A Flower of 80s' Supply and Marketing Cooperatives (MTL)

Chapter 3-4

Chapter 3 - Buy this, buy, then go home

　　As it approached five o'clock, the polder market became quieter, and the accountant in the supply and marketing cooperative was counting money and keeping accounts.

　　Shen Bailu took out the sugar ticket and candy ticket in his pocket, and asked Liu Fuxing: "Uncle Liu, why don't you weigh me two and a half catties of sugar and one catty of candy first."

　　"What do you want candy?"

　　"Let me see."

　　The wooden grid is full of several styles of sugar. At the front, there are white sugar with white flowers, dark red brown sugar, and lumpy rock sugar. The wooden grid at the back and above is filled with candies of different colors and flavors. Buttery, creamy...and fruity hard candies.

　　Shen Bailu had just been born again and didn't have any special feelings about these things, but for rural people, they could be greedy to death at a glance. One had no money, and the other had no sugar ticket and couldn't afford it. Many children stopped in front of the cabinet. But he can only drool eagerly.

　　"Weigh me half a catty of toffee and half a catty of fruit hard candies."

　　"Okay, it's two bucks and five jins of cream, it's more expensive." He grabbed a handful of candies neatly, put them on the weighing pan, picked them out, and put two more.

　　"I heard earlier that tomorrow is your grandfather's birthday, and you will go home to celebrate his birthday later?" Liu Fuxing asked as he said.

　　Shen Bailu nodded: "Well, I'm waiting for my sister's holiday."

　　"Sugar costs two and a half catties? Buy so much..."

　　"At that time, I will give my aunt and uncle a gift in return."

　　Liu Fuxing nodded and said, "Is a good and sensible girl."

　　Shen Bailu laughed helplessly.

　　There are five children under Grandpa Shen's knees. They are the aunt, second aunt, father Shen Bailu, uncle, and sister-in-law. These three aunts are not fuel-efficient lamps. Except for the older aunt who is honest, the second aunt is arrogant, the third aunt is shrewd, and there is also an aunt who often thinks grandfather is partial...Luo Huaguang pleased them at the beginning. It made everyone talk to him.

　　Liu Fuxing skillfully wrapped the candies and sugar in paper, Shen Bailu took out a handful of scattered tickets, counted the money to him, and said politely: "Uncle Liu, eat sugar."

　　"No, it's enough for me to dip these sugars every day. Give your family more."

　　Shen Bailu asked the salesperson at the tobacco, alcohol, and tableware counters, and they all declined politely.

　　Taking three packets of sugar back to her counter, Shen Bailu generously opened the candy package and asked Wang Jiandi to eat the sugar. Wang Jiandi was not polite and took a toffee.

　　"Huh? Xuemei just said it's convenient to go, why hasn't she come back now?"

　　"She came back a while ago and said that she had something to do. She gave the money and the bill to the accountant and got off work."

　　Wang Jiandi snorted: "I will really enjoy the blessing!"

　　After a while, four young girls came outside, chatting into the shop with their heads. There was a girl with a duck egg face in the middle, smiled sweetly at Shen Bailu, and shouted in a crisp voice: "Sister."