Chapter 487

Lu Qiaoge drove quickly to the Shangen Brigade.

The purchasing point was in an office next to the Shangen Brigade headquarters, which was quite large and kept clean and tidy inside.

When she went, she saw more than a dozen people queuing up.

Lu Qiaoge raised her eyebrows.

Tan Ying is different from Zhao Xiaoman.

Although Zhao Xiaoman's life was bitter, she was still lucky, having a childhood sweetheart who loved her, and except for a pair of troublesome parents, she got along well with her brothers, sisters, and younger siblings.

But Tan Ying was not good; she was all alone, no one helped her, no one cared about her, really in a piece of mud.

To some extent, it was not necessarily a bad thing for Tan Ying to really go to the farm to work.

But Lu Qiaoge didn't have much hope at the time.

The family situation like Tan Ying's is actually very complicated.

According to what they did at the time, the old Tan man and woman, including Tan Ying, according to certain regulations, would certainly be sent away for labor.

But there is a strange circle in this matter.

Not to mention the age of the old Tan man and woman, it was said that they also bit the Qu couple to death.

And under the bitter pleading of the old Qu woman, Qu Caifeng chose not to pursue and forgave what her parents did to her.

Then the old Qu family and the old Tan family went to the commune and said in front of the commune leaders that the matter was settled privately.

Situations like this are very, very common in this era, and it is not a very strange or unbelievable thing.

But there were also punishments that should be there.

Both families had to perform labor under the supervision of the brigade leader, and the lazy Tan family old man also had to work with the male laborers.

Old Tan had to work in the fields, and Tan Ying had to be responsible for the purchasing point, and there were no days off, so she had to be busy with the purchasing point every day, so the job of taking care of the fool was done by the old lady.

Now it was spring plowing, and when working in the fields, it changed from two meals a day to three meals a day.

In the northern countryside in the 1970s, eating two meals a day was generally during the winter, but after spring plowing, it changed to three meals a day.

When Lu Qiaoge entered the purchasing point, she saw a lunch box on the table.

The room was kept clean and tidy, and there was a small iron stove in the corner, which was brought by Shao Le, where she could keep warm and heat some food.

Because the purchased craft raw materials were flammable, the purchased things were placed next door.

Seeing Lu Qiaoge, Tan Ying smiled with curved eyebrows and said very respectfully: "Little Factory Director Lu, you are here."

Lu Qiaoge waved her hand: "You go ahead and work, I'm just here to take a look."

The brigade headquarters was quite quiet, and everyone had gone to the fields to work and compost.

However, the land was next to the village, and when Lu Qiaoge drove over, someone saw it. After Lu Qiaoge stayed here for a few minutes, the brigade leader ran over.

Lu Qiaoge greeted with a smile.

And said to the brigade leader: "I didn't expect the order at the purchasing point to be so good."

Before the brigade leader could speak, a forty-something aunt who was queuing up said with a smile: "Oh my, this purchasing point has made us very convenient, just like a pie falling from the sky. The oil, salt, sauce, and vinegar for my family's daily life are almost all dependent on the purchasing point. So we have to follow the rules of the purchasing point, otherwise, if we are seen by you city people, wouldn't you laugh at us?"

Someone on the side boldly echoed.

How to say it?

Not to mention other places, just in Manshan Commune, many commune members are very envious of city people, especially those with iron rice bowls, and there is a kind of awe.

So when they saw Lu Qiaoge coming just now, and she was driving a big jeep, and the jeep was parked at the door of the brigade headquarters, it was really amazing.

In this era, female drivers are amazing, not to mention that this young girl is also a factory director and a Neighborhood Office cadre.

So they hadn't spoken.

At this time, seeing that the atmosphere was very harmonious, a man in his forties said: "We dare not disobey, Tan Ying is fierce!"

That's right, she took a stick and broke her fool brother's leg. At the time, there was no feeling, but many people felt lingering fear afterward, thinking about it more and more.

Not to mention that she is now at the purchasing point.

Just like buying things at a department store, you have to have a flattering smile toward the salesperson. If the salesperson wants to deal with you, you don't have to wait, and if they don't want to deal with you, just wait on the side, and maybe they will scold you for no reason.

This is the phenomenon of some service industries now.

Lu Qiaoge understood.

Tan Ying's job, because of the support of the military factory, plus the commune and the brigade, is more about her behavior—taking a stick and breaking the leg of her fool brother who harmed the village.

Now she is still a purchaser at the purchasing point.

So the operation of this purchasing point is really normal at present.

When these people handed over the things in their hands to Tan Ying, Tan Ying checked them one by one seriously and then opened a slip for them, stamping the seal of the purchasing point.

She had to send these to the commune. If they were unqualified, they would be taken back directly, and if they were qualified, the money would be calculated for the other party, not delaying at all. The cycle was generally one to two days.

They were all villagers nearby, and there were also those from other villages. Anyway, this purchasing point had never been without people.

Now several villages nearby attached great importance to this purchasing point of the Shangen Brigade, and naturally did not want any problems here.

The brigade leader went to do other things, and Lu Qiaoge followed Tan Ying into the house.

Tan Ying rubbed her hands and said to her: "I saw you driving a car, I... I got up early this morning and picked some Popoding, and shepherd's purse, and put them in a big water vat behind the house, soaking them in ice-cold well water, and they are very fresh now. You... if you don't mind, I will fish them out and you can take them home to make shepherd's purse dumplings, which are very delicious."

Lu Qiaoge raised her eyebrows: "What if I didn't come today?"

"I will pick them tomorrow, and then today's won't be delicious, I will dry them, and Popoding is also a medicinal material after being dried."

Lu Qiaoge nodded: "Yes, Popoding can also be made into tea to drink."

Hearing Lu Qiaoge say this, Tan Ying ran outside happily, and by the way, picked up a soil basket that looked very new and woven from willow branches.

It didn't take long before she brought back a full basket of green wild vegetables from outside.

The bottom of the basket was still dripping water.

Tan Ying put the willow basket on a somewhat dilapidated washbasin. It looked like the water had been drained very cleanly when she fished them out, and the dripping sound was not dense.

Tan Ying's face was a bit flushed, but she still said: "Wait a while and put it in the back of your car."

Looking at Tan Ying's somewhat uneasy but eager eyes, Lu Qiaoge said with a smile: "Okay, thank you!"

Tan Ying was happy again, as if she had suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly waved her hand and said: "I dug them in my backyard, it's very clean there, no one stepped on it back and forth."

Lu Qiaoge was also relieved. According to Tan Ying's personality, she definitely wouldn't dig wild vegetables from the side of the road that had been stepped on by people and were very dirty to give to her.