Siheyuan: I became a truck driver

Xiao Yun turned his gaze to the basket of pecans, "Can I try some?"

Suddenly, the cashier who was buying pickles on the other side spoke sharply: "Hey, do you want to try it? What if each person comes to try one? Everyone who buys things in our state-owned store during the New Year should try it. Will we still sell it?"

Xiao Yun smiled but didn't say anything. He accidentally brought back his old supermarket shopping habits and for a moment he even forgot that this was the 1960s.

"How about some?" Xiao Yun looked at the previous teller and nodded.

Su Ming pulled Xiao Yun's arm and said, "I see the price tag is not cheap, so let's not buy it. What if it doesn't taste good?"

Xiao Yun did not answer, but asked: "Have you ever eaten this?"

Su Ming shook his head honestly, "No, I only had peanuts and melon seeds during the Chinese New Year, and occasionally some red dates. Even if someone at home gave them to me, it was not my turn to eat them."

When the cashier who had ridiculed Su Ming before heard that Su Ming had never even eaten pecans, he immediately put on an arrogant attitude and went back to the pickle cabinet with his head tilted.

Soon, the teller swiftly picked out some walnuts for Xiao Yun and put them on the scale.

"Comrade, do you think these eight taels are a lot or a little?" the teller asked with a smile.

Xiao Yun took a quick look and saw that there were about 16 or 17 of them. He immediately said, "Who can eat this much? Give me two pounds."

The teller nodded twice and picked it up swiftly.

During this time, Xiao Yun asked, "Did you guys get any new merchandise during the recent Chinese New Year? Any new items?"

The cashier said as she was selecting walnuts: "Yes, many of them are from the north, and they are imported. There are milk powder, orange powder, cigarettes, crispy shrimp candy, Cuban candy, and sorghum candy. Many of them are new goods."

As she spoke, she reminded him quietly, "It's just that the price is much higher than our local products."

At this time, the cashier who was buying pickles said in dissatisfaction: "Ma Xia, why are you talking so much? Do you think you are a crosstalk performer? You talk so much, but people don't buy anything. Isn't this a waste of words?"

The teller who was packing walnuts was named Ma Xia. She didn't care at all after hearing this. "Oh, Sister Lan, isn't this just idle anyway?"

After hearing this, Sister Lan snorted coldly, glanced at Xiao Yun and Su Ming coldly, then hugged her chest, twisted her hips, and limped to Ma Xia.

"Are you free? If you're so free, then help me keep an eye on the pickle counter."

After saying this, he left the counter without waiting for Ma Xia to reply.

Su Ming was accustomed to this attitude, but Xiao Yun found it a little strange.

In the past, I only heard that employees in state-owned stores had bad tempers, but now it seems that this is not groundless.

While he was talking, the walnuts had already been packed.

"Comrade, please look at the scale, it's two pounds." Ma Xia said.

Xiao Yun nodded, "Okay, pack them up, and bring three pounds of melon seeds, three pounds of peanuts, two pounds of red dates, and two cans of the milk powder you just mentioned."

As he spoke, Xiao Yun's eyes wandered over the merchandise.

"This is too much. Why did you buy milk powder? We don't have any children at home." Su Ming pulled Xiao Yun's arm.

"Can't drink it because you don't have children? I bought it for you, just drink it." Xiao Yun's eyes were full of doting.

Su Ming was a little embarrassed, "I'm already a grown-up, and I still drink milk powder..."

Ma Xia heard the whisper and said, "Comrade, what you said shows that your man loves you. To be honest, many leaders come to buy this milk powder, and they buy it for the women at home."

"They also said that making a cup in the morning is nutritious. Look at them. While we are still discussing how to get enough food, they have already started to pay attention to nutrition."

Suddenly, Ma Xia stopped and looked at Xiao Yun with some fear, "Comrade, you...are you the leader?"

Xiao Yun shook his head. "I'm not. I'm just a worker."

Ma Xia felt relieved and continued to introduce it to Su Ming, "If you buy milk powder and have some spare money, I suggest you buy some Lego. Add half a spoonful of these two things each time and mix them in a cup for a good drink."

Just as Su Ming was about to refuse, Xiao Yun said directly: "Okay, as you said, I'll have two cans of Lego as well."

The teller immediately smiled sweetly.

Soon, everything was packed and wrapped in jute paper.

Ma Xia casually slid the clip on her head to the side and walked away from the counter with the things.

Without payment and receipt, these things cannot fall into the hands of customers.

"Sister Li, please check these things with the order." Ma Xia said to someone at the counter.

After she finished speaking, she was about to leave, but Sister Li stopped her and, while checking the merchandise, whispered, "Wu Lanhua ran away again? This is not okay. I ask you to help cover for me every day. Should I give this salary to you or her?"

Ma Xia smiled hesitantly, "Oh, Sister Li, there's nothing we can do about it. Just take over the shift. If you have anything else to do, I'll help you out."

Sister Li shook her head. "She just thinks you're easy to bully! I'd better forget it. I'm not as shameless as her."

...

Xiao Yun and Su Ming stood outside the counter, waiting for the items to be counted while listening to the fun and watching the show.

"Comrade, the total is 28 yuan. No tickets are required for the milk powder, and the pecans are counted as miscellaneous grains."

Xiao Yun did not hesitate and took out money and tickets from the space. His tickets had been used up, so this time he took out the wedding gifts given to him by Director Wang and Director Liu.

Seeing Xiao Yun taking out the bill from the envelope, Sister Li couldn't help but ask, "Comrade, you just got married, right?"

Su Ming was a little surprised, "How do you know?"

Sister Li smiled but said nothing. "First, I came because you two are so close, and second, your receipts are all in envelopes, so it's obvious that they were given to you by someone else."

After saying that, he looked at Xiao Yun again and said, "It's the duty of a man to be good to his wife, but he shouldn't be extravagant. This amount of walnut food coupons can last for three days."

Xiao Yun didn't react much, but smiled and handed over the bills and money. "You are an experienced person, and what you said makes sense. I will pay attention next time. These are bills, please count them."

Seeing Xiao Yun being so open and respectful towards her, Sister Li felt happy. "No problem. Just keep an eye on the money and tickets. Don't let anyone touch them."

Xiao Yun nodded, picked up a large bag of things in his hand, and followed Su Ming out of the store.

"How is it?" Xiao Yun suddenly asked.

Su Ming was a little confused. "What's going on? What happened?"

Xiao Yun stopped and pointed to the state-owned store. "I mean, how about working in this state-owned store?"

"Working in a state-owned store?" Su Ming's eyes widened. He was excited for only a second before he realized the reality. "I would like to, but we don't have any job vacancies. How can we come?"

"Besides, there aren't many people who want to work here. Even if I have a job quota, I may not be able to get in. Forget it."

Xiao Yun grabbed Su Ming's hand and said, "What's the big deal? If you want to come, I can arrange for you to come."

Su Ming was a little bit unbelieving, "Really?"

She still believed what Xiao Yun said. After all, many leaders came to the wedding day.

These leaders, even Director Yang, are extremely respectful to them, so you can imagine how high their status is.

"Do you want to use your connections to get me in?"