Zhang Cuicao said, "Yes, I haven't thought about it that way. I don't know medicine, but I can cook all kinds of food, and I can pickle vegetables too." But Zhang Cuicao stopped there: "It seems like all the aunties and grandmas in the village can do that, so it's not really my strength."
Su Ranran said, "But you know how to cut hair. Didn't you cut Wang Xiaorong's hair last year?"
Zhang Cuicao smiled shyly: "I learned my skills from my grandmother."
He Wan said, "This skill is great. I'll help you promote it another day. Haircuts don't cost much, but if you do well in the village, more people will come to you for haircuts, and you'll naturally get along with them. Also, there's a pear orchard in our village. I heard from Aunt Juhua in the village that there used to be a small market here. Villages with surplus goods would exchange things like fruits and vegetables at this market."
"Yes, once a year, only in October after the autumn harvest."
“How much can we get for these pears at the market? If we take them to the county vegetable station, we can definitely make a lot of money. But I’ve noticed that the pear trees in our village haven’t been pruned at all; they’re all growing wild. Sister Cui Cao, if you want to learn, I’ll find you some books. Managing orchards and pruning fruit trees will be a skill in the future.”
Zhang Cuicao said, "Okay, I'm willing to learn."
He Wan smiled and said, "Okay, let's go to the county agricultural station to ask after the autumn harvest."
"OK."
He Wan chatted with them for a while, but didn't go back to the educated youth settlement. It wasn't as cool inside as it was on the mountain. Seeing that it was almost one o'clock, she went back to the mountain.
She was just wandering around in the mountains, getting a feel for the local conditions.
See where there are fruit trees in the mountains, where there are many wild vegetables, and where there are many mushrooms.
Every now and then, they would gather some firewood.
Once she reached the mountains and found no one nearby, she turned around and entered her spatial dimension, where she saw the message Yun Shudai had sent her, and quickly replied.
[Old Yun, let me tell you, last night Chen Qing and the female supporting character on my side got into a fight.]
Yun Shudai was taking a break on set at the moment and hurriedly asked, "What's wrong? Any juicy gossip?"
He Wan briefly explained the situation to Yun Shudai.
Wow, is Chen Qing really the female lead? How could she say something like that?
[Hehe, I wasn't there when they were yelling at her, but the beating was pretty severe. However, I'm on Zhang Cuicao's side.]
When did you two become so close?
[You don't know, ever since what happened last time, Su Ranran and Zhang Cuicao have been protecting me like older sisters. I'm not just your sister anymore; I have my own sisters now.]
[Pfft, that was a pretty good tongue twister. So what happened to the last two?]
Both of them felt sorry for the male lead, simply applying some ointment. Ah, the power of love is truly great.
Have they started dating?
Not yet. Chen Qing likes him, but Liang Shurui feels there's too much of a gap between them. Right now, it's a push-and-pull situation.
The atmosphere over there is probably going to be quite tense these next few days.
"It's alright, since we don't live together. I know Zhang Cuicao; her family isn't poor, and she's not spoiled. Her only mistake was falling for the male lead, which led to her being framed by Chen Qing and forced to marry the village head's eldest son. The village head is a good person, but his son is really not good. I was just encouraging them to do something meaningful instead of spending all their time on lovey-dovey stuff. By the way, Lao Yun, when you have time, could you get me some books on planting and animal husbandry? Preferably not dated. I also need some books on fruit tree cultivation, preferably pear trees first. We have a pear orchard and a pond in our village."
I'd also like to collect some fish-raising remedies, and perhaps some traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions for minor ailments like headaches and fevers.
[Okay, so you're trying to inspire them to become career women? That's your style. I think your circle of educated youth is too small. If they went out and saw more of the world, she definitely wouldn't be so easily swayed by the conflict between the male and female leads. If you can change your destiny, others certainly can too.]
[It's because our circle is too small, and we've been living under the same roof for years; we can only stay here now.]
Are there no activities for educated youth in the county or city? If not, what could they learn?
Yes, we'll go take a look after the autumn harvest.
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