"Jianjun, it's not easy to build an army in this period of time. Forget about today, but don't buy so many things in the future. It's not easy to make money.”
It was the third aunt who spoke. She saw the pork ribs and pig's feet that Chen Jianjun bought. They were leftovers from his selection.
There was also a big watermelon. Although watermelons were delicious and juicy, they were very expensive. One catty cost 30 to 40 cents. It was not cheap. If one bought one, it would cost 30 to 40 yuan at most. If it was not, it would cost one or two yuan.
Who wouldn't feel heartache for eating a person's entire month's worth of rations?
"Besides, we bought so many things. The weather is getting hotter and hotter.”Third Aunt continued to ramble on.
Originally, Jianjun Chen had planned to do it himself. He was quite serious about eating.
In the end, Third Aunt insisted on helping, but she had no choice.
Seeing that Chen Jianjun bought bones, he couldn't help but say.
Jianjun Chen didn't say much about this. He saw Third Aunt take the basin to wash under the tap in the yard and started chatting with Third Uncle.
They mainly talked about the things that had happened in the courtyard over the past four years, as well as the changes in the surroundings.
" Liang Ladi from the neighboring courtyard. Her husband died of illness a while ago. It's not easy for a woman to take care of three sons and a daughter now…"
Third Uncle sighed." But I heard that this woman is quite good. She was admitted as a Level 5 Welder a while ago. Her salary is 61.50 yuan a month. Her life will be much easier from now on."”
At this point, Third Uncle was obviously a little envious.
In the courtyard, among the three old men, the third old man, Yan Bugui, had the lowest salary. He was a grade eight primary school teacher, earning thirty-seven yuan a month.
In this day and age, the family of six had a tight schedule.
Of course, Yan Bugui was petty, calculative, and liked to take advantage of others. One of the reasons was that he was forced by life, and the other was that this was his nature.
Basically, Yan Bugui wasn't a bad person. His personality was like this, and he didn't have any bad intentions.
This was also one of the reasons why Jianjun Chen would treat Third Uncle to a meal.
Another point was that Chen Jianjun didn't want to fight alone in the courtyard. It was a good strategy to pull in a group and suppress a group.
Anyway, there was no enmity between them, and the key was that there was no cost to it. It was just a matter of convenience.
As they chatted, Chen Jianjun took out a pack of Da Zhonghua cigarettes from his pocket. It was not a special supply of cigarettes. It was also the only type of cigarettes with filter tips that were currently on sale in the flower plantation.
Jianjun Chen had been an old smoking man in his previous life. He had started smoking in the past two years, but he was very picky. He only liked smoking with a filter.
Greater China was 72 cents per pack, and tickets were also needed. When Chen Jianjun was at the University of Technology, he had asked many people to exchange tickets.
However, it was also a case of one less pack. Without tickets, one really couldn't buy it.
Therefore, Chen Jianjun was usually very frugal.
Third Uncle's eyes lit up when he saw Chen Jianjun's Great China. He said,"This is good stuff. I've only seen it once in China. It has a filter. I don't know how it tastes.
"However, this thing is really not cheap. 72 cents for a bag can buy a catty of fat meat and add to the head. If you buy coarse grains, you can buy seven catty. One stalk is 3.6 cents. Taking one stalk is almost equivalent to eating half a cabbage…"
Obviously, there was a reason why Third Aunt was so long-winded. Third Uncle was even more talkative now. He compared the value of more than ten items.
Chen Jianjun pretended that he didn't hear it. How could he not know? He reached into his pocket and took out a kerosene lighter that he had hand-made and lit it for himself.
Yan Bugui's eyes lit up when he saw the Zippo lighter. Lighters were not common these days. Matches were more commonly used.
Third Uncle also lit it for himself and took a deep breath. He seemed to be enjoying it.
However, Chen Jianjun suspected that Third Uncle didn't know how to smoke at all. He was only so invested because this cigarette was worth 3.6%.
Nowadays, the cheapest cigarettes were less than ten cents per pack. Two cigarettes were worth a pack of cigarettes.
Smoking cost money, and he couldn't eat his fill. Yan Bugui didn't smoke, but it didn't stop him from smoking.
Seeing Yan Bugui's expression of enjoyment, Chen Jianjun was speechless.
When Chen Jianjun had finished smoking and Yan Bugui's filter was burnt, he reluctantly threw away the extinguished cigarette butt and coughed a few times.
However, Yan Bugui seemed to have made up his mind and said,"I still have a bottle of Xifeng wine at home. It hasn't been opened yet. I'll go get it and let's have a good drink.”
After saying that, Third Uncle stomped home.
Chen Jianjun was in disbelief. This Third Uncle was stingy all his life. This seemed to be the first time he took something out. Even if he drank, it would be a mess.
A bottle of Xifeng wine cost 2.50 yuan. For people like Third Uncle, this bottle of wine was almost a family heirloom.
Since he was willing to contribute, Chen Jianjun realized that he was quite proud of himself. Of course, the dinner he prepared was also quite proud.
Originally, Jianjun Chen had brought back two bottles of Maotai. Each bottle was eight yuan. He had planned to open one bottle, but now he had saved it.
Usually, Jianjun Chen would drink a little by himself. He was in good health and could hold his liquor, but he never drank too much.
And they were basically drinking Xifeng wine or Fen wine that cost 2.5 yuan.
These two bottles of Maotai were given to him by his teacher, Professor Sun, before he left.
Third Uncle contributed a bottle of wine. To Chen Jianjun, it was like seeing a miser plucking its feathers. He hadn't even drunk it, but he already felt that this bottle of wine must taste good.
Third Aunt was also very fast. After washing the meat and vegetables for Chen Jianjun, the fire on the coal stove was also lit.
Chen Jianjun immediately said that he could do it himself.
Third Aunt also needed to go back and cook for the children. Otherwise, the whole family would definitely come over at night. Then, these things would really not be enough to eat.
Seeing this, Third Aunt did not insist anymore.
However, when he left, there was a trace of regret in his eyes.
Jianjun Chen's cooking skills were also very good. In his previous life, he liked to cook by himself. He also liked to read how to cook on the Internet and learn from it.
Therefore, before he transmigrated, he was already good at cooking.
At the university, Chen Jianjun would occasionally open fire himself. Not only did his culinary skills not fall behind, but they also improved.
In this era, there were ten levels of cooks. Chen Jianjun's cooking skills were at the beginner level, which was about level seven.
Although He Yuzhu's culinary skills were only at level nine at this time, that was also because He Yuzhu had a foul mouth. One sentence from him could go against the lungs of others. It was too easy to offend others.
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