They were lucky today and found another batch of brightly colored yarn. Lin Shan's eyes bulged with excitement when she saw the red yarn. "Huaying, this red yarn is so beautiful."
"If you like it, buy it. Your parents gave you the money anyway."
"Well, I'll buy four or five pounds, knit a vest for myself, and mail some back to my mother so she can also knit a red sweater." Lin Shan immediately rushed to the stall.
Yun Huaying saw Jiang Yuan also looking at it with burning eyes. She must want to buy it, but she was short of money. She whispered to her, "Jiang Yuan, if you like it, just buy it. I'll advance the money for you later and deduct it from the game later."
Jiang Yuan thought about it, but couldn't resist the temptation: "Okay, then I'll buy two pounds and knit myself a sweater."
"Go ahead, do it quickly."
Lin Shan grabbed four pounds of red wool yarn. She felt a pang of pain when she paid the bill, but she still made up her mind to buy it. Seeing that Jiang Yuan also bought some, but Yun Huaying didn't choose any, she whispered to her, "Huaying, do you want to buy some more? You sent half of what you bought last time to the teacher, and the rest is only enough for you to knit a sweater."
"I'm not buying wool today. I see there are a lot of good cotton cloths for sale over there. I'll go buy some more." Yun Huaying pointed to a place not far away.
The colors of these cotton cloths are the most common black, gray and blue nowadays, but the quality is very good and they are very suitable for making winter cotton-padded jackets. Yun Huaying picked some of each, enough to make seven or eight sets of clothes.
Although she didn't say it, Lin Shan guessed that she bought the cotton cloth to prepare it for her uncle's family, and quietly helped her measure and cut the cloth.
Shopping is the nature of lesbians. Even though Jiang Yuan didn't have much money, she bought a lot of cheap little things she liked. Not to mention Lin Shan, who, in addition to small items for daily use, also bought a lot of snacks that she had never eaten before.
After walking around, Jiang Yuan saw someone selling hot sauce and pickles in enamel basins. An idea came to her mind. She pulled Yun Huaying's arm and whispered, "There are people selling sauce here. I can make soybean paste. Do you think I should make some and sell it here?"
"Sure, the team has plenty of soybeans, and the price is low. You can buy some and make soybean paste to sell."
Yun Huaying supported her, but also offered a small suggestion: "If you want to sell it, don't sell it in enamel basins like this person. Put it in glass bottles like cans. It looks good and is hygienic. It will definitely attract more people's attention when displayed on the stall."
"Yun Huaying, you are so smart." Jiang Yuan admired her brain.
"The pickles and dried vegetables made by Lin Shan's mother are delicious. She should be able to make them too. You two can work together." Yun Huaying made another suggestion.
"Okay, I'll discuss it with her later."
Lin Shan was weighing popcorn in front. This little snack was her favorite. She bought another pound and gave a handful to each of them. "I've almost finished. Do you want to buy more?"
"No need, let's go back." They were satisfied with the shopping.
Lin Shan didn't want to be discovered by Liu Xiu. She had almost finished shopping today, so she put everything into her backpack and followed Yun Huaying out through the other side door.
When the three of them came to meet up with Han Zheng, he had just received an urgent telegram from Zhang Sheng. When he saw Yun Huaying, he immediately said, "Huaying, he sent a telegram."
"It's faster than I thought." Yun Huaying sneered.
"It's an urgent report. It's obvious that they attach great importance to the map."
Although it was an urgent report, the content was not much. The other party probably knew Fang Ziqiang's current situation and greedy character, so he directly asked him how much money he wanted to hand over the map.
Yun Huaying stretched out two fingers.
Han Zheng raised his eyebrows and whispered, "Ask for a higher price, five thousand, and we'll have no further dealings from now on."
Zhang Sheng already knew that Fang Ziqiang had lost his job because of Yun Huaying, and the Fang family had also been broken up by her. If he was a smart man, he would definitely not want to get into trouble. Han Zheng was sure that he would agree to pay a little more money in one go to cut off contact.
Yun Huaying felt that he was more thoughtful and considerate. If he offered a higher price, it would highlight Fang Ziqiang's selfishness and greed, and the other party would be less suspicious.
"Okay, it's your turn."
Han Zheng asked them to wait a moment, then he went back to the post office to send a telegram. When he came out again, he invited them: "I told you I'd treat you to dinner on the way here from Jing County. It's a rare opportunity to come to the county town, so today is the best day. I'll treat you to lunch at the state-owned restaurant."
"Okay." Lin Shan responded readily.
Jiang Yuan smiled and said, "I am eating delicious food with you again. Thank you, Brother Han."
"Let's go. Order whatever you want to eat." Han Zheng took the heavy backpack from Yun Huaying's shoulder without leaving any trace, and then went to lead the way.
The signature dish of the state-owned restaurant is braised pork, so naturally they had to order one. Yun Huaying loves fish, so she ordered a boiled fish, the chef's specialty, and a serving of braised tofu, a must-have large bowl of mixed dishes at banquets in Yang County.
It's not dinner time yet, so there aren't many customers in the restaurant. The food is served quickly, with four dishes being brought out at the same time.
Nowadays, what matters is the quality of the goods. A bowl of braised pork was filled to the brim without any side dishes. It was pure mahjong-sized pork belly. The chef had good skills and the appearance was beautiful. They couldn't help drooling just by looking at it.
"Have a meal."
Han Zheng first served Yun Huaying a full bowl of rice, and then very gentlemanly served rice to the other two female comrades, and finally served rice himself.
Everyone picked up their chopsticks and started eating. Yun Huaying picked up a piece of braised pork first, tasted it, and nodded in praise: "It tastes good, it's sugar-colored but not too sweet, and it's soft and delicious."
After that, he said to Han Zheng, "This braised pork is suitable for your grandfather. Pack some for him to take back."
"Eat first and pack it up later."
Grandpa strained his leg and it still hurt a little when he got up this morning, so he had to walk slowly. He would pack some food for him and bring it back.
"Let's pack it up first. It's not polite to give our leftovers to our elders." Yun Huaying disagreed.
The other two also said, "Brother Han, pack it up first and we'll eat it later."
"Okay."
Han Zheng brought a lunch box with him, half filled with rice, and picked out some other dishes, including a few pieces of braised pork. After he was done, he called out to them, "I've packed enough, let's eat."
Their food life was very good during this period. Although they didn't eat meat every meal, they had at least one meal with meat every day. They didn't buy much pork, but they ate a lot of pheasants and rabbits, and also ate the fish sent by Han Zheng. But today, when they came to the state-owned restaurant for dinner, they still ate as much as they could.
There is no such thing as food waste these days. If waste occurs, the whole society will criticize and educate them, so this lunch is also a "Clean Plate" campaign.
When they came out after dinner, the rain had stopped and they had nothing else to do. As for the telegram from Kyoto, it would not arrive until the afternoon at the earliest, so they hurried back to the team before the rain stopped.
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