Wenxi sat on the edge of the bed, took out the dressing box that Grandma Sun had given her, placed it on the bed, and then opened the dressing box. The moment the dressing box was opened, Wenxi's eyes were almost blinded by the light.
Because it was filled with jewelry and a stamp album, Wenxi carefully flipped through it. It was full of them, at least dozens of pieces, and there were two layers of small yellow croakers at the bottom.
It's out! It's out!
Wenxi happily rolled around on the bed. These things are worthless now, at most a few dollars a piece of clothing, and even small yellow croakers don't fetch much of a price. But decades later, these things will be priceless.
Otherwise, the female lead wouldn't always ask for half money and half old items in every black market transaction.
Unexpectedly, Grandma Sun was so generous in sending her so many things. It seems that sending Grandma Sun food is not enough to offset the value of these things. Wenxi decided to take care of Grandma Sun in her old age and see her off in her final days, treating her as her own grandmother.
Grandma Sun probably meant the same thing; otherwise, why would she give a whole box when she could have just given one? Maybe she saw how kind Grandma Sun and He Chen'an were and wanted to win them over.
Hearing the end-of-work bell, knowing that Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue would be back soon, Wen Xi quickly closed the dressing box lid, put it into the system warehouse, and went to the kitchen to cook.
Stir-fried shredded potatoes with vinegar, stir-fried cucumber with eggs, and minced meat and vegetable soup. Then bring out a serving of braised pork and say it's takeout from a state-run restaurant.
Because there isn't much time between her returning and everyone finishing work, it wouldn't be suitable for her to serve dishes that take too long.
Soon, Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue returned. When they saw Wen Xi, they were both taken aback. Then they ran up to Wen Xi and chattered like two little sparrows, asking her what was wrong.
Wenxi felt a warm feeling in her heart and said with a smile, "I'm fine, so don't worry about me. I've already made something delicious, so please wash your hands and come eat!"
The two men carefully examined Wen Xi and, seeing that she was indeed alright, were relieved.
Wenxi is often away from home, which they are used to, but this is the first time they have encountered a situation where she disappears for two days at once. Afraid of ruining Wenxi's important plans, they dare not say anything more.
When others inquired about Wenxi, they would tell them, "It's better if you ask Wenxi herself; we outsiders shouldn't talk about other people's affairs."
The three of them are one; they share both glory and loss, so naturally they must protect each other.
The three of them were having dinner when they suddenly heard a knock on the door. Jiang Yue, who was sitting closest to the kitchen door, got up and went to open it. However, Wen Xi soon heard Jiang Yue's shout.
Wenxi put down her chopsticks and walked out, puzzled.
Qian Qiusheng was seen pushing a wooden cart full of firewood, while Jiang Yue stood by the door with a troubled expression.
Wenxi glanced at the firewood on the wooden cart; it was all branches, not the bamboo strips from last time. Wenxi was relieved because she had already used the bamboo strips that someone had delivered last night. If the bamboo strips were also delivered by Qian Qiusheng, she would regret it to death. But now it seemed that the bamboo strips were not delivered by Qian Qiusheng.
"Comrade Qian Qiusheng, what are you doing?" Wen Xi asked, puzzled.
Qian Qiusheng scratched the back of his head and smiled sheepishly, "Xiaoxi, my mom asked me to bring you firewood. Open the door quickly, and I'll put the firewood inside for you."
"Comrade Qian Qiusheng, thank you for your kindness, but we have enough firewood at home and don't need you to bring us any. So please take the firewood back. That way, Aunt Dahua will have an easier time, won't she?" Wen Xi pulled Jiang Yue into the yard and then closed the gate.
A hint of embarrassment flashed across Qian Qiusheng's face after being rejected, and a hint of anger also flashed in his heart. This woman didn't know what was good for her, and she actually rejected his feelings.
Let's see how he deals with her at night after we get married.
"Why would Qian Qiusheng, who seems perfectly fine, send us firewood?" Jiang Yue asked, puzzled.
"I don't know either, but let's be careful. What could a fickle man with no girlfriend want to come looking for us? Isn't it just that one purpose?" It wasn't that Wen Xi wanted to think the worst of people, but Qian Qiusheng's character made her think more about things.
Jiang Yue and Shen Jiaojiao nodded. The two of them were particularly careful now. When their aunts tried to introduce them to their nephews while they were working, they said that their parents forbade them to find partners, otherwise they would break their partners' legs.
When they were working in the fields, if any men came to talk to them, they would go straight to Aunt Meihua, without giving them any chance to speak.
Even if they wanted to create public opinion, they couldn't.
Seeing the pregnant women in the team working in the fields made them even more certain that they couldn't get married in the countryside, otherwise they would really live a life of toiling in the fields for the rest of their lives.
They have no compassion for people at all. Even when a woman is pregnant, they expect her to do so much hard work, working in the fields and taking care of the household. No matter how many people are in the family, they expect the woman to take care of them, as if they themselves have no hands or feet.
Are families like this worth such a huge sacrifice?
They are living a really good life with Wenxi now, and there is no need for them to give up such a good life and marry into another family to suffer.
In the evening, Zhao Yuanyuan and Zhao Huihui came to class. They've already reached the junior high school curriculum, so Wenxi dragged Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue to class with her because she hoped that the three of them could be together when they went to university and when they started their own business in the future.
After class, Wenxi took the four of them out to the edge of the rice paddies and taught them how to catch eels and crayfish. Crayfish have a lot of shells and little meat, just like snails, and cost two cents a pound. Eels cost ten cents a pound.
These things are especially easy to catch on summer nights, and Wenxi wanted them to make more money during the summer months so that she could also earn more herself.
However, Wenxi doesn't plan to process the snails and crayfish to sell on the black market right now, because she hasn't finished processing the bamboo shoots she collected before. She's all alone, and even though she has a bamboo shoot peeling machine and a system kitchen, there's no one to help her process them. She still needs to go to the system kitchen to process them herself, and she can only go in to process them for a short time each day.
Those four women picked a lot of bamboo shoots for her over those few months, enough for her to sell for a while. After the bamboo shoots were sold out, she would sell snails.
If she sells them after the season is over, no one will compete with her for business. Otherwise, everyone will know how delicious processed snails are, and everyone will go to the countryside to buy snails. In that case, will she still be able to sell her snails at a high price?
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