Natural disasters were incessant. Ning Xia had survived alone for six years and finally decided to return to her old home in Qianzhou to start anew. Unexpectedly, she rescued two skinny little ones...
Ningxia felt that the worn cotton jacket on her body was not worthy of this extremely heavy cloak.
"You...you are really amazing!"
Lin Yi smiled, he was also very satisfied with this cloak.
"Have you and Sangsang finished it?"
"No, I'm worried that I don't have enough fur, so I'll do yours first."
"It's okay. If there are still a lot of points left on the card after this trip, I'll exchange some back."
"Sister Xia Xia, even if you can't bring anything back, you must come back safely."
Ningxia looked into the other person's serious eyes and smiled brightly, "Well! Let me see what else you have prepared."
"Gloves, hats, face masks, turtlenecks...that's so thoughtful of you."
"You must bring it." Lin Yi's tone left no doubt. In case of a snowstorm, these are life-saving things.
Ningxia nodded, "I'll put it in the luggage bag and turn it inside out when the temperature drops."
"And put on Maomao's earmuffs and leg warmers as well."
Ningxia agreed to everything.
That night, the three siblings slept in the same bed again. Anyway, Lin Yi had to move back when the weather got cold.
Ningxia slept in the middle, with one on the left and one on the right. The warmth made it impossible for her to sleep.
Ningxia thought that even if she had to go through fire and water tomorrow, she would be willing to give it a try.
Ningxia got up before dawn the next day, and Lin Yi, who hadn't been able to sleep the night before, was not woken up by her.
Ningxia gathered the brother and sister together and sent them to Mu Yuanqing with their families.
"Take this with you."
"What?"
"Our household registration. Isn't there a purchase restriction? You've already gone, and if your quota isn't enough, you can use mine. We're not buying anything this year anyway."
Ningxia took it and remembered the other person's kindness in her heart. There was no time to say goodbye. As soon as the person delivered it, Ningxia took Maomao's hand and left.
The early morning wind was blowing with a sharp breath. As soon as Ningxia went out, she was blown extremely awake and the last lingering sleepiness was driven away.
Ningxia took a straight line, avoiding the checkpoints and saving time, and reached the main road in the afternoon. Ningxia looked at the road under her feet with curiosity. It was an ordinary cement road, not wide, but wide enough for two large carriages to drive side by side.
She had to reach the next checkpoint before dark, otherwise she would not be able to sleep tonight. Fortunately, the road was good, and Ningxia sat on Maomao without any psychological burden, and her pace became much faster.
After staying overnight at the outpost to bid farewell to the enthusiastic coalition forces, Ningxia finally arrived at the trading point on Maomao at noon the next day.
Now that the road is repaired, it is convenient, safe and fast. Ningxia sighed as he looked at the trading point from afar.
"Sister? Why are you here at this time?" Xiao Zhang stepped forward and quickly took the things from Ningxia's hand.
"I'm here to replace the wall material. Don't tell me it hasn't been approved yet." Ningxia handed over the bag of air-dried mutton. She only had about fifty pounds left at home, so she brought the rest.
Xiao Zhang took it and said, "Great stuff! Don't worry, sister. You've been here for a few days now, and I was thinking you wouldn't come. If you were one day later, I would have to close the shop and go home for the winter."
"How are the scented candles I consigned last time?"
"I sold quite a lot, sister!" Xiao Zhang said smugly, "A thousand points have been deposited into your account."
"So many?" Ningxia was surprised. How much meat would that be? If it was converted into food, the three siblings would not be able to finish it in several years.
"That's right! It's a consumable product. There's no place to produce it right now. If you find the right sales channel, you won't have any trouble selling it."
Ningxia knew that the other party must have put a lot of thought into this matter. She took out the pickled tomatoes and peppers she had prepared in advance and said, "It's nothing special. Take it and try it. Thank you."
Xiao Zhang smiled embarrassedly, "Then sister, I won't be polite with you."
"It's just a courtesy. Please check how many points I have in my account. And how did you exchange the wall materials?"
"Let me see," Xiao Zhang opened the computer beside the counter and typed for a while. "Sister, you still have 1,500 yuan in your account, plus the mutton this time, it's over 2,000 yuan. The wall material is 148 yuan per square meter. There's a purchase limit of 10 square meters per registered household."
Ningxia is shocked. After going around in circles, only food is cheap, while anything else that can improve the quality of life is so expensive that it is out of reach.
Not to mention that ten square meters wouldn't even be enough for her master bedroom, and even with Mu Yuanqing's share, it still wasn't enough. "Isn't there a discount for residents of the forest area?" she asked again, unwilling to give up.
Xiao Zhang shook his head. "Sister, this wall material is a scarce commodity. I only got this much after applying for it several times at the trading point. It's just too expensive, so not many people are trading for it. Otherwise, it would have been gone long ago."
Ningxia smiled bitterly, "Then I'll go to the medical center and sell the medicine first. I'll exchange it for as much as I can."
"Good sister, go ahead. I'll go to the warehouse and move the goods out and wait for you."
Ningxia nodded, settled Maomao at the trading point to rest, and generously gave it a large cabbage and a few juicy radishes. This was what it deserved.
I went to the medical center alone carrying the medicinal herbs. The weather was getting colder and colder, with the temperature a few degrees above zero. There was no one on the street. Ningxia looked around and found that even the tofu shop on the street was closed.
"You handle the herbs quite well. Did you study medicine before?"
Ningxia shook her head. "I'm selling it for others. I don't have any special skills."
The pharmacist in the cupboard nodded. That's right. People with such ability would take the Chocobo Policy ship to live in the shelter. They would not come to the trading point to sell medicinal herbs in such a cold weather.
"Take a look, these medicinal herbs are all top quality, and I charge them all according to the official price," the other party handed over a list.
The number at the end is in capital letters, one thousand eight hundred points!
Ningxia's eyes were red with excitement! Only 80 kilograms of medicinal herbs! 1,800! 80 kilograms of fine grain couldn't even be exchanged for 200 points!
After working with Liu Ximu for a while, the money she earned directly caught up with her entire net worth! What kind of amazing neighbor did she welcome?
Ningxia took it and looked at it carefully. The items were listed very clearly. Some of them were even more expensive than what the master had told her. It seemed that they were stockpiling a large amount of medicinal herbs before the arrival of the cold month.
However, Ningxia's joy didn't last long. On the way back to the trading point, it suddenly started snowing, and the temperature plummeted several degrees. Ningxia was secretly anxious and hurried to the trading point.
"Xiao Zhang?"
"Sister, you're finally here! If you were any later, I'd be afraid I wouldn't be able to go home."
After just a short distance, Ningxia was already covered in a thick layer of snowflakes. Fortunately, her cotton jacket was made of leather, so she shook it off. Xiao Zhang quickly welcomed her in.
Ningxia handed over Mu Yuanqing's household registration in her pocket and said, "Change both families' household registrations at the same time. Change them all!"
"Okay! I'll move five more square meters for you!"
"Thank you so much!"
"It's a small matter. I'm not in a hurry to change it this year anyway."
Xiao Zhang helped pack the luggage, while Ningxia took out the turtleneck sweater Lin Yi had knitted and put it on underneath, adding a thick coat over the cotton jacket. She also had a hat, gloves, and a mask.
She looked a lot fatter and her temperature suddenly rose. She even felt a little hot.