Upon hearing this, Jiang Yue also reached out and took a slice. Her eyes lit up after tasting it. She had never eaten watermelon before, so she didn't know what other watermelons tasted like, but she knew that today's watermelon was especially delicious.
Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue finished eating the watermelon before sitting down to eat dumplings.
"I'm going to town in a bit, are you coming?" Wenxi asked while eating dumplings.
Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue shook their heads. They didn't lack anything now, and they didn't need to contact their families.
Wen Xi nodded, "Okay, you guys keep an eye on the weather at home. If the weather changes, help me bring my clothes and blankets inside."
Wenxi planned to visit Grandma Sun in the county town. After all, Grandma Sun had given her so many good things. Even if she didn't know their future value, they could be exchanged for a considerable sum of money now. She had to send Grandma Sun supplies of equal value, otherwise she would feel guilty.
"Xiaoxi, you don't need to tell us. Your business is our business. We'll handle it well." If the two of them let Wenxi's quilt get wet in the rain while they were at home, they would be really inhumane.
After breakfast, it was still early, so Wenxi set off with her basket on her back. The villagers were all tired and planned to rest today before going to town tomorrow, so there weren't many people traveling today.
When Wenxi reached the village entrance and saw that there were few people on the oxcart, she went over and rode in it. Although riding in the oxcart was bumpy, it didn't make her sweat like she would when walking.
When the time came, the old man driving the oxcart set off. After a bumpy ride, they finally arrived at the big town an hour later. The old man didn't go into the town; instead, he waited for everyone at the entrance, where there was a shady spot away from the sun. He returned three hours later.
Wenxi couldn't come back with everyone because she had some things to take care of.
Wenxi went to the pork stall first and saw that there were still some items left, so she went over and bought them all so that the stall owner could go back and report sooner.
"Young lady, why do I always see you buying pig offal?" Wen Xi was pretty and came often, so the stall owner naturally remembered her.
Wen Xi smiled and said, "Uncle, I'm the cook in our team. During the busy farming season, I'm responsible for cooking for everyone. Our team doesn't have that much money or meat coupons, so we can't afford good meat. Naturally, we can only buy some offal. My cooking skills are pretty good, so the offal I make isn't bad. The people in the team quite like it."
"Oh, I see!" The uncle smiled gently as he tidied up Wenxi, saying, "I didn't expect you to be so capable! You can actually cook for so many people in the whole brigade."
Wen Xi smiled modestly, "Maybe it's because I've done it so many times that I've become skilled!"
The uncle packed the things into his basket and handed it to Wenxi. Wenxi first took out a handful of White Rabbit milk candies from the canvas bag slung across her body and handed them to the uncle before taking her own basket.
To others, dealing with these things might seem troublesome, but she's different. She has a high-tech smart machine and a system kitchen, making these things quick and easy. Even if the three of them can't finish all the meat in a short time, they can save it and eat it slowly!
After all, a lifetime is several decades long, and it's not like we have to finish it all right now.
Moreover, the pigs nowadays are all native pigs, not feed-fed pigs, so their meat is delicious and tastes great. We won't be able to eat pork like this in the future!
After walking a distance, Wenxi packed the things in her basket, took out the things she wanted to mail, and then went to the post office to mail the package to Jin Changfeng. She put the letter in it as well, because she didn't want to spend extra money on mailing a letter.
After finishing her business, Wenxi went to the bus stop by the roadside to wait for the bus. When the bus arrived, she got on with everyone and found a seat.
Taking the bus costs money, so it won't be crowded. Although there are pickpockets, Wenxi doesn't have any valuables on her, so she doesn't need to worry about that.
However, Wenxi did not let her guard down. In this era, human traffickers were rampant. They would abduct both girls and children, otherwise Yan Lili's abduction would not have happened.
So once Wenxi got on the bus, her eyes kept scanning everyone around her, especially their hands, trying to see if they were carrying handkerchiefs or knives, because those are the only tools that human traffickers and thieves use.
Having been tricked and sent to someone else's house by her older sister and brother-in-law in her past life, she is quite wary now.
Arriving at Grandma Sun's door, Wenxi turned around and looked around. There was no one there, and even the doors of the neighbors' houses were tightly closed. So Wenxi took out the things she had prepared for Grandma Sun and then knocked on the door.
Grandma Sun came to open the door soon. When she saw Wenxi, her eyes lit up with joy, probably because she felt lonely living alone.
"Is the team not busy anymore?" Grandma Sun asked, closing the courtyard gate.
"We're not busy for now. The team gave everyone two days off, but we'll be busy again in two days. We'll be busy with the double harvest soon, and then it'll be a busy period." After Grandma Sun closed the door, Wenxi walked with her towards the main room.
Upon entering the main room, Wenxi took out the items from the basket one by one and placed them on the table. "Grandma, I've looked at all the things you gave me before, but I have nowhere to hide them. If someone finds out, neither of us will be in good trouble. So I secretly took some out and exchanged them for some nicer things for you. But I exchanged them at the current market price, so I definitely won't let Grandma suffer any losses."
Today, Wenxi brought out five catties of rice, five catties of flour, two catties of mung beans, one catty of pork belly, one can of malted milk powder, one bag of brown sugar, and one catty of steamed egg cake.
"Grandma, it's hot now, you can cook some mung bean porridge. If you don't want to cook, you can eat some steamed egg custard or drink malted milk powder. Don't be stingy, the things Grandma gave me can be exchanged for a lot of good things! If there's anything you particularly want to eat, Grandma, you can tell me, and I can get it for you so you won't have to go to dangerous places."
When Wenxi thought about it later, she realized that she shouldn't have accepted Grandma Sun's things. She had accepted them too hastily and didn't even know what Grandma Sun's purpose was.
What should she do if Grandma Sun gives her the things and then reports her the next day?
Moreover, the fact that Grandma Sun lives alone does not mean that she has no descendants or relatives.
If Wenxi takes care of Grandma Sun in her old age, and then Grandma Sun makes a will leaving all these things to her relatives, wouldn't she have been supporting an old woman for nothing?
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