The next morning, Yun Yan rode her bicycle to the county town and was recognized as soon as she entered the black market.
"Sister, you haven't been here for a long time. Our boss was still complaining about you a few days ago, asking why you haven't started delivering loaches and eels yet." said a small leader who knew Yun Yan.
"I'm here now. Take me to see your boss." Yun Yan said.
The little leader helped her carry the basket and took Yunyan to see Li Chunsheng.
"Sister, you are finally here. I thought you were no longer doing this business." Li Chunsheng said.
"How can I not do it? Who would give up a profitable business easily?" Yun Yan said with a smile.
The little leader put the basket brought by Yun Yan on the table, and Li Chunsheng uncovered the white cloth covering it.
"I'll bring you 30 kilograms first, and you can get the remaining 120 kilograms from the old place." Yun Yan said.
"Sister, you are straightforward. I won't waste time. Hurry up and give my sister the money and arrange for someone to pick up the goods." Li Chunsheng ordered.
Yunyan took the money and prepared to leave when Li Chunsheng suddenly called her.
"Sister, do you still have the rice and flour you sold me last year? If so, please sell me another batch." Li Chunsheng said in a flattering manner.
The rice and flour that Yun Yan sold him last year were of such good quality that he could not meet the demand even when he sold them to officials at twice the black market price.
"No, do you think those things are so easy to get?" Yun Yan said, shaking her head.
She now only has 5,000 kilograms of rice and 1,500 kilograms of flour left in her space, and she doesn't plan to sell any of these things.
When Li Chunsheng heard Yunyan say that there was no rice or flour left, although he was a little disappointed, he smiled and sent Yunyan out.
After leaving the black market, Yunyan went to the pork stall and bought a pig's trotter and three pork ribs.
Now she has no meat coupons anymore, so she can only buy these things that don't require meat coupons.
Yun Yan thought it would take a lot of time to clean the loaches and eels by herself, so she thought of asking Yang Qian to help her.
Now Yang Qian also came to cut grass for the pigs. She saw Yun Yan teaching Pan Di to read, and sometimes she would go to give Pan Di some guidance.
"Yang Qian, I have collected a lot of loaches and eels that need to be processed. Come and help me. I will give you one dollar a day and provide you with a meal." Yun Yan said directly to the point.
"Yun Yan, let's not talk about money between us. It's just about dealing with loaches and eels, I'll help you." Yang Qian said.
In the following time, Yun Yan and Yang Qian were both very busy. They had to cut grass for the pigs, make spicy loaches, and teach Pan Di to read.
But the rewards were quite good. Yunyan earned nearly 1,000 yuan in a month. Pandi also worked hard. In just over a month, Yunyan and Yang Qian had already started teaching her third-grade materials.
"It's such a pity that Pan Di was born in such a family. If she had gone to school, she would definitely have a bright future." Yang Qian said regretfully.
"There's nothing we can do about it, but fortunately she has done her best," Yun Yan said.
No one can choose his or her original family, but he or she can choose how to live his or her future life.
To prepare for the upcoming summer harvest, Yun Yan had been trying to find ways to make delicious food for herself and Yang Qian every day. Last year, she had no experience, and the two weeks of summer harvest nearly wore her out.
In addition to daily meals, Yunyan also prepared a lot of ready-made meals and stored them in the space. This way, when the summer harvest came, she wouldn't have to rush to cook after work.
"Yun Yan, I've been eating with you for a month and I feel like I've gained a lot of weight." Yang Qian said jokingly.
"Isn't it good to be a little fat? The summer harvest is coming at the end of the month. If you don't take advantage of this opportunity to eat something good and keep your body in good shape, you'd better be careful not to overwork yourself." Yun Yan said with a smile.
Every time Yun Yan goes to deliver spicy loaches, she goes to the black market. She buys any meat she sees, whether it's pork, chicken, duck, or rabbit. She even has a few grass carp in her space. Luckily, the space can keep it fresh, otherwise she wouldn't dare buy any meat even if she saw it.
After a busy month, the summer harvest officially begins at the end of the month.
Summer harvest takes place every year, but everyone’s enthusiasm for the harvest remains undiminished. After all, this is a major event that concerns their own food supply.
Like last year, Yun Yan and Yang Qian stopped cutting grass for pigs and joined the summer harvest.
The summer harvest is still as tiring as ever, but fortunately Yun Yan and Yang Qian have been eating well recently, so they are not as tired as last year and don’t want to move.
During the summer harvest, Yang Qian still ate with Yun Yan, and considered it as her wages for helping Yun Yan pick loaches.
Yunyan was generous and prepared a rich meal every day. She had radish and bone soup almost every day, and a bowl of mung bean soup in the afternoon to clear away heat and relieve summer heat.
Yang Qian never asked where her flesh and bones came from. Everyone has their own secrets, and she would not pry into the details.
In this respect, she and Yunyan are quite similar. They both know each other's secrets.
Although she ate well every day, Yun Yan couldn't bear it any longer. Just as she was about to collapse, the summer harvest was finally over.
After a day's rest, the team leader started arranging the picking of peanuts and breaking of corn. Yunyan did not receive any special care this year.
It took almost a month to process all the food.
Next came the planting of the next crop and the payment of the grain tax, which had nothing to do with Yunyan. After the brigade's grain was stored in the granary, she and Yang Qian returned to cutting grass for the pigs.
In the yard, Yun Yan and Yang Qian were cleaning loaches and eels, chatting while working.
"Yun Yan, every time during summer harvest I feel like I'm being skinned alive. It's so tiring." Yang Qian said.
"We are still considered lucky. We only get eight work points a day, and the food is not bad. Look at those people in the village. They get sixteen work points a day, and they eat sweet potatoes and potatoes every day. Few even eat corn buns, let alone rice." Yun Yan said.
During the summer harvest this time, Yun Yan discovered that some women in the village lived a very frugal life, and they were not afraid of starving their men to death in the fields.
They really weren't afraid of the head of the family falling, as that would be a disaster. Although they should live frugally, they couldn't let their men starve like that. That would only make them resentful.
"That's true. The food we have is much better than those in the village. I feel sorry for the villagers when I see what they eat." Yang Qian said helplessly.
"There's nothing we can do about it. Farmers rely on the crops in the fields to survive all year round," said Yun Yan.
"I don't know when these days will end!" Yang Qian sighed.
"It will be soon. Maybe in another ten or eight years everyone's life will get better." Yun Yan said.
"By the way, Yang Qian, have you found time to read recently?" Yun Yan asked.
"Yes, I have. Even if I'm busy now, I will take out half an hour every day to read." Yang Qian replied.
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