Yan Sisi looked back at the lesbian she didn't recognize and was about to struggle, but her peripheral vision caught a glimpse of a man wearing a red cloth looking in their direction in the alley ahead. She immediately reacted and said in a pinched voice, "Sister, your place is too big. I lost track of where I was while walking. Luckily you came to find me."

"Come on, my mom has prepared delicious food for you at home."

"Okay." Yan Sisi agreed with a nervous heart, then turned nervously with the visitor and walked away from the black market. She didn't breathe a sigh of relief until she was far away from the place she had just been.

Seeing that she was safe, Yan Sisi quickly distanced herself from the girl. Only when she was at a safe distance did she relax her sweaty palms and thank the girl who saved her: "Thank you for what I did just now, comrade."

Wang Zhaodi looked at the alert little girl. If she wasn't the same age as her sister, she wouldn't have bothered with this. But when she heard her soft voice, she couldn't help but remind her, "The crackdown there has been very serious lately. Many people have been arrested. You, a little girl, shouldn't go there if you have nothing to do."

I was a little disgusted by her disguise, "This is your first time here!"

"How do you know?"

"You're dressed so simply, you can obviously be a newbie." Although Wang Zhaodi had not seen much of the world, she could still see through the girl in front of her at a glance.

Wang Zhaodi stared at the little girl's snow-white hands holding the basket, and couldn't help asking curiously, "What are you trying to sell here?"

"vegetable."

"What vegetables? Everyone is selling hard-to-find things. Your vegetables can be bought at the market. Who would buy them?"

Upon hearing this, Yan Sisi quietly lifted up a corner of the black cloth and showed it to the girl opposite her. Then, she took out a strawberry and a bunch of green vegetables from the basket and handed them to her, saying softly, "These strawberries and green vegetables are for you. Thank you for saving me just now. I have something else to do and I'll leave first."

Wang Zhaodi looked at the vegetables and strawberries that were forced into her hands, then glanced at the little girl's back as she left. She hesitated for a moment and said, "Wait a moment."

Yan Sisi hadn't walked a few steps when she heard the voice and turned around to look at her in confusion. Wang Zhaodi smiled and said, "Aren't you going to sell it? I'll recommend a place to you."

"Where?"

"It's a great place, are you going?"

Yan Sisi thought about it and shook her head. She didn't know the person in front of her. Although she had just saved her the previous second, there was no guarantee that this person would harm her the next second.

"You are so timid. You dare to come here." Wang Zhaodi then asked, "How do you sell your vegetables?"

"A bundle of greens and spinach costs 2 cents for half a pound, 10 peppers cost 4 cents, and strawberries cost 3.10 cents without a ticket." Yan Sisi quoted the price she had thought of before coming here, without even hoping that the person in front of her would buy it.

"It's so expensive. It's more than half the price at the market." Wang Zhaodi suddenly felt a little regretful. She shouldn't have asked just now. Looking at the beautiful girl in front of her, she couldn't help but bargain: "Can you lower the price?"

"It's a bit expensive, but you have to consider the weather. These vegetables are all carefully taken care of. Look at my vegetables, they are so fresh and beautiful. Where can you buy such vegetables in the vegetable market?" Yan Sisi said without retreating. Her vegetables grew so well, and it didn't mean that they had to be sold to her. There would always be someone who would recognize her value.

Wang Zhaodi looked at the very fresh vegetables in her hand and couldn't help wanting to buy some. It was rare to come across vegetables of such good quality, and she was afraid that Old Man Li would not accept them after she took them. After hesitating for a while, she finally gritted her teeth and said, "Three bundles of vegetables, five peppers, one bundle of spinach, and three strawberries!"

Yan Sisi took note of what she had said and then pulled her to a nearby tree. After carefully looking around to see that there was no one around, she opened the basket completely and took out the vegetables she had just noted down. Finally, she gave her a strawberry and said, "This is for you. Once you eat it, you'll know that it's absolutely worth the price. Just give me 28 cents."

Wang Zhaodi took out her cloth bag from her pocket, counted out 28 cents with great reluctance and handed it over, then took the vegetables she wanted, picked up the extra strawberries with her right hand and threw them directly into her mouth. The moment the strawberries entered her mouth, a sweet taste spread throughout her taste buds. She subconsciously threw another one into her mouth. She had never tasted such a sweet taste before.

When Wang Zhaodi stopped, there were only two strawberries left out of the original five. She looked up and saw that the vegetable seller had already disappeared. She immediately regretted not asking her whether she would be coming.

Although Yan Sisi's first time selling vegetables was a bit bumpy and she was almost caught, she managed to sell some vegetables successfully. However, the money she made from selling vegetables was too little.

Yan Sisi looked at the remaining vegetables in the basket, and ran to the entrance of the steel factory without giving up. She waited for the workers to get off work, then quietly approached the well-dressed workers and quickly sold most of the vegetables and strawberries.

Although strawberries were the most expensive among them, they were the best-selling ones and were sold out in less than a minute. People who heard the news and rushed over saw that the strawberries were sold out and could only leave helplessly, while still reminding her to bring more strawberries tomorrow.

Yan Sisi earned 2.5 yuan after running for a few hours, which was much better than she expected. Before she went out, she was a little worried that she would not be able to sell her vegetables, but she did not expect that they were all sold.

Yan Sisi took off her disguise before going home. As soon as she opened the door, she saw her mother packing some clothes and food. "Mom, why are you packing?"

"It's been very cold recently. I'm going back home this week to pack some clothes for your grandpa and grandma." After packing all the things with cloth, Yan's mother put them on the top of the cabinet. She turned around and asked her daughter, "Why are you running around again? You're going to school the day after tomorrow. You must have fallen behind in your studies after not going to school for so many days."

Seeing that her mother was about to start nagging again, Yan Sisi quickly picked up the basket in her hand and rushed over, saying coquettishly: "Mom, didn't you say that dish was delicious? So I went to buy some more."

After saying this, he continued, fearing that his mother would ask him more questions: "Mom, can I go to the countryside with you?"

She hasn't visited her grandparents, grandmother and cousin for a long time. There are mountains and water in her hometown. She can take the opportunity to transplant some plants into the space. Maybe she can also catch some fish and shrimp and raise them in the space.

"Your injury hasn't healed yet. I'll take you back next time." Mother Yan took the basket and looked at the vegetables. She nodded with satisfaction. The stir-fried vegetables she brought to the hospital at noon were praised by her husband. While going to the kitchen to prepare dinner, she reminded her daughter: "Just buy it once in a while. Do you have enough money? If not, I'll get you some more."

Yan Sisi sat on a stool in the living room and didn't make any more noise about leaving, ready to take action when the time comes. When her mother offered to give her some pocket money, she just shook her head and said, "I still have some."

There are so many things to spend money on at home recently, how could she have the nerve to ask for pocket money?

Dinner was white porridge and fried spinach. Yan Sisi took a sip of the porridge from the bowl and asked, "Mom, when can Dad be discharged from the hospital?"

"I'll be observed for another day tomorrow, and if there are no problems, I can be discharged from the hospital."

"Then I'll pick up Dad from the hospital tomorrow."

Mother Yan thought of her nephew whom she had often met in the hospital recently and said, "Can you carry the things? Tell Brother Dong that you will go to help tomorrow night."

When Yan Sisi heard this, she couldn't help biting her tongue and covered her mouth with a hiss. Yan's mother hurriedly asked nervously, "What's wrong? Did you bite your tongue?"

Yan Sisi nodded with tears in her eyes. After the pain subsided, she asked vaguely, "Does my cousin go there often recently?"

Yan's mother took a bite of spinach and said, "I met him twice. Your father said he comes here often."

"Does he have nothing to do? Why does he always go to the hospital to see dad? Is he thinking about dad's work?" Yan Sisi said doubtfully. Her cousin has appeared too many times when her dad was injured recently!

"How is that possible?" Yan's mother shook her head after hearing this. She had seen Xiangdong grow up and he was not that kind of person. She said to her daughter, "Don't worry. Everyone would care about your father's job, but you, Brother Xiangdong, wouldn't."

When Yan Xiangdong was young, she was a very naughty child who was always getting into trouble. One time, when she was playing in her hometown, she accidentally fell into the water. It was her husband Yan Aiguo who passed by and rescued her.

From then on, Yan Xiangdong seemed like a different person. He became much more obedient and well-behaved. He followed Aiguo around every day and was always the first to help whenever something happened in their family.

Yan Sisi couldn't help but think of what was mentioned in the book, that Brother Xiang Dong was dating the daughter of a deputy director's family, and the deputy director's family required Brother Xiang Dong to have a formal job before they would marry the daughter, otherwise they would not agree to their marriage.

The eldest cousin from my uncle's family just spent 300 yuan to buy a job a few years ago. Xiangdong is the second oldest. He went to the countryside and returned to the city due to illness. He came back only one year earlier than my cousin and has never found a job. The third cousin has always been the most favored by my aunt. He went to the countryside instead of my cousin and bought his job through connections.

The rest of their family members were all in their hometown. Father Yan was always a kind person and never made enemies with anyone. He got along very well with his colleagues in the factory and neighbors in the family compound.

After looking around at my family relatives, I found that among the boys, only my second cousin still doesn't have a formal job. The others are either formal workers or temporary workers.

Maybe I really guessed wrong. Brother Xiangdong has always been very good to me since I was a child, but my cousin always gets angry with him because he is too good to her.

Yan Sisi bit her chopsticks and couldn't help asking, "Is there any news from the Public Security Bureau?"

Recently, she found that she could remember less and less of the contents in the book. If time goes on for a while, she might forget it all. It seems that she will have to write down all the memories she can remember soon.

After finishing her meal, Yan's mother went to the kitchen to pick up the packed aluminum box and was about to go out. When she heard her daughter's words, she said as she walked, "Not yet, I'm going to deliver food to your father, you stay home and don't run around."

Yan Sisi looked at the door that closed with a click. She quickly finished her meal, washed herself, and returned to her room. She took out a notebook from the drawer and wrote down everything that had happened since she regained her memory.