Quick Travel: Is it OK to recycle yourself?

I just don't know if Aunt Zhao will hold a grudge against her. She will observe first. She doesn't cause trouble, but she is not afraid of trouble. If she is really bullied because of this, she will not endure it.

When Qu Nannan got home, she saw Huang Zhi waiting at the door: "Sister Zhi? Why are you here? Come in quickly," she quickly took out the key and unlocked the door.

Huang Zhi didn't hesitate, and followed Qu Nannan into the yard carrying a net bag. "My mother asked me to bring you some pickles and soybean paste, saying that your family must not have prepared these things."

"Your yard is so clean." It was really clean, it felt like the bricks on the ground were painted to their original color.

"How dirty can I be? I just need to clean it up. Sister Zhi hasn't eaten yet, right? It's a good idea to eat here. I can't finish all the meat buns I brought back by myself. They won't be edible if I leave them for tomorrow."

"I'm making some cornmeal porridge for us to eat. I just bought two cucumbers this morning, so I'll make some cucumbers."

Qu Nannan can't make any complicated dish, but mashing cucumbers and making porridge are not difficult for her.

Huang Zhi was not a petty person. They all lived not far away, so it would be bad if they were too polite to visit each other frequently. "Come, let me help you light the fire."

"Okay, why are you the only one here? Brother Quan isn't here?" Huang Quan is on vacation now, so he should be at home.

"I went to run errands with my dad. I brought a small jar of soybean paste with me. My mom made it herself. When you eat it, remember not to let the paste get wet, otherwise it will easily breed maggots and become inedible. Soak the pickled vegetables in water for a while before eating them. The pickled vegetables my mom made are too salty and you can't eat them directly."

"Oh, I see. I really don't know how to make these. I'll ask Aunt Huang to teach me. And sauerkraut. I love to eat sauerkraut in winter, but I don't know how to make it myself."

"Well, that's not difficult. I'll come over to teach you when we're storing the autumn vegetables. My mom's skill in making these is not as good as mine. How's your dress going?"

Qu Nannan touched her nose embarrassedly: "I haven't started sewing yet."

"At this speed, by the time you finish the clothes, they won't be wearable anymore. You'll have to wear a cotton jacket. I'll help you make them after dinner."

"That won't work. It will be dark after dinner. I won't be at ease if you go back too late. If you want to help, tell Aunt Huang to stay over for a night tomorrow. That way, you won't have to walk at night after dark."

"No, Quanzi will be able to pick me up when it gets dark. When it gets cold, I'll stay with you for a few days."

Winter is the time when accidents are most likely to happen. If she comes to stay for a few days occasionally, people can see that there are relatives in the house, and it can also serve as a deterrent. It would be best to let her father come over for a stroll one day.

"Sure, I wish you could come and keep me company. It's boring to be alone. By the way, Sister Zhi, do you know where we can buy firewood and coal here?"

"I know. I think your family has enough firewood for now. When the weather gets cooler, we can borrow a cart and buy all the firewood for the winter at once."

"Okay, now I feel relieved. Otherwise, I really don't know how I would have done it alone." This was all thanks to someone she knew who could help her. She knew nothing about these things, and it would have been difficult for her to figure it out on her own.

Huang Zhi grinned as she watched Qu Nannan adding seasoning to the cucumber salad. "Why are you adding sugar? Just add some salt. It's a waste of sugar to put it here."

Qu Nannan looked at the little bit of sugar and then she remembered that sugar is a precious thing nowadays. The key is that the supply of this thing is not large, the quantity is small and it is difficult to buy. And you need sugar coupons, which makes it precious.

"Hey, just add a little bit to enhance the flavor. You can try my cooking skills. I only know how to cook simple things like meat. I can't cook anything like that."

"That's not difficult. I'll teach you slowly. You don't work in a state-owned restaurant. Just watch the chef cook a few more times and you'll be able to learn the basics. It doesn't matter what the cooking skills are. As long as it's meat, just put it in a pot and boil it in water and it will be delicious."

This makes a lot of sense. It's hard to have meat nowadays. Who can eat as much as they want? It's only once in a long time to eat it. Even if it's boiled in water, it's delicious. People in later generations are not as particular about it.

"Next time I cook meat, I'll ask you to come and teach me. Okay, we can eat it now. The weather is hot, so I won't heat up the buns. Can we just eat them cold?"

"Sure, why not? The buns in the state-owned restaurant are always delicious. Not to mention when they are cold, no one would complain even if they are left over for several days. It's good to work in a state-owned restaurant. You will never go hungry."

"That's true. People always say you are what you eat. For people like you in the textile factory, it's easier to buy cloth, right?"

"That's not true. If you want to buy cloth in the future, just tell me. We will send out some defective cloth every month. Who can always make new clothes? They will all be sold for money."

"Defective cloth?" Qu Nannan knew this word but had never seen it before.

"Yes, the defective fabric only has some minor problems on the edges and corners. To be honest, it won't affect the making of clothes at all."

"It's so good, you don't need cloth coupons?" she asked. It was good enough for her to have one foot of cloth coupons a month, and she couldn't get it every month. It was annoying enough to save up cloth coupons just to make a set of clothes.

"Why do you want cloth coupons? I've already told you that these are defective cloth products, and the price is much cheaper than in department stores. If you want them, this month's defective cloth will be delivered in the next two days. I'll find a few more people to keep more for you."

If they find a few more people to pool together, they can get two sets of clothes, so the people who work in the textile factory will never be short of clothes to wear. It's just that everyone is used to being frugal, and most of them are reluctant to keep the clothes for themselves. They can even make some money by selling them to others.

"Yes, how can I refuse such a good thing? I'll take as much as you want. To be honest, I need to change my clothes. I have a lot of bad fabrics."

Huang Zhi patted her chest and said, "Okay, leave this to me. Don't buy too much at once, and you can't always wear the same color clothes. You can buy them in batches. Forget it, I'll take care of it and send it to you when the time comes."

"Thank you, Sister Zhi. I won't be polite with you."

"Why be polite? We are all family. Don't be polite to us when you live here. My mom said that when she first joined the army, your parents helped our family a lot." I didn't say this because I was afraid that Qu Nannan would be too polite, and if something really happened, she would keep it to herself.

"Oh, there is such a thing. I have never heard my parents mention it."

"What do you know? I was still very young at that time, there were no you and Huang Quan yet, how could I know?"