Chapter 7: Let's get to work.

Ning Xuan felt that time was passing very slowly. She had used up her daily transaction limit and would have to wait another 8 days to upgrade.

She decided to explore the former educated youth settlement again, scanning the large iron pots, bowls, and other kitchen utensils in the kitchen, as well as the large vats in the yard. She scanned anything that she thought could earn points. After a long tour, she earned nearly 200 points.

Although she currently has quite a few points, she doesn't mind having more, since she still needs to use points to renew the storage fee for the system warehouse.

She only had three copper coins in her warehouse, which didn't take up much space, but she didn't dare to take them out at this time. If someone with ulterior motives used them against her, it would be troublesome.

Therefore, Ning Xuan preferred to spend more points to store them in the warehouse, as it was much safer than leaving them outside.

At noon, the educated youth returned for lunch, which consisted of the same corn porridge and flatbread they had cooked in the morning. They had to work during the day, and it would be too much trouble to cook lunch again, so they prepared enough food for two meals in the morning.

Moreover, with the hot weather now, there's no need to reheat the food when I come back at noon; I can eat it directly, which is very convenient.

After lunch, there was still some time to rest. Ning Xuan ate lunch with the others, and she put away the pancake she had been given.

Ning Xuan regretted it a little. She should have waited a while before making the transaction. She didn't know if the pancakes would spoil in this weather, but she really didn't want to eat them.

The coarse grain pancakes were rough on her throat; they had no oil or sugar, just a little salt, and she really couldn't get used to them.

Although she was an ordinary person in modern times and had never tasted any delicacies, she had no problem eating white rice and meat every day.

In addition, she hasn't started doing any physical labor yet, so she really can't eat such a terrible pancake.

The other people who went to town to buy things had already been told in advance that He Yuting had reduced the portion size of their meal when she cooked, and the reduced portion would be put back into their own food bags.

Because there were so many people, there were many conflicts when the educated youth first arrived and had to cook meals together.

For example, a woman might feel that a man eats too much and is taking advantage of her, while the man might say that he hasn't eaten enough and feels wronged.

Some people suspected that the cooks might steal other people's food, so after a period of summarizing, the current cooking method was formed.

First, they calculate the average portion size, which they have already determined. Then, for people with larger appetites, they calculate the amount to be added, and they also know how much to add to make the final cooking result.

So Liu Jun and his team have continued to use this method. Although it is not very precise, no one has any complaints about it now.

When Xu Jiajia and the others returned in the afternoon, they actually brought back a piece of meat, which surprised He Yuting, who was cooking.

You know, meat isn't easy to buy these days; people can queue up in the city and still not get any.

Ning Xuan couldn't help but marvel at the luck and ability of the main characters.

Once it was confirmed that the meat was to be cooked together for everyone to eat, He Yuting didn't refuse anymore. To be honest, the last time she ate meat was during the time when the brigade slaughtered pigs and distributed the pork.

When the educated youth returned for dinner, they discovered that there was meat again tonight, and this time it was fresh pork, with more meat than yesterday's canned meat. At least when cooked with green beans, you could still see slices of meat.

Yesterday's minced meat was mixed in with the green beans, and you really had to look carefully to find even a few pieces.

There was a full two pounds of meat today, and it wouldn't keep long in this hot weather, so He Yuting generously sliced ​​it into thin slices.

Otherwise, if there's too little meat and it's sliced, it'll be troublesome if everyone doesn't get a slice or two.

“The meat was bought by Xu Jiajia, Lu Xun, and Zhou Zhipeng. We shouldn’t take advantage of them. Let’s split the cost equally. Everyone can contribute money or grain. I’ve already asked them, and they’re open to either paying with grain or money.” Before eating, He Yuting brought up the matter of splitting the cost of the meat in advance.

No one objected; they were all craving meat, and being able to buy meat at this time was quite an achievement.

Most of the educated youth were from families that weren't well-off, but after the money was divided among them, each person only received 5 cents.

The other educated youth still got a good deal at this price, since it only included the money and not the food coupons. However, Xu Jiajia and Lu Xun were too lazy to argue about it.

Moreover, Zhou Zhipeng also helped Xu Jiajia bring back a bag of fine grains this time, so Xu Jiajia's portion will have to be steamed separately in a lunchbox from now on.

Ning Xuan gained a deeper understanding of the female lead's family's financial situation.

After receiving this meal of meat, Xu Jiajia's two roommates visibly became much more enthusiastic towards her.

Among the older educated youth, apart from Huang Xiaomei, the other female educated youth paid more attention to Lu Xun, while several male educated youth also frequently glanced at Xu Jiajia.

Ning Xuan sighed, "The main characters' hands are too big, making them easy targets."

Huang Xiaomei and Liu Jun also noticed this and were worried that the educated youth settlement might cause trouble again. So, they privately reminded Xu Jiajia and Lu Xun to be careful not to flaunt their wealth and to keep a low profile to avoid a lot of trouble.

As for Ning Xuan, she came from the city and was wearing so many patched clothes. She had so little luggage, and she was thin and had a sallow face. Everyone's first impression of her was that she was a pitiful little thing.

After a day of rest, they had to get back to work the next day.

Because I go to bed early, I never have trouble waking up.

When it was time to go to work, Ning Xuan remembered that she hadn't prepared a straw hat, and apparently everyone in her batch had.

Huang Xiaomei tapped her head. "Look at me, I was so focused on your daily necessities yesterday that I forgot about what you need for work. We've been weeding these past few days, so you'd better prepare gloves and wear hats in this hot weather."

You can go to the old lady who exchanged straw mats yesterday. She's very good at weaving things, and that's where we exchanged our straw hats.

I have a new pair of gloves here. I originally planned to use them during the autumn harvest, but the ones I have now won't last until the end of the harvest, so I prepared them in advance.

If any of you want it, remember to return it to me in a couple of days.

Then a few of the older educated youths said they had prepared new gloves for the autumn harvest, and they managed to gather five new pairs. Ning Xuan and the others each got one pair, but they'll have to buy new ones to return to them later.

Liu Jun ate breakfast quickly, and then he went to the old lady's place to change the straw hats for several new educated youths.

It's normal that the new educated youth didn't pay attention to these things because they didn't remind them yesterday. Liu Jun also wanted to make up for his oversight yesterday.

After Ning Xuan and the others finished breakfast, Liu Jun and the others returned.

Ning Xuan thought that since she had just finished dinner, she would check what food she had left over for the day before making a deal with Wang Erya, so she decided not to rush today's transaction.

Now, she's going to start working.