Ruan Yunxi and her family had the advantage of being close to the orchard. Sister Sheng had a good relationship with the orchard manager's wife, so she took Ruan Yunxi and her two children to the orchard to pick cherries. The cherries were big and red, and they looked very appealing.
I picked a bowlful, washed it, and ate it under the tree.
After they had eaten their fill, they continued picking.
Having picked almost all of them, Ruan Yunxi felt it would be a shame not to store some in her spatial storage.
Ruan Yunxi said, "These cherries are good. I know many people in Shanghai, and we have a good relationship. They have taken good care of me in the past, so I thought I would send some to them."
"How many do you plan to pick?" Sister-in-law Sheng asked.
Ruan Yunxi said, "Let's pick thirty to fifty catties!"
Sister-in-law Sheng took a breath: "So many?"
Ruan Yunxi nodded: "With so many people, a little from this place and a little from that place won't make much."
No way, she'd never send it out; she'd just keep it in her storage space.
Giving cherries away is just a legitimate way to pick them.
If she secretly hoards them, the person in charge of the orchard will be held responsible; she can't take advantage of that.
Besides, with so much money in the space, if we don't spend it now, when will we?
People treat you well, so you can't be ungrateful and steal cherries just because you have the space.
“That’s true, we’ll help you pick them!” Sister-in-law Sheng knew that people in Shanghai were all wealthy, mostly capitalists, and wouldn’t be short of money.
They have to pay to pick cherries.
However, the price is similar to that of cherries on the market.
The only advantage is that they can choose their own cherries and eat them in the yard without being criticized.
Ruan Yunxi needed thirty to fifty catties, and Xiao Yingtao and Xiao Tudou came to help.
An hour later, we had picked nearly 60 pounds of cherries.
Ruan Yunxi smiled and said, "It's okay if there are too many, I'll take them all."
At this time of year, cherries are more expensive than meat.
Even so, Ruan Yunxi was very happy with her purchase.
68 jin (34 kg) of cherries, 5 mao (0.5 yuan) per jin—that's the local price. If shipped to other places, it would cost at least 7 or 8 mao (0.7 or 0.8 yuan) for cherries.
Apples and pears were generally priced between one and three cents.
Cherries are scarce and difficult to store, hence their high price.
Even if it's expensive, Ruan Yunxi likes it and is willing to buy more to store in her home so she can secretly eat it during the winter when she's hiding away.
Ruan Yunxi took out 34 yuan and gave it to Sister Guo. She accepted the money with a smile and picked two large bunches for Xiao Yingtao and the others: "Take these home and eat them. Come back next time you want some. The cherry season is probably only about half a month. They'll be gone after the season!"
Sister-in-law Sheng nodded.
Ruan Yunxi also received a handful of cherries. After thanking them with a smile, she put the 68 jin (34 catties) of cherries on the back of her bicycle and rode off to the city to send them to someone.
Sister-in-law Sheng said, "Go early and come back early."
"Okay!"
Ruan Yunxi nodded and watched as Sister Sheng rode her bicycle home with the two children to their residence. After that, Ruan Yunxi stored the 68 jin of cherries in her spatial storage and went to the orchard to find Sister Guo: "I've calculated it, and it's still too little. How about this, could you pick a few dozen more jin for me to make it a hundred jin of cherries?"
Sister-in-law Guo nodded generously: "Okay, let's pick them together. Anyway, we'll sell them whether we send them to the supply and marketing cooperative or sell them to you. We don't need to send them out ourselves."
Ruan Yunxi chuckled: "Of course."
In this way, the two of them spent another hour or so, and Ruan Yunxi picked another fifty jin (25 kg).
I originally wanted to pick 36 jin (18 catties) to make it 100 jin (50 kg).
Who knew the cherries would grow so well—big, red, and delicious! They couldn't stop picking them, picking and picking until they accidentally exceeded the limit again.
Fortunately, Ruan Yunxi accepted them all, so she wasn't worried that they would become stale if left overnight.
Ruan Yunxi stored another fifty catties of cherries in her space. She quietly returned through the main gate. When she passed by Sister Sheng's house, fortunately, the mother and her two children were taking a nap and did not know that Ruan Yunxi had returned.
When they find out she's back, just say she just got back. Anyway, they won't go to the soldiers on duty to ask her when she arrived, right?
Ruan Yunxi, who had picked three large baskets of cherries, felt satisfied when she looked at the cherries in her space.
There was a large bowl left, weighing about two pounds, which was placed on the table for Gu Weizhou to eat when he returned.
Before Gu Weizhou could even taste them, two uninvited guests wanted to try the cherries she had picked herself.
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