Chapter 35 35. Delicious Braised Food
Although Shi Jiandang later did not suspect that Shi Liu had been cheated, he did not expect the ointment to work so quickly. That night, his legs felt numb and itchy, and he wanted to roll around on the bed. Fortunately, his strong will stopped him. From then on, he firmly believed that his cousin had found a bargain, but should he report this matter?
The next day, Shi Liu saw her second cousin, a panda: "Second cousin, did you not sleep all night?"
Shi Jiandang said in a serious tone: "Shi Liu, tell me the truth, where did you get this ointment?" Now think about it, Shi Liu's words have many loopholes. Who would take such a treasure to the train station to sell it? Besides, his cousin is very smart, why did she pay 25 yuan so painfully?
Shi Liu gave his second cousin an admiring look and said, "This ointment was definitely not bought at the train station. I actually found it in a cave. Besides this ointment, there were some other things in it. I suspect it was stored by someone who lived in seclusion in the mountains."
"What are they? Tell me in detail." He was not worried that Shi Liu had any selfish motives, but the hospital knew very little about his condition, and it would be too easy for others to know if there was any change. If there was a problem with what Shi Liu found, he could help her think about it in advance.
"Besides the ointment, there are two broken jars, a bunk bed, and a dagger."
Shi Jiandang frowned upon hearing this. "Tuanpu, could that cave be a Taoist priest's?" He had a good relationship with his superiors and had heard some secrets. There were indeed truly skilled Taoist priests, but they were simply too few. Rumor had it that Taoists were skilled in refining elixirs, so this ointment might indeed be a Taoist technique.
"Don't worry about this matter for now. I will tell the superiors."
Shi Liu nodded obediently. It didn't matter even if she went to check. The place she was talking about really existed. She estimated that there must have been a Taoist temple nearby a long time ago, but it disappeared for some reason. In fact, if the check-in system hadn't shown that there was a Taoist temple site there, she really wouldn't have known that there was a Taoist temple deep in the back mountain.
Now that his leg was expected to recover, Shi Jiandang felt more energetic and was in the mood to chat with the two. "There's a free exchange market just south of our military region. Many people are exchanging things there."
Third Brother Shi said in disbelief: "Black market?"
Shi Jiandang raised an eyebrow. "It's not really a black market. Most of the time people just choose to barter. Even if the higher-ups find out, it won't matter."
Brother Shi San chuckled and said, this is just taking advantage of a loophole.
Although she wasn't in urgent need of jade right now, Shi Liu still wanted to stock up on some: "Second cousin, you have a lot of jade here, don't you know where I can find some raw jade?"
"Even though jade seems worthless now, anyone with a bit of knowledge is not stupid. They will keep the real good jade in their collection. But I heard that there are many people who use jade to exchange things in the exchange market. You might want to go and take a look."
Shi Liu nodded and said, "Third brother, you stay and take care of the second cousin. I will go and exchange some chickens, eggs, meat and other things for the second cousin to nourish him."
Brother Shi San swallowed his saliva greedily when he thought of the meat buns: "Sister, if possible, please exchange for more pork. Those green onion and pork buns are so delicious. I feel like I can eat them forever and never get tired of them."
Shi Jiandang glanced at his cousin speechlessly. Big meat buns are something you could never get tired of. "It's unlikely there's any pork in that place. Shi Liu, I still have some meat coupons. Go to the supply and marketing cooperative and buy some pork."
Shi Liu didn't bother to be polite with her cousin. She just said hello to the two of them and left.
Although the small market in front of me is not crowded, there are definitely quite a few people. It seems that it was opened under the protection of the military region.
Shi Liu smelled a fragrance from a distance, and following the aroma, she found a braised food stall: "Auntie, what kind of meat are you braising? It smells so good."
When the aunt heard that there was business, she was immediately delighted: "We have rabbit heads, duck necks, duck gizzards and the like. Our stew has been used for seven or eight years and the flavor is very rich. Little girl, how much do you want to exchange?"
The seven or eight year old braised pork is so delicious. I just don’t know if the auntie will sell it. “Auntie, I have some Fuqiang flour. How do you plan to exchange it for it?”
"One pound of Fuqiang noodles for one and a half pounds of braised meat. You can choose any meat you want."
Shi Liu only had 10 kilograms of white flour, which was not enough to exchange for much. She wanted to stock up, so she asked quietly, "Auntie, I want to stock up on some braised pork. Can I buy it with money? I also have 10 kilograms of Fuqiang flour."
"Two yuan a pound of braised pork, this thing can't be publicized."
"Auntie, don't worry. It won't do any good if I tell anyone about this, so I won't spread it around."
"Okay, how much do you want? I only have 30 kilograms."
"I only want rabbit heads, duck gizzards, and chicken gizzards. I don't want anything else. Let me know how much it costs in total."
"Just give me 20 yuan and 7 jins of Fuqiang flour, and I'll put it in a jar for you."
"OK."
Shi Liu carried the heavy jar and secretly thanked himself for his quick thinking, otherwise he would have nowhere to send the braised food he bought.
After walking a few steps, Shi Liu came back and said, "Auntie, are you selling your braised meat? I want to buy ten kilograms, and I also plan to buy some braised meat bags."
The old lady secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She thought the girl had changed her mind. "Sell it. I can sell you 5 catties of the old-fashioned stew at most. Just give me two yuan. As for the stewed food bags, they are 20 cents each. How much do you want?"
"I want 100 packets. Come pick them up at this time tomorrow."
"Okay, you don't need to bring the jar then, Auntie Jar will be there."
Having achieved his wish, Shi Liu happily continued shopping. Unfortunately, there was no pork for sale. He wondered what he would gain by signing in here.
[Discover an abandoned jade mine. Do you need to spend 1 sign-in point to sign in?]
[Congratulations to the host for signing in successfully and obtaining 10 jadeite rough stones]
Although Shi Liu didn't know the quality of the jade in the raw stone, it would not be a bad deal to exchange one check-in point for 10 giant raw stones. However, she now had the tools, so how could she cut the raw stone?
[The items in Yin Yang Pavilion are all-encompassing, and the host can buy the items he likes from them]
Shi Liu looked at the kid who was actively promoting his products, and the corner of his mouth twitched. "System, are you getting any commission for being so active?"
"Ahhh! The host knows, what should I do?" The little ghost who was typing jumped up in fright.
The big-headed ghost next to him said speechlessly: "Please, can you calm down? It's embarrassing to shout like that." If this guy wasn't a relative, he would have been swallowed up by other ghost kings long ago. How could he have such an easy job?
[Host, this commission is set by the underworld and we cannot change it at will]
Shi Liu's mind suddenly understood. It seemed the imp behind the system was quite honest. "If that's the case, I have no objection. But in order to spend more, shouldn't you help me select items with better value for money?"
[Okay, host]
The little ghost wiped away the non-existent cold sweat. In fact, this screening could be charged, but he didn't dare. As soon as he saw the host, he thought of the host's master, Boss Bai, and all his little thoughts disappeared.
(End of this chapter)
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