NOVEL WEB Chapter 193: 193 prepared
The two of them started harvesting vegetables after two days, organizing the radishes and everything else meticulously clean, then directly storing them into the space.
It took them two days to finish harvesting, and since they couldn't sell them here, they were thinking about trying their luck at the border.
With the vegetables harvested, only the winter melons were left, while the sweet potatoes would be for last.
They harvested all the winter melons, and at this time, the five Zhao siblings came to help. So Su Yuanyuan directly had them take away a hundred.
This was the food for this winter. Since she wouldn't be around, she could only help them this much.
Another hundred were sent to the site. Although Su Yuanyuan didn't have a Holy Mother's heart, but these could be used as food, so better keep them.
They dried the leftover sweet potato vines, not fully grown cabbage, and radish greens; the two donkeys and four sheep would need them in the winter.
The sweet potatoes were helped by the Zhao siblings. They didn't give away any of their sweet potatoes, preferring to not receive wages rather than not having food.
The yield from the three acres was a total of 2400 pounds of qualified sweet potatoes, with a few hundred pounds of smaller ones left, which Su Yuanyuan collected for seeding next year.
The damaged sweet potatoes were directly given to the Zhao Family.
They felt embarrassed, but Su Yuanyuan told them to help take care of the livestock, and they reluctantly accepted.
Actually, they had already taken a hundred large winter melons and now some hundred pounds of sweet potatoes. It really felt embarrassing.
The two of them went to the site. They were only billed for one hundred acres this year, meaning they only needed to hand over 2000 pounds of sweet potatoes to complete the task.
It was alright this year. The wage for digging the reservoir was twenty yuan per person, and there was no need to think about other wages, but for those 2000 pounds of sweet potatoes, they got 240 yuan, equivalent to ten cents per pound, which wasn't a low price.
There were a hundred winter melons. They calculated seventy cents per melon, totaling seventy yuan; anyway, they ended up receiving 350 yuan from the site.
The two of them stood as the only ones from there again.
"Director Feng, we're leaving tomorrow. Please keep an eye on the wheat in the fields." Actually, Su Yuanyuan felt saying it was useless; even if the wheat froze, what else could be done?
Feng Baoshan nodded: "Alright, rest assured, I'll constantly check on them.
Be careful out there."
They nodded and left the site.
Eventually, they decided that Zhao Qingjie would see them off, and Zhao Qingxiang would handle things at home. The wedding was approaching quickly. Though there wouldn't be much of a ceremony, a merry family gathering was still essential.
"Should I give them ten pounds of hanging oil? But this can only be used after we reach the city, right?"
"What are you gifting for the wedding?"
"Five pounds of cotton would be alright; not much else would be appropriate."
"Then I'll give six yards of cloth."
Such offerings were significant, and given that the gifts were scarce items, it showed sincerity.
"Should we keep some of the vegetables here, and we two take some vegetables to the city for a round trip, returning with Zhao Qingjie seeing us off, so there's an explanation for no vegetables at home."
"Then let's take two carts out and head to the riverbank, and try to catch more fish."
This was indeed a good idea. Su Yuanyuan loved collecting things the most.
They left at noon after lunch the next day, with two cartloads of vegetables visible to others. That way, it can be explained.
After traveling some distance, they stored the vegetables, then drove to the riverside.
By the time they arrived, it was already late night.
A drop of Spiritual Spring Water attracted many fish quickly.
This method caught fish the fastest, and there was not a single small fish; the smaller ones couldn't even squeeze in.
Each collected twice. Estimated at least seven thousand pounds, probably close to eight thousand.
Thus, they stopped, lit a fire nearby, and set up a tent. This way, it was better than being blown by the wind.
At dawn, they packed up the tent, extinguished the fire, and had breakfast.
Breakfast consisted of fried dough sticks and tofu pudding, with each having a cup of hot milk.
"I'll put some food from the space into your space, which should be safer."
"We're always together. Is this necessary?"
"It is very necessary. Just store some food. When we go home, I'll steam buns, and we'll pack them separately; that's being prepared."
The two drove the cart home, and people didn't mind how early they returned.
Back home, Su Yuanyuan started proofing the dough; all the containers were full of dough.
She had Tan Shaoting chop the filling, as it couldn't only be buns, there should be some stuffed buns as well.
By evening, the dough was ready, so they started steaming.
The two were busy throughout the night, steaming buns, stewing fish, thus preparing lots of food.
The next afternoon, they drove to the Zhao Family, and Su Yuanyuan handed Zhao Yanli the hanging oil, currently the hardest to buy, harder than grains.
"Thank you, Yuanyuan, how much?"
"Just ten yuan will do."
The Zhao siblings were very surprised, they never expected it to be so cheap.
"Yuanyuan, we'll give you the ten yuan when we have it."
Su Yuanyuan nodded with a smile, "Do you have enough money?"
Zhao Qingxiang nodded, "We have enough, not many expenditures." The Zhao siblings knew they were going far and wouldn't feel comfortable borrowing money from them.
"Yuanyuan, when are you leaving?"
"Tomorrow, Second Brother Zhao, see us off to the city tomorrow."
Zhao Qingjie nodded. Of course, there's no problem with that.
They left the Zhao Family and visited Ma Changshun's home, informing him they would leave tomorrow and also receiving his care and advice.
Lastly, they went to the site to get the introduction letter, securing a smooth departure.
That night, they continued cooking, making pancakes that were satisfying, delicious, and filling.
Su Yuanyuan also used the method for making egg pancakes, putting two eggs in each pancake, making them very tasty.
The next day, they tidied up the house, awaited Zhao Qingjie after lunch.
Zhao Qingxiang also came this time, needing to drive the cart back and pack vegetable leaves and such, and take sheep back, as feeding daily was too much trouble.
Zhao Yanli, with tears in her eyes, held Su Yuanyuan's hand, "Yuanyuan, you must come back soon."
"Okay, don't worry, just stay home obediently. This is my gift to Brother Zhao, and this is from Tan Shaoting to Brother Zhao. We won't have the chance to eat your wedding sweets."
"Yuanyuan, why so much cotton? And so much cloth, these are very scarce."
"It's all brought from home, just keep them for use."