Volume 1 Chapter 72 Sheng Wanze is coming back
"This set should be enough to last you through the winter."
Secretary Zhang quickly took out 5 yuan and gave it to her, and enthusiastically invited her to have lunch at his home.
"Here's the 5 dollars."
"Stay home for lunch at noon, and don't refuse."
Secretary Zhang was in a good mood and had a good grasp of the ways of the world.
"Then I will respectfully obey your command."
Sheng Wanyan is not pretentious. Isn't the purpose of her coming here to improve the relationship?
Both of them needed each other, so Secretary Zhang's family was generous enough to prepare two meat dishes for lunch.
Secretary Zhang has four children, two sons and two daughters.
The oldest child was 10 years old and the youngest girl was 4 years old. Sheng Wanyan took eight White Rabbit milk candies and gave two to each of them.
"Thank you, sister..."
"Thank you, sister~"
Secretary Zhang's four children were very polite and took the candies with both hands.
Her parents-in-law were also good at handling things and reading people's expressions. Seeing that their daughter-in-law, who was the factory director's secretary, valued Sheng Wanyan so much, they tried their best to put some meat on her lunch.
"Comrade Sheng, you're welcome. Eat more."
Secretary Zhang's mother-in-law gave her two more pieces of braised pork, and Sheng Wanyan really couldn't eat any more.
"Auntie, you are too polite. I have enough in my bowl. I have a small appetite."
"Mom, Comrade Sheng didn't lie, just eat more."
"Yes, Auntie, I will pick some up if I don't have enough."
Sheng Wanyan was also shocked by such enthusiasm and quickly said that she really would not be polite.
"Okay, then come by yourself, you're welcome."
"Yes, aunt."
After finishing her meal, Sheng Wanyan wanted to help clear the dishes, but was stopped by Secretary Zhang.
Sheng Wanyan only brought a hydration set for Secretary Zhang, without even a gift, and she ate so much meat.
"You teach my son to do his homework?"
"Sure!"
Although Sheng Wanyan has not learned the knowledge of this era, she has a doctorate degree, so teaching an elementary school student should not be a problem for her.
Secretary Zhang’s eldest son is in the third grade this year. The questions were all about addition and subtraction. Sheng Wanyan explained it in a simple and easy-to-understand way. For the first time, Secretary Zhang’s eldest son found math interesting.
Sheng Wanyan didn't stay long, as she wanted to go to the black market. After saying goodbye to Secretary Zhang, Sheng Wanyan came to the vicinity of the black market relying on the original owner's memory.
The original owner had been here when he was a child, but he didn’t expect that after so many years, the black market has not moved to another location.
But this also made it convenient for her, as she didn't have to ask around.
Sheng Wanyan looked around and saw that there was no one around, so she immediately went into the space to put on makeup. This time, she put on the makeup of a mean woman.
I put three pounds of cotton, five pheasants and five rabbits into the backpack, and took the rest out after putting them in.
When the black market inspector saw her for the first time, he immediately stopped her.
"Go up the mountain to fight the tiger."
Sheng Wanyan really didn't expect there was a secret code. After thinking about it, she could only answer casually: "Go down the mountain to collect straw...???"
Sheng Wanyan felt a little nervous. After thinking about it, she decided that this was the only thing that fit the era.
"Come in."
Sheng Wanyan breathed a sigh of relief and carried her backpack into the black market. The black market in this city was somewhat different from the one in the city.
There are more people and more supplies here. Sheng Wanyan found a place with more people and squatted down.
You don't have to do anything special when you squat down, and someone will come up to you and ask you what you have.
The moment we hear the word cotton, everyone wants it. Now every household is preparing for winter, and cotton, cloth and meat are all necessities.
"There are three pounds of cotton and a few prey."
"Auntie, I want them all."
When Sheng Wanyan heard that the other party was so straightforward, she also gave him everything straightforwardly.
After the people left, she moved to another place and continued squatting. This time she took out more.
Anyway, she sold a little at each place, and after a little more than an hour she left.
She always felt that the people in the black market in the city were smarter than those in the city, and if she didn't leave now, she would soon be discovered.
As soon as Sheng Wanyan left, people in the city's black market discovered something, but when they wanted to look for her, she had disappeared.
"The man left, and we didn't stop him."
"Be more careful next time!!!"
Sheng Wanyan didn’t know what was happening in the black market. She changed back into her own clothes, took out a new bicycle from the space and rode back.
She never wanted to feel the sour and intimidating power of the bus again, she would rather suffer a little on her butt.
It was already five o'clock when Sheng Wanyan returned to the city. When she was almost at the tube building, she put the bicycle back into the space and walked back.
That night, Sheng Wanyan calculated the money she had earned that day. She really made money from cotton, as she sold 200 kilograms of it. She also made money from prey, brown sugar, and other things, making a total of 958.34 yuan.
This trip was equivalent to the money she earned from three or four trips to the black market in the city.
For the rest of the winter, she would never go to such a dangerous place as the black market again.
Sheng Wanyan then started to knit a sweater for Gu Tingxiao. She chose gray wool, a color that is more resistant to dirt and more pleasing to the eye.
Sheng Wanyan is now knitting sweaters faster and faster, and is no longer as slow as before.
Sheng Wanyan began to live a leisurely life, knitting sweaters at work and translating books when she got home after get off work.
This book is about mechanics and contains a lot of professional terms, so Sheng Wanyan needs to put some thought into it.
She has always known that technology in this era is backward and a lot of things have to be learned from foreign countries.
So she felt happy that her translation could help scientists.
Sheng Wanyan is very positive about the translation of these two books. The sooner the translation is completed, the sooner they can be sent to people in need.
These two books are really thick. Sheng Wanyan had a headache seeing all these professional terms. They are really too brain-intensive.
Sheng Wanyan went to find the complete English dictionary, but she still had to rely on plug-ins at important moments.
Sheng Wanyan's days passed slowly. Another half month passed and Sheng Wanze's letter was received at home.
The letter stated that Sheng Wanze and Pan Yue had already returned by car and would be able to reach Chengdu in the middle of the month. Pan Yue's family would also find time to come, and the two families would then have a meal together.
Seeing that Sheng's mother was confident, the family bought a lot of meat during this period, especially Sheng Wanyan, who would bring back two or three pounds from time to time.
She never had to worry about having no meat to eat when entertaining guests throughout the winter, and she would treat them well when they came.
"Although we can't hold a banquet, we still have to give what we deserve."
Grandma Sheng told Sheng's father and mother that they were already very sorry for Pan Yue by not holding a wedding banquet, and they must not disappoint others in other ways.
"Of course, the quilt, pillow, wash basin and wardrobe are all new."
"We have new bicycle tickets, watch tickets, and radio tickets ready."
Grandma Sheng nodded when she heard this and added a few more words as she thought of something.
"You must be fair and just in the resettlement expenses for the children. Don't be partial."
"This is natural, just as I said at the beginning."
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