Crossing the Unknown Country

Not many people came into the town. Su He saw that most of the shops on the street were open. This world is not easy for anyone, and she can't rest much when doing business. Su He followed her father to Huiyitang first. Doctor Jin was in the backyard with his wife, and a waiter was watching in front. Su He and her father were old acquaintances. The waiter shouted Doctor Jin to the back and let them go in directly.

Su He took the snacks and some dried fruits he bought from Fengyu City and went straight in to find Doctor Jin. Doctor Jin had already come out when he heard the waiter's voice, and quickly let the two into the house. As soon as Su He entered the house, he asked Doctor Jin and his wife to sit down, knelt down to greet Doctor Jin and his wife, and said, "Happy New Year, Uncle Jin, Aunt Jin! I wish you good health and all the best."

Su He's father also bowed and wished a happy new year. He was very respectful to Doctor Jin and Mrs. Jin. His family had always been taken care of by him, and they remembered this favor.

Mrs. Jin returned the gift to Su He's father, smiled and helped Su He up, took out a red envelope from her pocket, and said with a smile: "Your uncle Jin asked me to prepare it a long time ago, saying that you would definitely come."

Su He accepted it obediently and would return it when he had time. Doctor Jin wanted to keep them for dinner, but Su He's father smiled and said, "We still need to go to other families to pay New Year's greetings, so we won't have dinner here today." Su He said the same thing.

Finally, they said goodbye and went to Aunt Zhou's place in the cloth shop. Aunt Zhou and her family were all talking at home. When they saw Su He coming, they smiled and invited her to have some snacks.

Su He smiled and said, "Aunt Zhou, I came to wish you a happy New Year. Happy New Year, Aunt Zhou!" and handed over the New Year gift she had brought.

Aunt Zhou smiled and took out a red envelope and handed it to Su He: "Happy New Year to you too! I hope you grow up into a big girl soon."

Su He took the red envelope with a smile, and Aunt Zhou pulled her to sit down and talk, and finally asked them to stay for dinner. Su He and Su He's father still declined politely and wanted to go somewhere else. After all, it was a family dinner now, and it was not convenient for them as outsiders to stay.

Su He followed her father to Boss Zhao's place to pay New Year's greetings. Boss Zhao had already opened the door. Su He bowed respectfully and handed over her New Year's gift. Boss Zhao took out the gift he had prepared in return, a set of fine writing brushes, inkstones, and paper, and gave it to Su He. He always felt that it would be more economical to give this child these things than to give her money.

He was really considerate. These were what Su He needed most now. If he hadn't often given her some writing brushes, inkstones, and paper, Su He would have had to spend some money to buy them herself, and she wouldn't have been willing to buy good ones.

Su He's father also bowed and wished a happy new year. Boss Zhao had done a favor to their family, and they were very grateful to him. In the end, they didn't stay for dinner. It wasn't appropriate at this time.

After the father and daughter came out, they finished their work for the day. It was almost noon, so they had a meal at a restaurant in town, ordering two dishes and three bowls of rice. Su He also wanted to try the food here. When the dishes came, they found the same problem. The dishes were mainly boiled, with less frying and stir-frying. It was probably because the current dishes had not been developed yet.

Su He planned to go to Fengyu City again after the New Year. She promised to send the recipes every month. This was her promise. When she could make money, she would make more to reserve some money and food for the future. Who knew what would happen in the future? She didn't believe that Dongjie Country could live in peace. It was like a wolf, ready to pounce at any time. She couldn't let down her guard just because he didn't move.

She was actually very afraid of war. It seemed that God would add another disaster to people every time there were disasters. It was just like what the old people often said: good fortune never comes alone, and misfortune never comes alone. If war breaks out, the people will be the most hurt. This time, only a small group of enemies entered the country, but it caused such great harm. If it really was a big war, who knows what would happen.

She could only do her best to make the best preparations so that her family could avoid all disasters. All of Su He's preparations played a big role when the drought hit in the spring of the following year.

When their family had some money, they started to buy some food from the town and Fengyu City and brought it home. They would also make tofu and exchange beans for storage. As long as the food could be stored for a long time, they would store more. At least it would be enough for their family to spend for more than a year. At worst, they would just replace the old food with new food every year.