Song Lan said, "Xiaoxi, Jiaojiao, Xiaoyue, the fact that you came to have the housewarming meal shows that you consider us your friends. We are very happy. We hope that the six of us can get along even better in the future, unite as one, and not let others bully us. Everyone, eat quickly, or the food will get cold."

After that, everyone started eating. Although going to the countryside in Northeast China meant a break of about half a year, the central plains had a wider variety of vegetables. In this season, we could eat bright green coriander and yellow cabbage. So, whether it's the southeast, northwest, or northeast, each region has its advantages. As long as you keep a calm mindset and try to live each day to the fullest, that's enough.

Wenxi first ladled herself a bowl of mushroom soup, adding only a little oil and salt. The wild mushroom soup tasted especially delicious, and after finishing the bowl, Wenxi felt warm all over.

After finishing their meal, Wenxi and the other two sat in the kitchen, rubbing their slightly full stomachs. Although their cooking skills couldn't compare to Wenxi's, they had all eaten a lot out of courtesy. In fact, at this point, no one was really concerned about the taste or texture of the food, as they were all quite hungry.

"Then we'll head back first. Come over after breakfast on New Year's Eve, and don't get involved in the affairs of the educated youth settlement."

After resting for a while, the three of them left. As they left, Wenxi gave them a final word of advice.

Now that Xu Huaying and Chu Wan'er are still in the mix, and Tian Shengnan has chosen to join Wen Xi's camp, it's possible that Xu Huaying and Chu Wan'er will team up to teach Tian Shengnan a lesson, since the three of them live in the same dormitory.

The temperature difference between indoors and outdoors was quite large. When Wenxi went out, she was shivered by the cold wind. She pulled her clothes tighter and ran straight outside without greeting the other people at the educated youth settlement. Even if there were a few good people there, Wenxi didn't want to have any contact with them.

Thursday was the day Wenxi went to the black market to make a deal. After cooking and eating breakfast, Wenxi set off.

The sky was still overcast and not very bright. The temperature was low in the morning, and the north wind was howling. Even though you were wearing thick clothes, you could feel the chill seeping into your chest.

It's already so cold in the central region. If she went to the north where it's minus 20 or 30 degrees Celsius, she didn't know if she could withstand it. Even so, she wouldn't let go of the older sister and brother-in-law who had schemed against and used her.

Others don't care about sisterly affection, so why should she?

She's not a saint.

Wenxi walked and ran, and soon arrived at the town. Then, at the place where she had previously gone to the market, she found a secluded spot and released all the big fish she had caught in the river bend. She couldn't carry so many fish to the black market, since some of them weighed dozens of kilograms each.

As for eels, although Wenxi has received quite a few, city dwellers probably don't know how to handle them, so if they're put up for sale now, I doubt anyone will buy them.

As for cooking and selling them, that's something she could consider, but she's all alone and really doesn't have time to process the eels, so she should sell the fish first and at least save enough money for the small courtyard house.

She remembered that after Lin Yiwan got into university in the original story, she bought a lot of courtyard houses. However, she didn't know whether she was able to keep them. Fairy tales usually end in a perfect place, and this book was no exception. But Xia Minglei was such a scumbag, so Lin Yiwan's marriage was probably going to be a mess later on.

In addition, Wenxi took out some things from the items she had signed off that she didn't need for the time being: eighty bars of soap and eighty bags of laundry detergent. Actually, the whole box she signed off was for a hundred items, but she wanted to keep some for herself, otherwise she would have to spend money to buy them herself. She also took out eighty butterfly hair clips, which would make her hair look very elegant from behind, and city girls would definitely love them.

After taking the 'Rejuvenating Pill', Wenxi went to the black market to find the black market boss and asked him to arrange a car with scales to weigh the fish. This time, there were too many fish, and Wenxi really had no way to deliver them.

The black market boss arrived with two of his men, and they were both astonished to see the fish, which weighed tens or even hundreds of kilograms. They looked at Wen Xi with disbelief, never expecting that he could get such a big fish.

After weighing, the fish totaled over 7,000 jin (approximately 3,500 kg). Wenxi hadn't expected to catch so many fish in just two trips to the river bend. Why didn't the other members of the Fengshou Brigade fish for themselves? Was it because they lacked the skills? Perhaps so, because the river was indeed wide and deep, making it impossible to go into the middle.

If it weren't for the bridge built in the middle, no one could even get to the other side.

Wenxi is different; she has a pedal boat, so even if the boat leaks, it won't sink.

"Comrade, what are you planning to do this time?" the black market boss asked.

"Half money, half old items!" The money is for living, and the old items are for appreciating in value. However, by the time the old items become valuable, she will be quite old, and she doesn't know if she will still have the energy to go out and have fun then.

Regardless of all that, let's stock up on some now, because it's cheap right now, like dirt cheap. In a few years, it will cost a lot more to buy it.

The black market boss took out a wad of cash from his bag, counted some out, and handed it to Wen Xi. Then he had someone move the two boxes from the car to Wen Xi.

Wen Xi took the money, quickly counted it, and then opened the boxes. One box was filled with glittering gold, including small gold bars, gold necklaces, and gold bracelets. The other box was also filled with various jewels, all mixed together, including jade, gemstones, pearls, and agate, which was dazzling to look at.

Wenxi was very satisfied and wished she could put the two boxes into the system warehouse right away, but the people in the black market were still loading fish onto the truck. Each basket of fish required two people to lift it.

After the black market people left, Wen Xi directly stored the money and two boxes of treasures into the system warehouse. Although she also wanted to do a contactless transaction with the black market boss like Lin Yiwan, she had no way to weigh them. Otherwise, she could have learned from Lin Yiwan. She did it on Thursday morning, while Lin Yiwan did it on Friday night, so it was impossible for them to meet.

Let's wait until she signs off on the scale. Ideally, it should be one of those big scales used at the grain station, capable of weighing hundreds of kilograms at a time. She doesn't want a small scale; weighing tiny pieces is too much trouble.

With only four days left until the Chinese New Year, Wenxi didn't want to go out for the next few days. So, she decided to go to the county town to pick up the lunchbox from He Chen'an. On her way back, she would also visit Yan Lili's house, as she was waiting for Yan Zheng to come to the countryside to support her.

Otherwise, when she needs to go back to work after the New Year and applies to cut pig feed, a lot of people will definitely jump out to oppose it.