60s: I have a store

Chapter 316

An auntie and her companions are still queuing, but it looks like they will have to wait for a while before it is their turn. She doesn’t know if there will be any cabbages left by then.

As time passed, more than an hour passed quickly and finally it was the turn of the aunt and her friends.

At this time, an old lady called out, "Dongshen, go get an old man and bring the cart over."

"Okay." Dong Shen responded.

After saying that, Dongtan ran towards the courtyard.

After running for more than ten minutes, I finally ran back to the courtyard.

The uncle and his men had been waiting for a long time, and even had the carts and baskets ready, ready to bring back the cabbages at any time.

Dong Shen panted heavily: "An uncle and an aunt asked you to help carry the cabbage."

After hearing Dong Shen's words, the uncle and the others started to move.

Each person carried a basket on his back, and the young and strong people pushed the carts. There were relatively few carts, but they were the main means of transportation this time.

When I arrived at the place where I bought cabbages, I saw a line that seemed as long as the eye could see, and I knew how many people were participating in the purchase of cabbages.

Although there was a long queue, no one dared to cut in line. No matter who you were, whether you were a leading cadre, an ordinary worker, or an ordinary citizen, you all queued up obediently with your food coupons or receipts.

Moreover, the staff did not dare to cheat for personal gain. After all, there were so many people watching. If anything happened, it would be under the eyes of the people and they would definitely not be able to escape.

A group of aunties are selecting some cabbages that are better to sell, and then picking off some that are damaged or have other leaves, to ensure that they can buy the best quality cabbages.

After more than an hour of busy work, the aunt and her friends finally bought all the cabbages for the entire courtyard, and each of the carefully selected cabbages was of very good quality.

An old man and his companions had been waiting for a long time and hurried forward to help, placing the cabbages on the cart one by one, and stacking them neatly to try to pull as many cabbages as possible.

Some people who could not borrow any means of transportation even used bamboo children's carts and removed the small table in front, which could at least carry 40 to 50 kilograms of cabbage.

With strength in numbers, all the cabbages were quickly put away and it was time to set off back.

The women did not return empty-handed. Some of them were holding a lot of cabbages in their hands, and some helped to support the cart. There was nothing blocking the cart around, and if it went over a bump, it would easily fall over, and then more time would be wasted to put it in order.

Just like this, an old man was leading the people in the courtyard with an unstoppable momentum and rushing towards the courtyard.

The journey that should have taken only ten to twenty minutes took more than half an hour to finally reach the courtyard.

There is no way. Although the cart can hold more cabbages, it is also easy to fall over.

We just passed a steep slope and accidentally caused the cabbages on the cart to fall to the ground. We had to put the cabbages in order before we could continue.

After returning to the courtyard, everyone could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Even more arduous tasks are waiting. After transporting the cabbages home, there are other things to do. It is a huge project.

This concerns the issue of food for the next few months, and we cannot be careless at all.

But I have to take a break before hanging myself. I have been busy for so long, and it is all physical work.

Anyway, there is not much time left, so just buy them all and don’t worry about the rest.

Zhou Dazhong got up as usual and prepared to go to work. However, as soon as he walked out of the door, he saw some people already processing Chinese cabbage. The third uncle in the yard saw Zhou Dazhong, who had just gotten up, and kindly reminded him: "Dazhong, don't you need to buy Chinese cabbage?"

Everyone in the courtyard tried their best to buy cabbage for the winter, but many people still failed to buy any and had to wait until the next time.

The people who bought the cabbages were happily processing them.

"Uncle, my home is in the countryside, have you forgotten? I can go back and get some later." Zhou Dazhong replied.

After saying that, he was about to go to work. At this moment, a middle-aged woman walked into the gate of the courtyard, carrying a large bag on her back and dragging a little boy in her hands.

When Zhou Dazhong saw the middle-aged woman, he hurried forward and asked, "Mom, why are you here?"

"I'm worried that you won't have any vegetables to eat during the winter, so I thought of sending some to you," Huang said.

Parents are like this, they always consider their children in everything and don’t care about themselves, as long as their children live well.

Zhou Dazhong saw that his mother had carried so many vegetables and was probably thinking that she had walked here instead of spending that little money to take a bus.

The third uncle asked, "Dazhong, is this your mother?"

Zhou Dazhong's mother had been to the courtyard, but the third uncle was not at home that time.

The steward of the courtyard is responsible for knowing who is in the courtyard and preventing invasion by enemy agents. Although the steward has no real power, it is a good experience for those who want to be officials but have no way to do so.

It's just like a certain courtyard house. The second uncle always wanted to be an official, but he had no education. In the end, he became a second uncle in the courtyard house and satisfied his official addiction. He was a small official, but he had to put on airs. No wonder he disgusted others.

"Uncle, this is my mother." Zhou Dazhong explained.

"Mother, this is the uncle in charge of the courtyard, the third uncle!"

Huang greeted him: "Hello, Third Uncle!"

"Hello, Madam Dazhong!" The third uncle also responded.

Huang took out two fresh cabbages from the side and said, "Third Uncle, I hope you don't mind. I hope you can take good care of our Dazhong in the future!"

Two cabbages are not worth much, but if they can help my son to build closer relationships, although I don’t know what the manager does, but from the name I know that he is a manager of people, anyway, it’s never wrong to build good relationships.

"No, no! Thank you. We are all visiting neighbors, and we should take care of each other." The third uncle said righteously.

Looking at such fresh cabbages, they were probably picked from the fields just now. They are better than the cabbages I just queued up to buy. It seems that other people’s cabbages are so fresh that they don’t even need to queue up. They just look down on those cabbages and have better ones for free.

After the people in the courtyard saw this scene, some people were jealous and began to discuss in a low voice: "Just give it to the third uncle, do you look down on poor neighbors like us?"

"That's right! He only knows how to curry favor with the masters in the courtyard."

"It's other people's food, you can give it to whoever you want, why are you so nosy?" someone couldn't help but say.

However, Zhou Dazhong and Huang did not hear this, otherwise they would definitely come forward to discuss it. It is none of your business who I want to give my things to.

Zhou Dazhong reacted quickly and took off the things Huang was carrying, and pulled Huang into the house.

(End of this chapter)