Chapter 17: One Bite, One Tooth Mark

After buying the toothbrush and tooth powder, Shen Ruoqing felt that there was nothing to buy, mainly because most of the things were already in the system mall. But he still sorted out some bills that were about to expire and went shopping.

On the way back, Shen Ruoqing passed by a scrap yard and thought about buying something there.

"Uncle, I want to go in and find some old newspapers to paste on the wall. Can you help me?" Shen Ruoqing pretended to take out an apple from his pocket, but actually bought it from the system mall.

"Oh, little girl, go in and look for them. They are all in the pile." When the old man saw the apples, his eyes lit up and he politely asked Shen Ruqing to go and look for them.

"Old newspapers are five cents a pound, you can flip through them at will."

Shen Ruoqing started searching in the waste pile by himself.

She turned on the detection function and issued an order to detect valuables.

Soon, there was a reaction.

"Ding - Rosewood detected."

"Ding - pearwood detected."

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Shen Ruoqing's face turned from joy to disappointment. The items detected were either too big to take away, or they were broken into pieces and had no value at all.

"Ding - small yellow croaker detected."

Small yellow croaker? Shen Ruoqing was surprised and delighted. Finally, the trip was not in vain!

It turned out that this was a black wooden box with a layer inside, and inside the layer there were two small yellow croakers!

The wooden box was not big, so Shen Ruoqing directly put the black wooden box into the space. It seemed that someone had hidden it here, but she didn't expect that the box was taken away together and ended up in the scrap yard, but in the end it was still a good thing for her.

After collecting the small yellow croaker, Shen Ruoqing picked out some old newspapers and books, weighed them, paid for them, and left the scrap station.

The oxcart that was heading back to the village had already gone back. Shen Ruoqing didn't want to hurt her legs. Since there was no one around, she bought a bicycle in the system mall and rode it back. She wore a hat and a mask when riding the bicycle to avoid being recognized by pedestrians on the road. When she was almost at Dashitou Village, she put all her things into her personal space and walked back with a bamboo basket on her back.

"Mom, I'm back."

Mrs. Ji was not at home at the moment, as she had gone to work. Wang was at home, and when she saw the bamboo basket that Shen Ruoqing was carrying was full, she couldn't help but ask, "What's in it?"

Shen Ruoqing had no good impression of Wang, and said, "What's inside is none of your business. Isn't my mother at home?"

Wang curled her lips and didn't respond to her.

Shen Ruoqing carried the bamboo basket to Old Lady Ji's room and locked it. (Old Lady Ji's room was usually locked, but Shen Ruoqing had the key.) "Are you trying to prevent thieves?" Wang was very unhappy and grumbled, "The things were given by the fourth son again, and the family hasn't been divided yet, so I should have a share of those things. It's fine if you don't let me see them, but you locked them up. What kind of family did I marry into..."

"What is Second Sister-in-law talking about? Shouldn't everything in the house be kept by Mom? Is there any problem with putting it in Mom's room? Besides, I brought these back from the county town, so I can do whatever I want with them. Sister-in-law, you're not going to embezzle these little things of mine, are you?"

After Shen Ruoqing finished speaking, she ignored Wang's colorful expression and went out to find her mother.

Just as I went out, Mrs. Ji and Shen Xiangdong came back.

"Mom! I brought you something good!" Shen Ruoqing stepped forward and affectionately took Mrs. Ji's arm.

"Are you back? What good things can you bring? Second brother's family, steam two more egg custards tonight." Old Mrs. Ji gave instructions and was pulled into the house by Shen Ruoqing.

"My goodness, why are there so many things?"

Old Mrs. Ji saw the full bamboo basket at a glance. She opened it and saw that there was rice, flour, oil, pork, sugar, cloth and soap!

Old Mrs. Ji's expression suddenly became serious: "My dear, where did you get these things?" If you said that these good things were obtained by Shen Xiangbei, she would never believe it even if you beat her to death.

Shen Ruoqing still looked grinning: "Mom, listen to me first. I met an old lady in the city. She fainted on the side of the road and no one dared to help her. I carried her to the hospital. I didn't expect that the old lady's son was a black market trader. These things were given to me by the old lady's son as a thank you gift. The old lady's son also said that he wanted to recognize me as his godparents!"

Shen Ruoqing spoke without hesitation, which was also because of Mrs. Ji's excessive trust, without any doubt! "My dear, that person is mixed in the black market, we should not get involved with her." With so many things, Mrs. Ji was not overwhelmed with joy. After calming down, Mrs. Ji spoke to Shen Ruoqing earnestly.

"We are not going to the black market. These things are gifts from others. Besides, we just pretend we don't know what they are doing. What kind of year is this? If we have a relative like this, we won't be afraid of starving to death. With this way, we can buy all kinds of food and goods at low prices! Mom, do you really think this year's summer harvest can last until the autumn harvest?"

Old Mrs. Ji has a good idea of ​​the output from the fields, and it seems that this year will be even more difficult than last year.

"Eh!" With a sigh from Old Lady Ji, Shen Ruoqing knew that this was Old Lady Ji's consent.

"Mom, this meat won't keep, shall we eat it today? I want to eat the braised pork you made. And this oil won't keep, it can only be kept for three months, so we have to eat it as soon as possible, don't be reluctant to use it. And this toothbrush and tooth powder, I bought one for each of our family members, after dinner, you can distribute it to them..."

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"Oh, especially this piece of cloth. I asked for it specially for mom. You can make two sets of clothes for yourself when the time comes."

"I am already old, what else do I need to make clothes with this piece of cloth? I will make you two new sets of clothes."

"This cloth is so old-fashioned, I don't want it! I came here specifically to make clothes for you, if you don't make them for me, I won't wear them even if you make them for me!"

"You've always wanted a bra, haven't you? This piece of cloth is perfect for you. Why is the color so tacky? I think it's good enough."

"Oh no! I told you it's for mom, it's for mom, don't make it for me. I told you I won't wear it even if you make it. I'll make it for you when I have brighter fabrics."

"Let's not talk about this, Mom, what do you think this is?"

Shen Ruoqing took out a black wooden box.

"I found this at the scrap yard."

Old Lady Ji took the wooden box, opened it, and closed it again: "Isn't it just a wooden box? There's nothing special about it."

"Look, there is a layer here." Shen Ruoqing opened the layer with a snap, revealing two golden little yellow croakers.

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"Is this fake?" Old Lady Ji took a bite of the small yellow croaker, leaving a tooth mark! "You have to keep this thing. Mom will keep it for you and use it as your dowry in the future!"

"No, Mom, I think it's better to exchange this for food. This can be exchanged for a lot of food for my brother."

(End of this chapter)