novelraw Chapter 81 Zheng Yunqing Buys Strawberries at High Prices
Chapter 81 Zheng Yunqing Buys Strawberries at High Prices
Yuling and Yulong were, after all, nominally educated youth and could not be completely separated from labor. They had to participate in collective work for two days every week.
Fortunately, at that time, the school also had a policy of combining labor with education. Junior high school students had to participate in labor practice on the last day of each week, so they did not have classes on Saturdays but participated in labor, and Sundays were normal rest days.
Linglong goes to work in the village for two days every week, earning a few work points. Every Friday afternoon after 3 pm, they ride their bicycles back, and on Sunday afternoon after 3 pm, they ride their bicycles back to school.
During the busy farming season, the school would give students a unified holiday, with three labor holidays in spring, summer, and autumn, each lasting two to three weeks. During these holidays, they, like other educated youth, would also receive fixed labor assignments. Linglong now deeply understood what "part-time work and part-time study" meant.
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With the brigade leader's permission, Tong Yuheng obtained a letter of introduction to go to Yanshi to obtain "high-quality seeds." She also said that the brigade wouldn't cover her travel expenses, and that she would stay with her classmate in Yanshi instead of paying for a guesthouse.
She didn't plan to stay in Chen Liying's dormitory; she already had roommates, so it wasn't convenient. She also didn't plan to meet all her acquaintances this time; her main task was to dispose of the supplies in her spatial storage.
The train was at 4 PM, so Tong Yuheng left the village at noon. After leaving the village, she took her tricycle out of her spatial storage and rode directly to the commune. Getting to the county train station was faster by bus. If only she could have a motorcycle or a car.
Upon arriving in the county, she went to the post office and mailed several packages, sending some dried fish and dried shrimp to Gu Zhitao, Chen Liying, Factory Director Zhang, and Teacher Zhong's family. She also sent Chen Liying forty yuan, which was the profit from selling the cloth.
These things take a long time to arrive by post, so by the time they receive them, Tong Yuheng will probably be back. She only plans to stay in Yan City for two or three days. And she has something important to do during those two or three days!
The train was quiet. This time, she didn't change berths. When no one was paying attention, she went into her private space to organize and check her supplies and rest.
She contributed a lot of medicinal herbs to the space. According to the description in "Mysterious Jade Space Guide", if she has a strong desire, the space will use her contributions to fulfill her wish first.
Therefore, before contributing her harvest each time, she strongly prayed to unlock more types of medicinal herb seeds and planting techniques, and did not need to expand the space too quickly.
The lotus roots and seedpods in the small pond have grown quite well, and there are plenty of fish in it; we've caught them several times already. Luckily, she bought many baskets at the local black market, otherwise there wouldn't have been anywhere to hold all those fish and shrimp!
The land in the space is used to prioritize the planting of various medicinal herbs that they need.
She received several excellent prescriptions from the space. There were prescriptions for treating colds and flu, prescriptions for treating strokes, and hemostatic and anti-inflammatory powders and solutions for common external injuries.
She wanted to make all of these with her grandfather and sisters, just in case. She also wanted Yuyao and Linglong to join the army; military training inevitably involves injuries, so these things needed to be prepared!
The space was overflowing with vegetables, and the fruit wasn't just watermelon and strawberries anymore. She'd added dragon fruit, cherries, grapes, and cantaloupe, among other things. This gave her an excuse to go back to Yan City; she could say she brought them back and secretly take them out for herself and her family to eat!
She didn't grow many vegetables; she could pick some from the yard later and switch between them with vegetables from her space. She also contributed a lot of vegetables to her space, hoping it would become more like a natural haven.
It is said that the space can become more suitable for cultivation, and she also prays that the space can gradually become bigger and better.
The train arrived at the station. After getting off the train and eating a bowl of wontons, she dressed up as before and went straight to the black market near the steel factory.
It was just getting light at five o'clock, and most of the people doing large-scale business had already left. As soon as she appeared, two young men ran over to her.
"Oh my god, auntie! My goodness! Our boss has been looking for you so desperately he's gone crazy!" the boy named Mouse exclaimed dramatically.
"What do you want from me?" Tong Yuheng thought to himself, it must be because those vegetables and fruits taste good and he wants to buy more.
"Of course I want to continue working with you. Do you have some free time? Shall we go see my boss? He misses you terribly. Xiao Qiang, go and let him know!"
Xiao Qiang agreed and immediately ran to his boss's place. Zheng Yunqing was there too, but he had been bothered by a woman named Fan Yaqing lately and usually didn't come here after dawn.
"Boss, that...that...that auntie who sold us watermelons last time is here again!" Xiaoqiang was panting as he ran.
Zheng Yunqing jumped up: "Where is she?"
"Mouse, Mouse is bringing her here! They're almost there!"
"I'll go greet her!" Zheng Yunqing dared not be presumptuous; a woman with such a miraculous item was definitely not an ordinary person! He couldn't afford to offend her!
"Auntie, long time no see! What good stuff did you bring this time?" Zheng Yunqing didn't even realize how ingratiating his smile was.
"Hehe, you know my stuff is good now? But those high-quality strawberries are no longer available." Tong Yuheng didn't plan to sell any more fruit grown with only spiritual spring water.
"No, ma'am! I only give the best pieces to my own family. Just name your price, how about I pay ten times the price? No, no, no, I'll pay twenty times!"
"Hehehe, you're quite clever! Some things aren't ordinary; getting them is a matter of fate. Don't be greedy!" Tong Yuheng didn't expect this kid to offer such a high price. Could it be that the strawberries from last time played a big role?
"How could I dare to be greedy? I wouldn't mind if it was just one or two portions! You see how well we cooperate, just give me as much as you can!" Zheng Yunqing said like a spoiled child, truly treating her like an elder.
"We're out of strawberries, but we have ten pounds of grapes and ten pounds of cherries, so you can have them all! We also have plenty of other common fruits, but I didn't weigh them all. Do you want them?"
"Yes, yes, yes! Right now, the real fruits and vegetables haven't come in large quantities yet, so we can sell them all, no matter how many. Just name your price, I'll do whatever you say."
Zheng Yunqing wanted to treat this older woman like a real relative, so she said, "What else do you need? If I have anything here, I'll definitely bring it to you!"
He knew this woman's true appearance was definitely not like this, but he didn't dare to follow her or double-cross her. Although he was young, he still knew who he could mess with and who he couldn't.
"I won't let you lose out either. My stuff is way better than what's on the market, you know that. I'm only asking for the current market price. If you can sell it for three or five times that, I won't be jealous."
Tong Yuheng was in a hurry to get rid of her things, so she didn't bother arguing about the price. Anyway, she had no other shops there, and it was impossible to find the same things there. If she wasn't satisfied, she wouldn't play with him anymore!