Chapter 197 It's not you who feels guilty.
After Liang Qi left, Qin Suisui and Su Yunyi packed their things into their baskets and planned to go for a walk outside with the baskets on their backs.
Women's love of shopping has remained unchanged for thousands of years. Even though there's not much to see outside now, the black market is still attractive enough to them.
Knowing full well that coming to town would inevitably lead to the black market, the two women had the foresight to bring baskets. Now that they had filled the baskets with what they bought, it didn't stop them from having both hands free to continue picking and choosing.
Thinking that the weather was gradually getting cooler and it would be time to eat mutton hot pot, Qin Suisui realized she hadn't really eaten much of the mutton she had in her spatial storage yet. However, she had already used up the sesame sauce she had bought earlier by mixing it with noodles whenever she had free time, so Qin Suisui thought it would be a good idea to bring some back today.
The sesame paste stall was still in the same long corridor. The stall owner recognized her and greeted her with a smile: "Young lady, you've arrived? Want some sesame oil? It was just pressed yesterday!"
As he spoke, he scooped up a spoonful and handed it to Qin Suisui: "Smell it, it smells delicious!"
"That's true." Qin Suisui said while using her mind to check if there was any sesame oil left in her space.
The weather was hot before, so they ate a lot of cold dishes, and they used up the sesame oil quickly. There was only about half a bottle left in their stock.
"Okay, then give me another five jin! And five jin of sesame paste too!"
"Okay!" The stall owner quickly packed it for her, and as she requested, it was all in small bottles for easy use.
"Give me a pound of sesame paste and two pounds of sesame oil. Take the sesame oil home, and when I make fermented bean curd in a few days, I'll pour some into a jar, and the whole jar of fermented bean curd will smell amazing!"
"Fermented bean curd?! Where can I get tofu made? When do they make fermented bean curd? I want some too!"
Su Yunyi smiled and said, "Aunt Zhao, who lives next door to Grandma Mai, can make tofu herself. I've already talked to her about it, and I'll trade soybeans for it with her. If you want some, I'll tell her when I get back."
"Yes, yes, yes! I want it!" Qin Suisui thought that it would take too long to make fermented bean curd, mainly because the climate on Qiongtan Island is always too hot to meet the conditions for making fermented bean curd.
"Alright, look how hungry you are, I'll talk to Aunt Zhao for you when I get back." In this era, city dwellers usually use coupons to buy tofu at grocery stores, but there are usually purchase limits. Qin Suisui wanted to make fermented bean curd, and buying too little at once wouldn't be enough.
Many families in rural areas also make their own tofu, and villagers can exchange it for other goods without any limit, which is more convenient.
The next morning, Song Yunlai's eldest sister, Song Yu, arrived.
Qin Suisui had just gotten up and was yawning as she combed her hair in the yard when there was a sudden knock on the gate.
She shuffled to the door in her slippers. As soon as the door opened, Song Yunlai stood outside with a woman who looked somewhat like him, wearing a Zhongshan suit and exuding a remarkable aura.
"Hehe... little sister, just woke up." Song Yunlai was a little embarrassed. His older sister wanted to come see Qin Suisui as soon as she got off the plane, saying that she wanted to thank Qin Suisui for saving her life. He couldn't stop her!
Upon seeing the newcomer, Qin Suisui already had a guess in mind. She blinked and asked, "Brother Yunlai, this is...Big Sister?"
"Hey! It's Big Sister! It's Big Sister! Yes! That's what Sui Sui calls her!" Song Yu smiled broadly, her aura becoming more approachable.
She grabbed Qin Suisui's hand: "Suisui, I came here specifically to thank you. I only found out recently that this rascal used to be a..." She stopped mid-sentence and looked around.
Qin Suisui realized that the outside was not the place to talk, so she quickly invited the person inside.
Song Yunlai expertly poured tea for them, while Song Yu held Qin Suisui's hand and said, "Anyway, that brat really troubled you before. Luckily, Suisui was there, otherwise he'd probably be buried with grass taller than me by now!"
Qin Suisui chuckled: "Big sister, don't say that. Brother Yunlai has always been very good to me. In my eyes, he is like my own brother. Moreover, Brother Yunlai is also Ayan's good brother. We are so close, there's no need to say such polite things."
Hearing this, Song Yu's eyes crinkled with laughter: "Yes! Yes! Sui Sui is right! Then I'll be your older sister from now on. Oh, by the way, I brought you some things."
After she finished speaking, she went to the door to pick up the pile of things that Song Yun had just brought over.
"Look, this is the Cheddar cheese your brother-in-law brought back, along with ham, bacon, and canned beef. I don't know if you like coffee, but my older sister brought some too. Look, this is Nestlé instant coffee, and these are all imported chocolates, biscuits, and candies. You young girls should all love them!"
Qin Suisui's eyes widened: "Big sister, why did you bring so much?"
Song Yu patted her with a smile: "That's not all! There's also this, imported face cream, lipstick, and perfume. You can't buy these in China right now. You young ladies should dress up smartly! I'll get you some more when you run out!"
"Oh, right, and this too, a Parker pen. I don't know if you'll like it, but you can take it with you!"
Qin Suisui was a little flattered, and Song Yunlai interrupted her at the right time: "Sister, you came all this way, didn't you bring me anything?"
Song Yu turned to look at him, his smile instantly turning into a knife: "Do you want a slap?" Before he could finish speaking, a slap was already coming at him.
Song Yunlai dodged aside, saying, "No need, haha, no need, you can keep it yourself!"
Song Yu didn't stay there for long. After talking with Qin Suisui for a while, she told her to go to the state-run restaurant in town for lunch with Su Yunyi.
Song Yunlai nodded to Song Yu from behind, indicating that he wanted her to accompany Su Yunyi. Qin Suisui had no choice but to nod in agreement.
I ground the medicinal herbs at home for a while in the morning, and Su Yunyi arrived around ten o'clock.
"Sui Sui, Yun said you're coming to eat with us, that's great! I'm not nervous with you here!"
Qin Suisui smiled at her: "Sister Yunyi, you are so outstanding, you really don't need to be nervous. Besides, I'm a really nice person, I'm sure I'll like you a lot."
Perhaps because she had never had this experience before, Qin Suisui really didn't know how to comfort Su Yunyi.
At noon, Song Yunlai drove to the family compound to pick them up and take them to the state-run restaurant.
Song Yu was already waiting for them at the restaurant. As soon as they arrived, she rushed forward and grabbed one of them with each hand, her eyes fixed on Su Yunyi: "This must be Yunyi! She really is a stunning woman! No wonder she made this brat settle down!"
Hearing this, Su Yunyi blushed immediately: "Hello, elder sister, I am Yunyi." Not knowing what to say, she quickly took out the fish maw that she and Qin Suisui had bought at the black market yesterday and handed it to Song Yu: "Elder sister, this is a specialty fish maw from Qiongtan Island. It is said to be good for beauty and health. It is good for stewing soup and making desserts."
"Oh my! You're too honest, little girl. I haven't even delivered my things to you yet, and you're already giving them to me?" she said, pulling a large bag out from under the table. It looked similar to the bag she had given Qin Suisui that morning.
"It's rare that you don't look down on my brat, I'm very happy. You two should get along well. If he bullies you, just call me and I'll fly over to beat him up!"
It's clear that Song Yu is indeed very satisfied with Su Yunyi.
But it makes sense, Su Yunyi is the female lead of the original book, a representative of truth, goodness and beauty, how could anyone not like her?
It's almost December, and the state-run restaurant has changed its menu. Song Yu had already ordered the dishes before they arrived. Now, Song Yunlai went to pick up the dishes and came back with braised Dongshan goat, coconut chicken, and a large vegetarian hot pot. The portions were generous, more than enough for the four of them.
As Qin Suisui had said, Song Yu was indeed very satisfied with Su Yunyi. Su Yunyi finally relaxed and enjoyed the meal very much.
After finishing his meal, Song Yu had to rush to the airport.
Song Yunlai had mentioned beforehand that his older sister happened to be working in Guangzhou and had taken time out of her busy schedule to come over. She still had to rush back to Beijing.
Song Yunlai drove Song Yu to the city airport, while Qin Suisui and Su Yunyi planned to hitch a ride back.
The so-called "hitchhiking" was actually an oxcart.
The town is relatively close to Guangmingding Brigade and Hongqiding Brigade, and oxcarts from both brigades come and go every day to pick up and drop off people.
The braised Dongshan goat we had today was delicious, so Qin Suisui plans to pack some to take back for Pei Jiuyan and Zanzan to try.
While the two were sitting there waiting for their food, Su Yunyi suddenly tugged at her sleeve: "Sui Sui, look, isn't that Sister Tu from your family compound?"
Qin Suisui looked in the direction she pointed and saw that it was indeed Sister Tu. She was entering the state-run restaurant with a man who looked to be around forty years old, and Sister Tu was... a little different today.
Well, it's probably because of the bad relationship between her and her mother-in-law, and because her husband, Shen Shen, doesn't really protect her. So, Sister Tu always seems a bit... timid and unhappy.
But today she looked exceptionally relaxed, and her clothes were much brighter than usual; in short, she looked quite different from her usual self.
"And that man, he doesn't seem to be her man, does he? Aren't their actions a bit too intimate?" Su Yunyi continued to mutter under her breath.
It was indeed not Shen Shen. Qin Suisui frowned. The moment she saw Sister Tu walk in, for some reason, Qin Suisui subconsciously flinched.
"Sui Sui, what are you doing? Why are you hiding? You're not the one who's acting guilty." Although she said that, she also turned her face to the side along with Qin Sui Sui.
Sister Tu and the man had already walked to the order window: "Hello, I'd like to order a braised Dongshan goat." It was Sister Tu's voice.
"The last one has already been ordered by those two ladies, you'll have to choose something else." The sales clerk's tone was somewhat casual, and as she spoke, she gestured in the direction where Qin Suisui and the others were sitting.
Following the direction she was pointing, Sister Tu looked at Qin Suisui's table.
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