Chapter 32: Can’t Lie Too Much

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

“Sister Wu…” Bai Xue squeezed into the crowd and shouted.

Wu Yuxia, who was busy, looked up and saw Bai Xue waving the pork in her hand.

She quickly let her into the counter, disregarded the crowd here to buy clothes, and brought Bai Xue into the stockroom.

“There are so many people waiting outside. Is it alright?” Bai Xue followed her in and asked softly.

“There are a lot of people today, but we don’t have many clothes. It’s useless for them to wait. They’ll be sold out soon,” Wu Yuxia said, her eyes not leaving the pork in Bai Xue’s hand. “Do you have the pork?”

“Look! Three catties of pork. As requested, there’s a lot of fat!”

“Good, good, good! You’re really capable!” Wu Yuxia happily took the pork. “Here you go! According to the black market price, it’s $5 per catty of pork! Here’s $15!”

Bai Xue took the money and put it in her pocket. She did not sell this pork for money, but to build a good relationship with her.

“Sister Wu, why are there so many people outside? Are the clothes free or something?” Bai Xue asked curiously.

“Well, it’s as good as free and no stamps are required. Also, the adults’ clothes only cost $10 for a set, and the children’s clothes only $8 for a set. They’re all clothes worn by city folk! It’s just that they’re a little defective! The textile factory just sent them to us!” Wu Yuxia hid the pork. She could not let her colleagues see it again. People saw the smoked chicken previously and insisted on taking half of it. In the end, things did not end well.

“Sister Wu, is your family done buying new year’s goods?” Bai Xue suddenly asked.

“How is that possible? There’s no place to buy those goods even if we wanted to, but this year, things are a lot better. With this pork and the smoked chicken you sold me last time, we can celebrate the new year.” Wu Yuxia was happy. There were more than 10 people in her family, but three catties of pork could be used to make delicious dumplings. It was enough for her family.

“Sister Wu, I still have fish!”

“What did you say?” Wu Yuxia was about to walk out, but quickly stepped back when she heard Bai Xue’s words.

“However, you have to sell me some clothes!” Bai Xue looked at Wu Yuxia who had taken the bait and smiled brightly.

In the end, she successfully bought seven sets of clothes with some defects. She bought one set for each of her family members. Also, she took out two feet worth of cloth stamps and bought some cloth to make clothes for her two newborn siblings.

This cost her $75. Coupled with the $15 that Sister Wu had given her to buy pork, she only had $30 left.

She was really blowing through the money, but she had no choice but to buy it. She thought about the tattered clothes everyone in her family was wearing.

“I’m selling you so much stuff that those people outside are starting to scold me. You can’t just sell me a fish!” Wu Yuxia looked at the seven sets of clothes and Bai Xue in the burlap sack and complained.

It was all her fault for being greedy for the fish and agreeing to sell the clothes to the girl. However, this girl’s appetite was so big that she bought seven sets at once. There were so many people queuing outside, and there were only 10 sets of clothes left. When she did not go out for a long time, the people outside became impatient and angry.

“Sister Wu, quickly go out and check on your customers! Don’t worry, I’ll get you fish and a few apples and sausages! But that’s all I can afford. We have a lot of people in our family, so that’s all I can give!” Bai Xue pretended to be heartbroken.

Wu Yuxia knew that she had a lot of family members. It was obvious since she had bought seven sets of clothes at once.

“Alright! I’ll wait for you here! Hurry up!” She walked out, followed by Bai Xue.

When the group of people waiting to buy clothes saw the salesperson come out, they did not have time to care about Bai Xue. They swarmed forward and started talking at once.

Bai Xue carried the sack of clothes and slipped away.

Actually, the ready-made clothes were not that good. They were also very thin. The men’s clothes were black, and the women’s clothes were light gray. They were intended to be worn over cotton clothes and pants.

Bai Xue walked for a while. When there was no one on the road, she quickly put the sack into the interspatial supermarket and took out the apples, fish, and sausages that she had promised Wu Yuxia.

She took eight big red apples, four catties of fish, and two sausages and walked towards the supplies cooperative. She had to quickly get the clothes and return to the vicinity of the hospital to wait. She was afraid that Zhang Yuan would lose his patience and come looking for her.

During this time, all the ready-made clothes had been sold out. The crowd dispersed. Some were unhappy and cursing, some were disappointed and had ugly expressions, and some were indifferent and ran to buy other things.

“Sister Wu, have you sold everything already?” Bai Xue approached the cloth counter and asked.

Wu Yuxia first glanced at the sack in Bai Xue’s hand, then said in a good mood, “Those were good products, so there was no problem selling them. Those who didn’t buy it are all disappointed. You sure came back soon! Come on in and warm yourself!”

Bai Xue knew that Sister Wu was saying those dignified words for her colleagues to hear, so she obediently followed her inside.

“Sister Wu, take a look! This is all I can get for you! They are worth more than these defective clothes!”

Wu Yuxia quickly dug into the sack. When she saw what was inside, her eyes widened. She looked at it excitedly. In the end, without Bai Xue saying anything, she took out $30 and handed it to Bai Xue. “Keep the change! In the future, if you have anything good, you must think of me! I’ll save you some things as well!”

“Sister Wu, I do need burlap…” Bai Xue dragged out her words.

“Alright! I’ll sell you another 10 feet of burlap now! You also need needle and thread, right?”

“Yes, yes, yes! Sister Wu you’re the best!”

Bai Xue knew that Wu Yuxia had forgotten to react in a moment of excitement. When she calmed down, she would definitely wonder why someone who could get so many good things could not even get some burlap cloth.

Bai Xue had made up her mind. This was the last time. She would never personally buy stuff herself again.

In the end, Bai Xue poured the contents of the sack into Wu Yuxia’s hands and packed the cloth, needle, and thread.

After everything was done, she had no intention of going to Uncle Wang’s place to deliver the goods today. After leaving the supplies cooperative, she found a hidden place and took out all the ready-made clothes. She also placed the burlap cloth and needles into a sack. Then, she took six pairs of snow cotton shoes in the right sizes from the interspatial supermarket and stuffed them into the sack.

However, she chose black shoes for everyone, afraid that they would attract attention.

This time, she could not take out the cotton clothes and pants. There were too many things, and the sack could not hold them all. Fortunately, she came to town every other day. She was not in a hurry. She still had to bring Bai Daliang over to remove the stitches tomorrow.

She carried the big sack on her back and slowly walked toward the hospital.

Just as they were about to reach the hospital, an old lady in front of them slipped and fell. She cried out and looked around, but there was no one.

She could only bite the bullet and step forward. She cursed in her heart. Sure enough, she could not lie too much. She had just made up a story to her family that she had saved an old lady who had slipped near the hospital. Now, an old lady slipped in front of her needing her help.

“Grandma, are you alright? Let me help you! Can you get up?” Bai Xue ran over and put the sack aside. She held the old lady’s arm and asked.

The old lady raised her head. Her wrinkled face was filled with pain. She had probably fallen quite heavily.

“Thanks, child. I probably hurt my tailbone…”