In 1959, what's wrong with me pedaling a tricycle?

When Wang Xingguo arrived at the gate, Grandpa Zhou was already waiting there. Upon seeing the two buckets, he couldn't wait to go forward and check them.

Seeing that so many fish had been brought, Grandpa Zhou was very happy and quickly said to Wang Xingguo, "Young Wang, thank you so much, it's so kind of you to make this trip for me."

Wang Xingguo quickly replied, "Uncle Zhou, you're too kind. I will definitely keep my promise to you."

Grandpa Zhou was so happy that he kept praising Wang Xingguo as a good young man, and then helped him carry a bucket of water and led him to register.

Upon seeing so many fish, the guard frowned and said, "Comrade, isn't it inappropriate for you to bring in so many fish?"

Wang Xingguo quickly said, "Comrade, please don't misunderstand. Some of these fish are for Grandpa Zhou, and some were arranged by Nurse Jiang Yue'e at my request. Don't worry, we won't break any rules. These fish are for patients to supplement their nutrition, not for business purposes."

The guard frowned, and then Grandpa Zhou spoke up, "Young comrade, this isn't a business transaction, and my son really needs it to heal his wounds. Why won't you let Xiao Wang pass? If it were opportunistic and you refused to let him pass, I wouldn't have anything to say, but we have to be reasonable. Xiao Wang respects my son for being injured for the country, so why can't he give me a couple more fish?"

The guards dared not say anything more. They had heard that Zhou Wenming was injured, truly wounded for the country.

So he said, "Alright then, Uncle Zhou, we have a prior agreement: no speculation or profiteering. We can adjust the supply distribution, but we can't break the law and tarnish Commander Zhou's reputation."

Don't let Grandpa Zhou's status as a farmer fool you; he's not senile. He nodded and said, "Don't worry about this. My eldest son knows about the fish-related matter, and he said it's fine, which is why I dared to do it. I wouldn't dare to cause him any trouble."

Now the guards at the gate had nothing to say.

Wang Xingguo also breathed a sigh of relief. This time he brought a full eight black carp and twelve crucian carp, which was indeed a lot more than usual.

Bringing two or three fish wouldn't be a problem here, but this many is indeed inappropriate.

After following Grandpa Zhou to the ward, I greeted Zhou Wenming and was quite pleased to learn that there were so many fish.

He said to Wang Xingguo, "I want half of this black carp and half of this crucian carp, what do you think, Xiao Wang?"

Wang Xingguo nodded and said, "No problem. I only got these fish because I ran into Uncle Zhou. You can have as many as you want."

At this moment, Jiang Yue'e received a notification from her other colleagues and rushed over.

Upon learning that there were still four black carp and six crucian carp left, she happily said, "Comrade Wang, please wait a moment. I will go and notify the family members of the patients who need them to come and exchange them with you."

Wang Xingguo nodded quickly and said, "Okay, Nurse Jiang, thank you for making this trip."

Jiang Yue'e waved her hand and hurriedly left the ward.

Zhou Wenming pointed to the pile of cigarettes and alcohol next to him and said, "Xiao Wang, take as much of these as you like, don't be shy with me."

Wang Xingguo agreed and went to get two cartons of Hengda brand cigarettes and two bottles of Five Star brand Fenjiu liquor.

Seeing that he had taken so little, Zhou Wenming said again, "Don't be shy, take some more. This little bit of cigarettes and alcohol can't be exchanged for so much fish. I can't take advantage of you."

Wang Xingguo said with a smile, "Brother Zhou, that's about enough. I'll take these things back and share them with my fishing friends. They'll definitely be very happy to have exchanged them for these things."

Zhou Wenming waved his hand and said to his father, "Old man, bring a few more bottles of wine for Xiao Wang, don't mistreat him."

Grandpa Zhou nodded and said, "I know, I'll go get it right away. Xiao Wang went to so much trouble to help, how can I be stingy?"

And so, Grandpa Zhou brought four more bottles of Erguotou to Wang Xingguo, who couldn't refuse even if he wanted to.

So all he could say was, "Thank you, Uncle Zhou, thank you, Brother Zhou. I won't be polite then. If you need anything, I'll be at the door this afternoon. Just come find me; I'll do my best to help if I can."

Zhou Wenming smiled and nodded, saying, "Good, with you saying that, I'm relieved. My dad is unfamiliar with the city, and thanks to your help, he would be so worried all by himself."

"It's all fate. I can't pretend I didn't see you. I'm happy to be able to help, and besides, I'm not losing out by giving you extra wine, am I?"

After chatting for a few minutes, Jiang Yue'e came over with two women.

The two blackfish were divided between the two people, one for each. Jiang Yue'e said she would leave the remaining two blackfish and crucian carp for the other patients, and she took them away with ten feet of cloth coupons and two jin of hospital-specific special meat coupons.

Exchanging two black carp and six crucian carp for ten feet of cloth coupons and two catties of special-needs meat coupons would definitely be a good deal, and you could even make a few dollars.

Special meat coupons are actually vouchers for purchasing pork under special supply. Special meat coupons issued by other units are linked to personal identity, and only the person holding the coupon can purchase the pork with their identification.

However, things are different at the hospital. The special meat ration coupons at the hospital are free and not tied to an individual's identity. So Wang Xingguo only needs to take these two coupons to the hospital's logistics department to collect two jin of pork.

Even in the most difficult times, hospitals will still have a certain supply of meat, since the patients and the injured all need to replenish their nutrition.

So these two special hospital vouchers for sex work are actually quite useful for ordinary people, but for Wang Xingguo, they're just so-so.

After all, he planned to buy pigs that weren't part of his original plan, and he was also raising piglets himself, so he wouldn't be short of pork if others were.

So after exchanging the items and putting the fish into the buckets they had brought, Wang Xingguo said to Jiang Yue'e, "Nurse Jiang, I usually wait for customers at the hospital gate in the afternoon. If anyone needs black carp or crucian carp, come find me, and I'll try my best to find someone to get some for you."

Jiang Yue'e said happily, "That's great, thank you so much, Comrade Wang. I'll come to you if I need anything."

"Alright, Brother Zhou, Uncle Zhou, Nurse Jiang, I'll go get the meat mixed first, and then head home."

Jiang Yue'e gave him directions, and then Grandpa Zhou saw him off as he left the inpatient department.

After exchanging the pork, Wang Xingguo rushed home. The pork was cut very well, and each piece weighed one jin (500 grams). He had to send one piece home to his third sister to cook right away, as the pork wouldn't keep well in this weather.

The remaining piece was naturally sent to my future daughter-in-law's family, and I also went to pick her up from get off work.

You can't let your future daughter-in-law get too thin from starvation; it concerns your own happiness and the nutrition of the next generation.

When Wang Xingning delivered the meat home, he was stunned, because his family had never been so wealthy.

She usually only buys half a jin of meat, and her second brother usually only buys a few liang or half a jin of meat occasionally. It's rare for them to be so extravagant as to buy a jin of pork.

However, it was already past six o'clock, and Wang Xingguo was in a hurry to pick up Li Xiuping from get off work. He didn't say much to Wang Xingning, and after rushing home, he rushed out again.