As soon as Li Hong finished speaking, she was slapped hard by Aunt Chen, "What are you talking about? Aren't you going out? Get out now."

After teaching her daughter a lesson, Aunt Chen turned around and looked at Yan Sisi with embarrassment, "I have spoiled my daughter. You should just ignore what she said."

"Mom, why are you always on the side of outsiders? Who is your daughter?" Li Hong said, glaring at the porcelain-skinned Yan Sisi sitting on the bench, and then said in a weird voice: "If it were me, I wouldn't have the face to bring up such a small thing."

Yan Sisi's face turned red when she heard this. Although she had hidden something underneath for fear that no one would accept it, it was indeed because of her that her aunt was injured, and this was a fact that could not be changed.

Aunt Chen's face turned cold when she saw this. She really doted on her youngest daughter too much and she didn't even know some basic ways of dealing with people. She glanced at her eldest daughter-in-law who came out of the kitchen. The eldest daughter-in-law Liu Yun immediately stepped forward and pulled her younger sister-in-law out of the house.

Seeing that everyone had left, Aunt Chen didn't know what to say to her daughter. She could only look down at the fresh vegetables in the basket and began to praise them, "Xiao Yan, your cousin's vegetables are growing really well. Winter is coming soon, and it's not easy to grow such fresh vegetables."

Based on her many years of experience in buying vegetables, she knew that these vegetables must have been carefully cared for, otherwise they would not have grown so well.

Yan Sisi, wearing a red scarf that revealed her porcelain-white face, replied awkwardly, "The greenhouses that my relatives have built at home can be used to grow vegetables when the weather is cold, so that we can eat fresh vegetables in the winter."

The book mentioned that one of the heroine's friends had a greenhouse at home. She was very surprised when she saw this passage in the book. She didn't expect that someone could grow vegetables in winter. This happened to explain the source of her vegetables.

When Aunt Chen first heard about greenhouses, she asked curiously, "Can we really grow vegetables in winter?"

"Of course, otherwise I can't buy vegetables of this quality in the market." Yan Sisi looked at the daughter of Aunt Chen who came in again. She was afraid to deal with such a person, so she stood up and pretended to be busy and said, "Aunt, I have something to do, so I'll leave first."

After saying that, Yan Sisi turned around and was about to leave. When she passed the door, she could hear a clear "cold snort".

Li Hong looked at the person walking away, stretched out her hand and started to criticize the vegetables in the basket, "Mom, you are bought with just these few vegetables."

Aunt Chen patted her daughter's messy hands, took out the messy vegetables, and was about to call her eldest daughter-in-law when she saw egg cake, brown sugar, and White Rabbit milk candy hidden under the vegetables.

Li Hong wanted to say something, but when she looked at the things that had been turned out and thought about what she had just said, her face suddenly turned red. It took her a long time to utter a sentence, "Why did this person hide the things he gave her?"

Yan Sisi had no idea what happened at Aunt Chen's house. When she got home, she realized that her money was almost gone, so she prepared to go out in the afternoon to try to sell some vegetables in the space.

When Yan Sisi entered the space, she saw that the tomatoes and peppers inside had already borne fruit, and there were red strawberries on the ground. She looked at the strawberries' bright red and translucent appearance.

Yan Sisi couldn't help but squat down, gently picked one and put it in her mouth. The sweet taste instantly swept over her entire tongue, and the sweetness seemed to penetrate into her heart. The moment her teeth touched the fruit, she could smell an indescribable fragrance.

The strawberries grown in the space are completely different from the strawberries she had eaten before. The fruits are big, sweet, and fragrant. No one can resist such strawberries.

Yan Sisi ate more than ten strawberries in a row before she stopped. She only picked a few of the twenty or so strawberries she planted. These strawberries were not only delicious, but also had many fruits.

Yan Sisi left the space in a second and prepared to go to the kitchen to get a plate. Before she opened the door, she heard the sound of the door opening from outside. Her heart suddenly rose to her throat. She stood stiffly at the door for several seconds before she reacted. She quickly took off her shoes and threw them gently under the bed. Then she quickly crawled into the quilt and closed her eyes. The whole action was done in one go.

The next second the door was opened. Yan's mother looked at her daughter who was still sleeping on the bed, then quietly closed the door.

Yan Sisi heard the sound of the door closing, and then she breathed a sigh of relief and quietly opened her eyes to look at the door. After a while, she heard the sound of cooking in the kitchen. She quickly got out of bed and cleaned the traces on her body. Then, she pretended to have just woken up, walked out of the room, rubbed her eyes, looked at her mother in surprise and said, "Mom, you're back?"

"I arranged a time with someone and will go there early this afternoon." Yan's mother started cooking quickly. When she saw the vegetables on the table, she asked in surprise, "These vegetables are really fresh. Sisi, did you buy them?"

Yan Sisi was stunned for a moment, and could only answer nervously: "Yes."

Damn it! She forgot to put away the vegetables on the table. Yan Sisi suddenly became nervous, but she looked at her mother expectantly.

Yan's mother picked up a vegetable and looked at it. The milky white stem was connected to the emerald green leaves. It seemed that water could be squeezed out when she gently pinched it with her fingers. Each leaf was very fresh and tender. She praised it, "It looks very juicy. Where did you buy this vegetable? When did the vegetable market have such good vegetables?"

"I met an old man on the roadside. He grew his own vegetables." Yan Sisi couldn't help but smile while still talking nonsense.

Upon hearing this, Yan's mother immediately put down the food in her hand and asked nervously, "Did you go to the black market? That's not a place for you to go."

Yan Sisi looked at her mother's nervous expression and shook her head repeatedly: "No, I just happened to meet the master on the street. There was no one around."

This was still the planned era, and the market economy that was about to appear in the books was still about a year away. Now no one dared to sell things openly on the street, and could only do so quietly in corners.

After being scolded, Yan Sisi obediently returned to the living room and picked up a Chinese book to read.

After about half an hour, Yan's mother shouted outside the house, "The meal is ready, come and serve the dishes."

“I am here.”

Yan Sisi picked up the stir-fried vegetables and placed them on the table in the living room, while Yan's mother came over with fish soup and mixed rice. The two sat down to eat, and Yan Sisi was the first to reach for the stir-fried vegetables with her chopsticks.

The first bite into your mouth, the whole feeling is crispy, tender, and juicy, with a light salty taste and a hint of rapeseed oil fragrance, mixed with the crisp fragrance of green vegetables. It is really delicious.

When Yan Sisi picked up her chopsticks again, her mother had already stretched out her chopsticks several times in a row. She kept saying as she ate, "Sisi, you bought some really good green vegetables. Buy more next time you see them."

Just now she was telling her not to buy things on the street, but now she was really tempted. Yan Sisi deliberately said, "Didn't you say that you can't buy things on the street? What if I get caught?"

"Are you stupid, kid? If you can't buy it, can't you change it?" As she spoke, Yan's mother reached for the green vegetables with her chopsticks again.

Seeing that most of the food was almost eaten, Yan Sisi stopped talking and started eating the vegetables mixed with rice.

After lunch, Yan Sisi's stomach was full. Although she had only simple stir-fried vegetables with fish soup for lunch, she was very satisfied. If she could dig a pond in the space to raise fish and shrimps, it would definitely be delicious.

After washing the dishes and packing the leftover food into an aluminum box, Yan's mother said to the well-behaved daughter who was still sitting at the table, "I'm going to take food to your dad. I won't be back for a while. You stay at home and behave yourself."

Yan Sisi nodded obediently, "Mom, don't worry, I promise I will be good."

Sometimes her legs had their own thoughts and she couldn't control their urge to go out.

After Yan Sisi waited for a while after her mother left, she knocked on the door of Aunt Gu's house next door and borrowed a scale. She learned how to use the scale before going home with peace of mind.

After returning home, Yan Sisi went to the kitchen to find a linen rope and scissors, preparing to use them to tie up the vegetables.

After Yan Sisi prepared the basket, linen rope, scissors and scale, she locked the door tightly and took all the prepared things to the room. She started with the small green vegetables that had been picked, weighing half a pound into a bundle, and the spinach was also half a pound per bundle. Then she picked some peppers, which were all about the same size, about 10 per pound.

Yan Sisi put the weighed vegetables into the basket, and placed bundled greens, spinach and peppers in a circle around the outside. After putting some green vegetables in the middle, she picked some strawberries and put them on top, ready to attract people to buy them.

After cleaning the battlefield, Yan Sisi was afraid that she would be seen by people in the family compound if she went out with the basket, so she just put the basket in the space. She returned the used scale to her neighbor Aunt Gu and gave her a bundle of vegetables. Before coming back, she also observed the situation in the family compound.

Yan Sisi observed for a while and saw that there were not many people outside, so she hurried back home and tidied herself up. She changed her clothes into a worn sweater, and the sheepskin boots she usually wore were replaced with cloth shoes that she seldom wore. She wore a blue headscarf that she found in her mother's room, and put a little dust on her face. She looked like an ignorant country girl, and made sure that the people in the family building would not recognize her unless they paid special attention. Then she set off towards the black market that she had known about before.

Yan Sisi walked all the way and took the basket out from the space while hiding in the corner when no one was around. She then covered the basket tightly with the cloth she had prepared in advance before she felt at ease and continued forward.

The closer she got to the black market, the quieter it felt. Her steps suddenly became hesitant. The next second, someone suddenly grabbed her arm from behind. She was so scared that she opened her mouth to scream, but the person covered her mouth. All she could hear was her clear voice: "Are you trying to kill yourself? There are people in the black market. Turn back quickly."

After saying that, the visitor took Sisi's arm and called out affectionately, "Cousin, I finally found you. Didn't I tell you to wait for me here? Why did you come here? My mother is waiting anxiously at home."