In mid-September, the application list for the Autumn Fair was submitted again.
This time, their production team not only submitted rattan basket products, but also pork. However, it is impossible to submit the physical products in advance. So they can only fill in the application materials first.
October 10th soon arrived.
The wedding day of Jiang Yuying and Guo Zhengliang.
Qian Shulan prepared the bedding and clothes and sent them over the night before.
Wang Shouzhi couldn't go because he had to go to the countryside to dig wells. Wang Shouli and Wang Shouyi were on business trips and had even less time.
Qian Shulan asked Wang Danzhi to help look after the children.
She brought Sun Daqin and Li Chunhua to help decorate the wedding venue. Zhou Xuemei was due to give birth in half a month, so she couldn't go with her. So she stayed at home.
The wedding was hosted by Secretary Pan.
Although the two had many differences in political views before, since the working group came, they actually became brothers in distress, spending time together day and night, and were not as tense as before.
A few days ago, the working group received an order from their superiors to withdraw from Liuguan County, and they resumed their work. A happy occasion brings joy to people. Taking advantage of this happy day, the two began to truly put aside their past grievances.
Weddings in this era are somewhat different from those before the founding of the People's Republic of China.
It is now popular to take wedding photos. The couple's photos are posted inside their newly bought house. One wall is hung with the portrait of the chairman, and the other walls are covered with slogans.
Due to the shortage of supplies, there was no banquet this time, and only some fruit candies were distributed to the guests.
Jiang Yuying was not wearing red, but black. If she hadn't worn a big red flower on her chest, Qian Shulan would have thought it was a funeral.
She complained in her heart, but she didn't know that what happened next would open her eyes even more.
First of all, the wedding was held at night. It was not allowed to ask for leave to get married. I couldn't delay my revolutionary work just to get married. This was the original words. Qian Shulan was speechless.
"The wedding begins"
The newly-married couple first bowed respectfully to the chairman.
Then the two sang "The East is Red" first and then "The Sea Sailing Depends on the Helmsman".
Qian Shulan had not searched for wedding scenes in this era in her original memory. However, singing these two songs at the wedding was an eye-opener for her.
"Comrades, please express your sincere respect to our great President M."
Jiang Yuying: "A single spark can start a prairie fire"
Guo Zhengkang: "The army and the people are united as one. Who in the world can defeat us?"
The crowd applauded, and Qian Shulan also followed suit.
"Bow three times to President M"
The two men walked to the altar and bowed three times to the portrait.
“Bow three times to the parents”
"The bride and groom bowed to each other three times"
"Salute the guests!"
Then the bride and groom chatted with the guests, distributed wedding candies, and everyone said blessings.
Finally, the wedding ended with the bride and groom singing "Socialism is Good".
As soon as the wedding was over, Qian Shulan rushed to the train station without stopping.
The train station in Liuguan County is relatively small, and the train to Guangzhou only stops once every four or five days. If she misses this train, she will have to go to the provincial capital to catch one.
Jiang Yuying and Guo Zhengliang saw her off.
Sun Daqin and Li Chunhua saw her off to the train station, looking very reluctant.
Qian Shulan told them, "Look after the children at home, take good care of the pigs and chickens, and don't quarrel with others."
The two nodded in agreement.
He took the packages from the two men and said goodbye to them.
The three-day and two-night train ride almost broke Qian Shulan's bones.
Qian Shulan thought that she didn't know whether it was safe for Wang Shouren to drive a tractor.
But after thinking about it, I felt that I was worrying too much. There were several people in the village following him, so how could anything go wrong
When they arrived in Guangzhou, Wang Shouren came to pick her up.
"Where are our pigs raised?" Qian Shulan couldn't help but feel a little worried.
This time, Qian Weihan asked a truck driver he knew to help transport ten pigs. The weight of these pigs was about 110 to 20 kilograms.
"We still live in the same place and have built a shed outside. But for some reason, the pigs don't like to eat the pig grass at all."
Qian Shulan felt a little guilty and said casually, "The grass you brought is not fresh anymore, so of course they don't like to eat it."
Last time, she was delayed for a day because of Zhengguo's matter before returning to the production team, and the pigs were almost starved to death. In order to come this time, she specially asked No. 153 to help it seal the grass in the crystal ball, and then smash the crystal ball when it is needed.
Although this is a bit of a waste of gold coins, it's her fault because she is too busy to do anything else.
The same is true for pig grass this time.
“But we go to the fields and cut fresh ones, but we don’t like to eat them.”
"You guys don't know how to feed them, so I'll feed them, they will definitely eat."
When they arrived at their residence, Qian Shulan's first thing was to feed the pigs grass.
Qian Shulan reached into the sack of weeds, replaced them with those in the space, and threw them directly into the pigs' mouths. The pigs seemed to smell something delicious and came over to grab it.
Wang Shouren exclaimed in amazement, "Mom, you are so awesome!!" He was a little upset because the pigs clearly didn't eat when he fed them.
Qian Shulan smiled at him and said, "You've never fed pigs at home. What's so strange about that?"
Wang Shouren thought so too.
After feeding the pigs, I went into the main room and found that people from Suzhou Garment Factory and Shoe Factory had all arrived.
The team was still led by Xiang Hongjun and Liu Guangji.
Seeing Qian Shulan coming, they both ran over to shake hands with her.
"Aunt, you're finally here. We've been waiting for you for a long time."
Qian Shulan smiled and said, "You two are still in the third period, why are you in such a hurry?"
Xiang Hongjun scratched his head and said, "I still want my aunt to help me!"
Qian Shulan nodded and asked, "Have you finished the hangers I asked you to make last time?"
Xiang Hongjun nodded vigorously, "It's done!" Then he ran to his room in a hurry to get the finished things.
Although this clothes hanger is not as exquisite as those in later generations, it can definitely hold clothes.
"This is great! You guys are going to shine this time."
The group began to discuss the layout of the venue.
The weaving team this time was still composed of the same people as last time. They were all weaving things. Only Qian Shulan was discussing the venue.
Early the next morning, after Qian Shulan fed the pigs and had her meal, she went to the China Foreign Trade Center with Wang Shouquan to report the quantity.
This time she also specifically asked Director Xu to help find Li Shirong.
"Because he wants to test the ingredients of the pork, so we are in a hurry this time."
Director Xu immediately helped to make the contact when he heard this.
Li Shirong had come over a long time ago. When he heard that Director Xu wanted to see him, he immediately asked someone to come in.
Qian Shulan also came.
"The type of pigs we raise this time is a little different from last time, so I would like you to do a new test. If they are the same, we will keep the price the same as last time. If it is lower, we can renegotiate the price."
Li Shirong narrowed his eyes and said, "Okay!"
Li Shirong directly asked his men and Qian Shulan to get the pigs.
Then he sent his men directly back to Hong Kong by boat for testing.
While Qian Shulan was waiting for the results, she thought about the food in her space and had to think of a way to sell it.
She didn't know anyone in Guangzhou, so she could just knock on every door, just looking for those that were not government compounds.
Although it is still a bit dangerous, it is better than finding scalpers to sell too much at once and attracting too much attention.
She changed her clothes specially and took the bus for several stops before arriving at an unfamiliar family area.
Ask the one at the edge first, if there are children, choose the second one decisively. Because the children are too jumpy and don't know how to behave, she doesn't dare to expose herself.
"Does your family need rice? I want to trade something with you."
Selling rice in Guangzhou is not a big deal. Qian Shulan carried a bag with exactly 20 kilograms of rice in her hand. If she carried too much and ran too fast, she would be a burden. If she carried too little, it would not be cost-effective.
The woman glanced at the rice in her hand. It was fresh in color and looked good. "What do you want to exchange?"
"I want some old stuff! Like old brass utensils, gold Buddha statues, gold and silver jewelry, etc."
The woman thought for a long time before she remembered that she had some jewelry at home, all of which were old items at the bottom of the box. She was not allowed to wear them now, so why not exchange them for food
After she invited Qian Shulan in, she quickly went back to the house to search.
After a while, it was taken out.
"How many kilograms of food do you think we can get in exchange?"
Qian Shulan gave him an emerald green jade pendant, a silver bracelet and a silver ring. "Twenty kilograms of food!"
The woman was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect to be able to exchange so much food.
I wanted to ask for more, but Qian Shulan stood up and said, "That's all. If you want to exchange, the food will be yours. If not, I'll leave."
After hearing this, the woman did not dare to bargain anymore and responded repeatedly, "Okay, twenty catties is twenty catties."
After weighing the items, Qian Shulan asked her to get another bag. Her bag was a sack made of linen, specially made of linen, and the quantity was not large.
The woman also wanted to test the rice, so when she heard this, she immediately went to get a winnowing basket and poured the rice into it, and found no flaws at all.
The woman was very satisfied and immediately gave her the jewelry in her hand.
After Qian Shulan got the food, she went straight to the next house.
During the process of changing, Qian Shulan also met some weird people.
For example, when the couple was at home and saw an old lady coming alone to exchange things, they wanted to rob her and threatened her that they would send her to the police station if she did not hand over the food.
Qian Shulan kicked each person one by one, then went to another family area with the bag.
Next time she meets more than one person, she will just say she has come to the wrong door.
Some people didn't have these old things, so Qian Shulan asked for money directly. The price was still three times that of the supply and marketing cooperative, but cheaper than the black market. Most people could accept it.
Of course, there were also people who thought it was too expensive, but Qian Shulan simply said, "Bring corn and flour next time." Most people didn't bother to argue.
Qian Shulan would never go to such a place again. She never went back to a place she had been to for the second time.
Anyway, she will only be selling for half a month and then go back, so there is no need to go back.
The author has something to say: There is a red envelope in the previous chapter, don't forget to claim it, the deadline is before 20:00, muah