Chapter 13 Finally, we have money!
After working for several more days, the day to rest finally arrived.
Just the day before her day off, she received a letter from her scumbag father. The money had been wired and the package had been delivered. Ning Xuan planned to go to the commune the next day after her day off.
Ning Xuan went to buy gloves first, buying two pairs. One pair was to be returned to Huang Xiaomei, and the other pair was to be kept for herself.
Then she went to the post office and picked up the money and the package. Ning Xuan breathed a deep sigh of relief. Finally, she had money!
It cost 300 yuan, and the package was quite large, so I guess the stepmother didn't dare to play too many tricks.
And that was indeed the case. Since Wu Yumei was going to suffer this loss anyway, she decided to maximize it.
From the day she started preparing, Wu Yumei began to go around looking for people to exchange tickets. Then, every time she bought something, she would "exhibit" it in the family compound.
In short, within just two days, from the family compound to the machinery factory and the cotton mill, both Ning Kang and Wu Yumei's social circles knew that Wu Yumei was going to great lengths to procure supplies for Ning Xuan to use in the countryside.
Some people scoffed at it, but many others felt that Wu Yumei, as a stepmother, had done more than enough.
In short, Wu Yumei really did gain some fame.
But it doesn't matter if Ning Xuan knows, as long as she gets the tangible benefits now.
After receiving the package, Ning Xuan went to the post office to inquire about buying stamps.
She didn't find the legendary, extremely valuable stamps from later generations, but the numbered stamps were still quite collectible. Although they weren't worth as much as a house, they could still make a profit.
Moreover, Ning Xuan thought it was so cheap to buy things now, so she bought everything she could, which surprised the staff who wondered why she bought so much.
Ning Xuan explained that she was an educated youth sent to the countryside and needed to write letters to her family and friends. It would be troublesome to buy things every time, so she bought more in advance, including some for others, not just for her own use.
The staff were no longer surprised, especially since Ning Xuan had just received a package, making it even more understandable.
After leaving the post office, Ning Xuan had too many things to carry and didn't have time to go shopping. She went straight to wait for the oxcart to return to the brigade.
But then she had a reason to take out the things she had stored in her warehouse.
The educated youth hadn't all returned from their settlement yet, but along the way, everyone had seen Ning Xuan dragging a large package.
However, the girls' dormitory was empty at the moment, so they would go out for a good meal before coming back, taking advantage of their rare rest.
Ningxuan had plenty of good stuff in her warehouse, so she didn't bother joining the crowd.
Taking advantage of the fact that no one was around, she took the contents out of the package and then smuggled a lot of other things out of the warehouse.
The package contained an 8-pound cotton quilt and two sets of cotton-padded clothes. However, Ning Xuan thought the clothes were a bit too big, but she didn't mind. The most important thing was that she had the money and tickets.
The items smuggled out of the warehouse included kettles, military water bottles, water cups, soap and hand soap in plastic boxes, shampoo, two towels, toothbrushes and toothpaste, mouthwash cups, steamed egg cakes, summer and autumn clothes, etc.
She took out everything she intended to use openly.
Ning Xuan used to have a toothbrush, but no toothpaste or mouthwash cup. She brushed her teeth with water mixed with wood ash, and then scooped water directly from the washbasin with her hands.
Now I can finally openly take out my full set of toiletries.
Looking at the time again, before anyone returned, Ning Xuan quickly ate the deluxe boxed meal that Lin Yuhan had prepared for her.
Eating meat and rice in big bites is so satisfying, and the vegetables are also glistening with oil and taste delicious.
After finishing her large boxed lunch, Ning Xuan remarked that her appetite had visibly increased. Back in the modern era, she had a small appetite and would find anything too oily greasy.
She had only been in the 1970s for less than a month, and she was already craving meat in her dreams.
Recently, she was connected to the modern world, and her diet has improved significantly. However, she has a great appetite because she does farm work every day. She can't eat anything except coarse grains. She doesn't mind fatty meat and chicken skin anymore and eats them with great relish.
After finishing her meal, Ning Xuan quickly opened the door to let the smell dissipate before brushing her teeth.
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In Anshi, at the factory's residential compound, Ning Lan was acting coquettishly towards Wu Yumei.
"Mom, didn't I say I wanted to buy a dress? All my colleagues bought one, and the new styles are so pretty."
Wu Yumei's head started to ache when she thought about her daughter's recent expenses. "You're working now, if you want to buy something, save up the money yourself. Your dad and I have already paid for your job, so be more sensible. You're a grown woman now."
Ning Lan was unhappy. "Isn't there Ning Xuan's educated youth subsidy? What's wrong with giving me a little of the two hundred yuan?"
Ning Lan had been in her dorm for the past two days and didn't know that her family had sent things to Ning Xuan, so Wu Yumei told her about it.
Ning Lan's face immediately changed. "She only gets grain when she goes to the countryside, what money could she possibly need? And she still wants 300 yuan! Mom! You're just going to give it to her like that? What about my daughter?"
Wu Yumei was also unhappy that Ning Xuan had taken advantage of her, but she knew what was important and that compared to her husband and her work, the few hundred yuan was insignificant.
“You already have too many clothes. You really should change your ways. You can’t be so extravagant. You only earn 20 yuan a month, and your family doesn’t even ask you to hand it over. Yet you still don’t have enough to spend.”
Your family paid for your job, and they haven't asked you to pay them back yet. You'd better watch yourself, otherwise, when your dad realizes how extravagant you've been spending money and that his own daughter is suffering in the countryside, who knows what he might do.
After hearing Wu Yumei's words, Ning Lan immediately stopped making a scene.
Because Ning Xuan had been practically invisible at home all these years, and Ning Lan herself was so sweet-talking, she had come to regard herself as Ning Kang's own daughter and felt that she was much more favored than Ning Xuan.
What Wu Yumei didn't say was that Ning Lan's younger brother would also need money in the future, but he was still young and it wasn't so urgent. However, she really couldn't let Ning Lan spend money so extravagantly in the future.
Yes, Ning Kang and Wu Yumei later had a son.
Ning Xuan lost her biological mother when she was 6 years old. Not long after, Ning Kang married a new wife, and two years later they had a son named Ning Hui.
Ning Xuan and Ning Hui are 8 years apart in age.
Because of this son, Wu Yumei felt she had secured her position in the family, and she treated Ning Xuan even worse.
Ning Kang was the same way; for his son's sake, he turned a blind eye to some of Wu Yumei's actions.
My youngest son went to his maternal grandfather's house for summer vacation and has been away from home recently.
Ning Lan didn't get the money from Wu Yumei, and although she stopped making a fuss, she resented Ning Xuan even more. She felt that if it weren't for Ning Xuan, she wouldn't have failed to buy a new dress and couldn't show off in front of her colleagues.
It has to be said that Ning Lan has been corrupted by her mother; she is not only selfish and self-serving, but also vicious.
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