Chapter 78: Material Exchange Fair

Without waiting for people to raise questions, Lu Qiaoge said: "If it is purely monetary trading, there will definitely be flaws. For example, if there is only one dime in hand, but I fancy the beans of the East family and the radishes of the West family, so we try to use small denominations, and write down the large denominations."

Everyone nodded in unison. This is quite good. The neighborhood office is just a middleman, and it is purely voluntary service, which will not cause unnecessary trouble. You have to say that Lu Qiaoge is smart. This method looks simple, as if anyone can think of it, but in fact, it is not. If people don't say it, you can't think of it yourself.

Thus, according to what Lu Qiaoge said, they quickly completed the task and the leaders also agreed.

The service fair for the people organized by the Xiang Yang Neighborhood Office officially opened at five o'clock in the morning.

Even at five o'clock in the morning, many family members came to the playground early. As soon as they entered the door, they exchanged materials for paper slips according to the guidance of the volunteers.

Many people were still discussing at home last night that if the things they brought were not wanted by the commune members, wouldn't they be unable to buy vegetables?

Some people also said that the neighborhood office thinks of one thing and another, just wait and see, it must be chaotic.

Some people also said that I think the last thing is to fool the commune members' hard work and want to get something for nothing.

Why say this, because some people feel that the unsold vegetables will rot, and finally the commune members will come for nothing, let's see if your small neighborhood office can afford it.

These words are actually wind in the ears.

The actual transaction was very smooth.

Because not only are there volunteers to maintain order, but also a small security team from the Security Department, and even a guard squad from the Military Representative Office.

This lineup can be described as luxurious.

Da Tian didn't dare to make trouble and was very obedient, and actively stepped forward to persuade when family members were picky: "Fourth Aunt, such good vegetables, you are still picky. The commune members went to pick vegetables before dawn and washed them clean, and put them together in bundles. You are pulling them like this, what should others buy?"

Of course, there are fewer such people.

And there was no rush.

They are all children and family members of the military factory, and they all want face in front of the commune members.

This time, Captain Lin and President Zhu came together. President Zhu exchanged greetings with Director Hu and left with peace of mind.

The rest were the three tractors with buckets and thirty big horse-drawn carts brought by Captain Lin.

The tractor belongs to the commune, and the horse-drawn carts were also gathered from the whole commune.

Just like Guzi Village, there were only two horse-drawn carts.

Because the time was early, it didn't affect work, so Meng Xia, Old Lu, and Old Lady Lu all came.

The vegetables for exchange were on Captain Lin's horse-drawn cart. Lu Qiaoge had told Old Lady Lu in advance, so Old Lu carried a basket of vegetables, which actually contained half a basket of eggs, cherries, cucumbers, and other fresh vegetables.

In fact, the Lu family could afford to exchange, but this was Captain Lin's kindness and could not be declined. Besides, if they wanted to return the favor, there would be plenty of opportunities in the future.

But on the way, Old Lady Lu said to give Captain Lin some cloth tickets and cotton tickets, especially cotton tickets, which the countryside needs very much.

After all, Jiangcheng doesn't grow cotton here.

The heat of the fair was within Lu Qiaoge's expectations. Many family members came, and the whole playground was crowded with people, even the roadside at the door was full of people.

But fortunately, there were several patrol teams, and the order was really orderly.

Several old ladies also brought old clothes from home. Lu Qiaoge collected those that were passable.

But it was too broken to forget it.

Lu Qiao Ling was a volunteer, but she and Su Hui made two pots of crispy cakes, packed them in clean baskets, and went to maintain order. Su Hui set up a small stall generously.

It was not allowed on weekdays, but today is a special day.

It really attracted people to try it. Of course, the person who tried it was Mu Dan, the group leader of the department store.

Although she was in the hardware group, she had eaten the crispy cakes from the food factory entered by the food group.

Unexpectedly, it was even more delicious than the food factory.

She introduced it to her partners beside her.

Especially introduced to the group leader of the food group.

Su Hui didn't expect that the two pots of crispy cakes, after removing the flour, oil, and sugar used, were still profitable.

She used the white slips to exchange for eggs, white sugar, etc., and finally spent one dime to buy a large pile of water radishes.

This is a kind of radish that doesn't grow big that Northerners like to plant. The radish tassels above can be used to wrap vegetable buns, and the water radishes below can be eaten empty or mixed with pickles.

Lu Qiaoge calculated for her, the net profit was three yuan.

Not to mention, the profit is quite high.

The dozen or so wicker baskets woven by Meng Qingshan and his companions were also traded away.

The effort paid off, and everyone was full of drive.

Zhou Li's mute husband is very dexterous; not only can he weave baskets, but he can also weave straw hats and winnowing baskets for storing dry rations.

Ever since Zhou Li came to the service station, he has been at home taking care of the children and weaving things.

This was suggested by Lu Qiaoge to Zhou Li, telling her not to worry about sales; as long as he could weave them, she could trade them out for him.

Zhou Li's husband is named Chang An. He is an adopted son because the Chang couple had no children in the years after they were first married. The elders often said that some children have no affinity with their parents but have affinity with brothers, so they found someone to adopt him. To make him easier to raise, they gave him the nickname Grandma Gouwa. When he was six, the Chang family added a son, and when he was eight, they added a daughter, after which they began to despise Grandma Gouwa. He survived a high fever once, but he lost the ability to speak.

No one knows the reason, but he just couldn't speak.

People say that ten deaf people are nine times mute, but he can hear, which proves his hearing is fine.

Zhou Li took him to the staff hospital, and the doctor judged that his inability to speak was 90% due to psychological reasons.

Having left the suffocating environment of the Chang family, Chang An was clearly much more active.

Zhou Li was busy maintaining order, while he sat honestly on the ground with the child on his back, in front of him was a mat he had woven from reeds, and on it were the things he had woven over these days.

Such a large market is different from a department store; customers coming here can choose as they please and can touch the items. You must know that when buying things at a department store, unless you are an acquaintance, you get whatever the salesperson gives you; you are not allowed to pick and choose.

Because of this, Lu Qiaoge specifically put Zhou Li in charge of the order in Chang An's area.

Lu Qiaoge happened to look back and saw Chang An secretly glancing at Zhou Li, his eyes filled with a deep, inseparable love.

Lu Qiaoge shrugged her shoulders and walked away with a smile.

The three-day market ended, and all the villages under the Manshan Commune that came were fully loaded on their return.

Although they didn't get money, didn't the daily necessities they traded for usually require money to buy anyway?

Then there were the factory families; which household doesn't eat vegetables, and which household isn't short of something? With this circulation, everything suddenly came to life.

Old Hu was worried, so he followed along on the first day.

Unexpectedly, before ten o'clock, the playground was basically cleared out.

The commune members lined up to collect supplies. On a dozen tables were all kinds of daily necessities. Unexpectedly, the old clothes were really popular, especially the old work uniforms; even those with patches were snatched up by many members.

By the final count, there wasn't a single mistake; it was truly a happy ending for everyone.

During this market, many families ate fresh green vegetables and traded for supplies they didn't have.

And the Lu family not only had eggs, cherries, and green vegetables, but also quite a lot of dried vegetables.

For Meng Xia, these days were like a dream.

But for Lu Qiaoge, this was just the beginning.

However, for Old Hu, it was also a risk, but after it ended smoothly, he decided to apply to the factory's comprehensive office to give these volunteers cash rewards...