Unable to endure the hardships of rural life, she returned home to arrange a marriage with a militar

Just as Gu Jun had said, many flowers bloomed on the mountain, including roses, peonies, wild roses, and more. Perhaps because they were growing in the mountains and forests undisturbed, each plant had strong branches and large, beautiful flowers.

Shu Yun picked some buds that were about to bloom and cut some branches to see if they could grow roots in water.

Beautiful flowers all have thorns. Gu Jun carried the bunch of flowers she picked, while Shu Yun walked around and looked at them.

By the moonlight, she could see the surrounding scenery clearly. Soon she found a pleasant surprise. She quickly stepped forward and squatted down in a clump of green leaves. She examined it carefully. The leaves were oval-shaped with a ring of small serrations around the edges. They looked a bit like a four-leaf clover. The four leaves were clustered together, and there were a few small buds in the middle.

Gu Jun stepped forward and squatted down next to her. "Do you know her?"

Shu Yun nodded, picked one and placed it in front of Gu Jun, "Mesona chinensis, there's actually mesona chinensis growing here. There are indeed many treasures in the mountains. Let's come up here often in the future, maybe there are other good things."

Gu Jun took the grass and looked at it. "What's the purpose of this grass?"

Shu Yun's eyes widened. "You don't know?"

Gu Jun shook his head. He had seen it before when he went up the mountain, but he had always regarded it as weeds. Although he had seen military wives picking wild grass before, he had never seen anyone pick this kind of grass.

As a result, the grass jelly grew very well, stretching as far as the eye could see. Shu Yun picked a lot, but had nowhere to put it, so Gu Jun took off his coat and carried the grass jelly back like a cloth bag.

The next day, Shu Yun wanted to try making green jelly, using jelly grass as the raw material, which solidifies into a bright green food like jelly, and then add honey or sugar water, making it taste exceptionally delicious and refreshing.

However, Shu Yun didn't have any of the ingredients needed for the grass jelly. She went to the service store and only managed to buy baking soda, but couldn't find cornstarch.

Shu Yun was somewhat disappointed. She couldn't help but wonder if cornstarch didn't exist in this era, and she had to make it herself.

Fortunately, Li Jianqing's answer put her at ease: "You have to ask at the supply and marketing cooperative. If it's not the one we use, we don't get it here. The army supply truck is going to the city to buy supplies tomorrow. If you're not in a hurry, you can go to the city to buy it tomorrow."

Shu Yun smiled and thanked her, "I'll make some for my sister-in-law to try later."

As Shu Yun left the service center, she brushed past a woman wearing a polyester blouse, and could smell a faint fragrance as she passed by.

As Ye Shufen passed by Shu Yun, her gaze lingered on Shu Yun's beautiful profile for a few seconds. She gave a soft hum and walked away with a brisk pace.

Ye Shufen walked into the service center, put her bag on the glass counter, and called out, "Comrade, give me two cans of yellow peaches and two jin of evergreen biscuits."

After taking her things, Ye Shufen promptly paid the money and left. The sales clerk next to her exclaimed in surprise, "Pretty generous! But I've never seen anyone like this before. Is she new here?"

Li Jianqing rummaged through the shelves, noncommittal, "They moved in around the same time as Shu Yun, but I don't know the specifics."

The main reason was that Ye Shufen's man was not in the same faction as Zhao Hui and others, so naturally the woman behind the man could not easily associate with him. Li Jianqing only learned about this through gossip.

As Shu Yun walked past the children's play area, she saw several familiar military wives. She smiled and nodded, about to leave, when one of them called out to her, "Shu Yun, I heard you're a college student?"

Shu Yun was puzzled, but still walked over to the group and said, "He just went to university for a few years."

"Don't be modest." The woman waved her hand. From their conversation, Shu Yun learned that the woman's surname was Niu. Sister-in-law Niu took a handful of melon seeds from her pocket and gave them to Shu Yun.

"Thank you, sister-in-law." Shu Yun readily accepted the gift and joined the group of people chatting and gossiping while eating sunflower seeds.

"I heard from Xiao Wu that there are some good jobs assigned to military spouses this time. Shu Yun, didn't you go?"

Shu Yun shook her head, and Sister Niu said with a regretful look, "Oh, what a great opportunity! Zhou Yan next door has been waiting for a long time, and this time she finally got the chance to be a worker. And there's another one who moved in around the same time as you, let's call her Ye Shufen. She's working as an officer in the propaganda department now."

“Zhou Yan has never been to school. She only attended a literacy class before and knows a few words. Ye Shufen has a high school diploma. Neither of them can compare to you. Why didn’t you go?” Sister Niu’s words clearly carried a probing tone.

Shu Yun smiled and said, "Yes, I know, but after thinking about it for a long time, I've decided to hold off for now. Work isn't urgent."

Those who heard this were puzzled. Why would someone be in such a hurry if they weren't even in a rush to work?

"Why aren't you in a hurry? Every day you delay means less money, right? You young people don't understand. You think you have enough money now, but you'll realize how quickly money disappears after you have kids."

"Does your husband agree to you staying at home?"

Shu Yun nodded. "We've discussed it, and Gu Jun has no objections. Besides, I fell into the water before, and I want to take this time to recover properly."

Everyone nodded in agreement, "Then you really need to take good care of yourself. The river water is so cold. If the cold gets into your body, it will be difficult to have children in the future, and even if you do, you won't be able to keep them."

After Shu Yun finished cracking the last sunflower seed, he clapped his hands, stood up, and said goodbye.

Her sisters-in-law's words did indeed remind her that although she had a lot of money in hand now, in the event of an emergency, the more money the better, and it's never good to just sit around and do nothing.

Since she wasn't going to work, what kind of business could she do to make money? A small business? She was very good at cooking, but things weren't open yet, and the rules were too strict. She didn't want to gamble Gu Jun's future for a little money.

Since she was going to the city tomorrow, Shu Yun planned to check out any business opportunities there.

It was fate, really. Yesterday was the first time Shu Yun had heard of Ye Shufen, and the next day she saw her on the supply truck.

She has delicate features and knows how to dress, which raises her original appearance from a 6 out of 10 by 2 degrees, making her exceptionally eye-catching among the military wives. However, when Shu Yun came up, she immediately paled in comparison.

Despite her seemingly aloof appearance, Shu Yun is very good at interpersonal relationships. Almost no one who has met her has a bad word to say about her. When she came up, she immediately greeted her warmly, which made Ye Shufen, who was sitting to the side, feel a bit cold. She looked at Shu Yun and frowned slightly.

Tian Xiufen arrived on the bus early to reserve a seat. Upon seeing Shu Yun, she quickly greeted her. Shu Yun sat down next to Tian Xiufen, which meant she was sitting face-to-face with Ye Shufen.

The military green supply vehicle could only seat two people in the front compartment: the driver and a soldier from the logistics department. The military wives sat in the back cargo compartment, which was open-air, so they all wore headscarves.

Tian Xiufen reminded Shu Yun, "Did you bring a headscarf? It'll be windy later, and it might give you a headache."

Shu Yun hurriedly took it out and put it on her head, covering herself up completely. The headscarf was a color-blocked design, with a large area of ​​brown as the base, interspersed with some orange-red, light blue and light brown. This scarf was made from a flawed piece of cloth that her original mother had bought when she was still alive.

The solid-color fabric was accidentally mixed with other colors by the workers. Although the fabric felt soft and comfortable to the touch, it could only be treated as a defective fabric.

By some strange twist of fate, it actually looks better than some solid-color scarves in black, gray, or white.

Tian Xiufen sighed, "Clothes make the man, and gold makes the Buddha. But now I think that's not true. Look at Shu Yun, she looks better with a headscarf than we do. She looks less rustic. So people can make clothes look better. Some people are so good-looking that they would look good even in a burlap sack."

Upon hearing this, everyone turned to look at Shu Yun, who blushed and covered her face with her scarf.

However, some people did ask Shu Yun where she bought her scarf. After Shu Yun said it was made of defective fabric, many people were intrigued and decided to buy defective fabric next time, since it was both pretty and cheap.

Ye Shufen, who was listening nearby, looked displeased. What did that mean? Did they think she looked dowdy wearing a headscarf?