Chapter 39 Let's go to town together
Lin Qi's job of cutting grass for pigs was taken away again, but she did not just sit there doing nothing. The other people at the educated youth site wanted to go to the mountains to chop firewood together.
I'm busy during the autumn harvest and don't have time to go to the mountains.
After three days of chopping firewood, a high pile of firewood was built outside the educated youth site.
It was not until the fourth day that Lin Qi had time to go to the cave.
Because of the disappearance of those eight people, everyone now knows that there are wolves in the mountains. According to Luo Fu who came back from the county hospital, they encountered a pack of wolves and were in a panic. When they saw the hole, they jumped down without thinking.
On the night of the search and rescue, the police who came to rescue shot and killed four wolves.
All these fully proved that a group of wolves appeared in the deep forest not far from their Anliang Brigade. No one knew whether the wolves had left or not. Therefore, no one in the Anliang Brigade dared to enter the mountain.
Except Lin Qi and Xu Hexiao.
There were few people entering the mountains, which made it convenient for Lin Qi and Xu Hexiao. They didn't need to hide anything and could boldly make a fire in the mountains.
Especially Lin Qi, she gave birth to several more jujubes and boiled jujube honey several times, filling three large earthenware jars. As for the origin of jujubes, Lin Qi told Xu Hexiao that they were found in the deep mountains.
Xu Hexiao had no doubts, but just told her not to go too deep, or to wait for him when she went.
Because they saved those eight people, the team leader announced that Xu Hexiao and his grandfather would be allowed one day off for every ten days of work.
But can Lin Qi wait for ten days?
Of course not.
After getting three large earthenware jars of jujube honey, Lin Qi began to go into the mountains. This time, her target was chestnuts, fungus and mushrooms.
The miraculous effect of her supernatural power was revealed at this time. Once she saw a wood ear or a mushroom, she could give birth to countless ones.
Even for chestnuts, she only picked a tree to produce several large bags. As for the chestnuts on other trees, she didn't touch them at all. Those would be left for the people of the Anliang Brigade or the small animals in the mountains.
Xu Hexiao still came to the cave after work every day. Every time he came, there would be one or two more large sacks of things in the cave, as well as a few newly woven bamboo baskets for drying things.
When Xu Hexiao saw these things, he knew that Lin Qi had gone into the mountains again.
But in all the years he had been in Anliang Brigade, he had never seen anyone who could harvest so many things every time he went into the mountains.
"We're having pheasant and chestnut stewed with mushrooms tonight," Lin Qi said. "It tastes a bit, um, rich, but it tastes pretty good."
"You hunted a pheasant?" Xu Hexiao was surprised.
"I caught him with a trap." Lin Qi had already eaten and was packing up to go back to the educated youth camp. "You didn't have to come in. I was planning to send him to the straw hut."
"Then I'll wait for you in the straw hut tomorrow." Xu Hexiao followed suit without being polite to Lin Qi. "By the way, Brother Tan has taken the wolf skin and promised to find you a Haicheng brand watch. You should be able to get it in a few days."
Lin Qi nodded, indicating that she understood.
"Are you still selling that jujube honey?" Xu Hexiao asked. There were three full clay pots of jujube honey, each pot weighing twenty to thirty kilograms. If they kept all for themselves, they might not be able to finish it in a year.
"Sell two cans. And ask Brother Tan for a few more glass jars. I'm going to take some of the remaining jujube honey to sell in town, and keep some for gifts." Lin Qi said.
"Are you going to town again?" Xu Hexiao was surprised. It seemed that only ten days had passed since she last went to town.
"My brother just wrote to me. I wrote a reply and will go to the town to mail the letter. I'll also mail some dried black fungus, mushrooms and chestnuts back home." Lin Qi said.
Xu Hexiao looked at the large bags of mountain products and asked, "Can you carry them all by yourself?"
Lin Qi was a little troubled. These things were not heavy, but they took up space.
"I'm going to rest the day after tomorrow. How about I go to the town with you? Starting from the mountain and going around the mountain road, we shouldn't meet anyone." Xu Hexiao said, clenching his hands slightly.
Lin Qi thought about it and agreed.
After selling two large jars of jujube honey, Lin Qi earned 200 yuan and more than 20 tickets of various kinds, including four industrial coupons.
Industrial coupons can be used to buy industrial products. Lin Qi wanted to buy a kettle. Last time she saw it at the supply and marketing cooperative, a kettle cost ten yuan and five industrial coupons.
She's one short.
The day before leaving for town, Lin Qi wanted to go fishing.
"I'm still short of an industrial certificate." Lin Qi said.
"What does the industrial roll have to do with fishing?" Xu Hexiao was puzzled.
"Sell fish and exchange for industrial coupons." Lin Qi said.
"Are you so sure that you can catch the big fish?" Small fish and shrimp cannot be sold at a high price.
Lin Qi nodded, "As long as there are fish."
Her confident tone made it impossible for anyone to doubt her strength. Xu Hexiao's eyes were deep, "I know where the fish are. I'll catch them tomorrow."
The next day, Lin Qi and Xu Hexiao set out from the mountains, each carrying a backpack with two large cloth bags of dry goods. In addition, Xu Hexiao also carried a large wooden barrel with a lid, intending to use it to hold fish.
Both of them were wearing wide straw hats, with the brims covering most of their faces. If you weren't particularly familiar with them, you wouldn't be able to tell who they were just by looking at their chins.
Lin Qi felt that Xu Hexiao was being too cautious, but since Xu Hexiao insisted on wearing it, she did not object.
She has always been too lazy to argue about trivial matters.
"There is a deep pool in front. There was a drought in the past few years and the river dried up, but the bottom of this pool is still not visible. At that time, all the people in the team came here to fetch water. But on weekdays, not many people come here." Xu Hexiao said.
As Xu Hexiao finished speaking, a pool of water with a width of more than 100 square meters appeared in Lin Qi's sight. Looking down from her line of sight, she could see fish swimming in the water.
"People used to come here to fish, but the fish here don't bite, and often they couldn't catch more than one or two fish in a whole day, so few people came here." Xu Hexiao was embarrassed to say that he also came here to fish when he was so hungry that his eyes were blurry, but he didn't catch any fish after several days.
Lin Qi was placed in the backpack, and she took off her straw hat, coat and trousers, leaving her in a vest and shorts. The girl's snow-white skin shone in the sun, looking unreal.
Xu Hexiao suddenly felt his throat a little dry, and his eyes seemed to be fixed on the girl, unable to move away.
"Get some water in a bucket and wait for me at the shore." Lin Qi ordered, not feeling that there was anything wrong with the way she was doing.
With a splash, Lin Qi jumped into the water. The fish in the water were startled and swam to the bottom of the water.
It’s just that they are fast, and Lin Qi is also fast.
In the blink of an eye, Lin Qi arrived at a place seven or eight meters underwater.
Xu Hexiao on the shore was stunned. What a speed!
And it is impossible for a normal person to dive to such a deep position in an instant!
That strange feeling surged into Xu Hexiao's heart again, and at this moment, a voice came into his mind - Lin Qi had unusual abilities.
Next, Lin Qi threw one fish after another onto the shore, until Xu Hexiao said the bucket was full, and then she went ashore reluctantly.
"We will leave from here in the afternoon. I will catch a bucket and keep it in the cave to eat slowly."
The water and fish filled a large bucket, weighing about 50 kilograms. Lin Qi and Xu Hexiao each carried a backpack and worked together to lift the bucket. They walked for more than an hour on the mountain road to reach the flat road. They walked on the road for another half an hour before reaching the town.
"Let's go to the post office first." Lin Qi said.
The two of them brought a lot of stuff, and attracted a lot of curious looks on the way. Lin Qi stood straight, calm and indifferent, but Xu Hexiao pushed his straw hat down again and again, fearing that his face would be seen.
After entering the post office, Xu Hexiao's limbs became extremely stiff and he followed Lin Qi closely.
"Niece, are you here to mail something home again?" The uncle greeted her warmly.
Lin Qi hummed, "Yes."
The uncle stared at the four bags, "Do you want to mail all four bags?"
When Lin Qi said yes, the uncle's eyes were full of disappointment, and he asked silently: Isn't there one for me?
Lin Qi motioned him to look at the barrel. The uncle looked at the barrel that was as high as his thigh, his eyes lit up, and he laughed, "Come here, uncle will help you weigh it."
Lin Qi filled in the address while Xu Hexiao watched and wrote it down silently. Looking at her beautiful handwriting, Xu Hexiao wondered if he should pick up a pen and practice writing again after returning from the town.
After coming out of the post office, the uncle turned his attention to Xu Hexiao, "This is——"
"My brother." Lin Qi blurted out.
"Brother?" the uncle asked.
"No. He is as reliable as my own brother." Lin Qi said.
The uncle understood. If he was not his biological brother, but was as reliable as his biological brother, then he must be his boyfriend.
When Xu Hexiao heard Lin Qi say that he was as reliable as his own brother, his heart felt warm and soft.
The three of them went to the uncle's house. Unlike the previous times when there was no one at home, this time, there was someone else at the uncle's house, a young man in his early twenties.
"Relatives?" The young man hesitated, looking at the tattered clothes of Lin Qi and Xu Hexiao, wondering if there were such poor relatives in his family? If they were not relatives, why would his father bring them home?
"You are my father's guest," the uncle said, and told his son, "Bring out two bowls of water, and remember to add an extra spoonful of sugar."
The young man raised his eyebrows and added an extra spoonful of sugar, the highest standard of hospitality. Who were these two people?
When the young man came out of the house, he heard his father's suppressed exclamation, "So many!"
Why so many?
The young man was curious and quickened his pace. When he saw what was in the bucket, he couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise, "So many fish!"
"He was just caught and is not dead yet. What's your price?" Lin Qi asked.
The young man was surprised that the man came here to sell things.
The uncle looked at the fish carefully and said after a moment, "These fish, the big ones are 7 or 8 kilograms, the small ones are 4 or 5 kilograms. I'll take a middle number and calculate all of them as 6 kilograms. Live fish are rarely sold, so there is no reference price. If you don't want a ticket, I'll charge you 80 cents per kilogram."
"I need a ticket. It's 50 cents per pound." Lin Qi said, and emphasized, "I want an industrial coupon."
"Okay. But I don't have many industrial coupons on hand. I'll give you a few, and the rest can be paid with other bills." said the uncle.
Lin Qi had no objection, "Okay."
"Go and get the ticket in your hand." The uncle instructed his son.
The young man had no objection. He looked at Lin Qi deeply, then turned and walked towards the room.
The uncle also went back to get the money and tickets.
"Are you still selling jujube honey?" Xu Hexiao asked Lin Qi in a low voice.
Lin Qi nodded, "Sold."
Eight fish, each costing fifty cents, so eight fishes totaled four dollars, which was not even enough to cover the cost of mailing her things.
After getting the money and the ticket, Lin Qi took out the jar of jujube honey and said, "This is the jujube honey I made myself. It's no worse than honey. Do you want some?"
Lin Qi opened the lid of the jar on the spot, and a rich and sweet fragrance wafted out.
The uncle immediately became interested and told his son, "Go get a spoon and a bowl of warm water."
The young man moved quickly. He took two bowls of warm water and a spoon and said, "I want to try it too."
Honey is a good thing, but it is hard to find. He hasn't tasted honey for a long time. Now he wants to try this jujube honey which is no worse than honey.
Lin Qi is very confident in her things.
As she expected, both the uncle and the young man were very satisfied.
"To be honest, this jujube honey is more fragrant than honey, and has a stronger fruity flavor," the uncle exclaimed.
The young man also spoke up, "Only one can?"
Lin Qi nodded, "Only one can."
The young man looked regretful and said, "Next time, remember to send it over. The price is negotiable."
Lin Qi nodded again, "Okay."
"Also..." the young man said meaningfully, "In a couple of days we will start cracking down on speculation. You should be more careful next time. There are too many things and some of them are eye-catching."
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