Chapter 84: Supply and Marketing Cooperative

These few didn't even settle the accounts; they locked the main gate and ran out to eat breakfast.

As for Li Xuewu, who had returned home early last night, he unloaded the horse cart, looked at the child being held by Liu Yin as she slept, said a few words to his great-aunt who was still waiting for him, and went to sleep.

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All units were off on Sunday, so there was no need to get up early.

The same was true for his elder brother and sister-in-law's unit. Basically, they would read until very late on Saturday and get up late the next day.

On Sunday, none of the Li family members were working, so only the old lady and the great-aunt, who didn't need much sleep, got up early.

The great-aunt cleaned the stove ashes as usual, started the pot to warm water, and watered the horse.

The old lady got up early and went out for a stroll. She didn't go far, just walked around the courtyard and greeted a few old men and women who were also up early.

There was no Jia Zhangshi in this group of early-rising old ladies. If she could get up early, the whole family wouldn't be relying on one daughter-in-law to earn money to support the family.

Li Xuewu also intended to sleep in, but Liu Yin got up at 7 o'clock.

Seeing her son sleeping like a child, she put the child who had slept with her all night into Li Xuewu's quilt.

Li Xuewu looked at the child staring at him from inside the quilt, bleary-eyed, and imitated a tiger's roar as he pulled the child into his arms.

"Giggle~"

Seeing the child laugh, Li Xuewu changed his tricks, making faces and imitating the sounds of small animals.

Li Shun, who had been woken up by the child's laughter and Li Xuewu's sounds, also got up. He put on his clothes, got off the kang, walked to Li Xuewu's head, and lifted the gauze to take a look.

"The swelling has gone down. Wash off the plaster in a while; don't leave it on for too long."

Just as Li Shun finished speaking, the child in Li Xuewu's arms reached out with her little hands to grab Li Shun's hand.

"Grandpa wants to hold you? Come, come to Grandpa."

As he spoke, he took the child into his arms and rocked her gently.

Li Xuewu couldn't sleep anymore either, so he got up and tidied himself up.

He removed the gauze from his face, touched his face, and it had indeed stopped swelling. He used warm water to remove the medicinal paste, revealing the skin underneath; his cheeks had returned to normal.

His old man's skills were truly nothing to scoff at. He looked at the medicinal paste, which had turned dark red, thinking that the bruised blood had all dissipated.

By the time Li Xuewu finished tidying up, the old lady had already taken the child from Li Shun's arms and was feeding her the rice soup Liu Yin had just made.

Seeing Li Xuewu finished, the old lady said, "We have to find a way to find milk. Rice soup still has less nutrition."

Liu Yin also said from the side, "There's no one here who has just given birth; it's really hard to find."

Li Xuewu nodded and said, "Don't worry, I'll go out and find some right now."

After saying this, he didn't even eat breakfast. Amidst Liu Yin's calls, he rode his "Twenty-Eight" bicycle and wobbled out the door.

Li Xuewu pedaled fast. When he rode to the alley entrance of Wen San'er's house, he happened to catch the four of them coming out for breakfast. It just so happened he hadn't eaten either, so he followed the four of them to eat steamed buns.

During this time, the few of them didn't talk about last night's affairs. Li Xuewu, however, told them about the child needing milk powder or milk.

"Milk is hard to get, but milk powder is no problem. Brother Wu, you keep eating, I'll go find someone to exchange coupons."

Lao Biaozi finished the steamed bun in his mouth, put down his chopsticks, rode Li Xuewu's bicycle, and left.

Before Li Xuewu and the others finished eating, Lao Biaozi came back in a rush.

Under the table, he stuffed a milk powder coupon and a baby bottle coupon into Li Xuewu's pocket.

"That's all for now. It should be enough for a while. I'll go hunt for more at the market tonight. If I let my big niece go hungry while guarding the market, then I shouldn't be in this line of work anymore."

Milk powder had always been a high-demand supply, and the corresponding milk powder coupons were rare goods. Not to mention the small audience at the market, ordinary people couldn't afford it, so they could only exchange them with each other, and sometimes they couldn't even exchange them.

Li Xuewu patted Lao Biaozi on the shoulder, stood up, and walked out.

Between brothers, never say thank you; that's like cursing someone.

Li Xuewu went to the largest supply and marketing cooperative in the street. As soon as he entered, he saw bustling men and women gathered in various commodity areas picking and buying goods. From time to time, he could hear the loud shouting of the sales clerks: "Buy if you're going to buy, stop picking! If you're not buying, move to the side and let the people behind come over!"

Li Xuewu squeezed to the counter, took the coupons from his pocket, and placed them on the counter.

"Give me a can of milk powder and a baby bottle."

The sales clerk took a tin-canned milk powder and a glass baby bottle from the shelf and placed them on the counter. The bottle cap was inverted with a nipple on it.

"Only Great Wall brand whole milk powder left. Produced by the Inner Mongolia Yakshi Dairy Factory. Unit price is 1.2 yuan, baby bottle is 0.2 yuan, total is 1.4 yuan."

Li Xuewu put down 1.4 yuan and started putting the milk powder and bottle into the cloth bag he brought. At this time, he heard the sales clerk remind him: "Comrade, you have an extra watch coupon here."

Li Xuewu took it and looked. Only then did he remember that his godmother had given him one before he went on the mission, and it had been sitting in his pocket the whole time.

Since the milk powder was packed, the next step was to buy a watch. Could he let the watch coupon his godmother gave him grow mold?

He didn't know when he would forget it again. He was careless, and it would be a pity if he lost it.

Besides, it was really inconvenient not to have a timekeeping tool. Now his life was slowly getting on the right track, and it wouldn't do not to have a sense of time.

Li Xuewu let the crowd pass and went to the counter selling watches. There was basically no one here.

Li Xuewu lowered his head and looked at the glass counter. There weren't many styles of watches inside.

He quickly took a fancy to an imported Cyma all-white steel shockproof watch. He saw that the watchband came in two types: steel and leather.

Just as he was looking, Li Xuewu suddenly heard a voice from in front of him: "Xiao Ting, your boyfriend is here!"

At this time, the sales clerks who heard the shout turned their heads to look at Li Xuewu, and then they all burst into loud laughter "Hahaha."

Li Xuewu was stunned!

What the heck?

Do you get a partner for buying a watch?

Is there a discount promotion now?

Only when Li Xuewu saw the female sales clerk who was blushing and bickering with the big sister in front of her did he understand what was going on.

It turned out to be the female sales clerk he had bickered with when he bought the bicycle last time.

Seeing her come over, the big sister who had teased her earlier tactfully moved away and went to duty at another counter, but she and the other sales clerks were still watching the excitement here.

The female sales clerk stood behind the counter, blushing.

"Buying a watch? Which one do you want?"

Li Xuewu smiled and said, "Last time it was like wearing a bridal veil to marry a bicycle home. Can I pick this watch today?"

The female sales clerk's usual sharp-tongued way of dealing with customers came up. Although her face was still red, she said, "Why are you so glib? Are you buying or not? If you're not buying, don't take up space!"

Li Xuewu reached out his hand and said, "Let's get to know each other. My name is Li Xuewu, a security officer at the Red Star Rolling Mill."

The female sales clerk pretended to be calm and shook hands with Li Xuewu, also saying, "My name is Lin Tingting, a sales clerk at the supply and marketing cooperative."

After Lin Tingting finished speaking, she quickly let go of his hand.

There was another burst of low laughter from the counter side.

Did the big sisters of this era have no entertainment?

Why did they always love watching young men and women get together?

Lin Tingting's bickering with Li Xuewu earlier had already been teased by the big sisters in the supply and marketing cooperative. They had all said they wanted to ask which family the young man was from, preparing to be matchmakers for Lin Tingting.

Li Xuewu didn't care about the gazes and laughter from the other counter. Anyway, he had his back to them and couldn't see, plus his skin was thick. He smiled and pointed to the Cyma he had chosen and asked Lin Tingting to take it out.

Lin Tingting knew Li Xuewu had bought a bicycle, but she didn't expect him to buy a watch again. Of the "Three Turns and One Sound," she had already seen him have two. This was a young man from a wealthy family.

Lin Tingting subconsciously entered the direction of thinking for Li Xuewu: "This watch is imported. Like domestic watches, you need a coupon, and it costs an extra 30 yuan. The Red Flag, Shanghai, and Tianjin brands over there are only 120 yuan, and they wear the same."

Li Xuewu took out the watch coupon and 150 yuan and placed them on the counter, saying, "It's better to have a partner you like. Making do won't last long."

"Good intentions treated as a donkey's liver and lungs. Too lazy to talk to you."

Although she said this, Lin Tingting still helped Li Xuewu open the ticket, pay the money, and get the small receipt. ===== CHAPTER 85 =====