Xiao Zhang smiled bitterly. "This thing isn't cheap. In the hands of someone who likes it, it's priceless. But if you buy it at a high price, it's easy to lose money. Trading points generally don't accept these."
"Can I sell it on consignment?"
"Of course you can, but if you do that, your points won't be settled until your next visit, and the trading point will charge a commission."
Ningxia nodded. "I don't understand the market, so just set the price for me. Don't sell it at a loss. I was counting on them to replace my wall materials before Yanhanyue."
Xiao Zhang nodded and said, "Don't worry, sister." The things Ningxia brought were not cheap before they first sprouted. They were all good things. As long as she could catch a sophisticated person who liked scented candles, there would be no pressure to sell them at a high price.
The residents at the trading point might not buy it, but there are many dignitaries in the shelter.
"By the way, sister, remember to take your household registration to the government office to get a card number. That way, you don't need to bring your household registration with you when you go out. Just report the card number."
"So convenient?"
"Yes, you can use your card number to pay for things like buying and selling houses, renting, paying taxes, buying and selling livestock, and going to the doctor or school. However, many private businesses still use barter, so you can only spend money at state agencies."
"Okay, I'll go over and take a look now that I have some free time."
Xiao Zhang felt that Ningxia was his benefactor. After politely seeing Ningxia off, he carefully looked at each candle, and his mind kept thinking about the rich collectors in Mo Ning's shelter.
"Hello, I want to apply for a card."
The Government Affairs Office was as quiet as ever, with only a somewhat overweight young woman sitting at her workstation.
The efficiency was also very fast. In no time, he gave Ningxia a six-digit number. "Want a physical card? Two points."
"No."
"Okay, come over here and scan your iris. From now on, you can just report your card number and scan your iris when you go out."
After Ningxia finished the procedure, he thanked her and turned to leave. As he turned around, he met the two figures who had just come in.
"Ningxia?!"
"Mu Yuanqing!"
The woman in front of him was not as glamorous as before. She had lost a lot of muscle and her face looked a little haggard, but Ningxia still recognized her easily.
"Have you really reached the Bluebird State?"
"Go outside and talk."
Ningxia looked carefully at the unfamiliar woman in front of her. Her agile figure had become much thinner, the arrogance between her eyebrows had dissipated a lot, and her whole person had become much softer.
It can be seen that she has not had a very smooth life in the past six months.
Ningxia was surprised by the tall, thin man beside her. Liu Ximu was the brother of Liu Xihua, Mu Yuanqing's mistress. They had a very complicated relationship. How could they be together?
Seeing her scrutiny, Mu Yuanqing didn't care and put his arm around Liu Ximu's arm. "My new lover."
Ningxia nodded in understanding, not knowing what had happened, these two people were actually involved with each other.
She didn't have a bad impression of Liu Ximu. He had a falling out with his family in Shuguang and had to live alone. Ningxia had teamed up with him a few times and he was a very reliable person.
Although they were not familiar with each other, Ningxia was still a little excited when she suddenly met people from the Shuguang Base. Seeing old friends and thinking about the past days, she felt a strong sense of disconnection compared to the present.
Ningxia couldn't explain the complicated feeling in her heart.
"Are you guys staying for a few days or are you just going to book it here?"
Mu Yuanqing and Liu Ximu exchanged a glance, then turned to look at Ningxia: "We haven't had time to understand the specific situation yet. If possible, we should stay."
Ningxia nodded and didn't ask any more questions. She wasn't the type to make small talk.
Mu Yuanqing saw that there was no trace of the two children around her. According to her previous personality, she would definitely ask, but now, she just wanted to close the door and live her own life, not seeking wealth, but stability.
Both sides were reluctant to have in-depth communication, so Ningxia said hello and left.
"Let's go in." Liu Ximu took Mu Yuanqing's hand and planned to take her into the Government Affairs Office.
"No, let's go to the official stopover for two days and find out more before deciding whether to stay."
Liu Ximu watched Ningxia's receding figure and understood that Mu Yuanqing wanted to start over in a completely unfamiliar environment, but meeting Ningxia interrupted her plan.
He hugged Mu Yuanqing with some distress, "If you don't like it, just keep going until you want to stop."
Mu Yuanqing looked up at him, the arrogance between his brows had long since disappeared, replaced by a gentle expression. "Okay."
"There aren't many shops open here, so just make do with this bowl of soy milk. I'll cook for you when we get back to the station later."
After the two of them came out of the stop, they walked around the residents of the trading point. After looking around, they found that only this tofu shop was open, so they walked in.
While drinking the sweet soy milk, the boss also brought a plate of rice and sat in the store to eat.
"The boss is quite capable. Can he eat fresh meat right away?" Mu Yuanqing inquired carefully.
The boss chuckled and said, "Someone came here to exchange it! They're trading their meat for this tofu."
"I thought I bought it somewhere, and I thought I'd get some meat to satisfy my craving."
"Aren't you staying at the station? Go find a girl named Ningxia. She has some extra meat on her hands. But I don't know if she'll trade with you."
Mu Yuanqing froze for a moment, then casually asked, "Little girl? Are you that capable?"
Hearing the profound meaning in Mu Yuanqing's tone, the boss was a little unhappy. "That little girl is a very nice person! She lives in the forest area with her two children. As soon as the scorching sun month was over, she brought her sister up here to see a doctor."
"Two children? Living in the woods?"
The boss nodded. "Yes, they are the only family in Morning who live in the forest area. They are not her biological siblings, but she adopted them. The three of them have a very close relationship. There are not many people like them these days."
Mu Yuanqing lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking. After a moment, he pulled Liu Ximu up and left.
Ningxia on this side had returned to the stopover point. The water level in the pot had dropped a bit, so she hurriedly took out the soybeans soaked in hot water and put them into the soup.
"Sister Xia Xia, do you want to do anything else?" Lin Yi asked when he saw Ning Xia turning around and busying herself in the small kitchen again.
Ningxia took the tofu she had brought back from the tofu shop, chopped it into palm-sized pieces, and spread it on the bottom of the bowl. She specifically asked for a tender piece of tofu and cracked two eggs into it.
"Sangsang has a poor appetite. She won't eat the stewed pig's trotters. I'll make her a bowl of egg custard."
Lin Yi nodded in understanding.
The brother and sister stayed in the kitchen until the beans in the pot became soft and the pig's trotters could be easily removed from the bones, and then Ningxia got up to pack.
When night fell, the street lights at the entrance of the stop lit up.
"Let's go, let's go to the medical center to deliver food." Ningxia was not too anxious. Although it was already past eight o'clock in the evening, the few of them had lunch at around three o'clock, so they wouldn't starve.
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