Chapter 1162: Procurement

Besides Wan Qing, there were seven others; after taking the items out, they vacated that room, carried the goods directly to the back kitchen where scales were available, and split the items among the seven. Zhou, taking charge, decided to give Chuxue an extra three yuan to share, since besides the hard-earned fee, there were also the travel costs for these two days and last night's accommodation, and Chuxue could not bear the burden alone.

Everyone had not the slightest objection; after all, the quality of these dried seafood products was no worse than what they had seen at the Canton Fair, and the price was truly very reasonable.

Chuxue indeed did not earn any price difference from them; after all, everyone had treated her very well these past days, of course except for Wan Qing.

Naturally, everyone returned the favor, with not the slightest reluctance.

As for those fresh seafood, the staff at the guesthouse's back kitchen did not ask for processing fees, saying only that once cooked, they should leave them a bowl to satisfy their cravings; the matter was thus happily settled.

Chuxue returned to her room once, reorganized her belongings, ignored Wan Qing's expression, and walked straight out of the guesthouse.

Originally, Mi Aijun, Zhang Chunsheng, and the others had wanted to take her along, but Chuxue refused, using an excuse to brush them off.

Last night they had obtained quite a few local coupons, which could only be used locally and had an expiration date; since they did not know when they might come again, naturally they could not let them go to waste.

After leaving the guesthouse, she found a secluded spot and disguised herself once more before heading toward the Department Store Building.

To avoid drawing attention, she deliberately visited several more stores; she even bought three radios, three bicycles, two sewing machines, and five watches, among which two pairs were couple's watches, intended to be kept for later to give to Fu Yan Cheng.

With coupons in hand, once the bicycles reached the capital city, they could still be stamped with steel, claiming they were shipped back from there; who would say anything?

She bought quite a lot of various fabrics and wool yarns, only stopping once all the coupons were used up; of course, these items did not all come from a single department store. Each time, she would exit through the back door of the department store, then find a secluded spot to confirm safety before storing them in her space.

Thinking she still had foreign exchange coupons, she hurriedly rushed to the Friendship Store; after all, here she had no acquaintances, making it much safer than using them back in the capital city.

Upon entering the Friendship Store, she saw the shop assistant removing the previous thick wool coats; among them were two pieces that Chuxue spotted at a glance. Thinking of Duan Ruirui and her own cousin's wedding date in August, she figured a wool coat would be a perfect gift for that time: "Comrade, may I try on this wool coat?"

The salesclerk did not expect anyone to try on wool coats at this time and did not think a sale would happen, but still stopped her work, pulled out the one Chuxue pointed at: "Comrade, if you truly like this garment, since it is not in season, we can give you a silk scarf as a discount."

Hearing there was such a good thing, Chuxue pointed again at the one she wanted to give to Duan Ruirui: "That one, I'd like to try on as well."

Duan Ruirui was a bit plumper than her and not as tall; since the coat had plenty of room on her, there should be no problem: "I'll take both of these; both come with a silk scarf, right?"

That salesclerk, not expecting such an unexpected windfall that two pieces of stock were sold directly, beamed with joy: "Yes, yes, you can choose the color you like."

Chuxue selected a beige-white scarf from that row to match the navy blue coat she had chosen for herself, and picked a light beige scarf for the brown coat intended for Duan Ruirui; warm and not overpowering, it should be very harmonious.

Afterwards, seeing Revlon lipsticks, Friendship-brand cold cream, and Pechoin cold cream, she took five of each.

Seeing the time was about right, she dared not delay any further; taking out some items prepared for public display to carry in her hands, she quickly boarded a vehicle and rushed back to the guesthouse.