There are still a few days before going to the countryside, and Yang Mumu has been shopping outside these days. She is not afraid of not having enough money but she is afraid of not having enough things. The space is there and she still has money in her pocket, so she cannot waste the storage function of the space in any way.
She purchased various local specialty foods and bought them from aunties who could cook. She chopped peppers, pickles, kimchi, dried vegetables and other dishes. She also bought two pieces of bacon with alternating fat and lean meat. Finally, she also bought the methods of making and storing these dishes. The aunties happily wrote them down in a notebook and uploaded them to her.
She asked someone to exchange a bunch of various receipts, and then ran to the largest grocery store in the city to buy some, starting with seasonings.
The first and most important one is dried chili peppers, which are always indispensable in her dishes and are an indispensable part of life. She bought 10 kilograms of them, dried them without weighing them, and filled a big sack.
There were 2 kilograms of various spices.
Other condiments such as salt and soy sauce were also prepared to avoid being unable to cook during the first few days in the countryside.
I bought 5 kilograms of melon seeds, which are essential for eating melons, watching plays and making friends.
I didn’t buy any fruit candy, as I won one in the draw. I bought a pound of White Rabbit candy with a strong milky flavor, and planned to dissolve it in water and drink it.
She went to the largest department store and bought everything she needed, including needles, thread, wool, and cloth.
As summer is approaching, I went out to buy two mosquito nets, a few sets of summer clothes and pants, two quilts, and a few more sets of toiletries and other consumables.
I had money in my pocket, so I saw the skin care products that were in line with the characteristics of the era. I bought a set of vanishing cream, clam oil, etc., and also bought two bottles of floral water to prevent mosquito bites.
Start paying attention to your physical health reserves. Drug control is strict, and hospital drugs are not available for purchase at will, but those with a notice to go to the countryside as educated youth are eligible to buy certain drugs.
She went to the Youth League Office to get the notice, then turned around and went to the hospital to buy some analgin, alcohol, gentian violet, mercurochrome, iodine, etc. There was a fixed quantity and she couldn't buy more.
Yang Mumu didn't care about it. As long as she prepared a little, she could count on the lucky draw wheel for the rest, and even more, she was looking forward to the medicinal herbs on the mountain.
She has some knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine. After all, she has done enough part-time jobs since she was a child, and selling medicinal materials is one of her part-time jobs. In order to sell better and to avoid spending money when she is sick, she once learned some superficial knowledge from an old Chinese medicine doctor in the factory. She probably can be equivalent to half a barefoot doctor in the team, and it is no problem for her to find some herbal medicine for herself when she has a minor illness.
After returning, Yang Mumu took inventory and was almost ready. When he walked out of the yard and saw the empty land, he immediately thought of planting something in the land so that he could have some fresh vegetables to eat at any time.
So I went to the agricultural and sideline products store near the grain station and bought some vegetable seeds.
There was no need to bother with the remaining two days. Yang Mumu started his farming life early, planning the land, reclaiming the land, and starting planting in the space.
Fortunately, I don’t have to do it myself, my thoughts are clear.
After Yang Mumu took a pen to write and draw, he moved a bench and sat in the yard in the space, looking at the open space in front and started to move.
First, I planned a piece of grassland as a natural breeding ground for the four chicks, and then constructed the planting land in my mind.
Sowing, watering and fertilizing were all fun. After finishing, I started to decorate the small courtyard in the space.
Before we knew it, the day to go to the countryside had arrived.
At 7 o'clock in the morning, Yang Mumu put all the things in the house, including the junk of the mother and daughter, into the space to use as kindling.
Then he carried his bag, a kettle, and some luggage and walked to the Youth League Office to gather.
There were already a lot of people at the scene, including educated youth who were going to work in the countryside, and parents who were there to send their children. The street outside the educated youth office was packed with people.
Many parents brought their children there to explain things. Everyone had tears in their eyes and cried bitterly. Some were so emotional that their miserable cries echoed throughout the street, as if life was hopeless and they were in a sea of fire and swords.
Compared with the first few years when the Up to the Countryside and Mountain Areas Re-education Campaign was first implemented, the educated youth were all voluntary and went to the countryside with great enthusiasm. The scenes at the gathering places were full of passion and excitement. Now most of them are reluctant.
As time went by, batches of them went there, but there was no policy to recall them. They were getting older day by day, and there was no hope of returning. There was no hope at all. Everyone was afraid that they would stay in the countryside for the rest of their lives and would not be able to return to the city.
Therefore, every family with more than two children who are still unemployed will be arranged to go to the countryside. The people in the street office are always thinking about them and will come to mobilize them when the time comes. Those who have no other options will have to leave their hometowns and go to the countryside.
In this regard, Yang Mumu could understand the emotions of the parents and educated youth present. If she herself didn't know what would happen in the next few decades, she would be a little scared too.
Yang Mumu squeezed in and found that the crying outside was relatively small. The crying in the middle was incessant, comparable to a funeral scene.
Yang Mumu stood alone in the crowd. This scene made her seem so different and out of tune with them. Suddenly, she felt that it would be nice to have someone to hug and cry with. She felt a little embarrassed.
Yang Mumu simply found something to do. She took out a leaf cake from her bag and started chewing it while looking around.
The gay man standing next to her successfully attracted her attention.
It was the first time she saw a gay man cry so hard. His tears flowed like a faucet, and his crying was very loud. There was despair in his misery, and he held on to his mother's clothes and refused to let go.
"Mom, mom, I don't want to go, I want to go home, I don't want to go to the countryside, wuwuwu, mom——"
She was moved by the crying, and the next second she saw the aunt opposite her pulling the clothes in her son's hand and saying:
"Son, I don't want you to go to the countryside, but you eat too much. I can't afford to feed you anymore. Go to the countryside and start your own business. I believe you can support yourself."
The aunt finally pulled her clothes back, turned around and ran away happily, leaving only one sentence. "Go, son. The vast world is waiting for you. Write back when you are thinner!"
"Mom..." The man stretched out Erkang's hand and cried miserably: "Mom, no, I will never be able to eat the Yeerba you made again, and the spicy chicken and Shaobai, Mom, no..."
Yang Mumu laughed so hard that she cried. This guy was so funny. I thought he was reluctant to leave his parents, but it turned out that he was crying so hard for a baby. He has a funny and silly personality.
It's just that the sound was a little too loud. Yang Mumu looked down at the Yeerba in her hand and walked over to pat his shoulder.
"Stop crying."
When the man saw the Yeerba in her hand, his eyes lit up.
In front of him, Yang Mumu stuffed Yeerba into her mouth.
"I'll help you eat it first, the Yeerba tastes really good."
The man stopped crying and showed him how to eat Yeerba! Killing people is heartbreaking!
Next second.
"Eh?" The man raised his head and saw her. He wiped away his tears and didn't look like a crying person anymore. He stood up straight and smiled as he approached Yang Mumu and said hello: "Sister Mumu, it's you. Do you like to eat Yeerba too?"
Um? Anyone who knows her? Yang Mumu looked at him carefully, searching for his memory. Who was that funny friend of Erha?
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