She opened each one and found bundles of cash, as well as many gold bars, porcelain, calligraphy and paintings, gold and silver jewelry, and jade.
Seeing that these were all Gu Wanshan’s ill-gotten gains, Chu Jingqiu put all the things in the box into the space, then closed the box and restored it to its original state.
After Chu Jingqiu came out of Gu Wanshan's house, he went to have lunch with Qian Yunyun.
She took a dark red woolen coat, a pair of calfskin boots, and two packages of Jingshi pastries from the counter selling period clothing in the Space Mall.
When I arrived at the supply and marketing cooperative, Qian Yunyun was packing up and getting ready to go home.
Chu Jingqiu handed her the clothes and cakes she had brought. "Here, these are for you. My family sent them to me. I asked them to buy the clothes according to your height and weight."
Qian Yunyun was not polite either, because she fell in love with the coat at first sight. She had never seen such fashionable clothes in this small town.
She pulled Chu Jingqiu to the dormitory and couldn't wait to try it on. The dark red coat and fashionable little leather boots made Qian Yunyun look tall and slender with fair skin.
Qian Yun turned around with satisfaction, "Jingqiu, these clothes and shoes are not cheap, right?"
"It's a gift for you, just wear it! Don't ask the price." Chu Jingqiu said with a smile.
"Okay! Then I have to treat you to a good meal today." Qian Yunyun took off her coat and put on her little boots.
The two went to a state-owned restaurant to eat together.
Qian Yunyun ordered a braised pork, a stir-fried liver, scrambled eggs with chili peppers, an egg drop soup, and two small bowls of rice today.
The two of them ordered too much and couldn’t finish it all. If Chu Jingqiu hadn’t stopped her, she would have continued to order food!
The two brought the food to the table. Chu Jingqiu first served Qian Yunyun a bowl of soup, and then the two began to eat and chat.
Qian Yunyun told her about the bad things happening at home. Her brother had another fight with her mother.
Her father has been on a business trip these days, so there is no one at home to take care of Qian Xiaobao, and Qian Yunyun doesn't know how to cook.
His mother wanted her sister-in-law to come and serve Qian Xiaobao every day and cook three meals for Qian Xiaobao.
Because her sister-in-law was pregnant and couldn't stand the smell of cooking fumes, she refused.
Not only did her mother not care about her sister-in-law, she also said outside that her sister-in-law was lazy, did no work, and was always trying to seduce her son to go against her.
His brother had a quarrel with his mother, and his mother was so angry that she smashed all the radios in the house.
Qian Xiaobao was listening attentively, but when her mother threw her down, she rolled on the ground.
Her mother also planned to ask Qian Yunyun's brother to pay for Qian Xiaobao to buy one, but his brother slammed the door loudly and left.
Li Mengxue had no choice but to buy another one for Qian Xiaobao.
Qian Yunyun sighed repeatedly when she talked about the troubles at home, and Chu Jingqiu comforted her: "Every family has its own problems. Just be open-minded. Parents usually favor the youngest child. When Qian Xiaobao grows up, your family will be fine."
"I hope so!" Qian Yunyun sighed again.
"Yunyun, I want to ask you something. Does your supply and marketing cooperative accept mountain products such as chestnuts, hazelnuts, and pine nuts?" Chu Jingqiu thought of the chestnuts he peeled last night.
"Of course we do, but we usually don't buy from individuals. We buy from village collectives, and then sell them in the city." Qian Yunyun picked up a piece of egg, and she also picked up a piece for Chu Jingqiu.
Chu Jingqiu asked Qian Yunyun a little embarrassedly, "There are many wild pine nuts, hazelnuts, and chestnuts on the mountain where our brigade is.
The villagers would pick some up and take them home to fry and eat as snacks, but they didn't dare to sell them.
If we pick up more, could you ask the supply and marketing cooperative to take it in? That way, their lives would be a little easier."
Qian Yunyun answered without hesitation: "Hey, it's just a small thing, no problem. We sometimes collect some furs and other things from the mountains, but we buy them from the local people.
As you know, the village collective may not have everything, so we also have to collect some of the scarce supplies from individuals in small batches.
You guys can't pick up much. When we get back, I'll talk to Xiao Wang in the purchasing department, and you can just go to him directly.
But don’t tell others that buying in large quantities is definitely not an option.”
Chu Jingqiu said happily, "Of course we can't let everyone know about this. Wouldn't that be considered profiteering? It's just a little pocket money to feed a few people."
After dinner, Chu Jingqiu followed Qian Yunyun to the supply and marketing cooperative, where Qian Yunyun introduced her to Wang Qianjin, the deputy section chief in charge of purchasing.
Wang Qianjin is such a smart guy. When the director and section chief's daughter asked him to collect some mountain products, he of course agreed.
When Chu Jingqiu got home from get off work in the evening, she couldn't wait to tell them about this matter, and everyone was very happy.
If they could pick up some mountain products to sell, their lives would be a little better. If they sold a lot, they might be able to send some home.
Lin Zishan was definitely the happiest one. She was worried that she would have to rely on work points to make a living after spending the hundred yuan she stole from her mother.
Qingshan Brigade was a relatively wealthy village. During the busy farming season, a strong adult laborer could earn about 80 cents for a full day's work, but she could only earn 60 cents at most.
This is what you can earn during the busy farming season. When it is not busy at other times, you can sometimes earn a few cents a day. In the winter, when you don't work, you don't earn a penny.
If she sells some mountain products, she won't have to worry about her future life.
"Jingqiu, there is a telegram for you today." Shi Aihong suddenly remembered, she ran back to her room and got it for Chu Jingqiu.
Chu Jingqiu opened it and took a look. The content of the telegram was that her grandparents would come over tomorrow. They told her the train number they were taking and asked her to make time to pick them up.
While Chu Jingqiu felt happy, she was also a little worried that her grandparents would notice her changes after seeing them.
Never mind all that. When the time comes, I will just say that the changes happened because of the hardships I encountered after going to the countryside.
Everyone was very happy when they heard that Jingqiu's grandparents were coming, and they all gave her advice on how to settle her grandparents.
"Jingqiu, squeeze in with me and let your grandparents live in your room!" Shi Aihong suggested.
Chu Jingqiu thought for a moment and said, "No, I want my grandparents to stay at the town's guesthouse and eat at the state-owned restaurant. It would be inconvenient for them to eat at our educated youth camp."
Zhang Pingping thought it would be better to live in the town. She could then come and visit the place where she was sent to work in the countryside. Staying in a guesthouse was much more convenient than staying in a youth sent-down youth camp.
"Let's go with you to pick up grandpa and grandma tomorrow!" Lin Zishan suggested.
Everyone thought Lin Zishan’s idea was good, so they decided to take a day off tomorrow to go to the town to pick someone up, and then go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some daily necessities.
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