Jiang Dong and He Wenxuan were classmates in junior high school. Although they were separated in high school, they have always maintained a good relationship.
I heard that He Wenxuan was going to the countryside. Thinking about how my family lives in a house of less than 30 square meters with five people, and how my brother has nowhere to live and hasn't dared to mention marriage to his girlfriend after dating for more than a year...
Jiang Dong gritted his teeth and signed up as well, joining the Forward Brigade with He Wenxuan.
Jiang Dong never expected the accommodations here to be so poor!
This... is not even as good as his stuffy and low attic!
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but nudge He Wenxuan, who was lying silently to the side, and asked, "Brother Xuan, you should be able to go back after a year, right?"
He Wenxuan opened his eyes and glanced at him: "Will you have a place to stay when you go home a year from now?"
Jiang Dong chuckled awkwardly: "Maybe my brother will be able to get a dormitory room at the factory back then."
After saying that, he himself thought it was impossible, sighed, and pulled the blanket over his face.
He Wenxuan pulled his blanket up to cover the pervasive stench and closed his eyes again.
Shiyue woke up late this morning; it was already bright outside when she got up.
This was mainly because she only realized yesterday when she lay in bed that the group buying group for bargain hunting became more and more lively as the night went on.
Not only were there more people talking, but there were also far more people starting group purchases and sending red envelopes than during the day!
Since she knew that the money in the red envelope could be used to exchange for things, how could Shiyue miss such an opportunity?
She stared intently at the words that kept popping up, not missing a single message.
Believe it or not, she actually managed to snag quite a bit that night, a full dollar and twenty-four cents!
Even now, when Shiyue thinks of that number, she feels a warm glow inside.
Shiyue stretched and slowly got out of bed.
Although she woke up late, she wasn't flustered at all.
It's cold now, and the team has sealed off the land, so we don't need to go to work early in the morning.
She left the Sun family again, and no longer needed to work tirelessly for them.
Now she can get up whenever she wants!
Thinking of this, Shiyue felt even more cheerful.
She got dressed and opened the door.
As soon as the door opened, a gust of biting cold wind blew in, making Shiyue shiver and instantly clearing her mind.
She then remembered that she was no longer the only one in the family; there was also a young intellectual from the city who had been sent to the countryside for education.
Although the educated youth wouldn't take away from her food rations, having another person meant that the family would have to use twice as much water and firewood.
Yesterday, because she went to the commune, she didn't stay at home all day, so she still used the firewood and water that Sun Xiaohong and her brother brought.
But today I have to go chop firewood and carry water, otherwise the remaining amount will definitely not be enough.
Thinking of this, she peeked into the next room and found it completely silent.
Clearly, Yu Chuxia had not yet gotten up.
Knowing that the girl must be exhausted from the long bus ride, and that the team wouldn't be able to assign them any work today, Shiyue didn't call her. Instead, she turned around and went to the kitchen to continue grinding the corn that she hadn't finished grinding yesterday.
Because of the food shortage, the people in the forward brigade were used to eating two meals a day.
The meal around 8 or 9 a.m. is breakfast, and the meal around 4 or 5 p.m. is dinner.
It's only a little past six o'clock, so Shiyue hasn't thought about cooking yet.
There were still embers in the stove, and it wasn't too cold to stay there. Shiyue felt quite comfortable.
As she worked on it, she continued to ponder the treasure she had obtained.
Shiyue now knows that the newcomer gift pack is only available when joining the group, and it will not appear again afterward.
So from now on, if she wants to eat something or get something, she'll have to pay for it and won't be able to expect something to fall from the sky anymore.
Even so, Shiyue isn't afraid!
She discovered that everyone in that group-buying group was qualified to start a group purchase.
The only condition is that a red envelope must be sent before the group buy starts, and the group buy must have at least three units of the product.
Yesterday, Shiyue observed for a long time and saw that the people inside were selling all sorts of things, many of which she had never even heard of, let alone seen.
But one thing still caught her attention: she saw someone selling spinach inside!
The spinach was selling for six yuan a serving, and supposedly a serving weighed two jin (1 kg).
What an outrageous price!
When Shiyue saw it, she was so shocked she almost choked on her breath!
However, it was clear that the people in the group did not share her views.
She soon saw the long list of entries again.
In less than half an hour, she witnessed the man sell out all fifty portions of spinach!
Fifty servings, at six yuan each, fifty servings would be three hundred yuan!
Just thinking about that number makes Shiyue's heart race.
While absentmindedly grinding corn, Shiyue wondered if she could take the wild rapeseed she had dug up yesterday into the market to try and sell it.
That's all she has to offer right now.
Even if it doesn't sell for six yuan a serving, selling it for three yuan... that would still make a lot of money!
Thinking of this, Shiyue's heart warmed.
"Sister Shiyue, you're here."
Just as Shiyue was immersed in her fantasies of making money, Yu Chuxia poked her head in from outside.
Her hair was messy, and she looked like she had just woken up.
Without Shiyue needing to answer, she walked in as if they were old friends, carrying a washbasin in her hand.
Shiyue pointed to the water vat next to her and said, "There's water there, you can use that to wash up."
Yu Chuxia happily agreed.
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