After lunch, news came from the commune that several teams were asked to select two more people from the newly arrived educated youth to be primary school teachers.
Of course, this matter had nothing to do with Lin Miaoyin and the others. According to the original plan, they were going to the commune to buy things.
In less than half a month, we will start harvesting wheat, then corn and rice. We will be busy until the end of September when we have some free time.
The money-making plan in Lin Miaoyin's mind could only be implemented when she had free time. What she had to do now was to work hard and strive to get more food at the end of the year so as not to starve to death in the winter.
Another thing is to find out the black market and see if you can find someone who sells meat steadily.
Meng Yuanzheng sorted out the things he had brought from the city, including two watches, several coats, two pairs of leather shoes, some sweaters, shirts, pants, socks, and some various bills left.
When he went to the countryside, nothing had happened at home, and he brought back only good things. The watch alone was worth more than two hundred yuan.
He arrived in Niutouwan shortly after the Chinese New Year. Probably in early March, something happened at home, and his family was too busy to take care of themselves so they stopped sending him things.
The grain coupons and meat coupons had been used up long ago, but there were still some industrial coupons, cloth coupons, and non-staple food coupons.
"Are you really going to sell all of these?"
Lin Miaoyin was holding a woolen coat in her hand. It was finely crafted, thick, and obviously very valuable.
"It's no use keeping it."
"What a shame, such a nice dress," she said, stroking the fabric.
Meng Yuanzheng saw her regretful expression and said gently, "I'll buy you something better in the future."
Lin Miaoyin stopped her hand. She really just felt sorry for the dress. It wasn't that she wanted one, but she still wanted it very much.
In this era, people just wear black, white, gray and blue alternately. You can't tell who is who from five meters away. As a young woman, she is indeed a little unhappy.
"Then let's sell the cheap ones first. When we run out of money, we can sell the expensive ones." Lin Miaoyin sighed, "I guess these things will sell for less than half of their original price on the black market."
"No."
"Um?"
"It sells well and the supply is scarce, so the price won't be too low." Meng Yuanzheng said.
Lin Miaoyin suddenly realized, "Oh, I see. This is what scarcity means, right? It's called a seller's market!"
After saying that, she saw Meng Yuanzheng looking at her with eyes that she couldn't understand, and she couldn't help but feel a little uneasy, "Why are you looking at me?"
"It's okay." He turned his eyes away. "Do you know about the seller's market?"
I got carried away and it's all my fault for talking too much.
Lin Miaoyin pretended to be nonchalant and said, "It's up to the seller to decide whether to sell it or not. I just named it myself. Do you think I'm smart?"
"Smart." He curled his lips and picked up a pair of leather shoes, "Sell this first."
"How much did you sell the clothes for last time?" Lin Miaoyin asked.
"Ten dollars."
She quickly calculated in her mind: pork in the supply and marketing cooperative was 50 cents a pound, and pork now costs 20 yuan a pound, so she would multiply 10 yuan by 40, which would equal 400 yuan.
"Fifty cents, ten, forty, four hundred..." she murmured, and finally figured out how much the dress was worth.
Meng Yuanzheng saw her talking to herself and couldn't help asking, "What's wrong?"
"This dress is quite valuable." She came to her senses and said.
"It's okay, but I only have five dollars left from my last purchase." He took out a large bamboo tube from the drawer, which was filled with various bills and banknotes, and handed it to her.
"Give it to me?" She took the bamboo tube and looked at how much money was inside.
"You are in charge of all the money in the house."
"This, this is not good." This was the money she got in exchange for his things. She was already getting a good deal by being able to eat some meat, so how could she put all the money in her own pocket?
"Take it." After saying that, he squatted down and found a cloth bag, stuffed the leather shoes into it, wrapped it up, and put it in the backpack.
Seeing that he had an expression that said, "I'll give it all to you, I don't like money," Lin Miaoyin smiled, took out the money and food coupons, and put the bamboo tube back into the drawer.
He found two straw hats and a kettle, filled them with cold boiled water, looked at himself in the mirror, grinned, and said with satisfaction, "Let's go."
She put the backpack on his back and locked the door. She placed the straw hat on his head and pinched the brim to straighten it. He bent over and let her play with it, with his eyes lowered. He looked very obedient.
"Let's go, let's go. Today we must return with a full load."
Realizing that she had used a "cultural word" again, she quickly stopped talking and secretly glanced at him. He was looking straight ahead, seemingly not caring about what she said.
As they walked, they passed by a clinic. She suddenly thought of Meng Yuanzheng's amnesia. She didn't know if this would have a big impact on his health. Should she go for a check-up? But what if he regains his memory and becomes the villain in the original work?
Forget it, let her be selfish and save her own life.
There were many people on the road, all of whom were taking advantage of the holiday to go to the commune to buy things. When they saw the two of them, they all looked at them openly or covertly.
Some people thought that Lin Miaoyin was really careless. Her husband was already at a self-criticism meeting for having an affair with another woman, but the next moment they were going to the commune together, smiling happily. What a silly woman.
Some people also think that she is pretending to be fine, but in fact, she doesn’t know what to do behind closed doors.
Some people look at them with contempt, thinking that it is inappropriate for a man and a woman to walk together. However, this is probably an idea held by people whose marital life is not harmonious. Free love is popular now, and it is normal to have a relationship.
Lin Miaoyin naturally felt the gazes coming from all directions. Let them guess, it's not like she would lose a piece of flesh. Anyway, due to her identity as Captain Lin's daughter, no one dared to gossip in front of her.
When we arrived at the supply and marketing cooperative, it was already packed with people. Because of the self-criticism meeting in the morning, they had not come early, and now only the most basic things were left.
They first went to the grocery store to buy some necessary items such as salt. They still had the tickets at home, so they didn't need to go to the black market to buy them. They also bought two pairs of gloves, two towels, a bar of soap, and kerosene. They put them all in the backpack and left in a swagger. After turning a few alleys, they arrived at the place they were at last time.
There were still many children around keeping watch. When they walked over, they were strangers and were stared at closely by several of the children.
The transactions were going on very quietly inside. Everyone wore hats and turbans, and they didn't dare to display items too obviously, for fear that they would not have enough time to escape if they were raided.
The items for sale are quite complete and there are a lot of people, some bartering, and some dealers buying things at high prices and selling tickets.
Pork is still a rare commodity, and only those with "someone behind them" dare to sell it.
Lin Miaoyin and the other person pulled down the brims of their straw hats a little to cover half of their faces, and went to find a dealer to sell leather shoes.
Meng Yuanzheng bought his leather shoes at a large department store in Shanghai. They were about 80% new and cost more than 30 yuan at the time. Converted to the price that Lin Miaoyin was familiar with, it would be more than 1,000 yuan. After negotiating with the dealer for a long time, he finally sold them for 20 yuan plus ten kilograms of food coupons.
He used another five dollars to exchange for five kilograms of meat tickets.
After putting the money in their pockets, they bought two pounds of pork belly, some fresh vegetables, eggs, five pounds of flour, and ten pounds of rice. Both of their backpacks were filled to the brim. They had spent one-third of the money from selling shoes today.
Meng Yuanzheng put all the rice, flour and meat in his own backpack, and only asked her to carry lighter vegetables and eggs, which were covered with the cloth he brought from home.
The sun was about to set when they were almost at Niutou Bay. In order to avoid meeting too many people, they took a small path that passed through the corn forest.
The corn leaves sticking out on both sides were very irritating, so Meng Yuanzheng reached out to help her block them away. As she walked, she heard a very stimulating sound coming from the front.
They walked closer slowly, and after they heard clearly, they both stopped.
This, the legendary incident of drilling into the corn field, actually happened to me.
It's right in front of us. We have to go there. It's too far to take a detour. If we wait for them to finish, we don't know if it will be dark by then. Besides, the noise makes people blush.
Lin Miaoyin looked up at him and saw that his expression remained unchanged and he was extremely calm. She secretly spat at herself and forced herself to calm down.
"What should I do?" she asked in a low voice.
Meng Yuanzheng shook his head slightly, obviously not knowing what to do.
At this time, the noise stopped and the sound of two people talking was heard.
"Brother Song, you don't have to send me off. This place is close to the brigade. I can go back by myself." A woman said in a delicate voice.
Why did Lin Miaoyin feel that the voice sound familiar?
The man said, "No, I'm worried. I'd better send you off."
"Oh, no need for that!"
"Hongyue, be obedient. I still have a bicycle and can get back in time."
Red moon?
Yan Hongyue? Lin Miaoyin was stunned and remembered the plot of the original work.
Yan Hongyue started dating a rich boy from the county and cheated on her fiancé Jin Chengren, but the truth was not revealed until she became pregnant. The poor man successfully aroused the sympathy of the heroine.
Yan Hongyue and Jin Chengren were engaged when they were children. After the wedding, Jin Chengren's family was no longer worthy of the Yan family because of their background. However, the old man of the Yan family was kind and did not give up the marriage.
But Jin Chengren was just a fool and had no idea how to coax girls. He was not as sweet-talking as the city guys and Yan Hongyue turned around and kicked him away.
Oh, this is embarrassing. Although she has read the original work and knows that the man Yan Hongyue is is a lovesick man and later married Yan Hongyue, she is still Yan Hongyue's cousin after all. Regardless of whether she cheated on the male protagonist or not, it is not right for her to do such a thing in the corn field.
Meng Yuanzheng obviously also remembered who Yan Hongyue was. The two looked at each other and just then saw Liang Song and Yan Hongyue coming out holding hands.
As soon as I came out, I saw two people standing on the road, carrying backpacks. I didn't know how long they had been standing there.
This is even more embarrassing, with four pairs of eyes looking at each other.
"Cousin?" Yan Hongyue recognized Lin Miaoyin and her legs went limp with fear. Liang Song quickly supported her and looked over. "Are you cousin Hongyue?"
Lin Miaoyin was also very confused at this time. She wondered whether she should be a good sister who was tolerant and generous, or a woman who tried to break up the couple?
No matter what, we still have to put on a show to save face.
"Hongyue, come here!" She said angrily, with her hands on her hips.
"Cousin..." Yan Hongyue was almost scared to tears.
"If you don't come over I'll tell your parents!"
The author has something to say: Some cute people said that my heroine was too kind to the hero in the early stage
To explain: my heroine is not a strong, calm and intelligent woman. She is just an ordinary person. She traveled through time and met Meng Yuanzheng, who was always very nice to her. She has a simple mind and will be nice to whoever treats her well. In addition, it is normal for a woman who travels through time to a strange world to develop a dependence on the person she lives with day and night, just like you go to a new school and develop a dependence on your new roommate.
Spoiler: My male protagonist only knows that he has traveled through time, but he doesn’t know that he has traveled through time in a book. He also doesn’t have the original owner’s memory. He can only guess that his original owner was a scumbag based on what others say. There is a reason why he is so nice to the heroine. They had a relationship before he entered the book...
Okay, that’s the explanation!
Finally, thank you all for your support, I will continue to work hard!
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