Beautiful beauties in the 80s courtyard

Chapter 23 Why haven’t you come back yet?

Captain Lin paused for a moment and said, "There aren't many fine grains. Most of them are coarse grains. Corn grits, millet, and cornmeal. But the cornmeal is very fine. It's ground by the commune's new machine."

Lu Qiaoge nodded: "Okay, as long as I can change some, I will change some."

Then he opened the canvas bag and took out everything inside.

"Captain, please change it."

The captain was surprised to see the flashlight at a glance: "There's a flashlight, and it's new?"

Not only flashlights, but also rubber shoes, cigarettes, and a box of No. 1 batteries. These are not cheap.

The food in their brigade was not new, but from last year. Even if they exchanged it, they had to pay according to last year's price.

This pair of men's sandals is sold for four yuan at the supply and marketing cooperative, and the rubber shoes are sold for five yuan.

Especially rubber shoes, most people can't afford them.

Even he, the team leader, couldn't bear to buy a pair of rubber shoes.

But now you don’t have to spend any money, you can just exchange it with green leafy vegetables and grains.

Moreover, there has been no shortage of food in rural areas in the north in recent years, and basically every household has surplus food.

Coarse grains cost one cent per pound, and even white flour only costs one and a half cents.

These things can be exchanged for a lot of food.

Lu Qiaoge pushed all the things to him and said, "Captain, I'm going out to help."

He said this and walked out of the brigade headquarters with a smile.

Everyone saw that her canvas bag was empty and didn't think much of it.

Gu Wenbo also took a quick look and then looked away.

The captain looked at those things and had an idea in his mind.

He and Lu Qiaoge agreed that when the truck took the vegetables away, he would drive the horse-drawn carriage to the military factory to pick up the exchanged supplies.

Captain Lin thought this was a good idea. In this way, the members could take their things home today.

He couldn't help but put the batteries of the flashlight in, then turned it on. Wow, it was too bright. I heard it was for military use.

The captain happily closed it quickly to avoid wasting electricity, and put it carefully into the drawer.

Nowadays, this flashlight plus batteries costs more than two yuan here, but an industrial ticket is required.

But industrial tickets are hard to come by.

Looking at the things Lu Qiaoge gave him, Captain Lin quietly called the accountant and asked him to calculate how much coarse grains he should give to Lu Qiaoge.

The accountant was given a pair of gloves and happily stuffed them into his pocket.

Then he said to Captain Lin: "Comrade Lu has solved our great difficulty this time. Next time you go to the commune meeting, you won't be criticized for being stupid."

The captain glared at the accountant and said, "Don't mess with useless things. Tell me what's useful."

Because the verbal agreement with the cafeteria manager was invalidated, he was scolded by the president for being stupid and asking why he didn't write it down on paper.

He didn't think so much at that time.

The accountant finished his joke and continued with a smile, "Comrade Lu also said that this isn't just the first time. The leafy greens in our garden grow fast, and we might be able to produce another crop in half a month. If the military factory wants more, my mother-in-law's garden is also growing quite a lot of vegetables."

Then he continued, "In autumn, the cabbages, potatoes, and radishes in our private plots..."

The captain said cautiously, "How can we not be anxious in the future? Words don't count, but this time he helped us a lot, so we can't let Comrade Lu suffer any loss."

The accountant was very pleased and felt that the team leader had learned from his mistakes.

So, after the two of them quietly discussed it, the accountant went out to continue organizing the packing of vegetables, while the team leader went to the warehouse.

After all the leafy greens were loaded into the truck, the team leader also loaded the grain and a large basket of vegetables into a horse-drawn carriage with a fender installed.

A young wife asked Lu Qiaoge if he wanted to exchange eggs. Lu Qiaoge's eyes lit up and said, "Yes, yes."

The young wife hurried home. The others were also tempted by the sight, but without asking how to exchange, they returned home. Lu Qiaoge discussed with the accountant and decided that members would sell the coins to the supply and marketing cooperative for seven cents each, and the exchange would be nine cents.

In the end, the eggs were exchanged for two baskets and carefully placed in the corner of the carriage by Brother Gu.

Lu Qiaoling was exhausted and sweating. He had to write down the names of the members, the types and weight of vegetables, and what the other party wanted to exchange.

Lu Qiaoling felt that she had never been so busy.

But what was written down in the end was the same as what the scorer remembered.

Gu Wenbo looked at the group of members who were staring at him eagerly, not knowing what to say.

He hurried over to call out to Lu Xiaosi, who was having fun with a group of other children: "Xiaosi, go home."

Lu Xiaosi and the tabby cat were just there to play. He made quite a few friends, mostly because he gave them a piece of candy.

When he was about to leave, another child took his hand and said, "Next time, come with me. I will take you to see the big frogs in the pond."

Lu Xiaosi nodded solemnly.

Lu Qiaoge smiled and said to the members, "Don't worry, everyone. I'll be back soon. I've written down everything you want, and I promise to get it back to you today."

The old men and women were anxious, but not worried at all.

For such a big truck, I don’t know how much the fuel costs.

Ultimately, it's all about solving their problems.

Gu Wenbo asked Lu Qiaoge: "Do we need to come again?"

"No need. Captain Lin is driving a carriage behind us. Once the dishes are replaced, he will have brought the carriage back."

The distance is not far. Not to mention stepping on the accelerator, it only takes a short while to reach the street office of the military factory.

At this time, Director Hu from the Subdistrict Office kept asking Huang Juan, "Do you think Guzitun will raise prices and will they refuse to move? If so, we'll have to pay the transportation team for gas and labor costs."

Huang Juan: "Didn't you see the dishes from yesterday?"

Well, not only did I see it, I also ate it.

Of course, I exchanged them for something.

The chives are very fresh and the chive boxes are very fragrant.

But after the car left, Director Hu realized that Lu Qiaoge was just an unemployed young person and she only had a letter of introduction in her hand.

Moreover, he forgot to tell Lu Qiaoge that he could call the street office when he arrived at the brigade headquarters.

But maybe there is no telephone in Guzitun at all.

Ren Xiaocui looked out the window. At this time, many family members who had received the news had come to exchange their unused items at home.

And there are more and more people.

In fact, it was not fully disclosed. Just in case, it was promoted on a small scale. It was said that a batch of green leafy vegetables came in to the street office at noon today, and they could be directly exchanged for daily necessities.

So many people came here with daily necessities that they rarely use.

Some vegetable baskets also contained bags of soy sauce, vinegar, and salt. Many people carried matches, candles, soap, towels, white porcelain jars, and other labor protection items.

In a short while, there were more than a hundred people gathered here.

It was so crowded that even passersby came over out of curiosity.

Then I knew what happened today.

I don’t know if it was Lu Qiaoge who made the connection, but, green leafy vegetables, they also want to change.

A union official happened to be delivering documents. Seeing this scene, he asked Lao Hu in surprise, "Director Hu, what are all these people doing with their vegetable baskets and nylon bags?"

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