"Not expensive, not expensive at all. One fish costs one dollar and fifty cents, so it's two dollars and eight cents in total."
Upon hearing the price, Liu Shihua had only one thought: Expensive!
He watched helplessly as his younger sister took out the money, and the girl took it away with a smile. His heart was bleeding.
Two yuan is enough to buy five jin of rice, and five jin of rice is enough for their family to eat for seven or eight days!
At this moment, she found even the girl's smiling face utterly repulsive.
If this weren't a state-run restaurant, he would have cursed the evil Z family.
But this is a state-run restaurant!
(PS: When the female protagonist transmigrated, food coupons and such hadn't appeared yet; they'll be introduced later.)
Although Liu Shihua felt so heartbroken that she couldn't breathe, Liu Shile didn't feel anything.
In her view, problems that can be solved with money are not problems at all.
Since she just received a windfall, wouldn't it be a waste not to spend it properly?
After receiving the money, Chen Jing was in an even better mood and started chatting with the interesting young girl.
Liu Shile came here not just to make money, but also to replenish the farm with many other things.
So she also wanted to chat with the girl, and before long, she became familiar with her.
This girl's name is Chen Jing. She just graduated from high school. Because she didn't like studying, Anren arranged for her to work at a newly established state-run restaurant.
She has a cheerful and lively personality, and is also quite enthusiastic.
Under Liu Shile's deliberate guidance, she recounted most of what she knew about Yicheng.
For example, where is the market, when is the market open, and what kinds of things are sold, etc.
Finally, she lowered her voice and whispered to Liu Shile, "Sister Liu, you'd better hurry if you want to go to the market, because you might not be able to go again soon."
After she finished speaking, she winked at Liu Shile.
Liu Shile nodded knowingly and thanked her with a sweet smile.
"Xiaojing, the braised fish is ready," the chef called out loudly from the kitchen.
Chen Jing responded crisply, then said, "Sister Liu, let's go get the dishes, I'll get you some rice."
Just as Liu Shile was about to get up, she heard her second brother say, "Lele, sit for a while, your second brother will go get it."
He can't do other things, but he can still serve food.
Hearing this, Chen Jing glanced at him and nodded in satisfaction. "Now that's more like an older brother, come with me."
Seeing her second brother's face turn slightly red upon hearing this, Liu Shile secretly smiled.
My second brother didn't say a word, he just sat there with a blank face, probably because he was heartbroken that the meal cost too much money.
She shook her head. The family was still too poor, so much so that he couldn't bear to spend such a small amount of money on a meal.
Looking back, well, speaking of which, perhaps she could ask this young lady about those colorful banknotes?
Judging from their conversation, she doesn't seem to be from an ordinary family.
She must come from a family with some status and influence; maybe she knows about that kind of thing?
Thinking this through, she decided to ask her quietly after she finished eating.
Originally, Liu Shihua thought that one yuan and fifty cents for a fish was expensive.
But as soon as you smell the aroma of the braised fish and see its appearance, you can't help but swallow your saliva.
"Here, hurry up and take it over. I'll get you some rice. Remember to come and get it. I'll call you when the other dishes come out."
Chen Jing handed the braised fish to the boy in front of her, then turned and went into the kitchen.
Liu Shile carefully placed the fish on the table before quickly running to get the rice.
When he returned, his younger sister greeted him with a smile and urged him to eat quickly.
He thought that since he had already paid, it would be a waste not to eat, so he didn't stand on ceremony and started eating.
Then, he almost swallowed his own tongue.
"Little sister, this fish is delicious, you should eat more!"
He took a bite and then started serving food to his sister, afraid that he would eat too much or too fast and finish the fish.
Liu Shile didn't refuse, but she didn't expect that her second brother would almost give her all the fish.
She was both amused and exasperated. "Second brother, you should eat some too. I can't eat that much. Don't always put food on my plate."
She's not someone who hasn't eaten good food before. Although the fish tastes quite good, she doesn't think she should eat it all by herself.
The reason she used to eat alone was because those things were illicit.
Now that she's openly spending money to eat well, she naturally wants her second brother to eat more, since he's really too thin.
Just like the original owner, she's almost skin and bones, so she needs to eat more good food to nourish her body.
"Second brother doesn't like this, Lele, you eat it." Liu Shihua was unwilling to eat more and quickly made an excuse to decline.
Perhaps this is the biggest lie of our time.
Adults always say this, and then give the children all the good food, edible things, and nutritious foods.
However, they themselves suffered from health problems due to a lack of nutritious food for many years, which led to their early deaths...
This is naturally not Liu Shile's understanding of the world, but rather the original owner of the body's past insights.
Of course, it wasn't about their own home, but rather the situation she saw in her neighbor's house, which she envied.
"Brother, you know my appetite, I can't eat much. If you don't eat, it will be a waste. Whether you eat or not is up to you."
Liu Shile couldn't persuade anyone, so she simply gave up and resorted to shamelessness, letting her second brother handle it himself.
Liu Shihua was a little dumbfounded; her younger sister did indeed not have a big appetite.
If they don't eat, then it's a waste of food!
Wasting food is absolutely unacceptable. Everyone is struggling these days, so how could he dare to waste food!
Therefore, even though Liu Shihua was reluctant to eat the fish, she eventually obediently started eating it and didn't dare to waste a single bit.
Little did he know that his sister's appetite was actually quite large these days.
After all, she is someone who practices martial arts, which requires a lot of energy, so she naturally needs to replenish her nutrition.
Unfortunately, resources are extremely scarce in this world, and she hasn't had a proper meal since she arrived.
As a result, no one in her family noticed that her appetite had increased.
Under these circumstances, she had no choice but to use the farm's inventory to make up for the shortfall.
Unfortunately, her cooking skills are really not good; she can barely cook the food properly.
So most of the time, she ate fruit to stave off hunger.
But you can't eat fruit as a staple food!
Besides, eating too much of the same thing can get boring, so she went out to find something delicious to eat.
Right now, she was wondering if she could talk to that young lady and her master about making her some more delicious food.
She paid that chef to cook something delicious for her, providing the ingredients and leaving everything else to them.
Once the idea popped into Liu Shile's mind, it took root and sprouted wildly, impossible to shake off!
But they've only just met, and it might be inconvenient to ask for help so abruptly.
However, this chef's cooking skills are really good. Although there aren't many ingredients, the taste of the dish is quite good.
Oh well, they're going to stay here for a few more days anyway, let's take it slow.
However, I don't have much money to spend, so I need to find a way to solve this problem first.
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