Chapter 49 Mission Pig
By mid-December, the mahjong game organized by the village was successfully completed, and the remaining half month was the official wintering.
But the idleness will not last long, because the Chinese New Year is almost here, and it is time to hand in the task pigs. After handing in the task pigs, it is time to kill the New Year pig for the Chinese New Year.
At this time, everyone in the village was busy going to the town to hand in the pigs they were supposed to hand in. Only the educated youth were relatively free. Since they didn't raise pigs, they didn't have to worry about handing in the pigs they were supposed to hand in.
Tan Yanlu has already harvested one ginseng, and in her room, there are several clay pots with ginseng seeds and leaves emerging.
However, Tan Yanlu did not use a large amount of spiritual spring water to quickly accelerate the growth and ripening of the ginseng, but slowed down the process. After all, even if she had grown them now, she could not take several high-quality ginsengs to the purchasing station to exchange for money.
It was luck to accidentally dig up a ginseng in the mountains, but if you had several ginsengs at the same time, and they were of good quality, the people at the purchasing station might suspect where Tan Yanlu had stolen them from, and then you would have no way to explain yourself.
Tan Yanlu decided to take one ginseng to exchange for money first. As long as the money was enough for her to spend, she would save the others after they were grown. When she had the chance to go back to the city to visit her relatives in the future, she could sell them in a big city. Only then would she be able to get a good price for them and no one would suspect her.
Tan Yanlu discussed with Jiang Panyu whether or not to follow the large group of pigs that were going to the town to complete their mission, as the Chinese New Year was approaching, so what should they do? We always have to find ways to eat something good and drink something good, otherwise, can it still be called the Chinese New Year? So we need to buy some New Year's goods.
Moreover, when they moved here, the furniture was not yet complete, and they had to take time to go to the scrap collection station to take a look. It was impossible that during the New Year, there wasn't even a stool or table at home to entertain guests, right?
Jiang Panyu naturally had no objection, so the matter was settled.
Jiang Panyu was wondering, if Tan Yanlu avoided death this time and prevented Gao Shaolin from getting Tan Yanlu's tears, would that mean the mission was accomplished?
Jiang Panyu was unsure, so he pulled out the melon-eating system to ask.
"In theory, that's right. Gao Shaolin's success was based on the tears and ginseng that Tan Yanlu gave him, which laid the foundation for a lifetime of wealth and prosperity. If he didn't have these things, it would be good enough for Gao Shaolin to be able to support his family with his abilities.
Forget about being rich and prosperous. From a certain perspective, Tan Yanlu has completely escaped from her predetermined fate, but the problem of her psychological suggestion still exists.
If she doesn't break this suggestion herself, even if she doesn't give Gao Shaolin the golden finger this time, she will do it next time.
Then our task would not be completed. "The melon-eating system cannot be 100% sure, but there is at least a 60% chance that it is true.
Jiang Panyu had an idea in his mind. As long as he could break Tan Yanlu's psychological suggestion, the mission would be accomplished.
Does that mean she will soon get her Beijing courtyard house?
Jiang Panyu felt happy when she thought of this and touched her face unconsciously. She had changed a lot in the past month since she moved out.
I don’t know if it’s because of her hard work in practicing the body-building techniques, but she not only grew taller, but her skin all over her body also began to become tenderer and whiter.
The facial features have also grown, and the flat chest has changed from A at the beginning to B now. It really changes every day. It won't be a problem for it to become C or even D sooner or later. Fortunately, it's winter now and the weather is cold, so nothing can be seen because I'm wearing a thick cotton jacket.
However, judging from her facial features, we can finally tell that she is a young and beautiful girl, although this is also due to her adequate nutrition and proper physical conditioning.
But Jiang Panyu had a feeling that without this set of body-building techniques, she would not have been able to change so quickly. It would take at least half a year to reach her current state.
Moreover, Jiang Panyu also felt that her five senses seemed to be clearer and sharper, and her strength seemed to be greater. Maybe in the future she would become a beautiful girl with super strength, and then pretend to be a pig to eat the tiger, and kill one crying monster with one punch. It was a wonderful thought.
Thinking about the courtyard house that she was about to get, and also about the origin of this set of body-building techniques, which were all brought to her by Tan Yanlu.
Jiang Panyu prayed sincerely for Tan Yanlu in her heart, hoping that she could get rid of the temptation of inner suggestion as soon as possible, find herself again, and take control of her own destiny.
On the 20th day of December, the villagers had to hand in the task pigs.
Tan Yanlu and Jiang Panyu also got up early. Aunt Wu next door also got up. She also raised mission pigs and was going to drive them to town today.
According to regulations, each household can raise two pigs, but Aunt Wu's family has limited labor, so they only raised this one task pig.
After working hard for a whole year, you can earn dozens of yuan by selling pigs. There are very limited ways to make money in the countryside. Apart from selling pigs, the only way to make money is when grain is distributed. If you earn enough work points and have any left after exchanging them for grain, they can be converted into money.
Apart from these two channels, the only other source of income is selling eggs. The money for marrying a wife, raising children and building a house depends on this.
Aunt Wu got a pig cage and put all the pigs in it. A young man who was Wu's relative came to help and put all the pig cages on the cart and tied them up.
The young man from the Wu family pushed the cart, and Wu Tingting followed the cart holding the hand of Aunt Wu. Tan Yanlu and Jiang Panyu also followed behind to the town.
When Aunt Wu and her friends arrived in the town, they separated from Jiang Panyu and her friends. By this time the festive atmosphere was already very strong and the big market in the town was bustling with people coming and going.
Although speculation was prohibited at that time, not everything was not allowed to be bought and sold privately. Except for the planned supply goods, they could only be bought in designated places, such as supply and marketing cooperatives.
Others include agricultural and sideline products, some daily necessities for work and life, vegetables grown by farmers themselves, leftover vegetables and various dried vegetables, pickled vegetables, and various mountain products such as mushrooms, fruits and other agricultural products grown by farmers themselves.
There are also brooms woven at home, kang mats, bamboo cradles made by craftsmen themselves, bamboo mats, bamboo stools, bamboo beds, bamboo chairs, winnowing baskets, bamboo sieves, etc., which are all agricultural products and are allowed to be bought and sold.
In the 1970s and 1980s, the so-called big markets sold mostly things of this kind.
Especially near the end of the year, these fairs are generally more open, and also sell handicrafts such as New Year pictures, couplets, firecrackers, etc.
At this time, control is relatively loose. After all, traditional things should be passed down.
Jiang Panyu and Tan Yanlu had discussed that they had enough food. Even if it was not enough, they had used their money to prepare enough for themselves, so there would be no problem in having enough to eat.
What our stomach lacks now is oil and water, but there is no meat for sale in the market. However, there are people selling candy, melon seeds and other things.
The so-called candy is actually sweet potato paste made from sweet potatoes. It is very sweet, and you can taste the sweet potato flavor when you eat it.
The two of them walked and looked along the way, and bought some sweet potato candies, melon seeds, persimmon cakes, and various pickles, which they packed into a small backpack.
After visiting the market, Jiang Panyu and Tan Yanlu went to the scrap recycling station to see if there were any suitable tables, chairs, and benches. They could buy some and find a craftsman to repair them, thus saving some money.
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