Wang Shuning was glad that the wooden basin was more practical than plastic or iron ones, and he could buy it in the village and have it repaired if it broke.
"Sorry, sister, I won't buy a basin. Please give me a portion each of soy sauce, cooking wine, chicken essence, and salt. Also, please weigh a little less of these seasonings." You don't have to buy oil. Use lard to cook tonight. When you enter the space, collect the soybean oil and rapeseed and throw them into the machine, and you will have pure natural rapeseed oil and soybean oil to eat.
Wang Shuning also bought a mosquito net and a thermal cover for bathing in winter.
Zhang Meili, Guo Jingyi, Lu Beichu and Zhao Heping also bought seasonings for cooking, after all, they were going to cook alone.
In addition, Lu Beichu also bought a lot of snacks and candies, probably for Guo Jingyi.
"At this time, how about we eat and then go back?" Wang Shuning felt embarrassed to have lunch with He Zhuzhu's family. Since they were already in town, it would be best to go back after eating to save trouble.
Lu Beichu thought it was no problem, but Zhao Heping and Zhang Meili insisted on going back to cook for themselves, as every extra meal in town would cost an extra penny.
Guo Jingyi felt that with her cooking skills, the food in the town’s restaurants might not be as delicious as hers.
"Then you guys go back first. The stove in my kitchen is not dry yet, so I can't cook at noon. I'll go to the state-owned restaurant to eat and then go back." If no one followed her, she would just go for a walk in the town after lunch.
Even though the things in the space have not been collected and there is nothing to sell, if we understand the situation in advance, we can speed up during the break on the 15th.
"Then you should be careful when you are alone and go back early." Zhang Meili warned.
Wang Shuning nodded, "It's just a small amount, it won't be a problem if we take the main road."
After the four people left, Wang Shuning turned and walked into a state-owned restaurant. The dishes were all home-cooked. The prices were expensive but they didn't require a ticket, so it was okay.
After looking around the windows, Wang Shuning ordered a bowl of braised beef noodles. It was not the kind of beef slices you see today, but real big chunks of meat that had been braised in advance, and even the soup had the broth of the braised beef.
After eating, he stood up, picked up the bamboo basket, walked out to the corner, reached into the bamboo basket with one hand, transferred the things inside into the space, and then covered it with gray cloth. No one knew that it was empty.
Yihe Town is quite large, and the town’s markets are concentrated in one place, so you can finish visiting them in half an hour.
During this period, even in the town there were places for private transactions, probably hidden in some well-connected alleys, making it convenient for running away.
When Wang Shuning saw several women carrying baskets walking into the alley ahead, he guessed that there must be a black market in the alley, and every person who came out, whether carrying a cloth bag or a basket, seemed to be carrying something very heavy.
Wang Shuning covered his face and head with a headscarf, pretended to be passing by, and went in to see the situation so that he could prepare the stock next time.
In the alley, there were several men and women carrying baskets and bamboo baskets, leaning against the wall, looking around with alert eyes.
Even though Wang Shuning was wearing a headscarf, they could still tell that the person who came in was a young woman. The way she walked didn't look like someone from the town, so they all held on to the things in their hands tightly.
Wang Shuning was a little nervous and walked towards the man with the gentlest expression, "Brother, what are you selling? Do you have any live chickens or ducks?"
In addition to grains and vegetables, fish, shrimps, crabs and other aquatic animals and plants in the river, there was not a single poultry to be seen in the space. If she could buy some live ones and put them in, she would not have to worry about eating chicken and duck meat in the future. She did not plan to raise pigs, and she would not kill them even if they were fattened.
The man looked at Wang Shuning as if she were an idiot. "Who dares to catch live chickens and ducks and sell them here? The squeaking of those things is very easy for the Red Guards to find out. Even if they want to sell them, they will be killed. Chickens and ducks are hard to get in town, so they are usually sent to the homes of old customers. Is the girl new here?"
Wang Shuning looked into the man's basket. It contained rice and wheat flour. The color was very light, and the quality was not good. "This is my first time here, so I don't know the market price. How much is this rice per pound?"
The man opened his mouth and whispered, "Fifty cents a pound, no ticket required."
"So expensive?" Wang Shuning was surprised. The rice in the supply and marketing cooperative was only 20 cents, which was more than twice the price if the food coupons were not counted.
"Since we don't need tickets, it will be more expensive." The man glanced at Wang Shuning. He didn't look like someone who couldn't afford it. He had just arrived in Yihe Town and he was so young. He was most likely an educated youth.
Wang Shuning pulled his headscarf closer and said, "Forget it. I'll buy some when I run out of food."
"Don't leave so quickly. We can negotiate the price. How about 48 cents?"
Wang Shuning shook his head and turned away. There were not many varieties of things sold here and not enough customers. There should be other places.
After wandering around the town for nearly an hour and a half, I found two dark spots in total. They were both very remote, but with convenient transportation links around them, making them very convenient for escape.
After returning home and putting down his things, Wang Shuning came to the house next door to He Pingping, where the yard was filled with messy logs and wood chips.
She tried to shout inside: "Hello, is anyone home?"
"Who are you?" A little girl holding a wooden basin came out and looked at her.
Wang Shuning immediately said, "I'm a newly arrived educated youth in the village. My name is Wang Shuning. I heard that your family can sell large wooden tubs for bathing. Do you have any ready-made ones?"
When He Fengxia heard this, she immediately put down the wooden basin in her hand and said, "Yes, yes, yes, they are all at home. Come in and take a look."
When I stepped into the house, I saw a lot of finished products, including large and small wooden basins, and a few small wooden cabinets against the wall.
In the end, Wang Shuning bought a large wooden basin, two small wooden basins, and a small cabinet for a total of two dollars.
He Fengxia said, "I'll ask my dad to move the big wooden basin and the cabinet to Aunt Zhu's house after he gets off work."
Solid wood is very heavy. The two small wooden tubs alone weigh 10 kilograms, and the large wooden tub used for bathing weighs nearly 30 kilograms.
After paying the money, Wang Shuning carried two small wooden basins back home, drew water from the well and used it to wash the vegetables he had just picked from the vegetable garden.
Including the village chief and He Zhuzhu's family of three, there are eleven people in total, so we only need to cook seven dishes.
Leave space for the pig's trotter and half of the pork. This dinner won't require so much. With pork liver, half a pound of pork, and eggs, these three meat dishes are already quite luxurious.
The villagers who have just finished working have big appetites, so the food should be generous so that they can eat their fill. It would be bad if they were allowed to leave with an empty stomach.
When the village chief and the six villagers came back from work, the table and chairs in the middle of He Zhuzhu's living room had already been set up.
He Zhuzhu, who rushed back to help after work, frowned and felt distressed when she saw the dishes cooked on the stove. "There are three meat dishes. This piece of meat shouldn't be cooked. Lock it in the cabinet and don't take it out."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
