Chapter 58: Digging for Mountain Goods
As November arrives, the weather turns cold, and the work in the fields gradually decreases. Villagers begin to go up the mountains to hunt wild game and dig for wild vegetables. The mountains in Heilongjiang Province are rich in resources, with all kinds of rare wild vegetables and exotic game roaming freely in the mountains.
Lu Jianshe, Zhou Li, and Li Wang spent their days running up and down the mountain, traveling back and forth between the village and the county town. In November alone, they made a fortune. They would also buy the eggs, cotton, wild vegetables, and the pheasants and rabbits that the villagers had collected and sell them in the county town.
The old village chief and Captain Lü turned a blind eye. This had happened in previous years, but the three of them only helped those they were on good terms with. Now it's different; they'll lend a hand whenever someone needs it.
Suddenly, not only the villagers but also the people in the educated youth settlement started frequently heading up the mountain.
Shen Yuzhu would occasionally go there, but she went up the mountain to find some old ginseng or lingzhi mushrooms, which could fetch a good price whether sold on the black market or in a consignment shop.
Moreover, she discovered that the blue panel in the space also accepted these things, and it was up to her whether she wanted gold or cash.
She didn't want to miss such a good opportunity. Just thinking about how using the blue panel cost gold and the exorbitant price was outrageous. Now that she had the chance to get something for nothing, Shen Yuzhu didn't want to miss it. Especially since this thing could help her identify the location of herbs, ginseng, and lingzhi on the mountain and store them directly in her space. It was simply amazing.
Ma Daya has changed her name to Shen Yuming. Before the weather turned cold, Shen Yuzhu found someone to repair the Zhang family's house and added a coal stove and fifty catties of coal. Life gradually got better.
The sisters' relationship grew even stronger, and the children were also very close to Shen Yuzhu, their aunt.
That day, Shen Yuzhu took Panpan and Qianqian to the mountain. The three of them arrived at a mountain hollow and had only been digging for wild vegetables for a while when the blue panel in the space started screaming wildly.
"Master, Master, we've found top-grade Ganoderma lucidum and a century-old ginseng! Quickly, quickly!"
"Offer a high price! Offer a high price!!!"
After confirming the details, Shen Yuzhu immediately put the items into her spatial storage. She then quickly dug a small pit to the side, buried the ginseng in it, and directed Panpan to dig wild vegetables where the ginseng was buried.
"Master, Master, are you out of your mind? You won't sell me this century-old ginseng, so why are you burying it? To make manure?"
"Shut up! I've never seen such a long-winded space system. I'll sell it if I want to, and I won't if I don't. Stop talking nonsense, or I won't come to the mountain again."
The blue panel promptly shut up, only muttering quietly before muting itself, "They speak Heilongjiang province fluently these days."
Shen Yuzhu: "......."
I think you've gotten quite bold, always trying to get attention!
"Auntie, Auntie, look what this is. It looks like a ginseng. I saw Uncle Wang dig one up. This stuff is very valuable."
"Wow, it really is! Panpan, you're amazing! This stuff is very valuable. If we sell it, your mother won't have to work hard all winter."
"Then Auntie, hurry up and wipe it clean. This ginseng is so dirty, who would want to buy it!"
"Of course!"
Shen Yuzhu: "!!!"
"......."
Seriously, these two kids have such heavy accents!!!
Panpan told Shen Yuming about the ginseng when she got home that night. She asked several times to confirm that her sister hadn't deliberately asked Panpan to dig it up, and only then did she feel relieved.
"Our family is living a good life now because of your aunt's help. No matter what, we can't act like we haven't gotten enough out of her and rely on her for everything. That's not fair, you know?"
"Mom, I know, I found it myself. My aunt was stunned for a long time when she saw it."
"Yes, Mom, my aunt took the ginseng. She said she'd give it to Uncle Lü so he could get a good price for it. Hehehe, my aunt even praised Panpan for being lucky and said she'd make us something delicious later."
Zhang Jie and Qian Cheng, who were doing their homework and playing in the mud nearby, grinned and started to laugh when they heard that there was something delicious to eat!
When Lü Jianshe saw the ginseng that Shen Yuzhu handed him, he clicked his tongue and smacked his lips for a while. After a long while, he gave her a thumbs up.
"You're amazing! This kind of thing is hard to find. Don't worry about it, leave it to me, I'll definitely get you a good price."
"Okay, then please bring me some meat and coal, and if you have any quilts, please bring me two."
"Hey, I'll make sure you bring back coal and cotton quilts. As for meat, don't bother buying any. The brigade will distribute meat in a couple of days. There's also some wild game. If you want any, I'll deliver it to your house."
Shen Yuzhu shook her head and said, "No need to give it to me. Send the money, meat, and quilt to my sister."
"Hehe, you're such a nice person."
Shen Yuzhu: "......."
Why are you suddenly acting so coy?!
Zhou Li, who was standing next to him, nudged him in disgust. Lü Jianshe coughed twice and came back to his senses.
“Hey, Shen Zhiqing, if you have any mountain products you want to sell in the future, just send them to us. We won’t charge you a penny for the bridge toll; you can have them all.”
"become."
After Shen Yuzhu left, Li Wang and Zhou Li saw that Lü Jianshe had started daydreaming again, and they both sighed. The flower was willing, but the flowing water was heartless. It's not like they don't understand these things, yet they still daydream every day!
"Actually, Shen Zhiqing is overthinking it. Xie Wanli already asked me to get these things for Ma... for Sister-in-law Yuming a couple of days ago."
Upon hearing this, both Li Wang and Zhou Li paused in their movements.
"Brother Wanli still remembers..."
Lu Jianshe shook his head and said with some worry, "I'm worried about everything, but it's all because of Uncle Xie's dying wish. I heard he's getting married to a record clerk at the city's scrap yard. But don't tell anyone about this, I'm afraid Sister Yuming will feel uncomfortable if she hears it."
"good."
After returning to the courtyard from Lü Jianshe's place, Shen Yuzhu pondered what to cook for Zhang Jie and the other children. After much thought, she decided to make dumplings.
On such a cold day, the children would be very happy to have a hot meal of dumplings.
Wang Yanhong and Zhang Shujuan were standing in the courtyard of the educated youth compound, glancing at Shen Yuzhu's courtyard from time to time. They were caught by Liang Manxiu not long after.
"What are you doing? Why are you staring at Yuzhu's courtyard? What are you trying to do?"
The two men panicked for a moment, then turned around and saw that it was Liang Manxiu, and their hearts immediately jumped.
"No, I didn't see anything."
"We just smelled that Chen Zhiqing had eaten again, and that's why we were so hungry. There's no such thing as wanting to do something or not doing something."
After they finished speaking, the two of them left in a hurry.
Liang Manxiu stood there watching their backs, finding it all very strange.
Inside the educated youth's room, Zhang Shujuan said fearfully to Wang Yanhong, "What should we do? What should we do? Did Liang, the educated youth, discover something?"
"What's there to be afraid of? We'll just stand in the yard and look out. What can she possibly find out? We're just doing this for money, not harming anyone. What's there to be afraid of?"
The way the two were whispering to each other was obvious to Liang Manxiu; she could tell they were plotting something bad. Knowing their long-standing animosity towards Shen Yuzhu, her eyes immediately sharpened.
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