They had met Lin Ying a while ago, so they knew the child wasn't Lin Ying's.

Lin Ying explained, "I came back to my husband's hometown a few days ago. My husband's older brother and his wife have both passed away. So we brought the child over."

Uncle Wu was silent for a moment before saying, "Children are not easy to raise."

Lin Ying smiled and said, "They're alright, both kids are quite well-behaved."

Uncle Wu's eyes widened: "Two more?"

Lin Ying smiled again, changing the subject, and said, "Uncle, I came here today to sell straw mats. But I don't see any summer mats here? Are they not making them because it's getting cold?"

Lin Ying wanted to buy some more to put on a cooling mat under the straw mat.

Upon hearing Lin Ying mention straw mats, Uncle Wu's face immediately lit up with a smile: "Of course we make them! In the village now, we make not only straw mats and kang mats, but also cooling mats. You don't know how busy everyone is these days."

The elderly made kang mats, the women made cooling mats, and even the teenagers and men made straw mats. The cooling mats sold so well that the commune chief forbade them from being sold here and they were all transported away. Girl, you've really helped our Baoshan Village a lot!

How about this, we'll go to your uncle's house today, and he'll have your aunt cook you something delicious. You don't need to buy the meat this time, I'll buy it!"

Seeing Uncle Wu's generous demeanor, Lin Ying knew that he had really made money.

However, he said, "I'd rather not eat out. I have a three-year-old child waiting for me at home. The weather is cool now, and I can't eat anything cold."

Uncle Wu said with a hint of regret, "Alright then. By the way, didn't you just say you wanted a bamboo mat? Take whichever one you like!"

Lin Ying couldn't help but laugh again: "Uncle, I'm buying more than twenty mats. I can't just take them for free; you'd let everyone in the village starve. But I still need your help to deliver them."

Uncle Wu chuckled. If these things were his own, he'd give them away, not just twenty, but fifty. If it weren't for Lin Ying, they wouldn't be living such a wealthy life now.

But this is village property, and he can't use collective property to do favors.

"Delivery! Definitely! Which ones do you want? Uncle will carry them to the car for you."

Lin Ying selected all the mats she wanted and paid for them. "I'll leave later. I'm thinking of going to Uncle Zhou's to buy a few jars. I also want to see if there's anything else I need. Could you wait a moment?"

“Sure! Why not? Just tell me before you leave, and I’ll load it onto the truck.”

Hearing that Lin Ying wanted to sell jars, Wu Youcai didn't rush to leave. After Lin Ying bought the items, she put them on the bottom, placed the straw mat on top, and tied it with a rope.

Lin Ying first went to Uncle Zhou's place and bought three large jars of pickled vegetables. Then, carrying Er Ya who didn't want to sit in the basket because she wanted to join in the fun with so many people, she started browsing the commune shops.

Lin Ying bought three bolts of coarse cloth, and with what she had left at home, it should be enough to make some clothes. She also saw people selling chili peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, and radishes.

Lin Ying simply and decisively took out her money and bought it.

After that, I bought a basket of eggs with the ticket.

Because she had bought too many things, Lin Ying went to ask Uncle Zhou for help to deliver them as well. She meant to pay him, but Uncle Zhou glared at her and refused to accept the money.

I bought a bunch of stuff on a whim, and it ended up being two cartloads of things.

Before going back, Lin Ying still bought ten steamed buns, five meat buns and five vegetarian buns.

Have someone help you wrap two of them in brown paper, one for each person and one vegetarian. The remaining six can be put together.

Because they had given prior notice, the logistics driver knew Lin Ying wouldn't be taking a car back. So Lin Ying rode in Uncle Wu's horse-drawn carriage, carrying Er Ya, back to the compound.

As for Uncle Zhou's car, she had left all sorts of miscellaneous things she had bought.

Upon reaching the gate, Lin Ying went back and left the child with Xiao Shuai and the others before pulling the trolley to pick up the goods.

Looking at Lin Ying's car, Uncle Wu and Uncle Zhou were both envious: "Wow, this car is great. It's very convenient for hauling things."

Uncle Zhou, in particular, usually struggles to carry things out of the house, even something as simple as a can. Having this vehicle would save him a lot of effort.

Seeing Uncle Zhou looking around, Lin Ying squatted down and explained to him how the vehicle was made. She added, "If you usually just transport goods, you can install a handle here. That way, it'll be easier to pull. Also, it would be best to put a fence around it and open a door here. Once the can is inside, you can close the door. This will prevent the can from tipping over and flying out. It'll also be easier to secure it with ropes."

Uncle Zhou kept saying, "Okay, okay, I'll go back and study it."

Uncle Wu, who was standing nearby, also made a note of it and said he would have the village's old carpenter make one when he got back. That way, when the village collects the mats, they won't have to drive a horse-drawn cart to collect them from those who have difficulty walking.

In the commune, if someone buys a mat, like Lin Ying, they won't have to make so many trips when carrying it from inside to outside.

Lin Ying needs to make two trips to bring the items back.

However, before the two uncles left on their second trip back, Lin Ying gave them the steamed buns she had prepared beforehand.

"You're too kind, girl."

Lin Ying smiled and said, "I bought these for you, it would be a waste if you didn't eat them. I can't let you make this trip for nothing, it's not a short journey."

After seeing the two uncles off, Lin Ying pulled the cart and continued walking back.

Previously, the area around the entrance to the compound was quite desolate. Half of it was just empty land. Now, new houses have been built there, and more than a dozen families live there.

This also meant that when Lin Ying was on the road, many people would glance at her from time to time.

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