Happiness System

Qin Xi put the money away with a smile, and then said: "I still have a few national food coupons. Do you want to borrow them to buy breakfast tomorrow? You can return me the local food coupons later!"

Jin Zhe and Jing Yan also had national food coupons, and Li Jianshe and Cheng Bing were too embarrassed to ask Qin Xi, a girl, to borrow some, so they borrowed a pound of food coupons from them.

Because the weather was hot and they were afraid that the food would go bad, they only prepared two days of dry food at home. They ate in the restaurant on the last day.

In addition to tomorrow's breakfast, they also want to buy some more for lunch, after all, the situation in the village is still unclear.

The portions of dishes in the north are larger than those in the south. Qin Xi was originally curious about the gimmick of the braised spareribs that made it sell for two pieces. After all, braised pork normally costs only about one dollar and fifty cents per serving.

I didn't expect that it really didn't involve any of that nonsense, it was just a huge portion, probably with two 2-pound ribs. The appearance and smell alone were very attractive.

After taking one bite, I couldn’t stop!

Isn’t this better than fatty braised pork?

The braised fish weighed more than two kilograms, and the other two dishes were also quite large, but they were all eaten up by the five of them.

"Hey, the state-owned store is still open. The things here must be more complete than those in the commune supply and marketing cooperative. I want to go buy something!" Qin Xi burped and changed his way of working.

"I asked the staff of the Youth League Office, and we will only have two days of rest a month. It takes nearly two hours to take a bus from the commune to here, not to mention the time from the village to the commune. It will take four hours to go back and forth to the city. If there is anything we need, it is best to prepare it now." Jin Zhe said as he pulled Jing Yan and followed him into the state-owned store.

Seeing Qin Xi stopped in the middle and looked at the paper in her hand, Jin Zhe leaned over to take a look and immediately said, "You've prepared quite a lot. Jing Yan and I will also order a copy according to your list!"

Qin Xi glanced at him, pointed at a few items on the paper and said, "You won't need these at all, so you can eliminate them."

Then he gave the list to Li Jianshe and Cheng Bing, suggesting that they buy as much as possible and not to save for later purchase some things that they did not need for the time being.

Young people like them who are head of the family for the first time have no life experience and are very loose with money. If they don’t buy something now and embezzle the money later, they will have to wait for support from their family.

Li Jianshe and Cheng Bing thought the same thing, so they bought according to Jin Zhe's group's order. They just bought one together.

Qin Xi directly gave the list to the salesperson and asked her to check whether what she needed was in stock.

The salesperson didn't think it was troublesome, but she didn't know why the items on some counters were not under her responsibility, so she went to find their supervisor.

Seeing that they bought a lot of things and were dressed decently, the director received them directly.

The director was probably promoted from a salesperson, and he was very good at using an abacus. He first calculated the required bills, then said the approximate amount of money needed, and asked Qin Xi if she had prepared enough money and bills.

Qin Xi counted out the bills according to the amount she said.

The director nodded but did not take the money and bills. Instead, he brought the list and started writing while asking questions. Some of the goods had several brands and the prices of each were basically different.

After finishing the list, he adjusted the abacus again and said a number. Only when Qin Xi nodded did he start counting the money.

The bill was just right, with 36 cents more. The director took out the extra money and returned it to Qin Xi, then continued to issue bills to the boys.

After writing the list, the director asked, "Did you bring bags to carry your things?"

A few people looked at each other, and Jin Zhe asked with a playful smile: "Brother, can you give us a few snakeskin bags to put our things in? It doesn't matter if they are a little torn, as long as they can hold the things."

Director: "We don't have any scrapped bags yet, but we have some defective sacks. Would you like them for 20 cents each, no tickets required?"

"Yes, yes, yes. Give me three!" Qin Xi immediately took out sixty cents.

Although the others didn't know why she needed so many sacks, they followed suit and bought two more.

Before leaving, Qin Xi looked at the empty sack and leaned over again, "Director, do you have an iron pot or an aluminum pot for boiling water?"

"Why did you buy these things?" Jin Zhe was stunned.

"I'm afraid I won't get along with the old educated youth, so I bought one just in case!" Qin Xi glanced at him and continued talking to the director.

Finally, she bought a 45-caliber iron pot, a 50-liter aluminum pot, and a ceramic pot. Now that she had the pots, she also had to buy a spatula, a kitchen knife, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, as well as bowls, chopsticks, and plates!

Jin Zhe and Jing Yan worked together to make a copy. Li Jianshe and Cheng Bing still had some money but they didn't have tickets and didn't dare to buy any more. They could only look on with envy.

When they were buying daily necessities just now, Qin Xi lent Li Jianshe and Cheng Bing some of the tickets they needed. After everything was packed and Qin Xi stopped buying things, they took the initiative to help her carry most of the things.

Seeing the five people returning with a full load, the others were stunned. They were only concerned with resting and connecting with other educated youth, and really didn't think that they could take advantage of this little time.

Some people hurriedly wanted to take money out to buy things, and Li Jianshe told them that the state-owned store was closed and would not open until 8:30 tomorrow. He asked them to prepare their money and receipts and make a list, and those who were in a hurry should go buy early tomorrow.

Someone will come to pick it up at around seven or eight tomorrow. They can't even wait until the state-owned store opens. Those people just slapped their heads and cursed themselves for being stupid.

Zhao Xiaofen and Zhou Pandi did not regret not following Qin Xi out. They might as well save the little money they had and buy things from the supply and marketing cooperative in the commune. The quality might not be as good, but at least they could save a dollar or two.

"Qin Xi, we'll help you carry your things tomorrow!" As they said that, the two of them squatted down and helped her repack her things.

After everything was ready, Qin Xi couldn't stand the sour smell on her body anymore, so she asked them, "Do you accept all bathhouses? I heard that people don't use bathrooms here, they all go to the bathhouse to take a bath."

"Yes, but it costs 1 cent to buy a bath ticket, which is too expensive. We plan to just wipe the faucet when there are fewer people around." Zhou Pandi clicked her tongue a few times. Only then did she realize that taking a bath really cost money!

"My large luggage was sent by the post office. I'm really going to trouble you to help me carry my things tomorrow. Come on, I'll treat you to a shower today. You haven't showered for a few days and your body is almost pickled. How can you sleep well tonight if you don't wash yourself clean?"

Qin Xi found a set of clean clothes and cut two small pieces of soap that she had specially prepared for them.

People in the South cannot resist the temptation of taking a bath. The two of them quickly compromised and followed Qin Xi to the bathhouse with clean clothes.

There were six people living in their house, and the other three were probably visiting neighbors. They didn't come back until Qin Xi and the others came back from taking a shower, holding hands.

These girls knew that they were not assigned to the same village, so they ignored Qin Xi and the others and built their own small team wall.

Qin Xicai didn't bother to pay attention to them. She wiped the clothesline outside the window clean, hung the clothes to dry, and then went straight to bed to rest.

The bus to Hongqi Commune leaves at eight o'clock, so they have to gather twenty minutes before that.

She was sleeping soundly in the morning when she was woken up by Zhao Xiaofen.

"What time is it?" Qin Xi sat up and rubbed his eyes.

"It's half past six. Jin Zhe and the other two said they would meet downstairs in ten minutes." Seeing that she was awake, Zhao Xiaofen leaned close to her ear and continued, "They found a car that can take us directly to the Red Star Commune. We don't have to squeeze with the other educated youth!"

Zhao Xiaofen was also traumatized by the vomiting of those carsick educated youth. Knowing that there was a car, she didn't bother to ask whether it cost money, and immediately ran up to call Qin Xi.

At this time, Zhou Pandi came back from washing up. She came over and urged them quietly: "Hurry up and wash up and go to the toilet. I will collect the clothes outside."

The three girls probably stayed up very late last night and did not respond to the little noise over there.

Qin Xi took her toiletries to the bathroom, washed up briefly, went to the toilet, and then hurried back to pack her things.

Fortunately, everything was sorted out yesterday, and Zhou Pandid had also collected and folded the clothes. They just needed to put the things into the package.

None of the three had watches, so they had to hurry down, which inevitably made some noise.

The few girls who were still sleeping heard something mumbling and turned over and continued to sleep, without even noticing that Qin Xi and the others had left.

It's just a chance encounter, so it's no big deal to leave without saying goodbye.

Jin Zhe and the others were already waiting outside. Qin Xi walked over with her things and asked, "Have you said hello to the leader? Will it have any impact if we leave on our own?"

Dogs have their own way, cats have their own way, and Qin Xi didn't bother asking them how they found the car.

Jin Zhe shook his head and said, "It won't have any impact. We told the team leader yesterday after we found a car, but it was too late so we didn't go to inform you.

Let's go. It takes about ten minutes to walk from here. We can buy breakfast on the way."

Not only did they find a truck to take them to Hongqi Commune, they also borrowed a cart from the reception center's handyman to help transport their luggage.

This is convenient for Qin Xi, as it is very uncomfortable for a fat man to work!

Passing by the state-owned restaurant, Li Jianshe gave all the money and tickets to Jin Zhe. Zhao Xiaofen and Zhou Pandi didn't have food coupons yesterday and didn't plan to buy any, so they followed the handyman who helped them push the cart to the gathering place.

"Give me six meat buns, six vegetable buns, six fried dough sticks, six pancakes, and can you pour the soy milk into my kettle? Fill it up!"

"Three taels of meat coupons, two catties and four taels of grain coupons, and ten cents for the soy milk, a total of four dollars and thirty cents. Why don't you bring a big teapot? What can this small kettle hold to be enough to drink?" The waiter just thought that Qin Xi was buying it for her family and didn't think anything of it.

Qin Xi counted out the money and gave it to her, but Xiaoxiao didn't say anything.

The waiter didn't expect her to respond. He took the money, packed the things for her, and continued to serve the next person.

Seeing that people were buying a lot, the state-owned restaurant also provided large oil paper bags, so Jin Zhe and Jing Yan also bought more.

It was just that they didn't have any meat tickets, so they had to borrow from Qin Xi.