Chapter 12 Compressed Pancakes
While Ning Xuan was fast asleep, Wang Erya took advantage of the darkness to secretly take out the baby bottle, covered it with her sleeve, and quickly put it into Niu Niu's mouth.
Before Ning Xuan bought more steamed buns, no matter how frugal Wang Erya was, Niu Niu still finished the remaining steamed buns in just two days.
She then soaked the coarse grain cakes in water to soften them, but Niu Niu still couldn't eat them at all; she could only drink a little of the water that had been used to soak the cakes.
Ning Xuan thought that she couldn't even finish the coarse grain cakes, let alone the baby, so she secretly left some porridge and gave it to Wang Erya.
Niu Niu barely survived on that little bit of porridge, but she was still skin and bones. Wang Er Ya sometimes couldn't bear to look at Niu Niu's eyes, which looked particularly big because she was so thin.
Now, as soon as the pacifier is put in Niu Niu's mouth, the little one, who was sleeping with her eyes closed, immediately starts sucking on it out of instinct.
Despite not being able to eat enough for a long time, Niu Niu's appetite remained small, and she stopped drinking milk after only about 50 to 60 milliliters.
Meanwhile, Da Niu was still fast asleep next to Wang Er Ya. Wang Er Ya looked around and saw that most of the people around, except for the people on night watch, were asleep. She hugged the two children tightly and quickly took a nap as well.
She dared not fall into a deep sleep, so during this time she rested against tree stumps or mounds of earth.
Today, news came from the team that some greenery can be seen in the distance, indicating that the drought situation ahead should be easing.
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The next morning, Ning Xuan left the whole-grain biscuits as usual. She had so many delicious foods now that she couldn't possibly eat them.
She planned to continue ordering coarse grain cakes for Wang Erya.
When she started working during the day, Ning Xuan found that she was indeed not so weak anymore; she guessed that she had been malnourished and hungry before.
Weeding, a relatively easy task, will take about a week, after which the brigade will give everyone two days off to rest and prepare for the wheat harvest.
While weeding, Ning Xuan started texting Lin Yuhan, asking her to prepare more nutritious food for her.
She also thought of compressed biscuits, which are small in size but high in calories, mainly for Wang Erya.
Despite the ongoing trade, Wang Erya's journey of fleeing famine continues. Ning Xuan is worried for her, wondering when she will be able to find a suitable place to settle down and live a stable life.
In fact, Ning Xuan was also relieved for her, relieved that it was only because of the drought and famine that she was fleeing, not because of war, otherwise the situation would have been even worse.
After receiving the message, Lin Yuhan ate breakfast and then went shopping.
She planned to save up a few more copper coins before trading with the same collector she had met before.
Last night, she placed an order online for the clothes and quilts that Ning Xuan wanted. The delivery service is quite convenient for her, and she should receive them in about two or three days.
She first went to the pharmacy and bought calcium tablets and vitamins. The clerk also reminded her that if she wanted to take all of these, she should pay attention to the order in which she took them and the timing of the doses. Lin Yuhan carefully wrote them down and planned to send them to Ning Xuan later.
Lin Yuhan also bought some cold medicine, fever reducers, and a thermometer.
After leaving the pharmacy, I went to the supermarket. Although things are more expensive in the supermarket, it is more convenient to shop there.
Lin Yuhan bought original flavor compressed biscuits, adult milk powder, and red dates, etc.
The milk powder also needs to be prepared in advance before being traded to Ningxuan.
Thinking about how much nourishing food the other person had bought, Lin Yuhan asked Ning Xuan if she wanted to drink chicken soup.
Ning Xuan's mouth watered just thinking about it.
That's a must. It's not convenient to drink in the dorm, but I can always find another opportunity to sneak a drink.
Lin Yuhan then bought a few more lunchboxes. She planned to buy a chicken and cook the chicken soup herself, as she wanted to nourish herself. She had been eating too frugally lately and hadn't had a proper meal in a long time.
After buying the chicken, she also bought a lot of eggs.
So when Ning Xuan finished work at noon, she not only received the things she had mentioned, but also two boxes of chicken soup, a dozen boiled eggs, fever reducers, and cold medicine.
Ning Xuan felt that Lin Yuhan was so considerate and was a really good trading partner.
When it was time to trade something to Wang Erya after dinner, Ning Xuan remembered that she still didn't have a decent container for holding water.
The chicken soup smelled so good that she didn't dare to take it out to drink even when she was hiding in the bathroom, so the lunchbox was still empty.
After trading the leftover cornbread, compressed biscuits, and water to Wang Erya, Ning Xuan immediately sent a message to Lin Yuhan, saying she wanted to buy a few water pouches.
She first asked Wang Erya to scan and send over a picture of the water bag they were using, and then she forwarded it to Lin Yuhan so she could see if she could buy the same one.
This will make it much easier for Wang Erya to drink water.
Since water was mentioned, Ning Xuan realized that she didn't have her own thermos and always had to borrow Huang Xiaomei's, which was very inconvenient, especially since the weather was hot and everyone was drinking more water.
She also asked Lin Yuhan to buy her a thermos of the 1970s style and a military-style water bottle. She planned to take the water bottle back and use it whenever her scumbag father sent a package or wired money.
In fact, Lin Yuhan and Ning Xuan have the same mindset now: they feel like they're wasting an opportunity if they don't trade, since the system allows them to trade every day.
So Lin Yuhan didn't find it troublesome at all. Anyway, she didn't have a job now, and she could earn money by shopping every day, which was actually quite enjoyable.
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When Ning Xuan introduced the compressed biscuits, Wang Erya was particularly curious about how such a small thing could be so filling. After receiving the compressed biscuits from Ning Xuan, she secretly took them out during her break and shared half with Da Niu. She didn't feel very full, but she definitely didn't feel weak from hunger anymore.
After eating some compressed biscuits, her strength gradually returned. Moreover, this stuff wasn't as fragrant as steamed buns, and it melted in her mouth without much chewing. Wang Erya felt it was much safer than steamed buns, even though steamed buns tasted better. But she still preferred this stuff called compressed biscuits.
Da Niu was also very curious about the pancake, but she never had a chance to look at it closely. Every time she took a break to sneak a bite, Wang Er Ya would quickly and accurately stuff it into Da Niu's mouth, and Da Niu would quietly eat while nestled in Wang Er Ya's arms.
Wang Erya would sometimes sneak a bite, but she could only eat a little more at night when everyone was resting.
Because visibility is better during the day, she worries about attracting attention and is always highly focused and vigilant about being stared at.
Ning Xuan had already considered that it would be inconvenient for Wang Erya to open the packaging bags on her way to escape the famine, and it wouldn't be so convenient for her to open them either.
So she hid and secretly opened a few packages to trade with Wang Erya, so that when she wanted to eat, she could just take them out of the warehouse and eat them without worrying about making noise when opening the packaging.
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For the next few days, Ning Xuan and Lin Yuhan traded items every day.
Ning Xuan would tell Lin Yuhan what she needed.
After Lin Yuhan and others had saved up 10 copper coins, she sold them again and got another 50,000 yuan.
Although it wasn't a particularly large sum, Lin Yuhan was already quite satisfied. Moreover, Ning Xuan told her that in a few days, when she had money, she would try to buy stamps, and then she could sell them. If she could buy rare ones, they would be even more valuable.
Although I've been buying things these past few days, I've spent much less than I've earned.
Ning Xuan's warehouse is getting bigger and bigger. Fortunately, the storage fee is only charged on a daily basis, not based on the quantity of items. Otherwise, she wouldn't dare to trade so many things to store up here.
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