Zhang Hongmei went home as soon as she arrived in the city. When she was almost home, she saw the house closest to hers and went over to knock on the door.
A middle-aged woman opened the door. "Auntie, I'm a resident of that house. I wanted to ask you where we need to get water?"
"See that red brick building? That's the water pump house. Everyone goes there to get water, but it only opens at seven in the morning. Each bucket of water costs five cents."
"Thank you, Auntie."
Zhang Hongmei returned home and quickly tidied up. She ate lunch in the living room.
In the afternoon, I went to the black market and found Sun Changquan.
"Comrade, I've been waiting for you for half a year. Do you have any good stuff this time?"
"Only dried sweet potatoes are available."
"Raw or cooked?"
"Dried raw."
"And the price?"
"Name your price."
"Seven cents is fair? I still need to process it into noodles, which involves some loss."
Zhang Hongmei knew there would be losses, but at least a lot of leather was still produced. She hadn't originally intended to sell at a high price, so she agreed to Sun Changquan's offer.
"It's still at the winery gate at three in the morning."
How many?
"I'll give you a thousand catties." Zhang Hongmei had already packed them, fifty catties per bag, so she gave him twenty bags.
"Alright! Can you get anything else? We're so short on food right now."
"No, but I bought a wild boar. I don't know the market price yet, so I'll ask around first."
"Give it to me, give it to me, I'll give you four yuan. You can ask around at Hongmei for this price, no one else can offer this price."
“I bought it for 400 jin, so I’ll give you 400 jin as well.”
"Will it be available by tomorrow morning?"
"Sure, but the dried sweet potatoes won't be ready until the morning after tomorrow."
Sun Changquan hesitated, "You're not going to refuse to give it to me, are you?"
"No, it's just that it's too much trouble for me to do it all by myself. Don't worry, I'll definitely get it for you."
There are still some left in the space; finally, one is missing.
After completing the two-day transaction, Zhang Hongmei felt relieved and wondered if she should go out and have some fun.
But where can we go? The traffic situation is a real headache these days.
Knowing the geography, just like in my previous life, it would take four or five days to get to the capital. If I wanted to visit Haishi, wouldn't it take a month by car? I'd better give up and stay home obediently.
It would be so nice to be able to go out in the winter if I had nothing to do, but I don't know if I have any excuses or ways to do so.
Back in the village, he resumed his life as a shepherd and cattle official.
It's almost the Mid-Autumn Festival, and there definitely won't be any mooncakes left. We didn't even eat zongzi for the Dragon Boat Festival. Just thinking about mooncakes makes my mouth water. I can't resist anymore; I had to transfer a piece of Green Rose from my spatial storage and eat it.
Zhang Hongmei is a native of northern China and has no interest in savory mooncakes. She prefers traditional mooncakes.
After herding the cattle and sheep into the livestock pen, he went straight to the old lady's house without going home. "Grandma, can we have some mooncakes?"
"You greedy girl, all you ever think about is food. Can't you think about anything else?"
"I've been thinking about it! I want to go to Haishi, but it's too far. It would take at least a month just to travel there, wouldn't it?"
"Twenty days should be enough. What are you going there for?"
"The book says it's a good place, let's go and see for ourselves."
"If you want to go, go after the autumn harvest. But I'm worried about you going alone, so let Jingze go with you."
"No, I want to travel by myself. If I can't now, I'll wait until I'm older."
"You stubborn brat. Just do it yourself, or you'll get lost and never find your way home."
"We'll see. Maybe I won't even want to go. Are there any mooncakes?"
"You're only thinking about food. If you agree, I'll cook for you."
"Grandma, can you make this?"
Yes, we even have mooncake molds. What kind of filling would you like?
"Grandma, I'll figure out the ingredients, but I don't know what kind of filling to make. What kind of filling did you guys eat before?"
"Date paste filling, candied rose petals, white sugar and black sesame seeds."
"I want to eat and cook all of them, but I might not be able to get Qing Si Rose."
"You're making a fuss. Just eat whatever's available, isn't that enough?"
"Grandma, can we make red bean paste filling?"
"Yes, I can make bean paste."
"Hehe, if I had known that my great-grandmother could make it, I would have brought the ingredients over from the city last time."
Having gotten the answer she wanted, Zhang Hongmei returned home happily.
"Sister Hongmei, this is your letter."
"Oh? Thank you, Stone."
Zhang Hongmei took the envelope and saw that the mailing address was blank, but the postmark was from the military.
Sitting on the doorstep, I opened the letter and immediately got a headache; the handwriting was painful to look at.
It turned out to be a letter from Er Lengzi. There was nothing else in the letter except that he was doing well and that he had included his address.
Zhang Hongmei's biggest annoyance was writing letters, so she thought she'd better send him some food instead.
I'll ask my great-grandmother tomorrow if she can send him something. It's so hot now, I don't know if he'll be able to eat it if I send it to him.
It's almost the end of the month, so I'll have to wait a couple more days before going out.
The next day, after returning from herding the sheep, he went to the old lady's house again. "Great-Grandma, Er Lengzi's letter has arrived. Should we send him some food? But what can we send?"
"Don't feed him. It'll spoil by the time it gets here. Wait until winter to feed him."
"Okay, I understand."
At the end of the month, Zhang Hongmei went to school for an exam. She didn't wait for them and arranged to meet them in the township.
I went to the county supply and marketing cooperative, but didn't buy anything, so I rode my bike to the township supply and marketing cooperative.
"Sister Jiang, I'm here again."
"Hongmei's here. What's up?"
"Little Jiang, does your supply and marketing cooperative have white sugar? Sesame seeds? Green rose petals?"
"You're saying there's nothing to it. You're just dreaming. I want something too! You want to make mooncakes?"
"Hmm, do you sell ready-made ones?"
"No. Can you sell me a few pieces after you've finished making them?"
"Okay, I'll go to the city and see if I can find it. But even if I can't, I'll still make it with red bean paste and brown sugar."
"I'm waiting for your mooncakes."
"I'll definitely bring it to you. I'm leaving now."
"Don't forget!" They say foodies are a nation. What a kindred spirit!
Zhang Hongmei waved and left.
I went to the township government compound to talk to Li Juying.
The two chatted for a while, mostly about gossip from nearby villages, with Liu Sheng and Zhou Hong having the most to say.
As the time approached, Zhang Hongmei went to the station to wait for them.
"Sister Er Ya, I'm going to the city tomorrow, are you coming?"
"I'm not going. I'll stay home and help my mom with chores. What are you going to do there?"
"I want to eat mooncakes. My great-grandmother said she would make them for me, so I'm going to prepare the ingredients."
What do you want to prepare?
"We'll see when the time comes. If we can't get any, we'll just make red bean paste."
Er Ya was speechless. How obsessed was she with mooncakes?
Zhang Hongmei went to the city the next day, and those who knew the truth were helpless in the face of her persistence.
Once we got to the city, we went straight to the department store. Sugar was 1.8 yuan a pound. "Ten pounds, no sale?" "I have coupons." "You have coupons but still won't buy? Then I'll just buy one pound."
They couldn't find anything else they wanted to buy, so they went to the food supply station, only to leave disappointed again.
When I returned, I transferred ten catties of white sugar and one catty of sesame seeds from my spatial dimension, but there were none in other spatial dimensions.
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