"Why are you saying all this? You've helped me so much since I came to the countryside. There's really no need to say this.
By the way, Sister Fang, should we talk to Li Zhiqing about this? Or why don’t you write a letter now while it’s still early and I’ll go to the commune and mail it for you?”
Because she had to take care of Wan Fang, Xu Manman simply took the afternoon off. She had plenty of time to go to the commune and back. If she came back early, she could also go see her cousin.
"Okay, okay, I'll write it right away, thank you."
While Wan Fang was writing the letter, Xu Manman went back to her room to pack her things. Because of the busy farming season, the last time she went to the commune for vacation was a month ago, so this time, she had a lot of things to send herself.
Taking the letter and package from Wan Fang, Xu Manman handed over a small bag of brown sugar she had prepared. "Sister Fang, keep it sweet. It's not convenient for you to go to the commune right now. Is there anything you want to buy? I'll bring it back."
Wan Fang looked at the brown sugar bag in her hand and was about to refuse, but when she heard Xu Manman's next words, her attention was diverted and she thought seriously, "Hmm..., I actually have some things to buy. I was thinking of going there myself during the holiday. Manman, wait a minute, I'll make a list."
Xu Manman sat on the stool and waited for ten minutes. Wan Fang handed over the list and money. "This is what I want. Take this money. I don't know if it's enough. Please help me sell it first. If it's not enough, come back and I'll give you more."
"Okay." Xu Manman came out of Wan Fang's house and walked towards the commune carrying a backpack.
Arriving at the commune, I first went to the post office to mail the letters from Wan Fang and her, then took my and my cousin's parcels and letters. After thinking for a while, I asked if there was any letter from Wan Fang.
She hasn't been to the commune for a month, so she must have some letters piled up here.
When I asked, I found out there was indeed a letter. Judging from the address, it should be sent by Li Mao. I took the letter and walked out of the post office.
As for why you didn’t help the educated youth to order for other people?
Of course, it’s because letters and packages are very private things, so you should not touch them easily. If something goes wrong, you won’t be able to explain it.
This time, I helped Wan Fang get the letter and buy things because she was a pregnant woman who needed to rest temporarily, and she happened to meet me, so I helped her if I could. Once she recovered, Xu Manman would not interfere again.
After leaving the post office, they went to the supply and marketing cooperative. Xu Manman bought some seasonings such as oil, salt, sauce and vinegar by herself, and bought all the things on Wan Fang's list. She had a lot of money left over, so Xu Manman didn't need to pay for it.
However, Xu Manman still kept the invoice and gave it to her together with the remaining money.
After coming out, Xu Manman did not rush back, but went to the commune clinic and took out the list she had prepared and gave it to the doctor who was prescribing Chinese medicine.
The doctor looked at the list carefully, then looked at Xu Manman, and looked back and forth several times. In the end, he said nothing and silently took out a small scale to grab the medicine from the compartment at the back.
According to Xu Manman's request, each type was placed separately. Xu Manman bought a lot, so each type was a full bag.
Xu Manman paid the money and took the medicine package. The doctor couldn't help but ask, "Comrade...what do you want these for?"
Xu Manman smiled slightly, "The village elders said that the things on this list can be used to make brine. If you can't eat meat, you can braise some vegetables to add some vegetables."
Yes, what Xu Manman bought was aniseed. Now, apart from the common star anise and cinnamon that can be bought in supply and marketing cooperatives, things like cloves, angelica, grass fruit, cardamom, etc. can only be bought in Chinese medicine shops.
The money she had saved from signing in was used up when she was making compressed biscuits. In order to get a better reward, she had not signed in at the educated youth point during this period. It was rare that she was short of something.
The doctor suddenly realized what was going on. However, it would cost a lot of money to buy so many, and using them to braise vegetarian dishes would not be much cheaper than eating meat.
Xu Manman put the medicine bag into the backpack and left the commune.
I hurriedly made a nourishing dinner for my cousin, and then hurried back to the educated youth site.
First, go find Wan Fang to hand over the things bought today and the remaining money. When Xu Manman went there, Liu Li, Xu Meili, Yang Lili and Liu Hua were all there.
"Manman, you're back."
"Well, everything is here. This is the invoice and the remaining money. I happened to see your letter when I went to the post office, so I brought it back for you." Xu Manman took the things out of the backpack one by one.
"Thank you so much today. I'll treat you to something delicious someday."
Xu Manman waved her hands. "No, no, the doctor said that the most important thing for you now is to rest well. We can do whatever you ask."
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