Eating melons

Liu Jiaojiao didn't know what to say. She didn't know how to express her admiration.

"Can you make this, too?"

Wei Wei nodded. "Yes, it's easy. You don't have to buy it. I'll give you one for free. What flavor do you like? We have osmanthus flavor and orange peel flavor."

In fact, she has handmade soaps with various scents, but Wei Wei couldn't think of any flower scents that were suitable for the south at this time, so she chose two slightly more common ones.

"I thought about it and decided to give you the osmanthus-flavored one. I don't have many orange peel-flavored ones left, but I do have quite a few osmanthus-flavored ones."

This was a lie. It was just that after saying it, Wei Wei suddenly realized that fruits were also a rare thing at this time, and oranges were probably no exception. She didn't want to take out too many of these things.

So I pretended to think about it, thought about it for a while, and then said it.

While rummaging through the boxes, he took out two bars of osmanthus-scented handmade soap from the system space and handed them to Liu Jiaojiao and Wu Mei.

"Hey, this is for you."

Wu Mei wanted to refuse, but Liu Jiaojiao took it directly and put it under her nose to smell it.

"It smells so good! It smells similar to a scented candle, but a little different.

Thank you, Weiwei, thank you so much. I'll take the things back and put them away first. Such a good thing can't be damaged, otherwise I will be heartbroken."

After saying that, she ran away. Liu Jiaojiao really liked Wei Wei's things and also liked Wei Wei's home very much.

Liu Jiaojiao felt that Wei Wei’s home was her dream house, and she liked everything in it.

Whether it was the food, the atmosphere, or the fragrance, they were all her favorites.

Therefore, she particularly liked to follow Wei Wei when buying things. It just so happened that she was not short of money. Anyway, every time she went out, she would buy whatever Wei Wei bought.

Seeing Liu Jiaojiao like this, Wu Mei couldn't refuse, so she took it and thanked her.

"Thank you Weiwei."

Wei Wei waved her hand. "You're welcome. I made this myself. The raw materials are easy to find and not expensive. I always make a large batch."

Although this thing is quite precious in this era, it is nothing to her.

Even though it is very precious in this era, there won't be any big problem if she gives it as a gift.

Because they knew she made it herself and didn't buy it, it wasn't that scarce.

This is the case with this thing. Why is it so precious and difficult to buy? Mainly because it requires a ticket. As long as you know how to make it yourself, it won't be so scarce.

And she wasn't lying. If she wanted to make this, she could indeed make a large amount at a time, but it would just be a bit oil-consuming.

However, she often took out these things and said that she could do them, but it was just verbal talk. I don’t know if they believed it.

It seems that she should show off her skills in front of them when she has the chance. That way, no matter how many of these things she takes out in the future, they won't be suspicious.

After all, these are daily necessities that are used frequently, and the normal consumption will definitely not be small.

Sure enough, after hearing Wei Wei's words, Wu Mei also breathed a sigh of relief.

She knew that Wei Wei was not the kind of person who would lie about such things, and knowing that Wei Wei did not spend too much, she did not say anything and accepted it.

Wu Mei took the things and went back. She felt embarrassed to accept them for free, so she had to prepare something in return.

However, her things are not as impressive as Wei Wei's.

Even though she knew that what she gave Wei Wei was definitely not as good as what Wei Wei gave her, whether it was the candle last time or the soap this time, it was still her little thought.

Therefore, Wu Mei also prepared to go back and get some things to give to Wei Wei as a return gift.

Wei Wei did not show favoritism, and Xiao Xuemu, Li Zhibin and Yu Xi were not left out either. She gave each of them a piece of osmanthus-scented soap.

Although they don't have to use soap, soap can be used just as well.

But because they knew that Wei Wei made it herself, Xiao Xuemu, Li Zhibin and Yu Xi were a little curious, so they didn't refuse. They thanked her and took the things back.

When Liu Jiaojiao came back again, she was holding a small iron box in her hand. Wei Wei knew at a glance that she had used it too.

Approaching Wei Wei, Jiang Qi stuffed the thing in his hand into Wei Wei's hand.

"Here, this is Friendship brand vanishing cream. My mom sent it to me. I have quite a bit left, so I'll give you a bottle."

Although Wei Wei had a lot of this thing, as much as she wanted, she did not refuse.

This is what friends are like. There should be give and take. You can't just give unilaterally, otherwise others will take it for granted.

Wei Wei was the same no matter which friend it was, even Jiang Qi. No matter how much money Jiang Qi gave her, no matter whether she needed it or not, she would accept it.

She didn't want to be the only one making unilateral contributions. She didn't care about how much the thing was, but whether the other person had the same intention.

To be honest, Wei Wei quite likes this about Liu Jiaojiao. No matter what you give her, she will not refuse and will accept it generously.

But she is not the kind of person who only takes and does not give. She will take things and also return things, and the things she returns are not the kind that are not presentable.

Friendship brand vanishing cream is considered a very decent product in this era.

Liu Jiaojiao not only gave her skin care products once, but also gave her a bottle of Ya Cream as a return gift for the scented candle.

These are great as body lotions and hand creams.

I don’t know if it’s because I often heat the kang, but my skin always feels very dry.

Especially in winter, even if you apply body lotion once in the morning and once in the evening, your skin will still be dry and peeling.

If I forget to apply body lotion one day, the autumn johns inside will be covered with fallen dry skin when I take them off.

It's like there's dandruff all over it, and it makes my scalp tingle just looking at it.

Therefore, Wei Wei and Jiang Qi consume quite a lot of body lotion.

Originally, Wei Weihe applied body lotion. One time, Liu Jiaojiao slept with them and said that they both smelled good.

After that, Wei Wei and Jiang Qi replaced body lotion with things like vanishing cream and elegant cream, and used Pechoin on their faces.

The gifts brought back by Xiao Xuemu, Li Zhibin and Yu Xi were also very substantial. Knowing that Wei Wei liked White Rabbit milk candy, each of them gave her a big handful of White Rabbit milk candy.

The total amount given by these three people must be more than one and a half pounds, and each person gave more than half a pound.

Wei Wei smiled when she saw this thing. She liked it very much because her system mall was such a scam.

Like the White Rabbit milk candy in later generations, it only costs more than ten yuan per pound.

But it’s okay to eat a few pills occasionally, but if you eat them every day, Wei Wei will feel a little sick of them within ten days, and she will have to wait half a month before eating them again.

But Wei Wei never gets tired of eating this old-fashioned dish every day.

Although she eats it every day, for the sake of her teeth, she will not eat more than three a day, usually only one, but she eats it almost every day.

However, she has not gotten tired of eating it for so long, which is really amazing. Is this also due to technology and hard work?

However, this kind of White Rabbit milk candy with old-style packaging and old-style production methods is sold for more than 30 yuan per pound in the supermarket.

Wei Wei just wants to say that the system mall is better at scamming people and making more money.

Wu Mei also came back with a bag of things for Wei Wei. Since there were a lot of things, it took her a little longer to get them.

"Here, these are some dried mushrooms I've been slowly collecting lately. I'm giving them to you."

Wei Wei took it immediately and said, "Thank you, I like these things and I am in need of them.

Anyway, I won't go up the mountain unless it's necessary. I'll leave these mountain products to you. I'll buy as many as you have, but you must be careful when you go up the mountain."

Wei Wei knew that it was impossible for Wu Mei not to go up the mountain, so she could only give him more instructions.

Wu Mei nodded and said, "Don't worry, I will. And I won't go up the mountain alone. I will go up the mountain with the aunts in the team and find a companion."

When Wu Mei heard Wei Wei want mountain products, she became more and more motivated.

To be honest, she was quite worried that Wei Wei and the others wouldn't want her things.

Because given her current situation, if Wei Wei, Jiang Qi and Liu Jiaojiao don't buy her things before the work points are settled this year, she will run out of food.

If she had tightened her belt and dieted, her money and food would have barely lasted until the grain distribution time.

But since she often stayed with Wei Wei, Liu Jiaojiao and others, her food was consumed very quickly.

But by following them, my body is in much better shape now and I feel much more energetic than before.

Moreover, my relationship with Wei Wei, Jiang Qi and Liu Jiaojiao has improved, and I have more opportunities to make money.

Of course, she also knew that Wei Wei and the others were helping her. It was a favor for them to help her, and if they didn't help her, it was also their duty.

If they didn't want it, she would have to borrow money from them.

Of course, if you borrow money, you have to pay it back when the work points are settled this year.

Wei Wei felt relieved after hearing this. "That's good. Never go up the mountain alone. If something happens, there won't be anyone to help you."

It just so happened that Wu Mei thought the same. She was afraid that if she went up the mountain alone and something unexpected happened, with no one around her, she would have no choice but to wait for death.

Wu Meiguang felt suffocated just thinking about the feeling of being in trouble and isolated and helpless.

Now that she knew those things, she would never dare to go up the mountain alone again. Fortunately, she was lucky and nothing unexpected happened when she went up the mountain alone before.

Next time, if I go out alone, I will just wander around the foot of the mountain at most. I will never go to remote places, and I will never go up the mountain.

The few of them chatted for a while, but they didn't just chat, but chatted while they were busy working.

When Jiang Qi saw what they brought, he immediately decided what to eat today.

Xiao Xuemu and Li Zhibin caught two rabbits and took both of them away directly.

In the afternoon, Yu Xi went to someone's house in the team and bought a chicken.

Wu Mei also contributed a lot of dried mushrooms and wild vegetables.

Liu Jiaojiao brought over a small piece of bacon and a small bowl.

When Wei Wei saw the bacon, she was stunned. Liu Jiaojiao's family was from Shanghai, so was there bacon in Shanghai? This touched upon a point in Wei Wei's knowledge that she hadn't grasped.

But considering her family's situation, the bacon might have been obtained from somewhere else, so it's not very surprising.

As for Wei Wei and Jiang Qi, their main contribution is seasoning.

For example, when they have a meal together, they are very generous with the oil used when cooking, and it is always Wei Wei and Jiang Qi who pays for it.

There are also some side dishes, which are usually prepared by Wei Wei and Jiang Qi, and Xiao Xuemu and Wu Mei will also have some.

But the main performers are Wei Wei, Jiang Qi and Xiao Xuemu.

Therefore, during the dinner, Wei Wei and Jiang Qi offered slightly less.

After all, apart from these, the staple foods are usually provided by the two of them, but Xiao Xuemu, Li Zhibin and Yu Xi would occasionally bring some over.

Especially Xiao Xuemu, he moved the things to Wei Wei's house bag by bag.

Seeing these things, Jiang Qi immediately decided, "Let's eat dry pot rabbit today! We can also put some potatoes in it.

We have some leftovers at home, and Weiwei happens to have a small pot that's perfect for eating dry-pot rabbit.

As for the bacon, you can boil it first and then steam it on the rice. It will be very fragrant that way.

Let's stew this chicken with mushrooms! It's chicken stewed with mushrooms."

After saying that, he glanced at a few people and asked, "Is this okay?"

No one raised any objection to Jiang Qi's decision. Jiang Qi cared more about food, so generally, whatever Jiang Qi said was what it went by.

Unless someone has a particular dish they want to eat, they will directly ask for it, like Wei Wei.

"Let's have some wild vegetables, either stir-fried or served cold."

Jiang Qi nodded. "Okay, let's stir-fry the wild vegetables. If you want to eat it cold, don't we have some kelp? We can use that for the cold dish."

The kelp was given to Wei Wei by Xiao Xuemu some time ago. They ate it for one meal and used it to stew pork ribs.

I heard that it was sent to him by one of Xiao Xuemu's brothers. Knowing that Wei Wei and Jiang Qi liked to eat it, he sent most of it to them.

But they only had one meal and never had a chance to eat it, so they just left it there.

After making the decision, several people immediately divided the work and got to work.

Xiao Xuemu, Li Zhibin and Yu Xi went to deal with the chickens and rabbits.

Liu Jiaojiao went to wash the vegetables, Wei Wei went to prepare the staple food, and Wu Mei and Jiang Qi were busy in the kitchen.

Yu Xi bought the chicken in the afternoon, so there was no need to avoid people when handling it. However, Xiao Xuemu and Li Zhibin’s rabbits were brought down from the mountain, so they still had to be handled a little away from people.

Jiang Qi didn't just say he wanted to eat dry pot rabbit casually, because with the chicken Yu Xi bought as the base, no matter how fragrant the meat was, it wouldn't be a problem.

After all, it’s not too much to have two dishes with one chicken, so it doesn’t matter much if the fragrance in the house is a little stronger.

Because there were two big dishes to cook, and Jiang Qi only had one pot at home, fortunately Wu Mei and Jiang Qi's homes were close, so they could just start cooking at the same time. They were already familiar with the process.

As for the chicken stewed with mushrooms, that is Xiao Xuemu and the others' job. After all, only Wei Wei and Jiang Qi can make the so-called dry pot rabbit.

As for why Jiang Qi did it instead of Wei Wei, one reason is that Wei Wei is not as good a cook as Jiang Qi, and another reason is that Wei Wei had already run away with her pot.