Crossing 70: Fish in the Pond Have Good News

Chapter 207 Preparing to Go Away

After sending Yi Chi back to the cabin, Jiang Yu left behind two silly roe deer with their limbs tied up and some freshly picked mushrooms before turning around and running away.

Yi Chi didn't even have time to shout before the person disappeared.

He stood halfway up the mountain and saw a man dragging some firewood he had just picked up and running towards the educated youth site in a hurry. Sand and rocks were flying all the way, raising countless dust.

Are you in such a hurry to go back?

He didn't know that Jiang Yu, who was yelled at by Wu Aiqing yesterday, didn't dare to commit a crime now. Besides, there was the temptation of ducks at the educated youth point, so she was in a hurry to go back and eat.

"Wu Aiqing! I'll give you some mushrooms!" Jiang Yu rushed into the backyard carrying some dry firewood and handed the handful of mushrooms under the basket to Wu Aiqing to add to the dish.

"What mushrooms?" Wu Aiqing was fiddling with her herbs. Upon hearing this, she wiped her hands and came over to get the backpack.

"Hazel mushrooms and small gray mushrooms." Jiang Yu put down the firewood, handed the backpack to Wu Aiqing, took out the key, opened the door and went back to the room.

Wu Aiqing thought about the dishes for dinner: stir-fried duck, soup with duck offal, or scrambled eggs with mushrooms!

He did it right away. He poured the mushrooms in the basket into a wooden basin and took it to the front yard to fetch water to wash them.

When Jiang Yu came out of the shower, the stove had already been lit in Wu Aiqing's room and they were starting to prepare dinner.

Xue Li was carried by Chen Jinghan to sit under the eaves. When she saw Jiang Yu, she immediately asked, "Are there a lot of mushrooms in the mountains?"

"It's deep in the mountains, and the humidity outside is not enough." Jiang Yu explained.

"Okay~" Xue Li envied her for her skill and courage, "Do you still want to wash clothes? Go ahead."

"Yeah." Jiang Yu nodded and went back to the room to get the soap.

After washing and drying the clothes I was going to wear today, a strong smell of fried soybean paste wafted from Wu Aiqing's room.

Then there was a sizzling sound, and the duck meat was put into the pot, with steam rising.

Xue Li took a breath and said, "This day is so happy."

They are happy, but others are suffering.

When will these hateful people leave my life? I am still eating steamed bread and pickled vegetables, while they eat meat every day! What kind of suffering is this?

Everyone nearby is going to be depressed.

Just when Wu Aiqing was considering whether to wait a little longer, Fu Biao and Xiong Lijin came back carrying their bicycles.

"That's right, the food is ready, you can just wash your hands and start eating." Chen Jinghan stood up and prepared to carry Xue Li into the room.

"Okay, right away." After the two entered the house and put down their bicycles, they immediately went out to get water to wash their hands.

Soon everyone was seated.

The staple food was potato rice. When serving the meal, Fu Biao suddenly said that he wanted to eat rice with lard.

"Lard? That's a bit of a luxury. We don't have lard." Wu Aiqing shook his head. He couldn't do that.

Vegetable oil is available for purchase, so we use it in daily life, but lard has to be snatched away, so they never get a chance.

"Can wild boar oil be used?" Jiang Yu had never eaten rice with lard and didn't know what it tasted like, but since Fu Biao brought it up, she couldn't help but be curious.

"Wild boar oil can be used, but it has a bit of a fishy smell." Wild boar meat has a stronger fishy smell and less fat, so it may not produce much oil.

Jiang Yu said, "I'll see. If I can find one, I'll bring one back to try."

"No, no, no, there's no need to deal with wild boars. They're too dangerous." Chen Jinghan quickly advised her. Although she had shown her skills and killed three wild boars last time, this kind of animal is very aggressive and it's better not to provoke it if possible.

"It depends on my luck. If I meet it, it must be unlucky." Jiang Yu picked up the duck meat with chopsticks. The duck meat had been stewed in advance, so it was easy to chew.

The stewed duck soup is added with duck offal and pakchoy, and then poured with water starch and cooked until it becomes thick, warm, palatable, and fragrant and delicious.

Xue Li really loved drinking today's soup, so he drank a big bowl of soup before even eating.

"Did you bring back the mushrooms?" Xiong Lijin's eyes lit up as he chewed the delicious mushrooms.

Jiang Yu hummed, "It tastes good!"

"Delicious!" Xiong Lijin gave a thumbs up.

Halfway through dinner, Fu Biao and Xiong Lijin discussed their next plans.

"Xiao Xiong and I are going on a long journey together. The time is uncertain, but we will definitely be back before the mountain is closed due to heavy snow." Fu Biao scooped the soup.

"It's mid-October now, and you're going to be away for a month?" Xue Li looked over curiously.

Last year Xiong Lijin went there alone, and this year he is going to bring Fu Biao with him. It seems that their business is getting bigger and bigger.

I just don't know what it is related to and whether it will overlap with her plan.

After much deliberation, Xue Li finally decided to start a chain supermarket business, and she had to open up the domestic market before large foreign supermarket groups entered the market. She was pressed for time.

But she had no one to help her at the moment, so she wanted to try to ask the three brothers for help.

However, this business is not so easy to start, she needs a place and a source of goods.

After swallowing the food, Xiong Lijin answered, "Yes, one month. Actually, the time is still a bit tight, but let's go and have a look first. Once we are familiar with this line, it will be easier for us to carry out the follow-up work."

"What are you planning to buy and sell?" Xue Li couldn't help but ask.

"They are local specialties. We make a profit from the difference by buying and selling them." Fu Biao lowered his voice.

"Do you sell all kinds of products? Food, fabrics, clothes, etc." Xue Li asked again.

"We are doing everything now, because we don't have a stable supply of goods. Except for the goods on the other side that have been negotiated, we are still exploring the others." They did not hide anything and even thought about getting other people to join.

Wu Aiqing also became curious, "Are medicinal herbs included?"

"We will prepare some this time. After all, the ginseng here is very famous." They also discussed some cargo issues and decided early on to prepare some old mountain ginseng, which is very valuable outside.

"I have two hundred-year-old wild ginsengs here. You can take them." Wu Aiqing didn't know what to do with them. Since his brothers just happened to need them, he just let them deal with it.

"Brother Wu, don't worry. We will never let you suffer any loss!" Xiong Lijin's eyes widened in surprise. He didn't expect that his friend had dug up ginseng! He assured with great joy.

Fu Biao was also surprised. After all, they were roommates. But even he didn't notice that Wu Aiqing had hidden the ginseng. She did a great job of keeping it a secret.

Jiang Yu looked at them and asked curiously, "What's the price of wild ginseng?"

"It's hard to say. It depends on whether it's urgently needed. This kind of medicinal material is used to save lives, so the price can be higher when it meets someone in need. But if it is sold to a hospital or a purchasing station, the price will be lower." Wu Aiqing explained. After he came back from ginseng collection, he went to check the market, but he was not satisfied with the prices, so he kept it in the room without moving it.

Jiang Yu raised her eyebrows. She also had a lot of old medicinal herbs in her hands, including expensive herbs like ginseng and purple ganoderma. If Fu Biao and his team could sell them for a good price this time, she could leave her herbs to them next time.