After hearing Yun Shu's words, Lin Jingshu put the package on the ground, gritted her teeth, and turned to run into the post office.

As he ran, he told Yunshu, "I'll be right back, Yunyun, you wait for me here!"

"Okay! I understand, don't worry!"

Although she said she wasn't in a hurry, Lin Jingshu had only been inside for about ten minutes. No one knows what she wrote in her reply after hurriedly reading the letter, but when she came out, she looked refreshed.

Yun Shu kept a close eye on her best friend's expression, and seeing that she did indeed look relieved, she felt a little relieved as well.

Yun Shu didn't necessarily want to pry into her friend's privacy. She simply told her best friend, "It's good that we ran into each other this time. If anything happens in the future, I'll come with you. We can keep each other company."

"Yeah, don't worry, Yunyun, but I think... everything should be fine."

"Let's go, let's hurry and deliver the things to Grandpa Zhang, then we'll go to the supply and marketing cooperative. It's almost eight o'clock, and it's Monday when they get their goods; there will definitely be a lot of people today, so we need to be quick!"

When people have a choice, they all want to maintain some dignity in front of their loved ones. Yun Shu could tell that Lin Jing Shu didn't want to talk too much about her grandparents' family, so she understandingly changed the subject.

Moreover, what she said made sense. There would definitely be a lot of people at the supply and marketing cooperative today, and they would definitely have to line up to grab the items. So Yun Shu nodded solemnly.

"Well, let's go."

……

The group handed their belongings to Grandpa Zhang, who carefully placed several large packages on the oxcart and repeatedly assured them that he would take good care of them.

After agreeing on when the afternoon bus would arrive and when they would return, Yun Shu and the others hurriedly ran towards the supply and marketing cooperative.

When they arrived, there were indeed many people. It happened to be Monday, and the supply and marketing cooperative was replenishing its stock. So, even though the cooperative was still a few minutes away from opening, a long queue had already formed at the entrance. The group didn't dare to delay and quickly ran to join the queue.

At times like this, there's no mood for conversation; the atmosphere is so tense that everyone is on edge. Yun Shu isn't even thinking about what to buy anymore, because she sees several older women treating them like 'competitors,' and she knows it's going to be a tough battle.

Yun Shu's thinking was correct. In this era of scarcity, everything was in high demand and there was almost nothing that no one wanted.

In particular, employees of supply and marketing cooperatives would also internally consume a batch in advance.

So when the supply and marketing cooperative opened at eight o'clock, a few young people took advantage of their agility and squeezed through the sea of ​​people to get inside.

Queuing? Don't be ridiculous.

In big cities, supply and marketing cooperatives might be a bit more accommodating, refusing to sell anything without a queue, and the salespeople have more say. But in this small county town, if you try to be polite, you'll just get overwhelmed by the elderly folks.

Therefore, at this juncture, the group disregarded any notion of respecting the elderly or caring for the young. They quickly scanned the counter with their eyes and then tacitly split up to carry out their tasks.

……

Lin Jingshu pulled Yun Shu along and ran to the fabric counter. The two of them took out their fabric coupons and money, determined to spend every last penny and every single coupon. They bought everything they could find: colorful yarn balls, polyester fabric, scraps of cloth, and white curtain fabric with blue flowers and bamboo prints.

The two girls carried a large pile of things, simply wrapped in a large piece of cloth. Ignoring the grumbling and complaints from the older women behind them about how if they bought too much, the women wouldn't be able to buy anything else. They turned around and headed towards the daily necessities section.

The daily necessities section was also fully stocked, so Lin Jingshu and Yun Shu didn't dare to delay at all. They took out their money and loudly 'placed an order' with the salesperson.

Peony toothpaste, Vitality 28 laundry detergent, Cool Fragrance shampoo, as well as sun hats, gloves, soap, washboards, hot water bottles, matches, and pots and pans.

As for the large iron kettle, iron pot, thermos, and lunchbox, these items would require additional industrial ration coupons. Fortunately, Yun Shu actually had them, because she was going to the countryside, so her family had given her almost all the industrial ration coupons they had saved up, enough for her to buy living supplies in the place where she was assigned. Lin Jing Shu could also find them through Pinduoduo.

After buying all that, to be honest, the two of us couldn't carry it all, but we couldn't leave without buying something else.

So, with great difficulty, they squeezed through the crowd carrying their belongings. Yun Shu and Lin Jing Shu stood back to back, hands on their hips, panting heavily. Yun Shu stayed to watch the things, while Lin Jing Shu, holding both of their receipts, gritted her teeth and squeezed into the crowd in front of the meat counter.

Fifteen minutes later, Lin Jingshu, exhausted, squeezed out carrying the meat. Yun Shu quickly took over, clutching her money and squeezing into the candy and pastry counter. Seeing that the daily necessities section was less crowded, Yun Shu ran over and bought two mosquito nets for the two of them.

After struggling for an hour and a half, the two of them had almost spent all the money they had.

To be honest, these things should be easily obtainable through Yun Shu's sign-in system or Lin Jing Shu's Pinduoduo. But... as I said before, when you're new here, you need to establish a persona for yourself.

Do you expect things to appear out of thin air without spending money?

All this hard work and exhaustion is just preparation for two RMB players to legitimately enjoy a comfortable life later on.

……

After carefully tidying up the supplies scattered on the ground, they took turns carrying everything out of the supply and marketing cooperative. They found a place to sit down and rest. After a while, Pei Wenyuan also came over to join the two of them. After waiting for another ten minutes, the male protagonist Jiang Xiucheng and Chen Ming also came out carrying a pile of things each.

The two girls sat on the stone steps by the wall, seemingly unaffected, as if they had just been in a brawl. The three boys were also leaning against the wall, panting heavily.

All I can say is, never underestimate the fighting power of the elderly. A listless Yun Shu pulled two pieces of nougat from her bag and stuffed them into her and her best friend's mouths, then leaned on her friend's shoulder, speaking weakly.

"I'm never coming on a Monday again, I'm already squashed to death..."

The very reliable older sister, Lin Jingshu, patted her best friend's head to comfort her.

"It's a pity I didn't manage to buy any bicycles this time. There were only three available, and they were all sold out!"

"I hesitated for a moment, and I don't know when I'll have another chance."

Chen Ming, who was sitting opposite him, looked very regretful. Jiang Xiucheng, who also looked somewhat disheveled, patted his childhood friend on the shoulder—he hadn't bought any either.

It took the group a while to calm their breathing and recover their strength. As it was almost noon, Yun Shu used her superpower of organization to pack everything together as much as possible to reduce its size, such as stuffing toothpaste, shampoo, and soap into a large iron kettle.

After receiving admiring glances from several friends, the group carried their smaller, more economical packages to a state-run restaurant for a meal.

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