Chapter 42 Buying a watch

Wen Xin quietly passed by. The gatekeeper glanced at her, feeling unfamiliar. Then he glanced at her backpack and asked, "Buy or sell?"

Wen Xin lowered her voice and replied, "Sell."

"five cents."

After handing over the money, Wen Xin went in.

The situation inside was similar to the black market at home. Most of the people covered their faces and talked in low voices.

Seeing this, Wen Xin also found an empty seat to sit down and took a small scale from the backpack. Some more grain and meat were put out.

After a while, many people gathered around.

No matter when, food and meat are hard currency and easy to sell.

Wen Xin didn't want to be greedy, so she sold the maximum amount that her backpack could hold. Turning around, he saw a familiar figure.

The man's face was covered and he was wearing black patchwork clothes, but Wen Xin recognized it at a glance. It was Zhao Wanqing.

She quietly went over and took a look. What she bought was grain.

It seems that Zhao Wanqing has started buying things on the black market.

Wen Xin didn't go there, and the black market was too chaotic to talk.

After going out, Wen Xin looked at the money she earned today, which added up to 103.85 yuan.

Yes, that’s a lot. Wen Xin has no plans to sell in large quantities yet. After all, she is not familiar with the black market situation here, so she will sell in small quantities for now.

Things are done here, and seeing that it's almost noon, Wen Xin plans to go to the state-owned hotel to wait.

When I walked to the state-owned hotel, I saw Zhang Yingying and Wang Yumei sitting outside waiting, each with a pile of textbooks beside them.

He walked over quickly and asked, "Have you found all the textbooks?"

The two of them raised their heads and said with a smile, "Yes, we have been looking for it for a long time. Fortunately, we found everything. Where is Wanqing, hasn't she come yet?"

Wen Xin replied, "We are not together. She should be here soon. How about we go in and order food first and wait."

Both of them agreed.

After going in and finding a seat, Wen Xin went to order. She ordered one braised pork, one braised pork ribs, one garlic cabbage, and four dumplings.

As soon as it was finished, Wang Yumei said sheepishly, "Wen Xin, how much did it cost? I'll give it to you."

Zhang Yingying also said, "Yes, Wen Xin, I will give you the money too."

Wen Xin smiled and said, "Don't worry, Wanqing isn't here yet, let's get together later."

Not long after waiting, someone shouted, "The food on the 8th is ready."

Several people hurried over to pick it up.

As soon as the dishes were put down, Zhao Wanqing came in.

Zhang Yingying saw her coming in and waved quickly, "Wanqing, this way."

Zhao Wanqing saw the figures of several people and walked over quickly. "Have you been waiting for a long time?"

"We didn't wait long. We just sat down and ordered the food. You came just in time." Wen Xin shook her head and explained.

"Yeah, it's just ready to eat." Zhang Yingying added.

Seeing the dishes on the table, Zhao Wanqing's eyes were full of smiles, "It's been a long time since I've seen so much meat. I'm almost drooling."

"Then eat quickly. I'm greedy too." Wang Yumei also said with a smile.

The four of them didn't say anything after that, and all immersed themselves in eating.

I have to say that the craftsmanship of state-owned hotels is still very good. The braised pork was not greasy at all, the pork ribs were stewed to perfection, and the dumplings had thin skins and generous fillings. Everyone's mouths were full of oil after eating.

As soon as I put down my chopsticks, a sarcastic voice came from the side: "Have you never eaten in a few lifetimes? What a bad luck."

Wen Xin raised her eyes and looked over. The table next to her was filled with educated youths in the front yard, and the person speaking was Zhang Zhaodi.

Seeing the look in Wen Xin's eyes, Zhang Zhaodi was a little short of breath. The next second she said confidently, "What are you looking at? You are not too shabby."

Looking at the meat on the table of seven people, Wen Xin smiled and said, "You are so awesome, but you must not eat meat."

Zhang Zhaodi became even more angry, "Why shouldn't I eat it? I spent money on it."

Wen Xin rolled her eyes.

Li Qian, who was beside her, pulled Zhang Zhaodi and said sternly, "Don't talk nonsense. I haven't provoked you, so what are you doing in such a hurry?"

Although the other people at the table didn't say anything, they looked quite angry. The seven of them ordered one piece of meat, and the four people over there had two pieces of meat. If they were called shabby, then their side was nothing. Who is this Zhaodi scolding?

Zhang Zhaodi felt angry when she saw Zhao Wanqing, but she didn't take her seriously at all.

Zhao Wanqing wiped her mouth calmly, without even looking at Zhang Zhaodi, and said calmly, "Let's go. There are always flies buzzing next to her, which is annoying."

Zhang Yingying and Wen Xin burst into laughter.

Zhang Zhaodi heard this and said loudly, "Who are you calling a fly?"

Zhao Wanqing replied, "Whoever responds to me will be the one."

Zhang Zhaodi pointed at Zhao Wanqing and didn't know what to say for a moment, and she was almost trembling with anger.

Zhao Wanqing said, "Let's go quickly, maybe someone will blackmail us later."

After saying that, the other three people all rolled their eyes at Zhang Zhaodi and left.

Zhang Zhaodi was still pointing in that direction. Seeing them leave, she wanted to continue scolding her, but was pulled down by Li Qian beside her, "What on earth are you going to do? They haven't offended you, so why don't you eat?"

Zhang Zhaodi had a hard time talking about it. As for why she didn't dare to say it, she could only sulk to herself.

The four people over there couldn't stop laughing as soon as they went out.

"Wanqing, I didn't realize you were so good at talking before." Zhang Yingying smiled and patted Zhao Wanqing on the shoulder.

Zhao Wanqing pretended to be helpless and waved her hands, "I'm so charming, and there are always people who are jealous of me. Of course, I have to suppress them from the beginning of my talk."

Even Wang Yumei laughed now.

After chatting, Zhang Yingying suggested, "Why don't we go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy something. It's hard to come out once."

Wang Yumei was the first to agree, followed by Wen Xin and Zhao Wanqing.

When we arrived at the supply and marketing cooperative, there were not many people there, probably because it was noon.

After entering, Zhang Yingying bought some candies and biscuits, and Wang Yumei bought biscuits.

Wen Xin went straight to the watch counter. She has always wanted to buy a watch to tell the time, otherwise it would be really inconvenient. Brother Hu, who was selling goods before, gave her a ticket for the watch, so she came to take a look if she had time today.

"Hello, can you show me this watch?" Wen Xin pointed to a brown watch with a small dial, which was just right for her to wear.

"Okay." The employee from the supply and marketing cooperative took out the watch and introduced, "This is an Omega watch. The size and color are suitable for you. We only have three pieces in total in our town."

Wen Xin looked at it and felt quite satisfied, "How much does this cost?"

The man happily said, "The total is 165.5 yuan, plus a watch ticket."

Wen Xin happily paid for it. Put the watch on your wrist, the more you look at it, the more you like it, and the more you look at it, the happier you are.

Zhao Wanqing bought brown sugar, biscuits, and malted milk.

Wen Xin saw it from the side and whispered, "Wanqing, if you want to buy these things in the future, you can come to me directly. I know people who work in the transportation team and have cheap goods."

Zhao Wanqing's eyes flashed and she replied in a low voice, "Okay, then I'll find you later."

Zhao Wanqing knew that Wen Xin had her own secrets, but she didn't care. She also had her own.