324: Send a pack of specially supplied cigarettes.

"Director Yang said we are reporting in today, but we will officially start work in a few days..."

Hearing this, Xiao Niannian nodded.

After running for half an hour, Xiao Niannian went home, ate breakfast, and took the ox cart to the county seat.

After arriving at the county seat, Xiao Dashu and Xiao Xiaoshu went to the County Public Security Bureau to report, and Xiao Niannian went to the Supply and Marketing Cooperative to buy some daily necessities.

Grandma will be returning to her old home to live permanently, so she needs to replenish everything in the house.

She made a list.

"comrade, what would you like to buy?"

The comrade at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative saw Xiao Niannian wearing a four-pocket military uniform, assumed someone in her family was a soldier, and a military officer at that, and seeing the wristwatch on Xiao Niannian's hand, became even more enthusiastic.

"What I want to buy is written on this."

"You want to buy four iron woks? And two iron stoves? And four iron basins..."

Looking at the list, the Sales Clerk was stunned.

"All these require coupons. Do you have that many coupons?"

"Yes."

Xiao Niannian took out the coupons for these iron products from her pocket.

The Sales Clerk was even more shocked to see Xiao Niannian take out a large stack of coupons.

Heavens, if people like them could get one of these coupons, that would be great. Sometimes even one coupon required pulling strings or trading other coupons for it, yet this Female Comrade casually pulled out such a large stack.

This is too, too extravagant.

"comrade, please wait a moment."

The Sales Clerk immediately ran inside. She had to call out the Manager and ask the Manager to help retrieve these items.

"Manager, please come out quickly! Someone is buying a lot of goods..."

Manager Pang of the Supply and Marketing Cooperative walked out and looked at the Sales Clerk.

"Why are you shouting so loudly? I told you to remain calm even if something happens... Who is buying a lot of goods?"

His gaze fell upon Xiao Niannian.

After sizing up Xiao Niannian, he immediately put on a smile.

"comrade, are you the one buying things?"

"Manager, this comrade wants to buy a lot of iron products..."

The Sales Clerk handed the list to Manager Pang.

Manager Pang was also shocked when he saw the list. He looked at Xiao Niannian and saw her composed expression.

"comrade, what do you need so many iron products for?"

Xiao Niannian replied.

"For home use."

What kind of home needs so many iron products? These things are very expensive, costing at least two hundred yuan.

"Manager, this comrade brought so many coupons..."

The Sales Clerk pointed at the coupons on the counter.

Manager Pang looked at the coupons—a very thick stack.

Is this the daughter of a cadre from the County Government? Or the daughter of a leader from the city?

"comrade, we will retrieve these goods for you right away..."

Manager Pang felt that Xiao Niannian had an extraordinary demeanor, and he said with a face full of smiles.

"Manager Pang, please look at the items listed on the back. I want to buy those too."

Seeing dozens more items listed on the back, Manager Pang became even more certain that Xiao Niannian was a young lady of extraordinary background.

He must curry favor with her properly. Maybe he could be promoted from manager of the County Supply and Marketing Cooperative to manager of the City Supply and Marketing Cooperative.

Manager Pang directed the Sales Clerks to bring the goods over one by one.

"comrade, what is your esteemed surname?"

"My surname is Xiao."

"Comrade Xiao, are you a local?"

Hearing Manager Pang's words, Xiao Niannian nodded.

"Since you bought so many things, I will have the driver from the Supply and Marketing Cooperative drive them back for you..."

"Thank you, Manager Pang."

Manager Pang observed Xiao Niannian and noticed that her attitude remained indifferent even after hearing he was sending someone to deliver the goods to her home. Manager Pang increasingly felt that this Comrade Xiao was extraordinary.

After paying for everything on the list, Xiao Niannian spent over three hundred yuan, plus many coupons.

However, these items piled up into a large stack on the ground. Manager Pang specifically instructed people to place them at the loading entrance so they could be delivered later using a tractor.

"Comrade Xiao, wait for me a moment. I need to make a phone call..."

Manager Pang suddenly realized that a tractor wouldn't do; he needed to call the city and ask them to send a truck. Otherwise, if the goods were delivered poorly, not only would it not earn him praise, but it might also offend Comrade Xiao's family.

He immediately went to the office to make the call.

After finishing the call, Manager Pang returned. Xiao Niannian, thinking of the sheet metal, asked.

"Manager Pang, do you sell sheet metal or iron blocks here?"

"Sheet metal and iron blocks?"

What does this Comrade Xiao need this for?

"We have some in the warehouse. Should I have someone bring them out for you to look at?"

Xiao Niannian nodded.

Soon, Manager Pang had someone bring over several pieces of sheet metal.

Seeing these six large pieces of sheet metal, Xiao Niannian was very happy.

"How much does this sell for?"

"We'll price this the same as the iron basins..."

"If you need more, you can go to the Scrap Recycling Station and look for Old Man Zhu there. Tell him I sent you..."

Hearing this, Xiao Niannian naturally accepted the favor.

"Alright, thank you, Manager Pang."

Soon, Xiao Niannian paid the money and coupons, and the vehicle from the City Supply and Marketing Cooperative also arrived quickly.

Manager Pang smiled and explained the situation to Master Song.

"Master Song, this Comrade Xiao bought a lot of things. You must help deliver them..."

Xiao Niannian had just overheard Manager Pang's phone call. Thinking of the cigarettes her grandfather and father gave her, she took out a pack and handed it to Manager Pang.

"Manager Pang, these are cigarettes my grandfather gave me. Here is a pack for you."

Manager Pang heard Xiao Niannian say they were cigarettes her grandfather gave her. He looked over, took the cigarettes, and seeing the characters printed on them, he was instantly shocked.

When he previously attended a meeting in Xiang Province, a certain Leader opened a pack of Special Supply Cigarettes and shared one with him.

Those in the know said that the cigarettes were given to that Leader by his old superior, and they were extremely precious—only people of extremely high status could smoke this kind of cigarette.

At the time, he looked at the cigarette box many times, and he couldn't bear to smoke the cigarette, keeping it as a collectible.

He had been working at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative for the past ten years, and that was the first time he had encountered Special Supply Cigarettes, so the memory remained vivid.

Heavens, this is truly wonderful.

Manager Pang was so excited he couldn't close his mouth, gazing at the pack of Special Supply Cigarettes in his hand.

"Thank you, Comrade Xiao, you are too kind."

Comrade Xiao's background is much more powerful than he imagined.

This is excellent. He truly bet on the right horse this time. This is excellent.

He couldn't wait to open the pack and carefully sniff the aroma—it was that exact scent.

Yesterday, Xiao Niannian also put this type of cigarette into a bag and gave Tenth Grandfather and the others a carton.

"Comrade Xiao, I will personally deliver these goods to your home later..."

He wondered if Comrade Xiao's home was the City Government Compound or the Provincial Government Compound. If it were one of those two places, delivering the goods would allow him to meet influential people.

"Alright."

Just then, Xiao Xiaoshu's voice came from the doorway,

"Niannian."