"How much? How long would it take you to finish eating a 100-pound girl?"

These things are tiny; even if you eat 100 pounds of them, your mouth will be steaming from the effort. Even though they produce them here, the harvesting process is difficult, and no one dares to eat them like that.

"I'll send it home so my uncle and aunt can try it."

Wang Qingsong's wife suddenly realized and quickly replied, "We don't have enough at home, I'll go to the neighbors and get some for you."

She was about to leave when Gu An'an stopped her and took the initiative to discuss the price.

"My sister-in-law is a very straightforward and outspoken person. I'm sorry you had to see her like this."

Gu An'an shook her head, "I think that kind of personality is good. No matter where you are, people like that will get along well. Birds of a feather flock together. Auntie, aren't you the same way? No wonder we get along so well."

Her mouth can be incredibly infuriating, yet it can also make someone beam with joy in just a few words.

"You really know how to talk."

Wang Dashan had already gone out to work with his uncle, so the village chief's wife took Gu An'an for a walk around the neighborhood. She always felt that every extra glance from Gu An'an would bring a little more hope to her hometown village.

When Wang Qingsong and Wang Dashan returned, the pine nuts had been collected. Each nut was plump and distinct, clearly showing that they had been carefully prepared.

"Gu Zhiqing, I've prepared everything you asked for. After you finish eating, go check the quality."

Gu An'an nodded, "Thank you for your trouble, Uncle."

"Don't mention it, we should be thanking you! By the way, I just heard from your aunt that you wanted to buy my wild ginseng?"

"Okay, Uncle, name your price. If it's right, I'll take it."

Wang Qingsong had asked around at the commune, but he wasn't satisfied with the prices offered. He knew the quality of his wild ginseng, which he had dug up bit by bit, but he was afraid that Gu An'an would be scared off by the prices he offered, so he could only try to offer a price.

Honestly, having experienced the apocalypse where money was worthless, Gu An'an felt that the price he offered was dirt cheap. However, she wasn't stupid, and their relationship wasn't good enough for her to raise the price. Of course, she couldn't bring herself to lower it, and in the end, she agreed to the price offered by Wang Qingsong.

Aren't you going to try and bargain?

Wang Qingsong was mentally prepared to be bargained down, but Gu An'an's decisiveness caught him off guard.

"It's a good product to begin with, there's no need to haggle. Uncle, just don't feel like you're selling it at a loss."

Just like many people in later generations who go to a store to buy things, if the shopkeeper agrees to the price they offered immediately, the buyer will inevitably regret not having bargained down enough.

The situation is much the same now.

However, Wang Qingsong didn't really feel that way. "It's not a loss, it's not a loss."

Wang Qingsong then processed the wild ginseng to preserve it better, and explained how to preserve it again.

"Uncle, I didn't bring that much money with me today. Can I go back and get some money and then have Brother Dashan and the others bring it to you?"

Without any hesitation, Wang Qingsong replied, "Okay, I think you're a good one, I don't mind."

Actually, besides the fact that Gu An'an gives people a good impression, it's also because Gu An'an was brought here by his sister. If she weren't a good person, his sister and brother-in-law wouldn't have let her come here.

Besides, her brother-in-law is the village head of Xiaowang Village. All the educated youth returning to the city had to go through him. No smart person would renege on this debt.

To entertain Gu An'an, this distinguished guest, the lunch was very lavish.

After eating and drinking her fill, Gu An'an followed the other party to the place where the goods were inspected.

The people of Houshan'ao Village were indeed skilled hunters. Both in terms of quantity and variety, they were unmatched by Xiaowang Village. Gu An'an carefully examined the animals and found that all of them were well-preserved.

The same operation as in Xiaowang Village was adopted: the machinery factory only purchased from Houshan'ao Village, and Gu An'an did not care how the village and its residents divided their interests.

After paying for the wild game, Wang Dashan drove the donkey cart with a load of goods back to Xiaowang Village with Gu An'an. It wasn't that the village chief was unwilling to send out a tractor; the main problem was that there was a section of road between Xiaowang Village and Houshan'ao Village that a tractor simply couldn't pass through.

Xiao Yuheng rushed back with his things only to find out that Gu An'an had gone to the back mountain valley. He slapped his forehead in regret for forgetting this, otherwise the two of them could have stayed for several more hours.

Seeing that no one had returned, Xiao Yuheng handed the things to Zhou Yue and then rode his bicycle along the road to Houshan'ao Village.

"Aheng, what brings you here?"

Although Wang Dashan asked this question, the slightly teasing expression on his face said it all.

"I heard from my uncle that you came here, and I was worried that we would have too much stuff to carry, so I came to welcome you."

Seeing Gu An'an rub her lower back discreetly, Xiao Yuheng knew that her back was numb from sitting. "Gu Zhiqing, do you want to ride a bicycle?"

Gu An'an looked at the old-fashioned bicycle. Although she found it too bulky, she decisively chose the bicycle over the donkey cart, which had limited space for carrying goods.

"Give me the bicycle, then what will you do?"

Xiao Yuheng glanced at Wang Dashan's position and said, "My cousin is too tired from driving, so I'll drive and let him rest in the back."

Wang Dashan: ...The seats in the back are too cramped for his mother and Gu Zhiqing. He's over 1.8 meters tall, so he'd feel suffocated sitting in the back.

But seeing the slightly threatening look in her cousin's eyes, she still chickened out.

No, he's not being cowardly; he's helping his cousin in his love life.

Yes, that's it.

"Then, auntie, you can ride your bicycle. I'll give you a ride."

The village chief's wife agreed very readily, completely oblivious to the frustration on her son's face.

Of course, it's possible to see it but pretend not to.

What's a little grievance for a grown man?

When the group returned to Xiaowang Village, it wasn't time to finish work yet. Wang Dashan and Xiao Yuheng were in charge of moving the goods into the warehouse, while Gu An'an was happy to relax and went straight back to her courtyard.

"An'an, you're finally back! Quickly, see what to do with these things."

Looking at the several large basins of meat, a figure suddenly flashed through Gu An'an's mind, "Did Xiao Yuheng bring these?"

Zhou Yue nodded. "Who else could it be but him? I heard you weren't here, so he left his things and left. Did he go to pick you up?"

"Um."

Seeing Gu An'an nod, Zhou Yue smiled slyly, "An'an, I think Deputy Regiment Commander Xiao is serious about you. So much meat, how could an ordinary family bear to part with it? I wonder how early he has to get up to get all this."

Although Gu An'an didn't say anything, she agreed in her heart, but said aloud, "He just wants to freeload a few more meals here, don't overthink it."

Zhou Yue didn't expose her self-deception, "So you just wanted to freeload a meal, huh? Why doesn't anyone ask me for a free meal? I'd be happy to be freeloaded from a meal like this!"