"Mom, my brother Wen is here and he brought two carps, boss!" the little guy pushed open the door and shouted.

"Wow! What a big fish."

The girl Sun Xiaofang was playing with rubber bands in the yard. When she saw Li Wen, she ran over immediately.

"Xiaowen, where did you get such a big fish? This one must weigh four or five kilograms, right?" Sun Lianying asked curiously, holding his hands behind his back.

"After I rented a house, I saw a fellow villager secretly selling fish in a small alley. I bought it for two yuan, which was a big advantage." Li Wen picked up the fish and handed it to Sun Lianying with a smile.

"Two yuan buys nearly ten kilograms of fish, which is really worth it. Your aunt is cooking, so I asked her to cook one." Sun Lianying took the big fish with a smile.

"Xiaowen is here! The food will be ready soon. You and your uncle can sit in the main room and talk." Walking into the kitchen, Sun Xiufang was cooking.

"Xiu Fang, look what this is?" Sun Lianying put two carps in a basin.

"Hey! Where did such a big fish come from?" Zhang Xiufang also frowned with joy when she saw the two big fish.

"Xiaowen bought it on the road. You can make one tonight and bring the other one to dad tomorrow to satisfy their craving." Sun Lianying said with a smile.

"Okay, I'll make braised carp again and have a good meal tonight." Zhang Xiufang nodded with a smile.

"No, Auntie, it's already very rich, so there's no need to cook the fish." Li Wen looked at the three or four dishes on the cutting board and spoke to stop him.

"You and your uncle can go out and talk. Don't worry about the kitchen." With that, Li Wen and the others were kicked out by Zhang Xiufang.

"Let's go to the main room to talk. I have some good tea here. I'll take you to taste it." Sun Lianying pulled Li Wen into the main room.

"Xiao Wen, how does your house look? If it's not suitable, I'll ask the housing authority." Sun Lianying asked with a smile.

"The house is in Hanguang Village in the south of the city. It has a small yard, two rooms, and a kitchen. It's very nice." ωωw..net

"That's good. Hanguang Village is not far from the unit. It only takes 20 minutes by bicycle." Sun Lianying said with a smile.

"By the way, Uncle Sun, don't ask my aunt to help me clean up the house tomorrow. I happened to meet my next door neighbor when I was renting a house today, and the couple happened to be doing odd jobs in the labor market."

"The yard has not had an owner for more than half a year, and the leaves have fallen thickly, making it difficult to clean up. So I paid a dollar and asked the couple to help me clean up." Li Wen said with a smile.

"I'm going to your county town tomorrow to haul cans. I'll probably have to wait until night before I get back to the city. I originally planned to let my aunt take a day off to clean up for you. Now that there is a dedicated person to clean it, I don't have to worry about it anymore." Sun Lianying clicked with a smile.

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"Uncle, you can bring me a sewing machine when you go back tomorrow. The brands of sewing machines in our county are not good enough." Li Wen took the opportunity to say.

"Okay, you give the money ticket to Xiao Zhou in the office tomorrow morning when you go to work. He will go with me tomorrow and bring it with you then." They did such small things by the way, and Sun Lianying didn't say much.

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"Xiao Wen, there is a reason why I asked you to follow Xie Fangfang today. Xie Fangfang's husband is the director of the logistics department at the Second Textile Factory."

"Of the four major categories of clothing, food, housing and transportation, clothing ranks at the top. Xie Fangfang relies on her husband to often get unplanned pieces of cloth. So Xie Fangfang in our department store is like a fish in water."

"Originally, I was transferred back as the deputy chief of the Procurement Section, but the old section chief retired in March, and I got a permanent job through my connections. Now the position of deputy chief is still vacant."

"I have received news here that the general manager is planning to promote Xie Fangfang to deputy section chief at the end of the year. You should learn from her." Sun Lianying explained with a smile.

"Uncle Sun, you are really well-intentioned! I will have to toast you a few drinks later." Li Wen felt warm in his heart after hearing Sun Lianying's explanation.

"This Maojian tea is good!" Li Wen also liked the green tea leaves in the glass.

"This was given to me by the local director when I went to Qinnan to purchase tea last time." Sun Lianying said with a smile.

"When will uncle go to collect tea leaves? Take me with you. I want to go over and get some tea leaves?" Li Wen said with a smile.

"Tea from Qinnan is usually picked in spring, but spring tea is rare and the most precious. Most of it is exported to earn foreign exchange, so it is difficult to get."

"September is the last time to pick tea leaves, but the quality of the tea leaves is also the worst at this time and the quantity is relatively large."

"At the end of the month! I plan to go to Qinnan at the end of the month to purchase a batch of tea for year-end sales. I will take you there with me then." Sun Lianying said with a smile.

"Uncle, please help us pull the strings when the time comes. My friend needs a batch of tea. It doesn't matter whether the quality is good or bad. The main thing is that the quantity is large. When the time comes, we can trade it with food stamps." Li Wen said with a smile.

"It seems that your boy is really suitable for buying a bowl of rice. I will help you contact him in a few days. However, the price of unplanned tea is not low, so you have to be prepared." Sun Lianying behaved very much towards Li Wen.

It's satisfying.

"No matter how high the price is, how can it be as high as the black market price? I went around the black market in Chang'an City the night before yesterday. Good guy, a pound of pork was fried for five yuan. It's still cheap but has no market." Li Wen complained with a smile.

"The country has been very difficult in the past few years. Since we had a falling out with polar bears, we have to sell supplies to pay off debts. This year, the food problem has eased slightly, but supplies such as meat and cloth are still very tight. I estimate it will take three or four years to recover."

"Xiao Wen, a pound of pork on the black market is not high at five yuan. Can you think of it? In the past few years, a pound of pork on the black market in Chang'an City was sold for ten yuan." Sun Lianying said with a serious face.

"My dear! Last year, a pound of pork was sold for five yuan on the black market in our county. I thought it was very high, but I didn't expect that the price in Chang'an was even higher." Li Wen exclaimed.

Coming to this era, Li Wen knew that prices were sky-high during the famine years, but he didn't expect that the prices in Chang'an City were even more outrageous. The average working-class family only earned twenty or thirty yuan a month.

"My uncle's family still has four or five kilograms of meat tickets, but what's the use of just having meat tickets? Your aunt often queues up and can't buy meat. After finally buying it, there are only some lean meat, meat and big bones left. These days

Provincial leaders cannot eat meat every day." Sun Lianying said helplessly,

"Lao Sun, the meal is ready. You and Xiaowen come out to eat." Zhang Xiufang's voice came from the yard.

"Okay, let's not talk anymore, let's eat."

"Auntie, it's really a feast tonight! Roast chicken, braised fish, and fried pork, it smells delicious." Li Wen looked at the five dishes and one soup on the table, smiled and flattered her.

"Mom, hurry up and prepare the meal. I'm so hungry. I really can't wait any longer." The patriot on the side tapped the table anxiously with his chopsticks.

"Don't knock the table with your chopsticks! Be careful and I'll beat you up." Sun Lianying raised his hand and threatened.

"Uncle, let's eat quickly! Don't talk about the kids, I'm hungry too." Li Wen interrupted with a smile.

"Come here, I'll give you some in each bowl, and sit down at the small table to eat." Zhang Xiufang pinched the ear of the second brother, Ai Dang.

The meal was a feast for both the guests and the host, and Li Wen was also very satisfied. Although Li Wen usually cooks by himself, it is troublesome for him to cook so many dishes by himself at most, so he just does whatever he wants.

"Auntie just heard from my uncle that your family still has some meat tickets. I have channels to get good pork. When the time comes, give me the tickets and I will buy them back for you." After the meal, Li Wen drank tea and said with a smile.

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"Xiao Wen, can you really get pork? That's great, I'll get you a ticket right now." Zhang Xiufang was really happy when she heard that Li Wen could get pork.

The Sun family is not short of money. The couple's monthly salary adds up to nearly 170 yuan. The biggest daily expense is food.

Sun Lianying is the section chief in the unit, and Zhang Xiufang is also a director, but pork is too difficult to produce. The family only relies on connections to get one or two pounds each month, which is enough for a family of five in a few meals.

"Xiao Wen, here is a five-pound meat ticket and twenty yuan." Zhang Xiufang smiled and took out the money ticket and gave it to Li Wen.

"Auntie, why did you give me so much money?" Li Wen looked at the twenty yuan on the table and did not take it.

"Xiao Wen, this is pork you got through a surrogate relationship. You definitely can't buy it for eighty or ninety cents, so just accept it!" Sun Lianying said with a smile.

"We are all our own. Auntie, you gave me too much. I will accept it first, and then I will get you a pig's head!" Li Wen didn't say anything, and accepted the money ticket with a smile.
Chapter completed!