“Okay, then let’s stir-fry chili peppers.” Qiao Qiqi made the decision immediately.

But when everything was actually ready, she suddenly laughed, "Is Mushroom having a meeting today?"

Qin Huai was amused by her words, "Then how about we remove the red pine mushroom and potato slices?"

"don't want!"

Qiao Qiqi suddenly really wanted to eat this dish, but there was so much food that they couldn't possibly finish it all. She immediately had an idea, "I'll make it quickly, and when I'm done, you can set some aside and send it to both sets of parents. That will do."

Qin Huai felt a warm feeling in his heart when he saw that she thought of her parents every time she ate.

Because pheasant takes longer to stew, Qiao Qiqi started stewing this dish first.

At this moment, she suddenly realized that two stoves were not enough. If there were one more stove, she could stir-fry red pine mushrooms and potato slices with mushrooms and chili peppers together while stewing pheasant and mushrooms.

Thinking of this, Qiao Qiqi turned around and walked around the yard, and found that it was just right to build a stove at the base of the house on the side.

She shared her thoughts with Qin Huai, who had no objections. "Okay, I'll go prepare this afternoon."

"Okay, then I'll leave it to you." Qiao Qiqi went back to continue cooking with satisfaction.

The three dishes were quickly prepared. Qin Huai went to deliver the dishes, while Qiao Qiqi arranged the remaining mushrooms on the windowsill to dry.

By the time Qin Huai returned, the rice would be ready.

The two of them were just about to start their meal.

After finishing her meal, Qiao Qiqi began her daily afternoon nap.

Qin Huai only slept for a short while before going out to build a stove. To prevent rain, he also built a sloping shed on it using wooden planks, which could both provide shade and prevent rain, killing two birds with one stone.

When Qiao Qiqi woke up, the Qin Huai project was already nearing completion.

Seeing that it was almost dinner time, Qiao Qiqi and Qin Huai each ate a pear, and then she started making dinner.

She was tired of eating rich, meaty foods every day.

Tonight, I picked two eggplants and four potatoes from the garden, steamed them in a pot, threw in some chopped green onions, mixed them with soybean paste, and ate them with rice. It was incredibly delicious.

That evening, Qin Huai went up the mountain again.

Qiao Qiqi still gave him two apples and told him to be careful on the road.

She wouldn't stop Qin Huai from working hard for the family, and these days, since there was no need to work in the fields during the day, it was the perfect time to go up the mountain at night.

She will be going to town again tomorrow.

During breakfast, Qiao Qiqi told Qin Huai about her trip to town.

Upon hearing this, Qin Huai took out 21 yuan from his pocket and gave it to her. "This is what Zhang Qing and I earned last night when we hunted wild game on the mountain. Three yuan of it belongs to Zhang Qing. He asked you to help him buy six catties of apples."

"Okay." Qiao Qiqi took the money and put it in her pocket. As she was leaving, she heard Qin Huai say that he was going fishing in the river with Zhang Qing today and told him to bring two pears with him.

To catch the early bus, she rushed out the door after finishing her meal.

Today is Saturday, and there are more people in town than usual, so the fruit should sell even better.

Having learned from her previous experience, Qiao Qiqi immediately found a secluded spot, changed her clothes in her spatial dimension, and then carried a basket of apples and pears to the black market.

This time she was smarter. She brought a large black cloth from home to cover the basket, so she could secretly put her hands under the cloth to put the apples and pears from the space into the basket without anyone noticing, saving herself the trouble of carrying them back and forth.

After making an appointment with the old lady next door who sells walnuts, Qiao Qiqi borrowed her scale and gave her two apples in return, and then she started selling.

Her apples and pears were big and good, and Qiao Qiqi was generous in letting customers sample them, so she quickly sold more than ten kilograms.

Then, she finally got a repeat customer from last time.

"Young man, it's you! The apples and pears you sell are the best I've ever eaten. I bought two pounds last time and ate them all in one day. I came here twice looking for you, but I didn't see you."

Qiao Qiqi smiled and said, "Auntie, I live quite far away, so I can only come here once every three days. If you want to buy, buy more, and come back to me to buy more after you've finished eating them in three days."

"Okay, then give me 10 jin this time." The old lady seemed to be from a well-off family, so she took out 5 yuan.

Qiao Qiqi was taken aback. "Auntie, I'll be back in three days. You don't need to buy so much. Six jin is enough."

Seeing that Qiao Qiqi was turning away customers, the old lady immediately smiled and said, "I didn't buy this for myself; four jin of it is for my neighbor."

Ouch!

That opens up the market!

Qiao Qiqi was overjoyed and immediately handed the old lady several large ones, saying, "These are definitely all over half a jin, so I'll just charge you half a jin. These will weigh 10 jin in total, so please take them."

Seeing that the young man not only sold good products but was also generous and honest, the old lady smiled and said, "I'll come back in three days. Remember to save some good stuff for me."

"Okay, don't worry."

The conversation between the two was overheard by customers passing by. Qiao Qiqi immediately seized the opportunity to offer samples, and soon sold more than 20 kilograms. She also successfully exchanged the samples for the water bottle coupons and oil coupons she wanted.

To avoid arousing suspicion, Qiao Qiqi sold all the goods in her basket, went out to get some more, and then went back to continue selling.

This time she took peaches and grapes.

These two items are relatively rare and more expensive than apples and pears. Qiao Qiqi priced the grapes at 1.1 yuan per jin and the peaches at 0.8 yuan. Because of the high price, they sold relatively slowly.

Realizing that there were still few wealthy people in the small town, Qiao Qiqi suddenly had a strong urge to go to the county.

But in those days, the only place she could freely enter and leave was the town; to go to the county, she needed a letter of introduction from the commune.

However, this was not a difficult task for Qiao Qiqi.

She and Qin Huai have just gotten married. She can easily get a letter of introduction by using excuses such as a medical check-up or buying wedding supplies.

But if I want to go there often, I can't.

Therefore, you must prepare well before going, so as not to go for nothing.

"Young man, these grapes are a rare find, how much are they?" Just then, a customer arrived, interrupting Qiao Qiqi's thoughts.

She immediately smiled and said, "Brother, my grapes are 1 yuan and 1 jiao per jin, and I have two bunches left. If you want them, I'll give them to you for 1 yuan. Or if you have any grain coupons, oil coupons, or cloth coupons, you can exchange them with me."

This man was clearly not short of money. "Okay, I happen to have two cloth coupons here. Let's exchange them. How much do you think we can get?"

Qiao Qiqi roughly calculated the amount and gave her older brother two bunches of grapes and two apples.

The older brother left, quite satisfied.

Throughout the morning, Qiao Qiqi made three trips back and forth, selling out all the fruit she had picked from her space.

In the end, they sold a total of over 60 yuan, plus one water bottle coupon, two oil coupons, two grain coupons, and two cloth coupons.

She originally wanted to ask about watch tickets and bicycle tickets, but she didn't see anyone suitable to ask.