While counting the ticket money, Yang Zinuo said irritably, "She's so troublesome. Who knows what kind of trouble she'll cause once she gets on the train!"

Gu Zhiyun knew that the educated youth in the forest farm had a huge prejudice against Shen Jingyan, and Yang Zinuo was the one who disliked Shen Jingyan the most.

Although Gu Zhiyun didn't want to get involved with Shen Jingyan, he knew in his heart that it was Shen Jingyan's aunt who was troublesome and prone to causing trouble, not Shen Jingyan herself.

He started the truck and drove very slowly. Once he caught up with Shen Jingyan, he slowed down even more.

He rolled down the car window and looked at Chen Jingyan with a cold gaze.

Shen Jingyan acted as if she hadn't seen him at all, and walked forward with great strides.

Gu Zhiyun coughed lightly and said to Chen Jingyan, "Give me your ticket and get on the train."

His expression was also cold and indifferent, and his tone was businesslike.

Shen Jingyan turned her head and looked at him with her clear and beautiful big eyes.

Those eyes were so beautiful, and seemed to have some kind of fatal attraction, causing Gu Zhiyun's heart to skip a beat.

"No need, someone thinks I'm too much trouble."

Shen Jingyan glanced coldly at Yang Zinuo, who was looking at Gu Zhiyun with an impatient expression.

Upon hearing this, Yang Zinuo, like a large yellow dog whose tail had been stepped on, glared at her and roared:

"You're making a fuss and you still think you're right? And Old Gu and I even went there in the middle of the night—"

Gu Zhiyun gave him a wink, stopping him from continuing.

Yang Zinuo wrinkled her nose and snorted loudly, urging Gu Zhiyun to drive faster.

Not far ahead on the road, an oxcart was slowly moving along. Shen Jingyan recognized the driver as Grandpa Luo from the village.

The oxcart was loaded with a pile of sweet potatoes and a basket of red dates; it looked like Grandpa Luo was going to take them to the market to exchange for something.

"Grandpa Luo, can I hitch a ride?"

Chen Jingyan quickly caught up with the oxcart and asked.

Grandpa Luo nodded happily: "It's Jingya, come on up."

So, under Gu Zhiyun's gaze, Shen Jingyan jumped onto the oxcart.

"See? They don't appreciate your kindness!" Yang Zinuo said angrily.

Gu Zhiyun watched as Shen Jingyan and Grandpa Luo chatted and laughed, pursed his lips, said nothing more, and stepped on the gas.

The truck overtook the oxcart in an instant.

Grandpa Luo tilted his head and asked Jingyan, "Jingya, the truck is so fast, it only takes twenty minutes to get to town, why don't you take it?"

Chen Jingyan said with a smile, "It's good to ride in an oxcart. Oxcarts go slowly, it's not so cold, and you can see the scenery."

Both sides of the road were covered with snow-covered primeval forests, and Grandpa Luo really didn't know what was so interesting about it.

But in Shen Jingyan's eyes, this was a rare and beautiful sight.

The post-apocalyptic ecosystem was severely damaged, with ruins everywhere and some places burning with flames year-round. It was a miracle to find a living tree.

And so, Shen Jingyan sat on the oxcart, enjoying the magnificent snow scenery of the Northeast forest region while happily humming a little tune.

Upon arriving in town, Shen Jingyan gave Grandpa Luo a dime as payment for the journey.

Grandpa Luo was a kind-hearted man and refused to accept the money no matter what. Chen Jingyan stuffed the money into his hand and ran away quickly.

Shen Jingyan first went to a secluded corner and took out 100 catties of rice, 100 catties of wheat flour, 100 catties of millet, 10 catties of dried mushrooms, 10 catties of wood ear fungus and several buckets of soybean oil from his space.

These were all supplies she had redeemed with points. She couldn't eat them all herself, so she brought them to the market to sell.

The only thing that cannot be exchanged in the system is cash, and what Shen Jingyan lacks most is cash.

No matter the era, a full wallet brings a sense of security.

Shen Jingyan moved her goods to a busy intersection and started hawking them at the top of her lungs.

"Come and see! We have top-quality rice, wheat flour, millet, and wild mushrooms and wood ear fungus picked from the great forest!"

Her products look fantastic; the rice grains are round and plump, the white parts are as white as snow, the millet is golden, and the dried mushrooms and wood ear fungus are also bright in color.

Not to mention her, a pretty little girl, wearing a rose-pink cotton coat, who stood out like a bright peony in the gray and black crowd.

People's attention was quickly drawn to it.

A young woman carrying a basket and leading a little girl of about five or six years old approached and asked:

"Hey girl, how much do you sell your rice and flour for?"

"Rice costs 13 cents a pound, and wheat flour costs 11 cents a pound."

The young woman grabbed a handful of rice and kept fiddling with the grains with her fingers.

"Don't worry, ma'am, the quality of my rice is guaranteed. There isn't a single bad grain."

"Give me five catties of rice and five catties of wheat flour."

The women were very satisfied with the quality of the rice and wheat flour.

After calmly announcing that the rice was ready, the woman packed the rice and flour into a cloth bag she had brought with her.

"Big sister, that's one dollar and two cents in total."

The woman took out a handkerchief from her belt, inside which was a wad of cash. She counted the money out of the handkerchief and gave it to Chen Jingyan one bill at a time.

Shen Jingyan noticed that the woman had a lot of money, and her and the little girl's clothes were quite clean and tidy, suggesting that the family was relatively wealthy.

After taking the money from the woman, Shen Jingyan grabbed a handful of wood ear mushrooms and put them in the woman's basket.

"Big sister, the mushrooms and wood ear fungus in my house are also very good. They are all wild-picked from the forest area. They taste especially fresh whether stir-fried or stewed."

As she spoke, she grabbed another handful of mushrooms and put them in the basket. "If you don't believe me, take them home and try them, especially the chicken stew with mushrooms, it's incredibly delicious!"

The little girl looked at the woman with bright eyes when she heard about chicken stew with mushrooms.

"Mom, I want to eat chicken stew with mushrooms!"

The young woman was clearly touched by Shen Jingyan's enthusiasm and asked, "How much are the mushrooms and wood ear fungus?"

"Mushrooms are 1.5 yuan per jin, and wood ear mushrooms are 1 yuan per jin!"

Dried goods are relatively expensive, especially wild-harvested ones, which are even more expensive.

The woman hesitated upon hearing the price.

"Big sister, I think the little girl is especially cute. In order to let the little girl have chicken stew with mushrooms, I'll give you a discount."

"Discount?" The woman had never heard such an unfamiliar word before.

The term "discount promotion" was far from being popular during the planned economy era.

"It means a price reduction," Shen Jingyan explained.

The little girl sucked on her fingers, making smacking noises, and kept tugging at the woman's clothes.

"Mom, chicken stew with mushrooms, chicken stew with mushrooms!"

"How much cheaper can you offer?" the woman asked.

Shen Jingyan said very generously, "How about this, sister, if you buy a pound of mushrooms and a pound of wood ear fungus, I'll give you a discount of two yuan and twenty cents, and I'll also give you half a pound of millet for free."

The woman thought it was a great deal, as she got a 30-cent discount and an extra half-pound of millet. She immediately agreed.

With the patronage of young women, Shen Jingyan's business got off to a good start.

Because so many people came to town to buy New Year's goods, Chen Jingyan's products sold very well. In less than two hours, several hundred kilograms of her products were sold out.

I made a total of 68.8 yuan, which is a small profit.

Chen Jingyan happily took the money and headed straight for the supply and marketing cooperative.