Chen Ming thought that he still had some money in his hand, and he would have to find a way to exchange it for some food. It didn't matter if he went hungry, but he couldn't let his cousin go hungry.
Xu Manman swallowed her words back. Since her cousin came, she had not sneaked out food from the space again.
Sometimes when I feel hungry, I always go into my space to have a snack after turning off the lights at night.
I calculated that the food currently stored outside should be enough for two people to eat, which should last for two to three months. That is the busiest time for farm work.
The food in the space cannot be taken out directly. Although the eldest cousin does not cook, he knows how much food is kept there. She dare not go to the black market, nor does she dare to let the eldest cousin eat it. It seems that she can only exchange some with the villagers for money.
Then go to the commune grain station to buy some grain coupons, she has plenty of them,
Xu Manman, who had figured it out, said directly to Chen Ming, "Cousin, the food we have is not enough to last us until the end of this autumn harvest."
Chen Ming also knew this in his heart, "My cousin will find a way when the time comes."
"You don't want to go to the black market, do you?"
A trace of panic flashed across Chen Ming's eyes, but he remained calm on the surface. "How is it possible? How do you know that place?"
Xu Manman, who was caught by Chen Ming's loophole, was not panicked at all. "What should I not know? I'm not a child."
"You haven't been there?"
"No, I'm timid. I just heard it from others."
Chen Ming breathed a sigh of relief. "That's good. That place is not safe. Don't be curious. I won't go there either."
Having no intention of going, Xu Manman didn't dwell on the issue. "I still have some food coupons here. They were given to me by my parents, uncle, and third uncle when I went to the countryside."
Chen Ming knew the situation of the Xu family, so he had no doubt that Xu Manman had a lot of money.
Xu Manman continued, "These bills will expire if left for too long. Let's go to the commune and buy some food while we have some free time these days. Otherwise, when we go back to work, even if we have bills, we won't have time to get them, and we'll just go hungry."
Chen Ming was already numb to the idea of living off his cousin. "Okay, I basically didn't touch the money you gave me before. You pay for the tickets and I'll pay for the money."
Xu Manman didn't argue with him about this. As long as she was there, her cousin would not go hungry.
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Today's balance: RMB, remaining check-in points: 162 points
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In the following time, the two siblings went to the commune almost every day. Sometimes they went together, and sometimes Chen Ming went alone. They never came back empty-handed.
The grain he bought was divided into two parts, and Chen Ming took his share back to the next village.
This was also what Xu Manman strongly requested. If they all stayed with her, then her efforts would not be in vain. With Chen Ming's personality, he would rather starve than take away the things he left with her.
The two siblings moved like hamsters, and the activity was stopped only when Xu Manman felt that there was enough food.
They have calmed down here, and the literacy classes have to be stopped too.
The ice and snow melted, and the land began to show green spots. The temperature began to rise.
It means the arrival of spring plowing.
Chen Ming also returned to his village with his luggage.
However, before he left, he prepared Xu Manman's private plot of land. Not only did he turn the soil over, he also spread vegetable seeds on it, not letting Xu Manman get involved at all.
When he finally left, he looked back every few steps. Just the farewell took more than ten minutes, and Xu Manman was so tired from waving her hands.
In addition to the suspension of literacy classes and the need to go to work,
There is also an exciting activity that the whole village participates in and enjoys even though there are no work points.
Of course, that is digging wild vegetables and picking mushrooms.
After eating sauerkraut and pickles for a whole winter, people can finally get some rewards from nature in the mountains and bring them back home to enrich the color of their dining tables.
At this time, the sprouts are young and the wild vegetables are at their freshest.
After work every day, a group of people would go straight to the back mountain with their baskets. Looking at the tender grass all over the ground, Xu Manman found it particularly lovely.
She also saw various kinds of mushrooms, but she only knew that the "red umbrellas and white stems" would "lie down on the board" after eating.
I didn't dare to act rashly, so I humbly asked the old educated youth for advice. After exchanging fruit candies for some samples, I plunged into the paradise of mushrooms and wild vegetables.
If Xu Manman couldn’t finish eating the wild vegetables and mushrooms she picked on the same day, she would make them into dried vegetables and dried mushrooms.
When I save enough, I send it home.
Spring wild vegetables are really delicious, each with its own unique characteristics. Whether it is served cold, stir-fried, or made into soup, they are all very good.
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