Lin Xiao went to the supply and marketing cooperative.
He planned to buy a few packs of Da Qianmen.
Yesterday at Shichahai, the group of anglers had helped him out. Someone had even pushed Yan Bugui into the river to vent his anger for him…This was all kindness, and he had to remember it.
Therefore, Lin Xiao decided to buy a few packs of cigarettes and give them to those old men to thank them.
Friendship was very precious and he had to cherish it.
Besides, Lin Xiao didn't just want to thank them.
He still had his own selfish motives.
A group of people fishing in Shichahai.
If they were people in their twenties or thirties, they would not need to care about these people. They were all sloppy, idle, and didn't have a proper job!
However, he had to treat those old people in their fifties and sixties with care!
Among these elderly people, there might be some like Jia Zhang who were at the bottom of society without a job.
But most of them were retired old men.
These retired old men were amazing!
It was now 1965.
It had only been a decade since he entered the new world!
Most of these retired old men had carried guns in the past twenty years!
Perhaps they would just be ordinary workers in the future.
However, the network of connections behind it was definitely huge!
One had to know that the comradeship of this era was absolutely strong. It was not something that the future could compare to. It was a relationship that could truly entrust one's life to. If something happened, he could look for the old leader of the army and it would basically be done!
However…
These old men had a bad temper after retirement because their experiences in the past years made them unable to relax. Now that they suddenly retired, they would not be able to adapt.
Lin Xiao felt that these retired old men liked fishing.
And he was good at fishing.
He might as well use this to get closer to these retired old men.
To gain the favor of these retired old men.
If something really happened in the future, these retired old men would definitely be able to help.
However, although he had such thoughts, he couldn't be too anxious. These retired old men had seen all kinds of situations. It was useless to play tricks in front of them.
Therefore, it was good to treat them as ordinary friends now.
There was the Exploding Heavens Faction in ancient times. Now, perhaps he could manage his own Fishing Gang.
Lin Xiao came to the supply and marketing cooperative.
He didn't have a ticket.
Therefore, there was no way to buy cigarettes.
However, he had other bills, so he waited at the entrance of the supply and marketing cooperative, planning to exchange tickets with others.
People came and went at the entrance of the supply and marketing cooperative. There were many customers coming and going.
Lin Xiao found a few people and exchanged ten catties of food tickets for a few cigarette tickets.
However, he could not achieve his goal.
If he continued to wait, he didn't know how long it would take for him to get the number of tickets he wanted.
He couldn't waste any more time. After all, he had discussed with Uncle Wu that they would go fishing together today. Moreover, he had already spent too much time in the courtyard in the morning.
He thought for a moment, then turned around and walked into the supply and marketing cooperative.
"Comrade, what do you need?" Behind the counter was an auntie in her fifties.
"Auntie, I want to buy a hundred boxes of Da Qian Men!" Lin Xiao said with a smile.”
"Yo, you bought so much. Fortunately, you replenished your stock this morning. Otherwise, you might not have it!”The auntie smiled." Wait here. I'll get it for you. Prepare the money and tickets." A box of Big Front Gate was 30 cents, and 100 boxes were 30 yuan.”
After a while, the saleswoman walked over with a basket. Inside was a box wrapped in kraft paper. The ten boxes of Big Front Door would be wrapped in kraft paper into a bundle, a total of ten bundles.
Lin Xiao put the 30 yuan on the counter and a few more tickets. He said awkwardly,"
"Auntie, my family has a happy event and I'm in a hurry to use cigarettes. The tickets applied for by the factory are not enough. Can you make an exception? I have some food stamps and meat stamps here, which can be exchanged for about 100 boxes of cigarette stamps! You've been at the counter all day. If there are customers, can you see if they need food stamps and meat stamps and ask them to exchange them?”
"Auntie, don't worry. I definitely won't delay your work.”
"There's really a happy occasion at home today, so I'm busy. I have five yuan and candy tickets here. I'll buy some candy here. You can bring it back for the child to eat. Just treat it as a wedding candy from my family and let the child be happy.”
Lin Xiao took out a bus ticket.
She took out five yuan and a candy note.
Some of these tickets were exchanged yesterday while fishing, while some were stolen from Qin Huairu's house.
"This is nothing. Don't worry, I'll be here all day. You can just leave the food and meat tickets here. I'll get someone to exchange them for you.”The saleswoman counted the food stamps and meat stamps. They could be exchanged for more than a hundred boxes of cigarette stamps. If she accepted this job, she might even be able to keep a few food stamps.
So she said a little embarrassedly,""You can take the money and candy tickets back. There's no need to spend so much money.”
"Auntie, these are wedding candies. They're for the child. You can't refuse them."”
Only then did the saleswoman accept it and said,"Young man, after you get married, you have to live well.”
"Auntie, it's not my wedding…"
"Then I'll arrange one for you in the future.”
"Alright, that's good."
Lin Xiao had nothing to fill his mouth with, so he took off his coat, packed a pack of cigarettes, and left.
The saleswoman took the five yuan and the candy ticket, but she didn't buy any candy. She just put it in her pocket.
Buy candy for the children at home?
What candy do children eat? Eating too much will rot their teeth!
With this five yuan, wouldn't it be good to buy a few catties of meat to make dumplings?
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Lin Xiao jogged toward the Shichahai Lake.
He didn't bring any fishing gear.
He had no intention of fishing today.
He had caught so many fish yesterday and exchanged money and tickets with the old men.
This could also be understood as being forced to live in poverty.
If he caught a lot of fish today and continued to exchange for money and tickets, it would seem very unethical!
Those retired old men might look down on him because of this.
He went to Shichahai today not to fish, but to teach those old men how to fish, to pass on his fishing experience!
This way, he could get to know the masters better.
An hour later.
He came to the vicinity of Shichahai.
He was panting from exhaustion.
"I'll get my chef's license tomorrow. After I find a formal job, I have to buy a bicycle!”
"It's too uncomfortable to walk on two legs without a bicycle!”
He walked towards the fishing spot from yesterday.
Uncle Wu was fishing.
He was calm and composed.
However, it seemed that he did not catch any fish. There was not a single fish in the bucket.
"The Fishing King is here!"
"Little Lin is here!"
"Xiao Lin, come and teach me how to fish! Why can't I catch any?"
A group of old men surrounded him.
Lin Xiao was famous for his fight yesterday.
Lin Xiao looked around and saw that they were basically the old men from yesterday.
So he took off his coat, took out a cigarette, tore open the brown paper, and gave it out.
"Grandpa, one box for each of you. Thank you for helping me out yesterday. Take it as my filial piety!”
There were about fifty of them.
He only kept one pack of the hundred boxes of cigarettes. The rest were distributed in two circles. Some people had one pack, while others had two packs.
These old men were loyal and didn't want to take Lin Xiao's cigarettes.
But he couldn't stand Lin Xiao's pestering, so he had to accept it.
Two boxes of big front door, this was not a small gift.
Even a retired old man would not be willing to smoke so well.
Although their backgrounds were deep, they were mostly retired from ordinary jobs and did not receive much treatment. Moreover, there were many people in each household. That little pension could not be squandered like this.
An old man sighed and said," There are so many big front doors. This must be more than 30 yuan. It's more than a month's salary for an ordinary worker. Lin kid, you're dead!"”
"You brat, you haven't even found a job yet. You just have two spare money in your hands, and you're wasting it like this!”
"I have 80 cents here. Just treat it as me buying these two boxes of cigarettes. Kid, let me tell you, you have to save money and spend it wisely.”
The masters taught him a lesson.
Lin Xiao was not angry.
Instead, she felt warm inside.
After all, they were doing this for their own good.
It would be great if the cows, horses, snakes, and gods in the courtyard house were half as good as these old men.
Lin Xiao said," Master, I live alone. I don't need much money. I just feel bad that everyone bought my fish at a high price yesterday because they took care of me!"”
An old man was angry." We bought your fish so that you could have some spare money to live a peaceful life. But you're wasting it like this?" You don't have a formal job now, and you don't have any money on hand. How can you live a stable life?!”
Lin Xiao chuckled and said," Grandpa, don't be angry. I'll find a job in a few days. Then, I'll be able to settle down!"”
"Kid Lin, what kind of job are you looking for?”Some of the masters were curious.
"Chef, I plan to get a chef's certificate!”Lin Xiao said.
He brought this up because he wanted the masters to help him plan.
He didn't know much about the mechanism, but these old men knew!
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