Era: My backyard is the garbage dump of the universe

Chapter 288: Not enough success, more than enough failure
Li Dawei originally wanted to get Wang Dakang back, but after thinking about it, he decided not to do so. Instead, he asked Li Fenfen: "What should we do next?"

"I'll listen to Qingsong." Li Fenfen looked at Liu Qingsong.

"If you want to listen to me, let's go to the supply and marketing cooperative to ask for prices." Liu Qingsong glanced at the sky and said, "Zhou Chuanxiong, you should come with me, and call another member of the Zhou family."

"Isn't this necessary?" Zhou Chuanxiong scratched his head with a silly smile.

"Captain Liu, we believe in you." Some villagers echoed.

"But if I don't ask for the price clearly, I won't be able to get over it!" Liu Qingsong sighed, "My second sister's help is in vain."

"That's true." Zhou Chuanxiong nodded.

"Then you can take my tractor and go to the supply and marketing cooperative together." The tractor driver suggested, "I also want to see if the things sold at the supply and marketing cooperative are really cheaper than those sold at the farmers' market."

"Let's go!" Zhou Chuanxiong called out to the crying Zhou Yiyi, and two other members of the Zhou family climbed onto the cargo box of the tractor.

Liu Qingsong did not follow, but took Li Fenfen home to drive a sidecar.

After all, he would have to come back later, so it was impossible for him to ask the tractor driver to take him there.

Twenty minutes later, they gathered at the gate of Songmu Supply and Marketing Cooperative and walked into the cooperative together.

Li Fenfen was a little worried at first, fearing that the price would really be as Wang Dakang said, and that Liu Qingsong would be embarrassed in the end.

But with Zhou Chuanxiong's inquiry, she finally felt relieved.

It turns out that the price of sugar at the supply and marketing cooperative was 89 cents per pound, and you needed a coupon.

It was more than three times more expensive than the price Liu Lijuan helped to purchase at the farmers' market.

This is not the point. The point is that purchases are limited. Each household can only buy one kilogram per month.

As for the reason, it turns out that white sugar has been under control recently. This is not only the case with the white sugar from Songmu Supply and Marketing Cooperative, but also the entire Dayu City and even southern Hunan Province.

Of course, other supplies are priced the same as at the farmers’ market, but does that matter?

It was no longer important to Zhou Chuanxiong, Zhou Yiyi and other members of the Zhou family present.

I also realized that Liu Qingsong helped save a lot of money by helping to purchase supplies this time.

And that damn Wang Dakang actually questioned Liu Qingsong, which is really funny.

After the group came out of the supply and marketing cooperative, Zhou Chuanxiong said to Liu Qingsong: "Captain Liu, I am really sorry for what happened today. I didn't stand up and speak a fair word for you in time."

"Don't say that, because no one would have thought that Wang Dakang is such a person." Liu Qingsong said, glancing at the sky: "You guys should go back quickly! I won't follow you."

"Okay! Okay!" Zhou Chuanxiong, together with Zhou Yiyi and two members of the Zhou family, walked towards the Huaishu production team.

Seeing this, the tractor driver hurriedly drove the tractor to catch up with them, and then took them to the Huaishu Production Team.

Liu Qingsong smiled as he watched the scene. After watching the tractor disappear from his sight, he walked towards the three-wheeled vehicle parked in the open space.

Li Fenfen, who was following behind, said embarrassedly: "Qingsong, it's all my fault. I had to meddle in other people's business for no reason. Otherwise, you wouldn't have come to the supply and marketing cooperative to prove your innocence today."

"We really didn't expect that Wang Dakang is such a person." Li Dawei also said.

"I didn't expect that either!" Liu Qingsong patted the dust on the sidecar and said, "Let's not talk about this anymore. I'll take you back."

"Oh!" Li Fenfen even sat on the passenger seat.

Li Dawei sat in the back seat.

Liu Qingsong waited until they were all seated, then drove the sidecar towards Huangaoling.

Twenty minutes later, they arrived at the mountain road diagonally opposite Li Zhongkui's house.

Because the road ahead was blocked, Liu Qingsong asked Li Fenfen and Li Dawei to get out of the car, and then said, "I'll take you here."

"Okay!" Li Fenfen nodded.

"Then I'll be leaving." Li Dawei saw that Li Fenfen still had something to say to Liu Qingsong, so he turned around and walked towards Li Zhongkui's gate.

Li Fenfen waited until Li Dawei was far away and said, "Qingsong, my dad said that our relationship has not been finalized yet. You don't have to come to my uncle's house for the banquet. No one will say anything about you."

"Okay!" Liu Qingsong replied.

"Are you really not angry with me anymore?" Li Fenfen couldn't help but ask in a low voice when she saw that there was no one else around.

"How could that be? If I were so easily angered, wouldn't I have exploded long ago?" Liu Qingsong said with a smile.

"That's right." Li Fenfen smiled, her fair face suddenly full of charm: "Then I'll go back first. I'll come to you after Wang Cuihua's funeral is over."

"Okay." Liu Qingsong waved at Li Fenfen.

Wait until Liu Fenfen walks away.

Just about to turn around.

Behind him appeared the figure of Wang Dakang pushing a 28-inch bicycle. Liu Qingsong was stunned for a moment and pretended not to see it. He turned the sidecar around and drove away.

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The front gate of Li Zhongkui’s house.

When Li Bayi, Li Juren, Li Zhongkui and other members of the Li family who came to help saw that Li Dawei and Li Fenfen had returned so soon, they surrounded them one by one and asked about the purchase of supplies.

Li Fenfen originally wanted to speak up and tell the inside story truthfully.

But Wang Dakang's voice came from behind: "Zhongkui, don't listen to Li Fenfen's nonsense. Her boyfriend Liu Qingsong is not a good person. When he was helping the elderly in the team purchase funeral supplies, he actually made a profit from the difference."

"What do you mean?" Li Fenfen was furious.

"What do you mean, don't you know what's going on?" Wang Dakang retorted.

"I know your uncle!" Li Fenfen couldn't help but swear, then picked up a bench and threw it at Wang Dakang.

"Fenfen, what are you doing?" Li Bayi quickly reached out to stop Li Fenfen.

Li Zhongkui and Li Juren pulled Wang Dakang away and asked him about what had happened.

After hearing it clearly, Li Juren angrily threw his sleeves and walked away. It was obvious that he believed Liu Qingsong was not such a person.

Li Zhongkui also had a headache, but he did not speak up for Liu Qingsong. Instead, he called other members of Wang Cuihua's family to discuss what to do next.

The final result was simple. The task of purchasing funeral supplies was entirely handed over to Wang Dakang and other members of the Wang family, and they immediately went to the supply and marketing cooperative to purchase them.

Although Li Fenfen, Li Dawei, Li Bayi and Li Juren were a little annoyed about the result, they did not interfere much. After all, it was Li Zhongkui's decision.

After getting the money, Wang Dakang did not disappoint Li Zhongkui's entrustment. Without saying a word, he took five or six members of the Wang family and excitedly went to Songmu Supply and Marketing Cooperative.

Before leaving, he made a firm statement that he would definitely buy the best quality supplies at the lowest price.

The supply and marketing cooperatives in 1979 were at their most popular. If anyone had relatives or friends working there, they would definitely be the object of envy and jealousy of ordinary people.

The reason why Wang Dakang dared to make such harsh remarks in front of Li Zhongkui and other members of the Li family was obviously that he had a relative who worked in the supply and marketing cooperative.

This relative was called Wang Weiming. He was just a small salesman at the Songmu Supply and Marketing Cooperative, and he sold the most common needlework and buttons.

Seeing Wang Dakang and five or six members of the Wang family walking into the Songmu Supply and Marketing Cooperative, he was surprised and stepped forward to greet them: "Uncle, what brings you here today?"

"Oh! Don't mention it. Wang Cuihua is dead." Wang Dakang sighed and replied, "I came here today to help purchase supplies. You have to help me later and sell some supplies to me at wholesale prices."

"How is that possible? I'm just a small salesman, how can I make such a decision?" Wang Weiming frowned when he heard this. "But I can help you with the tickets. If you don't have any, I can get them from the supervisor."

"That's fine." Wang Dakang took out the shopping list and handed it to Wang Weiming: "Please help pick up the goods! I'll buy you two packs of good cigarettes later."

"Okay, okay." Wang Weiming nodded, took the shopping list and started looking at it.

Watch, watch.

Wang Weiming's expression changed.

"What's wrong?" Wang Dakang asked.

"Uncle, you can't buy 18 kilograms of sugar." Wang Weiming replied in a low voice.

"Why?" Wang Dakang was puzzled.

The other members of the Wang family also looked confused.

"Because white sugar is under control now, each household is limited to buying only one kilogram per month, and it is very expensive, with the price reaching 89 cents per kilogram." Wang Weiming replied in a low voice.

"What? White sugar is 89 cents a pound? Wasn't it only 29 cents last month? How come it has increased so much?" Wang Dakang's eyes widened in disbelief. "You also know that 29 cents was the price last month!" Wang Weiming looked around cautiously: "I'm telling you, if you think 89 cents a pound of white sugar is too expensive today, you may not be able to buy it tomorrow, because some of the supply and marketing cooperatives next door are out of white sugar now."

"How could this happen?" Wang Dakang knew that Wang Weiming would not lie to him, and he was extremely shocked.

Before, he suspected that Liu Qingsong's second sister had taken advantage of it. Now it seems that he is a frog in the well and has no idea about the market situation of materials!

Thinking of this, he wanted to slap himself in the face, and he didn't know what to do next.

"Uncle! I don't know the specific reasons for the price increase and control of sugar, but if I were you, I would go to the Dongfanghong Farmer's Market to have a look! As long as you have acquaintances there, it should not be difficult to buy sugar and other controlled materials at a low price." Wang Weiming saw Manager Li coming in at the door, and after giving him a reminder, he quickly turned around and ran away.

"No..." Wang Dakang hesitated to speak.

With no other choice, he had to turn around and leave Songmu Supply and Marketing Cooperative with the rest of the Wang family and go back to report the situation to Li Zhongkui.

……

"What did you say? The sugar supply and marketing cooperative is now charging 89 cents per pound? And each household can only buy one pound?" Li Zhongkui was stunned after understanding what Wang Dakang meant. "Then what did you say before? You said you could definitely help me buy the best quality materials at the lowest price. Why did it become like this now?"

“I…I…” Wang Dakang stammered and couldn’t answer.

"You!" Li Zhongkui was so angry that he almost vomited blood. "Now Liu Qingsong has been completely offended. What do you think we should do now? We don't have any acquaintances at the Dongfanghong Farmers' Market. How can we purchase sugar and other supplies needed for the funeral?"

“How about…” Wang Dakang hesitated for a moment before suggesting, “You can go find Li Fenfen. After all, she is your niece. As long as you apologize and say something nice, I think she will help you.”

"Help your uncle! Don't you think about how you have offended Fenfen before? What's the point of my apologizing? Even if Li Fenfen agrees, do you think Liu Qingsong will agree to help again?" Li Zhongkui asked back angrily.

"This..." Wang Dakang laughed awkwardly.

In his words.

He won't agree to help.

"You! You are more likely to cause trouble than to accomplish anything!" Li Zhongkui pointed at Wang Dakang, then turned around to find Li Bayi and Li Juren.

There is no way, sugar is a necessary item for funerals.

If not, his family would be laughed at on the day of the wedding banquet, so he had to find a way to buy the sugar back no matter what, even if he had to kneel down and try.

Li Bayi was drying soybeans in front of his house at this time.

When he saw Li Zhongkui coming, he turned around and left.

"Bayi, Bayi...wait a minute." Seeing this, Li Zhongkui called out to Li Bayi and then told him the purpose of his visit.

Li Bayi listened quietly.

After understanding Li Zhongkui's intention, he sneered and said, "Brother, it's not that I don't want to help you, but Fenfen is not at home. She has already gone out."

"Where did you go?" Li Zhongkui asked.

"I went to Qingsong's house to deliver a turtle. She caught a turtle when she was fishing before." Li Juren walked out of the gate with a cane.

“No…” Li Zhongkui hesitated to speak.

Why would Li Fenfen send Liu Qingsong a turtle at this time? Didn't she know that his family was too busy with the funeral?

"So you should handle your own affairs by yourself! Don't go looking for Fenfen. She can't afford to lose face like this." Li Juren sighed lightly.

"Dad!" Li Zhongkui had no choice but to kneel down with red eyes: "If you don't help me now, no one can help me."

"I know I shouldn't have believed Wang Dakang, but... but now that things have come to this, can you help me?"

"Ouch! What are you doing?" Li Juren stretched out his hand to help Li Zhongkui up: "Hurry up and get up. A man's knees are made of gold, so you can't just kneel down like that."

"What about the procurement of supplies?" Li Zhongkui looked at Li Juren.

"Bayi, go to the Huaishu production team! If Qingsong doesn't agree to help, don't force him." After a long sigh, Li Juren had no choice but to give an order to Li Bayi.

"Okay!" After taking a look at Li Zhongkui, Li Bayi rode his 28-inch bicycle to the Huaishu Production Team.

……

In the kitchen.

Liu Qingsong and Liu Chunhua are making dinner.

Seeing Li Fenfen appear at the door carrying a large turtle, Liu Qingsong was somewhat surprised: "Why are you here?"

"Here I'll bring you some turtle to eat." Li Fenfen raised the big turtle in her hand.

"Wow! It's quite big." Liu Qingsong took it and said jokingly: "Should we fry it tonight or tomorrow?"

"Tonight! I may have to go back to help early tomorrow morning!" Li Fenfen replied, then rolled up her sleeves to help Liu Chunhua.

"Okay!" Liu Qingsong picked up the kitchen knife and started to clean the giant turtle. Just when he was about to finish, Liu Lijuan's voice came from outside: "Xiao Nuomi, Hongxia... come out to help get the things."

"Oh! Coming!" Little Nuomi responded.

"Hehe..." The youngest sister was so happy that she ran towards the gate holding little Nuomi's hand.

"Why did my second sister come back tonight?" Liu Qingsong muttered to himself, then said something to Liu Chunhua and Li Fenfen, washed his hands and walked towards the door.

At the gate, Liu Lijuan was taking down canned lychees, matches, barrels of vegetable oil, sugar and other things hanging on the faucet of a 28-inch pole and handing them to Xiao Nuomi and Yaomei.

Then he took some and followed behind.

"Second sister, what are you doing?" Liu Qingsong couldn't help but ask when he saw this scene.

"I brought some things home, especially sugar. I brought five kilograms of sugar home." Liu Lijuan replied with a smile.

"Why do you need so much sugar?" Liu Qingsong was a little puzzled.

"Of course I ate it." Liu Lijuan lowered her voice: "You don't know that sugar is now regulated. If I don't take more home, I won't be able to buy it even if I have money in the future."

"Then how did you buy the sugar for Zhou Mazi's funeral this morning?" Liu Qingsong asked.

Liu Lijuan replied: "Of course I used my connections to help buy it. You mustn't tell anyone about it. Director Yang even scolded me for this!"

"No way?" Liu Qingsong was surprised.

"Why would I lie to you?" Liu Lijuan smiled and said, "But I don't think so. After all, we are all villagers from the same team."

"But..." Liu Qingsong hesitated to speak.

"But what?" Liu Lijuan asked.

"That's right." After thinking about it, Liu Qingsong told him about what happened before, when Li Fenfen brought Wang Dakang and Li Dawei to him for help in purchasing supplies, but they ended up having a bad relationship.

Liu Lijuan listened quietly.

After understanding.

That was because he was so angry that he laughed: "There are actually people like Wang Dakang in this world. Comparing the price of sugar last month with this month, isn't that stupid?"

"Second sister, the problem now is not this. The fact is that Wang Dakang already knows that you helped with Zhou Mazi's funeral and helped him get sugar at a very low price. If he spreads this..." Having said this, Liu Qingsong was worried and didn't say anything else.

But Liu Lijuan heard the hidden meaning.

Her face turned ugly. "It's my fault for not telling you clearly before, otherwise it wouldn't have turned out like this. But you don't have to worry too much, because the control policy on sugar is changing all the time. Maybe there won't be any control next month."

"But the problem is that your situation is somewhat dangerous now!" Liu Qingsong reminded.

"It's not as serious as you say." Liu Lijuan smiled: "At least now Wang Cuihua's funeral didn't ask me to buy sugar, so this matter is not a big deal. I am sure I can handle it."

"Besides, don't you have the Ye family and Uncle Lei behind you? I believe I will be absolutely fine."

"Okay then!" Having said that, Liu Qingsong naturally didn't say anything more, but took Liu Lijuan to the main room.

Not there yet.

Li Bayi's voice came from outside: "Qingsong, are you home?"

"Dad, why are you here too?" Before Liu Qingsong could say anything, Li Fenfen happily ran towards the gate.

Liu Qingsong's heart skipped a beat, and after looking at Liu Lijuan, he had no choice but to follow behind.

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