This family doesn't hold back when they speak; they openly and frankly express their thoughts and ideas.
Looking at the thing that was shoved into her hands, Xia Anyan really didn't know what to do, so she could only turn her gaze toward Gu Shen.
Gu Shen naturally couldn't accept their things for free; their previous education taught them not to take even a needle or thread from ordinary people.
Don't say these things aren't worth much money; if you let them look for them on their own, they definitely won't find them.
This was grown with great effort; how can you just take it away like that?
"Comrades, listen to me." Gu Shen stepped forward at this moment. Because of the imposing manner of his clothes, everyone fell silent and waited for him to speak.
Gu Shen coughed lightly: "Sister Li will definitely not be in any trouble in the family quarters, and my wife and Sister Li are indeed friends, but it is precisely because they are friends that we cannot accept these things."
"Now that you've taken these things, what's next? Are you going to send us this much food every year because of this? What will you do then?"
“My wife befriended Sister Li not to get your vegetables for free. Otherwise, with my status, my wife could have gotten as much as she wanted in the family compound. Why would she need to come here to exchange them?”
Gu Shen didn't want to reveal his identity, but if he didn't, these people would definitely continue to refuse.
It's really troublesome to keep giving way like this, and there might be other problems in the end.
Gu Shen made his point so clearly in order to resolve these problems.
Li Cuihua understood Gu Shen's meaning, so she quickly stepped forward to stop her family from continuing to give Xia Anyan the gifts.
Then, they rummaged through the house and found some other dried vegetables and such.
She helped Xia Anyan choose, and they picked out four large bags before she was satisfied.
She didn't need Xia Anyan to say much; she just gave her a quote.
They said they came to exchange, but they actually just wanted to buy.
But now the authorities are cracking down hard. Buying and selling privately is like undermining socialism, which is illegal. So they usually say they'll exchange it, but in the end they'll definitely give you cash.
These four big bags look like a lot, but the price is very low.
This family didn't ask for tickets; they just asked for money, and it cost them a total of four yuan.
Xia Anyan wanted to give more, but Li Cuihua refused.
"Girl, I told you before, these are grown by our family. Even if we don't give them to you, my parents will just give them to someone else. It's all the same."
"Four yuan is already a lot. You can't let my parents make a mistake, otherwise, will my brother still be able to keep his job as the brigade leader?"
Li Cuihua's second brother is the captain of their brigade.
If he can prove that these were all exchanged by Xia Anyan and the others, then he can openly take them to the family compound.
Xia Anyan was truly grateful to them and planned to send them some nice things when she had the chance. She even planned to look through her spatial storage to see if she could find any other rare items to send to Li Cuihua.
After walking around the group again, I finally got a lot of results.
Li Cuihua and Wang Chunlan planned to walk back to their family compound from here, while Gu Shen and Xia Anyan went directly to the county town.
When the two of them arrived, Zhang Junan was not at home, nor was Liu Wangchun.
The old man was alone in the yard, lying on a recliner, humming a little tune, and seemed to be in a very good mood.
When Xia Anyan arrived, she was also taken aback by the old man's appearance.
"Grandpa, you look so happy, has something good happened in our family?"
She even couldn't help but wonder if her father had secretly married Liu Wangchun, but upon closer reflection, she felt it was unlikely.
She's only been back for a few days; those two shouldn't be capable of doing something like that.
The old man opened his eyes and saw that his granddaughter had returned. He smiled and waved, "Yanyan, come here quickly, Grandpa has good news to tell you."
He glanced at Gu Shen, who was following behind Xia Anyan, and called him over as well.
The two put down the bags they were carrying and walked up to the old man, intending to hear what he had to say.
"I saw your dad holding hands with Comrade Liu this morning. The two of them won't admit it. I've had my eye on them for a while now."
As the old man spoke, he even secretly chuckled, like a kitten that had just stolen some cream.
Even though she's quite old, she still acts like a child.
Xia Anyan found it funny, but she was also very happy.
Grandpa Xia's health is significantly better than before. This is evident in both his complexion and his general demeanor.
"Grandpa, this is indeed a good thing. I also brought back a lot of vegetables today, which I plan to dry here."
“I think good things are coming soon for our family. Should I go and get another pig? We can slaughter it and keep it for ourselves, and we can even make cured meat.”
She only learned about this thing after she came here.
Southern cured pork is different from northern cured pork, and this year she wanted to try it out to see what northern cured pork tastes like.
Oh, right.
She heard that people in the north use cured meat to make a dish called "bubbling green beans," and she really wanted to try it to see how the green beans bubbled.
The old man stared at his granddaughter for a moment, feeling that the girl's imagination was a bit too wild.
"Girl, given our current situation, do you think we can raise pigs? You want to bring a pig back? Where are we going to put it?"
Xia Anyan thought about it and realized that it really made sense.
Even though she has a space, she can't just take it out casually.
She was really torn.
"Grandpa, leave this to me." Gu Shen stepped forward at this moment and took the initiative to take on the task.
For a moment, both Grandpa Xia and Xia Anyan turned their attention to him.
Xia Anyan couldn't help but ask, "Ah Shen, what are you planning to do?"
"You absolutely mustn't do anything reckless. If someone finds out and reports it, the higher-ups will definitely be angry."
Gu Shen's situation is different from theirs.
They could do whatever they wanted in secret, but Gu Shen was watched for almost everything he did.
If they really did that because of their family, the military leaders certainly wouldn't turn a blind eye.
Gu Shen's decision to marry her was already going against his superiors, so she couldn't afford to cause him any more trouble.
"Ah Shen, I have my own way of doing things, so don't worry about it. Just remember that I'm your wife."
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