Eating melons

Wei Wei and Jiang Qi quickly finished their breakfast and rushed to Aunt Wu Cuihua's house.

Liu Aiying and I had found out her home some time ago, so we could just go there directly.

Wu Cuihua's husband's surname is Zhang, and it seems that more than 60% of the people in this brigade have the surname Zhang.

There were quite a few people in Wu Cuihua's yard, all drying things. The yard was full, and Wu Cuihua was there too.

Jiang Qi and Wei Wei did not go in directly, but greeted each other at the gate.

Jiang Qi: "Aunt Wu."

When Wu Cuihua heard the voice, she quickly turned around. Everyone in the team knew Jiang Qi and Wei Wei, so Wu Cuihua naturally knew them too.

As soon as Wu Cuihua saw the two people, she knew they were here to exchange things. "Hey! Jiang Zhiqing, Wei Zhiqing, come in quickly and sit inside."

Jiang Qi: "Okay, okay."

Wu Cuihua held the hands of the two of them enthusiastically, which made Jiang Qi and Wei Wei a little at a loss. There was nothing they could do, she was really too enthusiastic.

As soon as Wu Cuihua entered the house, her daughter-in-law brought two bowls of tea.

Wu Cuihua: "Jiang Zhiqing, Wei Zhiqing, are you looking for some mountain products?"

Jiang Qi: "Yes, does Aunt Wu have any more?"

Wu Cuihua: "Yes, we have them all. Just wait! I'll get them right away."

After a while, Wu Cuihua came in with her daughters-in-law carrying bags.

Wu Cuihua: "What do you want? I have everything here. Black fungus, hericium erinaceus, hazel mushroom, shiitake mushroom, matsutake mushroom, hazelnuts, pine nuts, pecans, chestnuts over here, and jujubes over there."

When Wei Wei and Jiang Qi heard about the round dates, they were very curious because neither of them had ever heard of them, so they walked over to take a look.

Okay! It’s just the name that’s different, it’s wild kiwi fruit, but wild kiwi fruit is also delicious.

Seeing that the two were curious about the round dates, Wu Cuihua picked out a handful of soft ones and stuffed them into their hands.

Wu Cuihua: "Try it, it's sweet! There's almost no sourness."

Wei Wei and Jiang Qi didn't hesitate to peel it and tasted it.

It is indeed very sweet, and different from the artificially grown ones. This one is very small, but the flesh is shiny green.

Wu Cuihua: "It's delicious!"

Wei Wei and Jiang Qi nodded, "It's delicious."

Jiang Qi took out a handkerchief and wiped his hands and the corners of his mouth. Wei Wei had already finished one and was moving on to the second one.

Jiang Qi: "Auntie, how are you going to sell these?"

Wu Cuihua knew there was hope when she heard this. "Auntie, I'm speaking frankly. You've seen me at home, there's a pregnant woman! She's due in four months, so I'm planning to exchange some brown sugar and cloth. Is that okay with you?"

When Wei Wei heard Wu Cuihua's words, she was about to say yes when Jiang Qi held her down.

When Wei Wei saw Jiang Qi like this, she immediately stood aside and acted as a mascot.

Wu Cuihua's eyes flashed when she saw her like this, and Jiang Qi naturally saw Wu Cuihua's look.

Jiang Qi: "You bought it yesterday, I'll buy it today."

Wei Wei was a little confused when she heard Jiang Qi's words. She didn't quite understand what he meant, but she didn't refute him.

Jiang Qi: "Aunt, we don't have much brown sugar or cloth left at home. Can we use sugar coupons, cloth coupons, and money to buy them? I still have three pounds of sugar coupons and fifteen feet of cloth coupons. Can we give some more money?"

Wu Cuihua smiled when she heard this. It didn't matter if she had sugar coupons or cloth coupons. Cloth coupons were better because she could choose the patterns.

Wu Cuihua: "Okay, but three pounds of sugar coupons and fifteen feet of cloth coupons can be exchanged for a lot."

Jiang Qi: "It's okay, we have quite a few people, and we have to send a lot back home."

Wu Cuihua's mushrooms are more diverse than Liu Aiying's, and both of them bought a lot of each.

I bought a lot of mushrooms, nuts and wild kiwis as well, and I took a big bag of them. However, I only chose those that were not soft and could be stored.

By the time Jiang Qi and Wu Cuihua finished their conversation, Wei Wei was full. Even though she had just finished breakfast, she had eaten about ten wild kiwis. Although the wild kiwis were small, they were really delicious.

Seeing Wei Wei eating happily, Wu Cuihua was also happy. After she finished eating, she picked out a large handful of soft ones for her.

Wei Wei really couldn't eat anymore, so she quickly waved her hands and said, "No, auntie, I can't eat anymore."

Wu Cuihua: "Take it home and eat it. It won't last long if it gets soft, so you have to eat it quickly."

Unable to resist Wu Cuihua's enthusiasm, Wei Wei took back another large bunch of ripe kiwis.

As for the things, Wu Cuihua's son pushed them back to them in a cart.

Wei Wei was deeply moved by this. She didn't expect that there would be home delivery services in the 1970s.

When they got home, Wei Wei asked, "Why didn't you exchange it for candy just now? I still have a lot of brown sugar."

Jiang Qi glanced at her and said, "My family sent me a lot of sugar coupons and cloth coupons. You've taken care of all my food and clothing. I can't use these at all. If I keep them there for a long time, they will expire. I need to use them.

Also, don't let too many people know you have a lot of stuff. It's not safe. It's better for us to keep quiet and make a fortune."

Another reason is that most of the things bought at Wu Aiying's house yesterday were exchanged by Wei Wei. It was agreed beforehand that she was asked to buy them outside.

Although Wei Wei had a golden finger and was generous to her, this was not a reason for her to always take advantage of Wei Wei. It was agreed that she was the one who paid outside, so she should pay.

Wei Wei nodded in agreement, then took out ten kilograms of brown sugar and ten kilograms of red dates.

Wei Wei: "Let's pack up! These five pounds of candy and red dates are from me for Auntie. Don't refuse. The pair of small leather shoes Auntie bought for me were not cheap.

I'm sending five kilograms to my sister as well. Think quickly, is there anything else I can send?"

Jiang Qi thought for a moment, "Isn't your sister's mother-in-law at your sister's place? They're from the countryside, so they must be short of fabric. Why don't you send some over? Don't you need a lot of fabric there?"

Wei Wei thought this was a good idea. "Okay, but I'd better buy another piece of good fabric. Those are all defective fabrics."

Besides, Wei Wei not only sent her so many seeds, but also sixty yuan! Sixty yuan was really a lot of money at that time, enough for a small family's living expenses for a year in the countryside.

Jiang Qi: "Let's get some more mountain products! We'll send some, keep some, and sell the rest."

Wei Wei: "Okay."

After that, the two of them took the bags and started picking. The most picked items were mushrooms, pine nuts and wild walnuts.

The reason is that mushrooms and wild walnuts are light, but they take up a lot of space. If you send ten kilograms of them, it will look like two large sacks.

We also sent a lot of pine nuts, mainly because pine nuts are a specialty here and are not available there, so we sent more.

After packing up everything that was to be sent away, they also packed out a sack of food for the two of them to keep.

Jiang Qi clapped his hands. "Alright, sell the rest! If you run out of food, you can buy more later."

Wei Wei nodded, "Okay," she said, and then she scanned the remaining mountain products, and more than 3,000 yuan was added to her account.

Seeing the account balance exceeding 10,000, Wei Wei was as happy as if she had eaten honey.

Seeing her so happy, Jiang Qi just thought she was happy about making money. After all, she knew that Wei Wei was a money-grubber.