"Yes, she's been very active in going up the mountain lately. Look, I've gathered a lot of mountain produce. You can take some to your uncle and aunt later, and also to our sister."
"Okay, I bought you a face mask. Go put one on quickly."
He Wan quickly went to Yun Shudai's place to wash her face, put on a face mask, and lay down on the sofa, looking at the books Yun Shudai had bought.
“This book is good. We’re drying corn right now and won’t be working for the next few days. Su Ranran and I have discussed it and decided to go to the agricultural station to ask if they have any books or expert guidance. We’ll consult with them.”
"Yeah. Keep it up, you guys. Let me tell you, my paintings are really popular lately. One merchant even bought them all."
"Sure. My hobby has become a way to make a living. Lao Yun, do you think I should pick up my hobby again and make handmade soap? I'm really good at that, as well as all kinds of balms and stuff."
"Come on, you're short of supplies over there, where are you going to get so much oil?"
"That's true. Oh, by the way, could you get me a few small glass jars to store the mushroom sauce?"
You made this yourself?
"Well, I recently picked a lot of mushroom sauce on the mountain, and we're all planning to make some. The educated youth settlement made a small jar. We're also planning to make some more and mail some back to our respective families. I said I'd help them find jars. And guess who provided the oil this time?"
"Chen Qing?"
He Wan snapped her fingers: "She should have earned a lot of points in the system recently, exchanged them for a lot of soybean oil, and sold it to the educated youth for six cents a pound."
"I also prepared oil for you."
"I couldn't find a good excuse to take it out. But the iron pot and enamel basin you got for me, I went to the county town and said I got them from industrial vouchers, and sold them to a few families in the village. By the way, these past two days, Li Sanwa in the village has started making vermicelli. The aunties and grandmas in the village have all brought sweet potatoes over, and Li Sanwa's family can help make vermicelli by bringing some grain."
We're going to take out some sweet potatoes, give Li Sanwa's family a towel, and make some vermicelli. Let me tell you, my guess was right. Wang Jianguo and Li Chunsheng are both excellent hunters. They often bring back pheasants or rabbits, and the smell of meat often wafts from their house. Even Su Ranran and her sister, whose families are well-off, go to the commune to buy meat. Now I'm not afraid to eat meat in secret anymore.”
"Wow, what you're talking about sounds really exciting."
"It's alright. I'm slowly getting used to it now. Compared to the later generations where there's hardly any festive atmosphere during the New Year, in this era, even the slightest bit of satisfaction makes me as happy as if it were New Year's. I even mailed some of the mountain produce I picked to my Uncle Gu, and also some of my parents' close friends."
Yun Shudai smiled and said, "I'm glad you're happy. Remember to take good care of your face during this time. Use all the skincare products I bought for you."
"Yes, after I finish this busy period, I'll go to the county to ship some more goods, and then I'll start hibernating."
After Yun Shudai left, she went to the agricultural and sideline food wholesale market, found those small glass jars for storing soybean paste, and bought a hundred of them. She had also bought more than a dozen online before.
She also bought a lot of seasonings for Yun Shudai. When she came to buy glass bottles today, the stall owner told her that the wholesale merchants here come at noon and six in the morning. Those who come during the day sell at retail prices, which are more expensive.
Yun Shudai thought this was a good idea; she could come to buy it in the evenings from now on, which wouldn't take up much time.
She also bought several kilograms of duck intestines, pork ribs, and beef.
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