The stick went home and asked his grandmother, Jia Zhangshi, for five cents.
Although Jia Zhang-shi was stingy, she was still relatively generous to the Jia family's only grandson.
After taking the money, he went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy a grimace mask. Then, he went home and found a piece of white silk.
This piece of white silk was bought by his father, Jia Dongxu, when he died.
The stick put away the white silk and the ghost mask. Through the door of the backyard, he stared fiercely at Su Chen's house.
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Su Chen went home and saw that Li Xiaorou was still sleeping. He asked his neighbor, the deaf old lady, to take care of her. He was going to buy some groceries.
It was rare that he had money. If he didn't get something delicious, it would be a waste of his stomach.
There were two markets near Nanluogu Alley, Dongdan Market and Chaoyang Market.
Dongdan Market was a little further away, but it was big and had everything.
Chaoyang Market was closer, but there were fewer things.
Su Chen did not plan to save money, so he took the bus to Dongdan Market.
When they arrived at the market, Su Chen looked around curiously.
After all, it was already evening, and many vegetable stalls had already left. However, it was a large vegetable market after all, and there was anything one wanted to buy.
Su Chen casually bought some vegetables and quickly went to the meat stall to buy meat.
"So many people are buying meat!"
There was a long line in front of the meat stall.
Many people who had just gotten off work went to the market to buy vegetables.
Su Chen was a little worried about whether he could get in.
It was such a long journey, and the ticket cost twenty cents. If he couldn't buy it, he would lose money.
Although there were many people who bought meat, Su Chen took a closer look. Most people only bought one or two taels at a time.
It was completely different from his previous life.
Even so, when they were about to reach Su Chen, there were still about two catties of meat left on the stall.
It was destined that some people in the queue would not be able to buy the meat.
There were seven or eight people in front of Su Chen.
If he waited for Su Chen, there might not be much left.
Su Chen suddenly had an idea. He walked to the stall and planned to discuss it with the people in front of him.
A middle-aged woman who was about to buy meat asked in surprise,"Young man, what's the matter?"
"Big Sister, it's like this. My family is having a wedding banquet tomorrow and needs to buy more meat. Can you let me have it?”
"How can that be? I rushed over after work. The two children at home are craving for this!”
"How about this? As long as you give it to me, I'll give you a pound of meat!”
"A pound of meat?"
The middle-aged woman's eyes widened.
The people in the queue looked at Su Chen in disbelief.
At this time, the meat ticket was worth more than cash of the same value. A pound of pork was only 78 cents, but a pound of pork could be sold for one piece in private transactions.
This young man actually bribed someone with a pound of meat just to buy some pork. Everyone found it unbelievable.
"Here!" Su Chen took out a pound of meat ticket and handed it over without hesitation.
Only then did the middle-aged woman believe that it was true. At this time, she did not care if the two children at home were hungry or not. She reached out and took it.
She was afraid that Su Chen would regret it, so she turned around and ran away quickly.
Su Chen then said to the man selling meat at the stall,""I'll buy all of this meat!"
"You…Do you still have hostages?" The man asked.
As the man spoke, he weighed the remaining meat. It was one catty and eight taels!
Su Chen took out two pounds of meat and handed it over.
When the man saw that there was really one, he quickly tied the meat rope on the table and handed it to Su Chen.
Su Chen paid another 70 cents and left with the meat.
Only then did the people queuing behind him come back to their senses!
"Sigh, we've queued for nothing!”
"My son's partner is coming to visit tomorrow. How ugly would it be if he doesn't have any flesh?”
"Then go to the black market!"
"Who dares to go to the black market? A catty of pork costs three yuan. I might as well kill you!”
"Where did that young man get so many hostages?”
"It must be the child of some official's family! He was also a prodigal. Just to buy some meat, he gave away a pound of meat. If he sold the meat ticket to the black market, he could sell it for two yuan!”
"Sigh, he doesn't care at all. The meat ticket must have been issued by the unit. It's hard for us commoners. We can't eat even if we have money!”
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Su Chen spent another ten cents to take the bus back to the courtyard house.
Third Uncle, who was leaning against the courtyard door and munching on melon seeds, widened his eyes when he saw the meat Su Chen was carrying.
"Su Chen, such a big piece of meat. How much did it cost?”
"Such a big piece of pork is too tempting. My entire body is going to be drenched in water!”
"This Su Chen has suffered too much. He just earned a few dollars and he's already showing off.”
Some people were greedy, while others sounded especially sour.
In this day and age, it was already very extravagant for a family to buy half a catty of meat during the New Year.
Su Chen was good. The meat weighed at least two pounds.
Su Chen replied casually and went home with the meat and vegetables.
He did not expect to meet Jia Zhangshi again in the middle court.
Jia Zhangshi's eyes lit up as she stared at the pork in Su Chen's hand, drooling.
Before Su Chen could speak, Jia Zhangshi spoke first,""Su Chen, you made so much money today. You and Li Xiaorou definitely can't eat so much meat. Our family's stem, Xiao Dang, and Huai Hua are still growing. Give me your meat. Come to our house for dinner tonight, and you won't have to cook!”
As she spoke, Jia Zhangshi stretched out her hand to snatch the meat.
Su Chen was so angry that he dodged.
Jia Zhang-shi's legs were not agile, and her hand missed, falling to the ground with a thud.
Su Chen ignored her and left with the meat.
"Wu, big brother, I want big brother! Wuuuu…"
Su Chen had just reached the door when he heard Li Xiaorou crying loudly in the house.
Seeing Su Chen push the door open and enter, Li Xiaorou broke free from the Deaf Old Lady's hand and pounced over to hug Su Chen's leg. She cried,""Brother wants Xiao Rou! Big brother wants Xiao Rou!"
Ever since her grandfather left, Su Chen was Li Xiaorou's only relative. She could not leave Su Chen for a while.
When she woke up and saw that Su Chen was not at home, she thought that Su Chen did not want her anymore like her grandfather. Her eyes were red from crying.
"Xiao Rou, don't cry. Why would big brother not want you? Big brother likes Xiao Rou the most!"
Su Chen quickly squatted down and hugged Li Xiaorou. He took out a White Rabbit Creamy Candy from his pocket and said,""Look, big brother went to buy delicious food for Xiao Rou!”
When Li Xiaorou heard that, her tears turned into laughter!
Su Chen unwrapped the wrapper and placed the candy in Li Xiaorou's mouth. Then, he stood up and said to the Deaf Old Lady,""Old Madam, have dinner at my place tonight. Help me take care of Xiao Rou for a while longer. I'll go invite a guest over!”
"No, Xiao Rou will follow me!"
When Li Xiaorou saw that Su Chen was about to leave again, she quickly hugged his thigh.
"Alright, Xiao Rou and brother will go together!”Su Chen picked Xiao Rou up and said to the Deaf Old Lady,""Old Madam, then you can take a walk around first. I'll call you when the meal is ready!”
"Alright, my good grandson! You're still the best to me. Only you and Silly Zhu are good in this quad. The others are useless!”
Su Chen smiled and did not refute the old lady.
The deaf old lady was good at identifying people, but she had misjudged Shazhu.
However, Su Chen knew that the Deaf Old Lady would not suffer any losses, so there was no need to remind her.
Su Chen carried Xiao Rou to Zhang Fan's house.
Zhang Fan was the nephew of Zhang Jianguo, the director of the Red Star School. His family was very close to the school.
Zhang Fan usually liked to drink. When he heard that Su Chen was treating him to a meal and said that it was to thank him for doing things for the people today, he immediately agreed.
When he got home, Su Chen put Li Xiaorou down and started cooking.
Although he wasn't a professional chef, Su Chen was generous. He gave him enough seasoning and oil.
As soon as he started frying the onions, a fragrance wafted through the courtyard.
When the braised pork was about to be served, everyone in the courtyard was alarmed.
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