Chapter 2: Great harvest as a contrast to Gu Ruyi...
As a control group for Gu Ruyi, Chen Caihe's appearance is particularly in line with the aesthetic of that era. Her face is round like an apple, her body is plump, and her smile is kind and amiable.
There is a black mole between her eyebrows that looks like Guanyin Bodhisattva. Everyone who has seen her says that she has a blessed face.
The heroine is indeed blessed. She has a harmonious family, is lovable, and everything she does goes smoothly. All the bullies she encounter are dealt with by the hero. She is spoiled by him all her life, which is enviable.
But, this has nothing to do with Gu Ruyi.
As a cannon fodder, no matter how well the heroine lives, Gu Ruyi is not jealous. He just wants to stay away from the heroine and live his own quiet life.
He had no desires or requests in his heart, and was not moved at all when he saw the female host, Gu Ruyi. He just smiled to appear polite.
But Gu Ruyi didn't expect that she would get into trouble just by laughing.
Because Gu Ruyi is good-looking, she looks delicate and gentle even when she has no expression on her face.
She is so beautiful, and she is even more amazing when she smiles. She is just like a blooming peony. It is no exaggeration to describe her as a beauty of the highest order.
Chen Caihe was stunned at the time. Gu Ruyi basically didn't go out in the past few days since he came back. Even when he went out, he looked arrogant and looked at people with his chin raised like a rooster.
So Chen Caihe really didn't notice that Gu Ruyi was so beautiful.
Much more beautiful than her.
Compared with Gu Ruyi, who was as beautiful as a flower, Chen Caihe felt that she was like a weed in the field. The two were simply incomparable.
This is too discouraging.
Chen Caihe felt depressed, and she couldn't explain what was wrong.
When she saw Gu Ruyi's fingers that were as white as jade without any calluses, Chen Caihe suddenly called out Gu Ruyi for some unknown reason.
"Gu Ruyi, wait a minute."
"Is there anything wrong?" Gu Ruyi asked puzzledly.
She is not familiar with Chen Caihe, right? Why did Chen Caihe suddenly call her?
Being stared at by Gu Ruyi, Chen Caihe felt a little embarrassed. She laughed dryly twice and stammered, "I just... just wanted to ask you, do you want to go pick vegetable leaves with me?"
"Picking vegetable leaves," Gu Ruyi had a bunch of questions in her head, "What vegetable leaves should I pick?"
After saying this, Chen Caihe was no longer embarrassed. She opened her round eyes and said excitedly, "I heard that there is a farm a few kilometers away that is harvesting cabbages today. The outer layer of the cabbages on the farm is basically unwanted. Although they are a little old, they are still edible if you wash them carefully. If we pickle them and make sauerkraut, it will be enough for at least one or two months, which can save a lot of money on vegetables..."
Before Chen Caihe could finish, Gu Ruyi interrupted her and said, "Sorry, I won't go."
Just kidding, in the novel, this time of picking cabbage leaves was the beginning of Chen Caihe and the male protagonist's meeting. Chen Caihe was teased by a hooligan on the farm, and the male protagonist heroically saved her.
Chen Caihe is definitely safe with a male protagonist, but the same cannot be said for Gu Ruyi, the cannon fodder. It is simply stupid to put herself in danger for a little cabbage leaf. Gu Ruyi would rather die than go.
Seeing Gu Ruyi's face full of resistance, Chen Caihe disagreed, "How can you not go? This is a free dish."
Thinking of Gu Ruyi's reputation in the compound, Chen Caihe got emotional and said earnestly, "Gu Ruyi, don't blame me for being nosy. Listen to my advice and don't be so willful. We used to have a good life, but fate has played tricks on us. Now we are all children from poor families. If you continue to behave like before, not only will your family not be able to stand it, but people in the compound will also talk about it."
"As a girl, reputation is very important. Your appearance is not liked by your mother-in-law. If you don't have a good reputation, how will you get married in the future..."
Gu Ruyi: “…”
What nonsense is this heroine saying? She is not liked by her mother-in-law, bah! Who cares if my mother-in-law likes it?
As for getting married, Gu Ruyi had never planned to get married in her life, so it would be fine if someone else married her.
Feeling that if Chen Caihe continued to talk, Gu Ruyi's blood pressure would rise, so she quickly said, "Stop, stop, stop. Chen Caihe, thank you for your kindness, but I don't need it. Everyone has their own way of living. I don't care what you like to do, and you don't care how I live. Let's go our separate ways."
Just kidding, although Chen Caihe's family holds her back, at least her parents are good to her, and her younger brothers and sisters are also very obedient.
And what about the original owner’s relatives! This family is extremely patriarchal. Sons are treasures and daughters are weeds. They don't treat their daughters as human beings at all.
The reason why they are tolerating the original owner now is just because this family still holds on to the hope that the original owner can come back and they want to take greater advantage of him.
As long as they found out that the original owner had been abandoned by her wealthy adoptive parents, Gu Ruyi would not let her go, even if she treated her best relatives like ancestors, let alone work.
"But……"
Seeing that Chen Caihe was still not quiet and not wanting to hurt her ears, Gu Ruyi simply turned around and left.
This was completely disrespectful to Chen Caihe, and her face suddenly darkened.
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[Ding, the check-in location Huaqing Bathhouse is found. Do you want to spend 1 check-in point to check in? 】
As soon as she arrived at the bathhouse, Gu Ruyi found a sign-in point. Gu Ruyi was a little curious about what she could sign for in the bathhouse, so she gave it a try.
[Ding, you have successfully signed in at Huaqing Bathhouse and received two bath tickets, two pure cotton towels, two sets of toothbrushes and toothpaste, two bars of soap, and two bars of soap. 】
Hey! The check-in supplies at the bathhouse are pretty good!
There are bath tickets, towels, soap, and even toothpaste and toothbrush. This sign-in is very thoughtful!
Gu Ruyi was very satisfied. Looking at the 31 check-in points remaining in the system, he planned to take a shower and take a good tour around the city, check in more useful things, and alleviate the financial crisis.
As for why Gu Ruyi has so many sign-in points, of course they were accumulated before. The system gave five sign-in points on the first day of binding the system, and then one sign-in point every day.
She had been bound to the system for a month and had only signed in three times. Including the two times she used today, she had spent a total of five sign-in points. With the remaining 31 sign-in points, she should be able to sign in for a lot of things.
Gu Ruyi used one bath ticket and took a full half-hour bath. After the bath, she felt that she had lost several pounds, felt refreshed, and even her mind was much clearer.
The next step is to travel around the city.
Gu Ruyi chose a state-owned restaurant as her first stop, mainly because she was hungry again and going to a state-owned restaurant would allow her to fill her stomach at the same time.
[Ding, a check-in point for the state-owned hotel is found. Do you want to spend 1 check-in point to check in? 】
[Ding, the imperial chef heritage of the Qing Dynasty has been discovered. Do you want to spend 5 sign-in points to sign in? 】
Hey, the imperial chef of the Qing Dynasty, hundreds of years apart from the 1970s, can he also sign in?
But isn’t this a state-owned hotel? How could there be a legacy of imperial chefs from the Qing Dynasty?
Gu Ruyi was just wondering, but when she looked up and saw the quaint building of the state-owned hotel, she suddenly understood.
This state-owned hotel is obviously a building left over from ancient times. Judging from its decoration, it is very likely to have been a restaurant during the Qing Dynasty, so it is not surprising that it has a heritage.
The inheritance of the imperial chef should not be simple at all. Gu Ruyi was very curious about what she could learn, so even though it would cost five check-in points, she agreed without hesitation.
【bite! If you sign in successfully at a state-owned restaurant, you will receive five half-pound meat coupons, five half-pound brown sugar coupons, five five-pound grain coupons, and five yuan in cash. 】
[Ding, the sign-in for the Qing Dynasty Imperial Chef inheritance is successful. Do you want to start learning? 】
Gu Ruyi chose "No". She was now on the street with people coming and going. It was obviously not a good place to study. She should wait until she got home!
However, through these few sign-ins, Gu Ruyi discovered that the system likes to give the same quantity no matter what item is signed in, as if it has obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Or does the creator of the system have obsessive compulsive disorder?
Gu Ruyi was a little curious, but she decided not to think too much about a question that obviously had no answer. Eating was the most important thing.
It's almost time for dinner, and all the tables in the state-owned restaurant are full.
Business is so good, it seems the chef’s cooking skills are quite good.
After entering and smelling the fragrance filling the room, Gu Ruyi became even more looking forward to the chef's cooking skills.
Because she had just fallen ill, for the sake of her health, even though the state-owned restaurant served braised pork today, Gu Ruyi still chose clear soup noodles.
There is no meat in the clear soup noodles, but they are quite expensive. The vegetarian noodles are only eight cents, but the clear soup noodles are 15 cents, and you need a ticket.
Gu Ruyi didn't have two taels of grain coupons, so she simply took out one dollar and said, "I want bargained grain."
"Negotiable grain" was a feature of the 1970s, and it was actually high-priced grain.
As long as there is a state-owned restaurant with negotiated grain prices, you don’t need a ticket to eat, just pay more money.
However, not all state-owned restaurants can introduce negotiated grain. Generally, only joint public-private restaurants or restaurants that are extremely popular and in short supply are eligible after applying.
However, this state-owned restaurant was packed even before mealtime, which showed that business was booming, so it was normal to have "negotiable food".
Sure enough, after hearing what Gu Ruyi said, the waiter said nothing and directly gave Gu Ruyi 75 cents.
After a while, the clear soup noodles arrived.
After Gu Ruyi took a sip, her eyes immediately lit up.
The bowl of noodles in front of her looked ordinary, but the soup was so delicious that it left a lasting aftertaste. The noodles were also just the right amount of chewy, neither too soft nor too hard, and tasted extremely refreshing.
It is no exaggeration to say that Gu Ruyi has lived for more than 20 years, and today's bowl of clear soup noodles is definitely the best clear soup noodles she has ever eaten.
A bowl of noodles can be so amazing, no wonder there are so many people here.
After finishing a bowl of noodles in ten minutes, Gu Ruyi went to the Dongfanghong Market a few hundred meters away.
The Dongfanghong Market is a household name in downtown Taipei because it is the largest market in the city.
The entire market covers an area of nearly 7,000 square meters, and there are hundreds of shops selling goods covering all kinds of necessities, including food, clothing, housing and transportation. Whether it is flying in the sky, swimming in the sea or running on the ground, basically everything is available in the market.
Not to mention all kinds of household appliances, bicycles, radios, watches and so on. Department stores in other cities are either short of this brand or that brand, but the Dongfanghong Market has everything, both domestic and foreign. As long as you have money and tickets, you can pick any luxury item of this era.
The market is large, and there are too many places to sign in. As soon as Gu Ruyi stepped into the market, the system started to beep non-stop. Later, Gu Ruyi found it too noisy, so she simply turned off the system notification sound, and then signed in at the place she liked.
Gu Ruyi chose a store that sold televisions as her first stop, for no other reason than that televisions were the most valuable items these days.
Gu Ruyi expected to sign a black-and-white TV, but she never expected that she would have a good start.
[Ding, sign in once at the TV store in Dongfanghong Market and get a 12-inch color TV]
Big color TV, I actually signed for a big color TV.
It seems that she has left Africa and entered Europe today!
Gu Ruyi's eyes sparkled and she immediately ran to the next counter.
[Ding, sign in once at the Dongfanghong Watch Store using 1 sign-in point and get a watch ticket. 】
[Ding, sign in once at the bicycle shop in Dongfanghong Market and get a bicycle ticket. 】
【bite! Sign in once at the liquor store in Dongfanghong Market and receive two bottles of Moutai, two bottles of Zhuyeqing, Erguotou food coupons, and two bottles of Wuliangye. 】
【bite! Sign in once at the tobacco shop in the Dongfanghong Market and you will receive six packs of Panda cigarettes, six packs of Zhonghua cigarettes, six packs of Mu cigarettes, and six packs of Daqianmen cigarettes. 】
[Ding, sign in once at the grain store in the Dongfanghong Market and receive ten kilograms of sweet potatoes, ten kilograms of potatoes, ten kilograms of sorghum, ten kilograms of rice, and ten kilograms of wheat. 】
………
After a round, there were a lot of new things in the system warehouse. Although they were not as good as the big color TVs, they were also very good. Gu Ruyi was very satisfied.
Of course, what he was most satisfied with was the color TV. A color TV in this era cost more than a thousand yuan. As long as he could sell them and save some money, Gu Ruyi would not be short of money in the next few years.
However, money was not everything in the 1970s, so even though he knew what was valuable, Gu Ruyi still spent his check-in points on grain stores, butcher shops, vegetable stores, and other places.
After going around the entire market, even though Gu Ruyi was very selective, she still used up all her check-in points.
The harvest was also very rich. The system warehouse not only had more cloth, clothes and shoes, but also pork, mutton, beef, chicken, duck and fish.
The food rations he signed in were enough for him to eat for two months, and there were also a bunch of valuable things. Gu Ruyi was satisfied and prepared to go home.
At this moment, a familiar voice suddenly sounded behind Gu Ruyi: "Gu Ruyi, why are you here?"
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