Zhong Lingling, who was already feeling physically and mentally exhausted due to the unprecedented pressure and her immature sister-in-law, did indeed have some thoughts of giving up.
After all, what her father told her before she left had come true. When she arrived in the countryside, she found it very difficult to adapt to the high-intensity agricultural labor. The daily tasks of cooking, fetching water, and washing clothes also made her feel very tired.
Besides these issues, her sister-in-law, who was always causing trouble, also made her feel exhausted. All these problems piled up and couldn't be balanced by Wenqi's love alone.
So she did consider calling her father and asking him to arrange for her to return to the city.
But no matter how determined she was to back down at night, every time she saw Wenqi, who was working even harder than her and came early every day to help him fetch water and start a fire, and every time she thought about how the once spirited Wenqi had become like this because of her father, her resolve to return to the city would waver.
So how could Zhong Lingling refuse Wang Wenqi's heartfelt marriage proposal? After all, it was a wish she had cherished for many years.
Next, the two of them discussed their wedding plans in a sweet and intimate manner, until they were so hungry that they were practically starving. Wang Wenfang had thought that there would be a meal waiting for her when she got home, but instead of a hot meal waiting for her as usual, she was threatened by her own brother and forced to go to the kitchen to cook.
After all, she really didn't want to go back to that brigade and live a life of constant anxiety.
After wandering around the village with Tiedan, Chen Shuning, guided by the little boy Tiedan, bought almost all the winter storage vegetables he could find.
Some families who hadn't finished harvesting their crops promised to deliver them to her as soon as they were harvested, without even taking a deposit from her.
It's clear that although Tie Dan is young, he's very popular in the village.
Because she was only eating alone, Chen Shuning bought a variety of vegetables, but not many of each kind, since she had a sizable vegetable garden in her space.
When eating, we should mainly use vegetables from our own kitchen, and only buy these as supplementary options.
After accompanying Chen Shuning on a long tour of the village, Tie Dan's mind had already been lured home by the pot of ginger and jujube tea that the brigade leader had brought home.
After Chen Shuning bought the groceries, the little guy waved to Chen Shuning and ran home in a flash without even saying goodbye.
Now it started to drizzle again, it seems that the sudden snow was indeed caused by a sudden cold front.
Chen Shuning had just changed out of her wet clothes after running back to the educated youth settlement when people started delivering the winter vegetables she had ordered.
First, Shen Dahe and his friends brought Chen Shuning 300 jin of Chinese cabbage. This was because, in addition to keeping enough cabbage for winter, they also needed to pickle sauerkraut. Also, in a few days, Aunt Guihua would be coming over to help her pickle sauerkraut after she finished her work in her private plot. So, they couldn't use the cabbage from her space. Therefore, Chen Shuning asked for more, since winters are long in Heilongjiang Province, and they needed to prepare enough vegetables.
Chen Shuning didn't buy much of the remaining radishes, carrots, green onions, and pickled mustard greens that were delivered one after another. She also had potatoes and sweet potatoes in her space, and there were more than a dozen varieties of sweet potatoes alone.
Therefore, Chen Shuning did not buy any of these; he was just waiting for the brigade to distribute some grain.
After placing all the delivered vegetables into the woodshed, Chen Shuning used the straw mat he had exchanged with the brigade leader's family to cover the vegetables tightly. Then, he prepared the firewood and coal he planned to burn that night, locked the woodshed door, and went back inside to start preparing dinner.
Because she had eaten quite a lot for breakfast and lunch, Chen Shuning simply made a dumpling soup for dinner, thinking about what the team leader had said: even if it doesn't rain tomorrow, they still can't go to work.
Chen Shuning planned to go to town tomorrow. She had been in the countryside for more than two months, and apart from sending two letters home when she first arrived, she had not contacted her family since.
So she planned to write a letter home later and also pick some hazelnuts, walnuts, and other Heilongjiang specialties from her online space to send back home.
Anyway, they were all things that could be picked from the mountains in Heilongjiang Province. Her parents didn't know whether she picked them from the mountains or got them from somewhere else.
She also needs to check out the black market. Chen Shuning plans to sell several watches at once this time, since she still needs to save money to buy a house.
This time, in addition to the watch, she also plans to take out the bright red bed sheets and duvet covers she had prepared recently to test the waters.
Thanks to the popularity of traditional Chinese weddings, shopping malls have many bright red bedding sets embroidered with dragons, phoenixes, and auspicious floral patterns.
The fabrics used are mostly healthy pure cotton, so it's a good time to try them out and see if they sell well.
In addition to these, Chen Shuning also found two retro-style women's clothing stores, which had many styles of wool coats and dresses in the Russian style of the 1960s and 70s.
However, these things were obviously inappropriate in such a turbulent era. But after the reform and opening up, she could make a fortune from these clothes. So Chen Shuning would collect the clothes from the two stores every day and store them in the basement of the space, just waiting for the right time to take them out and exchange them for money.
Therefore, Chen Shuning is not in a hurry to make money. He just spends his time selling things and makes sure he has enough money for emergencies.
As for large sums of money like buying a house, we should wait until the tense situation has passed before making a decision. After all, no amount of money can compare to safety.
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