The other party was about to leave when the bicycle chain suddenly broke.

Yang Xiaole glanced at the other party and was ready to leave.

Seeing that he was about to leave, the other party hurriedly stopped him: "Hey, um, comrade, can we discuss something?"

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As soon as Yang Xiaole heard this, he knew what the other party wanted to do. "What's up? I'm going into the city, not out of the city. I can't help you. I have urgent matters to attend to!"

If he was going into the city, he could take the other party with him.

But since the other party didn't even know where to go, he didn't want to go either!

Seeing that Yang Xiaole had already spoken, the other party quickly enticed him: "Hey, they're frying fish. Do you want to go? It's lively!"

In this day and age, there are still people who don't like to join in the fun.

Especially children, who don't like guns and cannons?

Yang Xiaole took a look at the other party's clothes and guessed that they were probably from the same military compound.

He just didn't know what they were using to fry the fish.

But he still shook his head: "I'm not going. If you're going into the city, I can take you. Whether you go or not, I'm leaving!"

The other party looked back and forth, then looked at his own broken chain, feeling frustrated.

Then he looked at Yang Xiaole and said, "My car is still here! How can you take me?"

"You sit in the back and hold onto the front wheel, isn't that enough?"

"Oh, right, then take me into the city. I'm Feng Aijun, what's your name?"

"I'm Yang Xiaole, come on up!"

He was already used to the name Aijun, he had been called that too many times.

Feng Aijun pushed the bicycle over and held onto the handlebars.

Yang Xiaole tried it out.

It could still be ridden.

He rode the bike, but after riding for a while, the rear wheel of the bike tilted and fell to the ground.

In the end, Yang Xiaole took out a rope and said, "Tie it up, I'll see if I can pull you along."

He tied the rope to the back seat and the axle, and dragged the bike forward.

It was inconvenient, but he could still ride it.

When they arrived at Fucheng Gate, he left Feng Aijun at the repair shop and went on his way.

He wasn't in a hurry to go to the Hua family, instead, he went to the hardware store and spent 1.6 fen to buy a pig-killing knife.

He also spent 16.5 fen to buy five enamel basins to collect pig blood and store meat.

After deducting the money for the livestock station, he had 7.51 fen left in his hand.

After finishing everything, he rode the bike to Hua Yourong's house.

"Hua Yourong!"

He shouted at the door, and soon the door was opened.

It was Hua Yourong who opened the door.

Seeing him, Hua Yourong was delighted. "Xiaole, you're here. Is everything done?"

"Yeah, I just finished and came over."

"Then come in quickly, it's almost time for dinner. Let's have a meal together."

Yang Xiaole looked at the time, it was already eleven o'clock, it was time for lunch.

This made him feel a little embarrassed.

But after hesitating for a moment, he still pushed the bike in.

He closed the courtyard gate, parked the bike, and walked in.

"Is it Xiaole?"

As soon as he entered, he heard Su Ling's voice coming from the kitchen.

Hua Yourong quickly responded, "Yes, Mom, Xiaole is here."

"Then get another bowl and chopsticks, let's eat together. The soup is ready too."

"Okay!"

Hua Yourong happily went into the kitchen and brought out another set of bowl and chopsticks, saying to Yang Xiaole, "Xiaole, have a seat."

The food was already served, a bowl of white rice.

While they were talking, Su Ling came out with a bowl of seaweed and egg soup.

Seeing that Yang Xiaole was still standing, she urged him, "Sit down, don't be polite. Are you afraid of eating us out of house and home? The dishes are all here."

Yang Xiaole felt a little embarrassed and said, "I came as soon as I finished my work, I forgot it was lunchtime."

"It's okay, eat!"

After Su Ling finished speaking, she sat down and turned the fan towards him.

Yang Xiaole also sat down.

The dishes on the table were quite good.

Braised fish, stir-fried chives with eggs, and a bowl of seaweed and egg soup.

And the dishes were well-oiled.

Su Ling ate her food and smiled at him, "Eat, don't be polite. If I knew you were coming, I would have made some other meat dishes."

"No need, this is already good enough."

Yang Xiaole politely said and picked up a piece of fish and put it in his mouth.

He took a big bite of rice.

Thinking about the pork in his space, he asked, "Um, Auntie, can I ask you something? Don't be angry! I'm just curious. How much pork can you eat in a month?"

Su Ling smiled indifferently, "We have a fixed amount of 6 liang of meat, but Yourong's dad sends us money every few months, so we can buy more with overseas exchange coupons."

"Oh, overseas exchange coupons, what are those for?"

Yang Xiaole had heard of it, but he wasn't sure about the specifics."Overseas Exchange Coupons are what we get when foreign currency is remitted here. The bank forces the exchange, and we can only get RMB. For every 100 RMB, we can get goods worth 30 yuan at a fixed rate, but it often changes and is different each time. Last time, for every 100 yuan, we got a Meat Coupon for 3 jin of meat. There are also other things like oil, cloth, and sugar, but these all have to be bought at the Overseas Exchange Shop, and the prices are much higher than outside."

She didn't mention anything else, just the meat.

Upon hearing this, Yang Xiaole understood.

He then asked about the exchange rate.

The answer was 1 US dollar to 2.49 RMB.

He then silently calculated in his heart. Considering Hua Yourong's father's salary of one to two hundred US dollars, he wouldn't send too much money.

The Hua family probably only gets a few jin of meat a month.

But the Hua family is rich, they don't need coupons for chicken and fish, they can probably afford to eat a chicken a day.

No wonder this girl's food storage is different from ordinary people!

As for why they didn't raise chickens for eggs, he guessed they must have been cut off from doing so.

Thinking of this, he pondered for a moment before asking, "Auntie, do you need eggs and pork here?"

This was risky.

But he still wanted to try. After all, no trade is absolutely safe anywhere, it's the same with Fat Ma.

It all depends on whether the other party can remember his kindness.

Su Ling was surprised, "You can get pork too?"

She wasn't surprised that he could get eggs, after all, people in the countryside were allowed to raise chickens, she didn't know that it was no longer allowed.

Yesterday when he mentioned meat, she thought he was talking about fish or chicken! She didn't expect it to be pork.

Yang Xiaole nodded lightly, "Yes, I can get it. Do you want some? If you do, I can bring you some."

"Of course, why wouldn't I? Yourong's father sends money every three months or so, and with the fixed rate, it's only about three jin a month. The cooked food shop doesn't require coupons, and Yourong doesn't eat much there. If you have it, it would save me the trouble of going to the black market."

Su Ling stopped eating and said to him.

Meanwhile, Hua Yourong was eating her meal while watching the two of them talk.

Yang Xiaole nodded lightly, "Alright, how much do you want? I can bring it to you tonight or tomorrow. Is the market price of one and a half yuan okay?"

"That's fine, no problem, give me five jin."

After Su Ling finished speaking, she seemed to remember something and said to him, "By the way, I've thought about it, and I won't introduce anyone to you. If something happens, I won't be able to live with myself."

Yang Xiaole wasn't too disappointed when he heard this.

At least Su Ling was considering his situation, which was a consolation.

However, Su Ling's next words made him a little happy.