Chapter 106 Human Nature

Gu Xiang did not rush back to the county town that day, although she actually only had one day off. Her original plan was to talk to her parents in the afternoon and then go back quickly.

But moved by her mother's words, Gu Xiang suddenly gave up.

She really needs this job for now, but she is not so cowardly and cautious that she has to act according to other people's wishes.

It is said that she had worked in the supply and marketing cooperative for many years and had never been late, left early, or asked for leave, but she had never been selected as an "excellent employee". Moreover, because of the slander of the Sun family, her colleagues who had worked with her for several years no longer believed in her character.

Gu Xiang suddenly felt very disappointed, and her attitude towards work was naturally not as serious as before. She had worked for so many years and had every legitimate reason to ask for leave.

Moreover, Gu Xiang now also believes in what her eldest niece says. Wanwan said that work is just a tool to make one's life better.

It is extremely undesirable if you let your heart be troubled by work matters.

Naturally, Gu Xiang delayed for a day, whispered with her mother in the same bed all night, and planned to go back to work the next day.

As for Gu Wan, her biological mother also feels sorry for her.

It happened that her sister-in-law was going back to the county town the next day. Qiao Yuemei thought about it and decided to take half a day off and go with Gu Xiang in the afternoon.

She mainly wanted to go to the city to see if she could buy some fabric or something. When Gu Wan came back, she didn't have much luggage, and the things at home were all left by Xiaoman.

Although Wanwan didn't say it, Gu Zhiqiang and Qiao Yuemei felt that their own daughter was wronged.

Gu Wan only had one pair of shoes, and later her grandmother made her cloth shoes with thousand-layer soles. The Huili shoes she bought in the county town were distributed to her brothers.

Gu Zhiqiang did make some money on this trip to the provincial capital. After handing it over to the brigade, he still had some money in his hands, but he didn't have a ticket.

Qiao Yuemei wanted to go and see if she could find a bargain and buy something for her daughter.

Girls in the city all wear small Bugey leather shoes, and it is said that they also wear leather sandals in summer.

Alas, her poor girl, she doesn't know when she will have these things.

Qiao Yuemei and Gu Xiang went to the commune to find Gu Wan after lunch, and then the three of them took the commune's ox cart to the county town together.

The ox cart went to the county town for official business, but if there was empty space, it could also carry members, usually giving them one or two eggs.

Gu Wan directly stuffed two country eggs and a braised egg into the uncle driving the cart. The uncle felt something strange in his hand and knew that the girl was kind and gave him more. He smiled and quickly put the eggs in his pocket.

He would definitely take it back home and share it with his wife and children.

I also know that Comrade Xiao Gu is a good person, kind-hearted and generous.

Because they set out after lunch, Gu Wan only needed to cook, and Huang Chunlan and Zhao Yujing would take care of the cleanup after dinner.

Especially Zhao Yujing, who always rushed to do the work, not just for the sake of getting the job for a long time.

It was also she who sincerely thanked the Gu family.

As expected, the doctors in the big hospitals in the provincial capital have better skills. They prescribed the right medicine and asked Zhang Laosi to go home and take the prescription to the health center for infusion.

Zhang Laosi's health has improved visibly. The doctor said that this illness cannot be cured urgently and needs slow recuperation.

But when Zhao Yujing looked at the man, she felt that he was better now. At least he was no longer out of breath after walking a few steps, and he could even help with the housework. In the end, it was all thanks to the Gu family's help.

Even the medical expenses were paid by Gu Zhiqiang, and Zhang Laosi and his wife were thinking about making money quickly to pay them back. Ahem, in fact, they didn't know that Gu Zhiqiang didn't have that much money.

The little money he earned from selling medicinal herbs was used to buy gifts for his family and given to his wife. In fact, it was Qi Bin who actually paid for Zhang Laosi's medical expenses, but he did a good deed and didn't want to leave his name behind.

So Gu Wan could quickly reunite with his biological mother and aunt, and ride on a ox cart to the county town together.

The journey was smooth and we arrived at the county supply and marketing cooperative at just after two in the afternoon.

But before they reached the door of the supply and marketing cooperative, they noticed that there were so many people.

Mainly, there were a lot of people crowded at the daily necessities counter, and people kept rushing there.

After all, Gu Xiang was familiar with the situation here, so she could find out after a little inquiry.

Today the supply and marketing cooperative received a batch of defective cloth, priced at 4 cents a foot, no ticket required.

It’s not a question of whether the cloth is expensive or cheap, the key point is that you don’t need a ticket. Even Gu Wan was troubled by cloth coupons for a long time, right?
Not to mention the countryside, even in the county town it is not easy to collect cloth to make clothes. It would be strange if everyone was not excited about such a good thing now.

Although Gu Xiang is an internal staff member, she has limited popularity in the supply and marketing cooperative, so it may not be easy to find some connections to smooth things over.

Qiao Yuemei decided to do it herself. She was not as weak as she looked, and she was actually very strong.

So the three of them went their separate ways. Gu Xiang went to the director to discuss asking for leave, while the "weak" Gu Wan stood aside, paying attention to his own safety.

The main force is Qiao Yuemei, who rushed into a group of female soldiers and vowed to fight to the end for her daughter!

The daily necessities counter was crowded, and the salesmen at other counters were standing there with aloof looks on their faces.

Gu Wancai didn't want to put his hot face in front of other people's cold butt, so he simply found a secluded corner to see if he could buy something in the red envelope group.

There are still the same things in the group, like eggs, chicken, cakes, candies and the like, but Gu Wan doesn't mind at all.

Anyway, they are all good things with good quality and low price. The key is that they are easy to store and are also great for entertaining guests.

I grabbed a portion of each and put them in the storage cupboard, then found another fresh one.

[Iced green bean paste: Today’s special (12 box of 1 cups) yuan]

It is the kind of cup that is popular in the market in later generations. You can drink directly by inserting a straw. If you add watermelon or other fruits, it will be absolutely delicious.

The main reason is that we have entered the hot summer, and this is an era without air conditioners, refrigerators, or even electric fans.

But for this thing, she can only enjoy it by herself and can't really take it out.

Everything else is easy, but the key is the icy taste. How should she explain it to others?
Then Gu Wan entered the system mall again and took a look. Today's special items were quite good, so she stocked up some milk powder and vegetable oil.

I actually managed to grab ten industrial coupons, yes, they were the industrial coupons that could be used in the 1970s.

In fact, the mall has a category called nostalgic products, and they would launch some tickets and the like from time to time, but if the age and date didn’t match, Gu Wan would usually just buy them and waste them.

This time it was very magical and lucky, because these ten industrial coupons can be used within the province, and the deadline is the end of October.

Of course Gu Wan bought them all at once. If he added some money later, maybe he could buy an appliance for his home.

(End of this chapter)