Today is the twenty-eighth day of the lunar month, and the shops on the street are very lively, and many people are shopping for New Year's goods.

"How much money does Zheng Tong have on him?" Zhong Yuemin looked at the butcher shop and thought of the people in the educated youth point.

Zheng Tong took out the money at the bottom of the box: "There are still two yuan, what do you want to buy?"

"Lend me first. Zhong Yuemin took out the ten yuan he had just taken out from the post office and put them together.

"We've run out of food stamps, and you can't buy anything with money. Zheng Tong watched Zhong Yuemin walk towards the butcher shop and reminded.

Zhong Yuemin They didn't have meat stamps last time they bought meat, and they used the national food stamps to pay for it, but now they don't even have food stamps.

Now that there is a shortage of materials and ticket management, he really can't buy anything without money and tickets, and Zhong Yuemin is also a little worried.

The store selling meat is crowded with people, and the people can't eat much meat all year round, but no matter how they save on weekdays during the New Year, they have to weigh two catties of meat back to make dumplings, Zhong Yuemin and Zheng Tong have never found a chance to talk to the master who sold meat to them last time.

There was no way, and the two of them went to the store again. It was also full of people, and the women crowded the cloth counter, picking out the fabric they liked and going back to make new clothes.

Zheng Tong went to see the shoes, and the shoes he brought were either broken or worn on the soles, and he had been thinking about buying a pair of shoes.

Zhong Yuemin saw that there were fewer people at the counter, so he went over to take a look, and there were some daily necessities sold here, such as needles and threads, enamel jars and basins, flashlights, batteries, small light bulbs, and hot water bottles······ Piecemeal, no design, look strong and durable.

"Comrade, what do you want to buy?"

The salesman was wearing navy blue overalls, two twisted braids, blushing, and slightly fat.

"Oh, I'll take a look. ”

"What's so nice about this, don't get in the way if you don't buy something, and delay others to buy things. ”

Zhong Yuemin looked to the side, he was alone, and he didn't know who was delayed.

The saleswoman also complained to the counter next to her: "This person is really strange, he doesn't buy things, he can't see a flower in these things." ”

"I guess I don't have the money to buy it. These educated youths can't make money in the countryside, and they are quite poor. Another salesperson accosted.

Zhong Yuemin heard it clearly, and watched the two salesmen chatting happily by themselves, thinking about it, don't disturb others.

Zheng Tong also came back at this time, and Zhong Yuemin asked, "How do you look at the shoes?"

"There are only leather shoes and liberation shoes here, and you need a purchase certificate to buy shoes, otherwise they will not be sold. ”

"Don't you have shoes that don't need a license?" Zhong Yuemin asked.

"The salesman said, I don't need a ticket to go home and make cloth shoes. Zheng Tong said angrily.

"These salespeople have similar tempers. Zhong Yuemin smiled.

The two of them stood at the door of the supply and marketing cooperative, and they didn't come up with any good ideas, so they prepared to go back after a while.

At this time, a lame middle-aged man came over and asked mysteriously, "Do you want food stamps and cloth stamps?"

Zhong Yuemin was excited when he heard this, and asked quietly, "Do you have a meat ticket?"

"Yes. The lame man looked around, "Follow me." ”

Zhong Yuemin gestured to Zheng Tong, and the two followed the lame man into an alley.

"Meat tickets are more expensive, do you want them?"

"Yes!" Zhong Yuemin did not hesitate.

This man's nickname is Lame Three, and when he was fighting, he chased the rebels two streets with two kitchen knives, severely injured the other party's head, and broke one of his legs.

The public procuratorate and law were all messed up, he was imprisoned for half a year, and for some reason he came out again, and since then, the lame three have become famous in Jingbian, and ordinary people dare not provoke him.

Lame San was originally an employee of the county power station, but after the accident, he lost his job and made a living by buying and selling various tickets.

This greatly surprised Zhong Yue's expectations, and the three lame people did this speculative business vigorously, and there was a large stack of various bills in his bag.

In the face of Zhong Yuemin and Zheng Tong's curiosity, Lame San was not taboo, and bluntly said that there were many people who did this, and some people went directly to the countryside to collect grain and pigs and sheep back, and they could buy it directly without a ticket, but it was more expensive to borrow money.

"No, we don't have enough food in the countryside here, how can we sell you surplus grain?" Zheng Tong felt lame.

"You don't understand this, I think you are a young man, so I will say a few more words. "Lame Sandao," our northern Shaanxi has had a bad situation in the past two years, and there is indeed no food. But when you cross the river, it's different. ”

"You mean Shanxi?" Zhong Yuemin said tentatively.

Lame San smiled, "Okay, there is still something to do, I have to buy a ticket to find Lame Three in the future." ”

Zhong Yuemin grabbed the lame three, "Third brother, if we have enough money, how much food can you get for us?"

The lame man looked Zhong Yuemin up and down, and said, "The kid is very good at coming to trouble! Let's put it this way, as long as you come up with money, I can get you food." ”

"You're not bragging, are you?" Zheng Tong doubted.

"Hehe, it's not the first day of mixed society, and you can't smash your own signboard. Besides, what are you afraid of when you pay the money in one hand and deliver the goods in the other?" ”

"You can rest assured about this, as you said, one hand to pay and one hand to deliver, we don't have to scruple about each other. Zhong Yuemin said frankly.

"If you call the third brother, I will believe you first, and when you are ready, you can go to the door of the supply and marketing cooperatives to find the amount. The lame man explained and left.

"Yuemin, this guy is quite wild, can he be trusted?" Zheng Tong said to Zhong Yuemin.

"It's quite wild. Zhong Yuemin pulled Zheng Tong and said, "Let's go, let's go shopping, let's go back." ”

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When Zhong Yuemin and Zheng Tong returned to Ishikawa Village, it was almost midnight, and it was still a ride on the road.

Zhao Dayong opened the door for them in a daze, and both of them were tired, took off their shoes, and didn't bother to wash, so they climbed on the kang and fell asleep.

The next day, the others were pleasantly surprised to see that the two of them had returned, and had brought a lot of things with them.

Zhong Yuemin got up in the morning, and when he brushed his teeth and washed his face, he found a person coming out of the girls' dormitory next door, and when he saw the other party's face clearly, he was so shocked that he squirted out the water in his mouth.

"Why are you here?" Zhong Yuemin said in surprise.

"Can't I be here?" the other asked rhetorically.

"No, no, why don't you say anything when you come?" Zhong Yuemin hurriedly comforted the aunt.

"I haven't seen you again, how can I tell you?" the other party asked rhetorically, "I heard the dog baby, you went to the county seat to find me." ”

"Yes, Zheng Tong and I traveled more than eighty miles back and forth, but we fell short. I didn't expect you to be here. ”

This person is Luo Jinlan, and her appearance made Zhong Yuemin surprised and delighted.

"What are you looking for me for?" Luo Jinlan asked.

"Comrade Luo, I later deeply reflected on your criticism of me, and I felt that what you said was very right, so I went to the county to apologize to you. ”

"Why does it sound so fake, it's not like what you would say, where did you criticize me that day for standing and talking without backache?" Luo Jinlan said with a smile.

Zhong Yuemin said, "I think you were right to criticize that day, I did do a bit of nonsense, so I want to ask you to be our technician and help us redo the engineering design." ”

"You weren't wrong to criticize me that day, so I came with a cover. Luo Jinlan also said solemnly: "I am ready to take root here and help you build a silt dam." ”