After the trade, Tiemu and Liu Shuning from the primitive tribe returned to their tribe happily. With the farm tools and seeds they exchanged, their tribe could grow more food this year and they wouldn't have to go hungry in the winter. =
"Tiemu, you're back. Didn't you go hunting today?"
Tiemu's father was surprised to see Tiemu return home empty-handed, because he usually always got something when he went out hunting.
"Dear, I exchanged a lot of grain seeds with others today. I will arrange for people to open up wasteland and plant the seeds tomorrow, so that we won't starve in the winter."
Tiemu has been here for several years, and he was not used to it at first. There is no cotton cloth to make clothes here, so people in good conditions wear animal fur, and in poor conditions they can only use leaves to cover their bodies.
Originally he thought he would be a savage for the rest of his life, but he didn't expect that God would be so considerate and give him a trading system.
In the 1990s, Xiao Ning was his first exchange partner. During the first transaction, he thought that the other party was also short of food, so he did not exchange more food.
“Tiemu, are you sure you can grow these crops? Otherwise, you’d better go hunting!” Tiemu’s relatives looked at him worriedly. No one had ever seen the crops he brought back, and no one knew if they were edible.
If he worked so hard to plant these unknown seeds, but got nothing to harvest after the winter, Tiemu couldn't bear this responsibility!
"Dear, don't worry! I will definitely have a harvest from the crops I grow." Although Tiemu was confident in the seeds he exchanged for, he didn't know much about planting methods.
Next time when he exchanges things, he will ask Xiao Ning for a book on planting.
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Liu Shuning took a nice bath in the space before leaving. It was inconvenient to wash on the train, so she could only wash her body casually every day. She felt that there were several layers of dust on her body.
She had just packed up and was about to go to bed when she heard someone knocking on the door.
"Auntie Yang, why are you here?" As soon as Liu Shuning opened the door, he saw Auntie Yang holding a basket in her hand.
"I just heard some noises coming from your house and guessed you were back. I made some mixed noodle dumplings today, so I brought a plate over for you to try."
Liu Shuning quickly welcomed Aunt Yang into the house, "Aunt Yang, you are so kind to me. It's rare that you still think of me while making dumplings."
Although Aunt Yang's son was the head of a regiment and received a lot of allowances, his three sons ate too much and there was not enough food at home.
In the past two years, their family often had to buy grain at high prices. It was only in the past two years that Aunt Yang opened up the vegetable fields in the staff compound that were not grown by other families and planted corn and sweet potatoes, which allowed the whole family to have enough food to eat.
"As long as you don't mind that my dumplings are made of mixed grains, I will bring them to you often in the future."
Liu Shuning was a little touched, and her eyes were slightly red. "Auntie Yang, you made dumplings and my husband ate them. How can I dislike it? When the New Year comes, I will get you some white flour, and you can make white flour dumplings for me."
"If you like it, eat more. I brought more than 30 dumplings, which should be enough for you. Fengnian is a thick-skinned kid, so just let him eat the steamed buns in the cafeteria." Aunt Yang took the dumplings out of the basket, and the aroma of the steaming dumplings filled the air.
"That's enough. I can't finish it. I bought a lot of local specialties in the northwest this time. I'll give you some. You can keep them for yourself when you go back." Liu Shuning went back to the room and gave half of the dried lamb that Chief Engineer Hu sent to Aunt Yang. There was not much cured mutton, only a little over one pound in total. She cut about half a pound for herself to eat later, and put the rest into Aunt Yang's basket.
"You don't have to give me so much, keep some for yourself. I'll take two handfuls of dried amaranth back to try their flavor." Aunt Yang quickly took out the things that had been put in the basket. She only brought over a bowl of dumplings and had no intention of taking a whole basket of dried amaranth back.
She couldn't accept that half piece of cured mutton even more. Meat is so expensive now, and mutton is even more priceless.
"I still have some. I don't like eating mutton very much, so just leave half a piece for tasting." Liu Shuning didn't like eating mutton in her previous life. She always felt that mutton had a fishy smell.
"If you don't like it, leave it for Fengnian. He likes mutton. I'm going home to cook dinner. Please wash my bowls and return them to me tomorrow." Aunt Yang ran away in a hurry without even taking the basket.
Liu Shuning smiled helplessly. In this day and age, there are still times when things cannot be given away.
She was willing to give things to Aunt Yang, mainly because she had helped her a lot in recent days.
She is not willing to give to others when they want it! She is only generous to those who are close to her, and she is very stingy with those she is not familiar with.
Lu Fengnian had just finished reporting his work when his superiors called him back to the office.
"Deputy Battalion Commander Lu, you have made a great contribution this time! I have just called the person in charge of the military factory, and our new weapons will be dispatched after the New Year." Commander Hong patted Lu Fengnian on the shoulder. This kid is young and promising!
The Northeast Military Region has no one at the military factory, so every time there is a new weapon, it is never the Northeast Military Region's turn.
This time, we were able to develop new weapons thanks to the help and recommendation of Chief Engineer Hu.
"Serving the people is what I should do." Lu Fengnian saluted Commander Hong.
"Not bad, you are neither arrogant nor impatient, you are a talented person. The train station called again to commend you. You also caught two spies when you came back from the northwest this time. The Fourth Battalion is short of a battalion commander, so you should be transferred to the Fourth Battalion from today!"
Commander Hong took out a letter of appointment from the drawer and placed it in front of Lu Fengnian.
Lu Fengnian took the appointment letter and saluted again, "Thank you for your trust, Chief. I will do my best."
"We don't have any rewards for your wife. Go back and ask her if she wants to work. If she needs a job, our military primary school is still short of a Chinese teacher."
"Commander, thank you for your offer. I don't want my wife to be so tired. Being a primary school teacher is too tiring and not suitable for her." Lu Fengnian rejected Commander Hong's offer without a second thought. He would spoil his wife. If she liked to play badly, then he would work hard to make money to support her.
Coming out of the army commander's office, Lu Fengnian was filled with joy. He wanted to run back immediately to share the news with his wife.
His wife was his benefactor, and it was his wife who discovered the human traffickers and the spies. She deserves half of the credit, and she also deserves half of his military medals.
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