Chapter 42: Going to the County Again (Part 2)

The most precious item was the vegetable oil. Nowadays, oil was more precious than gold. As a result, Zhao Xiulan directly obtained two catties of it, which still surprised Guo Aidang.

“I want them all! Girl, how much are you selling these for today?” Guo Aidang quickly inquired about the prices, wanting to buy them quickly to prevent Zhao Xiulan from backing out and not selling them to him.

Zhao Xiulan knew that the price she asked for last time was a bit low. When she sold them to Guo Aidang at that price, Guo Aidang had a look of making a big profit.

This time, Zhao Xiulan definitely couldn’t sell to Guo Aidang at the previous price. She raised the price slightly and said, “Rice and flour are four yuan per catty, noodles are five yuan per catty, eggs are fifty cents each, and as for the vegetable oil, it’s ten yuan per catty.

“If you have food coupons, you can buy rice and flour for three yuan per catty plus one catty of grain coupons, noodles for three yuan fifty cents per catty plus one catty of grain coupons. Vegetable oil is eight yuan per catty plus one catty of oil coupons. Of course, if you don’t have grain coupons, you can use other coupons or industrial vouchers to offset them.”

After hearing Zhao Xiulan’s prices, although they were slightly higher than last time, Guo Aidang could accept them. Compared to the prices quoted by others, they weren’t considered high at all. If he felt the price was too high, he wouldn’t buy them, and Zhao Xiulan could sell them to someone else. There were plenty of people who wanted them.

Guo Aidang quickly said, “Girl, that’s fine. I’ll take them all.”

With that, Guo Aidang took out the money from his pocket.

He had prepared the money in advance because he didn’t have enough coupons. He even borrowed some from his colleagues, just in case he couldn’t buy all of Zhao Xiulan’s goods.

Five catties of rice, five catties of flour, thirty yuan; five catties of noodles, seventeen yuan fifty cents; two catties of vegetable oil, sixteen yuan; and ten eggs, five yuan; totalling sixty-eight yuan fifty cents. Guo Aidang directly gave seventy yuan and didn’t bother asking for the remaining one yuan fifty cents. After all, he felt like he had gotten a good deal by buying so much from Zhao Xiulan.

In addition to money, grain coupons, cloth coupons, and sugar coupons, Guo Aidang also gave Zhao Xiulan a lot of other types of coupons.

Seeing that it was almost enough, Zhao Xiulan accepted the seven unity dollars (seven 10-yuan notes) and various coupons that Guo Aidang handed over, pretending to put them in her pocket, but actually tossing them into the space.

With no one around, Zhao Xiulan also handed over the items in the basket to Guo Aidang.

Guo Aidang’s hands trembled a little as he held so many good things.

Zhao Xiulan reminded him deliberately, “Comrade, make sure to seal the oil can tightly. It has a strong smell and can be easily detected. It wouldn’t be good if someone found it.”

Guo Aidang nodded heavily. “Yes, I know. Thank you, girl!”

“No problem.”

As Zhao Xiulan prepared to part ways with Guo Aidang, Guo Aidang called out to her again, “Girl…”

“Comrade, do you have anything else?”

“I want to ask if you can still get food in the future? I have several colleagues who also want to buy. If you can still get them, can you sell some to my colleagues? I’ll introduce them to you, and I guarantee their safety!”

Facing Guo Aidang’s proposal, Zhao Xiulan refused without hesitation. “Comrade, I’m sorry, but I can only get this much recently. It took a lot of effort to get these for you. I really can’t get more, so I can’t sell them to your colleagues.”

Zhao Xiulan couldn’t let Guo Aidang think that she had a lot of food in her hands. If he became suspicious and targeted her, it would only bring trouble.

After hearing Zhao Xiulan’s words, Guo Aidang’s eyes flashed with disappointment. He said, “It’s okay, forget it if you don’t have any. But girl, if you can get these things in the future, please bring them to me. I’ll take them all.”

(End of Chapter 42)