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      I Have A Store C141

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      by MarineTL Chapter 141: Delivering Meat to the School After unloading two bags of pork bones, Luo Dapeng and the others headed to the school again. It was Friday, a regular school day, and the children were in class, fully focused on their studies. Nowadays, studying was a peaceful affair—no worries about anything else, with food and clothing provided, and no forced labor at home. How wonderful was that! The school playground had been greatly expanded, thanks to a suggestion from Zhou Yimin. Some of the nearby…
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      I Have A Store C140

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      by MarineTL Chapter 140: Pig Bones Friday arrived quickly. Zhou Yimin asked Zhou Dazhong to help haul some things back to Zhoujiazhuang: a whole slab of pork, sixty jin of beef, three barrels of fish, one hundred jin of large shrimp, and two big sacks of pig bones. That slab of pork came from a very fat pig—it had to weigh at least a hundred jin. Zhou Dazhong helped lift it and immediately knew it was closer to one hundred twenty jin. “Dapeng, you help too. Take those two sacks of pig bones straight to the…
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      I Have A Store C139

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      by MarineTL Chapter 139: Hiring the Projectionist Right now, the renminbi still holds considerable value—about 2.5 yuan could be exchanged for 1 US dollar. Of course, you couldn’t get a dollar for 2.5 yuan on the black market. As mentioned earlier, foreign currency was in extreme short supply in China, and it was nearly impossible to acquire foreign currency through official channels. Put it this way—if you had foreign currency, you could buy goods without ration coupons. That’s how important foreign…
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      I Have A Store C138

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      by MarineTL Chapter 138 – The Hot-Blooded Twins “Young man, who are you looking for?” Zhou Yimin handed over a cigarette. “Uncle, does Lu Guofu, the film projectionist, live in this courtyard?” “Looking for Guofu? He’s one of ours, lives right in the front yard. You came at the right time—he’s home today.” The old man shouted toward the inside after speaking, “Guofu, come out, someone’s here for you.” They were already in a different neighborhood, so it was understandable that the old man…
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      I Have A Store C137

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      by MarineTL Chapter 137: Inviting Master Quan Two days later, Zhou Yimin returned to the city early and headed straight to the courtyard next door to look for Master Quan. His grandmother’s sixtieth birthday was coming up, and he needed a skilled chef. If the current circumstances didn’t restrict grand celebrations, he’d definitely throw a proper banquet. This time, he just planned to set up a few tables in the village to mark the occasion. A short while later, he arrived at Master Quan’s front door. These…
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      I Have A Store C136

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      by MarineTL Chapter 136: Mushroom Seeds When the old Party Secretary heard that Zhou Yimin was planning a 60th birthday celebration for his grandmother—and from the looks of it, he was going to do it properly—he couldn't help feeling a twinge of envy. Compared to his own grandson, who was basically a useless mess, this was a stark contrast. His own grandson couldn’t even remember his birthday, let alone help plan a celebration. Might as well go to bed early tonight—maybe he’d dream of something…
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      I Have A Store C135

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      by MarineTL Chapter 135: Drawing Lots In the crowd, Zhou Dafu and a few others were overjoyed, even feeling like crying. Hadn’t they risked their lives going into the mountains all this time just to get a job in the city? And now, the shortcut had arrived. As long as they were lucky enough to draw a winning lot, they wouldn’t have to worry about money anymore. They could just repay a bit each month. Everyone within the eligible age group stepped forward, faces full of anticipation and joy—the chance to…
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      I Have A Store C134

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      by MarineTL Chapter 134 – Allocation of Quotas At Zhou Family Village, Zhou Yimin told his grandfather about the job quotas at the instant noodle factory. Ten job slots—that was no small number. They could already foresee that once the news got out, their doorstep would practically be worn down by all the people coming by. Each opportunity to work at the factory was incredibly precious. One could say that once you put on a worker’s uniform, your fate would be forever changed. Upon learning that this was a…
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