Chapter 7 Hiding Things
As soon as Li Chongniang finished speaking, she saw Wan Qiqi carrying wild vegetables from the corner of the wall into the house. She immediately grabbed Chen Yongxing and said, "Look at you! You even bring wild vegetables into your own room. Those were dug up by our third brother to eat tomorrow!"
Chen Yongxing lay back in his chair, glanced at it, and gently patted Li Chongniang's hand. "It's just a longevity vegetable, right? I'll dig one up for you first thing tomorrow morning!"
"I'd rather believe a sow can fly than believe you can dig!" Li Chongniang said irritably, shaking off Chen Yongxing and walking away.
[Ding! Found 1.2 jin of natural purslane, worth 24 wen. Do you want to sell?]
Wan Qiqi stared at the trading panel and fell silent.
She worked hard for most of the day, digging up two pounds of wild water celery, only to earn the price of one pound of purslane... She was exhausted, both physically and mentally!
After selecting to sell, the amount in my wallet became 32 coins.
Wan Qiqi was stunned when she saw the prices of grains in the mall: white rice was 3 wen per jin and brown rice was 7 wen per jin.
Is there some serious problem with this shopping mall?
Wild vegetables can be so expensive, but grains are so cheap. Are you sure you're not lying to her?
With a skeptical mindset, she bought five kilograms of white rice.
Seeing that her wallet balance had increased to 17 coins and that there was now a bag of white rice on the table, she finally realized that it was true—grain really was cheaper than wild vegetables!
Wouldn't she be able to get rich by digging for wild vegetables?
Although she doesn't know if she can get rich from this, she can now make sure she won't go hungry!
With eight people in the family and five kilograms of rice, it should last for two or three days, right?
After secretly devising a plan, she carried the rice out of the room.
She threw the rice bag on the table in the main room, startling Chen Yongxing and Li Chongniang, who thought Wan Qiqi was up to no good again.
Li Chongniang was clutching her stomach, about to unleash a torrent of curses, but when she looked up and met Wan Qiqi's gaze, she swallowed her words.
Even though the other party didn't have a family to back her up, she was still naturally afraid.
After all, no one can control this woman when she goes crazy!
"White rice!" Chen Yongnian glanced at the things on the table and looked at Wan Qiqi in shock. "Wife, where did you borrow this white rice from?"
He hadn't seen white rice in Lotus Village for a long time!
Although Lianhua Village is located in the southern region, rice is the main crop, and rice is the staple food for the villagers.
But most families would sell their rice in exchange for brown rice.
One pound of polished rice can be exchanged for three pounds of brown rice. This bag clearly contains high-quality polished rice!
The people in the main room never expected that Wan Qiqi would produce five catties of white rice so easily!
Exchange it for brown rice, eat it sparingly, and pair it with wild vegetables; it should last a month!
"I hid it myself." Wan Qiqi said, then turned to Wang Shi, who came over after hearing the sound, and said, "Mother-in-law, we'll have white rice tonight."
Wang's hand trembled, and the broom fell to the ground. An expression of disbelief appeared on her face. "Rice...?"
Let alone poor families like theirs, even wealthy families rarely get to eat rice at this time of year. Where did the eldest daughter-in-law get rice to eat?
Wan Qiqi frowned, thinking they were wondering where the rice came from, and explained, "It was my fault in the past for keeping everything to myself. Now that I've decided to live a good life at home, I should naturally share the good things."
Wang immediately came in, put away the white rice, and whispered to Wan Qiqi, "Qiqi, I know how you feel. The village is short of food right now, so don't make a fuss about it. You might attract thieves who will steal all your things!"
Wan Qiqi thought to herself that the items were all in the mall, and these people couldn't steal them even if they wanted to, but she still obediently replied, "Okay."
Everyone looked at Wan Qiqi with suspicion, wondering if she had lost her mind and actually wanted to eat rice!
Seeing their suspicion, Wan Qiqi gently placed her hand on the grain sack and said coldly, "You don't believe me? Fine, I'll cook it for myself, and you can continue eating chaff and wild vegetables."
Li Chongniang was unwilling to agree. Her sister-in-law had gone to great lengths to bring out the good stuff, so everyone should eat it. She immediately snatched the rice away and said to Chen Yongxing, "Husband, go wash the rice."
Wan Qiqi smiled as she watched Li Chongniang's reaction.
She knew that Li Chongniang was no pushover either; if it weren't for the original owner of this body suppressing her, she would be quite a shrew.
But she wasn't a bad person at heart; she just couldn't stand how arrogant Wan Qiqi, who was also her daughter-in-law, was.
After everyone went to do their work, Chen Yongliang walked over, sat down next to Wan Qiqi, and said, "Sister-in-law, did you really hide this grain yourself?"
"Otherwise what?" Wan Qiqi retorted.
Chen Yongliang asked, "Since your sister-in-law has grain, why do you need to go back and borrow more?"
"How many days will this grain last?" Wan Qiqi raised an eyebrow. "Last year there was a drought, this year there's a flood. Who knows when the disasters will end? It's better to be prepared. Do you think having more grain means having more money?"
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