Seeing Shen Peng's various actions today, Song Yining knew that this matter was not over and that he must have been plotting something in the courtyard this afternoon.

Song Yining figured that this guy would definitely not give up until he had scratched himself.

Seeing this, Song Yining realized there was no need to stay any longer; she should go home and see what she still needed.

I will definitely visit Shen Zhi's wet nurse during this trip to the countryside, and I will need her to help me find a place to stay.

That would require some cigarettes, alcohol, candy, and the like, but then I realized it would be inconvenient to buy fabric or anything like that over there now.

Song Yining then made a plan: she would go back to her uncle's house the next day. Her aunt worked in a textile factory, where there were defective fabrics. She had forgotten about it because of Chen Shiyu.

When Song Yining got back that evening, she told him her thoughts. It was Shen Zhi's wet nurse's house there, and they felt at ease knowing there was a reliable person there.

Zhang Lan then recalled what she hadn't prepared, and heard her daughter say that she was going to visit the elderly.

He patted his thigh and said, "Your dad and I are going to your uncle's house right now. We'll have your aunt check on her colleagues and ask them to change their clothes. That's what's in short supply in the countryside right now. Having cloth is more prestigious than anything else."

After they finished speaking, the two hurriedly went back to the bride's parents' home, and Song Yining just watched them leave.

Seeing their parents rushing around, the two younger brothers quickly cleared the dishes and told their older sister to tidy up her things.

Grandpa and the others will be coming tomorrow. He knows there must be a reason why his granddaughter is leaving now.

After tidying up, Song Yining went back to her room to check if there was anything she had forgotten.

Now that I have my own space, I'll store all those valuable items inside.

Zhang Lan, sitting on the back of the bicycle, and the two of them were talking about not having prepared anything yet.

As Song Chengzhi rode his bicycle, he said, "It's alright, let's prepare first. If it doesn't work out, we can just send it to him later. Don't rush it."

The two arrived at Uncle Zhang's house quite late. The Zhang family was small, consisting of only Zhang Lan and Zhang Kang, a brother and sister.

Grandpa and Grandma Zhang are retired and at home. Zhang Kang works at a tractor factory, and Aunt Zhang works at a textile factory.

They have two sons who are both serving in the military, and the family usually consists of only the four of them.

Aunt Zhang also mentioned her sister-in-law, "Lanlan said Ningning is going to the countryside. I don't know what they were thinking. The little girl is so young and she has to go to the countryside."

Uncle Zhang said in a low voice, "There's nothing we can do about it. We've already signed up, there's no going back. We can only obey the arrangements and go to the countryside."

Aunt Zhang, He Hongmei, was thinking that there was a batch of fabric in the factory that was dyed unevenly recently, and she was wondering if anyone wanted it.

“Recently, some fabrics in the factory have had bad dyeing issues, so we need to get rid of them. We're looking for someone within our company who might need them. I was thinking of sending Ningning to the countryside, so I was planning to take her there. Do you think that's a good idea?”

He Hongmei herself doesn't have a daughter. Although her sister-in-law's daughter isn't her biological child, they've treated her like their own child all these years.

Zhang Kang listened to his wife's words and said, "Great, I'll take it over tomorrow and see if there's anything else we need. We'll also get those receipts and such for the child." The two of them made the decision just like that.

Grandpa and Grandma Zhang were also muttering to themselves in the room about what to give the child.

He heard a knock at his door, and Zhang Kang went outside and called out, "Who is it?"

Upon hearing his brother-in-law's voice, Song Chengzhi said, "Brother, it's just me and Lanlan here again."

When Uncle Zhang heard that it was his brother-in-law, he quickly opened the door and went inside.

Zhang Lan explained her purpose, and Zhang Kang and He Hongmei were finally relieved.

“I thought it was something serious. I was just talking to your brother about how we recently got some fabric that didn’t require coupons, but it had some flaws, like the dyeing wasn’t quite right, but the quality was fine,” He Hongmei said.

Zhanran was very grateful to her sister-in-law, and Zhang's maternal grandparents were very pleased that their daughter-in-law was thinking of their granddaughter.

"Have Ningning bring the fabric over tomorrow. If you want more, I'll ask a colleague to help me get some. Don't worry, we have fabric available here occasionally."

Everyone was relieved, and Zhang Lan and Song Chengzhi said goodbye and went home.

Hearing what her mother said, Song Yining felt relieved; with the cloth, she wouldn't have to worry anymore.

I slept without any dreams.

Song Yining got up early and prepared to go to the textile factory with her mother, waiting for her aunt to take a look at the fabrics.

My aunt told her colleague that her niece wanted to buy shoe cloth for her trip to the countryside. Without hesitation, the colleague agreed to buy her share.

There were enough for two people, and Song Yining and the others quickly made their choices. The two batches of dye weren't very smudged, and Song Yining quickly made her selections and paid.

After saying goodbye to her aunt, the mother and daughter took the fabric home. Zhang Lan asked a colleague to keep an eye on it before rushing off to work.

After disguising herself, Song Yining quietly went to the black market to see if they had any cigarettes or alcohol, which she needed to use to build relationships.

The entrance to the black market was through a very dilapidated alley. They were stopped as soon as they entered, but Song Yining paid the entrance fee and was allowed to enter the black market.

Song Yining looked at the various people in the black market; everyone was wrapped up very tightly.

They all walked very fast, each with their own purpose: to buy what they wanted and then quickly leave the black market.

Seeing that there was no alcohol for sale, Song Yining went back to the ticket counter and asked the young man at the door.

The young man used a code to call out to a bearded man, who then led him to another courtyard.

The bearded man knocked on the door and explained his purpose. When they went in, they saw a middle-aged man sitting inside.

The bearded man explained his purpose and stood aside. The middle-aged man asked Song Yining how many she wanted. Knowing there was stock, Song Yining said she would take five of each.

When the middle-aged man heard that Song Yining wanted so much, he said, "Young man, this is not cheap, you know that."

"Don't worry, I know. You guys figure out how much it costs in total."

The middle-aged boss quoted a price to Song Yining, and after Song Yining nodded, he ordered his men to fetch the goods.

Soon after, Song Yining took out all the items she wanted. After inspecting the goods, she took out money from her bag.

Seeing that there was no way to pack all these things, they kindly gave us a bag to pack them up.

Song Yining was led out of the courtyard by the bearded man again, and the two of them decided which exit to take.

Song Yining was always afraid of being double-crossed, and this was a common theme in period dramas.

Fortunately, the bearded man escorted Song Yining to the exit and then left, which put Song Yining's mind at ease.

This was my first time entering the black market, and I was quite nervous, but thankfully everything went smoothly.

Once you reach a secluded corner, put the items into your storage space.

I bought some gifts for myself today, and now everything's settled.

No matter where you are, Song Yining still understands the power of personal connections; no one will help you for no reason.

Human relationships are something you use only once, so you need to maintain them.

Song Yining was getting ready to go home. Her grandparents should be arriving soon, so she hurried home.

Luckily, Grandpa and Grandma hadn't arrived when you got home, so you prepared some fish from your online space and made some delicious food for them today.