Chapter 18 Who doesn't know your little troubles?
"The young wife... the young wife with the red scarf... the one holding the child..."
An older sister called her stealthily and waved at Shen Sisi continuously.
Shen Sisi stopped and asked, “Are you calling me?”
The older sister looked very simple and honest, wearing a patched cotton jacket, her face red from the cold: "I have chickens that are raised in the mountains behind my house. Do you want to give one to the child?"
Seeing that she didn't say anything, the elder sister continued to sell.
"If you don't want to eat chicken, you'll have to eat eggs. I have laying hens here. If you buy some, you can eat fresh eggs every day..."
"There are chickens too, but they're in the back alley."
As she spoke, she enthusiastically opened the chicken coop in front of her, which contained several roosters, hens, and a white-feathered black chicken.
Shen Sisi originally planned to buy some meat and vegetables and go home, but when the elder sister called out to her, she suddenly felt tempted.
Gu Chengfeng's yard is quite big, so he can indeed raise two chickens. This number will not make the yard smelly, and Niu Niu can also eat fresh eggs every day.
Seeing that she was interested, the elder sister quickly said, "Don't worry, the chickens I have here are the best in the market. Look at this big rooster, its comb is so red, and its feet have thorns. It's an old rooster. The hens are very good, laying eggs every day, several a day..."
Shen Sisi has been in the countryside for a long time, so she can tell at a glance whether it is a free-range chicken.
The elder sister had indeed not lied to her. The chicken looked very delicious, but it was really inconvenient for her to carry the basket and hold the child at the same time.
"If you really want it, just tell me your address and I'll deliver it to your door," said the eldest sister.
It was the first time that Shen Sisi had seen someone who could deliver goods to someone’s door. This lady really knew how to do business.
So she made an agreement with her elder sister and asked for a rooster and a laying hen.
Just as I was about to report the address, suddenly, a sharp whistle was heard from the entrance of the alley, and the municipal appearance and patrol teams arrived.
In an instant, everyone quickly packed up their stalls and scattered like birds and beasts, carrying their things.
The eldest sister didn't care about her. She picked up the chicken coop and ran out, blending into the crowd at the speed of light.
Shen Sisi also followed the crowd. After all, it would be dangerous to get caught if she secretly visited the black market.
After running for a long time, she followed the crowd to the dock.
It's very lively here. There are more than a dozen docks. Everywhere you look, there are cargo ships of all sizes, crowded together, their hulls swaying with the waves.
The docks were full of busy porters, wearing vests or singlets, their muscles gleaming with sweat, mixed with blood and mud.
Shen Sisi was breathing heavily, looking around secretly, seeing the bustling and prosperous scene, and also seeing the difficulties faced by the workers.
The skin on their shoulders was broken, their arms were swollen and purple, and their waists were bent from years of pressure. Some people even had deformed joints, but they were still carrying the heavy load and moving forward.
In the open space nearby, several elderly workers were rubbing their shoulders with medicinal wine.
While rubbing, he muttered: "This medicinal wine was somewhat effective at the beginning, but now it's getting less and less effective."
"Brother, you should go see a doctor! You won't be able to handle this!"
"Hey, people like us don't have the time or money to go to the hospital..."
Shen Sisi was attracted by his medicinal wine and walked over curiously: “Uncle, can you show me your medicinal wine?”
The uncle turned around in surprise and saw a fair and beautiful young wife. He hesitantly handed her the medicinal wine and asked, "What are you looking at this for?"
"Curious." Shen Sisi took the bottle, put it to her nose and sniffed it several times, and basically she could smell what was inside.
She was almost certain that this was a bottle of Erguotou with a little camphor, cinnamaldehyde and a little bit of paralyzing herbs added.
It has some effect, but not much, and the effect is very slow.
She returned the bottle of medicinal wine to the uncle and said, "I'd like to ask, do you all use this kind of medicinal wine?"
Several old workers nodded in agreement: "We at the dock basically all use this kind of medicinal wine for bruises and sprains. It used to be quite effective, but now..."
The rest is self-explanatory.
Shen Sisi fell silent. This kind of medicinal wine has a lot of water.
The added medicines and dosage must be strictly controlled.
If you take too much, the medicine will be too strong; if you take too little, it will have no effect.
If the medicine worked before but doesn't work now, it's either because the men have become resistant to it, or because the factory is cutting corners.
No matter what, this medicinal wine cannot be compared with the medicinal oil she makes herself!
The recipe for the medicinal oil was given to her by an old Chinese doctor in Jinfeng Village.
In that special era, the old Chinese doctor was locked up in a cowshed, and only Shen Sisi treated him well and brought him food every day.
Therefore, before the old Chinese doctor died, he gave all the medicinal oil prescriptions he had hidden to Shen Sisi.
Shen Sisi could only memorize two commonly used recipes: one was a medicinal oil for bruises and injuries, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis; the other was for treating rashes in children.
The rest of the recipes were hidden in her country house.
Seeing this, Shen Sisi had an idea. She was worried about not being able to find business opportunities, so now the business opportunity has come, right?
She hugged Niuniu excitedly and kissed her soft little face deeply.
"Niuniu, let's go home. Mom will make you something delicious..."
Niu Niu was counting the big ships in front of her. Just when she counted to fifteen or sixteen, her mother suddenly hugged her and kissed her.
She was a little confused, but when she heard there was something delicious, her eyes immediately filled with stars: "Great, Mom, I want to eat fish."
"Okay, Mom will buy you some fish..."
Since they couldn't go to the black market, Shen Sisi took Niuniu to the supply and marketing cooperative and bought a big fat fish weighing one and a half kilograms, some side dishes, half a piece of white tofu, and a few ugly apples.
The mother and daughter walked happily towards the military compound.
As soon as she entered the yard, she found that everyone looked at her strangely, and they were not as friendly and enthusiastic as before.
Shen Sisi was very good at observing people’s expressions and she knew from their faces that they must have heard about her!
She didn't care and walked calmly past everyone. She just didn't know who leaked her information, Feng Yanzhou? Or...
"Bah! You slut, you're shameless..."
A slightly plump older sister with dark red skin was muttering and spitting at her.
If she took a step faster, the saliva would spray on her face.
Shen Sisi frowned and glared at her: "Who are you? Do I know you? If you dare to bite anyone again, don't blame me for being rude."
"How dare you scold me... and your attitude is quite arrogant!" Zhang Xiuhong's nose was raised and her eyes were raised, and she was very arrogant: "You don't know me, but I know you. You are very famous in Lin County..."
Shen Sisi's heart sank: "Who told you that?"
Zhang Xiuhong snorted coldly: "What's it to you? Everyone knows about your little troubles..."
Shen Sisi's fingers were almost pinched blue. This Zhang Xiuhong was just looking for trouble. Otherwise, why would she target her if they had no grudges against each other?
Perhaps, the other party's target was not her at all, but Gu Chengfeng.
Realizing Zhang Xiuhong's intention, Shen Sisi forced herself to remain calm and not be fooled or cause trouble for Gu Chengfeng.
So she took a deep breath, neither asked any further questions nor paid any attention to the elder sister, and turned around and walked towards her own yard.
Zhang Xiuhong was like a hen ready to fight at any time. As long as Shen Sisi dared to make trouble, she would take the opportunity to quarrel with her and drive her out of the family compound.
With Gu Chengfeng's temper, how could he not go crazy?
As a result, the punch hit the cotton.
People just don't accept it!
Zhang Xiuhong was so angry that she was jumping up and down, but she couldn't argue with him, so she could only point at Shen Sisi and curse, "Shameless second-hand goods... Stop pretending, just wait for me!"
She gritted her teeth and made a bet with the other military wives around her: "Believe it or not, she will have to leave within a month."
The delicate Yang Qiuxia on the side secretly fanned the flames: "If your sister Xiuhong takes action, she will be kicked out in a few days, let alone a month!"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
