Looking at Liu Xiaoying's worried look, He Haowen endured the comforting words and turned to leave.

Liu Xiaoying heard Zhang Hongxia say that this mission may take a month or two, and when they come back, it will be almost spring.

Since she has been walking for a long time, Liu Xiaoying plans to go to the city to buy a house by herself. He Haowen also said before he left that the matter of the house was decided by her, and he had no opinion on what to buy.

decided to buy a house, Liu Xiaoying did not delay, and on the second day after He Haowen left, she went to the nearest Daqing City to have a look.

Wearing a black cotton jacket and cotton pants, with a dark blue headscarf on his head, he covered his face tightly.

Even if it's March, it's still the same cold in the Northeast at this time!

Liu Xiaoying got out of the car and walked on the street, looking at the people on the street in a hurry, and didn't know where to ask for a while.

Seeing a state-run restaurant around the corner, Liu Xiaoying was also a little hungry, so she went to have a meal first.

Since it was still past 10 o'clock in the morning, there was no one to eat in the restaurant. Three or five men and women in hotel uniforms sat at a table chattering, and when they saw Liu Xiaoying coming in, no one paid attention.

Liu Xiaoying is also accustomed to the current service attitude, looked at the menu, and chose a dish of fried mutton with green onions, which is the best to eat mutton on a cold day.

"Hello, please bring me a fried lamb with green onions, two steamed buns." Liu Xiaoying said to a few people.

A woman took out a notebook and wrote it down, looked up and said, "A total of three yuan and one and one or two food stamps." ”

Liu Xiaoying took out a few yuan from her pocket, counted out three yuan, handed it to her, and took out a food stamp of one tael.

A man at the table saw that he had finished giving the money, so he got up and went to the back kitchen to start stir-frying.

Liu Xiaoying sat at a table across from them.

Listen to their conversation.

"The old Wu family is going to buy a house, I heard that there is a lot of money, but it is really cheap." A man is thin and dry, with a gossipy face.

Another woman who had just settled the account said disdainfully: "It's from the front street of my house, I know, and everyone in the neighborhood knows it, I heard that my father in the countryside is sick and needs a lot of money to see a doctor." But I think it's enough to sell. ”

"What's going on?"

"Now those who have money need food, who is rare in a house! Let me tell you, I heard that the black market came out with fine rice a few days ago! In the past few days, there have been people staring at it and wanting to buy it, but the Red Guards have also begun to arrest them, so you should all be careful! ”

"What the hell! How did the Red Guards even manage the black market? ”

"Isn't that speculation? They don't care what they do? ”

Liu Xiaoying only paid attention to what they said about the house and the Red Guards, and she didn't listen to the things that followed, the meal came after a while, and she decided to ask about the house after eating first.

Although the dishes are quite expensive for three yuan a plate, Keliang is not a lot at all. A large plate full of steamed buns is still spiky, and the two large steamed buns are each the size of two fists.

Liu Xiaoying smelled the aroma and moved her index finger and immediately started eating.

But she really couldn't eat these dishes, and in the end she could only eat more mutton, leaving half a steamed bun and a little mutton, and the rest was all green onions.

Liu Xiaoying took out a handkerchief to wipe her mouth, got up and went to the table of the person who spoke just now.

"Excuse me, comrade, just now you said that there is a house for sale, can you introduce me to it?"

The waitress was stunned when she heard her words, and thought for a while: "It's near my house, but I haven't gotten off work, I don't look like you in the city, even if I say it, I'm afraid you won't be able to find it." ”

Liu Xiaoying felt the same thing, "Then what time can you get off work?" I can come back when you get off work, but I'm bothering you. ”

The waitress really didn't want to take her there, because if she didn't succeed, she just asked, wouldn't it be a trip for nothing?

Liu Xiaoying saw that her face was a little embarrassed, and she didn't know the specific reason, so she said: "If I like it and can buy it at a reasonable price, I will give you a benefit fee, how about it?" ”

This is a lot of money, you can buy a pound and a half of meat, enough to make a meal of dumplings.

The thin man next to him was also moved when he heard that he would get money for a house.

"Hey, Qiuqin, if you don't go to me, it's a dollar! I also know where it is and who sells it! ”

The woman named Qiuqin immediately glared at the thin man, "Su Bo, don't make trouble, this big girl is looking for me first!" ”

The man named Su Bo scratched his head and stopped squeaking.

Qiuqin turned to Liu Xiaoying and said: "My name is Lian Qiuqin, I get off work at six o'clock in the evening, it's too late, my little brother will come to get the key in a while, I'll let him lead you over, okay?" ”

Liu Xiaoying heard that she could go to see the house earlier, so what else could she not do?

"Done! My name is Liu Xiaoying, Sister Lian, when will your little brother come? ”

Lian Qiuqin glanced at the clock on the wall, "It's eleven o'clock now, it's coming soon, you sit there and wait for a while." ”

"Okay." Liu Xiaoying returned to her seat and waited.

Lian Qiuqin saw that she had finished eating, went to put away the plates, poured the vegetables into an aluminum lunch box, and the steamed buns were broken by her.

Liu Xiaoying didn't speak, and her eyes didn't stay on them.

She understands Lian Qiuqin's approach, no one can stand the waste of food in the current era, not to mention that these things can still be eaten, and there is meat.

They are also accustomed to it, and every time the guests take home what they have leftovers, they will also take home to eat.

Of course, the vast majority of people will not be left, only a small number of people, such as the leaders, go out to eat at public expense, and they will not be able to eat the good ones. For the sake of face, they didn't pack it, so they naturally cheapened their service staff.

Liu Xiaoying sat there and waited for a long time, and when she arrived at the store, people began to come, most of whom ate more pasta. There are very few people who eat stir-fried vegetables, and there are those who wear well, and the two of them have only ordered a dish.

"Sister! What about the keys! ”

A male voice came Liu Xiaoying turned around, and saw a little boy of thirteen or fourteen standing at the door, his clothes clean and tidy, unlike most children she saw.

When Liu Xiaoying saw him talking to Lian Qiuqin, she knew that this little boy was her younger brother.

"Here you go, by the way, you take this sister to Lao Wu's house on Front Street, and say that she wants to see the house." Lian Qiuqin grabbed the little boy who was about to run, and muttered a few words in his ear after speaking.

Lian Qiuqin pulled him to Liu Xiaoying's side, "Sister Xiaoying, this is my little brother Lian Weimin, he will lead you there in a while." ”

"Sister Xiaoying." Lian Weimin saw that Liu Xiaoying's red face was different from that of other girls, but a white and tender face, which was a little novel.

Looking at her appearance, you know that the living conditions are good, and his sister said just now that the house has become a dollar for them.

Liu Xiaoying smiled and nodded, "I'll trouble Brother Weimin in a while." ”