Cheng Huadong didn't want to take advantage of the girl, and he was also interested in cooperating with a supplier who could grow apples of this quality.

"I picked it from the mountain. How can we afford it? I found it by chance and thought it would be a waste not to pick it, so I brought it back." Zheng Dandan repeated the excuse she made to her mother without thinking.

"Would you be so honored to take me there?" Cheng Huadong asked. The fact that it can grow so well in the wild suggests the environment and soil are good, making it worth studying.

"The forest on the mountain is dense and the roads are complicated. It's not that I don't want to take you, but I can't find it myself." Zheng Dandan countered the attack. Not wanting to keep pestering, she said goodbye: "Comrade, we have things to do. We'll leave first and talk another day."

After saying that, he pulled Sun Cuilan and was about to leave.

"Don't you want the milk anymore?" Cheng Huadong asked.

Zheng Dandan didn't feel anything, but Sun Cuilan was reluctant to move away.

Seeing Sun Cuilan and her daughter stop, Cheng Huadong immediately stepped forward and said, "Wait a moment, I have something in my car, I'll go get it for you now."

After saying that, he strode forward and took out the milk from the car. Worried that Zheng Dandan would refuse, he handed it directly to Sun Cuilan.

Sun Cuilan took it quickly, her face full of smiles, "Thank you!"

"You're welcome." Cheng Huadong smiled gentlemanly.

Zheng Dandan was a little embarrassed. "I can't find an apple tree right now, but I still have apples. Since you like them, I'll definitely bring them to you someday." At this point, Zheng Dandan couldn't help but pause. After chatting for so long, she remembered that she didn't know Cheng Huadong's address. "Perhaps, you can arrange a time to pick them up at my house. It's a matter of reciprocity."

"Okay, I won't be polite." Cheng Huadong nodded and agreed readily. "Dandan? Is that her name?"

"Yes, Zheng Dandan."

"Hello, Cheng Huadong."

It was at this time that the two formally introduced themselves for the first time.

"Cheng Huadong, we're leaving first. Goodbye."

"Bon Voyage."

"Comrade." On the way home, an old lady suddenly called Sun Cuilan and Zheng Dandan, her eyes constantly scanning her backpack. "Comrade, you bought a lot of goodies, didn't you?"

"Old lady, why are you asking this?" Sun Cuilan looked at the old lady with hesitation in her eyes, but she seemed to understand something.

"Is there anything to eat? I want to buy some snacks for my grandson, but all my monthly tickets are used up. If you are willing to sell me your tickets without paying, I will give you more money." The old lady whispered to Sun Cuilan.

The guess was confirmed, and Sun Cuilan's face changed, "No!"

"Yes!" At the same time, Zheng Dandan gave a different answer.

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Sun Cuilan looked at Zheng Dandan sternly, disapproving of her behavior. Then she glared at the old lady and said in a low voice, "We don't do business."

"Mom, how can it be considered a business? We are not speculating. Look at Aunt Chen next door, doesn't she also sell her eggs?" Zheng Dandan explained and persuaded.

She found that people were actually very tolerant of the buying and selling of eggs and crops, but they were particularly sensitive to the word "business".

"How can this be the same?" Sun Cuilan really didn't think there was anything wrong with selling eggs. After the market environment was relaxed, it was not uncommon to see people selling eggs, but how could there be people selling apples?

"How is it different? I picked the fruit from the tree, not resold it."

"The little girl is right!" The old lady agreed. Having read the salesperson's expressions for many years, she didn't care about Sun Cuilan's attitude at all. She just wanted to buy the apples smoothly. At that time, fruit was a luxury and difficult to buy!

"Let's go to a more secluded place to talk." Sun Cuilan couldn't persuade Zheng Dandan and compromised.

Seeing that the matter was accomplished, the old lady happily took them to a secluded alley and asked, "Little girl, how much do you sell your apples?"

"I don't have a ticket. It's 1.2 cents per pound. How much do you want?" Zheng Dandan asked for a quote.

"I want them all!" the old lady exclaimed excitedly. Only 1.2 yuan a pound, and no tickets required. What a bargain!

"I only have two kilograms here, you can take them." Zheng Dandan pretended to take out apples from the small cloth bag.

"Okay, little girl, you are so straightforward." The old lady grinned and simply took out twenty-four cents and handed it to Zheng Dandan.

The money was exchanged for the goods, and the transaction was complete. Both parties went home without further communication.

"Why did you carry apples in your bag? You are so brave!" On the way home, Sun Cuilan couldn't help but ask.

"Mom, didn't you say you couldn't finish it?"

"Even if you can't finish eating, you can't come out to speculate... If something happens to you, how will your mother live?" Sun Cuilan couldn't help shaking her head.

Nothing will happen, the market situation will get better and better in the future! Seeing Sun Cuilan was worried, Zheng Dandan didn't say this, but comforted her: "I know."

Sun Cuilan had not seen the course of history, so her fear was understandable, but she was very clear about the changes after the reform and opening up. It was impossible not to do business. At worst, she could do it quietly for the time being. It would be a pity if she had a golden finger!

It was almost noon when they returned home. Sun Cuilan prepared the meal neatly and asked Zheng Dandan to take it to the fields.

Under the scorching sun, Zheng Dandan looked at the sweat on her brothers and sisters-in-law's foreheads and felt a little guilty. Her share of the work was shared by them.

She looked at the hard-working people, and an idea came to her mind. She quietly took out four apples and said, "I went to the mountains yesterday and picked a few pounds of apples. One for my eldest brother and his wife, one for my second brother and his wife, one for my third brother, and one for my eldest daughter and Pi Dan to share."

The eldest brother Zheng Jianye and the others stared at the apple with wide eyes. After taking it, they hesitated and were reluctant to eat it.

Seeing this, Zheng Dandan said, "Eat it, there's still plenty at home."

Upon hearing this, the Zheng family brothers and sisters-in-law looked around to see that no one was paying attention, so they finally broke the apples and gathered together to eat them.

After wolfing down the food in just three or five bites, the Zheng brothers and sisters-in-law all showed satisfied expressions, and they looked particularly energetic.

"Little sister, it's sunny outside, you should go home and rest." After dinner, the eldest brother Zheng Jianye said to Zheng Dandan. "Don't bring apples to the fields anymore, it's not good if people see you."

Wealth should not be revealed. Apples are precious. If the villagers who work with you see them, it would be wrong to share them, and it would be wrong not to share them.

"Yes, little sister, just keep it for yourself." Third brother Zheng Jianjun reminded.

Second sister-in-law Fang Xiaoyu pursed her lips when she heard this. However, she was soft-hearted. Although she had many complaints about Zheng Dandan, she couldn't say anything hurtful at this moment, so she just pretended not to hear anything.

"Yes." Zheng Dandan agreed, but after she took the dishes home and washed them, she went to the mountains with a backpack on her back.

If you want to produce things continuously, there must be a reason, right?

She was strolling in the front mountain, thinking that with the memories of the original owner, it wouldn't be dangerous. However, the mountain path was difficult to walk on. She stepped on something and twisted her ankle. Her center of gravity shifted and she fell down the slope.

"My life is over!" These four words appeared in Zheng Dandan's mind the moment he lost his balance.