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He Zhendong drove a truck and a few people arrived in the village in about an hour.
Du Yuhan took one look and saw that although the village was a town, it was dilapidated. Only a few public facilities, such as a supply and marketing cooperative, post office, township government, and police station, were decent along the main road.
Liang Shouzhen went to the township to register the Du family's household registration. He Chenglin had already asked someone to make arrangements, so there shouldn't be any difficulties.
Because Du Yuhan wanted to buy something, she arranged a meeting place with Liang Shouzheng.
Of course, He Zhendong had to accompany his sister shopping. He would carry her things and not let her get tired.
Du Yuhan entered the only supply and marketing cooperative in the town and saw that the items displayed on the counter were sparse, and many places where items were displayed were empty, so it was probably out of stock.
Du Yuhan wanted to buy some pots, pans, seasonings, and the like, but the supply and marketing cooperative didn't have any of them, which made her sigh with disappointment. Resources were so scarce in those days; so many things were unavailable.
Because of geographical differences, the old river bend village hasn't been converted to a large canteen for meals yet, but it's estimated that it will be soon.
Du Yuhan thought that she couldn't buy a big pot for her adoptive father's family now, because even if she did, it would be confiscated after a while. It would be better to save the industrial vouchers and buy one when the canteen was disbanded and she could cook at home.
Seeing that many of the things she wanted to buy were not available at the supply and marketing cooperative, Du Yuhan instructed her newly appointed second brother to drive to the county.
Halfway there, He Zhendong was finally able to spend time alone with his sister and asked her some questions about Du Yuhan's situation in D province.
Han Yixian was quite surprised to learn that his younger sister was taking care of a renowned military elite in Kyoto. Although he didn't want his newly found sister to have to do such servant work, he didn't say anything since she insisted. Anyway, she said she would be back in two or three years at most.
The county is much closer to the township, and the road conditions are better, so driving is faster; it took less than half an hour to get to the county.
The buildings and environment in the county are much better than in the townships, but still far worse than in the city.
Du Yuhan felt that it was better to go directly to the city than to come to the county to buy things, since Laohewan Village was closer to the city than to the county.
Du Yuhan went directly to the county's department store, which was a two-story building, one of the few high-rise buildings in the county.
The county had a much wider selection than the township. Du Yuhan looked around and bought the pots and pans she wanted. She bought two earthenware pots, one large and one small, and also an aluminum pot. She also bought a small iron pot with handles on both sides.
With these pots, you can use them by simply placing them on a small stove rack. They won't be too conspicuous and are easy to hide.
Of course, I had to buy seasonings; oil, salt, soy sauce, and vinegar were all essential.
Du Yuhan had already arranged with Liang Shouzhen to buy some coarse grains from the village, while she planned to buy some refined grains from the county grain station. She didn't know if the grain station had any grain at all, given the current food shortage.
Du Yuhan brought some fabric for her adoptive parents this time. This fabric was actually quite old; it was leftover fabric that Du Yuhan had bought when she was struggling alone in her previous life and hadn't yet made a name for herself.
She kept them in her online space as souvenirs, never expecting to need them again.
She had filled the space little by little over the decades, and most of it was in the warehouse, so she herself couldn't remember what was there.
She plans to take some time to organize things, as many of the items are still usable now.
Northeast China is very cold, and the cold season starts early and lasts a long time. Padded coats are essential, and we have to make them while the weather is still warm.
This required a large amount of cotton, but cotton was an even scarcer commodity and was not easy to buy. Fortunately, Du Yuhan had thought of this in advance, and she had scraped together some from her biological parents, and also carried with her the cotton coupons that Han Yixian had given her.
These cotton coupons weigh over twenty jin (approximately 10 kg) in total. Although we're not rich, it's barely enough. I just don't know if the department store has that much cotton.
When Du Yuhan went to the place where the cotton was sold, she found that they didn't have that much cotton. Du Yuhan was a little frustrated. She wanted to make arrangements for her adoptive parents' family's life before going back, but it seemed that having money and coupons was useless if there was nothing to sell.
She did have cotton in her spatial storage, but she had no chance to take it out discreetly. Like now, with her second brother constantly by her side, she couldn't take anything out of her storage space.
If all else fails, we'll have to go to the city to see what's going on, or we can mail it to her parents after she leaves.
He Zhendong looked at his younger sister's distressed face and asked, "How much cotton do you want to buy?"
Du Yuhan replied, "You know how cold it is in Northeast China in winter. I have to prepare cotton for them to make cotton-padded clothes. Back in our hometown, we were bullied, and my parents and brothers didn't have any decent warm clothes. In Northeast China, you'll freeze to death in winter without cotton-padded clothes."
He Zhendong was grateful to Du Lianqiao's family for raising his younger sister. Although his sister had suffered a lot, he knew that Du Lianqiao and his wife had done their best. Otherwise, his sister wouldn't have such a good relationship with her adoptive parents. Of course, he wanted to help as much as he could.
He asked, "How many do you want to buy?"
Du Yuhan replied, "I have twenty jin of cotton coupons here. I also have enough money. I think I'll buy them all."
He Zhendong nodded and said, "Wait a moment, I'm going to find someone."
He then left to find someone.
He Zhendong returned shortly after and said to Du Yuhan, "I've managed to get you some cotton. You can buy something else. We'll pick up the cotton when we get back."
Du Yuhan said happily, "Really? Thank you, Second Brother."
He Zhendong ruffled Du Yuhan's hair and laughed, "Don't be so polite with your second brother."
Du Yuhan quickly bought everything she needed. Since she had a car, she decided to go on a big shopping spree.
He Zhendong looked at his younger sister with doting eyes as she acted like a nouveau riche, and then helped her carry her things.
He had always fantasized about spoiling his little sister after finding her, making up for all the things he had missed before. Now that he had finally found her, he could spoil her without any limits.
He Zhendong has gone down the path of being a sister-obsessed man and there is no turning back. Whatever his little sister says is right, and whatever she wants, he will definitely find a way to get it for her.
After buying everything and loading it into the car, He Zhendong led Du Yuhan to the warehouse at the back entrance of the department store, where a man in his forties was waiting.
He Zhendong said to Du Yuhan, "Give me your cotton coupons."
Du Yuhan quickly and obediently took out all the cotton coupons she had on her, and then tried to pay.
He Zhendong said, "No need for money, Second Brother has it."
He Zhendong did not introduce the two parties, because his father had instructed him that since someone was now harming the He family, he should not announce to outsiders that he had found his younger sister; it was enough for his family to know.
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