The sales clerk realized she had misspoke and quickly corrected herself:

"It's alright, I'll take any kind of meat. Young man, where's the meat? Let me see it." As he spoke, he looked behind Chang Kun.

"Wait a minute, sister, let me ask about someone first. Yang Lijun is my sister's husband, and Yang Shunong is my uncle. I heard that we have a relative here."

"Oh, hello, hello, this is me. My husband's name is Yang Liguo, Yang Lijun is my brother-in-law, and Yang Shunong is my father-in-law."

With a beaming smile, the saleswoman walked around the counter to Chang Kun and said, "My name is Wang Cuiqin."

"Hello, Sister Wang, my name is Chang Kun."

"You must be Chang Mei's younger brother, right? We talked about you before. How's your older sister? She just had a baby boy, and I haven't had time to visit her yet. Tell me about it..."

This relative of my brother-in-law's family talked on and on, completely unlike the aloof salesperson she had at the beginning.

"I was planning to visit my older sister at Grandpa Yang's house tomorrow. I caught a wild boar today and remembered that you work at this supply and marketing cooperative, so I brought it over to say hello."

"What? Wild boar?" Wang Cuiqin raised her voice.

"Wild boar?"

"Wild boar?"

Two heads popped out of the office behind the supply and marketing cooperative, staring wide-eyed at Chang Kun.

"Hey, Yao, Liu, you guys have sharp ears! My relative's here to deliver meat, what are you two doing getting involved!"

"Hehehe, don't be like that, Sister Wang, good things should be shared."

"This young man seems like a kind and honest person. If you need anything, just tell me, and I'll do whatever I can to help you."

"What's the point of doing anything? We just flock to wherever there's profit to be made." Wang Cuiqin glared at the two of them.

"Chang Kun, what's wrong? Tell me, these days, meat isn't easy to come by."

"Sister Wang..."

"Don't call me Sister Wang, just call me Sister. Chang Mei and I are like sisters. Isn't her brother my own brother?"

"Um... Sis, I'm afraid the three of you can't finish this wild boar."

Wang Cuiqin, Xiao Yao, and Lao Liu looked at each other in bewilderment. In all the years they had worked as sales clerks, no one had ever come to their door to sell pork.

Although they worked as sales clerks at the supply and marketing cooperative, they hadn't been able to buy pork for a long time, and their families were severely lacking in oil and food.

I thought Chang Kun was just a relative coming to deliver some gifts, but it turns out he really came to sell pork.

"Brother, where is the wild boar meat you mentioned?"

"Go outside, you can go see for yourselves."

With a whoosh, the three of them pushed open the door and rushed out.

Chang Kun followed behind him with a cheerful smile.

On the oxcart, Liu Meilin was sitting with her legs crossed, humming a little tune, her hand resting on the wild boar, enjoying the stares of the passersby.

The three sales clerks, Wang, Yao, and Liu, all had the same expression: their mouths were wide open, and they were gesturing with their hands to show the size of the wild boar.

Hearing Chang Kun approach from behind, Wang Cuiqin turned her head and winked at him, whispering:

"Brother, it's a waste to sell such a big pig. You have no idea how short of meat there is in the city right now. This pig can do so many things."

Chang Kun waved his hand, "Sister, it'll still get things done if we send it to your supply and marketing cooperative."

Wang Cuiqin blinked a few times, then clapped her hands.

"I understand. You wait here, I'll go call the director. He's probably asleep in his office." With that, he ran straight into the supply and marketing cooperative.

Less than a minute later, Wang Cuiqin led an old man out. He was wearing a Zhongshan suit and walked at a leisurely pace, exuding the air of a junior leader.

When the old man saw the wild boar outside, he became agitated. He took a few quick steps and touched the boar's belly as if he were caressing a lover.

"This wild boar is quite fat! Did you hunt it?" the old man asked Chang Kun, turning to him.

"Yes, Director, this wild boar is pretty good, isn't it? I gutted it and removed all the internal organs after I killed it. This big sow tastes just as good as a domestic pig."

The old man nodded. "Come on, let's go into the office and talk."

"Xiao Yao, Xiao Liu, you two keep a close eye on this wild boar outside. No matter who tries to take it, it won't work. Also, keep a special eye on Old Zhu over there, understand?"

"Don't worry, Director, I guarantee I'll complete the mission." The young Yao saluted with a grin.

The old man nodded to Liu Meilin, then whispered a few words to Xiao Yao, which I vaguely heard meant that he was to treat Liu Meilin to some food and drink.

The old man, Chang Kun, and Wang Cuiqin entered the office.

The old man took out a Daqianmen cigarette and handed it to Chang Kun.

Chang Kun didn't smoke; he just tucked it behind his ear. In this life, he wasn't addicted to cigarettes and didn't really want to smoke for the time being.

"Tell me, young man, you think I wouldn't believe you selling such a big wild boar to the supply and marketing cooperative? Tell me what your requirements are."

"Director, it's nothing major, it's just that when will our supply and marketing cooperative have some available work quotas? Could you please do us a favor?"

The director paused for a moment, then said, "Heh heh heh, young man, you've got quite an appetite. One pig should be enough, but..."

"Director, this is my own family member," Wang Cuiqin quickly interjected.

Chang Kun smiled at Wang Cuiqin and said:

"Director, sister, I didn't intend to use this wild boar to exchange for a job quota. I just had this idea: let's just sell today's pig to the supply and marketing cooperative, so you won't feel uneasy eating meat."

"Let's buy this wild boar at the market price, just to get to know it first."

The old man was stunned. They had only met briefly, yet he was selling such a large pig?

There are plenty of companies with money and ration coupons on the market now, but there's practically no meat available!

Whoever can get their hands on meat is a hero in the company! A favorite of the boss!

"Alright, young man, my surname is Song, you can call me Uncle Song. If you need anything in the future, just come to Uncle Song."

My supply and marketing cooperative has work quotas. No matter where you heard about it, if there are quotas, you'll definitely be at the top of the list.

"Hey, Uncle Song, if there really are job openings later, I'll trade this big wild boar for it."

"You're really something!" Director Song patted Chang Kun on the shoulder. He was already thinking about how to divide the wild boar meat and which leaders to send some to.

"Xiao Wang, let Xiao Yao and Xiao Liu weigh the goods. We can't let your brother suffer. Here are some things from our supply and marketing cooperative for your brother."

"Okay!" Wang Cuiqin pulled Chang Kun out of the office.

After weighing the wild boar, Xiao Yao and Lao Liu returned excitedly: "Brother Chang, the wild boar weighed 246 jin. At 2.5 yuan per jin, it's 615 yuan in total."

"Today at the supply and marketing cooperative, you can buy whatever you want; you don't need to worry about coupons."

"Alright, Brother Yao, then I won't be polite." Although he said that, he couldn't really buy as many tickets as he wanted. These days, some tickets are more important than money.

Chang Kun recalled the foot sizes of his family members and gestured to indicate the sizes: "Sister, first get me four pairs of adult cloth shoes, three pairs of cloth shoes for ten-year-olds, and one pair of tiger-head shoes for three- or four-year-olds."

The family members were still wearing straw sandals, which were not only unsightly but also extremely crude. The entire sandal, from the upper to the sole, was made of woven yellow straw, and they would fall apart after only a few days of wear.

It has a well-deserved nickname: "Sanli Diu".

These shoes would be lost after walking less than three miles, which shows what kind of quality they were.

But even though the quality is poor, you still have to wear them; you can't not wear them, or you'll have to go barefoot.

When Chang Kun brought these shoes home, Chang Qing and Chang Mu would grin from ear to ear when they saw them.

Xiao Changxiu would even sleep while hugging the little tiger-head shoes.

Thinking about all this, Chang Kun felt that being reborn in this life was absolutely fantastic!

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