"The young wife... the young wife wearing a red scarf... the one holding the child..."
An older sister called her stealthily and waved at Shen Sisi continuously.
Shen Sisi stopped and said, “Are you calling me?”
The elder sister looked very simple and honest. She was wearing a patched cotton jacket and her face was red from the cold. "I have chickens that are free-range in the back hills of my house. Do you want to give one to the child?"
Seeing that she didn't say anything, the elder sister continued to sell.
"If you don't want to eat chicken, you have to eat eggs. I have egg-laying hens here. You can buy some and eat fresh eggs every day..."
"There are chickens too, but they're in the back alley."
As she spoke, she enthusiastically opened the chicken coop in front of her, which contained several roosters, hens, and a white-feathered black chicken.
Shen Sisi originally planned to buy some meat and vegetables and go home, but after being called by this elder sister, she suddenly felt tempted.
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Gu Chengfeng's yard is quite big, so he can indeed raise two chickens. This number will not make the yard smelly, and Niu Niu can also eat fresh eggs every day.
Seeing that she was interested, the elder sister said quickly: "Don't worry, the chickens I have here are the best in the whole market. Look at this big rooster, its comb is so red, and there are thorns on its feet. It's an old rooster. The hens are very good, they lay eggs every day, and they lay several eggs a day..."
Shen Sisi has been in the countryside for a long time, so she can tell at a glance whether a chicken is free-range or not.
The elder sister had indeed not lied to her, the chicken looked very delicious, but it was really inconvenient for her to carry the basket and hold the child at the same time.
"If you really want it, just tell me your address and I'll deliver it to your door," said the eldest sister.
It was the first time that Shen Sisi had seen someone who could deliver goods to someone’s door. This lady really knew how to do business.
So she made an agreement with her eldest sister and asked for a rooster and a laying hen.
When I was about to give the address, suddenly, a sharp whistle was heard at the entrance of the alley, and the municipal appearance and patrol teams arrived.
In an instant, everyone quickly packed up their stalls and scattered like birds and beasts, carrying their things.
The eldest sister didn't care about her. She picked up the chicken coop and ran out, blending into the crowd at the speed of light.
Shen Sisi also followed the crowd. After all, it would be dangerous to be caught if she secretly visited the black market.
After running for a long time, she followed the crowd to the dock.
It's very lively here. There are more than a dozen docks alone. Everywhere you look, there are cargo ships of all sizes, crowded together, their hulls swaying with the waves.
The dock was full of busy porters. They were wearing vests or singlets, their muscles gleaming with sweat, mixed with blood and mud.
Shen Sisi was breathing heavily and looking around secretly. She saw the bustling and prosperous scene and also saw the difficulties faced by the workers.
The skin on their shoulders was broken, their arms were swollen and purple, and their waists were bent from years of pressure. Some people even had deformed joints, but they still kept moving forward with their heavy loads.
In the open space nearby, several elderly workers were rubbing their shoulders with medicated wine.
While rubbing, he muttered: "This medicinal wine was somewhat useful at the beginning, but now it is getting less and less effective."
"Brother, you should go see a doctor! Your body won't be able to take it if you keep going like this!"
"Hey, people like us don't have the time or money to go to the hospital..."
Shen Sisi was attracted by his medicinal wine and walked over curiously: “Uncle, can you show me your medicinal wine?”
The uncle turned around in surprise and saw a beautiful young wife with fair complexion. He handed the medicinal wine to her hesitantly and asked, "What do you want to do with this?"
"Curious." Shen Sisi took the bottle, put it to her nose and sniffed it several times, and basically knew what was inside.
She was almost certain that this was a bottle of Erguotou with a little camphor, cinnamaldehyde and a little bit of paralyzing herbs added.
It has some effect, but not much, and the effects are very slow.
She returned the bottle of medicinal wine to the uncle: "I would like to ask, do you all use this kind of medicinal wine?"
Several old workers nodded in agreement: "We at the dock basically all use this kind of medicinal wine for treating sprains and bruises. It was quite effective before, but now..."
The rest is self-explanatory.
Shen Sisi fell silent. This kind of medicinal wine has a lot of water content.
The added medicines and dosage must be strictly controlled.
If you take too much, the medicine will be too strong; if you take too little, it will have no effect.
If the medicine worked before but doesn't work now, either the men have become resistant to it, or the factory is cutting corners.
No matter what, this medicinal wine cannot be compared with the medicinal oil she made herself!
The recipe for the medicinal oil was given to her by an old Chinese doctor in Jinfeng Village.
In that special era, the old Chinese doctor was locked up in a cowshed, and only Shen Sisi treated him well and brought him meals every day.
Therefore, before the old Chinese doctor died, he gave all the medicinal oil prescriptions he had secretly hidden to Shen Sisi.
Chen Sisi could only memorize two commonly used recipes, one was a medicinal oil for bruises and sprains, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis; the other was for treating rashes on children.
The rest of the recipes were hidden in her country house.
Seeing this, Shen Sisi had an idea. She was worried about not being able to find business opportunities, so now the business opportunity has come, right?
She hugged Niuniu excitedly and kissed her soft little face deeply.
"Niuniu, let's go home. Mom will make you something delicious..."
Niu Niu was counting the big ships in front of her. Just when she counted to fifteen or sixteen, her mother suddenly hugged her and kissed her.
She was a little confused, but when she heard there was something delicious, her eyes immediately filled with stars: "Great, Mom, I want to eat fish."
"Okay, Mom will buy you some fish..."
Since they couldn't go to the black market, Chen Sisi took Niuniu to the supply and marketing cooperative and bought a big fat fish weighing one and a half kilograms, some side dishes, half a piece of white tofu, and a few ugly apples.
The mother and daughter walked happily towards the military compound.
As soon as she entered the yard, she found that everyone looked at her strangely, and they were not as friendly and enthusiastic as before.
Shen Sisi was very good at observing people’s expressions and she knew from their faces that they must have heard about her!
She didn't care and walked calmly past everyone. But she didn't know who leaked her news, was it Feng Yanzhou? still……
"Bah! You slut, you have no shame..."
A slightly plump older sister with dark red skin was muttering to herself and spitting at her.
If she walked a little faster, the saliva would spray on her face.
Shen Sisi frowned and glared at her: "Who are you? Do I know you? If you dare to bite someone again, don't blame me for being rude."
"How dare you scold me... and your attitude is quite arrogant!" Zhang Xiuhong looked arrogant and said, "You don't know me, but I know you. You are very famous in Lin County..."
Shen Sisi's heart sank: "Who told you that?"
Zhang Xiuhong snorted coldly: "What's it to you? Everyone knows about your little troubles..."
Shen Sisi's fingers were about to be pinched blue. This Zhang Xiuhong was just here to cause trouble. Otherwise, why would she target her if they had no grudge against each other?
Perhaps, the other party’s target was not her at all, but Gu Chengfeng.
Realizing Zhang Xiuhong's intention, Shen Sisi forced herself to remain calm and not be fooled or cause trouble for Gu Chengfeng.
So she took a deep breath, neither asked any further questions nor paid any attention to the elder sister, and turned around and walked towards her own yard.
Zhang Xiuhong was like a hen ready to fight at any time. As long as Shen Sisi dared to make trouble, she would take the opportunity to quarrel and drive her out of the family compound.
With Gu Chengfeng's temper, how could he not go crazy?
As a result, the punch hit the cotton.
They just don't accept the challenge!
Zhang Xiuhong was so angry that she jumped up and down, but she couldn't argue with him, so she could only point at Shen Sisi and curse, "Shameless second-hand goods... Why are you pretending? Just wait!"
She gritted her teeth and made a bet with several military wives around her: "Believe it or not, she will have to leave within a month."
The weak Yang Qiuxia on the side secretly fanned the flames: "If your sister Xiuhong takes action, she will be kicked out in a few days, not to mention a month!"
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