Chapter 8 Songta She doesn’t mind getting to know him.
They were just two little girls, one of whom was from another place, and Old Man Wang didn't take them seriously at all.
He still sold his frozen mushrooms, and when someone asked him about it, he still pointed to the two people's stalls and said that their mushrooms were all out of season and not good. However, fewer and fewer people came to buy his things.
On the other hand, on Yan Xue and Liu Chuncai's side, one person would stop from time to time, and sometimes there would be two or three people surrounding them.
The old man had nothing to do, so he squinted his eyes and looked at them. The more he looked, the more he felt something was wrong. How could someone actually buy their things?
And some of them obviously came from that side. They came over to ask about the price, and when they heard him say that their goods were not good, they actually turned back and bought those from the two little girls.
The old man couldn't help it, so he pretended to go to the toilet and asked the person next to him to help look after him. He planned to pass by and see what was going on.
As a result, when the two little girls saw him coming, they immediately packed up their things and moved to another place as if they were avoiding the plague god.
The old man immediately thought of what Yan Xue said: "You stepped on a pile of shit when you went out this morning. Instead of moving to another place and cleaning it up, you were still standing there?" His face turned almost the same color as his old cotton-padded jacket.
"How much did you sell them for?" he asked another stall owner nearby.
Old man Wang suspected that Yan Xue and Liu Chuncai had lowered their prices. Otherwise, why would they buy theirs instead of his for the same item?
The stall owner stamped his feet and trembled as he said, "Three dollars and four cents a pound."
"Three dollars and four hundred? Can it be sold for three dollars and four hundred?" The old man almost suspected that he was too old and his hearing was not working well.
"Why would I lie to you?" The stall owner was already cold after being frozen for a long time, and he was a little unhappy when he heard this. "Believe it or not, if you don't believe it, forget it."
Old Man Wang didn't believe it, so he actually asked around. It was said that Yan Xue and Liu Chuncai sold them for 3.4 yuan, but there were also some for 3.2 yuan. He didn't know the exact price. When Yan Xue picked out the big ones, she specifically found a corner where there were no people around.
The old man was completely confused. He decided to follow them to see what was going on. He was willing to risk his skin, but he had to be as fast as the two little girls...
Yan Xue and Liu Chuncai sold comfortably at the third location until the afternoon. Only the bottom of the big pile was left, and there was not much left of the small pile either.
Yan Xue simply dumped the two piles together and said, "There are some scraps left at the bottom. Either sell them cheaply or take them back and eat them yourself."
"Then take it back and eat it yourself." The accumulated water turned into ice during the New Year, and the little girl was obviously frozen enough.
However, this trip had yielded much more than she had imagined. While packing up her stall, Liu Chuncai discussed with Yan Xue, "We still have some time, sister, let's go to the supply and marketing cooperative. I want to buy a pair of pink silk hair ties and a hairpin. The forestry store only has the most ordinary ones, and they're not very good-looking."
No wonder he insisted on coming to town to sell things. It turned out that the New Year was approaching and he wanted to go shopping.
But the little girl wasn't stingy. After buying something for herself, she also picked out a pair for her sister. She even stuffed a pair of colorful hairpins into Yan Xue's hand and said, "Thank you for today."
This hairpin costs five cents each, which can buy five black steel ones. How could Yan Xue accept it? She pushed it back and said, "It's just a few things. I had dinner at your house this morning. Besides, I don't like these."
Yan Xue didn't have any hairpins in her hair, and she used the most ordinary rubber band to tie her braids.
But maybe it's because she has a good-looking face, she is still very beautiful even with such simple dress, especially when she smiles, her curved eyes are so sweet that they can touch people's hearts.
Liu Chuncai felt a little envious, then she remembered what she had been interrupted about before, "Really, Sister Yan Xue, please be my sister-in-law. My brother is a very good person."
The girl was truly interested and spared no effort in promoting her brother. "Although he's not as handsome as Brother Qi Fang, no one can be as handsome as him. My brother is also a well-known handsome guy in the forest farm. What's more, he's also capable. He's only 23 and already a chainsaw operator. He also learned hunting from my grandfather. If you marry him, you will definitely have no shortage of meat."
If Yan Xue hadn't come for a blind date with Qi Fang, and if the other party was really as good as she said, she wouldn't mind getting to know him. After all, there are indeed more ways to make money in the forest farm than in the countryside.
Hunting required instruction, and wasn't suitable for a petite woman like her, so she gave up. But then Liu Chuncai told her that there was a family team for the families of forestry workers. Although they were temporary workers, they had the opportunity to become permanent employees. They usually dug medicinal herbs, collected wood ear mushrooms, and pine nuts, all of which they sold.
However, "Qi Fang" is really good-looking, which Liu Chuncai has to admit, and he is also very meticulous and thoughtful in his work. Yan Xue does not want to betray him.
She glanced at the shelves and deliberately changed the subject, "Does everyone in the forest farm have to wear these shoes? I see they all wear these, whether they're on the mountain or at the foot of the mountain."
Seeing she was referring to cotton Ula shoes, Liu Chuncai said, "Yes, don't be fooled by the fact that these shoes are clumsy and not very good-looking, but if you stuff them with Ula grass or corn, they're still very warm. There's so much snow in the forest farm, shoes like yours and those corduroy ones over there will get wet as soon as you go out."
"Next time you come, I'll buy you a pair too. I don't have enough money this time."
Yan Xue was not planning to spend money casually because things were not settled yet, so she did not agree when Liu Chuncai offered to lend her the money first.
After buying things, the two went to the Sen Railway Station and met Old Man Wang who was also preparing to return to the forest farm.
Naturally, the other party would not give them any good face. Judging from the weight of the basket, it was obvious that although he sold some after they left, there was still a lot left.
Liu Chuncai's already good mood instantly became even better. As soon as she got home, she immediately rushed over and hugged Liu Daniu's wife's waist, "Mom, guess how much Sister Yan Xue and I sold today?"
"You didn't want to call me Sister Yan Xue in the morning, but now you call me Sister Yan Xue?" The youngest son of the Liu family couldn't help but whisper in his second sister's ear.
The Liu family's second daughter, who was only twelve or thirteen years old, was obviously shy. She subconsciously looked at Yan Xue and whispered to her brother, "Don't you want to eat pancakes? If not, I'll eat them."
The boy immediately shut his mouth and stared at his mother making pancakes on the pancake griddle.
Liu Chuncai also smelled the aroma of pancakes filling the room. She hugged her mother and shook her, "Make two for me and Sister Yan Xue too."
"If you keep shaking the stall, it'll be ruined." Liu Daniu's wife scraped the hoe with her hands and tugged at her daughter's arm, which was wrapped around her waist. "How much did you sell today? Did you sell two kilograms?"
When Liu Chuncai heard this, she immediately went to untie the basket. "Not only that? Sister Yan Xue and I have almost sold them all!"
This was clearly a boast, at least the two younger ones looked at her with disbelief. Liu Daniu's wife said nothing, and when she asked, "Really?" she clearly didn't take it seriously.
But then, a wad of money tied with a rubber band was stuffed into her hand. "If you don't believe me, count it."
In fact, you don’t need to count it. The thickness of it when you hold it in your hand is more than two pounds.
Liu Daniu's wife raised her hand in surprise. Before she could see the exact amount, the two younger children had already noticed the empty basket and said, "They really sold it."
"That's right, you don't know, Sister Yan Xue is amazing~"
Liu Chuncai was beaming with joy as she told him everything about how Old Man Wang bullied her today and how Yan Xue helped her fight back.
The second daughter of the Liu family looked at Yan Xue again, and her eyes immediately changed. As for the youngest son of the Liu family...
Although he had gone to school, he obviously had not yet learned how to do accounting. He just started counting on his fingers and got himself stumped.
Only Liu Daniu's wife, who often goes out to sell things, understands the value of Yan Xue's operation and how difficult it is to sell so quickly. "Xiao Yan is really good at business?"
Yan Xue couldn't say that this was her old trade, so she smiled and said, "I've seen others sell it this way before."
Not wanting to discuss this further, he looked at Liu Daniu's wife's skilled movements and showed some curiosity, "Is this how everyone makes pancakes here?"
"Isn't that your side?"
"When I saw other people making pancakes, they would knead the dough into a ball and roll it out on the pancake griddle."
Liu Daniu's wife obviously knew this too. "You're talking about soft pancakes. We prefer hard ones here. Hard ones are dry and easy to store. Just sprinkle some water on them before eating. They're also convenient for bringing with you up the mountain. It's cold here in the winter. If you bring a pancake up there, it'll freeze into a lump of ice in no time. You won't be able to bake it through."
As she spoke, she spread out another pancake, scooped it off and placed it on the curtain beside her. She pointed and said, "These are all from our family. Eat less. We still have to eat dinner tonight."
Since she had to heat the griddle anyway, she simply pushed some more corn and shared some for her own family.
Upon hearing this, the children all gathered around, and Yan Xue was also given a piece. Liu Daniu's wife was a skilled cook, and the bread was crispy and thin, and the first bite was full of the delicious aroma of grain.
The other party wanted to keep her for dinner, but Yan Xue refused, "I want to go back to the guesthouse and rest early."
Thinking that she had spent most of the day selling things with her daughter, Liu Daniu's wife didn't want to keep her any longer. She just dusted off several pancakes and forced them on her. "I should have been taking you around, but I made you stay at the market with Chuncai instead."
Just then, the bucket of batter was almost empty. Liu Daniu's wife covered the tall stack of pancakes with a cloth and picked them up. "I'll take them to Old Guo's house."
"I'm going too." Liu Chuncai had spent most of the day with Yan Xue and was obviously reluctant to leave.
She went out to open the door for her mother, closed the door again after her mother came over, and walked beside Yan Xue, "Sister Yan Xue, will you come tomorrow? I bought some firecrackers, and I'll take you to blow up pine cones tomorrow~"
"Fried pine cones?" Yan Xue had heard this term yesterday and was a little curious.
The Changbai Mountain area is rich in forestry resources and has always been a major producer of nuts such as pine nuts, hazelnuts, and walnuts, but in her impression, picking pine nuts still mainly involves climbing trees.
Those who are brave enough can just climb up, while those who are less timid have special footrests. Use a long hook to hook it at the base of the pine cone and you can come down by just twisting it.
However, the pine trees that produce pine cones are usually very tall, and their branches are very brittle. Sometimes they look very thick, but they break when stepped on. Therefore, every year when people collect pine nuts, they fall and die.
Later, they developed the method of using hot air balloons. Then in the same year, Yan Xue saw the news that two hot air balloons had run away.
One of them floated near a signal tower and called the police. He left his final words to his wife: "I'm flying away. Live your life well." He was rescued by the police. Another one bravely crossed the Yalu River. Whether it was ever found or not was not reported in the news, so Yan Xue has no idea...
Liu Chuncai had no idea Yan Xue had been thinking about all this, so she enthusiastically explained, "Yes, use firecrackers. In winter, the pine cones are dry, and when they're blown up, they all fall down. We can stand underneath and pick them up. We can pick up thousands a day."
That might be like the people who later picked wild vegetables and wished there were more than the wild vegetables. There were too many people picking pine cones, and they were all picked before the winter dried up...
Hearing her daughter's exaggerated story, Liu Daniu's wife poured a bucket of cold water on her. "It won't cost several thousand, at most one or two thousand. And you can't bomb it yourself. You need an adult to go with you."
"One or two thousand is a lot. It can weigh several hundred kilograms." Liu Chuncai said stubbornly.
Seeing that Yan Xue was still smiling and didn't seem disappointed, she raised her voice a little, "I'll ask grandpa when he comes back and ask him to take us there."
"That's going to have to wait until your grandfather has time." With the old man leading the way, Liu Daniu's wife didn't care anymore.
Liu Chuncai's face lit up with joy, and she immediately tugged at Yan Xue's sleeve, "Then it's settled. I'll go find you. Sister Yan Xue, you won't leave, will you?"
I definitely won't leave before the New Year...
Yan Xue was about to answer when there was a sudden commotion in front of her and a familiar figure started to wrestle with someone.
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