Wang Shengnan saw the oil-paper bags in the bamboo basket and thought they were bought by Cao Aiguo. She was about to teach him a lesson.
Unexpectedly, Lin Yizhen, who was sitting at the table, stood up, pushed the basket in front of them and said, "Brother Cao! Sister Cao! These are some specialties I brought back from the capital. I'll give some to you to try."
Wang Shengnan looked at Lin Yizhen in surprise, then looked at the basket on the table.
Only then did I remember that the basket seemed to be hanging on Lin Zhiqing's bicycle before, and I helped her take it down!
But she couldn't accept these things. Lin Zhiqing had helped her family's Lao Cao so much before. They had never given Lin Zhiqing anything to thank him, and it was so hard to invite him to have a meal.
What would it feel like to accept other people’s things again?
Thinking of this, Wang Shengnan pushed the basket back and refused to take it no matter what.
Lin Yizhen naturally didn't want to see it either. This was something she had brought to them, so how could she take it back?
So the two of them pushed the bamboo basket back and forth on the table.
In the end, it was Cao Aiguo who spoke up and agreed to accept the items. He then asked his wife to stay and talk to Lin Yizhen while he went out to buy groceries.
After Cao Aiguo bought the vegetables, he went to the kitchen to cook, leaving Cao Aiguo here to talk to Lin Yizhen.
Lin Yizhen wanted to go to the kitchen to help, but was rejected by Wang Shengnan.
Rejected, Lin Yizhen could only return to the living room to chat with Cao Aiguo again. In fact, most of the questions were asked by Cao Aiguo, Lin Yizhen said.
Most of the questions asked were about what would happen after going to the capital, and Lin Yizhen only answered what she could.
What cannot be said will not be uttered a single word.
During this time, Cao Aiguo's two children also ran over and looked at Lin Yizhen curiously until Lin Yizhen took out the chocolates she bought in Beijing from the things she brought and gave them to them.
Then he happily took the chocolates and skipped out of the house.
Maybe because she cooks so often, Wang Shengnan cooks very quickly. In just over an hour, all the food was ready and served.
At the dinner table, Wang Shengnan kept picking up food for Lin Yizhen.
As he picked up the food, he said, "Lin Zhiqing, eat more meat and vegetables. You're alone in the countryside, so you must be very frugal when eating. Look how thin you are, there's not a bit of flesh on your face."
In the future, if you have time, come to my sister-in-law's house and I will make you some delicious food."
"Thank you! Sister-in-law, you eat too." Lin Yizhen said to Wang Shengnan after finishing the food in her mouth.
"Okay, let's eat together."
Wang Shengnan nodded in response, and as she spoke, she picked up a piece of meat and put it in each child's bowl.
After dinner, Wang Shengnan pulled Lin Yizhen aside to chat for a while. Worried that she might be away from home due to work, she even told her her work address.
It was also at this time that Lin Yizhen learned that Wang Shengnan actually worked at the Public Security Bureau.
I heard that she was originally a frontline police officer, but she switched to logistics and became a data clerk just to take care of her children more conveniently.
In short, Cao Aiguo and his wife Wang Shengnan both returned from the army.
At around two o'clock, Lin Yiren said goodbye, took the food from the bamboo basket and put it on the table, and prepared to leave.
Seeing Lin Yi was about to leave, Wang Shengnan quickly took a can of milk powder from the house.
She also put some apples she had bought earlier into Lin Yizhen's basket and said, "Lin Zhiqing, I see you really like this milk powder, so I'll bring you this unopened can.
I bought these apples at the supply and marketing cooperative yesterday. Even though they don’t look very pretty, they taste really sweet.”
Lin Yizhen wanted to refuse, but Wang Shengnan held her hand down and prevented her from taking it out.
In the end, Lin Yizhen had no choice but to leave with these things.
After leaving Cao Aiguo's house, Lin Yizhen rode her bike home. She already had most of the food from the supply and marketing cooperative in her space, so she didn't need to buy any more.
Moreover, she went to the city once a month. If she really needed to buy something, she would just buy it in the city.
After returning home, Lin Yizhen put the things in the basket into the space.
Then, he took out the things he bought in Beijing.
Sure enough, two cans of milk powder were found among the pile of things, but they were not the same brand.
Lin Yizhen thought of Wang Shengnan saying that this milk powder is very nourishing, and also thought of her godmother saying the same thing at that time.
But I forgot about it because I was buying other things at that time.
If this milk powder can really nourish the body as everyone says, then she must drink it.
Her body is currently lacking in nutrition. As long as she gets enough nutrition, her height will definitely grow taller.
I am less than 1.5 meters tall now, so short. No wonder people always mistake me for a 12 or 13-year-old kid.
So, before going to bed at night, Lin Yizhen asked the imperial kitchen to boil some hot water for her.
Then, I followed Wang Shengnan's example and brewed a bowl to try. Maybe the water was too hot, so the milk powder didn't fully soak, but it didn't affect the taste.
She didn't add sugar when she made the tea herself, but Lin Yizhen felt that the taste was better than with sugar.
She drank all the remaining milk in one gulp, rinsed her mouth, and went to bed.
Needless to say, after drinking the milk, Lin Yizhen fell asleep quickly. The quality of her sleep was also better than before, at least she didn't dream as often as before.
Lin Yizhen felt that drinking milk was effective, so she started drinking a bowl of milk every day before going to bed.
After a month, it really helped me grow taller.
You can tell from the pants Lin Yizhen is wearing that the trouser legs, which used to reach her ankles, are now a bit short.
Fortunately, the weather is not as cold as before, so it doesn’t matter if the pants are shorter.
This day was the day when Lin Yizhen started trading with the black market in the city.
The day before, Lin Yizhen went to the team leader to get a letter of introduction and took a bus from the town to the city.
Arriving in the city, Lin Yizhen went to the guesthouse where she had stayed before and checked into a room. After eating and resting for two or three hours, she changed her clothes and slowly walked towards the black market.
The middle-aged man from last time saw Lin Yizhen coming.
He was smiling with joy, and you could tell at a glance that he had made a lot of money.
He brought Lin Yizhen to the same warehouse as last time and asked everyone to evacuate the warehouse. He then waited until midnight to bring the money to receive the goods.
Lin Yizhen didn't bother to be polite with him. After taking the key, she closed the warehouse door.
Then, he put his ear to the door and listened for a while. After he felt that those people had all gone far away, he looked around the large warehouse.
Apart from bamboo baskets and bags, there were only a few chairs left in the warehouse.
Lin Yizhen walked around the warehouse twice more and found that there was really no stock inside.
It seems that their business is good.
I just don’t know if they really sold all the food and hid it.
However, whether they sold the grain or hid it, it had nothing to do with her. She just had to come and collect the money every month.
It’s not time yet, let’s go back to the guesthouse first!
Back at the guesthouse, Lin Yizhen didn't know what to do, so she went into her space to read. In addition to reading textbooks, she also read the Little Red Book.
Lin Yizhen discovered that now they have to check quotations when buying things at the supply and marketing cooperative in Xiyuan City.
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