smiled and said, "If you have something to do, just come over. Auntie won't kick you out.
The fact that you can come to me when you encounter problems shows that you don’t treat me as an outsider, and I am very happy about it.”
Now everyone is staying at home for the winter and there is nothing much to do in the team. The team leader usually stays at home except when he goes out to inquire about the young man introduced to Zhang Guiying by others.
Tomorrow is New Year's Day, and the team leader did not go out and stayed at home.
He also continued Wu Sufen's words, "Xiaoxue, if you have something to do, just come and don't let anything bad happen."
This kid is not a troublemaker. He usually comes here for important business.
Moreover, because of her, both her family and the production team benefited a lot. When she came to the team leader with something, the team leader was naturally happy.
Liu Jingxue was not a person who would procrastinate, and she immediately told the purpose of her visit.
"I have a friend in town, and I asked her to find out about Su Youcai last time.
She was an employee of the post office. I often went there to pick up packages, send letters, and mail packages. We got to know each other after a few visits.
Most of the meat I got was made into bacon and sent to my relatives.
You also know that parcels sent by mail are subject to inspection by postal staff.
When she saw the meat I had, she asked me where it came from. I told her that our production team was at the foot of the mountain, and that after the hunting team went into the mountains to hunt, they would hand in the meat, and the rest would be distributed to the villagers.”
"You all know that in the city, there are only one or two kilograms of meat coupons a month, which is not enough for a whole family.
The New Year was coming soon, and she wanted to get more meat, so she asked me privately if I could help her ask the villagers if she could exchange tickets for meat.
She has tickets for radios, bicycles, watches, and sewing machines.
If it is fresh meat, a radio ticket can be exchanged for 5 kilograms of meat, a watch ticket can be exchanged for 30 kilograms, and a bicycle ticket and a sewing ticket can be exchanged for 40 kilograms of meat.
Any meat will do except fish.
If it is bacon, use one-third less, and if it is hairy, add a little more. "
“I can’t use those tickets.
I don’t know much about the situation in the village, and I don’t know if anyone wants these tickets.
I came to you to find out if anyone in the village is willing to do this deal."
After listening to Liu Jingxue's words, Wu Sufen slapped her thigh and said in surprise, "How could no one do this business? If you can exchange meat for these tickets, the villagers will be eager for it."
"Auntie, this is just a ticket, not something you can exchange for.
After you get the ticket, you still have to spend money to buy things." Liu Jingxue reminded her, fearing that Wu Sufen might misunderstand and be happy for nothing.
"I know for sure that it's just a ticket exchange. Your aunt isn't old enough to be that confused."
Wu Sufen lowered her voice and said, "Xiaoxue, you don't know how much these tickets are sold for on the black market.
A bicycle and a sewing machine would only cost 150 yuan each with a ticket, but these two types of tickets were sold for 100 yuan each on the black market.
The radio and watch tickets are a little cheaper, but they’re almost enough to buy things.”
"But now, at most 40 kilograms of fat can be exchanged for a bicycle ticket or a sewing ticket. Do you think it's worth it?"
“Having said that, I don’t think anyone in our village needs these tickets urgently.
Although the three turns and one ring are popular in urban weddings now, there should be no such requirement in our village."
Liu Jingxue still didn’t think that there would be many people in the village who needed these tickets.
"You are right, but if someone in the village wants to marry a woman from the city, then we have to buy her at least one or two of the three things, if not all of them.
Otherwise, why would a city girl marry someone from the countryside?" Wu Sufen explained.
Liu Jingxue's eyes lit up, "Auntie, there is a guy in our village who wants to marry a girl from the city. Who is so capable?"
"The second son of your secretary's family found a job in town as a formal employee after graduating from high school.
He is dating someone who lives in the city and they are planning to get married.
The bride price requires three turns and one ring, at least two, and your secretary uncle and his wife are worried about this." Wu Sufen explained.
After saying that, she pointed at Zhang Guiying next to her and said, "Your sister Guiying is also looking for a marriage.
Your captain uncle and I are planning to give her a sewing machine as a dowry to make her look more respectable.
I was originally planning to go to the black market to buy tickets, but you are a timely help."
"No, I have to discuss this with Chunhua. We can't both take too much." Wu Sufen looked at Zhang Guiying who was standing beside her, "Guying, go call your uncle Xu and his wife over.
We need to discuss how to divide the votes, so that everyone gets the same kind of votes and there aren’t enough votes.”
Zhang Guiying heard this and hurriedly got off the bed and put on her shoes, "I'll go right away."
After receiving the notification from Zhang Guiying, Secretary Xu and his wife hurriedly followed Zhang Guiying to the captain's house.
As soon as I entered the door, before I could even say hello, Aunt Chunhua shouted anxiously, "Liu Zhiqing, you can really exchange meat for tickets."
Liu Jingxue nodded in confirmation, "Aunt, you are right, I can indeed exchange meat for tickets."
She repeated the criteria for ticket exchange.
Wu Sufen held her back and said, "Chunhua, you guys want two items with three turns and one ring, but I'm planning to give Guiying a sewing machine as a dowry.
We don't know if there will be extra tickets of the same type, so to be on the safe side, we'd better not order multiple tickets.
You can choose the other two and give me the sewing machine?"
Aunt Chunhua said, "I'm planning to get a bicycle. After all, they live in town and it takes a long time to walk home during holidays, so a bicycle will be more convenient.
As for what the second thing is, I haven’t decided yet.
Or maybe just get a radio, that'll save some money."
Secretary Xu shook his head and said, "Forget about the radio. After all, the price difference between the radio and the other items is too big. We want to prevent our relatives in the city from thinking that we just picked something cheap and looking down on us.
Just get a watch, it's something they can use."
Aunt Chunhua thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you. I'll just buy the watch."
Anyway, the money my second son brought back in the past few years is enough to buy these two items.
As for meat, their family has no shortage of it now.
If there is nothing left at home, just let your sons go up the mountain.
Anyway, the troops have cleared the surrounding forests and mountains, so there are no big guys and safety is guaranteed.
The three tickets were thus taken.
"Then prepare the meat and tell me when it's ready. I'll carry it to town and exchange the tickets for you," said Liu Jingxue.
"There's no rush for this. I have some ideas about the radio ticket." The captain said, and then looked at Secretary Xu.
"Old Xu, do you think our production team is short of a radio?
We had no idea what the country’s policies were. We had to go to the commune for meetings and be informed by the commune.
If our production team had a radio, we could listen to the news ourselves.
As long as the ticket problem is solved, the radio is not expensive compared to the other three major items, and our production team can definitely afford it.
When the time comes, put it there and use a big speaker to amplify it so that many people can hear it. "
Secretary Xu thought about it carefully for a while and nodded in agreement, "I think this is feasible.
But we two don't have the final say, let's meet with other people and discuss it."
"Row."
The captain looked at Liu Jingxue and said, "Xiaoxue, give us one day to prepare the meat.
As for the radio issue, let’s go discuss it with other team members.”
“There’s no rush for this, you guys think it over first.
If you want me to exchange the ticket, just tell me."
On the afternoon of New Year's Day, the team leader and Secretary Xu brought 115 kilograms of meat and asked her to help exchange it for tickets.
The two men also brought some eggs and other things, saying that they didn't want her to make a wasted trip.
Liu Jingxue couldn't refuse and had to accept it.
This also gave her a suitable excuse to add some eggs and send them to her uncle and others.
You know, there are already quite a few eggs of various kinds stored in the space.
The next morning, Liu Jingxue went to the town, delivered the meat, and brought back four tickets, which she sent to the captain's house.
Wu Sufen reminded her, "Xiaoxue, if your friend has tickets to exchange for meat in the future, just tell us. There will always be someone in the village who needs it."
Liu Jingxue nodded, "Don't worry, Auntie, I'll remember it."