I'd send him a gift, but the old man wouldn't accept it. So I had no choice but to invite Zhao Erniu to have a meal, and then let him take some mutton and mutton soup home when he returned home.
"Okay, go back home and have a good sleep. Come back and help me roast the lamb when you wake up in the afternoon."
Han Jinghuai was so sleepy that his eyelids began to droop. He had no choice but to listen to the little girl and go back to sleep.
"Ningning, I'm going back home first. I brought these things especially for you. Open them later and see if you like them!"
Xu Wanning smiled and nodded, watching Han Jinghuai reluctantly return home.
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Looking at the pile of things on the ground, Xu Wanning felt a little sorry for Han Jinghuai's wallet.
Every time I come back, I bring her a lot of things. Although it does feel good to receive gifts, it is too expensive.
She opened one of the bags, and inside were all some clothes that were popular in that era, and the size of the clothes was just right for her.
There were three big bags in total, and the other two were filled with food, some local specialties, and various southern fruits and dried fruits, including her favorite dried mango.
At the bottom of one of the bags was something wrapped in old newspaper.
She carefully opened the old newspapers outside, and inside were boxes of exquisite imported chocolate.
These things must cost a lot of money. Han Jinghuai must have made a lot of money on this trip. You know, nowadays, few people bring things from the south to sell.
She still remembered that in her later life, she heard that in the 1970s, a few people made their fortunes by taking risks and trading things from the south. Han Jinghuai in the book also made his fortune in this way.
Although Han Jinghuai was afraid of getting her into trouble and always spoke vaguely and perfunctorily, she knew exactly what he was doing.
Xu Wanning thought about it again and decided to ask Han Jinghuai not to buy so many gifts next time. It must cost a lot of money to trade things, so it would be better to keep the money for trading.
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After lunch, she called Lin Qiqi and Li Wenjing from next door to help her.
Lin Qiqi was overjoyed. Mutton hotpot, this was her favorite food when she was in Beijing. It was a pity that the supply and marketing department didn't sell mutton.
Even some wealthy families there have to try their luck on the black market if they want to eat it.
Her family only ate it once a year, and she had never had the chance to eat it since she went to the countryside.
"Wow, Ningning, I haven't had mutton hotpot in a long time..."
"How did you get this mutton? I remember we don't sell mutton in this town."
Compared to the silly Lin Qiqi!
Li Wenjing was very smart. She knew that Xu Ye often went up the mountain to hunt.
Moreover, he had sold them so much wild boar meat before. Needless to say, Xu Ye must have been hunting in the mountains.
"Lin Qiqi, keep your voice down, as if you're afraid others won't know you're having mutton for dinner!"
Lin Qiqi realized it belatedly and covered her mouth. She almost forgot that the villagers didn't have time to rest that day.
Their place is not far from the foot of the mountain. When the villagers are not in the fields, they usually go to the foot of the mountain to dig wild vegetables.
Mutton is not sold in the supply and marketing place. It would be bad if others knew that they had mutton to eat. What if they got jealous?
"My mistake, I just forgot..."
While Xu Wanning was teaching them how to clean the mutton, she explained in a low voice:
"This is wild goat meat. My brother found it in the mountains before he left."
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