Ke Xiaohong walked slowly out of the alley, basket over her arm, feeling quite uncertain. Before she realized it, she had reached the vicinity of the supply and marketing cooperative.
"Sigh! I didn't manage to buy any again. It’s infuriating!"
She had gotten up at the crack of dawn to queue for pastries to take back to her parents' home in a couple of days, only to be told once again that they were sold out.
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