Qiao Zhiqing didn't like hearing those words.
"What? I'm coming here to spend money and deliver sales results for you, and you're not happy about it?"
"How could that be!" Huang Jiajia laughed. Although she worked here and received a fixed salary, there was no reason to turn away customers.
Seeing that Qiao Zhiqing had been inside for a while and there was only one person behind her, Huang Jiajia couldn't help but ask curiously, "Where's your man? Didn't he come with you?"
Wow!
Seeing how much attention the saleswoman was paying to her man, Qiao zhiqing immediately became wary. "What? You've really taken a fancy to my man?"
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Huang Jiajia blushed immediately at the question. "I was just thinking that you all came together yesterday, and he didn't come today, so I was just asking."
Qiao Zhiqing could tell that Huang Jiajia didn't mean any harm, but she still deliberately said, "My man is too handsome. I'm afraid he'll be targeted by other women, so I've decided to keep him at home from now on and not let him go out and attract attention."
Huang Jiajia:
We can't have a pleasant chat anymore.
Fortunately, Qiao zhiqing only mentioned it casually, and then immediately started buying things: "Give me three of those 'dried oils'."
He kept one for himself, gave one to Lin Chunying, and the other to Wang Guihua.
This stuff is very oily, so it's best for rubbing your hands, especially since winter is just two months away. The weather in the north is cold, and hands and feet are prone to dryness, cracking, and chilblains in winter. Using this can help prevent that.
"Give me five catties each of soybean oil and rapeseed oil, two catties of brown sugar, and two catties of milk powder too..."
Qiao Zhiqing took everything she wanted, and in the end, the bill came to only 16 yuan.
It has to be said that things were really cheap back then.
Of course, Qiao Zhiqing also wanted other things, such as...Her gaze fell on the watches in the display case, and Qiao zhiqing asked, "Do I need a receipt to buy this watch?"
In those days, not every household had a fast watch. To know the time, you had to guess by looking at the position of the sun, but even that wasn't very accurate!
For example, if Qiao Zhiqing had a watch this morning, she wouldn't have to go to the village entrance to wait for the bus so early. If she didn't go so early, she wouldn't have to deal with the people she disliked for so long.
"Of course, you need a ticket for the watch."
When Huang Jiajia saw Qiao Zhiqing asking about the watch ticket, she knew that Qiao Zhiqing definitely didn't have one, but she smiled and said, "You've come at the right time. Someone just came this morning and said he had a Shanghai-plated watch tic to sell, but the price is a bit expensive, it costs 50 yuan."
There are quite a lot...
However, at least Qiao Zhiqing knows the specific amount.
She looked at the watch again and asked, "How much does this watch cost?"
Huang Jiajia said, "This one happens to be a Shanghai license plate, and it costs 100 yuan."
The ticket and the watch together cost 150 yuan. Back then, a Phoenix brand bicycle cost around 150 yuan, right? If it were a Forever brand, it would be even more expensive.
Of course, you need a ticket to ride a bicycle.
Moreover, ordinary rural people simply cannot obtain ration coupons; only wealthy and influential people have them, such as the station chief at the grain depot mentioned earlier.
Qiao Zhiqing spent half of the money she earned today. With the dowry Wang Guihua gave her and the money left over from yesterday's shopping, she only had a litt over 100 yuan left. She was reluctant to spend 50 yuan to buy a watch ticket.
Therefore, we can only give up for now.
As she was about to leave with her things, Huang Jiajia noticed mosquito bite marks on her arm and gave her two packets of medicine powder.
"This is for repelling mosquitoes. It's a new product, and I've heard it works quite well. Take it home and try it."
Qiao Zhiqing was indeed bothered by mosquitoes. She had even asked Huang Jiajia if she could buy mosquito nets, but unfortunately, mosquito nets didn't exist in this era, and Huang Jiajia didn't even know what a mosquito net was.
She put down her things and was about to take out her money when Huang Jiajia smiled and said, "Never mind, consider the mosquito repellent powder a gift from me. If you like it, you can buy more."
Qiao zhiqing's eyes flashed, and she didn't refuse, "Okay, then I'll accept it."
It's easier to stuff everything into the basket and carry it on your back than by hand.Although Qiao zhiqing wanted to put it in her spatial storage, she was afraid it would be inconvenient to take it out when she got back, so she simply carried it with her.
On my way to catch the bus, I passed the state-run restaurant again.
Qiao Zhiqing looked up at the sun in the sky, guessing that she wouldn't have time to cook when she got back, so she turned around and went inside.
Unfortunately, as soon as they entered, she saw Hou Chen and Zhang Jingya sitting in the store, with a bunch of bags and packages next to them.
Zhang Jingya was still wearing the same hat that Qiao Zhiqing had bought for Lin Chunying. When she saw Qiao Zhiqing come in, she immediately raised her chin with a smug look and deliberately touched the hat on her head.
She had heard from Hou Chen that when Qiao zhiqing came to town with him before, she also said that she wanted this hat, but Hou Chen didn't like her, so he didn't buy it for her at all.
Now it was her turn, and before she could even say anything Hou Chen immediately took out his money and bought it for her.
This shows how much Hou Chen likes her.
Zhang Jingya was prepared to witness Qiao zhiqing's envious and jealous expression, but instead she found that Qiao Zhiqing walked straight to the window without looking at her, ordered a braised pork and a braised beef, paid for the tickets and money, and left with the two takeaway dishes.
Throughout the entire process, she didn't even glance in their direction out of the corner of her eye.
Zhang Jingya was furious. Seeing that Qiao Zhiqing had just been showing off her meat and eggs yesterday, and now she was buying two more servings of meat to deliberately flaunt her wealth, she immediately looked up at Hou Chen and said,
"I want to eat meat! Go and buy me two plates of meat!"
The two sat down to rest as soon as they entered the store, so they hadn't ordered any food yet.
Upon hearing Zhang Jingya's words, Hou Chen immediately stood up and said, "Okay, I'll go buy you some meat right now."
Actually, he was craving it too. He saw Qiao zhiqing's flesh yesterday but didn't get to eat it, which made him think about it all night. He went out today, firstly to please Zhang Jingya, and secondly to satisfy his craving.
Upon reaching the window, Hou Chen said smugly, "I'd like a serving of braised pork and a serving of chicken stew with mushrooms."
"Okay, the braised pork is 50 cents, the chicken stew with mushrooms is 30 cents, that's 80 cents in total. Do you want rice?"
As Hou Chen took out his money, he said, "I'd like two bowls of white rice."
White rice with meat and vegetables tastes so good; just thinking about Hou Chen makes my mouth water.
But when he took out his money and looked at it, he was embarrassed.
The 10 yuan I brought with me this morning has only 50 cents left, not even enough to buy meat...
The person serving food inside the window saw this and immediately put down their spoon. "Why eat meat if you don't have money? Do you want to change to vegetables? If so, hurry up, the people behind you are waiting."
Hou Chen had never been so humiliated in his life.
He glanced back at Zhang Jingya and saw her looking down at the sun hat in her hand. He immediately gritted his teeth and said, "I want a chicken stew with mushrooms, a 10-cent vegetable dish, and two bowls of mixed grain rice."
The person serving the food happened to be the same one who had bought apples from Qiao Zhiqing earlier. He took the ticket and money from Hou Chen before handing him the food.
After Hou Chen returned, Zhang Jingya immediately frowned.
She said unhappily, "Why did you only buy one meat dish? And why is there so little meat in this chicken and mushroom stew?"