After Marrying Him, the Ending Has Changed

Chapter 82: Chapter 82: Comrades, Don’t Be Afraid

The sales clerk pointed in one direction and said to Jiang Changhai, “He’s staying in our county town’s lodging house, what’s his name, Shao something, you’ll know once you go there and ask around.”

Jiang Changhai, having learned important information, didn’t delay any further, “Alright, thanks, miss. I’ll go find him right now and the next time I have milk coupons, I’ll bring some to you.”

As soon as Jiang Changhai left the Supply and Marketing Cooperative, he headed straight for the lodging house. Upon entering, the service staff there thought he wanted to stay and stopped him to ask, “Comrade, how many nights would you like to stay?”

Jiang Changhai pulled out two pieces of candy from his pocket and handed them to the staff member, smiling as he asked, “Comrade, I’m not here to stay, I want to ask about someone. Do you know the Comrade Shao who arrived to stay today?”

The staff member looked at the candy in his hand, a bit hesitant, “What do you want to inquire about him for?”

Jiang Changhai, fearing a misunderstanding, quickly explained, “Comrade, don’t get me wrong, Shao Jianguo and I are friends. I heard he came to the county town, and I wanted to invite him to dinner, but I don’t know which room he’s staying in, so I came to ask you.”

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The staff member glanced at Jiang Changhai, and seeing that he knew Shao Jianguo’s name and looked decent, not like a bad person, casually pocketed the candy.

Then he pointed towards the innermost room of the lodging house, “That one right there. He just came back. Go find him.”

“Thank you, comrade.”

Jiang Changhai said thanks with a smile and walked over to knock gently on the door twice before a man’s voice came from inside, “Who is it?”

Jiang Changhai replied, “I’m here for the cotton.”

“Wait a moment.”

There was rustling from inside, and soon the door opened to reveal a tall, dark-complexioned man standing in front of Jiang Changhai.

He looked at Jiang Changhai cautiously and asked in a low voice, “You want to buy cotton? Who told you I have cotton here?”

As soon as Jiang Changhai heard this, he knew the man was very wary, and responded quietly, “Comrade, don’t be afraid. I know people at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative; they’re the ones who told me.”

Hearing that Jiang Changhai knew people from the Supply and Marketing Cooperative, Shao Jianguo’s impression of him improved instantly, and it didn’t surprise him that he would come to buy cotton from him.

He opened the door wider, stepping aside with a smile and saying, “Oh, I see, well, come on in, then. Let’s talk inside.”

Once inside, Jiang Changhai began to build rapport, “Comrade, it must not be easy bringing goods all the way from the north, right?”

Shao Jianguo, having run into a dead end at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative and feeling frustrated, immediately opened up at Jiang Changhai’s question. @@novelbin@@

“It’s very difficult, comrade. You see, we’ve come from so far away, and just because we lack a team certification, the Supply and Marketing Cooperative refuses to accept it. I have a whole truckload of cotton, what am I supposed to do with it? Look at how stressed I am; I’ve even got blisters on my mouth,” he said.

Shao Jianguo had considered selling it on the black market, but being an outsider with an unfamiliar face, people were reluctant to trust him, and he couldn’t sell that much cotton quickly if he were to sell it in small quantities.

Jiang Changhai glanced at him and saw that he did indeed have two blisters on his mouth. He laughed and said, “Don’t worry, take a look, the business has come to you. Comrade Shao, how are you selling the cotton?”

“Sixty cents per pound.”

After saying that, worried Jiang Changhai would find it expensive, he hastily added, “Comrade, my cotton is a bit more expensive than what’s sold at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative, but you don’t need coupons for mine, which makes it quite a good deal.”

Jiang Changhai did some mental calculations with the money he had on hand. This time, he had made over twenty-five yuan from the sale of more than three hundred pounds of grain.