The next day, Yun Ningyan slept in, which was a rare treat.
After everyone else had gone to work, she slowly got up, ate something, and went out alone.
It takes forty minutes to walk from the brigade to the commune. At this time, people in each brigade are busy with the harvest, and oxcarts have been taken away to do farm work, so they can only walk.
As she approached the commune, she took out a basket from her spatial storage and carried it on her back, intending to first see what the commune sold.
After getting a general idea of the prices in that era, she bought two pounds of sponge cake and one pound of brown sugar, which was what Lin Mengmeng wanted.
However, the iron pots sold by the commune were vastly different from those of later generations. Since these were items to be used openly, I bought two.
"Comrade, how much is this iron pot?"
The sales clerk was knitting and didn't even look up when she heard her speak, but she didn't seem to care.
"22 yuan each, one industrial ticket."
She handed over the money, and then handed over two industrial coupons. "I need two, I'll take one back for a friend."
As soon as she finished speaking, the sales clerk looked up at her and said, "Take it yourself."
After saying that, she lowered her head and continued knitting.
She put the iron pot into her basket and carried it to the meat processing plant.
Things were really cheap back then. Pork was only 80 cents a pound, and old hens were 1 dollar a pound. You needed ration coupons for all of these things.
I smuggled out a large piece of pork belly, a rib, five kilograms of rice, and cooking seasonings from space to make braised pork for dinner.
When she arrived at the state-run restaurant, she went in and bought six meat buns for 1.2 yuan, and also packed a braised fish for 2 yuan to have as an extra dish for dinner.
Her basket was filled to the brim, so much so that she couldn't see what was underneath. She could use the basket to take things out of her spatial storage when she got back.
She didn't dare stay in the commune; she had to go to work in the afternoon.
He carried his things and started walking back, munching on a steamed bun as he went. He had only taken two bites when he heard the sound of a bicycle bell behind him.
She turned to look at the man standing beside her and winked at him. "What are you doing at the commune?"
Huo Junshan said, "I came to buy some things. Come up here, I'll take you back."
It was a very hot day, so she didn't stand on ceremony and nimbly climbed onto the bicycle.
Huo Junshan took the basket off her back and carried it in front of her, saying, "Hold my waist, so you don't fall."
Feeling her hand lightly supporting his waist, his entire back felt like it was on fire, and he soon broke out in a sweat.
Yun Ningyan took out a handkerchief and handed it to him. "I see you're all sweaty. Am I too heavy? Wipe yourself off. I'll get off and walk around. We're almost there anyway."
Huo Junshan originally wanted to refuse, but when he saw the fair and delicate hands in front of him, he parked his bicycle under the shade of a tree.
He took the handkerchief from her, wiped his face casually, and put it away, explaining, "It's dirty, I'll wash it and give it back to you."
He said he would pay her back, but he had no intention of ever paying her back.
Yun Ningyan didn't take it seriously.
"I'll come to dinner after work tonight. I just bought the meat today."
She suddenly realized that she didn't know his name. People called him Little Huo, Third Brother, or Big Brother Huo. She didn't like any of these names.
"What's your full name? I don't even know it. My name is Yun Ningyan."
Huo Junshan introduced himself very solemnly, "My name is Huo Junshan, and I am the third child in my family."
"Huo Junshan, Huo Junshan, hey! I've discovered that our two names can be strung together to form a poem."
Huo Junshan was very interested. He looked at Yun Ningyan eagerly, wanting her to tell him which poem it was.
"The waves of Dongting Lake ripple in the clear sky, while a wisp of smoke rises from Junshan Mountain."
[The phrase "Linjiangxian: Waves of Dongting Lake Rippling in the Clear Sky" is from a Baidu search result by Niu Xiji, an author from the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period.]
His eyes lit up after hearing it. Although he had never heard the poem before, Yun Ningyan said it was it. His lips curled up slightly, and he couldn't suppress it. At this moment, his joy was fully expressed on his face.
Yun Ningyan laughed along, "Who named you? It's a really nice name."
Huo Junshan's eyes seemed to be recalling someone very important. Then he smiled and said, "My grandma named me. My grandma loved me the most, so she gave me a name that was different from my other brothers. Grandma also said that I was a lucky person and that I had great fortune."
Yun Ningyan was very interested in the grandmother he mentioned, but Huo Junshan said that his grandmother had already passed away.
The two rushed back to the brigade, but Huo Junshan stopped at the village entrance for fear of being seen.
He took things off the handlebars: two pounds of steamed egg cakes, one pound of brown sugar, one pound of fruit candy, and two boxes of face cream.
He put it in Yun Ningyan's basket. "These are things I bought for you."
Clouds condense into mist...
What did you buy for me?
Could it be that this guy has fallen for me?
Is he trying to pursue me?
No, no! I don't want to be in a relationship right now!
But this beauty is just too much my type! What should I do? What should I do? I need help online!
Will he be heartbroken if he rejects the beautiful woman?
Her biggest flaw is that she loves all things that are good-looking.
Huo Junshan listened to her thoughts without any hurry, and just looked at her with a slight smile.
Yun Ningyan glanced at him and finally decided to accept the gift.
Such a beautiful woman is a pleasure to look at; we mustn't hurt her.
"I'll accept your things, but you have to eat the buns for me; you can't go to work on an empty stomach."
Huo Junshan almost jumped for joy, grabbed the steamed buns and left, walking so excitedly that he was walking with his hands and feet moving in unison.
Yun Ningyan chuckled twice behind her, went back to the educated youth settlement to put her things away, and then went to work.
Huo Junshan went to the brigade leader's house to return the bicycle. The brigade leader sniffed it and wondered why it smelled like meat.
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