The two had a hearty meal after leaving the space, and Gu Sinian was very satisfied with Su Ying's space.
It's so convenient! Food is stored in this space, and it not only doesn't spoil, but it also keeps food fresh. It's so perfect that it feels unreal to him.
"This treasure your mother left behind is really great. We can eat fish and meat in the space without anyone noticing, and no one can even smell it. It's perfect for our sensitive identities, and it prevents others from finding any fault with us. The only slight problem is that we have to avoid people."
“I made a lot of meat buns in the kitchen. If you don’t like the food when you get back to the educated youth settlement, you can secretly eat one when you’re hungry, so you won’t have to eat those hard cornbread.”
"You have to eat in private, so they don't notice anything amiss, understand?"
If Su Ying's secret were discovered, being sent to a research institute wouldn't be the worst thing; the worst thing would be being studied like a monster.
He couldn't imagine such a terrible thing happening to Su Ying, and he couldn't bear the pain of losing her...
All I could do was constantly remind the little girl to be careful of the people around her, and to eat and live with the other educated youth in the settlement unless absolutely necessary, so as to avoid revealing the secrets of the place.
Su Ying nestled happily in the man's arms, even though he kept telling her not to take things out of her spatial storage at the educated youth settlement.
They would make her easy-to-carry steamed buns so she could sneak one to eat when she was hungry.
"You're so kind. You always think of me and even made me meat buns. Do you want to take a few back for Grandpa and Grandma to treat them to something nice?"
Gu Sinian refused without hesitation, "No need. These are turbulent times, and it's inconvenient. The Gu family is being watched by certain people to prevent any mistakes. It's safest not to bring anything home."
"The herbs you gave me to replenish qi and blood were already quite conspicuous, not to mention the big meat buns. The smell is too strong and they're not suitable to take home."
Su Ying nodded and offered the suggestion, but whether or not it was implemented was up to Gu Sinian; she wouldn't force him.
Gu Sinian was afraid that she would be upset, so he explained the matter to her in detail, "The Gu family has too many people, more than a dozen people. It is not realistic for everyone to eat steamed buns. After all, it would take a lot of meat and flour to make enough meat buns for more than a dozen people."
“Now that the Gu family is penniless, they can suddenly afford so many meat buns. The Red Armband officers will come to their door to investigate according to the law. There’s too much trouble and it’s unnecessary.”
"Besides, it's unrealistic to only feed it to Grandpa and Grandma. Meat buns have too strong a smell and it's hard to dissipate. The Gu family of more than ten people isn't of one mind. If they smell the meat buns, they'll inevitably start arguing again. No one will believe us if we say nothing's wrong then."
"At that time, I became the culprit who stirred up family conflicts in the Gu family. Actually, it was already good enough to have herbs to soak in water. The herbs didn't have much flavor. I would secretly soak them in water and drink them. After my grandparents finished soaking the herbs and disposed of the dregs, no one would suspect anything. After my grandparents finished drinking them, could I still take them back?"
"Of course you can. You can decide what medicinal herbs you need. There are plenty of medicinal herbs in the space. You can also slice that century-old ginseng and soak it in water to drink, it's good for your health. You can slice it and take it back to Grandpa and Grandma another day. If you're worried about others noticing, you can take a few slices at a time and no one will notice."
Gu Sinian shook his head repeatedly, "A century-old ginseng is too precious, I can't take it."
Su Ying didn't care. Those things were originally meant to be confiscated, but she happened to have a jade pendant space to preserve them. It was perfectly reasonable for her to give them to her husband's grandparents.
“Things only have value when they are used. What’s the point if they just sit there gathering dust? Trust me, you won’t go wrong. You can’t wait until the ginseng has lost its medicinal properties before you realize it’s a valuable thing.”
Gu Sinian thought the little girl made sense. She had so many medicinal herbs in her space, including several hundred-year-old ginseng roots. It would be a waste not to use them, so it would be good to give them to her grandparents to help them recover.
"Then I won't hold back next time, so don't feel bad about it."
"No, you can use it all you want. When you're done, just come with me to the black market to buy more. The money in my space is enough for me to live comfortably for the rest of my life. Money is meant to be used; if you don't use it, it's just a bunch of useless dead things, isn't it?"
The little girl is right, that's true. She has so much money in her spatial dimension, she really can't use it all up if she doesn't squander it.
"Where do we go now? Back for a nap?"
Gu Sinian shook his head. "Of course not. We're going to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some sugar."
"But I have plenty of sugar in my storage space, do I really have to go all the way to buy more?"
Gu Sinian thought of the jars of white sugar in his space and realized there was no need to buy them.
"Then how do you want to live? I'll be with you."
Su Ying thought for a moment, "Why don't we cook and eat in the space, and come out when it gets dark?"
"Sure, but we'll have to go to the brigade leader's house to borrow an oxcart. If we're going to go all the way, we'll have enough space to tie the oxcart down, right?"
Su Ying made an OK sign. "Okay. The open space is huge. It can easily fit ten oxcarts, let alone one."
"Then let's borrow an oxcart, find a suitable place to enter the space, and come out when it gets dark."
Okay. I'll do whatever you say.
After discussing their plans for the afternoon, the two walked back side by side.
"Once the big brick house is built, we will be able to live our own little life and no longer have to sneak around eating like that."
"Last time, Tang Ling almost caught me red-handed, and I held a piece of braised pork in my mouth for a long time without daring to swallow it."
As Su Ying recounted her shameful deeds, Gu Sinian listened with his shoulders shrugring.
"Little glutton."
Su Ying rolled her eyes at Gu Sinian. She wasn't a little glutton. It was just that the food the educated youth ordered had no oil at all, so she picked up the leftover braised pork from her space.
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