He Wan went to the commune's vegetable station today, and to make sure it wasn't a wasted trip, she took Captain Chen with her.
Director Jin from the vegetable station specifically asked about the chickens and ducks in their village.
Captain Chen laughed and said, "If the chickens and ducks are ready to eat in the fall, we'll definitely send them to the vegetable station first. We just hope Director Jin can give us a fair price then."
"Haha, Captain Chen, don't worry. We're doing this for our comrades. The chickens and ducks are all raised by our comrades with great effort, so we definitely can't let our own people suffer."
Captain Chen was finally relieved. Director Jin had also signed a contract with their village, and from now on, they would deliver fifty kilograms of tofu to them every day.
They can only take 50 jin (25 kg) right now. When the autumn harvest comes, they will buy any vegetables or fruits that their village has left over, as long as they are of good quality.
After the deal was settled, Captain Chen happily led He Wan back home.
On the way, he even asked He Wan separately if she wanted to go to the tofu shop.
“The tofu shop needs at least four people. You started this business and it has increased the village’s income. I was thinking of giving you a spot in the tofu shop. It would be less strenuous than you running around on the mountain every day.”
He Wan refused outright: "Captain, I can't sit still. I like to run around on the mountain, cutting pig feed, digging up herbs, and helping Su and Zhang with chores. I think life is pretty good. Let's give the tofu shop spot to someone else."
Grandpa Li, who was rushing to catch the bus, smiled and said, "Little He, a young educated youth, has such a magnanimous heart at such a young age."
Haha, she's not magnanimous; she just doesn't care.
However, when I returned to the village today, there was a village-wide meeting because of the tofu shop and the teacher. Everyone was arguing fiercely, and we couldn't reach a conclusion in time.
He Wan is currently enjoying snacks and reading a novel in her space.
Old Yun's hair was disheveled, and she was carrying large plastic bags of medicine in both hands. She looked at her with a pitiful expression.
"What's wrong with Lao Yun?"
"Waaah, Lao He, I was just bullied by some aunties."
Yun Shudai put down what she was holding and hugged Lao He with a wronged expression.
He Wan patted her in surprise and comforted her, "You were bullied by a few aunties? We live in a society governed by law, why don't you call the police?"
"It's not that we're in the wrong, we're all from the same building, I didn't argue with them."
"Neighbors, what did we do to offend them?"
“They complained that I made too much noise yesterday and disturbed them, so today they insisted on seeing what I looked like and suspected me of doing something shady. These aunties are really rough; they even pulled out several strands of my hair.”
Upon hearing this, He Wan became furious: "They hit you?"
"No, it was just that they pulled at my mask."
He Wan patted her chest: "You scared me! So they saw what you look like?"
Yun Shudai nodded with a wronged laugh: "I guess I'm not famous enough, so they didn't recognize me."
"That's good. Moving, moving. Don't hoard any more for me, this is enough."
Yun Shudai wiped away the tears that hadn't been squeezed out and said, "No, just in case. I just got you a lot of medicine. Tonight, I'll get you a few more pigs and a few thousand kilograms of grain. I probably can't get the bicycles and such. Those items are too big. If we bring them up, those aunties might really cause trouble."
"Going again? You just got a complaint, and you're still going tonight? If it were me, I'd complain about you too."
"Go ahead and complain, it's the last day. I have an audition tomorrow, I don't have time."
"Don't go tonight. There's a lot of food here. Besides, we're just doing this as a precaution. Maybe we can still use the refrigerator space if we go somewhere else. After all, it's a refrigerator, not a house."
"It's better to be on the safe side."
Although Yun Shudai said that, she didn't hire a large truck tonight. Instead, she used her own car to haul the goods herself, trip after trip.
She would put two pigs on the truck at a time, ask the owner to cut them into pieces of several kilograms each, and then pull her own cart to transport them home. When going up the elevator, she was extremely careful, afraid of making any noise.
From a little after 11 a.m. until a little after 6 a.m., she brought back a total of six pigs, a thousand chickens, a thousand ducks, and a thousand catties of brown sugar for Lao He.
I took a shower when I got back and went straight to sleep.
Old He didn't sleep a wink that night, feeling incredibly heartbroken looking at her sisters who had worked so hard for her.
I tucked her in, and then, looking at those aunties from yesterday at the door, I wanted to curse them, but in the end I kept quiet. They have a sharp tongue; I should be more virtuous.
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