After all, flour, a refined grain, is something that can only be eaten during festivals and holidays; no one would be willing to use it to dry vegetables.

Upon hearing Shen Mu Ning's words, Ding Xiang immediately chimed in, "I... I can make chili sauce and kimchi."

Shen Mu Ning looked at Ding Xiang's excited appearance and all the educated youths who were eager to try, and felt very strange.

"Yes, Dingxiang, isn't your hometown known for its experts in making these things? How come you haven't made them before?"

Shen Mu Ning grew up in Sichuan Province in her previous life, so she naturally knew that Sichuan Province was an expert in making chili sauce and pickled vegetables.

But judging from their behavior, they've never tried it before.

The veteran educated youth all fell silent, except for Zhu Yang, who spoke up to explain: "Dingxiang came two years ago. Back then, the educated youth settlement was not nearly as united as it is now."

“There were people who could return to the city quickly before, so their trips to the countryside were just a formality.”

"They don't care at all how they get along with us or the people in the brigade, since they won't be staying for long anyway."

So we only grow enough vegetables for ourselves, and we don't have the energy to do anything else.

All the former educated youth nodded; they had truly been terrified of being tormented by those people before.

Originally, after Shen Mu Ning and her group arrived, they planned to keep their distance.

However, they found that Shen Mu Ning and the others were very humble, so they always took Shen Mu Ning and the others with them.

Even Shi Wenju, who has always been relatively low-profile, remarked, "If those restless people hadn't left, we wouldn't be living such leisurely lives."

"Yes, after those people left, we followed Sister Zhuang Xue's instructions and managed to tidy up our private plot so well."

Dingxiang reached out her right hand and hugged Zhuang Xue next to her. She was very grateful to Zhuang Xue for taking good care of her after she arrived and for teaching her a lot.

Zhuang Xue gently patted Dingxiang's back. Actually, she only helped Dingxiang because she saw that Dingxiang was pure-hearted.

"Let's start making dried vegetables tomorrow, and we can do it after work this afternoon."

"If you want to make kimchi or chili sauce, you'll need to buy some jars."

Dingxiang directly announced the future schedule, but she was still missing the tools.

"Leave it to me. I saw that the shop sells jars when I bought the big vat for pickling sauerkraut. I'll go buy one after I finish harvesting the potatoes."

This was something that Zhu Yang, the eldest brother, had to worry about, and the others nodded in agreement.

Only Shen Mu Ning asked for the address of the porcelain shop; she decided to cook for herself and not get involved there.

She planned to buy the large vat and jar for pickling sauerkraut herself, and then exchange them for some vegetables from the production brigade to make it herself.

However, Shen Mu Ning originally wanted to ask about the gossip in the group tonight to determine who she needed to be wary of, but that plan fell through now.

We can only wait until tomorrow and ask the aunties, although they can't possibly tell us all the scandals in the brigade in such detail.

However, Shen Mu Ning only used it as supplementary information, and didn't care whether it was detailed or not.