"I'll go to the county town tomorrow to find out what's going on. We'll talk about it when I get back."
These words surprised everyone, and Xie Yuyao even opened her mouth wide in an exaggerated manner: He didn't reject it outright!
Seeing Yao Yao's appearance, Zhao Honghui was both amused and annoyed, and unconsciously rubbed her head.
Xie Yuyao slapped his hand away and scolded, "Your hair is a mess!"
The turmoil simply vanished without a trace.
*
Then, the four of them divided the work: one chopped wood, one carried water, and one cooked.
These past few days, Zhao Honghui and Zhao Jianbin have been coming to help every day, so they were naturally invited to stay for dinner.
The staple food is usually fragrant white rice or white steamed buns, and the dishes are almost always a mix of meat and vegetables.
After the two brothers had eaten and drunk their fill, they both felt immense pressure: their partners were too well-off, and their fixed salaries might not be enough to support their families.
After the meal, Xie Yuyao, curious about how Zhao Honghui knew the situation, suggested going with him: "I also want to go to the county town tomorrow. It's almost winter, and I still have a lot of things I haven't prepared."
“Then let’s go together.” Zhao Honghui was taking her to see Qi Tai, the black market boss. Yao Yao would go to the black market from time to time, so if anything happened, she could ask him to keep an eye on things.
Xie Yuyao said happily, "I'll go to the clinic to explain things tomorrow morning, and then I'll go to the transport team to find you?"
"Okay, I can finish before 10 o'clock, so you can ride the bicycle."
"That's fine, it'll save some time." Xie Yuyao didn't stand on ceremony with him, and this reminded her of the bicycle ticket that had been gathering dust in a corner of her room.
"Oh right, I still have a bicycle ticket, which can buy a bicycle. But I've been so busy lately and haven't really needed it, so I forgot about it."
What Xie Yuyao didn't say was that she only had enough money to buy a bicycle.
I need to take this opportunity to exchange some money in the county town.
Zhao Honghui told her not to buy a bicycle yet: "Yaoyao, you can use my bicycle first. I want to use 'three turns and one sound' as a betrothal gift."
"The 'three turns and one sound' you mentioned, are you referring to a bicycle, a sewing machine, a watch, and a radio?"
"That's right."
Xie Yuyao counted on her fingers: "I already have a radio, I don't know how to use a sewing machine, and I already have the bicycle ticket. First come, first served. So, how about you give me a watch instead?"
Zhao Honghui didn't expect her to be so "powerful," cutting off three items at once, leaving only the watch.
Other girls, even if they had the money or didn't want it, wouldn't refuse a generous and respectable dowry. Only Yao Yao is so foolish as to give up everything.
*
As the moon sets and the sun rises, a new day begins.
Xie Yuyao went to the clinic first and showed Zhao Hongqin and Zhao Guangliang the shift schedule.
"Everyone can switch shifts or take leave, but in principle, there needs to be one person at the clinic during the day in case there is an emergency in the brigade and no one can be found."
Zhao Hongqin and Zhao Guangliang did not see her name on the duty roster. The captain had given instructions beforehand, so they didn't say anything and just nodded in agreement.
"I'm going to the county town today. At least one of you two will be on duty. What's the arrangement?"
Zhao Hongqin looked at Zhao Guangliang and said, "Why don't we just deal with the medicinal herbs we picked yesterday and not go up the mountain to pick more herbs?"
"Alright."
Xie Yuyao then asked, "Is there anything you need to bring?"
"Sister Yaoyao, can you still get those flawed yarns?" Zhao Hongqin knew that her mother had a lot of yarn, and she heard that Sister Yaoyao bought it from the county town without using coupons.
There are many people in her family, and her mother only gave her a little yarn to knit gloves, but she wanted to knit a sweater, so she asked.
"I'll ask around." Xie Yuyao agreed. If her older brother came along, he would definitely buy genuine yarn directly.
After arranging things at the clinic, Xie Yuyao returned to the educated youth settlement.
Upon entering the house, I took out a long gift box from the chest (space). When I opened it, I found a 30-year-old wild ginseng inside.
This was purchased when she was stockpiling goods, and there were also two ginseng roots that were fifty years old.
With the spiritual spring at her disposal, she didn't need many people, so she planned to sell the ginseng to replenish her depleted purse.
A batch of ginseng has already been planted in the space's medicinal garden, though it's only been a short time. These medicinal herbs are renewable resources to her, and she can confidently monetize them.
Xie Yuyao rode her bicycle to the gate of the Hongqi Commune Transportation Team again, where the security guard was still the same old man she had seen before.
He had been greeted by Zhao Honghui early in the morning. When he saw Xie Yuyao walking over, he smiled and said before she could speak, "You're here to see Zhao Honghui, right?"
Xie Yuyao said politely, "Yes, sir, could you please call him for me?"
"Come with me, I'll take you straight in." He called over a young security guard who was not far away to watch the gate, and then told Xie Yuyao to follow him into the courtyard and park the car in the left-hand carport.
The transport team is a two-story compound with a large shed where many trucks of various models are parked.
A truck was unloading cargo, and four or five men carried boxes from the truck into a house.
Judging from their tall, strong, and powerful strides, they must all be veterans.
The others also noticed Yao Yao, glancing at her out of the corner of their eyes, thinking to themselves: Is this graceful and beautiful girl the sister of some comrade?
"Honghui! Your girlfriend is here!" The old man's booming voice shattered the thoughts of many.
"Here I am!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Honghui came out of a room on the east side of the second floor. He waved to Xie Yuyao and strode downstairs.
Zhao Honghui first thanked the security guard: "Uncle Li, thank you for your trouble!"
"Don't mention it, I'm going out now."
Watching Grandpa Li turn and leave, Zhao Honghui turned his gaze back and asked, "Would you like to come to my office?"
"Okay!" Xie Yuyao followed him upstairs; she was quite curious too.
This is a separate single office, about 20 square meters. A fairly large desk sits by the window, with a telephone, folders, pens, and other items on it. Against the wall is a row of half-height storage cabinets with drawers.
Zhao Honghui pulled out a chair in front of his desk for her to sit down. "You must be tired after walking so far. Let's rest for a bit before we go on."
"Perfect timing, let me show you something." Xie Yuyao sat down in the chair, took out a gift box from her large handbag, and handed it to him.
Zhao Honghui opened the gift box, his pupils contracting slightly.
"This is the ginseng I picked last time," Xie Yuyao explained the source.
Zhao Honghui closed the box and looked at Yao Yao with a complicated expression. "You're really lucky."
Based on his observations over this period of time, Yao Yao probably possesses a Sumeru-like mustard seed, as rumored in Buddhism.
"Mustard Seed Mount Sumeru" is a Buddhist term that refers to the fact that a tiny mustard seed can contain the enormous Mount Sumeru.
Judging from Yao Yao's situation, she probably also has something like the Jiezi. It contains a lot of supplies, including the tranquilizer gun used for hunting wild boars, the pistol she used a few days ago, and the hidden treasure.
Xie Yuyao, unaware that he had already guessed the cheat code, joked, "That's right, I'm God's favorite daughter."
What was said in jest was taken seriously by Zhao Honghui. He thought to himself: So Yao Yao is an immortal who descended to the mortal realm to undergo tribulation?!
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