Siheyuan: First-class Merit at the Start

Supply and marketing cooperative.

The supply and marketing cooperatives of this era covered almost all daily needs.

Chen Xi was not surprised by this, but Li Polu was very interested because it was his first time coming in.

In particular, he showed great interest in the sign hanging behind the counter that read "No assault on customers without reason."

Of course, he was just curious, and he hadn't thought about putting it into practice yet.

By noon, Li Bolu had bought a lot of things in large and small bags.

It's just a pity that I originally planned to buy two sets of ready-made clothes for Chen Xi, but I didn't buy them.

During this period, most people bought cloth and made their own clothes, and buying ready-made clothes was considered a luxury.

Facts have proved that women at any stage have little resistance to buying clothes.

Therefore, even a girl like Chen Xi, who came from a family with no worries about food and clothing, was still a little disappointed that she could not buy ready-made clothes.

In this regard, Li Bolu could only shake his head and smile bitterly.

However, at this moment, a place name suddenly popped up in Li Bolu's mind.

Zhengyangmen: Silk and satin shop.

Li Bolu immediately had an idea.

He took Chen Xi and rode his bike straight to Zhengyangmen.

After parking the car, Li Bolu pulled Chen Xi inside.

As soon as I entered the door, I saw two women selling cloth to customers.

"Comrade, would you like some scattered cloth? Or ready-made clothes?"

A woman with delicate looks saw what Li Polu and the other man were wearing and what they were holding in their hands, and quickly came over to them.

The man looked to be in his twenties, wearing a white shirt which was quite fashionable in that era.

Her eyes are charming and her face is delicate.

"Pick out two sets of ready-made clothes for my wife." As he said this, Li Polu took out a few big black tens and some cloth coupons from his pocket.

"According to these cloth coupons, you can help us choose."

The woman said with some joy: "You are so generous, your wife is so lucky. By the way, I am the private manager of this silk shop, Chen Xueru."

Private party?

Upon hearing this, Li Bolu was stunned. What is this?

Then, I realized that at this moment, most shops were still public-private partnerships, with one manager each for the public and private sides.

This silk shop is obviously in the same situation.

Looking at this charming and charming woman in front of him, Li Polu wanted to remind her, but he changed his mind and didn't say it.

After all, there are still several years before the public-private partnership ends. Although by then, these private managers will basically not have a good ending.

But if I say this at this point in time, I'm sure people will think I'm looking for trouble.

After putting the things in his hand on the front desk, Li Bolu said hello to Chen Xi and turned to walk out.

Looking at the banners hanging everywhere on the quaint streets, they seem a bit out of place.

He just took out a cigarette from his pocket and lit it, then he looked up and saw the tavern standing opposite.

When he first came here, he passed by here, but he didn't go into the tavern to take a look.

The time was just right today, so Li Bolu said something to Chen Xi, and then walked into the tavern with curiosity.

A slightly narrow shop with several sets of tables and chairs.

There weren't many customers in the store, only a few tables scattered around.

A woman whose face could not be seen clearly was standing behind the counter and calculating the bill.

"Comrade."

The woman, who was concentrating on calculating the accounts, immediately raised her head when she heard this.

"Hello, comrade. I don't know you. What would you like to eat?"

When he looked up, Li Bolu was a little unsure whether the beautiful woman in front of him was Xu Huizhen, the proprietress of the tavern under Zhengyangmen.

After all, this girl looked quite different from the impression he had of Wen Li.

So he asked uncertainly, "Comrade, is your last name Chen?"

"I really let you guess it." Xu Huizhen's mouth twitched slightly: This guy came prepared, but this routine is so old-fashioned.

Li Polu understood. After all, this was the real world. There was no such anxious little woman as Wen Li.

"Hey, this young man is here to recognize his relatives."

Just then, an old man sitting at a table in the corner shouted in a sarcastic tone.

Li Polu ignored him. He was just an old man left over from the previous dynasty. There was no need to bother with him. After all, he didn't want what he had.

He turned and looked at the menu behind the counter.

My goodness, it was all vegetarian. There was not a single bit of meat.

"Comrade, this meat dish..."

"From what you said, it seems that you don't eat out often. In this year..."

Seeing Chen Huizhen hesitant to speak, Li Polu immediately understood.

This tavern is just a place to drink and chat. If you really want to get meat, most people probably can't afford it.

"I brought it myself. Can you do it?" Li Polu turned his head to look at Chen Xi who was chatting enthusiastically with Chen Xueru across from him, and said.

This almost made Xu Huizhen's CPU burn out, and she blurted out: "What are you doing? Walking around with meat?"

Li Polu pointed his lips towards the opposite side and explained with a smile: "My wife is choosing clothes across the street. I don't think she will leave for a while. I originally bought some to make at home. Tell me if it's possible."

"can."

"That's fine." As he said that, Li Bolu turned around and went out to get something.

Seeing Li Polu's actions, Xu Huizhen knew that she might have misunderstood.

Not long after, Li Polu returned to the tavern carrying half a pound of meat.

"You can do it as you see fit, and then make a plain one. Don't worry, I think it will take a while."

"I'll take care of you." Xu Huizhen didn't say much and went to the kitchen with the meat.

"Brother, where have you been?" Chen Xi asked hurriedly when he saw Li Polu coming back.

"Some people are so tired that they can't even walk. I'll go get you something to eat."

Li Polu scratched Chen Xi's nose and joked with a smile.

"No, I don't." Chen Xi argued in a low voice, and then went to pick out clothes with Chen Xueru.

More than ten minutes later, after Li Polu had given Chen Xi some suggestions on clothes, Chen Xi picked up the clothes and walked out with Li Polu.

It’s strange to say, there are obviously not many styles of clothes in that era, and Li Polu couldn’t understand how Chen Xi could take so long to choose.

"Just now I saw you and that private manager seemed to be chatting very well. What were you talking about?"

Chen Xi pulled Li Polu's arm mysteriously and said delicately, "I won't tell you."

After dinner at the tavern, Li Bolu took Chen Xi back to the Chen family.

After all, I just left a note and kidnapped the person yesterday, so it would be bad to keep him from coming back.

As soon as I entered the house, I saw Chen Qiu sitting in the living room with a sullen face.

"Hey, whose new bride is this? Why is she here at my house so late at night?"

In response, Chen Xi ignored Chen Qiu, picked up the bag of clothes, rushed into the house and started yelling.

"Mom, mom, come out and see these new clothes your brother bought for you today."

Zhang Xiao had heard Chen Qiu's sarcastic remarks to Li Polu just now. He was walking towards the hall at this moment and bumped into Chen Xi.

"Oh my, you silly kid, why are you still so irritable even though you're married?"

"Oh, Mom, look, this is the dress your brother chose for you today. Let's go try it on."

Chen Xi, while speaking, gave Zhang Xiao a frantic look.

Zhang Xiao naturally understood what was going on and said something like Li Polu was wasting money, then warned Chen Qiu not to quarrel with Li Polu. He then pulled Chen Xi into the house.

However, the two men who stayed in the living room felt a little awkward at this time.

Chen Qiu didn't want to talk to Li Polu because Li Polu took his daughter away yesterday and for another reason.

Li Bolu was afraid that if he spoke, Chen Qiu would get angry and attack him.

After a while, Li Bolu was the first to be unable to withstand the pressure.

He said tentatively, "Dad, I came in a hurry today and didn't bring you a gift. How about I bring you some cigarettes in a couple of days?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he regretted it, because he saw Chen Qiu's expression quickly change from a dark face to a smiling face.

"Okay, you said so yourself. Send it to the department tomorrow and don't let your mother know."

Li Polu:? Lao Deng, are you trying to trick me?