The news that Zhang Lin was abducted by Liu Xiu's cousin quickly spread within the team and reached the Nanwan Brigade the next day.
Those men who had a good impression of Zhang Lin before, when they found out that she was deceived into going on a date with a man she had just met, felt as uncomfortable and disgusted as if they had eaten a fly.
However, they were also glad that they did not marry Zhang Lin home, otherwise they would never be able to hold their heads up in this life.
After a few days of discussion, everyone calmed down. However, her parents came over soon. As soon as they arrived at the production team, they accused the village cadres of irresponsibility and threatened to go to the commune and the county town to complain. As a result, they were chased and beaten with brooms by the whole village.
I don't know who was quick enough to deliver the news that Zhang's parents had arrived at the team to the Nanwan Brigade. All those who had been cheated of money and love by Zhang Lin swarmed in on tractors.
The male educated youth who had been deceived had some shame and did not rush forward to curse, but the elders of the young men in the village were not polite. Among them were three or four powerful women, who spitted everywhere and grabbed Zhang's parents, accusing and scolding them, making them feel ashamed.
When Zhang's parents finally left, their clothes were torn, a handful of Zhang's mother's hair was pulled out, and all the valuables on their bodies were taken away as compensation.
They came with great glory and left in disgrace.
Yun Huaying and the others stood in the outer circle and watched the fun with great interest. Each of them cracked two bags of melon seeds.
Wang Dazhuang was close to Yun Huaying, and stood with them to watch the fun. Of course, he also followed to eat. After the fun was over, he invited her: "Yun Zhiqing, my grandfather went to the mountains to chop firewood yesterday. He said there were fir mushrooms to pick up on the mountain. Do you want to join us to pick some mushrooms?"
"Agaricus?"
Yun Huaying had eaten wild mushrooms in her previous life. She didn't pick them from the mountains herself, but rather they were mailed to her by a relative from her colleague's hometown. Wild mushrooms are particularly delicious and are great with stewed meat or chicken. She really likes the flavor of mushrooms.
"Yes, there are two kinds of fir mushrooms here, one is black fir mushroom and the other is yellow fir mushroom. The black fir mushroom tastes better. The black fir mushroom was the one my grandfather saw."
Children from poor families have to grow up early. Children of their age can help with housework and often go to the mountains to pick wild vegetables, mushrooms and fungus. They also know many wild fruits and mushrooms.
"Okay, but we don't know what fir mushrooms are. You have to teach us later." Yun Huaying wanted to experience the joy of picking mushrooms.
"Okay, I'll teach you."
Zhao Qingqing was also nearby. She wanted to go too, so she immediately said, "Yun Zhiqing, I'll go with you. I know where in the mountains there are the most abundant pine mushrooms. Bring a big backpack and try to get as many as you can today. If you can't finish the fresh ones, you can dry them and eat them in the winter."
"Okay." Yun Huaying immediately called Lin Shan and the others to go home.
When Wang Huiyu and others saw that they were going into the mountains, they immediately went back to pick up baskets and cloth bags. A large group of young female comrades and children went into the mountains in a mighty manner.
It happened to rain two days ago, and all the wild mushrooms in the mountains came out. Zhao Qingqing took them to the fir forest with lush vegetation on the back mountain. They saw the black fir mushrooms that Wang Dazhuang mentioned from a long distance away.
"Wow, that's a lot."
Jiang Yuan, a girl from the north, had never seen wild mushrooms, let alone eaten them. She was so excited as if she had seen a treasure, and rushed over with a basket.
Grandma Han also came with them, and Yun Huaying took care of her from behind. "Grandma Han, there are many fallen leaves on the mountain. It just rained, and the road is slippery. Please walk slowly."
"Huaying, don't worry about me. Go ahead and pick them up. I'll pick them up in the little valley over here. A small basket will be enough for one or two meals."
Grandma Han didn't compete with the young people for the food. Her grandson had been busy outside recently and didn't often eat at home. The old couple didn't eat much, so she just picked up a basket and took it home to try.
Yun Huaying responded and went to search in the nearby forest. She brought a large backpack with her. Her goal today was to fill the backpack before going down the mountain.
When they came down the mountain carrying heavy baskets, it was already lunchtime. Lin Shan was in charge of cooking today. She cooked the rice first, took out a cured rabbit from the cupboard, and stewed a large bowl of delicious dish with some fresh fir mushrooms she had just found.
It was Jiang Yuan's first time eating fir mushrooms, and she loved the taste. As she ate, she asked, "Yun Huaying, Lin Shan, do the state-owned stores and supply and marketing cooperatives in the county accept fir mushrooms?"
"You should."
Lin Shan answered incoherently that she had seen it sold in a state-owned store in Jing County before, but her family had never bought it to eat.
"Jiang Yuan, do you want to sell it?" Yun Huaying asked her.
"We picked up a lot of fir mushrooms today. After cleaning them, we estimate there will be about 20 to 30 kilograms. If the state-owned stores buy them, we can sell some and make some money for oil, salt, sauce and vinegar." Jiang Yuan lives a frugal life.
Yun Huaying had no objection to selling it. If they wanted to eat it, they could go to the mountains to find it anytime. She said, "Let's go to the county town after dinner. If there's demand, we can sell it. If not, we can carry it back and dry it."
"good."
When they were leaving with the mushrooms on their backs, they happened to meet Secretary Tian who was coming back from outside. When he heard they were going to sell mushrooms, he told them, "State-owned stores buy mushrooms, but the price is very cheap, at most 8 cents per pound. There are women in the village who have sold them before."
"Let's sell it at a low price. Two large backpacks can be exchanged for two pounds of meat." Yun Huaying made the arrangements.
Secretary Tian did not interfere in their affairs. It was legal to send the goods to state-owned stores as long as they were not traded on the black market.
After arriving at the county town, Lin Shan and Jiang Yuan went to a state-owned store to sell pine mushrooms. Yun Huaying separated from them and went to the black market in Hegang alone, carrying a bamboo basket. She put a small bag of black pine mushrooms in her basket, and the rest were pickles and soybean paste and chili sauce made by Lin Shan and her friends. She gave them to Xiaogui's brothers to help sell.
They came this afternoon, and the kid wasn't setting up a stall here. His brother had seen Yun Huaying many times before, and he was very happy to see her: "Sister Ying, do you have any good stuff again?"
Yun Huaying squatted down beside him, carrying a basket on her back, and asked him in a low voice, "Have you sold all the goods from last time?"
“It’s not sold out yet, there are not many left.”
Most of their goods were sent to other places via the port for sale, and there were not many goods left in the local county. The fruits he was selling at the stall now were the batch she sent. These fruits were very popular and he could sell hundreds of kilograms a day.
"My relative is receiving the goods, so it should take some time. It will also take time for the goods to be shipped over. I estimate that it will take more than half a month at the earliest." Yun Huaying lied.
"Okay, I'll tell the kid later."
Yun Huaying gave him the fir mushrooms she had brought. "I picked some wild mushrooms in the mountains today, and I'm giving you some to stew with meat. I also have some pickled vegetables in spicy sauce, which my friend made. I'd like to ask you to help me sell them."
"Thank you, Sister Ying. Leave all these pickles with me and I'll help you sell them."
The chili sauces and other dishes made by Jiang Yuan and her colleagues are all packaged in glass bottles, which are clean, hygienic and taste good. She had asked him to help sell them once before, and they sold very well. This brother counted the quantity and settled the payment with her on the spot.
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