When Buling went back into the house, she took a few pieces of coal with her. She planned to brew all the medicine for the next few days today to avoid the hassle of brewing it every day. Anyway, she had a spatial ability, so it wouldn't spoil.
The three thousand catties of coal she had bought earlier were hauled back by Sister-in-law Zhou and Brother Qian over eight days, and now they're all piled up by her window, right where she can see them as soon as she looks up.
These coals are all large pieces; there's more than enough for her to burn until next year.
Bling expressed his satisfaction with this.
The Zhou family was extremely satisfied. Since they didn't have a mother-in-law, it was practically a semi-separate household; they kept their own money and were responsible for their own household expenses, including food, clothing, and school fees.
She's the second oldest in her family, with three children, all sons. The oldest is still a big eater, and the youngest is about to start school, so you can imagine the pressure they're under.
By dealing in coal for Buling, her family earned two-thirds of Zhou's monthly salary. How could they not be happy?
Just as I finished making dinner, I heard a knock on the door, and then Aunt Tian pushed the door open and came in.
"Little Bu, are you cooking?"
"Yes, it's just finished. Would you like some, Aunt Tian?" Bu Ling asked politely.
Aunt Tian shook her head and got straight to the point.
"What's the situation on the black market?"
"It's bad. There's only one place selling grain, sweet potatoes, and the price has more than doubled to forty cents a pound. They only have twenty pounds left, so I bought them all." Everyone's not stupid; at times like this, almost no one sells grain.
After hearing this, Aunt Tian's expression became even more serious: "The situation at the grain station is even worse. There's not a single grain left. You're already very lucky that you can buy grain on the black market."
At this point, she became extremely worried. The monthly food ration for her and her grandson was only 55 jin (22.5 kg), which was barely enough to feed them.
Her salary went mostly to food each month, and then there were oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, tuition, clothes—everything cost money. Even with Congcong's martyr's allowance, it was barely enough for the grandmother and grandson to live on.
With food prices rising so sharply, she really can't buy much.
When Bu Ling saw Aunt Tian's expression, he knew what she was worried about and said, "Aunt Tian, I'll share the grain I bought today with you. I live alone and don't eat much, so it's enough for now. In a few days, the price of grain might go up, so buy as much as you can now."
It's not that she's a pushover; it's just that she really didn't need to compete with others for a bite to eat. Besides, it's not like she doesn't want the money.
Aunt Tian didn't refuse. Given the current situation, she couldn't afford to be embarrassed. Remembering Bu Ling's kindness, she took out eight yuan and handed it to Bu Ling.
Buling took it without ceremony and handed the cloth bag to Aunt Tian.
"Auntie will bring the cloth bag back to you in a bit." After saying that, Auntie Tian turned and left the house.
He came back in quickly, gave the cloth bag to Buling, and went to the kitchen to cook.
After finishing dinner, Bu Ling went to bed early.
The next day, I went to work as usual. When I arrived at the state-run restaurant, Wu Yuanyuan was already there. She waved to Bu Ling when she saw her.
Bu Ling walked over, and Wu Yuanyuan grabbed her and pulled her to the backyard.
"Sister Yuanyuan, why are you so enthusiastic?"
Wu Yuanyuan rolled her eyes at her, "Stop joking, I have serious business to attend to."
"Then tell me, I'm listening!"
Wu Yuanyuan looked around to make sure no one was watching, then leaned close to Bu Ling's ear and whispered, "Do you remember those two people who were picking on you before?"
Bling nodded. This happened so long ago, why bring it up again?
"I saw that man talking to Han Yu today. They seemed very intimate, chatting and laughing," Wu Yuanyuan continued.
Bu Ling stared wide-eyed at Wu Yuanyuan.
Wu Yuanyuan nodded seriously, indicating that what she said was true.
Bu Ling felt as if she had been struck by lightning; she instantly understood why she had lost her job in her dream, and why the male protagonist in the novel was targeting her under the guise of helping the female lead—the excuse that he was afraid the female lead would be angry if she saw her was too far-fetched.
If he knows Han Yu, then everything makes sense.
Okay, so she said, "A perfectly good, secure job, and she got fired just because of a bad attitude?" Oh, so that's how it happened.
Han Yu had been working at the restaurant as a temporary worker for many years. When Sister Zhang offered to sell him the job, he definitely had his own ideas, but since he couldn't afford the money and couldn't afford to offend Sister Zhang, he had no choice but to target her.
The creature in the dream is very likely the original owner of this body. The original owner was just a young girl who couldn't handle the scheming of two people, so it's not surprising that she lost her job.
Thinking back to the novel where the male protagonist had a close relationship with a chef from a state-run restaurant and brought back many delicious foods for the female protagonist, what else could she not understand? That chef was none other than Han Yu.
Bu Ling sneered. Very well, she had originally planned to keep to herself and interact with Han Yu as ordinary colleagues as long as Han Yu didn't bother her.
Now, she couldn't help but seek revenge for the original owner's tragic past life. Although she didn't know the original owner's fate in that life, a young girl who lost her job could only go to the countryside. With her small frame, how well could the original owner fare in the countryside?
Looking at the expression on Bu Ling's face, Wu Yuanyuan swallowed hard. For some reason, she felt that Bu Ling was giving off a dangerous vibe.
Bu Ling understood the crux of the matter, glanced at Wu Yuanyuan who looked terrified beside her, and without explaining anything, changed the subject by asking, "Sister Yuanyuan, how is your matter progressing?"
Wu Yuanyuan isn't very bright; if she finds a suitable blind date, she'll have to be careful to avoid being scammed out of money, heart, and body.
Wu Yuanyuan spoke of this with some frustration: "I have no clue what to do. For the past month, I've been going on blind dates every day after work. I've almost gone through all the eligible men in the county, but I haven't found one I like."
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