In the landlord's wing, Zhang's mother opened the small warehouse, which was full of things and everything. Zhang Guoqing knew at a glance that this was because he hadn't been in the past few days, and his mother had prepared a lot.

Zhang's mother commanded him: "Xiao Wu, you pack all these mountain goods together, I have packed them, and you will squeeze them into 2 big bags." The rest of the game and bacon are all compacted, not afraid of being crushed, and they are beaten into a bag. These three packages, we will deliver them to the train tomorrow, you take a telegram to your grandfather and ask them to pick them up. ”

Zhang Guoqing looked at these things and his head was big, "Mother, give it all, what do we eat ourselves?" You pack a few things a little and make them into a bag, which is small enough to bring. The day after tomorrow, I went to another village to buy some and mail them in a parcel. Keep these at home to eat, otherwise our family will have to have pickles. ”

Mother Zhang covered her mouth, couldn't help laughing, stretched out her head to look outside, and whispered: "You still want to buy it in other villages, the village at the foot of the mountain to the north of Daqing Mountain has all been scraped by your mother-in-law." We have scraped in our village, where do you go to buy it? Some of them are also kept by others for their own food, and you can't buy them. So listen to me and pack up. Give her to take it back to the capital, or when her package arrives in the capital a few days ago, you will mail it over, these things are not rare. ”

When Zhang Guoqing heard this, he was speechless, "How much did you buy?" It's not a sensation anymore. And my mother-in-law, how does she know where it is? Those villages are at the foot of the mountains, and some villages can't even drive into them. ”

Zhang's mother proudly inserted her waist and squinted at him, "No, they were all bought secretly." Your mother-in-law took Xizi to find those hunting families, and the family they hunted introduced to them, and she followed this line, and it was a full car for four days in a row. I mailed the package twice to the second uncle in the delicate northwest. Said that the place wanted to eat and couldn't buy it. You can eat it yourself, or you can give it away, these things are not worth much in us, they are very expensive in big cities, and you can't buy them. In the next few days, it was for Jiaojiao's grandfather, uncle, and aunt, and they all mailed the package. Hearing Xizi say that there were too many things, she first mailed them twice in the county seat, and then drove to several nearby townships to mail them separately. She's careful. Otherwise, what if it spreads all over the township. ”

Zhang's mother watched him pack, and gave some opinions from time to time, "Don't worry, she mainly has game and bacon, and mountain goods are available in every village, and we are not afraid that we will not be able to buy them." Besides, there are so many large and small markets at the end of the year, so you can buy it again. There are still some kitchen cellars to keep at home. ”

Zhang Guoqing squeezed the game and bacon vigorously and wrapped them into a boxy package. I mentioned it, it's okay, 70-80 pounds, it is estimated that his mother bought a lot in the village, and he will secretly stuff some money into her when he goes back.

"Mother, I know. There are only about ten catties at home, who do you buy from? No one in the village knows how to hunt, I see the most pheasants, and these bacon are also this year's, whose family? ”

Zhang's mother went to mention it herself, and moved to the corner satisfied.

"Your uncle's family and uncle's family have been scraped for me, and the village still has to hunt a few years ago, and they are not afraid of no game. The bacon belongs to your aunt and her mother's family, who secretly raised pigs for less than a year, and just killed them to make bacon, and planned to sell them secretly, so I will ask for them all. I didn't go to the village to buy bacon, there were many people. It's a mountain product, and it's also bought by a few of your eldest brother's strict-mouthed friends, plus our own. Don't worry, your father told you. ”

Zhang Guoqing was relieved when he heard his father's instructions, "Mother, is there anyone who kills pigs to sell meat, no matter how much, you give me all of them, and if you kill mutton in the village, it doesn't matter how much, buy more." ”

Zhang's mother looked at him curiously: "What's wrong, you want to buy so much?" ”

Zhang Guoqing took a look at it, and put the two packs of mountain goods in the corner, so that it looks like the three are not very big, and they will be sent directly to the carriage tomorrow, and they will be helped by going to the capital, and they should be no problem if they take a telegram in advance.

Zhang Guoqing thought about it, and still revealed that he also heard a trace of rumors in the provincial capital this time. Others don't believe it, but he believes it, and it's almost time to collect it slowly.

"I heard a hint of wind. From next year, all things will need tickets, even matches, and a needle will need bills. As with the food stamps of previous years, all of them are bills.

Things in the bazaar cannot be sold by private individuals, but can only be exchanged. Only public and collectives, such as supply and marketing cooperatives and village brigades, can buy and sell. Others say the bazaar will also be closed.

So in the future, if you have money and no tickets, you won't be able to buy anything. After seeing off my mother-in-law tomorrow, we will drive to see if there is anything else that is needed in the house, and we will buy it back. See if there are any things that don't need tickets, buy some too.

If this is the case, if you think about the countryside, you have to buy everything except grain, where are the tickets, really wait for the end of the year to settle, give some bills, how will the year be passed? If you think about cloth tickets again, in the past, you used to buy cloth just to have money, but now you can't buy cloth without cloth tickets. We don't need to be nervous about these rumors, just know what to expect.

I buy meat as a gift. There is no shortage of others in the county, but there is a shortage of meat. I want to tell the second brother to enter the public/security/bureau first, see if I will send some meat over, contact those leaders, and I will also send some to others. Mother, you see how the eldest brother arranges, you give me ideas, the eldest brother and the second brother can only be arranged in the county and township, not all at once, not too attention-grabbing, lest there be gossip outside. ”

Zhang's mother looked at her son in surprise, suspecting that she had heard it wrong, how many people wanted to enter the city, but it was easy to enter the city? But now he told her that it was okay, but not too publicly.

"Child, where are you?" Daddy Zhang's voice sounded from outside the door.

Zhang's mother hurriedly pulled him in, she didn't dare to make decisions about such a big matter at home, and it depended on what the child's father said.

Dad Zhang looked at Zhang's mother, glanced at the package on the ground, and said to Zhang Guoqing: "Are you okay here, go back to the room with your father and tell me how the past is going this time, who have you seen?" ”

Zhang Guoqing pulled his mother, followed Zhang's father, and entered the next bedroom. Daddy Zhang lit it with a long pipe, then took a puff of dry tobacco and waited for them to speak.

Mother Zhang told him what Xiao Wu said just now, about the possibility of starting to use all tickets next year. Dad Zhang didn't speak when he heard this, looked at Zhang Guoqing, and saw him nodding.

Father Zhang squinted his eyes, took another puff of cigarette, and comforted his wife, "If all of them are changed to the ticket system, the money will be useless, especially in the countryside." Grain stamps, cloth stamps, and meat stamps, if all the bills are next year, it will not be strange. Damn, then you just listen to Xiao Wu to go to the provincial capital, there is no need to worry, there is Xiao Wu here, we are not afraid of no tickets, and we are not afraid of not being able to buy them. ”

After hearing this, Zhang's mother thought for a while and said, "The child's father, Xiao Wu plans to let his second brother enter the county public/security/bureau, and ask me what the boss is going to do?" ”

Dad Zhang shook his head, "Boss is not in a hurry, don't go into the city first." You can't go into the city all three, it's not good-looking, and the impact is not good. The second child goes in, his children are small, the burden is light, and the second family can also earn some rations at home. Grow some vegetables in the yard, raise pigs and chickens. Wait for Xiao Wu to enter the city. If you arrange the second family, take your time and don't be eye-catching. The boss and the boss, when the guests are gone tomorrow, I will ask them what they mean. Little Wu, how are you going this time? ”

Zhang Guoqing pondered what to say, and he was afraid that he would worry them if he said it seriously. After a while, I first talked about who I met when I went to the provincial capital, what important elders I met, and what friends I made. Then talked about the old man's care for him, what he has explained in the past five days. After that, I saw that his father had nothing to ask. I know that this is waiting for him to sum up his feelings.

"Old Man Lin has seven points of sincerity and three points of intention for me. My mother-in-law is here, and I haven't had time to talk about Jiaojiao. I haven't come into contact with the other Lin family members yet, so let's take a step at a time. Some things are very difficult to explain, and when my father-in-law comes back, he will understand. The most important thing in the Lin family is only my mother-in-law, and those people will have more contact if they are good, and avoid them if they are bad. I have something to discuss with you, do you think our safe hukou will enter the capital or directly enter the village? ”