The visitor spoke quickly and quietly, looking around for fear of being heard.

Yang Xiaotao knows that the value of this ticket is comparable to before, and even if you have money, you may not be able to buy meat and grain, but as long as you have a ticket, you will always buy it.

In those years, the state was short of materials, so it could only use tickets to maintain market balance, so that the limited materials could be operated, so that there would be no enrichment in some places and poverty in others.

But in the current social situation, when the appearance of the ticket solves some problems, new problems also appear.

Just as the grain produced in the countryside is handed in, and the workers in the cities do not need to grow it to get it.

So, people in the countryside need to eat when they go to the city to do errands, and they have to use food stamps to eat, so where do the food stamps come from?

Naturally, I bought it.

But there are no food stamps in the countryside. So, sometimes, people will find a way to buy some food stamps through some means.

Of course, most of the time, this kind of purchase can be purchased by the current brigade, secretary, etc., in the name of the collective.

Only when the person uses it, will someone buy it.

And this situation is not only in rural areas, in order to enrich the daily necessities, people in the city will also use money to buy some non-staple food stamps, and even exchange some food stamps.

Moreover, in recent years, the rations distributed by the grain stores were not much, and many people's families had eaten up their food in half a month.

There was no choice but to come out and exchange for some food, and this is how the pigeon market appeared.

When someone buys food stamps, there are naturally people who sell food stamps.

Of course, this kind of action is done in private, and you can't let those little feet aunts see it.

As for fishing law enforcement, it's really not booming these days.

"Do you have a ticket?"

Yang Xiaotao also lowered his voice and asked in a low voice.

"Comrade, this is your first time here. It's not difficult for you, I'm in this alley, but I've been selling for several years. ”

The person who came to tell him, and at the same time saw Yang Xiaotao's suspicious look, so he continued.

"I know you have concerns, but those who do this business are long-term deals, and who will dare to come once the reputation is broken?"

"So you can rest assured, as long as you buy sincerely, we can also sell it!"

Yang Xiaotao nodded, and didn't think much about it, after all, selling tickets is not uncommon.

The deaf old lady in the TV series will exchange food stamps for money, and the three grandfathers Yan Fugui's family will also exchange fine grains for coarse grains in order to be full, so that the amount is more and they can barely make ends meet.

"How many do you have?"

"Follow me!"

The man looked left and right, and then walked towards the mouth of the alley, Yang Xiaotao followed closely behind.

When I came to a doorway, I pushed it open and walked in, and someone immediately closed the door behind me.

"Comrade, don't worry, just in case!"

The man took off his hat and showed a smiling face, not very old, estimated to be in his twenties.

"My name is Shen Lin!"

"Hello!"

After saying hello, Shen Lin took out a stack of tickets from his pocket, and the people behind him also took out some and placed them on the ground row car on the side.

"Let's talk about it first, the price of this ticket will rise a little more than normal, I don't know if you accept it or not."

"I'm fine!"

Yang Xiaotao replied simply, and the two glanced at each other, knowing that the other party was really rich.

"This is a food stamp, this is a meat stamp, this is a sugar stamp, this is an oil stamp......"

Soon, the tickets on the ground row were divided into several waves, and Shen Lin said the prices one by one.

"Twenty catties of white noodles for food stamps, and I want all meat stamps, sugar stamps, and oil stamps!"

Yang Xiaotao roughly estimated that these tickets added up to thirty yuan, which was not much for him.

Shen Lin immediately laughed when he heard this, "Brother, be arrogant!" ”

After speaking, the other person began to sort out the tickets, picked out what Yang Xiaotao needed, and handed it to Shen Lin.

"It's a total of twenty catties of white flour, seven catties of meat, and one and a half catties of sugar. A pound of oil will cost you twenty-nine dollars and five! ”

Yang Xiaotao didn't look at it and put it in his arms, and then reached into his clothes, but actually took out thirty yuan from the space and handed it to Shen Lin.

"Wait a minute, brother, I'll go and break the money for you."

When Shen Lin saw that Yang Xiaotao was simple, he was naturally very polite.

"No need, let's come often in the future, this money will be put on you first, and it will be calculated next time."

"Okay, brother is interesting enough, I Shen Lin admit it!"

"Next time, I'm still here, if my brother needs anything, you can say it in advance."

Yang Xiaotao nodded, "You can prepare more meat tickets, as well as wine tickets and cigarette tickets, which are the best to get!" ”

When Shen Lin heard this, his eyes almost narrowed, this is a big customer, and there are not many people in their compound who dare to be so arrogant.

"Okay! I'll pay attention! ”

Shen Lin patted his chest and assured that Yang Xiaotao would not stay long, and turned to leave.

Looking at the back of Yang Xiaotao leaving, another person stepped forward and said.

"Brother Lin, this guy is quite arrogant!"

"So rich, is it from other compounds?"

Lin Shen shook his head and didn't think about it anymore.

The most taboo thing to do in their line of work is to ask, don't ask or say, it's the rule.

"It's ten bucks, for you!"

"That's right, Xiao Li. Doesn't your old man often engage in alcohol tickets and drink? Let's see if we can get two of them, this time it's a big customer. ”

"Brother Lin, it's not like you don't know, my old man is a drunkard, and the wine ticket is his lifeline!"

"Stupid, you, you just tell the eldest lady where to hide the wine ticket."

"What? You're right, my mother is very strict, so that's what she does. ”

Yang Xiaotao didn't know how the two behind him planned to pit their old man, and he naturally wanted to comfort the five internal organs with a ticket.

"Eat in the army!"

Looking up at the name, it is very characteristic of this era.

It was less than noon, and it was not yet a meal, Yang Xiaotao approached the restaurant, and there was no one around.

"Comrade, eat?"

Out came a stout woman, wearing an apron and smiling.

"Sister, you're hungry, come here to eat!"

"Okay, what are you eating?"

"I don't know what we have to eat, do you have any signature dishes in the store?"

"There are so many signature dishes. Don't look at our restaurant is not big, but my family is a chef who has been working since he was a child, and this state banquet is not comparable, but it will definitely make you full and eat well. ”

"When you say that, I'm even hungrier."

"Haha, half the size eats the poor man, my eldest son is about the same age as you, and he eats steamed buns for one meal. Probably ate it! ”

The eldest sister is good at chatting, and she quickly said the quota in the restaurant.

"There are only two hard dishes in our store a day, one is braised pork and the other is back to the pot. Sell up to five servings per day. ”

"In addition, there is also a palace fried chicken, which tastes good."

The eldest sister said, and then whispered again.

"The chicken is homegrown."

Yang Xiaotao understood in an instant.

"Eldest sister, one braised pork and one back pot meat are packed, one copy of palace fried chicken and one roast chicken are also packed, and there are twenty steamed buns, just two noodles."

Yang Xiaotao spit out a series of numbers, which made the eldest sister a little shocked.

"Little comrade, are you sure you want these?"

It's not that she's making a fuss, she's been pouring food speculation these years, and if she is caught, she won't be spared.

"Eldest sister, don't think about it."

"I'm just going to visit an elder, so I'm going to get you something to eat, and I don't have to fire again."

Yang Xiaotao didn't say much, and took out a stack of tickets, "Sister, you just settle the account." ”

"Okay."

The eldest sister pondered in her heart, there were no customers for most of the day, and now she met one, she couldn't miss it.

Thinking of this, he ran to the side, picked up a pen and wrote and drew in a notebook, and carefully recorded it.

This is the rule of the restaurant, just to deal with the inspection, to know what is sold, how much money is charged, and how many tickets.

"Hello, a total of eight yuan and six cents, two catties of food stamps, and one catty of meat stamps!"

The meat tickets are mainly braised pork and back pot meat, and as for chicken, you only need to pay for it.

Yang Xiaotao paid, and the eldest sister happily poured a bowl of tea, and then returned to the kitchen and started to get busy.

About twenty minutes later, a middle-aged man came out from behind, wrapped in a few kraft papers in his hands, and carried them in a net bag.

"Little brother, your meal is ready."

"Thank you, big brother!"

"You're welcome, my name is Zhang Lianjiang, just call me Brother Zhang."

"Okay, Brother Zhang, you call me Xiaotao, and I live in the courtyard at the mouth of the alley."

Yang Xiaotao took it, and after being polite again, he carried it out.

After walking for a while, Yang Xiaotao looked at a place where there was no one, and put the net pocket in the storage space.

This time, instead of going home, he went to the compound next door.

When I drove to the yard, I saw children playing at the door.

Then one turned around, took out the back pot meat, palace fried chicken and roast chicken, and then took out ten steamed buns and covered them with cotton jackets.

I saw a girl from afar, and I called out the girl's name in my memory.

"Xiaoli? Is your mom home? ”

The little girl's name is Zhou Li, five years old this year, and she is the youngest daughter of Zhou Tiezhu in the compound.

As for Zhou Tiezhu, he was a good friend of Yang's father before his death, and the last time he rescued equipment from the fire, Zhou Tiezhu died in the fire and became a martyr in the rolling mill.

When Yang's father was seriously ill, the Zhou family also lent a sum of money, and Yang Xiaotao couldn't help but cherish this friendship.

What's more, the current situation of the Zhou family is not optimistic.

Zhou Tiezhu has two sons and two daughters, the eldest son Zhou Kui, who is eighteen years old this year, is tall and tall, but he is a stammer, he is a stuffy gourd on weekdays, but he is very honest.

The second son's name is Zhou Peng, sixteen years old this year, a high school student, and he is a little smart.

So after Zhou Tiezhu sacrificed, the factory gave his workstation to the two children, and Zhou Wang's family thought about it, and finally gave the workstation to his younger son.

The eldest daughter, Zhou Yun, is ten years old this year and goes to primary school.

The whole family of five is now counting on the second child to live with that little salary.

In addition, Zhou Wang's family has a rural household registration, and several children can eat, basically they don't have a meal, and their lives are difficult.

"Brother Yang, my mother is in the house!"

"Where's your brother?"

"The eldest brother went out to catch fish, the second brother is at home, and the eldest sister is also at home!"

Zhou Li said quickly, and wanted to play outside for a while.

Yang Xiaotao doesn't mind, this age is the time to play.

Approaching the compound, Yang Xiaotao greeted several people in the courtyard, but found that many people were just perfunctory and didn't care, and walked straight to the backyard.