Traveling between the 70s and the modern world

Chapter 119: The Market for Flowery Quilted Jackets

The two walked up to Lin Qingyan and the others again and said to Wang Lanlan, "Can you bring us two sets tomorrow? One for each of us."

Wang Lanlan bought a set from Lin Qingyan yesterday, and there were exactly two sets left.

He nodded quickly: "There are only two sets left this time, one set is just right for each of you."

When they heard that there were only two sets left, they felt inexplicably happy and secretly delighted.

Only the two of them had such beautiful clothes, and Wang Lanlan, who was wearing a flowery cotton jacket opposite them, was automatically ignored by them.

The two of them confirmed the time with Wang Lanlan and the others before leaving.

Lin Qingyan looked at the people coming and going at the entrance of the textile factory and said to Ye Yi and the others, "Let's go!"

After leaving the textile factory, Lin Qingyan said to the two of them:

"I won't be coming with you guys tomorrow. You two should be careful not to get your things stolen. It's best to sell the hairpins last.

Also pay more attention to your surroundings, and if you find something wrong, leave immediately. It doesn’t matter if you lose something.”

When Ye Yi heard that Lin Qingyan would not come tomorrow, she asked hurriedly, "Are you not going to accompany us anymore?"

"You two can definitely do this. You're both very capable. Wang Lanlan is bold and you're careful. The two of you will work together perfectly!"

"How about you run with us again tomorrow?"

Wang Lanlan looked at Ye Yi a little uneasy and asked Lin Qingyan tentatively.

"I haven't done anything in the past two days since I came here. At most, I just served as a headcount. It's mainly you two who are busy. It will be the same tomorrow. Just do it your own way."

Seeing that her tone was firm and she would not accompany them no matter how much they tried to persuade her, Ye Yi and Wang Lanlan simply stopped trying to persuade her.

After walking a few steps, Ye Yi suddenly heard a gurgling sound and touched her stomach a little embarrassedly.

Lin Qingyan looked at the time and said to them, "It's already past eight o'clock."

Before she could finish her words, she heard another cooing sound, this time it came from Wang Lanlan.

Wang Lanlan smiled happily.

"I'm hungry! Let's go to the state-owned restaurant to eat something, otherwise it will be 10 o'clock when we get back to the village, and we won't be able to make it in time for breakfast or lunch."

Ye Yi and Lin Qingyan certainly had no objection, so they turned around and went to the state-owned restaurant.

There were not many people in the state-owned restaurant at that time, with only two tables, and the breakfast provided only steamed buns, steamed bread and porridge.

Lin Qingyan walked to the window and said to the waiter standing at the window: "Comrade, give us 6 meat buns and 3 bowls of porridge!"

The waiter glanced at her, then looked at the three of them. Their clothes were all clean. One of them had a flowery cotton jacket that was particularly eye-catching, but the backpack on her back made her look like she came from the countryside.

He said to Lin Qingyan in a light tone: "1.5 cents, plus 2 kilograms of food coupons!"

Lin Qingyan gave the money and ticket to the waiter.

"Sit down and wait!" The waiter took the money and wrote a number for her.

Ye Yi and Wang Lanlan had already found a seat. When Lin Qingyan came over, they had already discussed it.

He said to her, "How much is the meal? Today we two will treat you, and we will give it to you when we go back to settle the bill!"

When Lin Qingyan heard this, she was happy and nodded in agreement without hesitation.

"Thank you both comrades for your care. I am very grateful!"

After joking, she remembered the tickets she paid for shopping. She hadn't bought anything in the 70s for a while, and basically bought everything she needed from Hyundai.

I almost forgot the importance of tickets. Sometimes you can’t buy anything even if you have money but no tickets.

So he reminded Ye Yi and the others: "If you encounter someone who doesn't have enough money, you have to collect the money that should be collected from those who brought the tickets."

"Of course, we will definitely accept the tickets. Tickets can also be exchanged for other things!"

Ye Yi was sitting next to Lin Qingyan, and turned sideways to speak to her when she heard the words.

"After we finish this run tomorrow morning, we'll go back and rest for a few days, and then try somewhere else in a few days."

The three of them were chatting while waiting, and after a while they heard someone shouting from the window: "Six meat buns and three bowls of porridge are ready, come and get your food!"

Lin Qingyan stood up and prepared to fetch it, but Ye Yi held her back: "Take a rest, we'll fetch it."

After saying that, he took Wang Lanlan to get breakfast. The waiter saw that they came together and let them take the breakfast away without asking.

Lin Qingyan took a bite of the bun and sighed in her heart,

The chef of this state-owned restaurant is really talented. The meat buns he makes are delicious. Although I have eaten breakfast there several times at the modern morning market, there are many varieties and the taste is also very good.

But the buns from the state-owned restaurant taste no worse than those.

The meat is even more delicious. She has always felt that the varieties and styles of modern breakfast are good, but they are missing something.

Now she knew what was missing: fresh ingredients.

Before Lin Qingyan finished her sigh, she heard Wang Lanlan, who was sitting opposite her, sigh with satisfaction.

"The best thing in the state-owned restaurant is not the braised pork, but the ordinary meat buns. They taste much better than what my mother cooks."

After hearing this, Ye Yi said to her directly: "Is it possible that your mother was reluctant to put meat in it? If your mother put enough meat in it, would it be delicious?"

Her question made Wang Lanlan think.

"That's possible. When the village slaughters pigs during the Chinese New Year, I'll buy a piece of meat and ask my mother to make meat dumplings with plenty of fillings. I'll try it and see what the problem is."

“It’s still early for the New Year!”

Ye Yi started drooling when she heard about slaughtering pigs. In previous years, she didn't get much meat because of her work points. The remaining meat could be bought with money, but she had no money.

This year is different. She can buy more meat and have a good New Year.

Lin Qingyan was thinking about buying some meat on sale at modern vegetable markets or supermarkets every night to make meat buns.

Several people ate and chatted, each with two buns and a bowl of porridge, and they finished in a short while.

"Let's buy two more buns to take back!" Wang Lanlan still felt a little unsatisfied after eating.

Ye Yi also wanted to eat, but she was used to saving, so she interrupted:

"You've had meat buns today, so you should be satisfied. Besides, if you buy two meat buns, who will they feed to so many people in your family? You can't just hide them and eat them by yourself."

"I bought it and gave it to my parents to eat!" Wang Lanlan's voice became smaller and smaller as she spoke.

Finally, he sighed and said, "Forget it, let's go. I'd better not buy it. If I buy it back and give it to them separately, they won't be willing to eat it."

After saying that, they took their things and left the state-owned restaurant.

Seeing that she was in a low mood, Lin Qingyan asked her, "Did you give money to your mother yesterday?"

Hearing about the money, Wang Lanlan's mood obviously improved, and she said to them happily:

"I gave my mother one dollar, and she was so happy that she kept praising you and told me to learn from you and not to lose my temper and quarrel for no reason!"

At this point she curled her lips.

"My mother saw that I could earn money by following you, so she didn't care about my feelings. But my father called me over and asked for details."

She paused and looked at Lin Qingyan, "Qingyan, I'm sorry!"

Lin Qingyan was stunned when she heard this and looked at her with confusion.