Chapter 73: Super Farm System (39)

Xie Yang did not expect Song Shuhe to have such connections.

But thinking about it, it makes sense; those sent down during this time were often big shots who previously held high positions. Not to mention friends, they likely had subordinates spread all over the country.

She immediately said, "Lao Song, then I won't stand on ceremony with you. I am indeed very interested in Northwest specialties. How about this: you add a few lines in your letter, and I will send him some of our local specialties. In return, have him get me more powdered milk, milk tablets, beef and mutton jerky, wool, cashmere, and the like. We are bartering, which isn't against the law, and even if others find out, it's no big deal."

"..."

Just like that, Xie Yang gained another channel for trading Northwest specialties.

When she went to mail the letter, she took the opportunity to send the other party a few catties of wild mushrooms, Gastrodia, Polygonum multiflorum, and other wild medicinal herbs as samples.

Even if she couldn't trade for the wool and cashmere that were scarce in this era, trading for some beef and mutton jerky and dairy products should be relatively easy.

Afterward, she returned to her usual regular routine, traveling daily between the Youth Hostel, the task fields, and the mountains (Farm Space).

This day, Xie Yang had just returned from the mountains, stacked the dry firewood she had casually chopped into the woodshed, and brought several green-shelled eggs laid by the Gugu Birds into the kitchen.

That's right! The Gugu Birds she raised in the Farm Space had started laying eggs!

Xie Yang hadn't expected them to lay eggs so quickly, whether it was because Gugu Birds grew fast or because the nutrition in the space was good.

And unlike hens that lay one by one, they laid them in clutches.

Two Gugu Birds could produce two clutches of eggs every day, with each clutch ranging from 8 to 12 eggs.

Xie Yang's hands went soft from gathering eggs.

She couldn't help but complain: "System, you sold me a Gugu Bird egg for 50 points before; you really know how to set a price! You profiteer!"

Main System: 【...】

At the time, it never imagined the Host would raise Gugu Birds and then discover they were such prolific layers...

Xie Yang took a clutch of eggs laid just today to the kitchen: "Zhaodi, let's cook a private meal together today. I'll show you my skills and stir-fry some eggs with Wild Onion."

"Alright." Lai Zhaodi didn't act coy and took out a Century Egg. "I have a Century Egg here; let's eat it together. How about we steam some Rice today?"

Since they were cooking a private meal, they wouldn't have the same wild vegetable porridge and corn buns as everyone else.

"Where did you get the Century Egg?"

Seeing the Century Egg, Xie Yang thought of the two clutches of green-shelled bird eggs she got every day. She had originally planned to pickle some salted eggs, but she had eaten too many salted eggs a while ago—

Miao Shenzi gave her four catties in exchange for Brown Sugar, and the Fu family sent a basket full to thank her; she had pickled most of them into salted eggs and ate them until the summer harvest, so she was a bit sick of them.

Seeing the Century Egg, she missed Century Egg with tofu, Century Egg porridge, and smashed Century Egg with Chili.

It was time to achieve Century Egg freedom!

"It was a gift from Zhou Shenzi. Yesterday, when she was washing clothes at the river pier, she slipped on some moss and almost fell into the river. I grabbed her, and she brought them over specifically this morning. There were two in total, and I gave the other one to the team leader; he helped me carry an extra bucket of water that day."

Xie Yang pondered asking Zhou Shenzi for advice on how to make Century Eggs one of these days.

Once she learned, she would pick the largest Gugu Bird eggs accumulated in the space to make into Century Eggs.

The two were working together on their private meal when Zhao Wanqing ran in, sobbing.

Yang Qingqing followed behind with an ugly expression.

Lu Jieqiong, Wang Pandi, and others followed behind, whispering.

Xie Yang and Lai Zhaodi looked at each other; what had happened?

Lai Zhaodi held her rice bowl and went out to inquire while shoveling rice into her mouth.

She returned and told Xie Yang: "Didn't Fang Yongqiang always want to be in a relationship with Zhao Wanqing? Zhao Wanqing kept dragging it out without giving an answer, so Fang Yongqiang got together with Yang Qingqing. When the two were in the small woods, they were caught by Zhao Wanqing, who cursed Fang Yongqiang for being shameless and two-timing, and even said she would expose his hooligan behavior..."

"..."

Lai Zhaodi looked around, leaned into Xie Yang's ear, and whispered: "I suspect Zhao Wanqing did it on purpose. Isn't Fang Yongqiang's father the leader of the Second Production Team? She wants to return to the city and is using the Fang family as a stepping stone."

Lai Zhaodi guessed right, but not entirely.

Zhao Wanqing did indeed want to use the Fang family as a stepping stone, but not to return to the city; she wanted to use a distant relative of the Fang family who was a soldier in the Mingdao City garrison to transfer to the Hongqi Brigade in Mingdao.

Mingdao?

Zhao Wanqing wasn't from Mingdao; why would she go through such trouble to go to Mingdao?

Xie Yang raised an eyebrow and pondered, hitting upon the key.

Could it be that Zhao Wanqing thought the Super Farm System had bound to Xu Shengnan or Xu Beibei after unbinding from her?

So she wanted to get close to them?

Or, she wanted to find an opportunity to re-bind the Farm System?

Zhao Wanqing was indeed thinking exactly that.

She was unwilling to let the Super Farm System that originally belonged to her be snatched away by someone else.

But Mingdao City was too far away, and it had nothing to do with her family. Even if she faked an illness and had to return to the city for treatment, her referral letter wouldn't be issued to Mingdao City.

Just as she was worrying, she accidentally discovered that Fang Yongqiang and Yang Qingqing had gotten together.

The two were hugging each other affectionately.

Yang Qingqing seemed to be urging him to propose marriage soon, but Fang Yongqiang was in a bit of a bind:

"Not recently. My mom is going to accompany my aunt to Yangshan Commune. My aunt played matchmaker for a relative of hers in Yangshan Commune, and the time is set for both sides to meet. That relative of mine is a soldier, and his station seems to be in Mingdao City, so it's not easy for him to come back, and the time can't be changed once set. Qingqing, you are a considerate girl; I believe you will understand..."

Zhao Wanqing didn't listen to what else the two whispered about afterward; once she heard "Mingdao City," she knew the opportunity had arrived!

She didn't expect the Fang family to have such a relative.

Why hadn't she heard Fang Yongqiang mention it in her past life?

Oh, at this time in her past life, she had long since married Fang Yongqiang and was pregnant with his child. Her morning sickness was severe during her first pregnancy, so even if the Fang family had chatted about this relative back then, she hadn't taken it to heart.

But in this life, she would not repeat the mistakes of her past life!

A spineless man like Fang Yongqiang, who listened to his mother for everything and had no mind of his own—whoever married him would be unlucky!

If Yang Qingqing liked him, she could have him! She, Zhao Wanqing, wanted to live a different life!

Thus, Zhao Wanqing directed and acted in a play, got a hold over the Fang family, and used it to threaten them that no matter what method they used, they had to transfer her to the Hongqi Brigade in Mingdao City, otherwise she would report Fang Yongqiang for hooliganism.

The Fang family had no choice but to seek a way through that soldier relative in Yangshan Commune.

Although that person was a company commander, fortunately, the garrison troops on the island had dealings with the Hongqi Brigade, so with a little maneuvering, the matter was accomplished.

Just like that, one year after Zhao Wanqing went to the countryside, she used some methods to successfully transfer herself to Mingdao City, thousands of miles away from home.

The other Educated Youth could not figure it out; since she had the ability to transfer away, why not transfer somewhere closer to home? Why did she instead transfer further and further away?

"Ah! I've got it!" Wang Pandi slapped her thigh, "Does Sister Wanqing like eating seafood? Last time Xie Yang's friend sent her a big bag of dried seafood, I saw Sister Wanqing staring at it quite a bit, and since she didn't have any grain to trade for it, she even cried in secret."

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