Beautiful beauties in the 80s courtyard

Chapter 15: One Pound, One Cent
Lu Qiaoge didn't say anything.

Lu Qiaoling continued worriedly, "These members aren't stupid. If you don't give them food, they won't give you vegetables either. We're nothing here. We're not even on a business trip. We only have the two yuan our mom gave us. But if we ask the family members to take the food first and then exchange it for vegetables, the family members won't agree. They might even say something."

Lu Qiaoge let Lu Qiaoling nag him. Her methods, even if spoken out, were not as intuitive as actual practice.

But Qiao Ling's intelligence was a little beyond her expectations.

"Just keep me company later, don't worry about anything else."

Lu Qiaoling thought about it, but couldn't come up with anything, so she could only nod in agreement. She tilted her head and said, "Second sister, I noticed that you have changed. Is it because of falling into the water and breaking off the engagement?"

Lu Qiaoge raised an eyebrow: "After such a severe shock, how could I still be the same as before?"

Lu Qiaoling deeply agreed with this.

As they were talking, the two sisters had already arrived at the brigade headquarters in Guzitun.

On the way, I discovered green vegetables in each vegetable garden.

I also saw the old lady chopping lettuce to feed the chickens and ducks.

It’s similar to what the naughty swallow from Qi Shuang’s family said.

Lu Qiaoge went directly to the brigade headquarters and happened to see Captain Lin with a sad face.

When the team leader saw that it was two city girls looking for him, he thought they were the families of educated youth from the village.

Unexpectedly, Lu Qiaoge directly handed the letter of introduction to Captain Lin and explained his purpose with a smile.

Captain Lin, with a gloomy face, didn't wait for the end of the conversation before widening his eyes and asking, "You mean exchanging something for food?"

Lu Qiaoge nodded. "I also happened to hear about the verbal agreement between your village and the canteen. I was thinking, with so much vegetables, you can't sell them, and you can't eat them all, so you have to feed them to the chickens and ducks. What a pity for our members' hard work. Coincidentally, our military factory has been short of vegetables recently, and Director Hu from our street office is thinking about exchanging daily necessities for vegetables. This will not only solve Guzitun's urgent need, but also allow the workers at the military factory to eat green leafy vegetables to be healthier and better able to build the motherland. Don't worry, we guarantee that our members will not suffer any loss."

The accountant next to him asked excitedly: "What daily necessities do you have?"

Lu Qiaoge: "We should have everything you want."

Lu Qiaoling looked at her second sister in shock as she stood at the brigade headquarters with a smile on her face. She heard the brigade commander and the accountant say gratefully that it was their honor to support the military factory and that they would just exchange some things for it and would definitely not take advantage of the military factory.

Then they were warmly invited to go to the vegetable garden of the brigade first.

Except for tomatoes, beans, cucumbers, etc. planted in the corners, most of the vegetables are leafy greens.

Especially the lettuces, they grew very big and some even had flowers.

Lu Qiaoge expressed his satisfaction: "Captain, could I take some samples to show the director?"

Captain Lin nodded quickly, saying that was great.

He asked the accountant to pick the vegetables, then tie them up with straw ropes and put them in a bamboo basket.

Lu Qiaoge praised their good vegetable planting, and then discussed with Captain Lin how to exchange them.

Captain Lin didn't want to scare people away.

"No matter what you bring, I have a flat price for leafy greens here: one cent per pound. I'll pick the best for you."

The accountant said, "Let's take matches as an example. One box of matches can be exchanged for two kilograms of spinach."

Captain Lin looked at Lu Qiaoge eagerly, feeling that what he was asking for was a bit too much. He gritted his teeth and said, "Can you lower it a little more?"

Lu Qiaoge waved his hands hurriedly: "Let's follow this price. I'll go back and report to our leader."

So, the confused Lu Qiaoling followed her second sister and got on the Guzitun carriage. Captain Lin, who drove the carriage himself, took them all the way to the gate of the family compound.

But there were also guards here, so Captain Lin was a little nervous. He made an appointment with Lu Qiage and drove away.

So, Lu Qiaoge and Lu Qiaoling carried a basket of green vegetables and went to the street office.

They took out each one and placed it on the desk, looking fresh and tender.

Lu Qiaoge briefly explained the exchange price. Director Hu and the others didn't really listen, their attention drawn to the greens.

Ren Xiaocui held a bunch of leeks and swallowed her saliva: "I want to eat leek boxes for lunch today."

Old Joe looked at the juicy spinach and said, "I want to make spinach and egg soup for my son."

Huang Juan didn't move, just looked at Lu Qiaoge with a smile.

I didn't expect this girl to be so decisive.

Lu Qiaoge also smiled and said to Director Hu, "I've already made an appointment with Captain Jin of the transport team. If Director Hu has no problem with this, we'll go pick up the vegetables tomorrow morning."

Director Hu was stunned for a moment, then reacted and his eyes narrowed into slits.

No problem, definitely no problem.

But there is a big problem with Lu Qiaoge.

That is to prepare an exchange form and post it at the gate of the street office.

Besides, she can't go empty-handed tomorrow, so she needs to be given some daily necessities first, but that's not a big problem, she can take what's at home first.

Director Hu looked at the bundles of green leafy vegetables and called out to Lu Qiaoge, who was about to leave: "These vegetables..."

Lu Qiaoge smiled and said, "This is the sample that Captain Lin gave to our Subdistrict Office. Director Hu, please take care of it."

After saying this, Lu Qiaoge and his sister went home empty-handed.

Lu Qiaoling understood what her second sister did. Even though she didn't get back a single vegetable leaf, she was still looking forward to tomorrow.

However, my second sister said that it must be kept secret until it is accomplished.

So she said nothing as she prepared to enter the yard.

But unexpectedly, Lao Lu went home again at noon.

He looked very happy.

Meng Xia looked at her third daughter and said with a smile, "Qiao Ling, your aunt Jiang introduced you to someone you should meet."

Lu Qiaoling's face suddenly turned red.

I didn't even have the courage to ask who it was, pinching the corner of his clothes.

Lu Qiaoge asked, "Who are you introducing?"

Meng Xia: "He's Zhao Jinbao, the son of Section Chief Zhao from the Propaganda Department. He works as a bookkeeper in the Labor and Personnel Department."

The time and place have been agreed upon, it's at the Chunfeng State-owned Hotel tonight.

It is the best restaurant in the north of the city and is not far from the Lu family.

Lu Qiaoge asked curiously, "Is it Zhao Jinbao, the one with four older sisters?" Then he looked at Lu Qiaoling and asked, "Can you remember who he is?"

Lu Qiaoling bit her lip and said, "I can remember it."

Lu Qiaoge nodded.

This family is quite well off.

Meng Xia calmed down, but she was a little worried. "Qiao Ling just returned to the city. Not only does he no longer have a job, but his household registration is still in the countryside. How could the Zhao family agree to this? His family's conditions are much better than ours."

She suddenly remembered that the Liang family was delaying the marriage because they looked down on her family.

You have to know that when the marriage was arranged, Lao Lu and Lao Liang were both workers.

Old Lu took a sip of water, then looked at his children and said seriously, "Is our family bad? We're not. Only vain people think so.

I've been a model worker every year, and I was once a national model worker. My family has a clean record. My father was a veteran guerrilla fighter, and your second aunt was a martyr. And the question of finding a job isn't difficult. It's not like you're going to the moon, you'll always find one. As for your household registration, as long as you're successful, I'll find someone to help you move back..."