"Marlboro? Xiao Lu, what Marlboro?"

Zhao Lanying was somewhat curious.

It was a mix of bird language and Marlboro sounds, leaving her completely bewildered.

"No, it's nothing. Sister Lanying, could you go to the shed and get me a plank of wood? It doesn't need to be big, a small one will do."

"Okay, I'll get it for you right away."

Seeing Zhao Lanying enter the breeding shed, Lu Fangfang then looked at the half cigarette box in her hand.

That's right, this is Marlboro, a foreign cigarette brand.

"How could foreign cigarette boxes appear in the Northwest?"

Lu Fangfang frowned slightly.

Marlboro cigarettes are not something the average person can afford. A pack is very expensive, and you need special channels to buy them. They might only be available in foreign-related stores in Beijing or Shanghai.

People like Gao Dajiang, who was the head of a regiment, smoked cigarettes that cost only a few cents a pack.

In the far northwest, in the Qilian Mountains, she couldn't think of anyone qualified to smoke this kind of cigarette.

unless……

"Xiao Lu, what do you think of this wooden sign?"

Lu Fangfang casually put the cigarette case into her pocket, then walked over to Zhao Lanying.

“Okay, this wooden sign is the perfect size.”

She found a brush and began to write on the wooden sign.

She wrote two large characters horizontally at the top: "Acquisition"; and then she wrote two lines vertically below: "Grass seeds, animal bones".

Holding the wooden sign, she went outside and nailed it to the wall next to the door.

"Sister-in-law Lanying, if anyone comes to sell grass seeds or animal bones in the future, please accept them first and let me know afterward."

"These animal bones cost four and a half cents a pound, and grass seeds cost six cents a pound. When you're buying them, take a look at them. Don't take the ones that aren't of good quality, or they'll make our quails sick."

Zhao Lanying quickly took out her notebook and wrote down what she had said.

Lu Fangfang looked at it and couldn't help but smile.

She discovered that Sister-in-law Lan Ying was tall and strong, and quite studious.

"I...I'm not very smart, so I'll try to remember more so I don't forget."

Zhao Lanying scratched her head, looking a little embarrassed.

"Sister-in-law Lanying, a bad pen is worse than a good memory. This is a good thing. No matter what I do at the farm, I write it all down in a notebook."

Lu Fangfang smiled and praised her, then pulled her into the courtyard.

Since she happened to have some animal bones, she planned to teach Sister-in-law Lanying how to grind them into bone powder.

"Sister-in-law, these animal bones were all picked up in the wild. We don't even know how they died. We can't feed them directly to the quails. The first step is to sterilize them with high temperature."

Lu Fangfang brought out a large pot and prepared to cook the animal bones.

Holding the shovel, she searched carefully but found nothing else.

She took out the bone that had been stuck to the cigarette box earlier, and then had Zhao Lanying scoop the rest into the iron pot.

After boiling, simmer for another three to four hours.

After it's done, take it out and dry it in the sun, then grind it into powder and it's ready to use.

While teaching Zhao Lanying, Lu Fangfang was somewhat distracted, her mind constantly preoccupied with the cigarette box.

This thing is both big and small, and she's not quite sure what it is. She plans to discuss it with Zhuang Mingcheng when she gets back that night.

In this special era, we must think twice before we act, no matter what we do.

...

"Oh? Sister Lanying, did you dry these?"

On the roof of the No. 1 breeding farm's shed, a large area of ​​small dried fish was drying, almost completely covering the roof.

Lu Fangfang was a little surprised. There were so many dried fish. She was afraid that they would catch all the fish in the river.

"It was my sister-in-law Shufen and I who dried them. The farm isn't busy, so if we don't do more work, I feel like I'm not doing justice to the wages we get."

"Xiao Lu, after they're dried, take some back and feed them to Xiao Hua and the Tibetan fox. The rest you can feed to the quail."

Forehead……

"Sister-in-law Lanying, then I'll thank you and Sister Shufen on their behalf. But don't think that way. When you're busy in the future, this salary won't be taken for nothing."

Lu Fangfang felt quite moved.

People in this era are still quite simple and honest, although of course there are bad people among them.

Fortunately, there weren't any at this farm, so she was finally able to relax completely.

In a few months, she will become pregnant and will definitely not be able to take care of the farm. However, with Sister Shufen and Sister-in-law Lanying there, she doesn't need to worry and can focus on her pregnancy.

Well, it's too early to say these things now.

Turning around, she picked up a basket of cooked animal bones from Zhao Lanying's hand and climbed onto the roof of the breeding shed.

"Xiao Lu, be careful. If I weren't so tall and heavy, I would have gone up there to sunbathe."

Zhao Lanying held onto the ladder, looking up at the roof of the breeding farm, still somewhat worried.

"It's alright, I'm fine with my balance. The sheds the soldiers built are sturdy too."

Lu Fangfang laid down the animal bones, spread them out, and then handed them over in a basket.

Once all the animal bones were drying on the roof, she clapped her hands and climbed down the ladder.

"After it's dried, take it to the regiment and find the comrades in the logistics department to help you grind it into powder."

Zhao Lanying nodded quickly, indicating that she understood.

...

In the afternoon, Lu Fangfang looked at the little quail and then at the eggs in the incubator.

When Sister Shufen arrived, she chatted with her for a while, and then went home.

"Meow~"

"Awoo~"

Little Flower and Little Tibetan Fox had also had enough sleep and ran out of the house.

They circled around Lu Fangfang, excitedly nudging her legs.

"Alright, alright, I'll take you out again tomorrow."

Lu Fangfang patted the two little ones on the head and then went into the house.

She sat down in the chair, placed the bones she had brought on the table, and then took out half a cigarette case from her pocket.

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