You need to raise your pet using a system [Era]

Chapter 56 Supply and Marketing Cooperatives Make Large-Scale Purchases

The system is such a useless piece of trash. How could such an adorable little brat possibly scheme against the Yue family and then squander their entire fortune?

What does it mean to have no descendants? It means that the wife, the father-in-law and mother-in-law died, and the brother-in-law was left with the family property.

“There is no danger! I haven’t done anything illegal or criminal.” Lu Yuanqing looked into his eyes and said seriously, word by word.

Lu Mingdong was a smart kid, and he believed him.

but……

"Then how did you..."

Lu Yuanqing tilted his head and smiled, interrupting him childishly, saying, "The first batch of grain did indeed come from Gu Baoxia. As for the second batch of grain, I'll keep it a secret and can't tell you. You can guess for yourself, but I can assure you that I obtained it through my own abilities and did not do anything illegal or criminal."

Lu Mingdong's eyes widened, and he said, "Third Uncle, I believe you."

Lu Yuanqing smiled, then stood up and led him towards the state-run restaurant, explaining in detail how he had obtained the grain from Gu Baoxia.

Lu Mingdong listened quietly, his eyes filled with shock, confusion, and then sudden realization.

Finally, he sighed, "Third Uncle really doesn't like his future Third Aunt!"

Lu Yuanqing laughed heartily, "We're not even familiar with each other, how could I like you!"

Seeing that he was still smiling happily, Lu Mingdong became worried. "Third Uncle, if you treat your future Third Aunt like this, what will you do if you can't find a wife in the future!"

Lu Yuanqing gently tapped his head and said, "Your third uncle is so handsome and capable, how could I not find a wife! Don't worry about it!"

Lu Mingdong touched the spot where he had been hit with dissatisfaction, humming, "I just can't marry her."

With no time to spare and money and tickets in hand, Lu Yuanqing was finally able to taste the cooking skills of the chef at the state-run restaurant.

There was still only one meat dish, and the state-run restaurant couldn't offer any more meat.

With a meat dish, a vegetable dish, and two bowls of rice, the uncle and nephew left the state-run restaurant, their bellies full.

Then I went straight to the supply and marketing cooperative.

There is a shortage of all kinds of supplies now. State-run restaurants can only serve one meat dish a day, and supply and marketing cooperatives are almost empty.

There weren't many items displayed in the glass showcase, but there was a good variety of them.

First, you need to buy malted milk powder, because the two youngest children in the family still need to drink it. And from now on, everyone in the family can drink it, so there's no need to prioritize the youngest.

We need to buy some old soap; we have so many clothes at home, we need to buy a few more.

An enamel basin—we need to buy one. We only have one at home, and we use it for washing vegetables and our faces. Lu Yuanqing has been putting up with it for a long time.

Toothbrushes, yes, and shoes too. One pair for each person. After a harvest, the already worn-out shoes at home were so worn that toes could practically crawl out.

"Why aren't there any clothes?" Lu Yuanqing pressed.

"There are no ready-made clothes, only fabric, so you buy it and make your own at home."

Lu Yuanqing acted like he was buying goods, which made the waiter very friendly towards him.

"My aunt can make clothes!" Lu Mingdong, carrying a large pile of things, struggled to keep them from falling to the ground.

“Then let’s buy fabric!” Lu Yuanqing said blankly. He had long been fed up with the fact that the original owner of this body didn’t have a single decent piece of clothing and was covered in patched clothes.

The difference lies in the number of patches.

After buying a bunch of daily necessities, Lu Yuanqing finally arrived at his favorite place.

"How much is this twisted dough stick?"

"One-quarter of a stick!"

"Give me ten, uh, and where are these fruit candies? I don't see any White Rabbit candies!"

"The milk candy is sold out, we're out of stock..."

"Where's the meat? Isn't this the place to buy meat?"

"There's no meat left at this time of year! If you want meat, come back in ten days!!"

"All right……"

After Lu Yuanqing finally finished buying, he and Lu Mingdong squatted at the entrance of the supply and marketing cooperative, stuffing the small items they had bought into a cloth bag.

"Honestly, there's nothing here. This supply and marketing cooperative has so little stuff!" Lu Yuanqing muttered in dissatisfaction as he stuffed things into the store.

Lu Mingdong also helped stuff it in, saying, "That's quite a lot already, Uncle, you spent a lot of money!"

He looked at Lu Yuanqing with bright, sparkling eyes.

Now he's even more eager to know his third uncle's secret!

"I also want to buy a military water bottle! But they don't have any here!" Lu Yuanqing complained as he stuffed things into his bag.

"I wanted to buy shoes, but you kept stopping me. Look at your big toe, it's practically sticking out to get some air!"

Lu Mingdong: "My aunt can make cloth shoes, but they're too expensive, they cost one yuan each!"

“Those are sneakers, of course they’re expensive! There’s a reason they’re expensive! They’re comfortable to wear! Cloth shoes are very uncomfortable if you accidentally step on a hard rock!” Lu Yuanqing retorted.

Lu Mingdong rolled his eyes: "Third Uncle, you should think about what the brigade leader and the others will think when they see all this stuff you bought!" And your aunt will definitely keep asking questions.

Not everyone is as considerate as him, and doesn't pry into his secrets.

Lu Yuanqing bought quite a few things, but in reality, it wasn't that many. After all, there were still many things he wanted to buy that the supply and marketing cooperative didn't have, and they were all small. Apart from the enamel basin and the cloth, he could stuff them all into the cloth bag he was carrying.

Lu Yuanqing picked up the fabric, which just covered the bulging bag in front of him.

Lu Yuanqing smiled smugly and said to the remaining enamel basin, "Take this one, isn't that enough?"

Lu Mingdong blinked.

Looking at the smug person, he thought for a moment and then spoke up, "Third Uncle, do you know that what you're holding is the most eye-catching thing?"

"what?"

hiss!

Lu Yuanqing immediately realized what was happening.

Why do supply and marketing cooperatives have so few supplies, and lack many things?

Lu Yuanqing finally understood, because all of those required tickets.

He bought everyday items like toothbrushes, soap, and enamel basins, as well as snacks like fried dough twists, all for cash, not coupons.

Fabric required ration coupons.

I don't know if the regulations are different in different regions.

In any case, many daily necessities do not require coupons here; only grain and cloth coupons are mandatory.

It's also possible that they were too poor to afford decent daily necessities, so the supply and marketing cooperative simply didn't have them.

As for the hostages, the townspeople might produce them, but the villagers would never see them.

We only ate meat once a year, and it was distributed after the brigade had completed its quota; that was during the Chinese New Year.

Nowadays, every household is short of food, and the production team only slaughters one carp a year, cooks it, and distributes it among the people.

The supply and marketing cooperative only sells pork once every ten days.

At that time, Lu Yuanqing hadn't realized that there was simply no supply of such a precious thing as meat.

In fact, Lu Yuanqing didn't know that every time he went to the state-run restaurant, it was only by chance that there was meat available. When he wasn't there, even the state-run restaurant could only provide meat once every few days.

And the fact that he always seems to run into it is a stroke of incredible luck.

As for the legendary bicycle, ha! I didn't see it at all!

Lu Yuanqing realized he still had a bicycle ticket, but it was useless and he couldn't use it.

None of that matters. Lu Yuanqing lowered his eyebrows. So how was he going to take the fabric he was holding back?

With every household wearing patched-up clothes, how could his family suddenly be seen wearing brand new clothes?