Beautiful beauties in the 80s courtyard

Chapter 24 So Much Food
Director Hu is a little angry.

I feel like I trusted Lu Qiaoge too much.

You should be notified after the food is delivered.

But Lu Qiaoge said that the weather has been hot these days and green leafy vegetables cannot be kept. It is best to replace them as soon as they arrive to avoid loss.

He believed it.

"...Nothing, don't you have to go back to work? Why don't you leave quickly?"

The union official was baffled by the news, but he couldn't wait any longer. Just as he was about to leave, he heard someone shout, "They're back! The food truck is back! Oh my god, a big, green truck..."

Director Hu and Huang Juan looked at each other and immediately smiled.

When I walked out of the street office, I saw a large army green truck parked steadily at the door.

At the gate of the military factory, Lu Qiaoling and Lu Xiaosi got off the car.

The brother and sister were responsible for meeting Captain Zhao from Guzitun here.

At this moment, Lu Qiaoge jumped down from the driver's building, looking at Director Hu with sparkling eyes and a smile: "Fortunately, I have fulfilled my mission. The leafy vegetables have been replaced. Please check and receive them, leaders."

Director Hu's eyes narrowed into slits due to his laughter.

Is there still a need to check? Because Gu Wenbo, who was following the transport team, said slowly: "I watched the loading, and the members of Guzitun are so honest. They quickly picked off any bad leaves."

Director Hu craned his neck to look.

There were several barriers on both sides blocked with crossed ropes.

Even though the pile was high, no vegetables fell down, and they were all in bundles.

It's fresh and juicy, and you can tell at a glance that it was just picked.

Satisfied, very satisfied!
Lu Qiaoge said, "Director Hu, please call the security guard. The captain of Guzitun's carriage will be here soon. He said that cars are too fuel-consuming, so he will use the carriage to bring the daily necessities back."

Old Hu quickly asked Ren Xiaocui to make a phone call, and a row of tables had already been moved out.

Old Hu shouted, "See? These are all vegetables, so don't push or fight. Everyone can have a share. Do you see the detailed list on the wall? Exchange them according to this. And don't exchange more than you want. These are leafy greens, they won't keep well. If you get too much, they'll rot before you can finish them, and others won't be able to eat them..."

"Director Hu, you're too slow."

"If you keep dawdling, the cucumber dish will get cold."

"Let's get started. I'm the first one here. I want five pounds of leeks, five pounds of spinach, five pounds of Chinese cabbage, and five pounds of green onions. I bought tofu. For lunch, I'll mix green onions with tofu, which will be very clean. Hahaha..."

"You're asking for too much. Everything's five pounds. Do you have enough? Can you take it back?"

The street office has always been busy, and it is even busier now, but everyone is smiling.

There is no vegetable garden in the tube-shaped building, so we have to buy vegetables. It is really not easy to eat green leafy vegetables.

When Lu Qiage saw Ren Xiaocui nodding at her with a smile, she knew that the call was over. So, Lu Qiage picked up a few bundles of green leafy vegetables that had been bundled in advance and came to Director Hu, telling him directly that these were for Director He.

Huang Juan, who was standing by, smiled and said, "Go ahead and send her off first. We still have a lot to ask you when you come back."

Unexpectedly, Lu Qiaoge ran into Sun Qin who came to pick her up on the way. Lu Qiaoge handed the dish to her and said, "Don't save it. I'll go and exchange it another day."

When Lu Qiaoge saw that there was still enough time, he ran to the gate again.

Lu Qiaoling was talking to the captain who had just arrived, while Lu Xiaosi was standing in the shade holding a tabby cat.

The guard just received a call. Captain Lin also had a letter of introduction, so he let him go readily.

Lu Qiaoge said to Lu Qiaoling: "You and Xiao Si walk slowly at the back."

Lu Qiaoling nodded obediently.

Captain Lin said, "It's alright, the carriage can pull it. Why bother walking? Come on up and sit in the carriage."

Lu Qiaoling and Lu Xiaosi happily got on the carriage.

Lu Qiaoge glanced at the carriage and told Captain Lin to drive it towards the Lu family's house first. The food was covered in straw bags, so it was hard to tell what was inside, but it was bulging, so there seemed to be a lot.

When they moved down, Lu Qiaoge realized that there were actually more than he had imagined.

Meng Xia and Old Lady Lu didn't go anywhere. They just listened to Lu Qiaoge and waited at home with peace of mind.

But in fact, I can't feel at ease.

What if I can’t get it back? Not only will it be a waste of time, but wouldn’t it be embarrassing?
But since everyone is gone, it’s unnecessary to think about it.

Who would have thought that a large horse-drawn carriage would arrive at the doorstep.

Lu Qiaoge jumped out of the car and glanced around. The neighbors were all working couples and were at work at this time.

It's very quiet here at this time.

Lu Qiaoge and others and Captain Lin carried the food down.

Meng Xia looked at the bag of grain placed under the tree in shock.

This is probably more than 500 kilograms.

Did it actually bring so much in return?
Fifty kilograms of white flour, two hundred kilograms of corn grits, two hundred kilograms of cornmeal, twenty kilograms of rice, as well as soybeans and mung beans, and fifty kilograms of millet in the flour bag.

Next to it is a large bamboo basket, full of green leafy vegetables.

Meng Xia was stunned, her voice a little shaky: "...This...This is too much, right? Will it...cause trouble for you, Captain?"

Captain Lin waved his hand. "It's no trouble. Besides, the things you've taken are what the brigade needs. Some of them can't be bought without industrial tickets... This is given to you based on the price of the grain you turned in."

Meng Xia felt bad, but she still forced a pair of rain boots on Captain Lin.

Those were the things that Old Lu had just received and he was reluctant to wear them.

Captain Lin was shocked. This pair of black men's rain boots was too valuable. How could he accept it?
Lu Qiaoge didn't give Captain Lin a chance to refuse. He pulled him out of the Lu family's house, put the boots in a canvas bag and tossed it into the carriage. He told him to continue driving and said in a friendly tone, "Uncle Lin, there's no need to calculate so precisely. I didn't expect you to be able to exchange so much food. I'll keep it in mind. If there's anything I can help with in the future, please let me know."

Captain Lin was not a person who would hesitate. When he heard Lu Qiaoge call him Uncle Lin, he agreed readily.

But this pair of rain boots is different from rubber shoes, and it is really hard to get them. Comrade Lu’s family is too naive.

He kept this favor in mind.

However, he cannot wear this pair of rain boots, so he plans to give them to President Zhu on behalf of Comrade Lu.

The carriage arrived at the street office smoothly.

Because the organization was good, the family members originally wanted to grab it, but with the help of the street office cadres and the trade union officials, they quickly became orderly.

The main reason is that the noise will attract more people, and then there will be too many wolves and too little meat to go around.

The loss of green leafy vegetables is inevitable, but because they are all very precious and the bundles are strong, the loss is basically not much.

The most convenient way is to count them in bundles.

I wasn’t allowed to pick and choose, so I just took them layer by layer.

Just like a salesperson selling things in this era, you can’t be picky if you want to.

You get whatever you are given, there is basically no choice.

So, except for the reserved ones, most of the vegetables in the truck were replaced.

There are many notes in the notebook, and a lot of things are placed in the big basket at the door.

As mentioned before, the street office left some vegetables for the transport team and put them in the trucks.

Lu Qiaoge took the initiative to get a broom and went up to the truck to sweep out the vegetable leaves that had fallen into the car.

After arranging a large pile of green leafy vegetables and eggs, he jumped out of the car and thanked Brother Gu with a smile...

(End of this chapter)