Chapter 478: Meeting the Predestined One

These city folks have money, and if they come here more often, their families can have more income.

Although life is much better now than before, children still need to go to school, and the tuition alone is a considerable expense. For an average family, life is very difficult if they don’t have other income.

"That's right. We can't eat all of it, and the fresh ones don't last long. We pick them, dry them, and use them in stews in the winter." When Old Lady Zhang heard the old man mention the bamboo forest, she also echoed.

Dai Qing's eyes lit up when she heard them mention mountain products. "Aunt Zhang, do you have a lot of bamboo shoots and bamboo fungus stored? Do you want to sell them?"

"Miss, you want mountain products? We have them everywhere here, they are not worth much, I will pack some for you to take back."

As she said that, Aunt Zhang put down the shoe sole in her hand, turned and walked into the yard, but was directly stopped by Dai Qing.

"Auntie Zhang, I'm not eating this myself. I want to buy some to give as gifts to others. You can't give away things for free."

The common people of this period were kind and honest, but she couldn't take advantage of others.

Dai Qing took out a hundred yuan from her pocket and stuffed it into her hand.

"I don't know the price here, just give it to me based on your preference."

"Isn't this... too much?" Aunt Zhang held the hundred yuan in her hand, her hand trembling a little. She turned to look at Old Man Zhang, "Boss, what should we do?"

Old Zhang held the tobacco pipe, looked at Dai Qing, and waved to his wife.

"Since the lady wants to give it away, you can pick out the good ones, pack them neatly into a bag, and let the lady take it back. We are the lucky ones."

Mountain products are worthless in their hands. Every household has them, but they cannot be sold at a high price.

But city people are different. They have to pay to eat even a piece of vegetable leaf, and they may not be able to eat mountain products even if they have money.

After receiving instructions from the old man, Aunt Zhang went straight into the yard and asked her daughter-in-law to find a bag to pack the mountain products for them.

When they brought it out, Dai Qing's eyes widened. "Isn't this too much?"

I heard that this thing can more than double in size after soaking.

A sack full of them, enough for her to eat for a whole year.

"They are all things picked from the mountains, and they are not worth much. But they are all sorted, in bundles, so it is most convenient to take them back and give them to others."

As Aunt Zhang spoke, she opened the box for her to see. After being dried, the bamboo shoots, bamboo shoot threads, and bamboo fungus with little skirts were all tied up in bundles with hemp rope. It was indeed very convenient.

"Look, I originally saved these for myself to eat, and I cleaned them up so neatly."

"It's so neat. Auntie and her family are all hardworking people."

It takes a whole spring to grow fresh bamboo shoots and dry them. But it is also a delicacy that time brings.

"We mountain people are different from you city people. We have to work every day and we are used to it."

After finally stuffing a sack of mountain products into the trunk, they said goodbye to the Zhang family, got in the car, and set off.

"I'm going to go through town and then get on the national highway."

Cheng Hao drove his car and turned onto the road next to him.

"There is a shop in town that sells good steamed lamb. They use local kid goats. It has been many years since they were allowed to do business."

When talking about food, Dai Qing's eyes lit up, "It's not easy to come here, so I can't miss out on delicious food."

Although she doesn't like eating as much as Juanzi, she has no resistance to delicious food.

Cheng Hao looked at the shining eyes and couldn't help but curl his lips, "My mother always said that people who know how to eat are blessed."

"Then I'll borrow your mother's good words."

It is hard to say whether she is blessed or not, but she will create a more comfortable life for herself, which is also the goal she has been working hard for.

Half an hour later, the car drove into the town. Compared with the bustling village, the town was much more lively.

There were people coming and going, but few cars.

Their car drove over and was visited by people along the way.

"I smell lamb."

Dai Qing's nose twitched. She rolled down the car window, stuck her head out, and looked at the two-layer steamer emitting steam not far away, her eyes shining.

In addition to steamed lamb, there are also high-temperature baked cakes next to it.

Steamed mutton with alternating fat and lean parts is chopped up and mixed with seasonings, then stuffed into the steamed buns. Take a bite and the aroma will spread and the taste will linger in your mouth.

"What if I'm still not hungry?"

The car stopped by the roadside. Dai Qing was about to push the door when she stopped and turned to look at Cheng Hao with a look of regret.

If I had known, I would have eaten one less steamed bun. It was indeed a bit exaggerated for a girl like her to finish two steamed buns in one go.

"You knew there was steamed lamb here, why didn't you remind me earlier and let me eat less at lunch?"

Cheng Hao was silent. Climbing in the cold weather was so tiring. How could he not eat enough?

"We can ask the boss to pack it up and take it home to heat up and eat." Seeing her regretful expression, Cheng Hao held back his laughter. This girl was not at all pretentious when it came to eating, and her appetite was almost catching up with his.

Watching her eat, he could smell the delicious food, and he also ate an extra steamed bun and a bowl of soup.

Dai Qing thought for a moment and rubbed her stomach. "That's the only way. I just wonder if it will affect the taste if I bring it back home."

“Ask the boss to wrap it in oil paper and steam it at home. There shouldn’t be any difference.” Although it’s a little different from freshly mixed ones, there shouldn’t be much difference.

The two got out of the car and walked over. The boss saw them and greeted them warmly.

“Hot steamed lamb, very delicious.”

When passing by the incense burner, Dai Qing brushed past someone and felt the jade pendant on her neck getting hot.

Dai Qing was stunned. She turned around holding the jade token and saw a couple walking past her with a child.

At this moment, the little girl suddenly turned around. When she saw that face, Dai Qing hurriedly said something to Cheng Hao and immediately followed.

"This elder brother and sister-in-law, wait a moment."

Dai Qing followed for a few steps. The closer she got, the hotter the jade pendant became. Hiding under her clothes, she took out a pair of gold and silver bracelets from the jade pendant, wrapped them in a handkerchief, and took two quick steps to stop the family of three.

The couple looked at Dai Qing with puzzled eyes, "Comrade, what do you want?"

"I was entrusted by someone."

Dai Qing looked at the couple and pointed to the alley next to them. Although the couple was confused, they did not refuse and walked straight over with Dai Qing.

"Comrade, what do you want from us?"

Dai Qing looked at the family of three in front of her, especially the faces of the couple, who had honest looks and a good relationship. However, they had no children of their own and could only adopt one.

The eight or nine-year-old girl next to her is their adopted child, also a child they picked up by mistake.

"You have a deep connection with this child."

When the couple heard this, their expressions suddenly changed, especially the sister-in-law, who immediately held her daughter in her arms and looked at Dai Qing vigilantly.

The man panicked for a moment, but soon calmed down. "Qingqing just wanted to eat a steamed bun. Take her to buy one."