Chapter 477 Visiting Zhou's House

The next day, Friday.

After Jiang Cuiping went to work, Su Mingzhe took out the letters written by Wang Quan, Wang Yafang, and Yu Hong to their families, handed them to his younger brother Su Mingxue, and asked him to deliver them. He also put two fifty-cent bills in the envelope:
"This is your travel expenses. If you get thirsty or hungry on the way, buy yourself some food or drink."

"Thank you, brother."

Su Mingxue took the one dollar handed over by his elder brother, and immediately his face was wide open with smiles, and he ran out in a hurry.

Su Mingzhe sent his brother away, and with a wave of his hand, he put the tiger skins and bear skins with smooth and shiny fur into the space, leaving only a dozen deerskins, carrying them on his back and walking towards the unified sales and purchasing store in Jichun City.

Tiger and bear skins will be valuable treasures in a few years and will become rare gifts when given to others.

Knowing that something will become a treasure in the future, you sell it now just for a few hundred dollars. You won't do such a thing unless you have had decades of cerebral thrombosis in your brain.

The unified sales and purchasing store is not in the city center, but at the east end of Songji Avenue.

Songji Avenue runs east-west and is cut in half by the Songhua River. To the west is the Songhuajiang urban area, and to the east is the Jichun urban area.

Jichun City is not very large, and the urban area is divided into two parts by Songji Avenue.

To the north of Songji Avenue are various small Western-style buildings and villas with a beautiful environment. The factories are mainly state-owned enterprises such as military factories, machinery factories, and scientific research institutes.

To the south are "urban villages" such as the Guangzi area, or "slums" such as Taiping Hutong, where the companies are mainly light industrial companies such as wood processing plants and soy sauce factories.

Su Mingzhe lives in Guangzi area, just a little south of Songji Avenue.

After walking a few steps from home, I arrived at the national highway and then walked east along the highway.

He walked with big steps and after more than ten minutes, he arrived at the unified sales and purchasing store on the edge of the city.

When he arrived at the door of the unified sales and purchasing store and was about to go in, suddenly a young man in a cotton jacket came over, looking left and right and shrinking his head.

"Brother, do you want to sell your stuff?"

"This is good leather. I want to sell it in the store."

As soon as Su Mingzhe saw the other person's expression, he knew that this person was the legendary "middleman".

I didn't mind the small price difference, so I didn't want to pay any attention to him. I just walked past him and went straight into the store.

When that person saw this, he thought that Su Mingzhe was thin-skinned and suspicious, and did not take it seriously.

As soon as Su Mingzhe entered the store, he went into an alley and quickly disappeared into the depths of the alley.

People in their line of work are competing with public stores for jobs, so they need to be extremely cautious. Once they show up in public, they have to immediately move to another place or change their attire.

However, as soon as he left, a tall man appeared next to him and stood in his original position.

Su Mingzhe came out of the store and saw the tall man, but he only glanced at him, then looked away and walked towards home.

The tall man also glanced at Su Mingzhe, with a faint smile on his face.

Su Mingzhe walked along the national highway for five or six minutes and stopped at an intersection.

On his left, on the north side of the road, there was a three-story building painted white.

The locals call this building the Big White Building.

The Dabai Building, originally called the Tenth Department Store, also known as the Fourth Grocery Store, was dedicated to serving foreign experts, friends, and foreign guests.

Later, the foreign experts and friends withdrew, and this place became a meat supply store for Jichun City, also selling some special foods.

Luxury goods such as Moutai, Wuliangye, woolen fabrics and silk can also be bought here.

When Su Mingzhe came here, he did not wander around the first floor, but went straight to the second floor and bought a lot of sports equipment, such as table tennis rackets and table tennis balls, badminton rackets and badminton, footballs, basketballs, skipping ropes, etc.

Because the purchase quantity was relatively large, the waiter even became suspicious of Su Mingzhe's identity and directly called his colleagues to surround Su Mingzhe.

Su Mingzhe had no choice but to take out the certificate of purchasing materials issued by the village, and the waiter then apologized with a smile.

After leaving the second floor, Su Mingzhe went to the third floor and bought a sewing machine with an industrial ticket.

Because he bought a lot of things, Su Mingzhe found a cart at the door of the store to help him take the things home.

On the way home, Su Mingzhe passed by a pharmacy and asked the cart to stop again.

Baiyashan Village has a population of more than 400 people, who live in the mountainous area all year round. When they get sick, they either use some folk remedies or suffer until they can't bear it anymore before going to the commune township hospital or the county hospital.

The reason Su Mingzhe came to get medicine this time was to get some common medicines for the villagers in the village, so that minor illnesses would not develop into major ones.

Like the waiter at the Dabai Building, the people at the pharmacy were also suspicious of Su Mingzhe buying so many medicines at once. Su Mingzhe agreed and took out the proof for the other party to see.

As long as you have a letter of certification, it will be easy.

When Su Mingzhe and Banche returned home, his younger brother Su Mingxue had already returned.

The boy helped to move the things into the house. After Su Mingzhe settled the bill for the cart, he said to Su Mingzhe:
"Brother, I have delivered the letters to all three companies. They said they would prepare something in the next two days and send it over when the time comes."

"Okay then. You just stay home these few days and don't go out. When the three of them deliver the goods, you can mark them."

Su Mingzhe said as he took out a basketball from the sports supplies, pumped it up with an air pump, and gave it to his younger brother:

"I bought this for you. When you are at home, you can move around a bit instead of staying at home all day."

"Thank you, brother."

Su Mingzhe's younger brother is very well-behaved and obedient. He never goes out of the front door or the back door. He is even more honest than Zhou Bingkun.

"This box of mine is full of medicines. Don't let anyone touch it."

Su Mingzhe put the box of medicines into the cabinet and locked it for safety reasons.

"Brother, don't worry, I'll be at home watching over you and won't let anyone get caught." Su Mingxue took the basketball and went to play in the yard.

Su Mingzhe put the medicine away and went out again.

This time, he wanted to purchase a lot of things.

In addition to sports equipment and medicines, you also need to buy some hardware supplies and tools used by craftsmen such as bricklayers and carpenters.

After a whole morning, Su Mingzhe had only purchased half of the supplies.

At noon, Jiang Cuiping went home for lunch and frowned when she saw so many extra things at home:
"Boss, the government asked you to buy so many things. If something breaks or is missing, you don't have to pay for it, right?"

"Mom, don't worry. The village lets me go out to buy things, which means they trust me. Even if there is a problem, they won't say anything."

Su Mingzhe comforted his mother.

Jiang Cuiping's worries did not diminish, but now that things have come to this, she can only remind her old friend:
"Mingxue, the things your brother bought for the government are all at home. You should stay at home these few days and don't go out. If someone steals something, your brother will be in trouble."

"Mom, don't worry, I'll stay at home these days and won't go anywhere."

Su Mingxue had just received a basketball from his elder brother in the morning, so he naturally accepted the offer obediently.

Only then did Jiang Cuiping feel a little relieved.

After lunch, Jiang Cuiping went to work again.

Su Mingzhe was about to go out to continue purchasing supplies, but he saw a young man peeking at the door and looking into his yard.

When the young man saw Su Mingzhe leaving, he immediately smiled innocently:

"Brother Mingzhe?"

"It's me, are you...?"

Su Mingzhe thought the other person looked familiar, but he couldn't remember who he was for a moment.

The young man introduced himself before Su Mingzhe could remember: "Brother Mingzhe, I am Zhou Bingyi's younger brother Zhou Bingkun. My brother heard that you were back, so he asked me to come and see you."

"Is your brother still home?"

When Su Mingzhe heard that this boy was Zhou Bingkun, he was immediately happy:

"The last time I saw your sister, I felt that girls change a lot as they grow older. They become more and more beautiful. I didn't expect that you, Bingkun, are also getting more and more handsome..."

"hehe."

Zhou Bingkun was teased by Su Mingzhe and didn't know how to respond for a moment, so he could only continue to smile foolishly.

"Bingkun, go back and tell your brother that I have something else to do today, and I'll go to your house to play with your brother tomorrow."

Su Mingzhe was also planning to go see Zhou Rong. Three months had passed, and he still didn't know whether the red string of lovesickness he had tied on that girl last time had worked.

"Brother Mingzhe, I'm going home first."

Zhou Bingkun responded and then rode away on his bicycle.

In the evening, Su Mingzhe told his classmate about the party he was going to have at his classmate's house the next day.

Jiang Cuiping also told Su Mingzhe not to forget to buy gifts when visiting classmates' homes.

Su Mingzhe naturally would not forget.

On the second day.

Su Mingzhe dressed himself up, picked up a piece of bacon, went to the street to buy some side dishes and candies, and finally bought ten kilograms of millet, and then came to Zhou's house.

Zhou Bingyi had been waiting there for a long time. When Su Mingzhe knocked on the door, he and his girlfriend Hao Dongmei came out to greet him.

When they were in high school, Hao Dongmei became the school belle, outshining all the girls in the previous and next five classes, because of her status as the child of a high-ranking official and her charming face.

At the beginning, when Zhou Bingyi succeeded in pursuing Hao Dongmei, the sounds of ghosts howling and wolves challenging Zhou Bingyi filled the school until everyone graduated from high school.

Su Mingzhe was once a pursuer of Hao Dongmei, but after Zhou Bingyi caught up with Hao Dongmei, he joined the small team with Zhou Bingyi as the soul in a servile manner.

(So, the original owner was also a bootlicker!)

"Hey, Su Mingzhe, you came if you want to, but why did you bring so many things? Don't do this again next time!"

When Zhou Bingyi saw Su Mingzhe coming over with a gift, he immediately laughed and immediately took the gift with both hands.

Su Mingzhe said unhappily:
"Bingyi, if you take it a little slower, I will believe you."

When the Zhou family heard the noise, they all came out.

Zhou Bingyi and Su Mingzhe have been classmates since junior high school, and they have been friends for nearly ten years.

The Zhou family is not unfamiliar with Su Mingzhe.

"Auntie, Xiaorong, Bingkun, I brought gifts for you all, don't let Bingyi finish all of them by himself."

Su Mingzhe joked and entered the house at the invitation of the Zhou family.

When Zhou's mother saw the gifts, which included bacon, millet, brown sugar, candy and other side dishes, she looked embarrassed:

"Mingzhe, you said you were coming so why did you bring so many things? If you continue like this, I won't dare let you in again."

"Don't worry, Auntie. This is nothing to me."

Su Mingzhe had some things that he couldn't say to his own mother, but in front of the Zhou family, he wanted to exaggerate and tell the whole story from beginning to end:
"The White Tooth Mountain is truly a treasure land. After I and four other educated youths arrived at the White Tooth Mountain, we felt like Sun Wukong returning to the Flower-Fruit Mountain, unafraid of the heavens and unfettered by the earth. This time we came back just to have a better life there in the future. We even bought badminton, table tennis, basketball and football. When we return, the mountain will be closed due to heavy snow, so I plan to organize a White Tooth Mountain Village Sports Meeting..."

(End of this chapter)